1912 Isle of Man TT

1912 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Date	June 28, July 1, 1912
Location	Douglas, Isle of Man
Course	Snaefell Mountain Course 37.5 mi (60.39 km)
Organiser	Auto-Cycle Union
Clerk	J.R. Nisbet
Junior TT
First	Harry Bashall, Douglas
Second	Ed Kickham, Douglas
Third	Harold Cox, Forward
Fastest lap
	Ed Kickham 53min. 53sec. 42.00 mph
Senior TT
First	Frank Applebee jun., Scott
Second	Jack Haswell, Triumph
Third	Harry Collier, Matchless
Fastest lap
	Frank Applebee jun. 45min. 31sec. 49.43 mph

The 1912 Isle of Man TT races were again held over the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. Several manufacturers complained that the new mountain course was too arduous and threatened to boycott the 1912 races.

With an Indian clean sweep the previous year the British manufacturers' pride was dented but even with a smaller entry the Junior race held on Friday, 28 June, in the rain that challenged the belt-driven machines giving the advantage to the chain-driven ones. Two privately entered ^[1] Douglas motor-cycles of Harry Bashall and Ed Kickham took the first two places in the Junior TT race of 1912. ^[2]

The Senior TT was held on Monday 1 July 1912. Frank A. Applebee on the two-stroke twin-cylinder Scott carried off the trophy after a hard race. ^[3] This was the first ever two-stroke Isle of Man TT win. ^[4] Jack Haswell on single-cylinder Triumph was beaten by 6 minutes 54 seconds. Had not Frank Philipp's tyre come off the rim at Ballaugh on the last lap, Scotts would have finished first and second. Philipp's oval rim dropped him to eleventh place. Hoffman and Adamson placed two more Triumphs among the top six. ^[5]

Junior TT final standings

Friday 28 June 1912 – 4 laps (150 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course ^[6]

The 6th International Auto-cycle Tourist Trophy [7]

Pos # Rider Bike Cyl. Junior TT race classification [8] Laps Time Speed Prizes & remarks 1 21 Harry Bashall 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 4 3:46.59 39.65 mph 1st Prize - Winner of Junior Trophy and £30. 1st Private entry. 2 11 Eddie Kickham 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 4 3:51.36 38.86 mph 2nd Prize - £20. 2nd Private entry. 3 9 Harold Cox 2¾ hp Forward 344cc 2 4 4:06.29 36.51 mph 3rd Prize - £10. 4 8 James Stewart 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 4 4:29.4 33.45 mph Gold medal. 5 22 Percy Owen 2¾ hp Forward 344cc 2 4 4:31.54 33.10 mph Gold medal. 6 17 Robert Ellis 2¾ hp NUT 344cc 2 4 4:32.26 33.03 mph Gold medal. 7 4 Harold Petty 2 ½ hp Singer 299cc 1 4 4:42.19 31.88 mph First single-cylinder 8 15 Jack Haslam 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 4 5:00.05 29.92 mph 9 25 Vic Pratt 2½ hp O.K. Precision 348cc 1 4 5:15.39 28.51 mph 10 14 Howard Newman 2½ hp Ivy-Precision 348cc 1 4 5:22.27 27.91 mph 11 1 Percy J. Evans 2¾ hp Humber 345cc 2 4 5:43.21 26.21 mph DNF 19 Dan O'Donovan 2 ½ hp Singer 299cc 1 3 Retired on last lap due inlet valve trouble. Six plugs gave up. DNF 21 John Bashall 2¾ hp Humber 345cc 2 3 Retired on last lap due lubrication and tire troubles, sooted plugs. DNF 24 Rex Mundy 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 2 Retired on lap 3 due puncture on mountain road. DNF 3 Les Bailey 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 1 Retired on lap 2 at Hairpin due to stripped gears. DNF 6 Douglas Brown 2¾ hp Humber 345cc 2 1 Retired on lap 2. Pulley bearing. DNF 5 J. Harrison Watson 2¾ hp Humber 345cc 2 0 Retired on first lap at Keppel Gate due to timing gear trouble. DNF 18 Norman Slatter 2¾ hp Alcyon 299cc 1 0 Retired on first lap at Crosby. Gear trouble. DNF 18 M. Stoeffel 2¾ hp Alcyon 299cc 1 0 Retired on first lap due to broken valve. DNF 5 Walter Creyton 2¾ hp Humber 345cc 2 0 Retired on first lap at Keppel Gate due seized engine. DNS 2 Hugh Mason 2¾ hp NUT-JAP 349cc 2 Finished practices successfully. Suffered broken frame on a way to the garage. DNS 7 Karl Gassert 2½ hp NSU 348.6cc 2 NSU team didn't arrive to the races. DNS 10 J.H. Kerr 2½ hp NSU 349.2cc 1 NSU team didn't arrive to the races. DNS 12 H.J. Beal 2½ hp NSU 348.6cc 2 NSU team didn't arrive to the races. DNS 16 J. Ingram Walker 2½ hp NSU 349.2cc 1 NSU team didn't arrive to the races. Fastest lap: Ed Kickham, 53min. 53sec. 41.75 mph [9]

Senior TT 500cc Race final standings

Monday 1 July 1912 – 5 laps (187.50 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course ^[10]

The 6th International Auto-cycle Tourist Trophy [11]

Pos # Rider Bike Cyl. Senior TT race classification [12] Laps Time Speed Prizes & remarks 1 7 Frank A. Applebee 3 ½hp Scott 486.6cc 2 5 3:51.03 48.69 mph 1st Prize - Winner of Senior Trophy and £40. 2 1 Jack Haswell 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 3:57.57 47.28 mph 2nd Prize - £20. 3 38 Harry Collier 3 ½hp Matchless 497cc 2 5 4:01.56 46.50 mph 3rd Prize - £10. 4 37 Charlie Collier 3 ½hp Matchless 497cc 2 5 4:07.37 45.43 mph Gold medal. 5 11 J.A. Hoffmann 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 4:12.49 44.46 mph Gold medal. 6 35 Jimmy W. Adamson 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 4:14.02 44.29 mph Gold medal. 7 21 Alister Kirk 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 4:14.07 44.29 mph Gold medal. 8 2 Jimmy Alexander, jun. 3½ hp Indian 497cc 2 5 4:17.04 44.20 mph Gold medal. 9 17 Charles Martin 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 4:17.04 43.77 mph 10 23 Alfie Alexander 3½ hp Indian 497cc 2 5 4:21.01 43.10 mph 11 9 Frank Philipp 3 ½hp Scott 486.6cc 2 5 4:25.34 42.45 mph 12 3 Billy Heaton 3 ½hp DOT 498cc 2 5 4:28.26 41.97 mph 13 39 Jack Sirett 3½ hp Indian 497cc 2 5 4:31.32 41.82 mph 14 44 Harry Reed 3½hp DOT 498cc 2 5 4:31.32 41.51 mph 15 43 Les Bailey 2¾hp Douglas 354cc 2 5 4:35.30 40.90 mph 16 42 Percy Butler 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 4:36.09 40.76 mph 17 48 Eddie Kickham 2¾hp Douglas 354cc 2 5 4:39.41 40.33 mph 18 13 Sidney Garrett 3½ hp Regal Green 499cc 1 5 4:49.13 38.96 mph 19 10 Thomas Blumfield, jun. 4 hp Blumfield 495.6cc 1 5 5:34.57 35.73 mph DQ 6 Ivan Hart-Davies 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 5:11.34 36.17 mph Finished 19th. Disqualified for taking petrol outside of depot. Fastest lap: Frank Applebee, 45min. 31sec. 49.43 mph [13]

References

1. The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912
2. Daily Express page 2 Wednesday 3 July 1912
3. Daily Herald page 7 Tuesday 2 July 1912
4. Tragatsch, Erwin, ed. (1979). The Illustrated History of Motorcycles . London: New Burlington Books. p. 18. ISBN   0-906286-07-7.
5. The Motor Cycle page 754, 4 July 1912
6. Peel City Guardian page 8 MOTOR CYCLE RACES Saturday 29 June 1912 “JUNIOR RACE The Junior Race took place on Friday, the following being the entries.”
7. The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912
8. The Motor Cycle page 727, 4 July 1912
9. The Motor Cycle page 747 JUNIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4 July 1912
10. Peel City Guardian page 8 MOTOR CYCLE RACES Saturday 29 June 1912 “SENIOR RACE The senior race takes place on Monday on the same course as the junior, except that it consists of five laps instead of four.”
11. The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912
12. The Motor Cycle page 754, 4 July 1912
13. The Motor Cycle page 754 SENIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4 July 1912

External links

• 1912 Isle of Man TT results