ian huntly Wrote:In which year did a team of Bill Smith sponsored Yamahas, led by manager John Shand, and made up entirely of riders from New Zealand enter the TT with a view to contesting the Maudes Trophy....

It's not a competition unless you are completely correct and then meet me in the beer tent and identify yourself, I'm good for a pint.

The team won the Maudes Trophy and a number of the riders went on to race in following years. John Hepburn comes to mind since he broke down at the Crosby Pub a couple of years after the above and we had a couple of drinks and a chat while the race continued.