The Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy) Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man since 1907. Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all Sporting aspects of Motorcycling. The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical The race is run in a time-trial format on public roads closed for racing by the provisions of an Act of Tynwald (the parliament of the Isle of Man). In many Racing Sports an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes will compete in a time trial against the Clock to secure the fastest Acts of Tynwald are legislative enactments of Tynwald, the Parliament of the Isle of Man. The first race was held on Tuesday 28 May 1907 and was called the International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy^[1]. The 1907 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the first of the Isle of Man TT races The Auto-Cycle Union (ACU Motorcycling GB is governing body of Motorcycle sport in Great Britain (not Northern Ireland, which is governed by the MCUI The event was organised by the Auto-Cycle Club over 10 laps of the St. John's Short Course of 15 miles 1,470 yards for road-legal touring motor-cycles with exhaust silencers, saddles, pedals and mud-guards. The (St John's-Ballacraine-Kirk Michael-Peel-St John's Short Course describes a road-racing circuit used for the Isle of Man TT held between 1907 and

The winner of the single-cylinder class, and overall winner of the first event in 1907, was Charlie Collier riding a Matchless motor-cycle in a time of 4 hours, 8 minutes and 8 seconds at an average race speed of 38. Racing career First race was in 1902 at the 3½ mile Canning Town cycling track riding a Matchless motor-cycle with an MMC engine Matchless is one of the oldest Marques of British Motorcycles with the first models manufactured at the start of the 20th century 21 mph. The winner of the twin-cylinder class was Rem Fowler riding a Peugeot engined Norton motorcycle in a time of 4 hours 21 minutes and 52 seconds at an average race speed of 36. Harry Rembrandt "Rem" Fowler (1883 - 1963 in Birmingham, UK) was a British Motorcycle racer famous for winning the twin-cylinder class of the For the article about the bicycle manufacturer see Cycles Peugeot. 21 mph. ^[2]

The trophy presented to Charlie Collier as the winner of the 1907 Isle of Man TT Race, was donated by the Marquis de Mouzilly St. Racing career First race was in 1902 at the 3½ mile Canning Town cycling track riding a Matchless motor-cycle with an MMC engine The 1907 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the first of the Isle of Man TT races Mars. ^[3] It featured a silver figurine of the Olympic God Hermes astride a winged wheel. The trophy was similar in design to the Montague Trophy presented to the winner of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy car race. ^[4] The Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars Trophy is now presented annually to the winner of the Isle of Man Senior TT Motor-Cycle Race. The Senior TT is a Motorcycle Road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June

The 2007 Isle of Man TT was the Centenary event which ran between 26th May and 8th June 2007 and featured a special Re-enactment of the 1907 Isle of Man TT Race^[5] was held on the village green next to Tynwald Hill in St. Pre-TT Classic Races The main races for the Pre-TT Classic Solo and Sidecar where run on Sunday 27th May 2007 on the Billown Course to accommodate the Centenary TT celebrations held John's on Monday 28th May 2007. ^[6] The vintage parade of 100 classic motor-cycles^[7] for the Centenary Re-enactment on the original St. John's Short Course was flagged away by former World Motor-Cycle Champion Geoff Duke. Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE (born 29 March 1923 in St Helens, Lancashire) was a British multi-time world champion Grand Prix ^[8] The first of the participants to be flagged away was the recently restored twin-cylinder Peugeot-Norton^[9] ridden by Rem Fowler during the first Isle of Man TT Race in 1907. Also participating in the 2007 Re-enactment was TT race competitor Guy Martin riding a 1938 Triumph Tiger 100 500cc^[10] and other former TT competitors included Alan Cathcart, Sammy Miller, Nick Jefferies and Mick Grant also completed the Re-enactment lap. Sammy Miller (born November 11, 1933 in Belfast Northern Ireland) is a championship winning Motorcycle racer in both Road racing ^[11]

Contents 1 TT Race History 2 Snaefell Mountain Course 2.1 The 1920s 2.2 TT Racing in the 1930's 2.3 Post War TT Racing 1947-1959 2.4 TT Racing 1960-present 3 Description 4 Total overall race winners 5 Current lap records 6 Trivia 7 Miscellany 8 Sources 9 See also 10 External links

TT Race History

Motor racing began on the Isle of Man in 1904 with the Gordon Bennett Car Trials and were originally restricted to touring automobiles. As the Motor Car Act 1903 placed a speed restriction of 20 mph on automobiles in the UK, Julian Orde, Secretary of the Automobile Car Club of Britain and Ireland approached the authorities in the Isle of Man for the permission to race automobiles on public roads. The Motor Car Act 1903 (3 Edw7 c 36 introduced registration of motor cars and licensing of drivers in the United Kingdom. ^[12] The Highways (Light Locomotive) Act 1904 gave permission in the Isle of Man for the 52. 15 mile Highlands Course for the 1904 Gordon Bennett Car Trial. Highroad Course is a road-racing circuit used for the Gordon Bennett British Eliminating Trial held in the Isle of Man in 1904 and the 1905 Tourist Trophy Race

For the 1905 Gordon Bennett Car event it was decided to run a trial for motor-cycles the day after for a team to represent Great Britain in the International Motor-Cycle Cup Races. An accident at Ramsey Hairpin forced-out one of the pre-race favourites and the inability of the motor-cycle competitors to climb the steep Mountain Section of the course forced the organisers to use a 25 mile section of the Gordon Bennett Trial course. This ran from Douglas south to Castletown and then north to Ballacraine along the A3 primary road, but returned to the start at Douglas via Crosby and Glen Vine along the current Snaefell Mountain Course in the reverse direction. Snaefell Mountain Course or Mountain Course is a road-racing circuit used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix Races held in the Isle The event was won by J S Campbell (Ariel) in 4 hours, 9 minutes and 36 seconds. ^[13]

During the 1906 International Cup for Motor-Cycles held in Austria, the event was plagued by accusations of cheating and sharp practices. A conversation on the train journey home between the Secretary of the Auto-Cycle Club, Freddie Straight, Charlie Collier and Harry Collier brothers of the Matchless Motor-Cycles and the Marquis de Mouzilly St. Racing career First race was in 1902 at the 3½ mile Canning Town cycling track riding a Matchless motor-cycle with an MMC engine Harry Collier (1 October 1907—16 August 1994 was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. Matchless is one of the oldest Marques of British Motorcycles with the first models manufactured at the start of the 20th century Mars led to a suggestion for a race the following year for road touring motor-cycles based on the automobile races held in the Isle of Man on closed public roads. The new race was proposed by the Editor of "The Motor-Cycle" Magazine at the annual dinner of the Auto-Cycle Club held in London on 17 January 1907. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year ^[14] It was proposed that the races would run in two classes with single-cylinder machines to average 90 mpg and twin-cylinder machines to average 75 mpg fuel consumption. To emphasise the road touring nature of the motor-cycles there were regulations for saddles, pedals, mudguards and exhaust silencers.

For the 1908 race the fuel consumption was raised to 100 mpg for single-cylinder machines and 80 mpg for twin-cylinder machines and the use of pedals was banned. The race was won by Jack Marshall on a Triumph motor-cycle at an average speed of 40. Triumph Motorcycles is a British Motorcycle manufacturer originally based in Coventry. 49 mph. For the 1909 event the fuel consumption regulations was abandoned along with the use of exhaust silencers. The single-cylinder machines were limited to a capacity of 500 cc and the twin-cylinder machines to a 750 cc engine capacity. Due to the concern over increasing lap-speed, the 1910 event saw the capacity of the twin-cylinder machines reduced to 670 cc. However, Harry Bowen riding a BAT twin-cylinder motor-cycle increased the lap record to an average speed of 53. 15 mph, later crashing-out of the 1910 event on the wooden banking at Ballacraine.

Snaefell Mountain Course

The first TT race over the Snaefell Mountain Course or 'Mountain Course' was the 1911 Isle of Man TT Races. The Honda VFR750R, frame designation ' RC30', was a fully faired racing motorcycle created for homologation purposes for the World Superbike championship by Honda Racing Corporation Snaefell Mountain Course or Mountain Course is a road-racing circuit used for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix Races held in the Isle The 1911 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races took place for the first time over the " Snaefell Mountain Course " This was followed in 1923 with the introduction of the Manx Amateur Motorcycle Road Races - a race originally reserved for amateurs and raced on the same Mountain Course. In 1930 it changed its name to the Manx Grand Prix. The Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races are held on the Isle of Man TT Course (or ' Mountain Circuit ' every year for a two-week period usually spanning the end of August

For the 1911 event two separate races were introduced. A four lap Junior TT Race for 300 cc single-cylinder and 340 cc twin cylinder motor-cycles and was the first event on the new course and was contested by 35 entrants. The Junior TT is a Motorcycle Road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June It was won by Percy J. Evans riding a Humber motor-cycle in 3 hours, 37 minutes and 7 seconds at an average speed of 41. 45 mph. The Senior TT Race was open for 500 cc single-cylinder and 585 cc twin-cylinder motor-cycles and was contested over 5 laps of the new 37. The Senior TT is a Motorcycle Road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June 5 mile Snaefell Mountain Course. The new technical challenges of the Mountain Course forced changes on entrants and motor-cycle manufacturers alike. The American Indian Motor-Cycle factory fitted a two-speed gearbox and chain-drive. This proved to be the winning combination when Oliver Godfrey won the 1911 Isle of Man Senior TT race riding an Indian in 3 hours, 56 minutes and 10 seconds at an average speed of 47. The Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company George Hendee resigned in 1916 63 mph. In contrast the Matchless motor-cycles were fitted with a six-speed belt drive and Charlie Collier riding a Matchless motor-cycle finished second in the 1911 Senior TT race but was later disqualified for illegal refuelling. During practice for the 1911 race Victor Surridge died after crashing his Rudge motor-cycle at Glen Helen. Victor John Surridge ( 1882 - 27 June 1911) Ongar, Essex, UK an English motor-cycle racer who raced for the Rudge Rudge Whitworth Cycles was a British Bicycle and Motorcycle manufacturer that resulted from the merger of two bicycle manufacturers in 1894 one of which The Glen Helen Nature Preserve (the Glen is located in Yellow Springs OH.

For the 1912 event the single and twin cylinder classes were combined with a 350 cc capacity limit for the Junior TT and a 500 cc capacity for motor-cycles for the Senior TT race. In 1913 Major Tommy Loughborough replaced Freddie Straight as secretary of the Auto-Cycle Club and promptly decided to make the races more difficult. The Junior and Senior races were to be run in sections. The Junior TT race was divided into two races of two and four laps and the Senior TT race consisted of a three lap race followed by a four lap race combined with the Junior TT event. In 1914 the Junior TT was reduced to 5 laps and the start-line moved to the top of Bray Hill to increase paddock space of the competitors. The use of crash-helmets was made compulsory. The 1914 Junior TT was held in heavy rain and mist on the Mountain Section of the course and was won by Eric Williams riding an AJS motor-cycle in 4 hours, 6 minutes and 50 seconds at an average speed of 45. AJS is also an abbreviation for the American Journal of Sociology. 58 mph. ^[15] The race was marred by the death of Frank Walker riding a Royal Enfield motor-cycle who had been leading until a puncture on the third-lap. Frederick James Walker ( 1876 - 19 May 1914) Kingstown, Co Dublin, Ireland an Irish Motorcycle racer who competed See also Royal Enfield Motors Royal Enfield was the brand of the Enfield Cycle Company an English Engineering company. In the following pursuit of the leaders he fell twice and on the last-lap over-shot the finish line in Ballanard Road and crashed into a wooden barrier placed across the road and posthumously declared a third place finisher by the ACU race committee. ^[16]

The 1920s

Motor-Cycle racing in the Isle of Man did not restart after the end of the First World War until 1920. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Changes were made to the Mountain Course and competitors now turned left at Cronk-ny-Mona and followed the primary A18 Mountain Road to Governor's Bridge with a new start/finish line on Glencrutchery Road which lengthened the course to 37 ¾ miles. Governor's Bridge (formerly know as Heywood's or the Deemster's Bridge is a double hairpin bend and road junction on the primary A18 Mountain Road in the parish of Onchan

The 1920 Junior TT Race included for the first time a new Lightweight class for motor-cycles of 250 cc engine capacity. The Lightweight class of the 1920 Junior TT race was won by Ronald Clarke riding a Levis and he may have won the event overall but crashed at the 33rd Milestone on the last lap, finishing fourth overall. Levis motorcycles (1911 - 1940) manufactured by Butterfields of Birmingham were for many years one of England's leading manufacturers of two-stroke motorcycles The 1921 Senior TT race was won by Howard Davies riding a 350 cc Junior TT AJS by a margin of 2 minutes and 3 seconds from Freddie Dixon and Hubert Le Vack. For 1922 the ACU introduced for 250 cc motor-cycle a Lightweight TT race and the first winner was Geoff S Davison riding a Levis motor-cycle at an average race speed of 49. The Lightweight TT was a Motorcycle Road race that was part of the Isle of Man TT festival an annual motor-cycle event at the end of May and beginning 89. The 1922 Junior TT Race was won by local Isle of Man competitor Tom Sheard riding an AJS motor-cycle at an average race speed of 54. Thomas Mylchreest Sheard Jnr (6 January 1889 Dalby Patrick, Isle of Man - 10 August 1954 was a Motorcycle racer with 2 victories at the Isle of Man 75 mph. Despite crashing twice, a broken exhaust and a fire in the pits, Stanley Woods riding a Cotton managed to finish in 5th place in the 1922 Junior TT Race. Stanley Woods (1903 - 28 July 1993) Dublin, an Irish motocycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and winning the Isle The Cotton Motorcycle Company, was a British Motorcycle Manufacturer of 11a Bristol Road Gloucester, and was founded by Frank Willoughby Cotton In the 1922 Senior TT Race, Alex Bennett riding a Sunbeam motor-cycle led all 6 laps from start to finish to win from Walter Brandish riding a Triumph.

More changes to the course followed in 1923 with the adoption of a private road between Parliament Square and May Hill in Ramsey. The course had previously had negotiated Albert Road and Tower Road in Ramsey and the new course length was now 37. 739 miles (revised to 37. 733 miles in 1938). ^[17] Part of the Mountain Course was named 'Brandish' after Walter Brandish crashed at a corner between Creg-ny-Baa and Hillberry and broke a leg. Creg-ny-Baa is a right-hand corner on the road junction of primary A18 road and secondary B12 'Creg-ny-Baa Back-Road' in the parish of Onchan in the The first Sidecar TT race was held in 1923 over 3 laps (113 miles) and was won by Freddie Dixon and passenger Walter Denny with a special Douglas banking-sidecar average race speed of 53. The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle Sidecar Road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival an annual event at the end of May and beginning of Douglas was a British motorcycle manufacturer from 1907&ndash1957 based in Kingswood, Bristol, owned by the Douglas family and especially known for its 15 mph. The Senior TT Race of 1923 was held in poor weather and local course knowledge allowed local Isle of Man competitor Tom Sheard riding a Douglas motor-cycle to win his second TT Race to add to his first win in the 1922 Junior TT Race on an AJS motor-cycle. AJS is also an abbreviation for the American Journal of Sociology. Another first-time winner of a TT race in 1923 was Stanley Woods riding to victory in the Junior TT Race on a Cotton. The Cotton Motorcycle Company, was a British Motorcycle Manufacturer of 11a Bristol Road Gloucester, and was founded by Frank Willoughby Cotton

In 1924 an Ultra-Lightweight TT Race was introduced for motor-cycles of 175 cc engine capacity following the introduction of a Lightweight TT Race in 1922. The Ultra-Lightweight TT is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June The 1924 Ultra-Lightweight TT was allowed to begin with a massed-start for competitors rather than pairs for the normal time-trial format of the Isle of Man TT Races. The first winner of the Ultra-Lightweight TT in 1924 was Jock Porter riding a New Gerrard motor-cycle at average speed of 51. 20 mph. The Lightweight TT and the Senior TT Races of 1924 were run in conjunction and Eddie Twemlow (the brother to Ken Twemlow) riding a New Imperial motor-cycle won at an average race speed of 55. 44 mph. The Senior TT Race of 1924 like the Junior TT Race of the same year was also run at record breaking pace and was the first with a race average speed over 60 mph and was won by Alec Bennett riding a Norton motor-cycle. Biography A native of Craigantlet in Ireland 's County Down, Alec Bennett emigrated with his parents to Canada at a very young age

After numerous retirements in 1924, Wal Handley won the 1925 Junior TT Race over 6 laps of the Mountain Course for Rex-Acme motor-cycles at an average speed of 65. Motorcycle racing OK-Supreme He was the motorcycle messenger for the OK-Supreme factory and in 1922 he rode an OK-Supreme in the first Lightweight TT Further changes occurred in the 1926 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy with the scrapping of the Side-Car TT and Ultra-Lightweight TT Races from the Creg-ny-Baa is a right-hand corner on the road junction of primary A18 road and secondary B12 'Creg-ny-Baa Back-Road' in the parish of Onchan in the Rex (Rex-Acme was a Coventry, UK motorcycle manufacturer from 1900 to 1933 and in its heyday was considered one of the greatest names in the British motorcycle 02 mph. Later in the week Walter Handley became the first TT rider to win two races in a week when he won the Ultra-Lightweight TT Race again on a Rex-Acme motor-cycle. The 1925 Senior TT Race was sensationally won by Howard Davis while competing against the works teams with a motor-cycle of his own manufacture a HRD Motorcyclesat an average speed of 66. HRD Motors Ltd was a British Motorcycle manufacturer in the 1920s 13 mph. Further changes occurred in 1926 with the scrapping of the Side-Car and Ultra-Lightweight TT Races from the lack of entries. Most of the TT Course had now been tarmacced including the section on the A18 Mountain Road. Another change in 1926 was the ban on alcohol based fuels forcing competitors to use road petrol. ^[18] Despite these changes the prestige of the Isle of Man TT Races had encouraged the Italian motor-cycle manufacturers Bianchi, Garelli and Moto Guzzi to enter. Garelli Motorcycles is an Italian Moped, and Motorcycle manufacturer Moto Guzzi (also known as "Guzzi" is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer that has endured from the industry's infancy to its place today as the oldest European The 1926 Lightweight TT Race produced one of the most notorious events in the history of the Isle of Man TT Races described by the "The Motor-Cycle" Magazine as the "Guzzi Incident. "^[19] The Italian rider Pietro Ghersi was excluded from second place for using a different sparking-plug in the engine of his Moto Guzzi. The 1926 Senior TT Race produced the first 70 mph lap and was again set by Jimmy Simpson on an AJS motor-cycle in 32 minutes and 9 seconds an average speed of 70. 43 mph.

More changes occurred in 1927 with a fatal accident during practice to Archie Birkin a brother to Tim Birkin of the Bentley Boys fame. Charles Archibald Cecil "Archie" Birkin ( 30 March 1905 – 7 June 1927) was a British Motorcycle racer brother The Bentley Boys were a group of gentlemen racers who drove Bentley Sports cars to victory in the 1920s The corner in Kirk Michael where the accident occurred was renamed Birkin's Bend and from 1928 practice sessions were held on closed-roads. The newly developed 'positive-stop' foot gear-change ^[20] by Velocette gave Alex Bennett his fifth TT Race win in the 1928 Junior TT Race at an average race speed of 68. Velocette is the name given to Motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. 65 mph from his team-mate Harold Willis. The 1929 Lightweight TT Race was led for 5 laps by Pietro Ghersi on a Motor Guzzi competing in his first TT race since the disqualification in the 'Guzzi Incident' of 1926. Despite Pietro Ghersi setting the fastest lap at an average speed of 66. 63 mph, engine failure gave the win to Syd Crabtree. During the 1929 Senior TT Race a number of riders crashed at Greeba Castle after Wal Handley clipped the hedge and crashed. Greeba Castle is a large house in the Isle of Man. It was the home of Hall Caine, the novelist from 1896 to his death in 1931 This included Jimmy Simpson, Jack Amott riding for Rudge and Doug Lamb who later died of his injuries on the way to Nobles Hospital. Charlie Dodson completed a Senior TT double by winning the 1929 Senior TT Race at an average race speed of 72. 05 mph. ^[21]

TT Racing in the 1930's

The 1930s was a decade which the Isle of Man TT Races became the predominant motor-cycling event in the racing calendar and perhaps seen as the classic-era of racing in the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical A number of changes occurred to the Mountain Course during the 1930s with extensive road widening on the A18 Mountain Road and the removal of the hump-back bridge at Ballig for the 1935 racing season in the Isle of Man.

The 1930s produced a number of changes for the Isle of Man TT Races in which the event became more commercialised. The George Formby film No Limit (1936 film) used the 1935 Isle of Man TT races as a backdrop for filming. No Limit is a popular comedy film which was released in 1936 by Associated Talking Pictures. For the 1935 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, Stanley Woods provided another surprise by moving again from Husqvarna to Moto Guzzi. Also, the 1930s was increasingly used by the motor-cycle manufacturers to show-case their products by racing at the Isle of Man TT Races. As a result, the 1930s produced an increased pace of motor-cycle development with the introduction of over-head camshaft engines, plunger rear-suspension and telescopic front-forks. ^[22] These technological improvements were played-out by the different British motor-cycle manufacturers such as AJS, Rudge, Sunbeam and Velocette gradually being eclipsed by the pre-eminence of the works Nortons. AJS is also an abbreviation for the American Journal of Sociology. Rudge Whitworth Cycles was a British Bicycle and Motorcycle manufacturer that resulted from the merger of two bicycle manufacturers in 1894 one of which Velocette is the name given to Motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. Increasing interest by foreign manufacturers in the 1930s produced works entries from BMW, DKW, NSU, Bianchi and Moto Guzzi at the Isle of Man TT Races. ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Dampf Kraft Wagen (steam-driven car or DKW is a historic car and Motorcycle Marque. Moto Guzzi (also known as "Guzzi" is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer that has endured from the industry's infancy to its place today as the oldest European Increased professionalism by the TT riders during the 1930s was the reason for Stanley Woods parting with Norton motor-cycles, despite the winning of four TT Races in 2 years, over the issue of prize money and joined Husqvarna and later riding for Moto Guzzi and Velocette. Stanley Woods (1903 - 28 July 1993) Dublin, an Irish motocycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and winning the Isle Husqvarna Motorcycles is a company manufacturing Motocross, Enduro and Supermoto Motorcycles. Moto Guzzi (also known as "Guzzi" is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer that has endured from the industry's infancy to its place today as the oldest European Velocette is the name given to Motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England.

The 1930 Senior TT Race was won by Rudge with Wal Handley becoming the first TT rider to win in all three major TT Race classes and the first lap under 30 minutes of the Mountain Course. Motorcycle racing OK-Supreme He was the motorcycle messenger for the OK-Supreme factory and in 1922 he rode an OK-Supreme in the first Lightweight TT The 1931 TT Race meeting was again dominated by the battle between Rudge and Norton motor-cycles. The 1931 Senior TT Race provided Tim Hunt with a popular Junior/Senior double win and also produced the first 80 mph lap by Jimmy Simpson on a Norton motor-cycle. The 1932 TT Race meeting was watched by Prince George, Duke of Kent the first royal visitor to the Isle of Man TT Races. The Prince George Duke of Kent (George Edward Alexander Edmund 20 December 1902 - 25 August 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family The 1932 Senior TT Race provided Stanley Woods with the "Norton Habit"^[23] and another Junior/Senior double win. Also on the first lap Wal Handley riding for Rudge crashed at the 11th Milestone sustaining a back injury and retired, and the place on the TT Course where the incident occurred was renamed Handley's Corner. Handley's Corner (formerly Ballamenagh Corner) is a corner between the 11th Milestone and 12th Milestone road-side marker on the Mountain Course on the The 1933 Senior TT Race gave Stanley Woods another Junior/Senior double win and the works Norton's taking the first four places along with Jimmy Simpson, Tim Hunt and Jimmie Guthrie. The 1934 TT Races was another double Junior/Senior win for Jimmie Guthrie and the last TT Race for Jimmy Simpson.

For the 1935 TT Races, Stanley Woods provided another surprise by moving to Moto Guzzi and was a debut event for the Italian Omobono Tenni. Tommaso Omobono Tenni ( July 24 1905 - June 30 1948) was an Italian Motorcycle road racer. The 1935 Senior TT Race produced one of the most dramatic TT races as the Moto Guzzi pit-attendants made preparations for Stanley Woods to refuel on the last-lap went straight through the TT Grandstand area without stopping and went on to win by 4 seconds from Jimmie Guthrie. Despite disqualification during the 1936 Junior TT Race, Jimmie Guthrie won the 1936 Senior TT Race and was revenge for the dramatic defeat the previous year. The 1937 TT Races produced the first foreign winner when the Italian TT Rider, Omobono Tenni won the Lightweight Race, although Jimmie Guthrie was killed a few weeks later while riding for the Norton team during the 1937 German Grand Prix. Tommaso Omobono Tenni ( July 24 1905 - June 30 1948) was an Italian Motorcycle road racer. Biography During the 1937 Isle of Man TT Races he won the Junior TT but retired on lap 5 of the 1937 Senior TT race at The Cutting on the The 1938 TT Races produced the first German winner when Ewald Kluge won the 1938 Lightweight TT Race and became the first overall European Motor-Cycle Champion for the works DKW team. The Lightweight TT was a Motorcycle Road race that was part of the Isle of Man TT festival an annual motor-cycle event at the end of May and beginning Dampf Kraft Wagen (steam-driven car or DKW is a historic car and Motorcycle Marque. The 1939 Isle of Man TT Races, the works Norton team did not compete as the Norton factory were changing-over to war production. The 1939 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the last race festival until 1947 due to the interruption of World War II. Although, the 1938 model Norton was provided to Harold Daniell and Freddie Frith to race, the 1939 TT Races provided Stanley Woods with a 10th TT win while riding a Velocette in the Junior TT Race and a well judged first win for Ted Mellors riding a Benelli in the 1939 Lightweight TT Race. Harold Daniell ( October 29, 1909 - January 19, 1967 was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the Frederick L "Freddie" Frith OBE (born May 30, 1909 - May 24 1988 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England Velocette is the name given to Motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. Edward (Ted Ambrose Mellors (1907-1946 born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England was an international Motorcycle road racer who rode in the The Blue Riband race of the Isle of Man TT Races was won for the first time by a foreign competitor when Georg 'Schorsch' Meier won the 1939 Senior TT Race riding for the factory BMW motor-cycle team. For use of the related term "Blue Ribbon" see Blue ribbon (disambiguation. Biography Meier was born in Mühldorf am Inn Bavaria, Germany and after leaving school at the age of 14 years Georg Meier became an apprentice at a local motor-cycle The Senior TT is a Motorcycle Road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 The 1930s was an era when TT winners were allowed to keep the trophies for a year. The 1939 factory BMW motor-cycle that won the 1939 Senior TT Race spent the war-year buried in a field and the Senior Trophy was discovered displayed in a shop in Vienna at the end of the war. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria.

Post War TT Racing 1947-1959

Motorcycle racing did not return to the Isle of Man and the Mountain Course until September 1946 with the first post-war event the 1946 Manx Grand Prix. For the 1947 Isle of Man TT Races a number of changes occurred to the race schedule with the inclusion of a Clubmans TT Races for Lightweight, Junior and Senior production motor-cycles. After an eight year absence the 1947 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the first race festival since 1939 due to the interruption of World War II The 1949 Isle of Man TT Races was the first event of the inaugural Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship and Les Graham the first 500 cc World Champion finished 10th in the 1949 Senior TT Race. The 1949 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy festival were the first races of Grand Prix World Championship that were held in the Isle of Man. Overview A Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix was first organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM in 1949 Robert Leslie (Les Graham ( September 14, 1911 - June 12, 1953) was a British Motorcycle road racer who For the 1951 Isle of Man TT the Ultra-Lightweight TT Race was re-introduced that was won by Cromie McCandless riding a Mondial motor-cycle at an average race speed of 74. The 1951 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Senior Results Junior TT Results Lightweight Results Ultra Lightweight The Ultra-Lightweight TT is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June Cromie McCandless (born January 17, 1921) was a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. 84 mph.

From 1947 to 1959 there occurred a number of course changes and improvements. Road widening occurred between the 33rd Milestone and Keppel Gate for the 1947 season and further major changes for the 1954 Isle of Man TT Races with significant alterations to Ballaugh Bridge, Creg-ny-Baa, Signpost Corner and Governor's Bridge. Keppel Gate is a left-hand corner on the primary A18 Mountain Road in the parish of Onchan in the Isle of Man. Race Results 1954 Clubmans Senior Results 10 June 1954 - Mountain Course (4 laps - 150 Creg-ny-Baa is a right-hand corner on the road junction of primary A18 road and secondary B12 'Creg-ny-Baa Back-Road' in the parish of Onchan in the Signpost Corner is a 90-degree right-hand corner and road junction and is situated between the 36th Milestone and 37th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course Governor's Bridge (formerly know as Heywood's or the Deemster's Bridge is a double hairpin bend and road junction on the primary A18 Mountain Road in the parish of Onchan ^[24] Also the 1954 Isle of Man TT Races was the first year of the Clypse Course, the re-introduction of the Sidecar TT Race and the first ever female competitor, Inge Stoll, to enter an Isle of Man TT Race. The Clypse Course describes a motor-cycle racing course used for the Isle of Man TT Races between 1954 and 1959 The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle Sidecar Road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival an annual event at the end of May and beginning of Isle of Man TT Race Career World Championshiop Career 1952-1957 Sources ^[25]

The 1950's may be seen as a decade when the course and race changes the Isle of Man TT Races evolved into the motor-cycle event that occurs today. Perhaps seen as the 'golden-era,' the 1950's for the Isle of Man TT Races mirrored changes in the motor-cycling industry and motor-cycling technology and the increasing globalisation of not only of motor-cycle racing, but also of the motor-cycle industry. As with the 1930's, the period from 1947 to 1959 the dominance of the British motor-cycle industry was gradually eroded by increased European competition. Again throughout the 1950's this was played-out through increased technological change.

Streamlining began to play an increasing part in the development of racing motorcycles and held out the possibility of radical changes. Notable examples of the direction that development was going were the Moto Guzzi bikes, that used wind tunnel tested streamlined shells that covered the front wheel. The shells contained low slung pannier fuel tanks that were an integral part of a space frame. The main fuel tank was housed just above the horizontal single cylinder engine with a balsa wood dummy tank for the rider to lie on. This kept the centre of gravity very low, giving their machines excellent handling and enabling them to complete the senior and junior TT races without stopping for fuel. Other examples of developments of the time were the Norton kneeler and the NSU flying hammock. The NSU flying hammock was tested at the Nürburgring with the intention of racing in the 125 class but, due to an unfortunate accident that killed the designer, the factory withdrew from racing and used the machine to break speed records.

In 1957, all the TT races were won by fully streamlined machines and a great controversy began about the development of streamline motorcycles and the direction that future designs were going. The old guard wanted to ban streamlined motorcycles to keep them looking like they always had. They argued that streamliners were too fast for the brakes available at the time and were dangerous in bad weather. They also gave all sorts of dubious arguments like 'the rider might be overcome by engine fumes when he was inside or behind the streamlining. The main reason for their opposition was that they thought the public might stay away from race meetings if the machines had the wheels and possibly the rider covered over like a car and did not look like traditional motorcycles. The other side argued that streamliners were safer in accidents both on public road and the track because of the enclosed wheels. As for the argument about their handling in bad weather, the only reason for concern was that most manufacturers, unlike Moto Guzzi had not invested in wind tunnel research to solve the problems of side winds. Moto Guzzi, on the other hand had proven their designs worked in the adverse conditions found on the Isle of Man.

But the argument about the public staying away from race meetings ( i. e. money ) seems to have held more sway with the rule makers than the possible improvements in rider and public safety. The result was the adoption in 1958, of a new set of regulations that has effectively put motorcycle design in a straitjacket, by banning any design that enclosed the wheels or the rider. The consequence was as many of the opponents of these regulations had predicted. Design emphasis would now be on engine power and safety improvements like disc and anti-lock brakes. Moto Guzzi withdrew from racing at the end of 1957 as the regulations had made their machines and investment in wind-tunnels redundant.

The introduction of the Featherbed Frame and the abortive Norton Kneeler concept by the works Norton team it was not sufficient to challenge the multi-cylinder European motor-cycles from Gilera and Moto Guzzi. Gilera is an Italian Motorcycle Manufacturer founded in Arcore in 1909 by Giuseppe Gilera Moto Guzzi (also known as "Guzzi" is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer that has endured from the industry's infancy to its place today as the oldest European Financial problems led to the demise of the Norton team and along with other traditional British motor-cycle manufacturers AJS, BSA, Matchless and Velocette and were replaced by European competition from CZ, DKW, Ducati, Mondial, MV Agusta and NSU at the Isle of Man TT Races. AJS is also an abbreviation for the American Journal of Sociology. The Birmingham Small Arms Company ( BSA) was a British manufacturer of Vehicles Firearms and Military equipment and still exists as Matchless is one of the oldest Marques of British Motorcycles with the first models manufactured at the start of the 20th century Velocette is the name given to Motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. See also Jawa Motors Česká Zbrojovka is a Czech firearms manufacturer also known for making ČZ Motorcycles ČZ was established as a branch of the Dampf Kraft Wagen (steam-driven car or DKW is a historic car and Motorcycle Marque. Ducati Motor Holding SpA ( Borsa Italiana: DMH is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer located in Bologna Italy. MV Agusta is a Motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa Italy. NSU Motorenwerke AG, (normally just NSU) was a German manufacturer of cars and Motorcycles which was founded in 1873 By the end of the 1950's, the East Germany motor-cycle firm MZ used the Isle of Man TT Races to improve their Walter Kaaden designed two-stoke technology. MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk GmbH is a Motorcycle manufacturer located in Zschopau, Germany. The 1959 Isle of Man TT Race was the first race for the fledgling Japanese Honda team when Naomi Taniguchi finished in 6th place in the 1959 125 cc Ultra-Lightweight TT Race on the Clypse Course at an average race speed of 68. 1959 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings 7 Laps (26411 Miles Mountain Course. () is a Multinational corporation, engine Manufacturer and engineering corporation headquartered in Japan. Naomi Taniguchi is a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer from Japan. The Clypse Course describes a motor-cycle racing course used for the Isle of Man TT Races between 1954 and 1959 29 mph.

Pre-war, the Isle of Man TT Races was seen as the preserve of British, Irish and Commonwealth competitors. This stranglehold was first broken by Omobono Tenni as the first foreign winner in 1937. Tommaso Omobono Tenni ( July 24 1905 - June 30 1948) was an Italian Motorcycle road racer. As the Isle of Man TT Races became a World Championship event in 1949, the post-war period produced race wins from European competitors such as Carlo Ubbiali and Tarquinio Provini. Carlo Ubbiali (born September 22 1929) is an Italian nine-time World Champion motorcycle road racer. Motorcycle Grand Prix results The first New Zealand winner was Rod Coleman in 1954 and first competitor from Southern Rhodesia was Ray Amm when he raced at the 1951 Isle of Man TT Races. Roderick Dwayne Coleman (born August 16, 1976 in Vicksburg, Mississippi) is an American football Defensive tackle who is Southern Rhodesia was the name of the British Colony situated north of the Limpopo River and the Union of South Africa, and known today as Zimbabwe Biography A motor-trader from Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm started racing when he was 17 years old The 1951 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Senior Results Junior TT Results Lightweight Results Ultra Lightweight Despite a win by Eric Oliver at the first post war Sidecar TT race, this also became dominated by German and Swiss competitors such as Walter Schneider, Fritz Hillebrand, Fritz Scheidegger and Helmut Fath. The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle Sidecar Road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival an annual event at the end of May and beginning of For the Senior TT Race this was still dominated by new British TT competitors, Geoff Duke winning the 1955 Senior TT Race, John Surtees riding for MV Agusta and Bob McIntyre in the 1957 the Isle of Man TT races were headlined when he recorded the first 100 mph (161 km/h) lap, riding for Gilera motor-cycles. The Senior TT is a Motorcycle Road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE (born 29 March 1923 in St Helens, Lancashire) was a British multi-time world champion Grand Prix Motorcycle racing career Born in Tatsfield, Surrey, Surtees was the son of a south London motorcycle dealer MV Agusta is a Motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa Italy. Career He entered competition in 1948 on his only transport an Ariel Red Hunter and was soon competing in off-road scrambles This article recaps the 1957 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season (For the South African airport with IATA code "KMH" see Johan Pienaar Airport. Gilera is an Italian Motorcycle Manufacturer founded in Arcore in 1909 by Giuseppe Gilera

TT Racing 1960-present

For the 1960 Isle of Man TT races the Sidecar TT Race returned to the Snaefell Mountain Course for the first-time since 1925, along with the Ultra-Lightweight and Lightweight classes with the abandonment of TT racing on the Clypse Course. 1960 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings 3 Laps (113 The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle Sidecar Road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival an annual event at the end of May and beginning of The Clypse Course describes a motor-cycle racing course used for the Isle of Man TT Races between 1954 and 1959 A number of changes occurred to the Mountain Course during the 1960's with further road widening at Ballig and at Greeba Castle. Greeba Castle is a large house in the Isle of Man. It was the home of Hall Caine, the novelist from 1896 to his death in 1931 1962 saw the first machine laid and levelled road surface at Braddan Bridge. This was extended throughout the 1960's and continues. Other safety features included the introduction of a safety helicopter for the 1963 Isle of Man TT races and was used for the first-time when Tony Godfrey crashed at the exit to Milntown Cottages during the 1963 Lightweight TT race. 1963 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings 3 Laps (113 The Lightweight TT was a Motorcycle Road race that was part of the Isle of Man TT festival an annual motor-cycle event at the end of May and beginning ^[26]

Despite problems with the sidecar class, the winner of the 1960 Sidecar TT race was Helmut Fath riding a BMW outfit at an average speed of 84. 40 mph. The 1962 Isle of Man TT races produced the first winner of the newly introduced 50 cc Ultra-Lightweight race when Ernst Degner won the 2-lap race (75. 1962 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings 3 Laps (113 Ernst Degner (born Ernst Eugen Wotzlawek on 22 September 1931 in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany - died 10 September 1983 in Arona 46 miles) for Suzuki at an average speed of 75. is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles a full range of Motorcycles All-Terrain 12 mph. This was followed with Mitsuo Itoh becoming the first Japanese winner of an Isle of Man TT Race winning the 50 cc Ultra-Lightweight TT race again for Suzuki in 1963. Mitsuo Itoh (born January 1, 1937) is a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer from Japan. For the Diamond Jubilee race in 1967 the Production TT races were introduced consisting of three races; a 250 cc, a 500 cc, and a 750 cc run at the same time but each having a separate "Le Mans" start at 5 minutes after each other. ^[27] John Hartle was the winner of the first 750 cc production class at an average race speed of 91. 40 mph riding a Triumph Thruxton Bonneville. Triumph Motorcycles is a British Motorcycle manufacturer originally based in Coventry. Triumph Bonneville is the name given to three separate motorcycle models from this notable British Motorcycle marque The 250 cc class was controversial due to the use of racing exhausts by the Bultaco team. Bultaco were a Spanish manufacturer of Two-stroke motorcycles from 1958 to 1983. In the 1968 Isle of Man TT races the Production race rules were changed. 1968 Isle of Man Sidecar 500cc TT final standings 8th June 1968 - 3 Laps (113 But the changes the winner, and 2nd placed man, of 250 cc Production race were under protest and were excluded for the same offence (using a racing exhaust) but later reinstated on appeal by the R. A. C. because of the lack of an official translation of the law in Spain on the subject of silencing. 1968 was also the last year of the 50 cc Ultra-Lightweight class with Australian Barry Smith winning for Derbi at an average speed of 72. Barry Smith (born March 8, 1940) was a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer from Australia. Derbi is a brand of motorcycles scooters and recreational ATVs ( quads) produced by Nacional Motor S 90 mph. The first non-championship event for sidecars not exceeding 750 cc was introduced in 1968 and won by Terry Vinicombe riding a BSA sidecar outfit. The Birmingham Small Arms Company ( BSA) was a British manufacturer of Vehicles Firearms and Military equipment and still exists as The 1969 Production TT races were honoured by the presence of the Duke of Edinburgh as starter. The race went off without any controversy with a new set of rules being strictly enforced and were therefore probably the first really fair production races. The result was a 750 cc race in which Malcolm Uphill twice topped the 100-mph lap on the works Triumph Bonneville and set an average race speed of 99. Malcolm Uphill was a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. 99 mph. The 500 cc and 250 cc classes provided their own dramas with Graham Penny bringing his 450 cc Honda home first after the leader Tony Dunnell on a three cylinder Kawasaki crashed. The 250 race had a fresh leader on each lap ending with Mike Rogers taking the laurels on his 250 cc Ducati Mach 1 giving Ducati their very first Isle of Man win.

From 1949 to 1976 the race was part of the Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship and was the home of the British Grand Prix. The 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the inaugural World Championship for motorcycle racing with all the events held in Europe The 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 28th FIM Overview A Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix was first organized by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM in 1949 The event came under increasing scrutiny due to safety concerns despite efforts by the ACU to retain its world championship status. The Auto-Cycle Union (ACU Motorcycling GB is governing body of Motorcycle sport in Great Britain (not Northern Ireland, which is governed by the MCUI When Italian rider Gilberto Parlotti was killed during the 1972 TT, his close friend and the reigning world champion Giacomo Agostini, announced that he would never again race on the Isle of Man. Biography Motorcycle Grand Prix results Sources Giacomo Agostini (born 16 June 1942 in Brescia, Lombardy) is an Italian multi-time world champion Grand Prix More riders joined Agostini's boycott and by the 1976 season, only a handful of serious Grand Prix riders were among the entrants. The 1976 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 28th FIM Shortly after the 1976 TT, the FIM made the long-anticipated announcement that the TT, once the most prestigious race on the Grand Prix calendar, was stripped of its world championship status. The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM International Motorcycling Federation) is the governing body of motorcycle racing The Grand Prix action was moved to the UK with the 1977 British Grand Prix being held at Silverstone. The 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 29th FIM The British motorcycle Grand Prix is a motorcycling event that is part of the World Motorcycle Racing season Silverstone Circuit is a Motor racing circuit in Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, named after the village in the former England

In the early 21st century, the premier TT racing bikes complete the Snaefell course at an average speed exceeding 120 mph (193 km/h). Record holders include David Jefferies who set a lap record of 127. Allan David Jefferies (18 September 1972 &ndash 29 May 2003 was a British motorcycle racer. 29 mph (204. 81 km/h) in 2002. This was surpassed by John McGuinness during the 2004 TT on a Yamaha R1 setting a time of 17 min 43. John McGuinness (born 16 April 1972 in Morecambe) is an English motorcycle racer 8 s—an average lap speed of 127. 68 mph (205. 43 km/h). McGuinness lowered this even further at the 2007 TT, setting a time of 17:21. 99 for an average speed of 130. 35 mph (209. 35 km/h). The most successful rider was Joey Dunlop who won 26 times in various classes from 1977 to 2000. William Joseph "Joey" Dunlop, OBE ( February 25 1952 - July 2 2000) was a world champion motorcyclist best known

Description

The Oxford Companion to World Sports and Games notes,

"The oldest motor-cycle racing circuit still in use is the Snaefell Mountain Course over which the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy races are run. Starting at the town of Douglas on the south-east coast, the course takes a wide sweep to the west and north to enter the town of Ramsey on the north-east coast and thence return to the starting point, each lap measuring 37 3/4 miles (60. Douglas (Doolish is the capital of the Isle of Man and its largest town Ramsey (Rhumsaa is a town in the north of the Isle of Man. It is the third largest town on the island after Douglas and Onchan. 7 km) and taking in over 200 bends while climbing from sea level to an altitude of over 1,300 ft (396 m). This circuit is the epitome of the natural road course, all the roads used being ordinary public highways closed for the racing and practice sessions. "^[28]

Traditionally held in the last week of May and the first week of June, the TT races create a carnival atmosphere. Picnicking crowds flanking the circuit are reminiscent of the community festivals that are part of another form of cycle racing in a different country - Le Tour de France. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France

During the TT Festival it is difficult to travel across or around the island because of the road closures. There is a TT access road in Douglas that gives access to the centre of the Mountain Course during the event.

The future of the TT is always in doubt with regards to the safety, especially "Mad Sunday" when any member of the public can ride the mountain section of the course which is open one way from Ramsey to Douglas. The TT races are extremely dangerous because of the high speeds on very narrow, twisting streets, roads and lanes flanked by stone walls and even buildings. Between 1907 and 2007 there have been 224 deaths during official practices or races on the Snaefell Mountain Course (this number includes the riders killed during Manx Grand Prix and the Clubman TT races). The Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races are held on the Isle of Man TT Course (or ' Mountain Circuit ' every year for a two-week period usually spanning the end of August

Total overall race winners

Rider	Wins
Joey Dunlop	26
Mike Hailwood, John McGuinness	14
Dave Molyneux	13
Steve Hislop, Phillip McCallen	11
Giacomo Agostini, Robert Fisher, Stanley Woods	10
Mick Boddice, David Jefferies, Siegfried Schauzu, Charlie Williams, Dave Saville	9
Jim Moodie, Chas Mortimer, Phil Read	8
Mick Grant, Tony Rutter, Bruce Anstey, Ian Lougher	7
Geoff Duke, Jimmie Guthrie, Jim Redman, John Surtees	6
Robert Dunlop, Brian Reid, Carlo Ubbiali, Alec Bennett, Nick Crowe	5
John Williams, Tarquinio Provini, Freddie Frith, Dave Leach, Ray Pickrell, Bill Smith, Walter Handley, Klaus Enders, Jock Taylor, Trevor Ireson	4
Chris Palmer,Adrian Archibald, Ian Simpson, Simon Beck, Carl Fogarty, Ray Amm, Luigi Taveri, Tom Herron, Bob McIntyre, Tony Jefferies, Alan Jackson, Alex George, Dave Morris, Rob McElnea, Graeme Crosby, Harold Daniell, Phil Mellor, Barry Woodland, Barry Smith, Rolf Steinhausen, Walter Schneider, Max Deubel	3
Cameron Donald, Ryan Farquhar, Shaun Harris, Iain Duffus, Charlie Collier, Cecil Sandford, Fergus Anderson, Hugh Anderson, Edwin Twemlow, Manliff Barrington, Kel Carruthers, Con Law, Eric Williams, Tom Sheard, Tim Hunt, Malcolm Uphill, Charlie J P Dodson, Howard R Davies, Bill Lomas, Eddie Laycock, Artie Bell, Gary Hocking, John Hartle, Jock A Porter, Trevor Nation, Fritz Hillebrand, Dick Greasley, Lowry Burton, Geoff Bell, Mick Wynn	2
Ian Hutchinson, Steve Plater, Michael Rutter, Nick Jefferies, Harry A Collier, Harry Reed, Jack Marshall, Rem Fowler, Cromie McCandless, Les Graham, Steve Abbott, Dario Ambrosini, Frank A Applebee, Ivor Arber, Reg Armstrong, Georg Auerbacher, Ross Williams, Peter Williams, Paul Williams, Cyril Williams, Monty Lockwood, Ken Kavanagh, Ray Knight, Ewald Kluge, Georg "Schorsch" Meier, Brian Morrison, Johnny Rea, Oliver Godfrey, H O [Tim] Wood, Frank Whiteway, Cyril G Pullin, Tommy C de la Hay, Fritz Scheidegger, Norman Brown, Trevor Burgess, Ralph Bryans, Roger Burnett, Jack Findlay, Phil Carpenter, Dave Croxford, Graham Penny, Ernst Degner, Mitsuo Itoh, Stuart Graham, Ron Haslam, Bill Simpson, Martyn Sharpe, Keith Martin, Mike Rogers, Omobono Tenni, Florian Camathias	1

Current lap records

Category	Rider(s)	Bike	Year	Time	Average speed
Outright	John McGuinness	Honda CBR1000RR	2007	17'21. William Joseph "Joey" Dunlop, OBE ( February 25 1952 - July 2 2000) was a world champion motorcyclist best known Stanley Michael Bailey Hailwood MBE, GM ( April 2 1940 &ndash March 23 1981) was a British Grand John McGuinness (born 16 April 1972 in Morecambe) is an English motorcycle racer Dave Molyneux (born 21 November 1963 in Douglas Isle of Man) is a Sidecar TT racer with 13 Isle of Man TT wins and he has had more TT wins than any Steven 'Hizzy' Hislop ( January 11, 1962 - July 30, 2003) was a Scottish Motorcycle racer Phillip McCallen (born Portadown, Armagh) is a Northern Ireland born former Motorcycle racer now turned to dealer in his retirement from Giacomo Agostini (born 16 June 1942 in Brescia, Lombardy) is an Italian multi-time world champion Grand Prix Rob Fisher is a retired motorcycle racer who has won ten sidecar races at the Isle of Man TT, second only to Dave Molyneux 's 13 wins Stanley Woods (1903 - 28 July 1993) Dublin, an Irish motocycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and winning the Isle Allan David Jefferies (18 September 1972 &ndash 29 May 2003 was a British motorcycle racer. Charlie Williams (born July 31, 1950 in Taporley, Cheshire) was a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer Charles 'Chas' Mortimer (born April 14, 1949 in Shere, Surrey UK) is an English Grand Prix Motorcycle road For the Australian rules footballer see Phil Read (footballer. Bruce Anstey (born April 24 1969 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a Motorcycle road racer for Relentless Suzuki Ian Lougher (born 10 July 1963 in Cardiff, UK) is a motorcycle racer famous for 9 Motorcycle victories in the Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE (born 29 March 1923 in St Helens, Lancashire) was a British multi-time world champion Grand Prix Biography During the 1937 Isle of Man TT Races he won the Junior TT but retired on lap 5 of the 1937 Senior TT race at The Cutting on the James Arthur Redman MBE (born August 11, 1931 in London England) is a six-time World Champion motorcycle road racer Motorcycle racing career Born in Tatsfield, Surrey, Surtees was the son of a south London motorcycle dealer Robert Dunlop ( November 25, 1960 - May 15, 2008) was a Northern Irish Motorcycle racer, the younger brother of fellow Carlo Ubbiali (born September 22 1929) is an Italian nine-time World Champion motorcycle road racer. Biography A native of Craigantlet in Ireland 's County Down, Alec Bennett emigrated with his parents to Canada at a very young age John Williams (born May 27, 1946 - August 1978 was a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. Motorcycle Grand Prix results Frederick L "Freddie" Frith OBE (born May 30, 1909 - May 24 1988 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England Bill Smith was a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. His specialty was road circuits such as the Isle of Man TT, the North West Motorcycle racing OK-Supreme He was the motorcycle messenger for the OK-Supreme factory and in 1922 he rode an OK-Supreme in the first Lightweight TT Jock Taylor ( March 9, 1954 - August 15, 1982) was a Scottish World Champion motorcycle Sidecar racer Adrian Archibald (born Northern Ireland 1969 is a 36-year-old motorcycle racer from Ballymoney, Northern Ireland (the same town as the legendary Joey Ian Simpson (born 1970 in Edinburgh) is a retired Motorcycle road racer from Scotland, nicknamed the ' Dalbeattie Destroyer' Carl 'Foggy' Fogarty (born 1 July 1965, Blackburn, Lancashire) is the most successful World Superbike racer in terms of the number Biography A motor-trader from Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia Ray Amm started racing when he was 17 years old See also 1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 1964 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 1966 Grand Prix motorcycle Career The beginning Herron's career started in 1965 when he competed in numerous events throughout Ireland building up his experience along the way Career He entered competition in 1948 on his only transport an Ariel Red Hunter and was soon competing in off-road scrambles Not to be confused with the British boxer Tony Jeffries Tony Jefferies (born April 24, 1948) was a former Grand Alan Eugene Jackson (born 17 October 1958 in Newnan, Georgia) is an American country Singer-songwriter who has sold over Alex George was a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1975 when he finished in seventh place in the 500cc Grand Rob McElnea (born December 12, 1959) is a retired Motorcycle road racer, who won three Isle of Man TT races and with a best Graeme Crosby (born in 1955 is a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer from New Zealand. Harold Daniell ( October 29, 1909 - January 19, 1967 was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the Barry Woodland is a legendary Motorbike racer who has won the world famous Isle of Man TT Production D class three times in a row (1985-1988 Barry Smith (born March 8, 1940) was a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer from Australia. Cameron Donald (born 28 September 1977 in Melbourne, Australia) is a Motorcycle road racer who has raced at the Ryan Farquhar (born Dungannon, Northern Ireland in 1976 is a Motorcycle racer who has primarily competed in road racing Racing career First race was in 1902 at the 3½ mile Canning Town cycling track riding a Matchless motor-cycle with an MMC engine Fergus Anderson (February 9 1909 – May 6 1956 was a two-time Grand Prix Motorcycle Road racing World Champion. Hugh Anderson (born January 18, 1936 in New Zealand) is a four-time Grand Prix Motorcycle Road racing World Racing career The son of an official importer for CAV (a predecessor of Lucas) for tractors in Ireland. Kelvin (Kel Carruthers (born 3 January 1938 in Sydney) is an Australian former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer Thomas Mylchreest Sheard Jnr (6 January 1889 Dalby Patrick, Isle of Man - 10 August 1954 was a Motorcycle racer with 2 victories at the Isle of Man Sir Richard Timothy "Tim" Hunt, FRS, (born February 19, 1943 in Neston, Cheshire) is an English Biochemist Malcolm Uphill was a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. Arthur James Bell ( 1915, 7 August –1972 Belfast, Ireland was an Irish Motorcycle road racer became known for his Gary Stuart Hocking ( September 30, 1937 - December 21, 1962) was a Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. Michael Rutter (born 18 April, 1973 in Wordsley) nicknamed "The Blade" is a British Motorcycle racer Harry Rembrandt "Rem" Fowler (1883 - 1963 in Birmingham, UK) was a British Motorcycle racer famous for winning the twin-cylinder class of the Cromie McCandless (born January 17, 1921) was a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. Robert Leslie (Les Graham ( September 14, 1911 - June 12, 1953) was a British Motorcycle road racer who Dario Ambrosini ( March 7, 1918 in Cesena - July 15, 1951 in Albi) was an Italian Grand Prix Motorcycle Reginald Armstrong (1926 - November 1979 was born in Liverpool, grew up in Dublin. Peter Williams (born September 29, 1945 in Nottingham) was a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. Complete Formula One World Championship results ( key Biography Meier was born in Mühldorf am Inn Bavaria, Germany and after leaving school at the age of 14 years Georg Meier became an apprentice at a local motor-cycle Ralph Bryans (born March 7, 1942 in Northern Ireland) was a Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. Cyril John Findlay ( February 5, 1935 - May 19, 2007) was an Australian former Grand Prix Motorcycle Ernst Degner (born Ernst Eugen Wotzlawek on 22 September 1931 in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany - died 10 September 1983 in Arona Mitsuo Itoh (born January 1, 1937) is a former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer from Japan. Stuart Graham (born January 9, 1942) was a British former Grand Prix Motorcycle road racer. Career record Haslam was runner-up in the 750 British championship in 1975 ‘76 and ‘77 and second in the British Formula One series in 1978 Tommaso Omobono Tenni ( July 24 1905 - June 30 1948) was an Italian Motorcycle road racer. John McGuinness (born 16 April 1972 in Morecambe) is an English motorcycle racer The CBR1000RR (also known as the Fireblade) is a liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder Honda Sport bike that was introduced in 2004 99	130. 354 miles per hour (209. 784 km/h)
TT Superbike	Guy Martin	Honda CBR1000RR	2008	17'28. Guy Martin (born November 4 1981 in Kirmington, England) is a British motorcycle racer 54	129. 540 miles per hour (208. 474 km/h)
Junior TT	Bruce Anstey	Suzuki GSX-R600	2008	18'03. Bruce Anstey (born April 24 1969 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a Motorcycle road racer for Relentless Suzuki The GSX-R600 is a Sport bike in Suzuki 's GSX-R series of Motorcycles. 51	125. 359 miles per hour (201. 746 km/h)
Senior TT	John McGuinness	Honda CBR1000RR	2007	17'21. 99	130. 354 miles per hour (209. 784 km/h)
TT Superstock	Bruce Anstey	Suzuki GSX-R1000	2007	17'37. The GSX-R1000 is a Sport bike from Suzuki 's GSX-R series of Motorcycles. 85	128. 4 miles per hour (206. 6 km/h)
Sidecar	Nick Crowe and Daniel Sayle	LCR Honda 600 Sidecar	2007	19'24. Louis Christen Racing, commonly known as LCR, is a Swiss Sidecar manufacturer named after founder Louis Christen 24	116. 667 miles per hour (187. 757 km/h)

Trivia

Tony Pond drove a standard production Rover 827 Vitesse during his second bid to be the first person to lap the Isle of Man TT circuit at an average speed of 100 mph (160 km/h) in a four wheeled vehicle. Tony Pond ( 23 November 1945 &ndash 7 February 2002) was a well-known British rally driver Rover Group plc was the name that was given by the British government, in 1986 to the state-owned vehicle manufacturer British Leyland or BL Tony, an Isle of Man resident and one of Britain's most famous rally drivers, almost made it during his attempt in 1988. ^[29]

Miscellany

• Barker, Stuart (2007). 100 One Hundred Years of the TT. EMAP ISBN 1-84605235-1
• Duckworth, Mick (2007). TT 100 - The Authorised History of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Racing. Lily Publications ISBN 1-8996067-4
• Harris, Nick (1991). Motocourse History of the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Races 1907-1989 Hazelton Publishing ISBN 0-905138-71-6
• Mac McDiarmid (2004). The Magic of The TT. A Century of Racing over The Mountain Haynes Publishing. ISBN 1-84425-002-4
• Noyes, Denis (1999) 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix. Hazelton Publishing Ltd ISBN 1-87455783-7
• Pidcock, Fred & Snelling, Bill (2007) History of the Isle of Man Clubman's TT Races 1947 - 1956. Amulree Publications ISBN 1-90150810-9
• Savage, Mike (1997) TT Heroes. Amulree Publications ISBN 0-95211269-8
• Snelling, Bill (1996). The Tourist Trophy in Old Photographs Collected by Bill Snelling. Sutton Publishing ISBN 1 8401 505 99
• Stroud, Jon (2007). The Little Book of the TT. Green Umbrella Publishing ISBN 1-90582824-1
• Wright, David (2007). 100 Years of the Isle of Man TT Races. A Century of Motorcycle Racing. Crowood Press ISBN 1-861269064
• Wright, David (2006). TT Topics and Tales. Amulree Publications ISBN 10-19015080-99

Sources

See also

• Road racing
• Manx Grand Prix

External links

• Isle of Man TT Races
• Isle of Man TT

Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Road racing can be a term involving Road running, road bicycle races, or Automobile races The Manx Grand Prix motorcycle races are held on the Isle of Man TT Course (or ' Mountain Circuit ' every year for a two-week period usually spanning the end of August

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