Charlie Williams celebrates landmark at TT

9-time race winner, Charlie Williams, will mark the 50th anniversary of his first TT victories with a special demonstration lap at this year's TT.

Charlie had his maiden TT success in the 1973 Production 250cc Race and, just a few days later, added a second with top honours in the Lightweight 250cc Race.
 
To celebrate those victories, Williams – who now hosts hospitality guests of the TT Mercury Club – will lead a demonstration lap on Saturday, June 3.
 
The bike he'll ride will be a replica of the machine Williams used when he finished third in the epic 1979 Classic Race, which saw Alex George beat Mike Hailwood by just 3.4 seconds in the Hailwood’s final TT race.

The race saw Williams set the quickest ever lap by a 350cc machine with a speed of 112.348mph – a record which stood for eight years.

In total, Williams competed in 52 TT races, taking 9 victories and standing on the podium 20 times – a tally matched now by TT frontmen Peter Hickman and Dean Harrison.