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The locomotives of the Isle of Man Railway were provided exclusively by Beyer, Peacock & Company of Manchester, England between 1873 and 1926; other locomotives that appear on this list were inherited as part of the take-over of the Manx Northern Railway and Foxdale Railway in 1905, when the railway also purchased two more locomotives from Beyer, Peacock.
St John's, Isle of Man: Course St John's Short Course 15 miles (24 km), 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 ...
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 event was redeveloped by the Isle of Man Department of Tourism as the Isle of Man TT Festival from 1989 onwards. This included new racing events for the new Isle of Man TT Festival programme, including the Pre-TT Classic Races in 1989 followed by the Post-TT Races from 1991, both held on the Billown Circuit.
The lap record for the Superstock TT is a time of 16 minutes and 50.601 seconds, at an average speed of 134.403 miles per hour (216.301 km/h) set by Peter Hickman on lap 4 of the 2018 Superstock TT. The race record for the Superstock TT is 1 hour, 8 minutes and 49.976 seconds, at an average race speed of 131.553 mph (211.714 km/h) for 4 laps of ...
Isle of Man Tourist Trophy; Date June 4 and 6, 1913 Location Douglas, Isle of Man: Course Snaefell Mountain Course 37.5 mi (60.39 km) Organiser Auto-Cycle Union: Clerk Junior TT; First Hugh Mason, NUT-JAP: Second Billy Newsome, Douglas: Third Howard Newman, Ivy-Precision: Fastest lap; Hugh Mason 49min. 32sec. 45.42 mph New record: Senior TT ...
The 1986 Isle of Man TT was held from 31 May to 6 June 1986 on the Snaefell Mountain Course on the Isle of Man. The weather severely disrupted the programme, shaking up the races and producing some unexpected, but worthy, wins.
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 ...