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.

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[edit] Race Results

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

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 92.33 mph 2.51.38.2 8
2 Flag of Scotland Bob McIntyre United Kingdom Norton 91.79 mph 2.52.38.2 6
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 91.59 mph 2.53.02.2 4
4 Flag of the United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Norton 90.61 mph 2.54.52.2 3
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Maurice Quincey United Kingdom Norton 90.2 mph 2.55.42.0 2
6 Flag of the United Kingdom John Hartle United Kingdom 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 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom MV Agusta 71.37 mph 1.21.38.2 8
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Cecil Sandford United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 70.63 mph 1.22.29.4 6
3 Flag of West Germany Hermann Paul Müller West Germany NSU 67.47 mph 1.26.21.6 4
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Arthur Wheeler United Kingdom Moto Guzzi 64.92 mph 1.29.44.4 3
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Dave Chadwick United Kingdom RD Special 64.2 mph 1.30.45.6 2
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Webster United Kingdom 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 Flag of Italy Carlo Ubbiali Italy MV Agusta 69.67 mph 1.23.38.2 8
2 Flag of Italy Luigi Taveri Italy MV Agusta 69.64 mph 1.23.40.2 6
3 Flag of Italy Guido Lattanzi Italy Mondial 67.84 mph 1.25.53.0 4
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Lomas United Kingdom MV Agusta 67.26 mph 1.26.37.8 3
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill Webster United Kingdom MV Agusta 55.9 mph 1.44.14.0 2
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Ross W Porter United Kingdom MV Agusta 54.93 mph 1.46.05.0 1

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[edit] 1955 Sidecar TT final standings

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

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Flag of West Germany Walter Schneider/H.Strauss 5 West Germany BMW 70.01 mph 1.23.14.0 8
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Bill G Boddice/W.C.Storr 18 United Kingdom Norton 66.99 mph 1.26.58.6 6
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Pip V Harris/Ray Campbell 20 United Kingdom Matchless 65.94 mph 1.28.22.0 4
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Jackie Beeton/C.Billingham 16 United Kingdom Norton 65.54 mph 1.28.54.0 3
5 Flag of the United Kingdom Frank Taylor/R.Taylor 9 United Kingdom Norton 63.41 mph 1.31.52.8 2
6 Flag of the United Kingdom E.Walker/D.G.Roberts 14 United Kingdom 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 Flag of the United Kingdom Geoff Duke United Kingdom Gilera 97.93 mph 2.41.49.8 8
2 Flag of Ireland Reg Armstrong United Kingdom Gilera 96.74 mph 2.43.49.0 6
3 Flag of Australia Ken Kavanagh Australia Moto Guzzi 95.16 mph 2.46.32.8 4
4 Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Brett United Kingdom Norton 94.52 mph 2.47.39.6 3
5 Flag of Scotland Bob McIntyre Scotland Norton 93.83 mph 2.48.53.2 2
6 Flag of the Isle of Man Derek Ennett United Kingdom 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 Flag of the United Kingdom Eddie Dow BSA 70.73 mph 1.22.23.0
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Ian M Atkinson Triumph 69.77 1.23.31.0
3 Flag of the United Kingdom 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 Flag of the United Kingdom Jimmy Buchan BSA 68.23 mph 1.25.24.0
2 Flag of South Africa Daniel Joubert BSA 68.02 1.25.39.6
3 Flag of the United Kingdom Peter Ferbrache BSA 66.28 1.27.54.8

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[edit] Notes

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ [1] MCB.net The Isle of Man (Retrieved December 18, 2006)
  2. ^ [2] IoMtt.com 1955 Junior TT results (Retrieved December 18, 2006)
  3. ^ [3] IoMtt.com 1955 Lightweight 250 TT results (Retrieved December 18, 2006)
  4. ^ [4] IoMtt.com 1955 Lightweight 125 TT results (Retrieved December 18, 2006)
  5. ^ The TT Special edited by G.S.Davison dated 8 June 1955.
  6. ^ [5] IoMtt.com 1955 Sidecar TT results (Retrieved December 18, 2006)
  7. ^ [6] IoMtt.com 1955 Senior TT results (Retrieved December 18, 2006)
  8. ^ [7]IoMtt.com 1955 Clubmans Senior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
  9. ^ [8]IoMtt.com 1955 Clubmans Junior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)

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