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Race 3 of 8 races in the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 4–10 June 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Isle of Man Tourist Trophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Snaefell Mountain Course (Senior and Junior) Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight, Sidecars, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the 1955 Isle of Man TT the Lightweight 250cc race moved to the 10.75 miles long Clypse Course, also used for the Lightweight 125cc TT race, and the Sidecar TT, and the course was used for these races until 1959. During this period the rest of the TT program remained on the Mountain Circuit. [1]
In the Junior TT, Norton rider Bob McIntyre led for four of the seven laps, but brake overheating and suspension problems forced him to slow, allowing Bill Lomas on a Moto Guzzi to pass, and go on to victory.
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Geoff Duke | Gilera | 7 | 2:41:49.8 | 8 |
2 | Reg Armstrong | Gilera | 7 | +1:59.2 | 6 |
3 | Ken Kavanagh | Moto Guzzi | 7 | +4:43.0 | 4 |
4 | Jack Brett | Norton | 7 | +5:49.8 | 3 |
5 | Bob McIntyre | Norton | 7 | +7:03.4 | 2 |
6 | Derek Ennett | Matchless | 7 | +9:24.6 | 1 |
7 | Bill Lomas | Moto Guzzi | 7 | +12:05.0 | |
8 | Eric Jones | Norton | 7 | +12:55.4 | |
9 | Derek Powell | Matchless | 7 | +13:35.4 | |
10 | Peter Davey | Norton | 7 | +14:25.2 | |
47 finishers | |||||
[2] |
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Bill Lomas | Moto Guzzi | 7 | 2:51:38.2 | 8 |
2 | Bob McIntyre | Norton | 7 | +1:00.0 | 6 |
3 | Cecil Sandford | Moto Guzzi | 7 | +1:24.0 | 4 |
4 | John Surtees | Norton | 7 | +3:14.0 | 3 |
5 | Maurice Quincey | Norton | 7 | +4:03.8 | 2 |
6 | John Hartle | Norton | 7 | +5:16.8 | 1 |
7 | Derek Ennett | AJS | 7 | +7:00.2 | |
8 | Duilio Agostini | Moto Guzzi | 7 | +8:46.6 | |
9 | Peter Murphy | AJS | 7 | +8:59.8 | |
10 | Jack Ahearn | Norton | 7 | +10:23.0 | |
52 finishers | |||||
[2] |
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Bill Lomas | MV Agusta | 9 | 1:21:38.2 | 8 |
2 | Cecil Sandford | Moto Guzzi | 9 | +51.2 | 6 |
3 | Hermann Paul Müller | NSU | 9 | +4:43.4 | 4 |
4 | Arthur Wheeler | Moto Guzzi | 9 | +8:06.2 | 3 |
5 | Dave Chadwick | R.D. Special | 9 | +9:07.4 | 2 |
6 | Bill Webster | Velocette | 9 | +13:27.2 | 1 |
7 | Phil Carter | Norton | 9 | +15:27.6 | |
8 | Bill Maddrick | Moto Guzzi | 9 | +16:16.8 | |
8 finishers | |||||
[2] |
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Carlo Ubbiali | MV Agusta | 9 | 1:23:38.2 | 8 |
2 | Luigi Taveri | MV Agusta | 9 | +2.0 | 6 |
3 | Giuseppe Lattanze | Mondial | 9 | +2:14.8 | 4 |
4 | Bill Lomas | MV Agusta | 9 | +2:59.6 | 3 |
5 | Bill Webster | MV Agusta | 9 | +20:35.8 | 2 |
6 | Ross Porter | MV Agusta | 9 | +22:26.8 | 1 |
7 | Frank Burman | EMC-Puch | 9 | +22:33.8 | |
8 | Len Harfield | LCH | 9 | +27:11.8 | |
16 starters, 8 finishers | |||||
Source: [3] [2] |
Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Walter Schneider | Hans Strauss | BMW | 9 | 1:23:14.0 | 8 |
2 | Bill Boddice | William Storr | Norton | 9 | +3:44.6 | 6 |
3 | Pip Harris | Ray Campbell | Matchless | 9 | +5:08.0 | 4 |
4 | Jackie Beeton | Charles Billingham | Norton | 9 | +5:40.0 | 3 |
5 | Frank Taylor | Ron Taylor | Norton | 9 | +8:38.8 | 2 |
6 | Ernie Walker | Dun Roberts | Norton | 9 | +8:42.4 | 1 |
7 | Fred Hanks | E. Donnan | Matchless | 9 | +10:22.4 | |
8 | Derek Yorke | R. Eden | Norton | 9 | +14:48.0 | |
9 | A. H. Skein | F. Westaway | Norton | 9 | +18:27.0 | |
10 | Fritz Mühlemann | K. Tuscher | BSA | 9 | +26:54.0 | |
10 finishers | ||||||
[2] |
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
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1 | Eddie Dow | BSA | 9 | 1:22:23 |
2 | I. M. Atkinson | Triumph | 9 | +1:08 |
3 | R. Kelly | Triumph | 9 | +2:01 |
4 | P. Ferbrache | BSA | 9 | +2:39 |
5 | D. Andrews | BSA | 9 | +2:58 |
6 | A. H. Mustard | BSA | 9 | +3:01 |
7 | F. Wallis | BSA | 9 | |
8 | G. W. Shekell | Triumph | 9 | |
9 | M. W. Gillingham | Triumph | 9 | |
10 | D. J. Hunt | BSA | 9 | |
12 finishers | ||||
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Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
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1 | Jimmy Buchan | BSA | 9 | 1:25:24.0 |
2 | D. Joubert | BSA | 9 | +15.6 |
3 | P. Ferbrache | BSA | 9 | +2:30.8 |
4 | R. Thompson | BSA | 9 | +4:49.0 |
5 | C. McLean | BSA | 9 | +4:50.4 |
6 | W. H. Hocking | BSA | 9 | +4:57.8 |
7 | K. W. James | BSA | 9 | |
8 | D. Jervis | BSA | 9 | |
9 | T. E. Hutchinson | BSA | 9 | |
10 | R. M. Harding | BSA | 9 | |
12 finishers | ||||
[4] |
The Isle of Man TT or Tourist Trophy races are an annual motorcycle racing event run on the Isle of Man in May and June of most years since its inaugural race in 1907. The event begins on the UK Spring Bank Holiday at the end of May and runs for thirteen days. It is often called one of the most dangerous racing events in the world as many competitors have died.
The Isle of Man TT Mountain Course or TT Course or Snaefell Mountain Course or Elmo’s Mountain Course is a street and public rural road circuit located in the Isle of Man, used for motorcycle racing. The motorcycle TT Course is used principally for the Isle of Man TT Races and also the separate event of the Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling for the Manx Grand Prix and Classic TT Races held in September of each year. The start-line for the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course is located on Glencrutchery Road in the City of Douglas, Isle of Man.
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