1955 Isle of Man TT
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| Race 3 of 8 races in the 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 4–10 June 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Isle of Man Tourist Trophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Snaefell Mountain Course (Senior and Junior) Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight, Sidecars, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 350 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 250 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 125 cc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sidecar (B2A) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the 1955 Isle of Man TT 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 led 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.
Senior TT (500 cc) classification[]
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  Geoff Duke
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Gilera | 7 | 2:41:49.8 | 8 |
| 2 |  Reg Armstrong
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Gilera | 7 | +1:59.2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Ken Kavanagh
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Moto Guzzi | 7 | +4:43.0 | 4 |
| 4 |
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Norton | 7 | +5:49.8 | 3 |
| 5 | Bob McIntyre
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Norton | 7 | +7:03.4 | 2 |
| 6 | 
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Matchless | 7 | +9:24.6 | 1 |
| 7 | Bill Lomas
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Moto Guzzi | 7 | +12:05.0 | |
| 8 |
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Norton | 7 | +12:55.4 | |
| 9 |
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Matchless | 7 | +13:35.4 | |
| 10 |
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Norton | 7 | +14:25.2 | |
| 47 finishers | |||||
| [2] | |||||
Junior TT (350 cc) classification[]
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Bill Lomas
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Moto Guzzi | 7 | 2:51:38.2 | 8 |
| 2 | Bob McIntyre
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Norton | 7 | +1:00.0 | 6 |
| 3 | Cecil Sandford
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Moto Guzzi | 7 | +1:24.0 | 4 |
| 4 | John Surtees
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Norton | 7 | +3:14.0 | 3 |
| 5 |
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Norton | 7 | +4:03.8 | 2 |
| 6 | John Hartle
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Norton | 7 | +5:16.8 | 1 |
| 7 |
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AJS | 7 | +7:00.2 | |
| 8 |  Duilio Agostini
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Moto Guzzi | 7 | +8:46.6 | |
| 9 | 
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AJS | 7 | +8:59.8 | |
| 10 | Jack Ahearn
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Norton | 7 | +10:23.0 | |
| 52 finishers | |||||
| [2] | |||||
Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification[]
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Bill Lomas
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MV Agusta | 9 | 1:21:38.2 | 8 |
| 2 | Cecil Sandford
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Moto Guzzi | 9 | +51.2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Hermann Paul Müller
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NSU | 9 | +4:43.4 | 4 |
| 4 | Arthur Wheeler
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Moto Guzzi | 9 | +8:06.2 | 3 |
| 5 | Dave Chadwick
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R.D. Special | 9 | +9:07.4 | 2 |
| 6 |
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Velocette | 9 | +13:27.2 | 1 |
| 7 |
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Norton | 9 | +15:27.6 | |
| 8 |
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Moto Guzzi | 9 | +16:16.8 | |
| 8 finishers | |||||
| [2] | |||||
Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification[]
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Carlo Ubbiali
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MV Agusta | 9 | 1:23:38.2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Luigi Taveri
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MV Agusta | 9 | +2.0 | 6 |
| 3 |
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Mondial | 9 | +2:14.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Bill Lomas
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MV Agusta | 9 | +2:59.6 | 3 |
| 5 |
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MV Agusta | 9 | +20:35.8 | 2 |
| 6 |
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MV Agusta | 9 | +22:26.8 | 1 |
| 7 |
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EMC-Puch | 9 | +22:33.8 | |
| 8 |
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LCH | 9 | +27:11.8 | |
| 8 finishers | |||||
| [2] | |||||
Sidecar TT classification[]
| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Walter Schneider
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Hans Strauss
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BMW | 9 | 1:23:14.0 | 8 |
| 2 |
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William Storr
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Norton | 9 | +3:44.6 | 6 |
| 3 | Pip Harris
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Ray Campbell
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Matchless | 9 | +5:08.0 | 4 |
| 4 |
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Charles Billingham
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Norton | 9 | +5:40.0 | 3 |
| 5 |
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Ron Taylor
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Norton | 9 | +8:38.8 | 2 |
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Dun Roberts
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Norton | 9 | +8:42.4 | 1 |
| 7 |
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E. Donnan
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Matchless | 9 | +10:22.4 | |
| 8 |
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R. Eden
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Norton | 9 | +14:48.0 | |
| 9 | A. H. Skein
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F. Westaway
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Norton | 9 | +18:27.0 | |
| 10 |
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K. Tuscher
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BSA | 9 | +26:54.0 | |
| 10 finishers | ||||||
| [2] | ||||||
Non-championship races[]
Clubmans Senior TT classification[]
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
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| 1 | BSA | 9 | 1:22:23 | |
| 2 | I. M. Atkinson | Triumph | 9 | +1:08 |
| 3 | R. Kelly | Triumph | 9 | +2:01 |
| 4 | P. Ferbrache | BSA | 9 | +2:39 |
| 5 | D. Andrews | BSA | 9 | +2:58 |
| 6 | A. H. Mustard | BSA | 9 | +3:01 |
| 7 | F. Wallis | BSA | 9 | |
| 8 | G. W. Shekell | Triumph | 9 | |
| 9 | M. W. Gillingham | Triumph | 9 | |
| 10 | D. J. Hunt | BSA | 9 | |
| 12 finishers | ||||
| [3] | ||||
Clubmans Junior TT classification[]
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
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| 1 | BSA | 9 | 1:25:24.0 | |
| 2 | D. Joubert | BSA | 9 | +15.6 |
| 3 | P. Ferbrache | BSA | 9 | +2:30.8 |
| 4 | R. Thompson | BSA | 9 | +4:49.0 |
| 5 | C. McLean | BSA | 9 | +4:50.4 |
| 6 | W. H. Hocking | BSA | 9 | +4:57.8 |
| 7 | K. W. James | BSA | 9 | |
| 8 | D. Jervis | BSA | 9 | |
| 9 | T. E. Hutchinson | BSA | 9 | |
| 10 | R. M. Harding | BSA | 9 | |
| 12 finishers | ||||
| [3] | ||||
References[]
- ^ [1] Archived 5 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine MCB.net The Isle of Man (Retrieved 18 December 2006)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 171–172.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956. Temple Press Ltd. p. 159.
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