I can imagine what you significant other might think of this request for a present, but here you have it: there are plans to release a full DVD pack of Joey Dunlop’s Tourist Trophy wins. After 26 wins, I don’t whether it’s a DVD per win, but Manx firm Duke has raided its TT archival footage for a compilation.

So far 20 years and 24 wins worth of footage has been found, and fans are being called on to help complete the project.

Managing Director Peter Duke has said:

“We have access to the world’s biggest archive of road racing footage, and we have wonderful film of Joey claiming victory on 24 occasions. The race action we have is dramatic, evocative and often highly emotionally-charged.Brought together, this footage is a fitting tribute to an incredible man. However, we would like to make the final DVD as comprehensive as possible, and that’s why we are asking for help from the We still need to track down footage of Joey’s very first TT win in the 1977 Jubilee TT race, when he rode a Yamaha to victory ahead of George Fogarty.

Continue reading: Joey Dunlop: the TT wins DVD to be released

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Michael Dunlop took his first TT win yesterday in the delayed Relentless Supersport Race 2 on his privately entered Street Sweep/Marlow Construction Yamaha.

Dunlop can now add a TT win to those of his father Robert and uncle Joey. Dunlop lead the race from start to finish with a 31 second advantage. Second place went to Bruce Anstey and third to Connor Cummins.

John McGuinness, winner of Monday’ race could only finish 11th after suffering two slides that fortunately did not throw him from his Honda, but left him struggling. Ian Hutchinson who won both Relentless Supersport race 1 and the Royal London 360 Superstock TT on Tuesday finished in fifth.

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A very very interesting auction will take place on the 16th of April, conducted by H&H and providing the opportunity to judge two examples of priceless value for fans of motorcycling.

We’re talking about Joey Dunlop’s 1982 Honda RSC 1000, British champion of 26 TT races; and, after dying four years ago from an incurable illness, Bary Sheene’s Suzuki XR40 and XR45.

Continue reading: Joey Dunlop's and Barry Sheene's bikes up for auction

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