1955 Isle of Man TT

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In the 1955 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy 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 lead 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.

Contents 1 Race Results 2 1955 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings 3 1955 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings 4 1955 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings 5 1955 Sidecar TT final standings 6 1955 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings 7 1955 Isle of Man Clubmans Senior final standings 8 1955 Isle of Man Clubmans Junior final standings 9 Notes 10 Sources 11 External links

[edit] Race Results

[edit] 1955 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Bill Lomas		Britain	Moto Guzzi	92.33 mph	2.51.38.2	8
2	Bob McIntyre		Britain	Norton	91.79 mph	2.52.38.2	6
3	Cecil Sandford		Britain	Moto Guzzi	91.59 mph	2.53.02.2	4
4	John Surtees		Britain	Norton	90.61 mph	2.54.52.2	3
5	Maurice Quincey		Britain	Norton	90.2 mph	2.55.42.0	2
6	John Hartle		Britain	Norton	89.58 mph	2.56.55.0	1

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[edit] 1955 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Bill Lomas		Britain	MV Agusta	71.37 mph	1.21.38.2	8
2	Cecil Sandford		Britain	Moto Guzzi	70.63 mph	1.22.29.4	6
3	Hermann Paul Müller		Germany	NSU	67.47 mph	1.26.21.6	4
4	Arthur Wheeler		Britain	Moto Guzzi	64.92 mph	1.29.44.4	3
5	Dave Chadwick		Britain	RD Special	64.2 mph	1.30.45.6	2
6	Bill Webster		Britain	Velocette	61.27 mph	1.35.05.4	1

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[edit] 1955 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Carlo Ubbiali		Italy	MV Agusta	69.67 mph	1.23.38.2	8
2	Luigi Taveri		Italy	MV Agusta	69.64 mph	1.23.40.2	6
3	G Lattanzi		Italy	Mondial	67.84 mph	1.25.53.0	4
4	Bill Lomas		Britain	MV Agusta	67.26 mph	1.26.37.8	3
5	Bill Webster		Britain	MV Agusta	55.9 mph	1.44.14.0	2
6	R W Porter		Britain	MV Agusta	54.93 mph	1.46.05.0	1

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[edit] 1955 Sidecar TT final standings

9th June 1955 - 10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Walter Schneider/H.Strauss	5	Germany	BMW	70.01 mph	1.23.14.0	8
2	W.G.Boddice/W.C.Storr	18	Britain	Norton	66.99 mph	1.26.58.6	6
3	P.V.Harris/R.Campbell	20	Britain	Matchless	65.94 mph	1.28.22.0	4
4	J.Beeton/C.Billingham	16	Britain	Norton	65.54 mph	1.28.54.0	3
5	F.Taylor/R.Taylor	9	Britain	Norton	63.41 mph	1.31.52.8	2
6	E.Walker/D.G.Roberts	14	Britain	Norton	63.37 mph	1.31.56.4	1

• Fastest Lap; W.Noll/F.Cron BMW in 9 minutes and 0 seconds an average speed of 71.93 mph^[5]

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[edit] 1955 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Geoff Duke		Britain	Gilera	97.93 mph	2.41.49.8	8
2	Reg Armstrong		Britain	Gilera	96.74 mph	2.43.49.0	6
3	Ken Kavanagh		Australia	Moto Guzzi	95.16 mph	2.46.32.8	4
4	Jack Brett		Britain	Norton	94.52 mph	2.47.39.6	3
5	Bob McIntyre		Scotland	Norton	93.83 mph	2.48.53.2	2
6	Derek Ennett		Britain	Matchless	92.54 mph	2.51.14.4	1

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[edit] 1955 Isle of Man Clubmans Senior final standings

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Eddie Dow	BSA	70.73 mph	1.22.23.0
2	I M Atkinson	Triumph	69.77	1.23.31.0
3	Ray Kelly	Triumph	68.93	1.24.32.0

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[edit] 1955 Isle of Man Clubmans Junior final standings

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Jimmy Buchan	BSA	68.23 mph	1.25.24.0
2	D Joubert	BSA	68.02	1.25.39.6
3	Peter Ferbrache	BSA	66.28	1.27.54.8

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[edit] Notes

[edit] Sources

[edit] External links

• Senior and Junior TT detailed race results
• Clubman, Lightweight, and Sidecar detailed race results
• Isle of Man TT winners
• Mountain Course map