Annual motorcycle racing event
1923 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Date June 11, 13 and 15, 1923 Location Douglas, Isle of Man Course Snaefell Mountain Course Organiser Auto-Cycle Union Clerk T.W. Loughborough Junior TT First Stanley Woods ,Cotton Second Harry Harris ,AJS Third Alfred Alexander ,Douglas Fastest lap Jimmy Simpson New record Lightweight TT First Jock Porter ,New Gerrard Second Bert le Vack ,New Imperial Third Dan Hall ,Rex-Acme Fastest lap Wal Handley New record Sidecar TT First Freddie Dixon ,Douglas Second Graham Walker ,Norton Third George Tucker,Norton Fastest lap Harry LangmanNew record Senior TT First Tom Sheard ,Douglas Second Graeme Black ,Norton Third Freddie Dixon ,Indian Fastest lap Jim Whalley
The1923Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw the introduction of the firstSidecar TT race over 3 laps, won byFreddie Dixon and passenger Walter Denney using a specialDouglas motorcycle with a banking-sidecar in a time of 2 hours, 7 minutes and 48 seconds, at an average speed of 53.15 mph (85.54 km/h). The fastest Sidecar lap was by Harry Langman on aScott at 54.69 mph (88.02 km/h).
The Senior race was held in poor weather and local course knowledge allowed local Isle of Man competitorTom Sheard , also riding a Douglas, to win a second TT to add to his first win in the1922 Junior TT . Another first-time winner wasStanley Woods , riding to his first of ten victories in the TT races, on aCotton in theJunior TT . TT noviceJimmie Guthrie suffered a machine breakdown in the Junior 350 cc race, but he achieved six victories in later years.[ 1]
Changes to the course occurred in 1923 with the adoption of a private road between Parliament Square and May Hill in Ramsey. Previously the course negotiated Albert Road and Tower Road in Ramsey and the new course length was 37.739 miles (revised to 37.733 miles (60.725 km) in 1938).[ 2]
Lightweight 250 cc Race [ edit ] Pos # Rider Bike Lightweight TT race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes & Remarks 1 29 Jock Porter 249ccNew Gerrard 6 4:21:37 51.931 mph 1st Prize - Winner of Lightweight Tourist Trophy, £30 and special gold medal. 2 12 Bert le Vack 246ccNew Imperial 6 4:26:19 51.014 mph 2nd Prize - £20 and replica. 3 33 249ccRex-Acme 6 4:34:20 49.53 mph 3rd Prize - £10 and replica. 4 25 249ccRex-Acme 6 4:35:29 49.31 mph Replica. 5 41 249ccCedos 6 4:35:46 49.26 mph Replica. 6 31 246ccNew Imperial 6 4:36:29 49.13 mph Replica. 7 20 248ccLevis 6 4:37:02 49.40 mph Replica. 8 36 Wal Handley 248ccOK Junior 6 4:44:22 47.78 mph Replica. 9 5 250ccExcelsior 6 4:44:53 47.69 mph Replica. 10 1 248ccLevis 6 4:51:43 46.57 mph 10 37 250ccExcelsior 6 4:51:43 46.57 mph 12 24 249ccP.V. 6 4:55:36 45.96 mph Fastest lap Wal Handley , 41min. 58sec. 53.95 mph(New record) [ 3]
Pos # Rider Bike Junior TT race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes & Remarks 1 29 Stanley Woods 348ccCotton 6 4:03:47 55.739 mph 1st Prize - Winner of Junior Tourist Trophy, £40 and special gold medal. 2 18 Harry Harris 349ccAJS 6 4:06:16 55.17 mph 2nd Prize - £20 and replica. 3 57 346ccDouglas 6 4:09:35 54.43 mph 3rd Prize - £10 and replica. 4 24 349ccMatador-Bradshaw 6 4:13:41 53.55 mph Replica. 5 67 346ccDouglas 6 4:15:27 53.18 mph Replica. 6 26 349ccAJS 6 4:17:33 52.74 mph Replica. 7 71 348ccCotton 6 4:18:17 52.60 mph Replica. 8 20 346ccNew Imperial 6 4:18:33 52.55 mph Replica. 9 5 Cyril Pullin 346ccDouglas 6 4:19:27 52.36 mph Replica. 10 43 349ccOK-Junior 6 4:24:49 51.30 mph Replica. 11 37 346ccDouglas 6 4:31:42 50.00 mph Replica. 12 59 349ccMatador-Bradshaw 6 4:32:03 49.94 mph Replica. Fastest lap Jimmy Simpson , 381min. 00sec. 59.59 mph(New record) [ 4]
Pos # Rider Bike Senior TT race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes & Remarks 1 2 Tom Sheard 497ccDouglas 6 4:04:43 55.55 mph 1st Prize - Winner of Senior Tourist Trophy, £50 and special gold medal. 2 51 490ccNorton 6 4:06:26 55.14 mph 2nd Prize - £20 and replica. 3 46 Freddie Dixon 497ccDouglas 6 4:07:02 55.01 mph 3rd Prize - £10 and replica. 4 27 490ccNorton 6 4:07:03 55.00 mph Replica. 5 31 490ccNorton 6 4:10:23 54.26 mph Replica. 6 30 497ccDouglas 6 4:12.25 53.83 mph Replica. 7 12 490ccNorton 6 4:17:20 52.72 mph Replica. 8 20 497ccDouglas 6 4:21:48 51.89 mph Replica. 9 4 Tommy de la Hay 492ccSunbeam 6 4:23:14 51.61 mph Replica. 10 1 Alec Bennett 497ccDouglas 6 4:28:22 50.62 mph Replica. 11 Scott-Squirrel 6 4:30:07 50.30 mph Replica. 12 350ccNew Scale 6 4:30:19 50.26 mph Replica. 13 50 497ccDouglas 6 4:32:51 49.79 mph Replica. 14 33 490ccNorton 6 4:36:27 49.14 mph Fastest lap Jim Whalley , 37min. 54sec. 59.74 mph[ 5]
Sidecar 500 cc Race [ edit ] Pos # Driver Passenger Bike Sidecar TT race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes & Remarks 1 55 Freddie Dixon 596ccDouglas 3 2:07:48 53.153 mph 1st Prize - Winner of Sidecar Tourist Trophy, £40 and special gold medal. 2 61 Graham Walker 588ccNorton 3 2:09:26 52.50 mph 2nd Prize - £20. 3 53 588ccNorton 3 2:10:27 52.07 mph 3rd Prize - £10. 4 56 596ccDouglas 3 2:30:15 45.21 mph Replica. 5 51 348ccDOT-Bradshaw 3 2:36:04 43.52 mph Replica. 6 52 596ccDouglas 3 2:58:22 38.80 mph DNF 59 Scott-Squirrel 1 Crashed on lap 2 atBraddan Bridge turning upside down. Both riders suffered only minor injuries. Fastest lap [ 6]
^ [1] BBC A Sporting NationJimmie Guthrie win European Grand Prix 1935 (retrieved 7 October 2006)^ Official TT Guide 1992 pp 45 Mannin Media Publication/Isle of Man Department of Tourism ^ The Isle of Man Examiner , page 7 Saturday 15 June 1923^ The Isle of Man Examiner TT Supplement , Saturday 15 June 1923^ The Isle of Man Examiner TT Supplement , Saturday 15 June 1923^ The Isle of Man Examiner TT Supplement , Saturday 15 June 1923
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