H G Tyrell Smith
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Henry George Tyrell Smith was born in 1907 in Co Dublin(?)and studied at Trinity College, Dublin for a BSc degree. In the late 1930's he worked for Excelsior motor-cycle company and joined the British Army at the outbreak of war and served in the D-Day landings in a Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) workshop.[1] After the war, a career followed with Girling motor-parts.[2]
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[edit] Results
[edit] Isle of Man TT Race Career
| Year | Race & Capacity | Make of Motorcycle | Average Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 13th Senior TT | Triumph | 60.99 mph |
| 1928 | 4th Senior TT | Rudge | 60.52 mph |
| 1929 | 3rd Senior TT | Rudge | 70.25 mph |
| 1930 | 6th Senior TT | Rudge | 71.11 mph |
| 1930 | 1st Junior TT | Rudge | 71.08 mph |
| 1931 | 2nd Lightweight TT | Rudge | 68.25 mph |
| 1932 | 8th Senior TT | Rudge | 75.70 mph |
| 1932 | 3rd Junior TT | Rudge | 74.02 mph |
| 1933 | 9th Senior TT | Rudge | 75.34 mph |
| 1933 | 5th Junior TT | Rudge | 75.46 mph |
| 1933 | 11th Lightweight TT | OK-Supreme | 65.62 mph |
| 1934 | 7th Senior TT | AJS | 70.56 mph |
| 1935 | 10th Junior TT | AJS | 75.21 mph |
| 1935 | 2nd Lightweight TT | Rudge | 70.67 mph |
| 1936 | 2nd Lightweight TT | Excelsior | 72.51 mph |
| 1937 | 7th Junior TT | Excelsior | 77.25 mph |
| 1938 | 3rd Lightweight | Excelsior | 73.62 mph |
| 1939 | 13th Junior TT | Excelsior | 76.69 mph |
| 1939 | 3rd Lightweight TT | Excelsior | 71.91 mph |
- DNF in 1931 Junior and Senior.
- DNF in 1936 Junior (Excelsior)- Retired Lap 3 at Creg-ny-Baa.
- DNF in 1937 Lightweight(Excelsior) - Retired Lap 6 at Creg-ny-Baa with broken connecting-rod.
- DNF in 1939 Senior.
| TT Career Summary | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finishing Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | DNF |
| Nunber of times | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
[edit] German Motorcycle GP
- In 1929 Henry Tyrell-Smith won the 500 cc class at the German motorcycle Grand Prix
- In 1931 the 350 cc class
- In 1934 the 250 cc class
- In 1936 the 250 cc class
[edit] H G Tyrell Smith
From the TT results, it can be seen that Henry started out on a Triumph in 1927, and by the next year rode for Rudge, and continued to do so till 1935. In 1933 he rode an OK-Supreme in the Lightweight. In 1934 he rode an AJS in the Senior, and the 1935 Junior, having his last TT ride for Rudge in the 1935 Senior. From 1936 to 1939 he rode for Excelsior.
In the 1929 IOM Senior TT Henry began in the lead, and by the fourth lap was more than three minutes ahead. Then he crashed at Glen Helen, allowing a number of bikes to pass before he could rejoin, and this put Tim Hunt, on a Norton, in front. When Tim had problems Sunbeam's Charlie Dodson moved into the lead. Interest then began to focus on Henry, who, riding furiously, was making up time on the leaders. Charlie Dodson won, with his team mate Alec Bennet more than 4 minutes behind, and Henry Tyrell Smith only 50 seconds behind him, taking third.
When he was examined after the race, it was found that he had leg injuries and three cracked ribs. [4]
The Rudge team of those years consisted of competition manager Graham Walker, with Ernie Nott, and H.G. Tyrell Smith. [5]
The bike Henry Tyrell Smith rode in the 1936 Lightweight was a four-valve OHC radial head Excelsior with two carburettors. Henry finished second. In his later years, he was seen at the Isle of Man working with Girling. [6]
On 30 September 1956 the first Coventry Parade - then known as the Coventry–Birmingham–Coventry Veteran Motorcycle Run was held. There were 61 entries, including "H.G. Tyrrell (sic.) Smith, successful TT rider of the 20’s and 30’s" [7]
[edit] External links
- race results
- Isle of Man TT winners
- Mountain Course map
- http://www.reisemosaik.at/Oldtimer/Krackowizer_Motorcycles_M_R.htm
[edit] References
- ^ TT Special, Edited by G.S.Davison; Article - "Practice Report"; 1950 edition.
- ^ Isle of Man Weekly Times - Golden Jubilee TT Supplement 1957 p.8
- ^ [1] RacingMemo L'Histoire Du Grand Prix D'Allemagne (Retrieved 15 November 2006)
- ^ [2] LocalHistory Boulton, Part6 (Retrieved 15 November 2006)
- ^ [3] LocalHistory Boulton, Part5 (Retrieved 15 November 2006)
- ^ [4] MCB Bikesport Photo Archives 1931 - 1939 (Retrieved 15 November 2006)
- ^ [5] VMCC Coventry Parade (Retrieved 15 November 2006)
