1937 Isle of Man TT explained

The 1937 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw Freddie Frith break the 90+ mph lap for the first time during the Senior TT with a speed of 90.27 mph on his Norton beating Stanley Woods by only 15 seconds. Frith also beat Wood in the Junior TT but only with a second placing.

The popular Jimmie Guthrie, who was killed during the German Grand Prix later that year, won Junior race but retired in the Senior TT at the Cutting, where a memorial was erected. The location, on the uphill climb from Ramsey to the Bungalow, on the Mountain Course, is now known as the Guthrie Memorial.[1]

Harold Daniell who had been a works rider for AJS entered the 1937 TT with a three-year-old Norton tuned by his brother-in-law, Steve Lancefield which gave him a fifth place, a finishing position he also achieved in the Junior TT.

In the Lightweight TT Omobono Tenni becomes the first foreigner to secure a victory in an Isle of Man TT race on his Moto Guzzi.[2]

Senior TT (500cc)

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 88.21 2.59.41.0
2 88.09 2:59.56.0
3 Norton 83.97 3:08.44.0
4 Velocette 86.68 3:09.24.0
5 Norton 83.61 3:09.33.0
6 81.5 3:14.28.0
7 Johnny Galway Norton 80.26 3:17.28.0
8 Velocette 76.96 3:25.55.0
9 Noel Pope Norton 76.73 3:26.22.0
10 Jack Williams Norton 75.62 3:29.35.0

Junior TT (350cc)

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 Norton 84.43 mph 3.07.42.0
2 Freddie Frith Norton 83.29 3:10.17.0
3 John H. White Norton 82.54 3:12.00.0
4 Stanley Woods Velocette 82.33 3:12.30.0
5 Harold Daniell Norton 78.77 3:21.12.0
6 Velocette 78.63 3:21.34.0
7 77.25 3:25.10.0
8 George Rowley 76.82 3:26.18.0
9 Johnny Galway Norton 75.98 3:28.25.0
10 Jack Williams Norton 75.4 3:30.11.0

Lightweight TT (250cc)

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 74.72 mph 3.32.06.0
2 Ginger Wood Excelsior 74.5 3:32.43.0
3 73.17 3:36.36.0
4 72.98 3:37.09.0
5 DKW 72.47 3:38.42.0
6 CTS 69.25 3:48.52.0
7 C. V. Moore New Imperial 67.39 3:55.10.0
8 Stan Smith Excelsior 66.3 3:59.03.0
9 Les G Martin Cotton 65.1 4:03.26.0
Only 9 finishers

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External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0024/print.shtml
  2. http://www.iomtt.com/PhotoGallery/PlanetTT/GalleryPicPreview.aspx?image=6698&ref=
  3. Isle of Man Weekly Times dated 19 June 1937