1947 Isle of Man TT

Manx road motorcycle racing event May 2017 May 2017 The 1947 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the first race festival since 1939 due to the interruption of World War II. With the restart of racing, the ACU decided to add three Clubman-class races for production machines in Lightweight, Junior and Senior categories, making the festival a six-race event. https://web.archive.org/web/20070313180435/http://www.iomtt.com/TTDatabase/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT47 13 March 2007 IOMTT.com 1947 race results (retrieved 29 October 2006) It held in 9-13 June.Isle of Man Races to Begin on June 9 http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/61012614 16 April 2017 trove.nla.gov.au Harold Daniell won the Senior TT at 82.81 mi/h km/h on on a Norton and the Norton team were to dominate the Senior race until 1954. Birmingham's history (retrieved 29 October 2006) Speeds were somewhat lower than the pre-war races due to the low quality "pool" petrol available, and it would be another three years before Daniell's 1938 lap record was broken. Superchargers were banned for motorcycle racing from 1946, so that may have reduced speed too. https://web.archive.org/web/20060814024531/http://www.gilera-saturno.com/history.htm 14 August 2006 Gilera-Saturno Gilera History (Retrieved 29 October 2006) This was an early race appearance for the E90 AJS Porcupine, ridden to ninth in the Senior by Les Graham. Senior TT (500cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1United Kingdom Harold Daniell Norton 82.813 mph 3:11.22.2 2UK Artie Bell Norton 82.656 mph 3:11.44.2 3United Kingdom Peter Goodman Velocette 82.463 mph 3:12.11.0 4United Kingdom Ted Frend Norton 81.57 mph 3:14.17.4 5United Kingdom Guy Newman Norton 79.638 mph 3:19.00.0 6United Kingdom Roy Evans Norton 78.051 mph 3:23.02.8 7United Kingdom Noel Christmas Norton 78.048 mph 3:23.03.2 8United Kingdom Bill Beevers Norton 77.56 mph 3:24.20.0 9United Kingdom Leslie Graham AJS 77.472 mph 3:24.34.0 10United Kingdom Les A Dear Norton 75.931 mph 3:28.43.0 Junior TT (350cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1United Kingdom Bob Foster Velocette 80.311 mph 3:17.20.0 2United Kingdom David Whitworth Velocette 78.677 mph 3:21.26.0 3United Kingdom Jock Weddell Velocette 76.15 mph 3:28.07.0 4United Kingdom Peter Goodman Velocette 75.822 mph 3:29.00.0 5United Kingdom Les Martin Norton 73.964 mph 3:30.30.0 6United Kingdom Freddie Hudson Norton 76.96 mph 3:34.16.0 7United Kingdom Guy Newman Velocette 73.94 mph 3:34.19.0 8United Kingdom Tommy Wood Velocette 73.28 mph 3:36.16.0 9United Kingdom Eric Oliver Norton 73.00 mph 3:37.05.0 10United Kingdom Geoff Murdoch Norton 72.99 mph 3:37.07.0 Lightweight TT (250cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1Ireland Manliff Barrington Moto Guzzi 73.220 mph 3:36:26.6 2United Kingdom Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi 72.972 mph 3:37.10.8 3United Kingdom Ben Drinkwater Excelsior 70.139 mph 3:45.57.0 4United Kingdom Les Archer New Imperial 69.805 mph 3:47.02.0 5United Kingdom Stan Pike Rudge 68.559 mph 3:51.09.6 6United Kingdom George Paterson New Imperial 68.488 mph 3:51.24.0 7Denmark Svend Aage Sørensen Excelsior 67.775 mph 3:53.50.0 8Ireland Paddy Johnston CTS 67.720 mph 3:54.01.6 9United Kingdom Les Martin Excelsior 67.621 mph 3:54.22.0 10United Kingdom Jack Brett Excelsior 67.249 mph 3:55.39.6 Clubmans Senior TT Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1United Kingdom Eric Briggs Norton 78.67 mph 1:55.08.0 2United Kingdom Allan Jefferies Triumph 75.23 mph 2:00.23.0 3United Kingdom Geoff Parsons Ariel 71.26 mph 2:07.06.0 Clubmans Junior TT Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1United Kingdom Denis Parkinson Norton 70.74 mph 2:08.01.0 2United Kingdom Bob Pratt Norton 68.87 mph 2:11.30.0 3United Kingdom Wilf Sleightholme AJS 68.28 mph 2:12.39.0 Clubmans Lightweight TT Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1United Kingdom Bill McVeigh Triumph65.30 mph 1.44.02.0 2United Kingdom Basil Keys AJS 64.27 mph 1.45.42.0 3United Kingdom Les Archer Velocette 63.73 mph 1:46.36.0 Notes Major road widening occurred on the Snaefell mountain course at the 33rd Milestone, including the removal of fence posts at road level.Isle of Man Weekly Times dated 12 May 1947 Sources External links 1947 Isle of Man race results Isle of Man TT 1947 Category:1947 in British motorsport