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Retired on lap 3 while leading the race at Kirkmichael with engine trouble. DNF 7: Alfie Alexander S. Ford 596cc Douglas: 2 Retired on lap 3 while running third, due broken sidecar stay, pushing the machine in from Governor's Bridge to Start. DNS 5: Freddie Hatton 596cc New Hudson: Fastest lap: Freddie Dixon, 43min. 32sec. 53.23 mph [5]
Later in the week, Handley became the first TT rider to win two races in a week when he won the four-lap Ultra-Lightweight TT race, again on a Rex-Acme, setting a race record average speed of 53.45 mph (86.02 km/h), and a new lap record of 41 minutes, 52 seconds at an average speed of 54.12 mph (87.10 km/h).
St John's, Isle of Man: Course St John's Short Course 15 miles, 1,470 yards (25.49 km) Organiser Auto-Cycle Union, Tynwald: Clerk Freddie Straight 500 Single & 670 Twin Open Class; First Charlie Collier, Matchless: Second Harry Collier, Matchless: Third Walter Creyton, Triumph: Fastest lap; Harold Bowen, BAT 17min. 51sec. 53.15 mph (New record)
The first event was the 350cc 1957 Junior TT race held on the Snaefell mountain course.The race was initially led by Bob McIntyre riding a Gilera motorcycle who beat the lap record for the Junior TT race from a standing start in 23 minutes and 14.2 seconds, an average speed of 97.42 mph and 42 seconds faster than the lap record set by Ray Amm in the 1954 Junior TT Race. [2]
The first Isle of Man TT race was held on Tuesday 28 May 1907 and was named the International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy. [6] The event was organised by the Auto-Cycle Club over 10 laps of the Isle of Man St John's Short Course of 15 miles 1,470 yards for road-legal 'touring' motorcycles with exhaust silencers, saddles, pedals and mudguards.
Retired on last lap due inlet valve trouble. Six plugs gave up. DNF 21: John Bashall 2¾ hp Humber 345cc 2 3 Retired on last lap due lubrication and tire troubles, sooted plugs. DNF 24: Rex Mundy 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 2 Retired on lap 3 due puncture on mountain road. DNF 3: Les Bailey: 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 1 Retired on lap 2 at Hairpin due ...
The 1911 Isle of Man TT was the first time the Junior TT race took place and was open to 300cc single-cylinder and 340cc twin cylinder motor-cycles and was contested over 5 laps of the new 37.5 mile Mountain Course. The first event on the new course was the Junior TT Race and was contested by 35 entrants.
The 1931 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was again dominated by the battle between Rudge, Sunbeam and Norton motorcycles. The 1931 Junior TT Race was run at a very fast pace by Jimmie Simpson riding for Norton who completed the first lap in 30 minutes and 49 seconds and was 6 seconds ahead of fellow Norton teammate Stanley Woods in 2nd place and 18 ...