1922 Isle of Man TT explained
| 1922 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy |
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| Date | May 30 and June 1, 1922 |
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| Location | Douglas, Isle of Man |
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| Course | Snaefell Mountain Course
37.75 miles (60.75 km) |
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| Organiser | Auto-Cycle Union |
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| Clerk | T.W. Loughborough |
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| Lightweight TT |
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| First | Geoff S. Davison, Levis |
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| Second | Dan Young, Rex-Acme |
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| Third | Stanley Jones, Velocette |
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| Fastest lap |
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| Wal Handley
44min. 24sec. 51.00 mph New record |
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| Junior TT |
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| First | Tom Sheard, AJS |
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| Second | George Grinton, AJS |
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| Third | Jack Thomas, Sheffield-Henderson |
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| Fastest lap |
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| Bert le Vack
40min. 7sec. 56.46 mph New record |
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| Senior TT |
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| First | Alec Bennett, Sunbeam 349cc |
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| Second | Walter Brandish, Triumph |
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| Third | Harry Langman, Scott |
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| Fastest lap |
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| Alec Bennett
37min. 46sec. 59.99 mph New record |
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The
1922 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy introduced a new race, within a race, for 250 cc
motorcycles called the
Lightweight TT, to be run concurrently with the already-established Junior 350 cc that took place on Tuesday 30 May, and Senior 500 cc race on Thursday 1 June.
The new third race was achieved by splitting the 250 cc machines away from, but run simultaneously with, the 350 cc machines that had previously been racing together in the up-to-350 cc engine-capacity limit. Thirty three lightweights started first before the 350 cc machines,[1] and the fastest lap was achieved by Wal Handley on an OK-Supreme at 51mi/h. The win by Geoff S Davison on a Levis was the last TT win for a British two-stroke motorcycle.[2]
By winning the 350 cc race, Tom Sheard became the first Manxman to win a Tourist Trophy race, with an average speed of 54.75mi/h, covering 188.75miles.[3] Seventeen-year-old Stanley Woods attained fifth position on a Cotton with a time of 3hrs 50min 33secs, despite having to contend with a broken exhaust pipe and a pit-fire that set both man and machine ablaze.[4]
Walter Brandish, placed second in the 500 cc race would become, in 1923, the first rider to have a bend on the course named after him (Brandish Corner). He just failed – by 22 seconds – to break the four-hour time that the winner Alec Bennett achieved for the first time in a six-lap race that he led from start to finish, with a new lap record of 59.99mi/h.[5] This was the last TT win by a side-valve machine.[6]
Lightweight and Junior TT Race
It was held on Tuesday, May 30, 1922 at 10:00 am over a distance of 188.75 miles, 5 laps of 37.75 miles each. Lightweight machines were limited of cylinder capacity not exceeding 250cc., they ran concurrently with Junior TT machines of 350cc. Riders started off at intervals of half-a-minute. All 32 entries started the race in Lightweight class and 14 finished. Out of 37 entries in Junior, 35 started and 16 finished.[7]
| The 11th International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy[8] |
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| Pos | | Rider | Bike | Cyl. | Lightweight TT race classification |
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| Laps | Time | Speed | Prizes & Remarks |
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| 1 | 11 | | 247cc Levis | 1 | 5 | 3:46.56.8 | 49.89 mph | 1st Prize - Winner of Lightweight Tourist Trophy, £30 and special gold medal. |
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| 2 | 31 |  Dan Young | | 1 | 5 | 4:00.17.6 | 47.12 mph | 2nd Prize - £20 and replica 1st Private entry. |
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| 3 | 9 | Stanley J. Jones | 249cc Velocette | 1 | 5 | 4:01.31.6 | 46.90 mph | 3rd Prize - £10 and replica. |
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| 4 | 32 | L. Padley | 249cc Sheffield-Henderson | 1 | 5 | 4:04.41.0 | 46.29 mph | Replica. |
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| 5 | 1 | Doug Prentice | 249cc New Imperial | 1 | 5 | 4:11.09.0 | 45.10 mph | Replica. |
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| 6 | 30 | Lieut. Charlie North | 249cc OK Junior | 1 | 5 | 4:16.15.2 | 44.28 mph | Replica. |
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| 7 | 4 | Neville Hall | 249cc OK Junior | 1 | 5 | 4:19.07.4 | 43.68 mph | |
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| 8 | 4 | C.H. Hopwood | 247cc Levis | 1 | 5 | 4:30.03.2 | 41.83 mph | |
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| 9 | 25 | L. Nicholson | 248cc Coulson | 1 | 5 | 4:31.17.6 | 41.83 mph | |
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| 10 | 16 | R.W. Loughton | 249cc Francis-Barnett | 1 | 5 | 4:39.28.0 | 40.56 mph | |
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| Fastest lap: Wal Handley, 44min. 24sec. 51.00 mph (New record)[9] | |
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| Pos | | Rider | Bike | Cyl. | Junior TT race classification |
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| Laps | Time | Speed | Prizes & Remarks |
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| 1 | 44 | Tom Sheard | | 1 | 5 | 3:26.48.2 | 54.75 mph | 1st Prize - Winner of Junior Trophy, £30 and a special gold medal. |
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| 2 | 53 | George Grinton | | 1 | 5 | 3:37.17.8 | 52.10 mph | 2nd Prize - £20 and replica. |
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| 3 | 50 | Jack Thomas | | 1 | 5 | 3:47.28.6 | 49.79 mph | 3rd Prize - £10 and replica. |
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| 4 | 65 | Reg. Lucas | | 1 | 5 | 3:50.10.0 | 49.19 mph | Replica. 1st Private entry. |
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| 5 | 40 |  Stanley Woods | | 1 | 5 | 3:50.32.2 | 49.13 mph | Replica. 2nd Private entry. |
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| 6 | 69 | Jack Haslam | 346cc Douglas | 2 | 5 | 4:05.22.0 | 46.16 mph | 3rd Private entry. |
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| 7 | 63 | Percy A. Newman | 349cc Ivy | 1 | 5 | 4:05.46.2 | 46.16 mph | |
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| 8 | 56 | George Shepherd | 348cc Edmund | 1 | 5 | 4:07.26.0 | 45.79 mph | |
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| 9 | 37 | John Bance | 348cc OEC Blackburne | 1 | 5 | 4:08.12.6 | 45.63 mph | |
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| 10 | 54 | T.A. Jones | 349cc Ivy | 1 | 5 | 4:10.38.0 | 45.19 mph | |
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| 11 | 66 | Harry Brockbank | 348cc Cotton | 1 | 5 | 4:12.27.8 | 44.85 mph | |
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| 12 | 67 | Roland Flint | 349cc Ivy | 1 | 5 | 4:13.38.8 | 44.64 mph | |
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| 13 | 39 | A.W. Muirhead | 346cc DOT | 1 | 5 | 4:17.15.2 | 44.01 mph | |
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| 14 | 68 | Herbert Chambers | 348cc AJS | 1 | 5 | 4:42.05.6 | 40.14 mph | |
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| 15 | 41 | Freddy Morgan | 348cc Cotton | 1 | 5 | 4:58.10.0 | 37.98 mph | |
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| 16 | 59 | Sammy A. Dale | 348cc New Scale | 1 | 5 | 5:16.53.0 | 35.72 mph | |
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| Fastest lap: Bert le Vack, 40min. 7sec. 56.46 mph (New record)[10] | |
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Senior TT Race
It was held on Thursday, June 1, 1922 at 10:00 am over a distance of 226.50 miles, 6 laps of 37.75 miles each. Senior TT machines were limited of cylinder capacity not exceeding 500cc. All 67 entries started the race, comprising 56 four-stroke Singles, 5 two-stroke Twins, 5 four-stroke Flat Twins and 1 four-stroke V Twin. Twenty-two riders finished the race.[11]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Iomtt.com - TheMountainCircuit - Official Site of the Isle of Man TT . 2011-06-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070218222429/http://www.iomtt.com/HistoryOfTheTT/TheHistoryoftheTTRaces/TheMountainCircuit.aspx . 18 February 2007 . The History of the TTThe Mountain Course (retrieved 22 August 2006)
- Title: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motorcycles, Editor: Erwin Tragatsch, Publisher: New Burlington Books, Copyright: 1979 Quarto Publishing, Edition: 1988 Revised, Page 23,
- http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/exans/evt_1923.htm
- http://www.iomtt.com/Home/TTDatabase/riders.aspx?ride_id=403
- Web site: History of the Isle of Man TT - Part 2 . 2006-10-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311173613/http://www.mecossemi.com/H9FrameSet_L.html . 2007-03-11 . History of the Isle of Man TT (retrieved 22 August 2006)
- http://www.isle-of-man.ws/isle_of_man_tt.php
- The Isle of Man Examiner page 2, 2 June 1922
- The Motor Cycle page 773, 8 June 1922
- The Isle of Man Examiner page 5 Saturday 2 June 19202
- The Isle of Man Examiner page 5 Saturday 2 June 19202
- The Isle of Man Examiner page 2, 2 June 1922
- The Motor Cycle page 772, 8 June 1922
