ENDLESS SUMMER: A Month of Racing in the Isle of Man - 1966

April 27, 2016

And it was much more so way back in 1966 too.

Speculation was that TT 1966 promised to be a memorable one, and Motor Cycling’s headline in May proclaimed, ‘TT Week Attracts a Record 499 Entries.

All classes had record entries, with the six-lap Junior race boasting 114.

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