1924 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event December 2017 December 2017 1924 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Date June 23, 25 and 27, 1924 Location Douglas, Isle of Man Course Snaefell Mountain Course 37.739 miles (60.74 km). Organiser Auto-Cycle Union Clerk T.W. LoughboroughJunior TT First Ken Tremlow, New Imperial Second Syd Ollerhead, DOT-JAP Third I.H.R. Scott, AJSFastest lap Jimmy Simpson 35min. 5sec. 64.54 mph New recordUltra Lightweight TT First Jock Porter, New Gerrard Second Freddie Morgan, Cotton Third Chris Stead, CottonFastest lap Jock Porter 43min. 2sec. 52.61 mph New recordSidecar TT First George Tucker, Norton Walter Moore Second Harry Reed, DOT-JAP Joe Hooson Third Almond Tinkler, Matador U.R. TinklerFastest lap Freddie Dixon 43min. 32sec. 53.23 mph Lightweight TT First Edwin Tremlow, New Imperial Second Harry Brockbank, Cotton Third Jack Cooke, DOT-JAPFastest lap Edwin Tremlow 38min. 51sec. 58.28 mph New recordSenior TT First Alec Bennett, Norton Second Harry Langman, Scott Third Freddie Dixon, DouglasFastest lap Freddie Dixon 35min. 31sec. 63.75 mph New record The 1924 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw the introduction of the Ultra-Lightweight class for motorcycles of 175 cc capacity that was run only twice, in 1924 and 1925. This was the second year of the Sidecar race that would also be dropped after 1925. The Ultra-Lightweight TT began with a massed-start for competitors rather than pairs as with the normal time-trial format of the TT races. The winner of the first Ultra-Lightweight TT was Jock Porter riding a New Gerrard at an average speed of 51.21 mi/h km/h on. The Junior TT race was won by Ken Twemlow on a New Imperial at an average speed of 55.67 mi/h km/h on. In the same Junior race, Jimmie Simpson set a new lap record of 35 minutes and 5 seconds at an average speed of 64.54 mi/h km/h on on an AJS – the first average lap-speed over 60 mph. The Lightweight and Senior TT races were run in conjunction, and Eddie Twemlow (brother to Ken Twemlow) riding a New Imperial won the six-lap race in 4 hours, 5 minutes and 3 seconds, an average speed of 55.44 mi/h km/h on. The Senior TT, like the Junior race, was also run at a record breaking pace and was the first with a race-average speed over 60 mi/h km/h on. The six-lap race was won by Alec Bennett riding a Norton in 3 hours, 40 minutes and 24. 6 seconds, with an average speed of 61.64 mi/h km/h on. Senior TT (500cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time Laps 1 UK Alec Bennett Norton 3.40.24.6 61.64 mi/h km/h on 6 2 UK Harry Langman Scott 3.41.54.2 61.23 6 3 UK Freddie Dixon Douglas 3.45.46.4 60.17 6 9 Scotland J A Stuart Norton 3.59.05.0 6 Junior TT (350cc) 6 laps (226.38 miles) – Mountain Course. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 UK Kenneth Twemlow New Imperial 56.68 mph 4:04.49.0 2 UK S. Ollerhead DOT 54.91 mph 4:07.26.2 3 South Africa 1928 I. H. R. Scott AJS 54.55 mph 4:09.01.6 4 UK Cecil Ashby Montgomery 53.39 mph 4:14.27.4 5 UK Harold J. Willis Montgomery 52.80 mph 4:17.18.8 6 UK J. L. E. Emerson DOT 4:20.39.8 7 UK F. Simpson Jnr Excelsior 4:28.55.2 8 UK L. Nicholson OEC-Blackburne 4:31.38.0 9 UK F. R. Marston AJS 4:31.39.0 10 UK J. W. Shaw Zenith 4:43.48.4 Lightweight TT (250 cc) 6 laps (226.38 miles) – Mountain Course. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 UK Edwin Twemlow New Imperial 55.44 mph 4:05.03.0 2 UK H. F. Brocklebank Cotton 52.85 mph 4:17.05.0 3 UK J. Cooke DOT 52.54 mph 4:18.03.0 4 UK L. J. Cridland JES 51.84 mph 4:22.03.0 5 UK P. Pike Levis 51.16 mph 4:25.31.0 6 UK H. F. Harris New Imperial 50.50 mph 4:29.01.0 7 UK F. Simpson Jnr Excelsior 4:32.50.0 8 UK C. G. S. Cleare OK-Supreme 4:38.50.0 9 IRL C. W. Johnston Cotton 4:40.23.0 10 UK Geoff S.Davison Levis 4:52.40.0 Ultra-Lightweight TT It was held on Wednesday, June 25, 1924, over a distance of 113  miles and 380 yards, 3 laps of 37.75 miles each. The machines were limited of cylinder capacity not exceeding 175cc. All seventeen riders started the race simultaneously, only twenty yards separating the last numbered man from the first. Eleven riders finished.The Isle of Man Examiner page 5, Friday 27 June 1924 IOM The 13th International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Pos # Rider Bike Ultra Lightweight TT race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes & Remarks 1 1Scotland Jock Porter 174cc New Gerrard 32:12:40.40 51.20 mph1st Prize - Winner of Ultra Lightweight Tourist Trophy, £20. 2 15GB Freddie Morgan 175cc Cotton 32:17:11.40 49.51 mph2nd Prize - £10. 3 10IOM Chris Stead 175cc Cotton 32:17:39.80 49.34 mph3rd Prize - £5. 4 2GB Geoff Davison 173cc Levis 32:23:00.40 47.49 mphSilver replica. 5 11GB Harry Brockbank 175cc Cotton 32:26:59.00 46.21 mph 6 6GB Tommy Meeten 173cc Francis-Barnett 32:44:43.00 41.24 mph 7 13GB B.B. Smith 173cc Wee Macgregor 32:51:59.00 39.50 mph 8 8IOM Jimmy Oates 173cc Powell 32:54:32.00 38.92 mph 9 3Canada 1921 Alec Bennett 175cc Diamond 32:57:09.00 38.35 mph 10 4GB Dan Young 173cc Wee Macgregor 33:07:07.00 36.30 mph 11 5GB Doug Prentice Mackenzie 33:10:10.00 35.72 mph DNS 17GB Percy Dallison 170cc Omega-Norman Was unable to start and Gus Kuhn took over his entry. Fastest lap: Jock Porter, 43min. 2sec. 52.61 mphThe Isle of Man Examiner, Friday 27 June 1924 Sidecar TT It was held on Wednesday, June 25, 1924, at 2:00pm over a distance of 150  miles and 1,680 yards, 4 laps of 37.75 miles each. Sidecar TT machines were limited of cylinder capacity not exceeding 600cc. Out of 10 entries, nine started the race at one minute intervals and only five finished.Ramsey Courier page 3, 27 June 1924 IOM The 13th International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Pos # Driver Passenger Bike Sidecar TT race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes & Remarks 1 6GB George TuckerWales Walter Moore 588cc Norton 42:56:34.20 51.31 mph1st Prize - Winner of Sidecar Tourist Trophy, £20. 2 2GB Harry ReedGB Joe Hooson 349cc DOT-Bradshaw 43:26:46.40 43.80 mphSilver replica for the driver and bronze replica for the passenger. Reed drove last two laps with broken forks. 3 10GB Almond TinklerGB N.R. Tinkler 349cc Matador 43:33:08.4042.49 mphSilver replica for the driver and bronze replica for the passenger 4 9GB J.W. TaylorGB R.J. Lilley 350cc New Scale 43:35:40.0041.99 mphSilver replica for the driver and bronze replica for the passenger 5 3Scotland George Grinton IOM Tony Mahon 588cc Norton 43:36:27.00 41.83 mphGrinton's throttle wire broke on lap 1 and he rode the race holding it in his hand, which at the end was cut and bleeding.Ramsey Courier, Friday 27 June 1924 DNF 4GB Bert TaylorGB C.R. Hirst 590cc OEC-Blackburne 3 Retired on last lap at Ballaugh with engine trouble. DNF 8GB S.E. LongmanIOM Arthur Kinrade 600cc Coventry-Victor Super-Six 2 Retired on lap 3 at Gooseneck with engine trouble. DNF 1GB Freddie DixonGB Walter Denny 596cc Douglas 2 Retired on lap 3 while leading the race at Kirkmichael with engine trouble. DNF 7Scotland Alfie AlexanderGB S. Ford 596cc Douglas 2 Retired on lap 3 while running third, due broken sidecar stay, pushing the machine in from Governor's Bridge to Start. DNS 5GB Freddie Hatton 596cc New Hudson Fastest lap: Freddie Dixon, 43min. 32sec. 53.23 mphThe Isle of Man Examiner, Friday 27 June 1924 References External links Detailed race results Mountain Course map Category:1924 in British motorsport 1924 Isle