Moto Guzzi 350 dohc Stanley Woods 1957 Isle of Man TT parade lap motorcycle

Description

A superb and rare photo of the
Moto Guzzi motorcycle works racer,
Stanley
Woods on a 350dohc Guzzi during the commemoration parade on the
Isle of Man
in 1957
.
Stanley Woods
was born in
1903 in
Dublin
. He was an Irish motocycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and winning the Isle of Man TT races 10 times in his career. He was a past pupil of The High School,
Dublin
.
Stanley
started racing in 1921 on a Harley Davidson. He was also a skilled trials rider competing in the 1930s. His début on the new Isle of Man Snaefell Mountain Course in 1922 was as a promising seventeen year old finishing fifth in the Junior TT on a Cotton even though his machine had a fire at a pit stop and he completed the race without brakes. He won it the following year. His association with Norton spanned the years from 1926 until 1934 during which he won four of the 1927 Grands Prix, two more in 1928 and several more in the following years. He became disillusioned with the Norton and rode for Moto Guzzi in 1935 giving them the first victory for a non-English manufacturer at the TT Races. Described by the motor-cycle press at the time as the "Irish Dasher" his stylish riding style was influenced from watching fellow TT competitor Alec Bennett Over the years many scraps took place between the likes of Jimmie Guthrie, Jimmie Simpson, Charlie Dodson, Harold Daniell, Freddie Frith and Wal L. Handley during these races.
Stanley
was a toffee maker and in the Isle of Man TT history it states that he would bring a couple of boxes of toffee with him for the Scouts who manned the scoreboards on which the grandstand audience relied to follow the races.
Stanley
was president of the TT Riders Association. Commandant Stanley Woods is credited with the task of training some of the first Irish Army 4 Cavalry Squadron's Motor Squadron personnel during The Emergency as the presidential Escort of Honour. His career record of ten Isle of Man TT victories remained until the era of Mike Hailwood who won 14 TT races. Three riders have equalled his record while another three have had eleven victories, but the most victories goes to another great Irish rider: Joey Dunlop with 26 TT wins. Woods' standing in the history of the TT was so high that in
1968 a
panel of experts named him the greatest of all the island’s competitors. In 1957 he returned to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the TT races riding a 350cc Moto Guzzi round the course at just over 82mph. In 1996 the Irish Post Office issued a set postage stamps of notable Irish motorcyclists that included a stamp depicting Stanley Woods.
This is a very nice and very rare non period photo that reflects a wonderful era of Guzzi‘s rich motorcycle history in a wonderful way. This is your rare chance to own this photo, therefore it is printed in a nice large format of ca. 8" x 10” (ca. 20 x 26 cm). It makes it perfectly suitable for framing!
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