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James Whitham Column - Aug 10
By James Whitham on 30/07/2010 13:08:04
Using Yorkshire grit (mined from a rich seam under the Pennines) James Whitham and favva, travel to the TT in Manx comfort and style. They could have been in an Austin 1800
Over the last few years the Isle of Man TT races have gone through a real transformation and there‘s a buzz about the place I haven‘t seen since the late ’80s. The lowest ebb was probably the late ’90s. At that time very few younger riders were even
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Whitham's Ultimate All Weather tyre test
By James Whitham on 28/07/2010 11:45:18
We tested these sticky tyres to find out which worked best in both dry and damp conditions
, exclusive use of Bruntingthorpe’s handling track and Big Jim, the tyre-fitting man. Finally we added James Whitham, a man renowned for grinding out top results in less than favourable conditions, and set him to work.Providing the benchmark is the standard
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James Whitham Scrapbook: Part One
By James Whitham on 06/06/2011 11:44:27
A life in comedy photographs
Don’t know what was going on with the bum-fluff on my chin. I may have been going through a stage of trying to look cool with a bit of designer stubble... your guess is as good as mine on this one!This was my third ever outing in the Isle of Man. It
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James Whitham Column - Nov 09
By James Whitham on 27/11/2009 15:30:47
James takes an expensive trip down memory lane, an even pricier trip to Cyprus and realises that he’s perhaps not the best man in Huddersfield to preach road safety...
Huddersfield.From the coach on the way to the resort I’d noticed a rental place called “Isle of Man TT bikes” – this looked the very place for me while I left Andrea to read celebrity magazines and Ruby to play with her inflatable dolphin . Problem
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James Whitham Column - Aug 2008
By James Whitham on 12/08/2008 12:28:19
This month James is reminded of his youth when he learnt a valuable lesson. an angry man in black leathers with an orange bib gave him a bollocking...
at the Isle of man TT was as enjoyable as it always is. This year, to mark the 50th anniversary of Ducati’s first entry in a TT, and (more importantly in my book) the 30th anniversary of Hailwood’s famous F1 TT win in ’78, everyone taking part in the parade
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James Whitham Column - Feb 2008
By James Whitham on 15/02/2008 12:51:37
Another busy month in the Whitham mansions. He mourns the passing of his first jump-bike and the best jumper, and recounts an hilarious night in the company of the Fogartys
Sometimes it’s difficult as a child to fully appreciate some of the things you get to witness. I remember like it was yesterday sitting on a packed grassy banking at Glen Helen in the Isle of Man with my old fella and watching the 1978 formula one
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James Whitham Column - Nov 2008
By James Whitham on 12/11/2008 20:05:33
This month James has to work on his interview technique as well as witnessing the destruction of a classic bike due to a small fire and a tartan rug...
Forest, run’ from the directors truck was a bit uncalled for! The book seams to be selling okay and I’ve been all over the place doing signing sessions in various bookshops. One of these was in a shop in the Isle of Man and had been timed to coincide
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James Whitham Column - Jan 10
By James Whitham on 30/01/2010 10:32:03
James talks granny flaps (bingo wings to us), bee stings, puss-filled arms and the disrespectful nature of pit lane humour. But picking Guy Martin up on tea making...
this is important because what you are after is an emulsion. And if you pour the milk in last you end up with a mixture instead. And that’s no good.Well according to a bloke I met the other day who’d seen Guy talking about it on TV at the Isle Of Man this year
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James Whitham Column - Feb 08
By James Whitham on 17/02/2008 16:12:54
Another busy month in the Whitham mansions. He mourns the passing of his first jump-bike and the best jumper, and recounts an hilarious night in the company of the Fogartys
Sometimes it’s difficult as a child to fully appreciate some of the things you get to witness. I remember like it was yesterday sitting on a packed grassy banking at Glen Helen in the Isle of Man with my old fella and watching the 1978 formula one
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James Whitham Column - Aug 2009
By James Whitham on 01/08/2009 14:35:11
James’ socks were blown clean off by the Superstock bikes at the TT, and he’s also been impressed by the electric machines in the TTXGP. All they need now is a little noise
I’ve spent most of the month out on the Isle of Man, working flat out doing TV stuff. I’ve been having a whale of a time with Steve Parrish. He’s always good for a laugh. I could never get tiredof watching people picking up his electric-shock pens
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