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A young Ago

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In 1958 the Isle of man welcomed an 18 year old Mike Hailwood to the Isle of Man for the first time and this photo is from a practice night shot as he pulled in at The Manx Arms to retire his 125 Paton.

The crowd in the doorway of the Blue Dragon cafe were impressed and all smiles from Mike as he went past.


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Tony Moran was a prominent British motorcycle racer in the 1980s. During his career he won races and championships in a variety of machinery, including a Suzuki RG500 and his famous Yamaha TZ750, nicknamed "Red Rocket" which was fitted with a 700 cm3 engine with Fahron barrells.

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Tony Moran competed in all the major motorcycle events around the country and in the Continent, mostly at his beloved Snetterton where he was rarely beaten. Between 1986 and 1989 Moran made ten starts on the Isle of Man Mountain Circuit, taking his career's best finish of 13th in the Formula One Tourist Trophy in 1989.

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In the mid-1980s Moran sold his "Red In the mid 1980's he sold his Rocket" 700 motorcycle to fellow rider Steve Bull who went on to win on the bike the same Darley Moor Championship that Tony Moran had won the previous season. Bull then continued to race the Yamaha for the next couple of seasons, mainly in Ireland, until he lost his life during the 1987 North West 200 at Coleraine in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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After his retirement from active racing, Tony Moran enjoyed a bit of fun, participating in a track day at Donington Park. Sadly, he received severe injuries in a huge crash, from which he was killed. It happened on Saturday, 08 May 1999.
Albeit not yet confirmed, it is most likely that the event in which Tony Moran suffered his fatal accident was organized by the Britain's Kawasaki Riders Club which hired the circuit for the day, giving its members the chance to hone their biking skills.
 
wroughtironron said:
Tony Moran was a prominent British motorcycle racer in the 1980s. During his career he won races and championships in a variety of machinery, including a Suzuki RG500 and his famous Yamaha TZ750, nicknamed "Red Rocket" which was fitted with a 700 cm3 engine with Fahron barrells.

View attachment 157684Tony Moran competed in all the major motorcycle events around the country and in the Continent, mostly at his beloved Snetterton where he was rarely beaten. Between 1986 and 1989 Moran made ten starts on the Isle of Man Mountain Circuit, taking his career's best finish of 13th in the Formula One Tourist Trophy in 1989.

View attachment 157682In the mid-1980s Moran sold his "Red In the mid 1980's he sold his Rocket" 700 motorcycle to fellow rider Steve Bull who went on to win on the bike the same Darley Moor Championship that Tony Moran had won the previous season. Bull then continued to race the Yamaha for the next couple of seasons, mainly in Ireland, until he lost his life during the 1987 North West 200 at Coleraine in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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After his retirement from active racing, Tony Moran enjoyed a bit of fun, participating in a track day at Donington Park. Sadly, he received severe injuries in a huge crash, from which he was killed. It happened on Saturday, 08 May 1999.
Albeit not yet confirmed, it is most likely that the event in which Tony Moran suffered his fatal accident was organized by the Britain's Kawasaki Riders Club which hired the circuit for the day, giving its members the chance to hone their biking skills.
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I helped Tony Moran uncrate his brand spanking TZ500 at Snetterton. He was next to us in the paddock at a club meeting the day before a national or home international meeting, could have been the Race of Aces. He got the right hump when the organisers wouldn't let him run the bike in because it was on slicks which weren't allowed in club racing.
 
Hughdg said:
I helped Tony Moran uncrate his brand spanking TZ500 at Snetterton. He was next to us in the paddock at a club meeting the day before a national or home international meeting, could have been the Race of Aces. He got the right hump when the organisers wouldn't let him run the bike in because it was on slicks which weren't allowed in club racing.
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Once a racer always a racer!!:)
 
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