1908 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event February 2018 February 2018 July 2020 missing citations Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Date 22 September 1908 Location St John's, Isle of Man Course St John's Short Course 15 miles, 1,470 yards (25.49 km) Organiser Auto-Cycle Union Clerk Freddie StraightSingle Cylinder class First Jack Marshall, Triumph Second Charlie Collier, Matchless-JAP Third Capt Sir Robert Arbuthnot, TriumphFastest lap Jack Marshall 22min. 20sec. 42.50 mph (New record)Twin Cylinder class First H Reed, DOT-Peugeot Second W.H. Bashall, BAT-JAP Third R.O. Clark, FNFastest lap Harry Bashall 22min. 27sec. 42.28 mph (New record) The second Isle of Man Tourist Trophy motorcycle race was held on 22 September 1908 on the St John's Short Course, Isle of Man. 1908 The International Motorcycle Tourist Trophy Tuesday 22 September 1908 – 10 laps (approx 158 ¼ miles) St. John's Short Course. IOM The 2nd International Motorcycle Tourist Trophy Pos # Rider Bike Single Cylinder race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes 1 5GB Jack Marshall 3½ hp Triumph 103:54.50.040.40 mph1st Prize - Trophy and £25 2 1GB Charlie Collier 3½ hp Matchless-JAP 103:57.06.840.01 mph2nd Prize - £15. 3 24GB Capt Sir Robert Arbuthnot 3½ hp Triumph 104:07.57.038.26 mph3rd Prize - £10 4 6GB Billy Newsome 3½ hp Triumph 104:12.09.437.63 mph 5 21United Kingdom William McMinnies 3½ hp Triumph 104:22.25.836.60 mph 6 15IRL Charles Franklin 3½ hp Chater-Lea 104:30.32.835.07 mph 7 22United Kingdom Lt-Col Howard Lister-Cooper 3½ hp Triumph 104:33.46.8 34.65 mph 8 30United Kingdom Oliver Godfrey 3½hp Rex 104:33.54.2 34.64 mph 9 17United Kingdom Rupert Brice 3½ hp Brown 104:49.58.233.89 mph 10 12United Kingdom Gordon Gibson 3½ hp Triumph 105:19.0529.50 mph DNF 7GB Jack Slaughter 3½ hp Triumph 7Retired on lap 8 due to broken exhaust valve. DNF 34GB Bob Bell 3½hp Two-speed NSU 5 Had several punctures and a fall DNF 27GB Frank Barker 3½hp Rex 3 Retired on lap 4 due to broken crankshaft. DNF 10GB Robert Ellis 3½hp Rex 1 Retired on lap 2 due to broken petrol pipe. DNF 3GB Harry Collier 3½ hp Matchless-JAP 0 Retired on lap 1. Fastest lap: Jack Marshall, 22min. 20sec. 42.48 mph (New record) Pos # Rider Bike Twin Cylinder race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes 1 26GB Harry Reed 5 hp DOT-Peugeot 104:05.58.038.57 mph1st Prize - Trophy and £25. 2 11GB Harry Bashall 6-7 hp BAT-JAP 104:08.15.038.22 mph2nd Prize - £15 3 32GB Ronald Clark 5 hp Four-cylinder FN 104:11.02.837.79 mph3rd Prize - £10 4 9USA Billy Wells 5 hp Vindec Special 104:15.12.237.18 mph Ran out of petrol in Peel and was able to coax his machine to finish 5 37GB John Lang 6 hp NSU 104:15.12.237.18 mph 6 14IRL Noel Drury 6 hp Matchless-JAP 104:25.56.236.68 mph 7 20GB Arthur Moorhouse 5 hp Rex 104:45.57.833.24 mph Ran out of petrol and pushed six miles to finish 8 36GB J.O.M. Dixon 5 hp Vindec Special 104:46.57.833.06 mph 9 4GB Bert Colver 7 hp Matchless-JAP 104:52.33.232.43 mph 10 16GB S.C. Berryman 5 hp Norton 105:12.2130.50 mph DNF 8GB R.M. White 6-7 hp BAT-JAP 6 Retired on lap 7. Stripped magneto drive bevel pinion. DNF 29GB J.C. Smythe 5 hp Rex 6 Retired on lap 7. DNF 31German Empire Martin Geiger 6 hp Two-speed NSU 5 Retired on lap 6 due to valve trouble DNF 31GB Frank Applebee Jun. 5 hp Rex 5 Retired on lap 6. DNF 18GB Charlie Bennett 5 hp Vindec Special 4 Retired at the end of lap 4, collar came off exhaust pipe DNF 28GB Billy Heaton 5 hp Rex 4Retired on lap 5. DNF 2GB Rem Fowler 6 hp Norton 3 Retired on lap 4. DNF 38GB James Baxter 5 hp Rex 2 Sideslipped in Ballacraine on lap 1. Injured right leg and knee, continued and retired on lap 3. DNF 19GB W. Gurr 5 hp Four-cylinder FN 0 Crashed on 1st lap. DNF 23GB Edward G. Young 3½ hp Acme 0 Retired on 1st lap. Back cylinder refused to fire DNF 35ITA 1861 Ernesto Gnesa 3½ hp Acme 0 Retired on 1st lap due broken cylinder. DNS 25GB E. Varney 7 hp Crownfield Met with an accident on a way to the Island and was unable to compete. Fastest lap: Harry Bashall, 22min. 27sec. 42.45 mph (New record). Isle of Man Weekly Times Page 2 Saturday 26 September 1908 Vol LXV No 2,926 Sources External links Detailed race results Mountain Course map Isle of Man TT 1908 Isle of Man Tt Category:Long stubs with short prose