1955 Isle of Man TTRace details |
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Race 3 of 8 races in the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
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Date |
4–10 June 1955 |
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Official name |
Isle of Man Tourist Trophy |
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Location |
Snaefell Mountain Course (Senior and Junior) Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight, Sidecars, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior) |
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Course |
- Public roads;
Mountain Course 60.72 km (37.73 mi); Clypse Course 17.63 km (10.95 mi)
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500 cc |
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350 cc |
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250 cc |
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125 cc |
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Sidecar (B2A) |
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In the 1955 Isle of Man TT the Lightweight 250cc race moved to the 10.75 miles long Clypse Course, also used for the Lightweight 125cc TT race, and the Sidecar TT, and the course was used for these races until 1959. During this period the rest of the TT program remained on the Mountain Circuit.[1]
In the Junior TT, Norton rider Bob McIntyre led for four of the seven laps, but brake overheating and suspension problems forced him to slow, allowing Bill Lomas on a Moto Guzzi to pass, and go on to victory.
Senior TT (500 cc) classification
Junior TT (350 cc) classification
Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification
Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification
Sidecar TT classification
Pos |
Rider |
Passenger |
Manufacturer |
Laps |
Time |
Points |
1 |
Walter Schneider |
Hans Strauss |
BMW |
9 |
1:23:14.0 |
8 |
2 |
Bill Boddice |
William Storr |
Norton |
9 |
+3:44.6 |
6 |
3 |
Pip Harris |
Ray Campbell |
Matchless |
9 |
+5:08.0 |
4 |
4 |
Jackie Beeton |
Charles Billingham |
Norton |
9 |
+5:40.0 |
3 |
5 |
Frank Taylor |
Ron Taylor |
Norton |
9 |
+8:38.8 |
2 |
6 |
Ernie Walker |
Dun Roberts |
Norton |
9 |
+8:42.4 |
1 |
7 |
Fred Hanks |
E. Donnan |
Matchless |
9 |
+10:22.4 |
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8 |
Derek Yorke |
R. Eden |
Norton |
9 |
+14:48.0 |
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9 |
A. H. Skein |
F. Westaway |
Norton |
9 |
+18:27.0 |
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10 |
Fritz Mühlemann |
K. Tuscher |
BSA |
9 |
+26:54.0 |
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10 finishers |
[2] |
Non-championship races
Clubmans Senior TT classification
Pos |
Rider |
Manufacturer |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
Eddie Dow |
BSA |
9 |
1:22:23 |
2 |
I. M. Atkinson |
Triumph |
9 |
+1:08 |
3 |
R. Kelly |
Triumph |
9 |
+2:01 |
4 |
P. Ferbrache |
BSA |
9 |
+2:39 |
5 |
D. Andrews |
BSA |
9 |
+2:58 |
6 |
A. H. Mustard |
BSA |
9 |
+3:01 |
7 |
F. Wallis |
BSA |
9 |
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8 |
G. W. Shekell |
Triumph |
9 |
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9 |
M. W. Gillingham |
Triumph |
9 |
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10 |
D. J. Hunt |
BSA |
9 |
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12 finishers |
[3] |
Clubmans Junior TT classification
Pos |
Rider |
Manufacturer |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
Jimmy Buchan |
BSA |
9 |
1:25:24.0 |
2 |
D. Joubert |
BSA |
9 |
+15.6 |
3 |
P. Ferbrache |
BSA |
9 |
+2:30.8 |
4 |
R. Thompson |
BSA |
9 |
+4:49.0 |
5 |
C. McLean |
BSA |
9 |
+4:50.4 |
6 |
W. H. Hocking |
BSA |
9 |
+4:57.8 |
7 |
K. W. James |
BSA |
9 |
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8 |
D. Jervis |
BSA |
9 |
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9 |
T. E. Hutchinson |
BSA |
9 |
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10 |
R. M. Harding |
BSA |
9 |
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12 finishers |
[3] |
References
- ↑ MCB.net The Isle of Man (Retrieved 18 December 2006)
- 1 2 3 4 5 Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 171–172.
- 1 2 Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. p. 159.