1929 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event thumb|226x226px|Henry Tyrell-Smith crashing out of the lead of the Senior TT at Glen Helen. He rejoined to finish 3rd. December 2017 December 2017 For the 1929 Isle of Man TT races the Velocette marque had high expectations of another win in the Junior TT Race. Despite the early lead of Alec Bennett, riding a Velocette, and Wal Handley, now riding an AJS motor-cycle, it was Freddie Hicks that led from the third lap and won the 1929 Junior TT Race at a record average speed of 69.71 mi/h km/h on and setting a new race lap record of 31 minutes and 5 seconds an average speed of 70.95 mi/h km/h on. Two times European motorcycle champion Cecil Ashby suffered serious injuries during the race, and died at Noble's Hospital several hours later.Motorsport Memorial - http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=2663 2023-11-27 www.motorsportmemorial.org As with 1928 TT Race meeting the 1929 Lightweight TT Race produced another first-time winner with Syd Crabtree on an Excelsior motor-cycle. The 1929 Lightweight TT Race was led for 5 laps by Pietro Ghersi on a Motor Guzzi competing in his first TT race since the disqualification in the Guzzi Incident of 1926. Despite Pietro Ghersi setting the fastest lap at an average speed of 66.63 mi/h km/h on, engine failure gave the win to Syd Crabtree. During the 1929 Senior TT Race a number of riders crashed at Greeba Castle after Wal Handley clipped the hedge and crashed. This included Jimmy Simpson, Jack Amott riding for Rudge and Doug Lamb who later died of his injuries at Noble's Hospital.Motorsport Memorial - http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=2672 2023-11-27 www.motorsportmemorial.org The early leader of the 1929 Senior TT Race was H. G. Tyrell Smith riding a Rudge but crashed on 3 lap at Glen Helen. Despite cracked ribs, Tyrell Smith continued but could not match the pace of the new leader Tim Hunt riding a Norton motor-cycle. From lap 5 Charlie Dodson riding a Sunbeam replaced Tim Hunt as the leader, setting an overall lap record of 30 minutes and 47 seconds, for an average of 73.55 mi/h km/h on. In better weather conditions than 1928 Charlie Dodson completed a Senior TT double by winning the 7 lap (264.11 miles) 1929 Senior TT Race in 3 hours, 39 minutes and 59 seconds at an average speed of 72.05 mi/h km/h on. Junior TT (350cc) 7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 UK Freddie Hicks Velocette 69.71 mi/h km/h on 3.47.23.0 2 UK Wal Handley AJS 69.29 3:48.45.0 3 UK Alec Bennett Velocette 69.00 3:49.52.0 4 UK Charlie Dodson Sunbeam 67.56 3:54.37.0 5 UK Tom Simister Velocette 67.07 3:56.20.0 6 UK Don Hall Velocette 77.34 3:57.06.0 7 UK Syd Crabtree Velocette 64.94 4:00.22.0 8 UK Jason Burrows DOT 65.12 4:03.23.0 9 UK Kenneth Twemlow DOT 64.83 4:04.30.0 10 UK Jimmy Shaw Velocette 64.63 4:05.15.0 Lightweight TT (250cc) 7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 UK Syd Crabtree Excelsior 63.87 4.08.10.0 2 UK Kenneth Twemlow DOT 62.25 4:13.25.0 3 UK Frank Longman OK-Supreme 61.78 4:16.33.0 4 South Africa 1928 Joe Sarkis OK-Supreme 61.59 4:17.20.0 5 IRL Paddy Johnston Cotton 61.29 4:18.37.0 6 UK Sidney Jackson Montgomery 59.60 4:25.56.0 7 UK Edwin Twemlow DOT 59.00 4:28.37.0 8 UK Jim Whalley Cotton 58.88 4:29.11.0 9 UK Jimmy Shaw OK-Supreme 58.77 4:29.41.0 10 UK Harry Lester S.O.S. 58.70 4:38.00.0 Senior TT (500cc) 7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course. Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 UK Charlie Dodson Sunbeam 72.05 mi/h km/h on 3.39.59.0 2 UK Alec Bennett Sunbeam 70.51 3:44.07.0 3 IRL Henry Tyrell-Smith Rudge 70.25 3:45.37.0 4 UK Tim Hunt Norton 70.16 3:45.54.0 5 UK Ernie Nott Rudge 69.80 3:47.04.0 6 UK Freddie Hicks Velocette 69.26 3:48.51.0 7 AUS Arthur Simcock Sunbeam 68.90 3:50.02.0 8 IRL Paddy Johnston Cotton 67.68 3:53.56.0 9 UK Edwin Twemlow DOT 66.92 3:34.21.0 10 UK Sidney Jackson Montgomery 66.23 3:59.19.0 References External links Detailed race results Isle of Man TT winners Mountain Course map Isle of Man TT 1929 Isle