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.
We also need film of the 1984 Formula One race, which Joey won on a Honda from Roger Marshall and Tony Rutter.
Sadly, our extensive archive and the archives of our many producer contacts don’t feature these races.
We know that, for many years, dedicated fans have filmed the on-track action from the hedges for their own enjoyment and we are hoping someone out there was doing that in 1977 and If you have any footage from either the ‘77 Jubilee TT or the ‘84 Formula 1, we need to hear from you.
We can convert any format from film or tape and would, of course, return any footage to the owner quickly.
’If no footage from these races exists, then this will still be the most comprehensive visual record of Joey’s TT triumphs.
However, if it is possible to track down film of the missing races we would be over the moon.
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