The 1938 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw the Senior TT lap record of 90.27 mph set by Freddie Frith the previous year broken in 1938 when Harold Daniell completed a lap at 91.00 mph on his Norton, a record which would stand for 12 years.[1] He won, beating Stanley Woods by only 14.4 seconds. Stanley Woods won the Junior, with Harold Daniell coming fifth, while Ewald Kluge on a DKW won the Lightweight. Kluge was the second Lightweight TT winning non-British rider in a row, Omobono Tenni having won the previous year.Between 1931 and 1937 Norton had six Senior-TT wins with the long-stroke CamShaft One (CS1) engine. Norton entered the 1938 Senior TT with a new short-stroke engine, new telescopic front forks, and won for the 7th time, with rider Harold Daniell.[2]
Eric Oliver, who later won 4 sidecar World Championships, was entered this year, but retired his Norton from the Junior TT with a broken chain.[3]
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time | |
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1 | 89.11 | 2.57.50.6 | |||
2 | 88.99 | 2:58.05.8 | |||
3 | Norton | 88.98 | 2:58.07.4 | ||
4 | Norton | 87.14 | 3:01.52.0 | ||
5 | 85.92 | 3:04.27.0 | |||
6 | Velocette | 84.67 | 3:07.10.0 | ||
7 | Velocette | 81.39 | 3:14.43.0 | ||
8 | Johnny Galway | Norton | 81.23 | 3:15.36.0 | |
9 | Jock Weddell | Norton | 78.31 | 3:22.22.0 | |
10 | Ken Boardman | Norton | 78.28 | 3:22.28.0 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time | |
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1 | Stanley Woods | Velocette | 84.08 mph | 3.08.30.0 | |
2 | Velocette | 82.4 | 3:12.20.0 | ||
3 | Freddie Frith | Norton | 82.35 | 3:12.27.0 | |
4 | John H. White | Norton | 82.14 | 3:12.56.0 | |
5 | Harold Daniell | Norton | 80.54 | 3:16.32.0 | |
6 | Velocette | 78.49 | 3:21.54.0 | ||
7 | Norman Croft | Norton | 76.45 | 3:27.16.0 | |
8 | Jack Williams | Norton | 76.23 | 3:27.39.0 | |
9 | Velocette | 76.1 | 3:28.15.0 | ||
10 | Harry Craine | Norton | 75.58 | 3:29.42.0 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time | |
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1 | 78.48 mph | 3.21.56.0 | |||
2 | Ginger Wood | 74.38 | 3:33.06.0 | ||
3 | Henry Tyrell-Smith | Excelsior | 73.62 | 3:35.16.0 | |
4 | Excelsior | 72.07 | 3:39.54.0 | ||
5 | Excelsior | 71.68 | 3:41.06.0 | ||
6 | Jack Forbes | Excelsior | 70.98 | 3:43.16.0 | |
7 | Excelsior | 70.77 | 3:43.56.0 | ||
8 | George Paterson | 69.62 | 3:47.39.0 | ||
9 | Johnny Galway | Excelsior | 68.87 | 3:50.07.0 | |
10 | Stan Miller | 68.65 | 3:50.51.0 |