1925 Isle of Man TT

1925 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Date	June 15, 17 and 19, 1925
Location	Douglas, Isle of Man
Course	Snaefell Mountain Course ; 37.739 miles (60.74 km).
Organiser	Auto-Cycle Union
Clerk	T.W. Loughborough
Junior TT
First	Wal Handley, Rex-Acme
Second	Howard R. Davies, HRD
Third	Jimmy Simpson, AJS
Fastest lap
	Wal Handley ; 34min. 23sec. 65.89 mph New record
Ultra Lightweight TT
First	Wal Handley, Rex-Acme
Second	, Cotton
Third	Jock Porter,
Fastest lap
	Wal Handley ; 41min. 52sec. 54.12 mph New record
Senior TT
First	Howard R. Davies, HRD
Second	Frank Longman, AJS
Third	Alec Bennett, Norton
Fastest lap
	Jimmy Simpson ; 32min. 50sec. 68.97 mph New record
Lightweight TT
First	, New Imperial
Second	, Cotton
Third	, New Imperial
Fastest lap
	Wal Handley ; 37min. 36sec. 60.22 mph New record
Sidecar TT
First	Leonard Parker, Douglas ; Ken Horstmann
Second	Bert Taylor, Norton ; C.R. Hirst
Third	George Grinton, Norton ; Arthur Kinrade
Fastest lap
	Freddie Dixon ; 39min. 36sec. 57.18 mph New record

The 1925 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the second and final year of the Ultra-Lightweight class for motorcycles of 175 cc capacity. This was the third year of the Sidecar race, which was also dropped after 1925.

After numerous retirements in 1924, Wal Handley won the Junior TT race over six laps of the Mountain Course on a Rex-Acme motorcycle at an average speed of 65.02 mph (104.64 km/h). Later in the week, Handley became the first TT rider to win two races in a week when he won the four-lap Ultra-Lightweight TT race, again on a Rex-Acme, setting a race record average speed of 53.45 mph (86.02 km/h), and a new lap record of 41 minutes, 52 seconds at an average speed of 54.12 mph (87.10 km/h).

During the Lightweight TT race, Wal Handley led the first two laps by over two minutes from C. W. "Paddy" Johnston, riding a Cotton, but a puncture caused Handley to slip off his motorcycle at Signpost Corner. The race was eventually won by Eddie Twemlow on a New Imperial at an average speed of 57.74 mph (92.92 km/h) from Johnston and Eddie's brother, Ken Twemlow, riding a New Imperial. The Senior TT race was sensationally won by Howard Davis while competing against the works teams with a motorcycle of his own manufacture, an HRD, in 3 hours, 25 minutes, 8 seconds at an average speed of 66.13 mph (106.43 km/h). A new lap record was posted by Jimmie Simpson, in 32 minutes and 50 seconds and an average speed of 68.97 mph (111.00 km/h) on an AJS motorcycle, but he failed to finish.

Ultra-Lightweight 175 cc Race[]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time	Speed	Laps
1	Wal Handley	Rex-Acme	2.49.27.0	53.45	4
2		Cotton	2.55.54.0	52.08
3	Jock Porter		2.57.40.0	50.98
Source:^[1]^[2]

Junior 350 cc Race[]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time	Speed	Laps
1	Wal Handley	Rex-Acme	3.28.56.4	65.02 mph	6
2	Howard R. Davies	HRD	3.32.42.0	63.87
3	Jimmie Simpson	AJS	3.39.20.0	61.89
Source:^[3]^[2]

Senior 500 cc Race[]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time	Speed	Laps
1	Howard R. Davies	HRD	3.25.25.8	66.13 mph (106.43 km/h)	6
2		AJS	3.29.10.0	64.95
3	Alec Bennett	Norton	3.30.08.0	64.05
16		Norton
Source:^[4]^[2]

Lightweight TT[]

It was held on Wednesday, June 19th, 1925 at 9:30 am over a distance of 226 miles and 750 yards, 6 laps of 37.75 miles each. The machines were limited of cylinder capacity not exceeding 250cc. All nineteen entries started the race and only five riders finished.^[5]

The 14th International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy

Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Lightweight TT race classification
Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time	Speed	Prizes & Remarks
1	1		246cc New Imperial	6	3:55:18.00	57.74 mph	1st Prize - Winner of Lightweight Tourist Trophy, £20.
2	18		249cc Cotton	6	3:58:51.00	56.88 mph	2nd Prize, £10.
3	2		246cc New Imperial	6	4:03:19.00	55.83 mph	3rd Prize, £5.
4	6	Jack Cooke	249cc DOT	6	4:05:41.00	55.29 mph	Replica.
5	7	Doug Prentice	249cc P & P	6	4:27:39.00	50.78 mph
DNF	12	Freddie Morgan	249cc Cotton	6	Still on the course but did not finish before the time laid down for the end of race at 1:20 pm. Broke valve spring on lap 1.
DNF	13	Billy Lord	246cc Grindlay Peerless	6	Still on the course but did not finish before the time laid down for the end of race at 1:20 pm. Plug troubles during the race.
DNF	19	Fred Craner	248cc Rex-Acme	6	Still on the course but did not finish before the time laid down for the end of race at 1:20 pm.
DNF	11	Phil Pike	249cc Velocette	5	Retired on the last lap.
DNF	15	Jimmy Hall	249cc P & P	5	Retired on the last lap.
DNF	14	Harry Brockbank	249cc Cotton	4	Retired on lap 5 from third place.
DNF	10	Mylie Sheard	248cc OEC-Blackburne	3	Retired on lap 4 at Hillberry with engine trouble.
DNF	9	Len Horton	246cc New Imperial	3	Retired on lap 4 at Ballaugh with engine trouble.
DNF	17	Wal Handley	248cc Rex-Acme	3	Retired at lap 3 while leading the race. His tyre burst approaching Governor's Bridge and he was thrown.
DNF	3	Jock Porter	248cc	3	Retired at the end of lap 3 due to a seized rocker.
DNF	4	Stanley Woods	248cc New Imperial	2	Retired on lap 3.
DNF	16	Norman Scott	246cc Levis	1	Crashed on lap 2 outside of Ramsey due to seized engine.
DNF	8	Leonard Booth	248cc New Imperial	1	Retired on lap 2 at with a broken valve.
DNF	5	A.J. Robertson	249cc AJR-JAP	0	Retired on first lap at Union Mills with plug trouble.
DNS	9	Reg. Gray	246cc New Imperial		Was unable to start and Len Horton took over his entry.
Fastest lap: Wal Handley, 37min. 36sec. 60.22mph^[6]

Sidecar TT[]

It was held on Friday, June 19th, 1925 at 1:30pm over a distance of 151 miles and 680 yards, 4 laps of 37.75 miles each. Sidecar TT machines were limited of cylinder capacity not exceeding 600cc. All 18 entries started the race at one minute intervals and six finished.^[7]

The 14th International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy

Pos	#	Driver	Passenger	Bike	Sidecar TT race classification
Pos	#	Driver	Passenger	Bike	Laps	Time	Speed	Prizes & Remarks
1	23	Leonard Parker	Ken Horstmann	596cc Douglas	4	2:44:01.80	55.22 mph	1st Prize - Winner of Sidecar Tourist Trophy, £20.
2	32	Bert Taylor	C.R. Hirst	588cc Norton	4	2:45:58.00	54.57 mph	Silver replica.
3	24	George Grinton	Arthur Kinrade	588cc Norton	4	2:46:45.00	53.31 mph	Silver replica.
4	38	Frank Longman		349cc AJS	4	2:59:10.00	50.55 mph	Silver replica. 1st in the 350cc class.
5	37	Jimmy Simpson	George Cowley, junr.	349cc AJS	4	3:01:53.00	49.79 mph	Silver replica. 2nd in the 350cc class.
6	27	Owen Bridcutt	S.E. Lewis	499cc Dunelt	4	3:03:34.00	49.34 mph	Silver replica.
DNF	31	Freddie Hatton	W.A. Willcox	596cc Douglas	3	Crashed on last lap at Kirk Michael due to broken forks.
DNF	21	George Tucker	G. Hammond	588cc Norton	3	Retired on last lap at Laurel Bank with engine trouble.
DNF	35	Harry Reed	Joe Hooson	346cc DOT	3	Retired at the end of lap 3, back brake not functioning.
DNF	36	George Cowley, senr.	D. Cowley	348cc Sunbeam	2	Retired on lap 3.
DNF	22	Freddie Dixon	Walter Denny	596cc Douglas	2	Retired on lap 3 while leading the race at Laurel Bank with engine trouble.
DNF	33	Percy Brewster	D. Cocks	600cc P & P	2	Retired on lap 3 at Braddan.
DNF	33	Vincent Naure	M. Canto	596cc Douglas	1	Retired on lap 2.
DNF	26	Almond Tinkler	N. Tinkler	499cc P & M Panther	1	Retired on lap 2.
DNF	29	Graham Walker	Tony Mahon	588cc Sunbeam	1	Retired on lap 2.
DNF	28	L.P. Driscoll	C.W. Juggins	588cc Norton	0	Retired on first lap near Braddan Bridge due broken rocker-arm support.
DNF	30	Bert Kershaw	W.M. Mowbray	594cc New Hudson	0	Retired on first lap at Ballaugh with seized engine.
DNF	25	Harry Langman	Eric Mainwaring	596cc Scott	0	Retired on first lap at Lezayre with gear trouble.
DNS	A	C.E. Wise		349cc AJS		Reserve.
DNS	B	George Cowley, junr.		349cc AJS		Reserve.
DNS	C	H. Town		596cc Scott		Reserve.
DNS	D			499cc P & M Panther		Reserve.
DNS	E	E. Millsom		Calthorpe		Reserve.
DNS	F	P. Peterson	Norman Dawson	499cc Dunelt		Reserve.
DNS	G	H. Glover		596cc Douglas		Reserve.
Fastest lap: Freddie Dixon, 39min. 36sec. 57.18mph^[8]

References[]

^ "TT 1925 Ultra-Lightweight TT Results". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 November 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) MCB IOM TT Race Results (Retrieved 23 November 2006)
^ "TT 1925 Junior TT Results". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ "TT 1925 Senior TT Results". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ The Isle of Man Examiner page 5, Friday 16 June 1925
^ The Isle of Man Examiner, Friday 19 June 1925
^ Ramsey Courier page 4, 19 June 1925
^ The Isle of Man Examiner, Friday 19 June 1925

External links[]

Detailed race results
"Isle of Man TT winners". Archived from the original on 23 November 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2006.

[1] "TT 1925 Ultra-Lightweight TT Results". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[MCB-2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 November 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) MCB IOM TT Race Results (Retrieved 23 November 2006)

[3] "TT 1925 Junior TT Results". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[4] "TT 1925 Senior TT Results". www.iomtt.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[5] The Isle of Man Examiner page 5, Friday 16 June 1925

[6] The Isle of Man Examiner, Friday 19 June 1925

[7] Ramsey Courier page 4, 19 June 1925

[8] The Isle of Man Examiner, Friday 19 June 1925

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