1909 Isle of Man TT explained

Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Date	September 23, 1909
Location	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 & 750 Twin Open Class
First	Harry Collier, Matchless
Second	Lee Evans, Indian
Third	Billy Newsome, Triumph
Fastest lap
	Harry Collier 18min. 05sec. 52.27 mph (New record)

The third Isle of Man Tourist Trophy motorcycle race was held on Thursday, September 23, 1909, at the St John's Short Course, Isle of Man. The race was ten laps of the 15-mile 1,430-yard course, a total race distance of 158.125 miles. There was no limit on fuel consumption and the singles and twins, limited to 500 and 750cc respectively, ran together. The men were sent off in pairs at half-minute intervals. Giosue Giuppone became the first Italian rider to finish the race in twelfth place on a new 84x86mm (476cc) Peugeot. Ernesto Gnesa had taken part of 1908 Isle of Man TT a year before, retiring on the first lap.^[1]

500 Single & 750 Twin Results Open Class Race

Thursday 23 September 1909 – 10 laps (158 ⅛ miles) St. John's Short Course.

External links

• Detailed race results
• Mountain Course map

Notes and References

1. Motorcycletimeline.com Isle of man TT 1909
2. Isle of Man Weekly Times pp4 dated 30 September 1909