1908 Isle of Man TT

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The second Isle of Man Tourist Trophy motorcycle race was held on 22 September 1908 on the St John's Short Course, Isle of Man.

1908 The International Motorcycle Tourist Trophy[]

Tuesday 22 September 1908 – 10 laps (approx 158 ¼ miles) St. John's Short Course.

The 2nd International Motorcycle Tourist Trophy
Pos # Rider Bike Single Cylinder race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes 1 5 3½ hp Triumph 10 3:54.50.0 40.40 mph 1st Prize - Trophy and £25 2 1 Charlie Collier 3½ hp Matchless-JAP 10 3:57.06.8 40.01 mph 2nd Prize - £15. 3 24 Capt Sir Robert Arbuthnot 3½ hp Triumph 10 4:07.57.0 38.26 mph 3rd Prize - £10 4 6 Billy Newsome 3½ hp Triumph 10 4:12.09.4 37.63 mph 5 21 William McMinnies 3½ hp Triumph 10 4:22.25.8 36.60 mph 6 15 Charles Franklin 3½ hp Chater-Lea 10 4:30.32.8 35.07 mph 7 22 Lt-Col Howard Lister-Cooper 3½ hp Triumph 10 4:33.46.8 34.65 mph 8 30 3½hp Rex 10 4:33.54.2 34.64 mph 9 17 Rupert Brice 3½ hp Brown 10 4:49.58.2 33.89 mph 10 12 Gordon Gibson 3½ hp Triumph 10 5:19.05 29.50 mph DNF 7 Jack Slaughter 3½ hp Triumph 7 Retired on lap 8 due to broken exhaust valve. DNF 34 Bob Bell 3½hp Two-speed NSU 5 Had several punctures and a fall DNF 27 Frank Barker 3½hp Rex 3 Retired on lap 4 due to broken crankshaft. DNF 10 Robert Ellis 3½hp Rex 1 Retired on lap 2 due to broken petrol pipe. DNF 3 Harry Collier 3½ hp Matchless-JAP 0 Retired on lap 1. Fastest lap: Jack Marshall, 22min. 20sec. 42.48 mph (New record)
Pos # Rider Bike Twin Cylinder race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes 1 26 5hp DOT-Peugeot 10 4:05.58.0 38.57 mph 1st Prize - Trophy and £25. 2 11 Harry Bashall 6-7hp BAT-JAP 10 4:08.15.0 38.22 mph 2nd Prize - £15 3 32 Ronald Clark 5hp Four-cylinder FN 10 4:11.02.8 37.79 mph 3rd Prize - £10 4 9 Billy Wells 5hp Vindec Special 10 4:15.12.2 37.18 mph Ran out of petrol in Peel and was able to coax his machine to finish 5 37 John Lang 6hp NSU 10 4:15.12.2 37.18 mph 6 14 Noel Drury 6hp Matchless-JAP 10 4:25.56.2 36.68 mph 7 20 Arthur Moorhouse 5hp Rex 10 4:45.57.8 33.24 mph Ran out of petrol and pushed six miles to finish 8 36 J.O.M. Dixon 5hp Vindec Special 10 4:46.57.8 33.06 mph 9 4 Bert Colver 7hp Matchless-JAP 10 4:52.33.2 32.43 mph 10 16 S.C. Berryman 5hp Norton 10 5:12.21 30.50 mph DNF 8 R.M. White 6-7hp BAT-JAP 6 Retired on lap 7. Stripped magneto drive bevel pinion. DNF 29 J.C. Smythe 5hp Rex 6 Retired on lap 7. DNF 31 Martin Geiger 6hp Two-speed NSU 5 Retired on lap 6 due to valve trouble DNF 31 Frank Applebee Jun. 5hp Rex 5 Retired on lap 6. DNF 18 Charlie Bennett 5hp Vindec Special 4 Retired at the end of lap 4, collar came off exhaust pipe DNF 28 Billy Heaton 5hp Rex 4 Retired on lap 5. DNF 2 Rem Fowler 6hp Norton 3 Retired on lap 4. DNF 38 James Baxter 5hp Rex 2 Sideslipped in Ballacraine on lap 1. Injured right leg and knee, continued and retired on lap 3. DNF 19 W. Gurr 5hp Four-cylinder FN 0 Crashed on 1st lap. DNF 23 Edward G. Young 3½ hp Acme 0 Retired on 1st lap. Back cylinder refused to fire DNF 35 Ernesto Gnesa 3½ hp Acme 0 Retired on 1st lap due broken cylinder. DNS 25 E. Varney 7 hp Met with an accident on a way to the Island and was unable to compete. Fastest lap: Harry Bashall, 22min. 27sec. 42.45 mph (New record).

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External links[]

• Detailed race results
• Mountain Course map

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