Ex-Jim Moodie
2002 Yamaha 599cc R6 V&M Supersport Racing Motorcycle
Registration no. not registered
Frame no. JYAR 7030360000 18552
•Tuned by V&M Racing
•Used to win the 2002 Isle of Man TT Junior 600 Race
•Authenticated by V&M's Jack Valentine

This Yamaha R6 comes with V&M Racing's Certificate of Authenticity confirming that it was ridden by Jim Moodie to win the 2002 Isle of Man Junior 600 TT. Jim Moodie had first ridden for Jack Valentine and Steve Mellor's V&M back in 2000 when the Scot won that year's British Supersport Championship having been sacked by Honda UK part way through the season. In a strange case of history repeating itself, Jim's ride at the TT had only come about after he parted company with the Dutch Saveko World Supersport team before the season started.

Riding the V&M-tuned Yamaha R6, Moodie was one of the pre-race favourites with seven TT victories already to his credit. Starting at number two, he had overhauled Suzuki-mounted David Jefferies' ten-second advantage after just seven miles to lead on the road, and in the race, a position he held throughout the entire four-lap distance. He was also helped by his main rivals, Jefferies and Honda-mounted John McGuinness, dropping out with engine problems. Despite a slipping clutch, Moodie took the win in 1hr 15min 56.9sec at an average speed of 119.22mph, beating Ian Lougher into 2nd place by a margin of 33 seconds. Amazingly, Moodie's average speed in the 1000cc Production Race was less than 1mph faster, underlining just how suited the R6 was to the challenging Mountain Course.

Interviewed for the Isle of Man TT web site, Jim said: 'I really went for it right from the word go, and I was surprised how quickly I caught big Dave. Once I'd got past him I just got my head down and went as hard as I could on the dry parts, and was a bit more cautious on the damp patches. The V&M R6 Yamaha felt like it was on rails, and I was hoping to go for the lap record on the last lap, but the clutch started slipping real bad after the pit stop, so I just coaxed it home to make sure of the win.' But for the slipping clutch, Moodie would almost certainly have broken the class lap record.

Phil Morris bought the ex-Moodie R6 from the estate of the late Aled Jenkins, who had allowed Phil to display his collection of Yamaha race bikes in his museum. The TT-winning R6 has been signed by Jim Moodie, and the substantial history files contain signed photographs of the bike in action plus much other interesting material (inspection recommended).
Footnotes:
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