2007 Isle of Man TT - Centenary Re-enactment

Centenary Re-enactment

To celebrate the first 1907 Isle of Man TT held on 28 May of the that year, a special Re-enactment of the 1907 event was held on the village green next to Tynwald Hill in St. Johns on Monday 28 May 2007. The vintage parade of 100 classic motor-cycles for the Centenary Re-enactment of 1 lap on closed public roads on the original St. John's Short Course (St. Johns – Ballacraine – Glen Helen – Kirk Michael – Peel – St. Johns) was flagged away by former World Motor-Cycle Champion Geoff Duke. The first of the participants to start the Re-enactment parade was Dr George Cohen riding the recently restored twin-cylinder Peugeot-Norton ridden by Rem Fowler during the first Isle of Man TT Race in 1907. Also participating in the 2007 Re-enactment was the current TT competitor Guy Martin riding a 1938 Triumph Tiger 100 500cc and other former TT competitors included Alan Cathcart, Sammy Miller, Nick Jefferies and Mick Grant also completed the Re-enactment lap.

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