1966 Isle of Man TT

The 1966 Isle of Man TT races were held later in the year than the traditional May/June fortnight due to the seamen's strike which affected access to the Island for all concerned.^[1] After the strike ended in July, the TT races were re-organised to fit with the remaining events in the Grand Prix calendar and preceded the September Manx Grand Prix, meaning nearly a month of continuous disruption to everyday Isle of Man affairs and much concerted effort from the motorcycle trade and journalists together with the many volunteers and support workers.^[2]

1966 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings[]

3 Laps (113.19 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Bill Ivy	United Kingdom	Yamaha	97.66 mph	1:09.32.8	8
2	Phil Read	United Kingdom	Yamaha	96.96 mph	1:10.03.2	6
3	Hugh Anderson	New Zealand	Suzuki	96.82 mph	1:10.09.2	4
4	Mike Duff	Canada	Yamaha	95.42 mph	1:11.11.2	3
5	Frank Perris	United Kingdom	Suzuki	95.13 mph	1:11.24.0	2
6	Mike Hailwood	United Kingdom	Honda	95.07 mph	1:11.26.6	1

1966 Sidecar TT final standings[]

3 Laps (113.19 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Fritz Scheidegger/J.Robinson	Switzerland	BMW	90.76 mph	1:14.50.0	8
2	Max Deubel/Emil Horner	West Germany	BMW	90.75 mph	1:14.50.8	6
3	/W.Kalauch	West Germany	BMW	88.35 mph	1:16.52.4	4
4	Klaus Enders/	West Germany	BMW	87.94 mph	1:17.14.4	3
5	/G.Geer	United Kingdom	Triumph	87.41 mph	1:17.42.6	2
6	Barry Dungworth/N.Caddow	United Kingdom	BMW	80.90 mph	1:19.33.4	1

1966 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings[]

6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Mike Hailwood	United Kingdom	Honda	101.79 mph	2:13.26.0	8
2	Stuart Graham	United Kingdom	Honda	97.49 mph	2:19.20.0	6
3		United Kingdom	Villiers	91.63 mph	2:28.34.4	4
4	Franta Stastny	Czechoslovakia	Jawa	89.87 mph	2:31.09.0	3
5	Jack Findlay	Australia	Bultaco	88.82 mph	2:32.56.2	2
6	Bill Smith	United Kingdom	Bultaco	87.63 mph	2:35.01.4	1

1966 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings[]

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Giacomo Agostini	Italy	MV Agusta	100.87 mph	2:14.40.4	8
2	Peter Williams	United Kingdom	AJS	99.35 mph	2:16.44.4	6
3	Chris Conn	United Kingdom	Norton	92.56 mph	2:24.46.6	4
4	Jack Ahearn	Australia	Norton	92.52 mph	2:26.49.8	3
5	F Bocek	Czechoslovakia	Jawa	92.45 mph	2:26.56.4	2
6		United Kingdom	Seeley AJS^[3]	92.46 mph	2:27.14.2	1

1966 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT final standings[]

3 Laps (113.19 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Ralph Bryans	United Kingdom	Honda	85.66 mph	1:19.17.2	8
2	Luigi Taveri	Switzerland	Honda	84.74 mph	1:20.08.4	6
3	Hugh Anderson	New Zealand	Suzuki	83.14 mph	1:21.41.0	4
4	Ernst Degner	West Germany	Suzuki	81.96 mph	1:22.52.2	3
5	B.F.Gleed	United Kingdom	Honda	68.25 mph	1:39.31.0	2
6	Dave Simmonds	United Kingdom	Honda	67.70 mph	1:41.50.0	1

1966 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings[]

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Mike Hailwood	United Kingdom	Honda	103.11 mph	2:14.44.8	8
2	Giacomo Agostini	Italy	MV Agusta	101.09 mph	2:14.22.6	6
3	Chris Conn	United Kingdom	Norton	95.57 mph	2:22.26.8	4
4		United Kingdom	Seeley Matchless^[3]	95.02 mph	2:22.58.0	3
5	Ron Chandler	United Kingdom	Matchless	94.11 mph	2:24.20.4	2
6	Franta Stastny	Czechoslovakia	Jawa	93.94 mph	2:24.36.0	1

References[]

^ Isle of Man TT Database 1966 Retrieved 26 December 2014. Archived 2015-01-13.
^ Wright, David (2013). 100 Years of the Isle of Man TT: A Century of Motorcycle Racing - Updated Edition covering 2007 - 2012. Crowood. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-84797-648-2.
^ ^a ^b Motor Cycle 21 July 1966, p. 86 Racing Line by David Dixon. "To replace Minter, Colin Seeley has taken on John Blanchard...John will ride the Seeley AJSs and G50s in all short-circuit events, plus the Ulster Grand Prix and the TT". Accessed and added 26 December 2014

External links[]

[1] Isle of Man TT Database 1966 Retrieved 26 December 2014. Archived 2015-01-13.

[2] Wright, David (2013). 100 Years of the Isle of Man TT: A Century of Motorcycle Racing - Updated Edition covering 2007 - 2012. Crowood. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-84797-648-2.

[Mcycle-3] Motor Cycle 21 July 1966, p. 86 Racing Line by David Dixon. "To replace Minter, Colin Seeley has taken on John Blanchard...John will ride the Seeley AJSs and G50s in all short-circuit events, plus the Ulster Grand Prix and the TT". Accessed and added 26 December 2014

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