I have been up in my loft again, this time to look into bag 1989 to find items relevant to that year.

Agos leap was flattened !

Steve Hislop exceeded 120 in practice.

Trevor Nation rode the Norton (No.20) and crashed it on the start line setting off in practice (I was on the spot and saw it happen !)

Bill Ivys 125cc record was beaten by Micro Dunlop after 21 years gap.

Joey Dunlop was forced to miss 1989 due to injuries sustained at easter at Brands Hatch. He came to ride in the TT but failed his medical.

1989 was the Condom TT with Durex sponsoring the Suzukis.

All the bikes in the production classes were Japanese except for two Gilera Saturnos entered by S & S Motors of Castletown.

Georg Meier came back to celebrate his win on a BMW in 1939

AND MUCH MORE.................................................I have masses of stuff from that year.