100TH TT RACES CELEBRATED

Following the lead set by The Carole Nash International Motorcycle Show in April, the Jurby-based Isle of MANTT Museum will be marking the 100th Tourist Trophy Meeting during the 2019 TT. To celebrate the milestone, the team at the Isle of Man Motor Museum in Jurby has launched a new exhibition featuring a motorcycle from each year of racing. Beginning in 1907, the TT has run every year apart from during the two world wars and a foot and mouth outbreak in the UK in 2001. Darren Cunningham, who established the museum with his father Denis, says the unique display is a must for all bike fans: “We are bringing together a display featuring one motorcycle from each year the TT was held. It will be a unique collection of 100 bikes celebrating all types of motorcycling from Tt-winning race bikes to iconic road machines and agile off-road motorcycles – all displayed in chronological order so visitors can see how these incredible machines evolved through the decades.” Based at specially designed premises on the former RAF Jurby site, the museum is a privately funded exhibition of more than 500 vehicles, including unique one-offs and prototypes, cars belonging to celebrities and royalty and road and race-winning motorcycles. The museum showcases more than 300 motorcycles from the earliest days of motoring, with a 1902 Clement right through to the 2009 winner of the first electric TT by way of Nortons, Sunbeams, Velocettes, BMWS, Kawasakis, Hondas and many more. Darren and Denis Cunningham have spent more than 35 years assembling and lovingly restoring their collection of classic vehicles. For more details and to learn more about the museum, visit: www.isleofmanmotormuseum.com