1932 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event December 2017 December 2017 The 1932 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy race meeting was watched by Prince George, Duke of Kent, the first royal visitor to the Isle of Man TT Races. The 1932 Junior TT Race was won by Stanley Woods riding a Norton at an average race speed of 77.16 mi/h km/h on from Wal Handley and Tyrell Smith riding for the Rudge factory. Again Rudge were beaten in the 1932 Lightweight TT Race by Leo H. Davenport riding a New Imperial motorcycle at an average race speed of 70.48 mi/h km/h on. The 1932 Senior TT Race provided Stanley Woods with the "Norton Habit"Pictorial History of Norton Motor-Cycles by J.S.Reynolds and another Junior/Senior double win at an average race speed of 79.38 mi/h km/h on. The 1932 Senior TT Race was initially led on the first lap by Norton teammate Jimmie Simpson who set a new overall lap record of 27 minutes and 47 seconds at an average speed of 81.50 mi/h km/h on. Also on the first lap Wal Handley riding for Rudge crashed at the 11th milestone sustaining a back injury and retired. The place on the TT course where the incident occurred was renamed Handley's Corner. Senior TT (500cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 IRL Stanley Woods Norton 79.38 mi/h km/h on 3.19.40.0 2 SCO Jimmie Guthrie Norton 78.47 3:21.59.0 3 UK Jimmie Simpson Norton 78.38 3:22.13.0 4 UK Ernie Nott Rudge 78.34 3:22.19.0 5 UK Charlie Dodson Excelsior 77.26 3:25.09.0 6 UK Graham Walker Rudge 76.36 3:27.35.0 7 UK John Duncan Cotton 75.79 3:29.08.0 8 IRL Henry Tyrell-Smith Rudge 75.7 3:29.23.0 9 AUS Arthur Simcock Sunbeam 72.4 3:38.56.0 10 UK Gilbert Emery Sunbeam 72.36 3:39.02.0 Junior TT (350cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 IRL Stanley Woods Norton 77.16 mi/h km/h on 3.25.25.02 UK Wal Handley Rudge 76.36 3:27.25.0 3 IRL Henry Tyrell-Smith Rudge 74.02 3:34.08.0 4 UK Charlie Dodson Excelsior 73.3 3:36.14.0 5 UK Graham Walker Rudge 73.08 3:36.54.0 6 UK Les Archer Velocette 72.05 3:40.00.0 7 UK Leo Davenport New Imperial 71.94 3:40.20.0 8 UK Alec Bennett Velocette 71.94 3:40.20.0 9 UK Sid Gleave New Imperial 70.37 3:45.14.0 10 UK Jack Williams Velocette 69.1 3:49.23.0 Lightweight TT (250cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 UK Leo Davenport New Imperial 70.48 mi/h km/h on 3.44.53.0 2 UK Graham Walker Rudge 70.07 3:46.13.0 3 UK Wal Handley Rudge 69.86 3:46.53.0 4 UK Tommy Spann New Imperial 68.05 3:52.55.0 5 UK Chris Tattersalt Chris Tattersal Special (CTS) 65.61 4:01.36.0 6 UK Jock Fairweather Cotton 64.39 4:06.10.0 7 South Africa 1928 Jimmy Lind OK-Supreme 62.47 4:13.43.0 8 UK Harold Warburton Excelsior 59.43 4:26.42.0 Only 8 finishers Notes During practice, Jimmie Guthrie riding a Norton motorcycle struck a sheep at Glen Duff Quarry.Isle of Man Examiner dated 3 June 1932 Sources External links Detailed race results Isle of Man TT winners Mountain Course map Isle of Man TT 1932 Isle