1955 Isle of Man TT
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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.
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.
Isle of Man TT
The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...
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.
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.
1955 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Lomas Bill Lomas Bill Lomas was an English former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner. He won the 1955 and 1956 350cc world championship as a member of the Moto Guzzi factory racing team. In the 1956 season, he rode the famous V8 Moto Guzzi Grand... |
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92.33 mph | 2.51.38.2 | 8 | |
| 2 |  Bob McIntyre |
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Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
91.79 mph | 2.52.38.2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Cecil Sandford Cecil Sandford Cecil Charles Sandford is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner.... |
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Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It is one of seven brands owned by Piaggio.Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its central historic role in Italy's motorcycling manufacture, its prominence worldwide in motorcycle racing, and a series of... |
91.59 mph | 2.53.02.2 | 4 | |
| 4 | John Surtees John Surtees John Surtees, OBE is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver from England. He was 500cc motorcycle World Champion in 1956 and 1958–60, Formula One World Champion in 1964, and remains the only person to have won World Championships on both two and four wheels... |
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Norton | 90.61 mph | 2.54.52.2 | 3 | |
| 5 | Maurice Quincey | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Norton | 90.2 mph | 2.55.42.0 | 2 | |
| 6 | John Hartle John Hartle John Hartle was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.Hartle began racing in 1954 and in 1956 he signed for Norton to ride for them in what would be the last year for the factory team. MV Agusta signed him in 1958 at the urging of John Surtees... |
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Norton | 89.58 mph | 2.56.55.0 | 1 |
1955 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Lomas Bill Lomas Bill Lomas was an English former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner. He won the 1955 and 1956 350cc world championship as a member of the Moto Guzzi factory racing team. In the 1956 season, he rode the famous V8 Moto Guzzi Grand... |
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MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
71.37 mph | 1.21.38.2 | 8 | |
| 2 | Cecil Sandford Cecil Sandford Cecil Charles Sandford is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner.... |
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Moto Guzzi | 70.63 mph | 1.22.29.4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Hermann Paul MüllerHermann Paul Müller Hermann Paul Müller was a German sidecar, motorcycle, and race car driver.... |
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67.47 mph | 1.26.21.6 | 4 | |
| 4 | Arthur Wheeler Arthur Wheeler (motorcyclist) Arthur Wheeler was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Wheeler gained a reputation as one of the top privateer racers on the Grand Prix circuit.... |
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Moto Guzzi | 64.92 mph | 1.29.44.4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Dave Chadwick Dave Chadwick Dave Chadwick was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1958 when he finished in fourth place in the 350cc world championship, and fifth in the 125cc world championship... |
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RD Special | 64.2 mph | 1.30.45.6 | 2 | |
| 6 | Bill Webster | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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61.27 mph | 1.35.05.4 | 1 |
1955 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carlo UbbialiCarlo Ubbiali Carlo Ubbiali is an Italian nine-time World Champion motorcycle road racer. In the 1950s, he was a dominant force in the smaller classes of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.-Career:... |
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MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,... |
69.67 mph | 1.23.38.2 | 8 | |
| 2 | Luigi Taveri Luigi Taveri Luigi Taveri is a Swiss former motorcycle road racer. He was three times world champion in the 125 cc class of the Grand Prix road racing championship, in 1962, 1964, and 1966.... |
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69.64 mph | 1.23.40.2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Giuseppe Lattanzi |
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67.84 mph | 1.25.53.0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bill Lomas | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
MV Agusta | 67.26 mph | 1.26.37.8 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bill Webster | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
MV Agusta | 55.9 mph | 1.44.14.0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Ross W Porter | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
MV Agusta | 54.93 mph | 1.46.05.0 | 1 |
1955 Sidecar TT final standings
9 June 1955 – 10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse CourseClypse Course
The Clypse Course describes a motor-cycle racing course used for the Isle of Man TT Races between 1954 and 1959.The course is 10.92 miles long and is in the parish of Onchan in the Isle of Man. The course uses two short sections of the Snaefell Mountain Course which includes the primary A18 road...
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Schneider/H.Strauss |
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70.01 mph | 1.23.14.0 | 8 |
| 2 | Bill G Boddice/W.C.Storr | 18 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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66.99 mph | 1.26.58.6 | 6 |
| 3 | Pip V Harris/Ray Campbell | 20 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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65.94 mph | 1.28.22.0 | 4 |
| 4 | Jackie Beeton/C.Billingham | 16 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Norton | 65.54 mph | 1.28.54.0 | 3 |
| 5 | Frank Taylor/R.Taylor | 9 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Norton | 63.41 mph | 1.31.52.8 | 2 |
| 6 | E.Walker/D.G.Roberts | 14 | United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Norton | 63.37 mph | 1.31.56.4 | 1 |
- Fastest Lap; W.Noll/F.Cron BMW in 9 minutes and 0 seconds an average speed of 71.93 mph
1955 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Duke Geoff Duke Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE is a British multi-time motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion.Geoff Duke dominated motorcycle racing in the 1950s, winning six world championships and six Isle of Man TT races... |
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97.93 mph | 2.41.49.8 | 8 | |
| 2 |  Reg ArmstrongReg Armstrong Reginald Armstrong was born in Liverpool, grew up in Dublin. He was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and raced for AJS, Velocette, Norton, NSU, and Gilera. He then became team manager for Honda's racing team in 1962 and 1963, and they won five world championships in that time. He was also in his... |
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96.74 mph | 2.43.49.0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Ken KavanaghKen Kavanagh Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh, better known as Ken Kavanagh, is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racecar driver from Australia. He became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 1952 350cc Ulster Grand Prix. In 1956, he won the Junior TT at the Isle of Man... |
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95.16 mph | 2.46.32.8 | 4 | |
| 4 | Jack Brett Jack Brett Jack Brett was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed from 1949 to 1960 in the Grand Prix world championship. He won his only world championship race in the 500cc class at the 1952 500cc Swiss Grand Prix, riding an AJS... |
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Norton | 94.52 mph | 2.47.39.6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Bob McIntyre |
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Norton | 93.83 mph | 2.48.53.2 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Derek Ennett |
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Matchless | 92.54 mph | 2.51.14.4 | 1 |
1955 Isle of Man Clubmans Senior final standings
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Eddie Dow |
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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 |
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 |