1952 Isle of Man TT
The 1952 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the start of Bob McIntyre's association with the Isle of Man, when he came second in the Junior Clubman TT that year.[1] Irishman Reg Armstrong won his first Senior TT event as well as coming in second in the Junior TT race on a Norton. Armstrong, as a Norton works rider, was back-up to Geoff Duke who came first in the Junior race.[2]
Senior TT (500cc)[3]
Junior TT (350cc)[4]
Lightweight TT (250cc)[5]
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Speed |
Time |
Gap |
1 |
Fergus Anderson |
Moto Guzzi |
83.82 mph |
1.48.08.6 |
2 |
Enrico Lorenzetti |
Moto Guzzi |
83.36 |
1.48.40.8 |
+ 32.2 |
3 |
Syd Lawton |
Moto Guzzi |
82.54 |
1.49.43.2 |
+ 1:34.6 |
4 |
Les Graham |
Velocette |
82.06 |
1.50.22.0 |
+ 2:13.4 |
5 |
Maurice Cann |
Moto Guzzi |
81.69 |
1.50.51.6 |
+ 2:43.0 |
6 |
Bruno Ruffo |
Moto Guzzi |
81.27 |
1.51.26.0 |
+ 3:17.4 |
7 |
Ronnie A Mead |
Velocette |
76.89 |
1.57.48.4 |
+ 9:39.8 |
8 |
Ray JA Petty |
Norton |
76.09 |
1.59.01.0 |
+ 10:52.4 |
9 |
Arthur Wheeler |
Moto Guzzi |
75.47 |
2.00.00.4 |
+ 11:51.8 |
10 |
Charlie F Salt |
Pike-Rudge |
75.06 |
2.00.38.6 |
+ 12:30.0 |
Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc)[6]
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Speed |
Time |
Gap |
1 |
Cecil Sandford |
MV Agusta |
75.54 mph |
1.29.54.8 |
2 |
Carlo Ubbiali |
Mondial |
74.16 |
1.31.35.0 |
+ 1:40.2 |
3 |
A Len Parry |
Mondial |
72.22 |
1.34.02.6 |
+ 4:07.8 |
4 |
Cromie McCandless |
Mondial |
69.86 |
1.37.13.4 |
+ 7:18.6 |
5 |
Angelo Copeta |
MV Agusta |
68.92 |
1.38.33.4 |
+ 8:38.6 |
6 |
Frank H Burman |
EMC-Puch |
63.14 |
1.47.34.0 |
+ 17:39.2 |
7 |
H L Williams |
BSA |
58.03 |
1.57.02.4 |
+ 27:07.6 |
8 |
H A Grindley |
DMW -Royal Enfield |
57.71 |
1.57.42.0 |
+ 27:47.2 |
9 |
M Noel Mavrogordato |
EMC-Puch |
57.18 |
1.58.47.0 |
+ 28:52.2 |
10 |
E V C Hardy |
DOT |
57.08 |
1.59.03.0 |
+ 29:08.2 |
Clubmans Senior TT[7]
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Speed |
Time |
1 |
Bernard J Hargreaves |
Triumph |
82.45 mph |
1.49.50.0 |
2 |
Ken R James |
Norton |
81.97 |
1.50.28.6 |
3 |
John R Clark |
Norton |
81.92 |
1.50.32.6 |
Clubmans Junior TT[8]
Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Speed |
Time |
1 |
Eric Houseley |
BSA |
78.92 mph |
1.54.45.2 |
2 |
Bob McIntyre |
BSA |
78.57 |
1.55.17.4 |
3 |
Ken R James |
Norton |
78.47 |
1.55.24.6 |
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