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The 1925 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the second and last year of the Ultra-Lightweight class for motorcycles of 175cc capacity that was run only twice. This was the third year of the Sidecar race that would also be dropped after 1925.
After numerous retirements in 1924, Wal Handley won the 1925 Junior TT Race over 6 laps of the Mountain Course for Rex-Acme motor-cycles at an average speed of 65.02 mph. Later in the week Walter Handley became the first TT rider to win two races in a week when he won the 4 lap Ultra-Lighweight TT Race again on a Rex-Acme motor-cycle setting a race record at an average speed of 53.45 mph and a new lap-record of 41 minutes and 52 seconds an average speed of 54.12 mph. During the 1925 Lighweight TT Race, Walter Hadley led the first two laps by over two minutes from C.W. 'Paddy' Johnston riding a Cotton but a puncture caused Handley to slip-off his motor-cycle at Signpost Corner. The 1925 Lightweight TT Race was eventually won By Eddie Twemlow on a New Imperial motor-cycle at an average speed of 57.74 mph from 'Paddy' Johnstone and Eddie's brother Ken Twemlow riding a New Imperial. The 1925 Senior TT Race was sensationally won by Howard Davis while competing against the works teams with a motor-cycle of his own manufacture, a HRD motorcycle in 3 hours, 25 minutes and 8 seconds at an average speed of 66.13 mph. A new lap record was again posted by Jimmy Simpson in 32 minutes and 50 seconds an average speed of 68.97 mph on an AJS motor-cycle but again retired from the 1925 Senior TT Race.
[edit] Ultra Lightweight 175cc Race
| Pos |
Rider |
Machine |
Time |
Speed |
Laps |
| 1 |
 Wal L Handley |
Rex-Acme |
2.49.27.0 |
53.45 |
4 |
| 2 |
 C W (Paddy) Johnston |
Cotton |
2.55.54.0 |
52.08 |
|
| 3 |
Jack A Porter |
New Gerrard |
2.57.40.0 |
50.98 |
|
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[edit] Lightweight 250cc Race
| Pos |
Rider |
Machine |
Time |
Speed |
Laps |
| 1 |
Edwin Twemlow |
New Imperial |
3.55.18.0 |
57.74 mph |
6 |
| 2 |
C W (Paddy) Johnston |
Cotton |
3.58.51.0 |
56.86 |
|
| 3 |
Kenneth Twemlow |
New Imperial |
4.03.19.0 |
55.83 |
|
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[edit] Junior 350cc Race
[1] [2]
[edit] Senior 500cc Race
| Pos |
Rider |
Machine |
Time |
Speed |
Laps |
| 1 |
Howard R Davies |
HRD |
3.25.25.8 |
66.13 mph |
6 |
| 2 |
Frank A Longman |
AJS |
3.29.10.0 |
64.95 |
|
| 3 |
Alec Bennett |
Norton |
3.30.08.0 |
64.05 |
|
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[edit] Sidecar 500cc Race
| Pos |
Rider |
Machine |
Time |
Speed |
Laps |
| 1 |
Len Parker |
Douglas |
2.44.01.8 |
55.22 mph |
4 |
| 2 |
A E Taylor |
Norton |
2.45.58.0 |
54.57 |
|
| 3 |
G Grinton |
Norton |
2.46.45.0 |
54.31 |
|
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e [1] IOM TT 1925 Races (Retrieved 23 November 2006)
- ^ a b c d e [2] MCB IOM TT Race Results (Retrieved 23 November 2006)
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