1953 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event May 2017 May 2017 The 1953 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw Ray Amm (Rhodesia) win both Senior and Junior TT races. Bob McIntyre retired for his first TT, the Junior. The event was marred by the death of five people, including the first ever 500cc motorcycle world champion, Leslie Graham, who was killed at Bray Hill during the Senior TT.Motorsport Memorial - http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1416 2023-11-25 www.motorsportmemorial.org Graham had won his first ever TT race, the Ultra Lightweight TT, the day before. As a sign of respect, his team, MV Agusta, withdrew from the rest of the event.Insidebikes Rider Of The Week: Leslie Graham - Carole Nash https://www.carolenash.com/news/bike-news/detail/bike-news/rider-week-leslie-graham 2023-11-25 Carole Nash UK en Senior TT (500cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Ray Amm Norton 93.85 mph 2.48.51.8 2 United Kingdom Jack Brett Norton 93.74 2:49.03.8 3 Ireland Reg Armstrong Gilera 93.62 2:49.16.8 4New Zealand Rod Coleman AJS 92.77 2:50.49.6 5United Kingdom Bill Doran AJS 90.86 2:54.25.0 6United Kingdom Peter Davey Norton 86.97 3:02.13.0 7United Kingdom Ted Frend Norton 86.72 3:02.44.6 8United Kingdom Robin Sherry AJS 86.5 3:03.13.4 9United Kingdom Harry Pearce Matchless 86.38 3:03.28.4 10United Kingdom John Grace Norton 85.54 3:05.15.8April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes IoMtt.com 1953 Senior TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006) Junior TT (350cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1Rhodesia and Nyasaland Ray Amm Norton 90.52 mph 2:55.05.0 2Australia Ken Kavanagh Norton 90.44 2:55.14.6 3United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 89.41 2:57.40.6 4United Kingdom Jack Brett Norton 88.7 2:58.40.4 5United Kingdom Bill Doran AJS 86.9 3:02.21.0 6United Kingdom Derek Farrant AJS 86.59 3:03.02.0 7New Zealand Ken Mudford AJS 85.49 3:05.23.0 8United Kingdom George Murphy AJS 84.39 3:07.48.2 9United Kingdom Phil Carter AJS 84.28 3:08.02.6 10United Kingdom Harold Clark AJS 93.72 3:09.18.0 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes IoMtt.com 1953 Junior TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006) Lightweight TT (250cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time Gap 1United Kingdom Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 84.73 mph 1.46.53.0 2Germany Werner Haas NSU 84.52 1:47.10.0 + 17.0 3Germany Siegfried Wunsche DKW 81.34 1:51.20.0 + 4:27.0 4United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 80.38 1:52.40.0 + 5:47.0 5United Kingdom Syd Willis Velocette 75.38 2:00.08.0 + 13:15.0 6United Kingdom Tommy Wood Moto Guzzi 74.82 2:01.02.0 + 14:09.0 7United Kingdom Ray Petty Norton 74.67 2:01.17.0 + 14:24.0 8United Kingdom Albert Jones M&F Excelsior 72.26 2:05.20.0 + 18:27.0 9United Kingdom Bill Webster Velocette 71.96 2:05.51.0 + 18:58.0 10United Kingdom Bob Geeson REG 71.74 2:06.14.0 + 19:21.0April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes IoMtt.com 1953 Lightweight 250 TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006) Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc) Rank Rider Team Speed Time Gap 1United Kingdom Leslie Graham MV Agusta 77.79 mph 1.27.19.0 2Germany Werner Haas NSU 77.18 1:28.00.0 + 41.0 3United Kingdom Cecil Sandford MV Agusta 77.15 1:28.02.0 + 43.0 4Italy Angelo Copeta MV Agusta 73.44 1:32.29.0 + 5:10.0 5United Kingdom Albert Jones MV Agusta 67.48 1:40.39.0 + 13:20.0 6United Kingdom Bill Webster MV Agusta 67.07 1:41.16.0 + 13:57.0 7United Kingdom Archie Fenn Mondial 67.03 1:41.20.0 + 14:01.0 8United Kingdom Norman Webb MV Agusta 65.73 1:43.20.0 + 16:01.0 9United Kingdom James Thomson MV Agusta 64.71 1:44.56.0 + 17:37.0 10United Kingdom Fron Purslow MV 61.9 1:49.44.0 + 22:25.0April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes IoMtt.com 1953 Ultra Lightweight TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006) Clubmans 1000 TT Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1United Kingdom George Douglass Vincent 81.54 mph 1.51.04.0 2United Kingdom Geoffrey Clark Vincent 79.39 1:54.04.0 3United Kingdom Peter Peters Vincent 74.24 2:01.59.0 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans 1000 TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006) Clubmans Senior TT Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1United Kingdom Bob Keeler Norton 84.14 mph 1.20.43.4 2United Kingdom Eddie Crooks Norton 83.0 1.21.49.8 3United Kingdom Alan Holmes Norton 82.46 1.22.22.2 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans Senior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006) Clubmans Junior TT Rank Rider Team Speed Time 1United Kingdom Derek Powell BSA 80.17 mph 1.52.57.8 2United Kingdom Owen Greenwood BSA 79.23 1:54.18.0 3United Kingdom Jack Bottomley Norton 79.09 1:54.21.6 April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans Junior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006) Sources External links Detailed race results Isle of Man TT winners Results on IoM TT Races Database Isle of Man Tt Tourist Trophy Isle of Man TT Category:Isle of Man TT