1955 Isle of Man TT

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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Race results

1955 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

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

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1955 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

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

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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 Giuseppe Lattanzi Italy Mondial 67.84 mph 1.25.53.0 4
4 Bill Lomas United Kingdom MV Agusta 67.26 mph 1.26.37.8 3
5 Bill Webster United Kingdom MV Agusta 55.9 mph 1.44.14.0 2
6 Ross W Porter United Kingdom MV Agusta 54.93 mph 1.46.05.0 1

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1955 Sidecar TT final standings

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

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

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1955 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

Place Rider Number Country Machine Speed Time Points
1 Geoff Duke United Kingdom Gilera 97.93 mph 2.41.49.8 8
2 Reg Armstrong United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 Isle of Man Matchless 92.54 mph 2.51.14.4 1

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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 Ian M Atkinson Triumph 69.77 1.23.31.0
3 Ray Kelly Triumph 68.93 1.24.32.0

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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 Daniel Joubert BSA 68.02 1.25.39.6
3 Peter Ferbrache BSA 66.28 1.27.54.8

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References

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