By Charlie Lambert
Today we move into the top ten of my personal Mountain Memories from the commentary box, but first we start with number 12.
12 This is already a classic in Radio TT history - the moment Richard Britton sets off after his second pit stop in the Senior TT. The year is 2005 and our trackside commentator Chris Kinley spots a problem. "The chain's come off the sprocket! The chain's off the sprocket. Tell him someone. Tell him!" Drama, urgency, and also quite funny as Chris becomes more and more animated as the revs soar on Richard's machine. Richard was lying second when he entered the pits but this incident ends his chances. Tragically Richard lost his life racing at Ballybunion in September that year, a great character and a real talent.
11 I saw quite a lot of Carl Fogarty in the 1990s when I was BBC NW's sports correspondent and Foggy was moving on from the TT to become four-time WSB champion. So here in 2008 it's a real buzz to describe Foggy's take-off as he leads off a parade lap to mark 50 years of Ducati. Never one to shirk the spotlight when he's on a motorbike Foggy instantly pulls the most extravagant of wheelies and sashays down Glencrutchery Road. Star quality.
10 Into the Top Ten now and we're in the year 2009 watching the second Supersport TT, and in particular we are watching a 21-year-old with a famous name. Michael Dunlop is competing in only his third TT and has never been on the podium, but on this day he puts in a final lap of 125.077 mph to win the race on his Streetsweep/Marlow Construction Yamaha R6. It's just over a year since his dad Robert died and Michael is wearing a helmet bearing tributes to both Robert and his uncle Joey. The start of something big.
9 Final entry for today is what used to be called a 'double A-side' imagesin the days of 45 rpm singles. Two hits for the price of one. Every now and then a rider runs out of gas or hits some other problem right at the end of race and has to push the machine several hundred yards to the finish. When there's a podium place at stake it is incredibly dramatic and this is what happens in the Manx GP Lightweight Classic 2011 as Maria Costello is spotted pushing the 250cc Bob Jackson Suzuki T20. She makes it to the line to clinch third place, and become the first woman to achieve two podium places on the Mountain Course. Even more dramatic as we fast-forward to 2012 and Chris Palmer has a real task on his hands, pushing the 500cc Ripley Land Matchless G50. He's still in the hunt for a place on the rostrum but it's a warm day and a heavy load. The crowd cheer him on and he just reaches the finish before collapsing on the tarmac. No lasting damage, and he has third place as his reward.
TOMORROW: number eight to number five and John McGuinness enters the charts!