Motorcycle race on the Isle of Man
The1912 Isle of Man TT races were again held over theIsle of Man TT Mountain Course. Several manufacturers complained that the new mountain course was too arduous and threatened toboycott the 1912 races.
With anIndian clean sweep the previous year the British manufacturers' pride was dented but even with a smaller entry the Junior race held on Friday, 28 June, in the rain that challenged the belt-driven machines giving the advantage to the chain-driven ones. Two privately entered[1]Douglas motor-cycles of Harry Bashall and Ed Kickham took the first two places in theJunior TT race of 1912.[2]
TheSenior TT was held on Monday 1 July 1912. Frank A. Applebee on thetwo-stroke twin-cylinderScott carried off the trophy after a hard race.[3] This was the first ever two-stroke Isle of Man TT win.[4] Jack Haswell on single-cylinderTriumph was beaten by 6 minutes 54 seconds. Had not Frank Philipp's tyre come off the rim atBallaugh on the last lap, Scotts would have finished first and second. Philipp's oval rim dropped him to eleventh place. Hoffman and Adamson placed two more Triumphs among the top six.[5]
Junior TT final standings
[edit]Friday 28 June 1912 – 4 laps (150 miles)Isle of Man TT Mountain Course[6]
 The 6th International Auto-cycle Tourist Trophy[7] |
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| Pos | # | Rider | Bike | Cyl. | Junior TT race classification[8] |
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| Laps | Time | Speed | Prizes & remarks |
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| 1 | 21 |  Harry Bashall | 2¾ hpDouglas 350cc | 2 | 4 | 3:46.59 | 39.65 mph | 1st Prize - Winner of Junior Trophy and £30. 1st Private entry. |
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| 2 | 11 | Eddie Kickham | 2¾ hpDouglas 350cc | 2 | 4 | 3:51.36 | 38.86 mph | 2nd Prize - £20. 2nd Private entry. |
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| 3 | 9 | Harold Cox | 2¾ hpForward 344cc | 2 | 4 | 4:06.29 | 36.51 mph | 3rd Prize - £10. |
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| 4 | 8 |  James Stewart | 2¾ hpDouglas 350cc | 2 | 4 | 4:29.4 | 33.45 mph | Gold medal. |
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| 5 | 22 | Percy Owen | 2¾ hpForward 344cc | 2 | 4 | 4:31.54 | 33.10 mph | Gold medal. |
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| 6 | 17 | Robert Ellis | 2¾ hpNUT 344cc | 2 | 4 | 4:32.26 | 33.03 mph | Gold medal. |
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| 7 | 4 | Harold Petty | 2 ½ hpSinger 299cc | 1 | 4 | 4:42.19 | 31.88 mph | First single-cylinder |
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| 8 | 15 | Jack Haslam | 2¾ hpDouglas 350cc | 2 | 4 | 5:00.05 | 29.92 mph | |
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| 9 | 25 | Vic Pratt | 2½ hpO.K. Precision 348cc | 1 | 4 | 5:15.39 | 28.51 mph | |
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| 10 | 14 | Howard Newman | 2½ hpIvy-Precision 348cc | 1 | 4 | 5:22.27 | 27.91 mph | |
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| 11 | 1 | Percy J. Evans | 2¾ hpHumber 345cc | 2 | 4 | 5:43.21 | 26.21 mph | |
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| DNF | 19 | Dan O'Donovan | 2 ½ hpSinger 299cc | 1 | 3 | Retired on last lap due inlet valve trouble. Six plugs gave up. |
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| DNF | 21 | John Bashall | 2¾ hpHumber 345cc | 2 | 3 | Retired on last lap due lubrication and tire troubles, sooted plugs. |
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| DNF | 24 | Rex Mundy | 2¾ hpDouglas 350cc | 2 | 2 | Retired on lap 3 due puncture on mountain road. |
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| DNF | 3 |  Les Bailey | 2¾ hpDouglas 350cc | 2 | 1 | Retired on lap 2 at Hairpin due to stripped gears. |
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| DNF | 6 | Douglas Brown | 2¾ hpHumber 345cc | 2 | 1 | Retired on lap 2. Pulley bearing. |
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| DNF | 5 | J. Harrison Watson | 2¾ hpHumber 345cc | 2 | 0 | Retired on first lap atKeppel Gate due to timing gear trouble. |
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| DNF | 18 | Norman Slatter | 2¾ hpAlcyon 299cc | 1 | 0 | Retired on first lap atCrosby. Gear trouble. |
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| DNF | 18 |  M. Stoeffel | 2¾ hpAlcyon 299cc | 1 | 0 | Retired on first lap due to broken valve. |
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| DNF | 5 | Walter Creyton | 2¾ hpHumber 345cc | 2 | 0 | Retired on first lap atKeppel Gate due seized engine. |
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| DNS | 2 | Hugh Mason | 2¾ hpNUT-JAP 349cc | 2 | | Finished practices successfully. Suffered broken frame on a way to the garage. |
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| DNS | 7 |  Karl Gassert | 2½ hpNSU 348.6cc | 2 | | NSU team didn't arrive to the races. |
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| DNS | 10 | J.H. Kerr | 2½ hpNSU 349.2cc | 1 | | NSU team didn't arrive to the races. |
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| DNS | 12 | H.J. Beal | 2½ hpNSU 348.6cc | 2 | | NSU team didn't arrive to the races. |
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| DNS | 16 | J. Ingram Walker | 2½ hpNSU 349.2cc | 1 | | NSU team didn't arrive to the races. |
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| Fastest lap: Ed Kickham, 53min. 53sec. 41.75 mph[9] |
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Senior TT 500cc Race final standings
[edit]Monday 1 July 1912 – 5 laps (187.50 miles)Isle of Man TT Mountain Course[10]
| The 6th International Auto-cycle Tourist Trophy[11] |
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| Pos | # | Rider | Bike | Cyl. | Senior TT race classification[12] |
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| Laps | Time | Speed | Prizes & remarks |
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| 1 | 7 | Frank A. Applebee | 3 ½hpScott 486.6cc | 2 | 5 | 3:51.03 | 48.69 mph | 1st Prize - Winner of Senior Trophy and £40. |
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| 2 | 1 | Jack Haswell | 3½ hpTriumph 499cc | 1 | 5 | 3:57.57 | 47.28 mph | 2nd Prize - £20. |
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| 3 | 38 | Harry Collier | 3 ½hpMatchless 497cc | 2 | 5 | 4:01.56 | 46.50 mph | 3rd Prize - £10. |
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| 4 | 37 | Charlie Collier | 3 ½hpMatchless 497cc | 2 | 5 | 4:07.37 | 45.43 mph | Gold medal. |
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| 5 | 11 | J.A. Hoffmann | 3½ hpTriumph 499cc | 1 | 5 | 4:12.49 | 44.46 mph | Gold medal. |
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| 6 | 35 | Jimmy W. Adamson | 3½ hpTriumph 499cc | 1 | 5 | 4:14.02 | 44.29 mph | Gold medal. |
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| 7 | 21 | Alister Kirk | 3½ hpTriumph 499cc | 1 | 5 | 4:14.07 | 44.29 mph | Gold medal. |
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| 8 | 2 |  Jimmy Alexander, jun. | 3½ hpIndian 497cc | 2 | 5 | 4:17.04 | 44.20 mph | Gold medal. |
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| 9 | 17 | Charles Martin | 3½ hpTriumph 499cc | 1 | 5 | 4:17.04 | 43.77 mph | |
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| 10 | 23 | Alfie Alexander | 3½ hpIndian 497cc | 2 | 5 | 4:21.01 | 43.10 mph | |
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| 11 | 9 | Frank Philipp | 3 ½hpScott 486.6cc | 2 | 5 | 4:25.34 | 42.45 mph | |
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| 12 | 3 | Billy Heaton | 3 ½hpDOT 498cc | 2 | 5 | 4:28.26 | 41.97 mph | |
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| 13 | 39 | Jack Sirett | 3½ hpIndian 497cc | 2 | 5 | 4:31.32 | 41.82 mph | |
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| 14 | 44 | Harry Reed | 3½hpDOT 498cc | 2 | 5 | 4:31.32 | 41.51 mph | |
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| 15 | 43 | Les Bailey | 2¾hpDouglas 354cc | 2 | 5 | 4:35.30 | 40.90 mph | |
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| 16 | 42 | Percy Butler | 3½ hpTriumph 499cc | 1 | 5 | 4:36.09 | 40.76 mph | |
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| 17 | 48 | Eddie Kickham | 2¾hpDouglas 354cc | 2 | 5 | 4:39.41 | 40.33 mph | |
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| 18 | 13 | Sidney Garrett | 3½ hpRegal Green 499cc | 1 | 5 | 4:49.13 | 38.96 mph | |
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| 19 | 10 | Thomas Blumfield, jun. | 4 hpBlumfield 495.6cc | 1 | 5 | 5:34.57 | 35.73 mph | |
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| DQ | 6 | Ivan Hart-Davies | 3½ hpTriumph 499cc | 1 | 5 | 5:11.34 | 36.17 mph | Finished 19th. Disqualified for taking petrol outside of depot. |
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| Fastest lap: Frank Applebee, 45min. 31sec. 49.43 mph[13] |
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- ^The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912
- ^Daily Express page 2 Wednesday 3 July 1912
- ^Daily Herald page 7 Tuesday 2 July 1912
- ^Tragatsch, Erwin, ed. (1979).The Illustrated History of Motorcycles. London: New Burlington Books. p. 18.ISBN 0-906286-07-7.
- ^The Motor Cycle page 754, 4 July 1912
- ^Peel City Guardian page 8 MOTOR CYCLE RACES Saturday 29 June 1912 “JUNIOR RACE The Junior Race took place on Friday, the following being the entries.”
- ^The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912
- ^The Motor Cycle page 727, 4 July 1912
- ^The Motor Cycle page 747 JUNIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4 July 1912
- ^Peel City Guardian page 8 MOTOR CYCLE RACES Saturday 29 June 1912 “SENIOR RACE The senior race takes place on Monday on the same course as the junior, except that it consists of five laps instead of four.”
- ^The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912
- ^The Motor Cycle page 754, 4 July 1912
- ^The Motor Cycle page 754 SENIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4 July 1912
