1922 Isle of Man TT

1922 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Date	May 30 and June 1, 1922
Location	Douglas, Isle of Man
Course	Snaefell Mountain Course ; 37.75 miles (60.75 km)
Organiser	Auto-Cycle Union
Clerk	T.W. Loughborough
Lightweight TT
First	Geoff S. Davison, Levis
Second	Dan Young, Rex-Acme
Third	Stanley Jones, Velocette
Fastest lap
	Wal Handley ; 44min. 24sec. 51.00 mph New record
Junior TT
First	Tom Sheard, AJS
Second	George Grinton, AJS
Third	Jack Thomas, Sheffield-Henderson
Fastest lap
	Bert le Vack ; 40min. 7sec. 56.46 mph New record
Senior TT
First	Alec Bennett, Sunbeam 349cc
Second	Walter Brandish, Triumph
Third	Harry Langman, Scott
Fastest lap
	Alec Bennett ; 37min. 46sec. 59.99 mph New record

The 1922 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy introduced a new race, within a race, for 250 cc motorcycles called the Lightweight TT, to be run concurrently with the already-established Junior 350 cc that took place on Tuesday 30 May, and Senior 500 cc race on Thursday 1 June.

The new third race was achieved by splitting the 250 cc machines away from, but run simultaneously with, the 350 cc machines that had previously been racing together in the up-to-350 cc engine-capacity limit. Thirty three lightweights started first before the 350 cc machines,^[1] and the fastest lap was achieved by Wal Handley on an OK-Supreme at 51 mph (82 km/h). The win by Geoff S Davison on a Levis was the last TT win for a British two-stroke motorcycle.^[2]

By winning the 350 cc race, Tom Sheard became the first Manxman to win a Tourist Trophy race, with an average speed of 54.75 mph (88.11 km/h), covering 188.75 miles (303.76 km).^[3] Seventeen-year-old Stanley Woods attained fifth position on a Cotton with a time of 3hrs 50min 33secs, despite having to contend with a broken exhaust pipe and a pit-fire that set both man and machine ablaze.^[4]

Walter Brandish, placed second in the 500 cc race would become, in 1923, the first rider to have a bend on the course named after him (Brandish Corner). He just failed – by 22 seconds – to break the four-hour time that the winner Alec Bennett achieved for the first time in a six-lap race that he led from start to finish, with a new lap record of 59.99 mph (96.54 km/h).^[5] This was the last TT win by a side-valve machine.^[6]

Lightweight and Junior TT Race

It was held on Tuesday, May 30, 1922, at 10:00 am over a distance of 188.75 miles, 5 laps of 37.75 miles each. Lightweight machines were limited of cylinder capacity not exceeding 250cc., they ran concurrently with Junior TT machines of 350cc. Riders started off at intervals of half-a-minute. All 32 entries started the race in Lightweight class and 14 finished. Out of 37 entries in Junior, 35 started and 16 finished.^[7]

The 11th International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy^[8]

Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Cyl.	Lightweight TT race classification
Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Cyl.	Laps	Time	Speed	Prizes & Remarks
1	11	Geoff S. Davison	247cc Levis	1	5	3:46.56.8	49.89 mph	1st Prize - Winner of Lightweight Tourist Trophy, £30 and special gold medal.
2	31	Dan Young	249cc Rex-Acme	1	5	4:00.17.6	47.12 mph	2nd Prize - £20 and replica 1st Private entry.
3	9	Stanley J. Jones	249cc Velocette	1	5	4:01.31.6	46.90 mph	3rd Prize - £10 and replica.
4	32	L. Padley	249cc Sheffield-Henderson	1	5	4:04.41.0	46.29 mph	Replica.
5	1	Doug Prentice	249cc New Imperial	1	5	4:11.09.0	45.10 mph	Replica.
6	30	Lieut. Charlie North	249cc OK Junior	1	5	4:16.15.2	44.28 mph	Replica.
7	4	Neville Hall	249cc OK Junior	1	5	4:19.07.4	43.68 mph
8	4	C.H. Hopwood	247cc Levis	1	5	4:30.03.2	41.83 mph
9	25	L. Nicholson	248cc Coulson	1	5	4:31.17.6	41.83 mph
10	16	R.W. Loughton	249cc Francis-Barnett	1	5	4:39.28.0	40.56 mph
Fastest lap: Wal Handley, 44min. 24sec. 51.00 mph (New record)^[9]

Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Cyl.	Junior TT race classification
Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Cyl.	Laps	Time	Speed	Prizes & Remarks
1	44	Tom Sheard	348cc AJS	1	5	3:26.48.2	54.75 mph	1st Prize - Winner of Junior Trophy, £30 and a special gold medal.
2	53	George Grinton	348cc AJS	1	5	3:37.17.8	52.10 mph	2nd Prize - £20 and replica.
3	50	Jack Thomas	348cc Sheffield-Henderson	1	5	3:47.28.6	49.79 mph	3rd Prize - £10 and replica.
4	65	Reg. Lucas	348cc Coulson	1	5	3:50.10.0	49.19 mph	Replica. 1st Private entry.
5	40	Stanley Woods	348cc Cotton	1	5	3:50.32.2	49.13 mph	Replica. 2nd Private entry.
6	69	Jack Haslam	346cc Douglas	2	5	4:05.22.0	46.16 mph	3rd Private entry.
7	63	Percy A. Newman	349cc Ivy	1	5	4:05.46.2	46.16 mph
8	56	George Shepherd	348cc Edmund	1	5	4:07.26.0	45.79 mph
9	37	John Bance	348cc OEC Blackburne	1	5	4:08.12.6	45.63 mph
10	54	T.A. Jones	349cc Ivy	1	5	4:10.38.0	45.19 mph
11	66	Harry Brockbank	348cc Cotton	1	5	4:12.27.8	44.85 mph
12	67	Roland Flint	349cc Ivy	1	5	4:13.38.8	44.64 mph
13	39	A.W. Muirhead	346cc DOT	1	5	4:17.15.2	44.01 mph
14	68	Herbert Chambers	348cc AJS	1	5	4:42.05.6	40.14 mph
15	41	Freddy Morgan	348cc Cotton	1	5	4:58.10.0	37.98 mph
16	59	Sammy A. Dale	348cc New Scale	1	5	5:16.53.0	35.72 mph
Fastest lap: Bert le Vack, 40min. 7sec. 56.46 mph (New record)^[10]

Senior TT Race

It was held on Thursday, June 1, 1922, at 10:00 am over a distance of 226.50 miles, 6 laps of 37.75 miles each. Senior TT machines were limited of cylinder capacity not exceeding 500cc. All 67 entries started the race, comprising 56 four-stroke Singles, 5 two-stroke Twins, 5 four-stroke Flat Twins and 1 four-stroke V Twin. Twenty-two riders finished the race.^[11]

The 11th International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy^[12]

Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Cyl.	Senior TT race classification
Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Cyl.	Laps	Time	Speed	Prizes & Remarks
1	44	Alec Bennett	492cc Sunbeam	1	6	3.53.00.2	58.33 mph	1st Prize - Winner of Senior Tourist Trophy, £50 and special gold medal.
2	4	Walter Brandish	499cc Triumph	1	6	4.00.22.6	56.52 mph	2nd Prize - £35 and replica.
3	66	Harry Langman	486cc Scott	2	6	4:02.14.8	56.09 mph	3rd Prize - £15 and replica.
4	5	Clarrie Wood	486cc Scott	2	6	4:06.10.0	55.20 mph	Replica.
5	15	Graham Walker	490cc Norton	1	6	4:09.08.0	54.55 mph	Replica. Entered as replacement rider of Victor Horsman entry.
6	2	Tommy de la Hay	492cc Sunbeam	1	6	4:14.05.0	53.48 mph	Replica.
7	6	Alfie Alexander	496cc Douglas	2	6	4:15.56.0	53.30 mph	Replica.
8	41	Vivan Olsson	492cc Sunbeam	1	6	4:16.27.0	52.99 mph	Replica.
9	41	Geoff Clapham	486cc Scott Squirrel	2	6	4:18.03.4	52.67 mph	Replica.
10	59	Jimmy Adamson	490cc Norton	1	6	4:19.13.6	52.41 mph	Replica.
11	42	Douglas Davidson	498.8cc Indian	1	6	4:28.37.0	50.60 mph
12	52	Ossie Wade	348cc AJS	1	6	4:32.51.0	49.80 mph
13	47	Frank Halford	499cc Triumph	1	6	4:33.28.0	49.70 mph
14	8	Oliver Baldwin	499cc Rudge	1	6	4:33.37.0	49.67 mph
15	36	R.M. Knowles	490cc Norton	1	6	4:35.31.0	49.41 mph
16	25	George Strange	490cc Sheffield-Henderson	1	6	4:37.15.0	49.01 mph
17	26	Geoff S. Davison	492cc Sunbeam	1	6	4:51.25.0	46.63 mph
18	60	Edward Mundey	496.5cc New Hudson	1	6	4:58.10.0	45.58 mph
19	57	George Cowley Sr.	492cc Sunbeam	1	6	5:03.19.0	44.80 mph
20	19	Charlie Waterhouse, jun.	499cc Sunbeam	1	6	5:12.58.0	43.40 mph
21	18	Graham Black	490cc Norton	1	6	5:16.48.0	42.90 mph
22	7	George H. Tucker	490cc Norton	1	6	5:42.43.0	39.61 mph
Fastest lap: Alec Bennett, 37min. 46sec. 59.99 mph (New record)

References

^ "Iomtt.com - TheMountainCircuit - Official Site of the Isle of Man TT". Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2011. The History of the TT The Mountain Course (retrieved 22 August 2006)
^ Title: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motorcycles, Editor: Erwin Tragatsch, Publisher: New Burlington Books, Copyright: 1979 Quarto Publishing, Edition: 1988 Revised, Page 23, ISBN 0-906286-07-7
^ [1] IOM Notebook 1922 (retrieved 26 November 2006)
^ [2] Stanley Woods biography (retrieved 22 August 2006) Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ "History of the Isle of Man TT - Part 2". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2006. History of the Isle of Man TT (retrieved 22 August 2006)
^ [3] Isle-of-Man Isle of Man TT (retrieved 7 October 2006) Archived 29 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ The Isle of Man Examiner page 2, 2 June 1922
^ The Motor Cycle page 773, 8 June 1922
^ The Isle of Man Examiner page 5 Saturday 2 June 19202
^ The Isle of Man Examiner page 5 Saturday 2 June 19202
^ The Isle of Man Examiner page 2, 2 June 1922
^ The Motor Cycle page 772, 8 June 1922

External links

Detailed race results

[1] "Iomtt.com - TheMountainCircuit - Official Site of the Isle of Man TT". Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2011. The History of the TT The Mountain Course (retrieved 22 August 2006)

[2] Title: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Motorcycles, Editor: Erwin Tragatsch, Publisher: New Burlington Books, Copyright: 1979 Quarto Publishing, Edition: 1988 Revised, Page 23, ISBN 0-906286-07-7

[3] [1] IOM Notebook 1922 (retrieved 26 November 2006)

[4] [2] Stanley Woods biography (retrieved 22 August 2006) Archived 11 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "History of the Isle of Man TT - Part 2". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2006. History of the Isle of Man TT (retrieved 22 August 2006)

[6] [3] Isle-of-Man Isle of Man TT (retrieved 7 October 2006) Archived 29 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[7] The Isle of Man Examiner page 2, 2 June 1922

[8] The Motor Cycle page 773, 8 June 1922

[9] The Isle of Man Examiner page 5 Saturday 2 June 19202

[10] The Isle of Man Examiner page 5 Saturday 2 June 19202

[11] The Isle of Man Examiner page 2, 2 June 1922

[12] The Motor Cycle page 772, 8 June 1922

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