1907 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event February 2018 February 2018 1907 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy250px|Rem Fowler on the Peugeot-engined Norton, winner of the twin-cylinder race Date 28 May 1907 Location St John's, Isle of Man Course St John's Short Course 15 miles, 1,470 yards (25.49 km) Organiser The Auto-Cycle Club Secretary F. Straight esq.Single Cylinder class First Charlie Collier, Matchless-JAP Second Jack Marshall, Triumph Third Frank Hulbert, TriumphFastest lap Harry Collier 23min. 5 2/5sec. 41.81 mphTwin Cylinder class First Rem Fowler, Norton-Peugeot Second Billy Wells, Vindec Special-Peugeot Third Billy Heaton, RexFastest lap Rem Fowler 22min. 6 2/5sec. 42.91 mph (New record) thumb|260px|1907 Norton The 1907 Isle of Man TT races were the inaugural International Tourist Trophy for motor-cycles held on the Isle of Man. The event was held on Tuesday 28 May 1907 over the St John's Short Course consisting of a Single Cylinder and a Twin-Cylinder class. The race was ten laps of the 15 mile 1,430 yards course, a total race distance of 158 miles 220 yards (226.071 km).International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy – OFFICIAL PROGRAMME Tuesday 28 May 1907 at 10 am page 4 COURSE The Auto-Cycle Club 18 Down Street Piccadilly London, W. Reproduction copyright Isle of Man Post Office (2007)Daily Express page 5 Wednesday 29 May 1907 At 10am on the Tuesday 28 May 1907, 25 riders started in pairs in a time-trial format for the road-legal touring motorcycles with exhaust silencers, saddles, pedals and mud-guards.Isle of Man TT pages 11 & 12 Charles Deane (1975) Patrick Stephens Ltd 0850591724 On lap 1, Jack Marshall riding a Triumph suffered a fall and Frank Applebee Junior a puncture to his 5 hp Rex machine. By lap 2, Stanley Webb riding a 5 hp Triumph had to stop at St. Johns to adjust a drive-belt and retired on lap 3 with an engine exhaust-valve problem.Isle of Man Weekly Times page 3 Isle of Man Times and General Advertiser 1 June 1907 At the compulsory 10‑minute replenishment stop, Oliver Godfrey had to retire when his 5 hp Rex motorcycle caught fire.The Motor Cycle dated 5 June 1907 p.446 The Single Cylinder class race was won by Charles R. Collier riding a Matchless in 4 hours, 8 minutes and 8 seconds at an average race speed of 38.21 mph. His brother Harry Collier, also riding a Matchless, had problems with an engine seizure on lap 2 and eventually retired on lap 9. The Twin-Cylinder class and overall race was initially led by Rem Fowler riding a Norton. On lap 1, Fowler completed the course in 23 minutes and 19 seconds, in second place was Billy Wells in a time of 23 minutes and 21 seconds and Charlie Collier in the single-cylinder class with a time of 23 minutes and 45 seconds. The overall lead fell away as Fowler suffered a number of problems with drive-belts and spark-plugs, and on lap 7 crashed at nearly 60 mph due to a burst tyre at the "Devils Elbow" on the Kirk Michael to Peel section of the course.Isle of Man TT pages 12 Charles Deane (1975) Patrick Stephens Ltd 0850591724 Fowler nearly gave up, but was told by a spectator that he led the twin-cylinder class by 30 minutes from Billy Wells and went on to win at an average race speed of 36.22 mph and set the fastest lap of the race at 42.91 mph. 1907 International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy Tuesday 28 May 1907 – 10 laps (158 miles 220 yards) St. John's Short Course. IOM The 1st International Auto-cycle Tourist Trophy Pos # Rider Bike Single Cylinder race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes 1 4GB Charlie Collier 31 2 hp Matchless-JAP 431cc 10 4:08.08.2 38.21 mph1st Prize - Trophy, £25 and S.F. Edge's prize for best British-made machine. 2 2GB Jack Marshall 31 2 hp Triumph 475cc 10 4:19.47.3 36.60 mph2nd Prize - £15 and G.F. Spicer's prize. 3 1GB Frank Hulbert 31 2 hp Triumph 475cc 10 4:27.49.435.50 mph3rd Prize - £10 4 5GB Rupert Brice 31 2 hp Brown 475cc 10 5:03.55.231.40 mph 5 14German Empire Martin Geiger 3hp NSU 331cc 10 5:10.26.0 30.60 mphMarquis de St. Mar's Prize for the best Foreign-made machine. 6 8GB J. C. Smythe 3hp Rex 331cc 10 5:23.40.3 29.40 mph 7 11GB Robert Ayton 31 2 hp Ayton-Riley Special 464cc 10 5:30.26.029.10 mph £5 for the 1st Private owners' machine. 8 10GB Frank W. Applebee 31 2 hp Rex 475cc 10 5:46.31.027.40 mph 9 17GB John Le Grand 3hp Two-speed G.B. 6Finished course outside of time. DNF 3GB Harry Collier 31 2 hp Matchless-JAP 9Retired on lap 9 due to broken exhaust valve, smashed piston. DNF 18GB Bob Duke 31 2 hp Triumph 8 Retired on lap 9. DNF 15GB Tom Silver 33 4 hp Thomas Silver 6 Retired on lap 7. DNF 19German Empire George Horner 4hp Royal Cavendish-JAP 4 Retired on lap 5. DNF 15GB Stanley Webb 31 2 hp Triumph 2 Retired on lap 3 due to broken valve. DNF 12GB James D. Hamilton 3hp NSU 1 Retired on lap 2. DNF 6GB F. Winter 4hp R.O.C. 1 Retired on lap 2. DNF 9GB Walter Jacobs 31 2 hp Rex 0Crashed on first lap. DNS 7GB Howard C. Newman 4hp R.O.C. Crashed in practice. Ireland Charles Franklin 31 2 hp JAP Entry withdrawn. GB H.G. Cove 31 2 hp Minerva Entry withdrawn due to illness. GB W.D. Coplestone 31 2 hp Peugeot Entry withdrawn. Bike was not delivered in time for him to satisfactorily test the machine before the race. IOM The Isle of Man Motor Co. Entry withdrawn. Fastest lap: Harry Collier, 23min. 5 2/5sec. 41.81 mph on lap 4. Pos # Rider Bike Twin Cylinder race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes 1 22GB Rem Fowler 5hp Norton-Peugeot 671.4cc 10 4:21.52.836.21 mph1st Prize - Trophy, £25 and Dr. Hele-Shaw's Prize. 2 21USA Billy Wells 5hp Vindec Special-Peugeot 671.4cc 10 4:53.44.532.30 mph2nd Prize - £15 3 26GB Billy Heaton 5hp Rex 725.6cc 10 5:11.03.530.50 mph£5 for the 1st Private owners' machine. 4 25GB Arnold Dent 5hp Vindec Special-Peugeot 671.4cc 10The Schulte prize best performance with a two-speed gear. DNF 24GB Theodore Tessier 6hp BAT-JAP 4 Retired on lap 5. DNF 23GB Harry Martin 5hp Kerry 4 Retired on lap 5 due to engine trouble. DNF 20GB Oliver Godfrey 5hp Rex 4Bike caught fire during refueling. DNF 27GB Frank Applebee Jun. 5hp Rex 3 Retired on lap 4. Fastest lap: Rem Fowler, 22min. 6 2/5sec. 42.91 mph on lap 6. Sources External links Detailed race results Mountain Course map Isle of Man TT 1907 Isle Isle of Man TT