1938 Isle of Man TT
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]
Senior TT (500cc)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Norton | 89.11 | 2.57.50.6 |
| 2 |  | Velocette | 88.99 | 2:58.05.8 |
| 3 | | Norton | 88.98 | 2:58.07.4 |
| 4 | | Norton | 87.14 | 3:01.52.0 |
| 5 | | BMW | 85.92 | 3:04.27.0 |
| 6 | | Velocette | 84.67 | 3:07.10.0 |
| 7 | | Velocette | 81.39 | 3:14.43.0 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Norton | 81.23 | 3:15.36.0 |
| 9 | | Norton | 78.31 | 3:22.22.0 |
| 10 | | Norton | 78.28 | 3:22.28.0 |
Junior TT (350cc)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Velocette | 84.08 mph | 3.08.30.0 |
| 2 | | Velocette | 82.4 | 3:12.20.0 |
| 3 | | Norton | 82.35 | 3:12.27.0 |
| 4 | | Norton | 82.14 | 3:12.56.0 |
| 5 | | Norton | 80.54 | 3:16.32.0 |
| 6 | | Velocette | 78.49 | 3:21.54.0 |
| 7 | | Norton | 76.45 | 3:27.16.0 |
| 8 | | Norton | 76.23 | 3:27.39.0 |
| 9 |  | Velocette | 76.1 | 3:28.15.0 |
| 10 | | Norton | 75.58 | 3:29.42.0 |
Lightweight TT (250cc)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | DKW | 78.48 mph | 3.21.56.0 |
| 2 | | Excelsior | 74.38 | 3:33.06.0 |
| 3 | | Excelsior | 73.62 | 3:35.16.0 |
| 4 | | Excelsior | 72.07 | 3:39.54.0 |
| 5 | | Excelsior | 71.68 | 3:41.06.0 |
| 6 | | Excelsior | 70.98 | 3:43.16.0 |
| 7 | | Excelsior | 70.77 | 3:43.56.0 |
| 8 | | New Imperial | 69.62 | 3:47.39.0 |
| 9 | | Excelsior | 68.87 | 3:50.07.0 |
| 10 | | OK-Supreme | 68.65 | 3:50.51.0 |
Notes
- Improvements to the course include road-widening and resurfacing work at Greeba Bridge, Sulby Straight and the 26th Milestone.
Sources
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2006-10-31. MCB TTraces (Retrieved 1 November 2006)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2006-11-18. Krackowizer Motorcycles M – R (Retrieved 18 November 2006)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-09-30. MCB FoTTofinders (Retrieved 1 November 2006)