1926 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event thumb|A race start at the 1926 Tourist Trophy December 2017 December 2017 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 lack of entries. Most of the TT Course had now been tarmacked, including the Snaefell Mountain Section. Another change in 1926 was the ban on alcohol based fuels, forcing competitors to use road petrol. 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. The 7 lap (264.11 miles) 1926 Junior TT race was won by Alec Bennett riding a 350 cc overhead-camshaft Velocette motor-cycle, in 3 hours, 57 minutes and 37 seconds, at an average speed of 66.70 mph. 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 Motor-Cycle" Magazine as the "Guzzi Incident." The Italian rider Pietro Ghersi was excluded from second place for using a different sparking-plug in the engine of his Moto Guzzi. Despite the competition from the Italian marques the 1926 Lightweight TT Race was won by 'Paddy' Johnston riding a Cotton motor-cycle, in 4 hours, 23 minutes and 16 seconds, at an average speed of 60.24 mph for the 7 lap race. The 1926 Senior TT Race was less controversial and was won by Stanley Woods riding for Norton for the first-time by 4 minutes from Wal Handley. The 1926 Senior TT Race produced the first 70 mph (113 km/h) lap and was again set by Jimmie Simpson on an AJS motorcycle in 32 minutes and 9 seconds an average speed of 70.43 mph. Senior TT (500 cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1Ireland Stanley Woods Norton 67.54 mph 3.54.39.8 2 United Kingdom Wal Handley Rex-Acme 66.31 3.59.00.6 3United Kingdom Frank Longman AJS 66.03 4.00.03.4 4United Kingdom Joe Craig Norton 64.75 4.04.47.0 5United Kingdom Clarrie Wood HRD 64.02 4.07.35.0 6United Kingdom George Rowley AJS 63.96 4.07.48.6 7Italy Achille Varzi Sunbeam 63.8 4.08.05.0 8United Kingdom Sidney Jackson HRD 63.4 4.10.22.0 9United Kingdom Kenneth Twemlow HRD 62.8 4.12.03.6 10United Kingdom Graham Walker Sunbeam 62.7 4.12.35.0 Junior TT (350 cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1United Kingdom Alec Bennett Velocette 66.704 mph 3.57.37.0 2United Kingdom Jimmie Simpson AJS 63.903 4.08.02.0 3United Kingdom Wal Handley Rex-Acme 63.375 4.10.06.0 4United Kingdom Freddie Dixon Douglas 63.249 4.10.30.0 5United Kingdom Gus Kuhn Velocette 62.345 4.14.14.0 6United Kingdom Gordon Burney Royal Enfield 60.849 4.20.29.0 7United Kingdom Hough Hough AJS 60.77 4.20.47.0 8United Kingdom Frank Longman AJS 60.35 4.22.32.0 9United Kingdom Fred Povey Velocette 60.12 4.23.30.0 10United Kingdom Jack Amott Montgomery 59.92 4.24.31.0 Lightweight TT (250 cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1Ireland Paddy Johnston Cotton 60.204 mph 4.23.16.0 2United Kingdom George Morgan Cotton 55.129 4.47.30.0 3United Kingdom Billy Colgan Cotton 53.532 4.56.05.0 4United Kingdom Sammy Jones New Imperial 53.049 4.58.47.0 5United Kingdom Fred Bicknell Royal Enfield 48.471 5.27.00.0 6United Kingdom E Archibald OK-Supreme 47.58 5.33.06.0 7United Kingdom Sid Gleave Diamond 47.40 5.36.59.0 8United Kingdom George Shepherd New Imperial 45.09 5.51.30.0 Only 8 finishers External links Detailed race results Isle of Man TT winners Mountain Course map Category:1926 in British motorsport 1926 Isle