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The 1924 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw the introduction of the Ultra-Lightweight class for motorcycles of 175cc capacity that was run only twice; this season and in 1925. This was the second year of the Sidecar race that would also be dropped after 1925.
The Ultra-Lightweight TT began with a massed-start for competitors rather than pairs for the normal time-trial format of the Isle of Man TT Races. The first winner of the Ultra-Lightweight TT in 1924 was Jock Porter riding a New Gerrard at an average speed of 51.21 mph.
The Junior TT race was won by Ken Twemlow on a New Imperial at an average speed of 55.67 mph. In the same Junior TT race Jimmy Simpson set a new lap record of 35 minutes and 5 seconds at an average speed of 64.54 mph on an AJS; the first 60 plus mph average lap. The Lightweight TT and the Senior TT races where run in conjunction and Eddie Twemlow (the brother to Ken Twemlow) riding a New Imperial won the 6 lap race in 4 hours, 5 minutes and 3 seconds, an average speed of 55.44 mph.
The Senior TT, like the Junior race, was also run at a record breaking pace and was the first with a race average speed over 60 mph. The 6 lap race was won by Alec Bennett riding a Norton in 3 hours, 40 minutes and 24. 6 seconds with an average speed of 61.64 mph.
[edit] Ultra Lightweight 175cc Race
| Pos |
Rider |
Machine |
Time |
Speed |
Laps |
| 1 |
 Jack A. Porter |
New Gerrard |
2.12.40.4 |
51.21 mph |
3 |
| 2 |
F G Morgan |
Cotton |
2.17.11.6 |
49.51 |
3 |
| 3 |
C Stead |
Cotton |
2.17.39.8 |
49.34 |
|
[edit] Lightweight 250cc Race
| Pos |
Rider |
Machine |
Time |
Speed |
Laps |
| 1 |
Jack A. Porter |
New Imperial |
4.05.03.0 |
55.44 mph |
6 |
| 2 |
H F Brockbank |
Cotton |
4.17.05.0 |
52.85 |
6 |
| 3 |
J Cooke |
DOT |
4.18.33.0 |
52.54 |
6 |
[edit] Junior 350cc Race
| Pos |
Rider |
Machine |
Time |
Speed |
Laps |
| 1 |
Kenneth Twemlow |
New Imperial |
4.04.49.0 |
55.678 mph |
6 |
| 2 |
S Ollerhead |
DOT |
4.07.26.2 |
54.908 |
6 |
| 3 |
I H R Scott |
AJS |
4.09.01.6 |
54.55 |
6 |
[edit] Senior 500cc Race
| Pos |
Rider |
Machine |
Time |
Speed |
Laps |
| 1 |
Alec Bennett |
Norton |
3.40.24.6 |
61.64 mph |
6 |
| 2 |
Harry Langman |
Scott |
3.41.54.2 |
61.23 |
6 |
| 3 |
Freddie W Dixon |
Douglas |
3.45.46.4 |
60.17 |
6 |
[edit] Sidecar 500cc Race
| Pos |
Rider |
Machine |
Time |
Speed |
Laps |
| 1 |
George H Tucker |
Norton |
2.07.48 |
51.31 mph |
3 |
| 2 |
Harry Reed |
DOT |
3.26.44.0 |
43.80 |
3 |
| 3 |
A Tinkler |
Matador |
3.33.08.0 |
42.49 |
3 |
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