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The '''[[1939]] [[Isle of Man TT|Isle of Man Tourist Trophy]]''' was the last race festival until 1947 due to the interruption of [[World War II]]. It was the last of ten TT victories for the 34 year old [[Stanley Woods]]<ref>[http://www.mcb.net/ttraces/ttraces.html] MCB ''A Brief History of the TT Races'' (Retrieved [[28 October]] [[2006]])</ref> in which he won the [[Junior TT]] on a [[Velocette]] at 83.19 mph and came 4th in the [[Senior TT]] race. The Senior race was won by Georg Meier on a [[Supercharger|supercharged]] [[BMW motorcycles|BMW]].
[[File:Georg Meier Isle of Man TT 1939.jpg|thumb|Senior TT winner [[Georg Meier]]]]
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The '''1939 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy''' was the last races until 1947 due to the interruption by [[World War II]]. It was also the last of ten Isle of Man TT victories for the 34-year-old [[Stanley Woods]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcb.net/ttraces/ttraces.html |title=Isle of Man TT Circuit |accessdate=2006-10-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116004452/http://www.mcb.net/ttraces/ttraces.html |archivedate=16 November 2006 }} MCB ''A Brief History of the TT Races'' (Retrieved 28 October 2006)</ref> in which he won the [[Junior TT]] on a [[Velocette]] at 83.19&nbsp;mph and also finished in 4th place in the [[Senior TT]] race. The 250cc Lightweight TT race was a first time winner for Ted Mellors and the [[Benelli (motorcycles)|Benelli]] marque. The Senior TT race was won by the German competitor [[Georg Meier]] on a [[Supercharger|supercharged]] 500cc [[BMW Type 255]] motor-cycle.<ref>''Daily Express'' page 15 Saturday 17 June 1939</ref>


The Austrian competitor [[Karl Gall (motorcycle racer)|Karl Gall]] riding for the works BMW team crashes at [[Ballaugh Bridge]] during an evening practice session and later dies of his injuries and the effects of [[pneumonia]] in hospital.<ref>''Isle of Man Weekly Times'' page 8 T.T. RIDER DIES FROM INJURIES Saturday 17 June 1939 “Inquest of Karl Gall.”</ref>
==Senior TT (500cc)==

[[16 June]] [[1939]] - 7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course
==Junior TT (350 cc) Race final standings==
{| class="wikitable"
Monday 12 June 1939 – 7 laps (264.133 miles) [[Isle of Man TT Mountain Course]]<ref>''Mona’s Herald'' page 6 STANLEY WOODS’ TENTH WIN Tuesday 13 June 1939</ref>
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Rank
|- style="background:#efefef;"
| Rank
! No
! Rider
! Rider
! Team
! Team
! Speed
! Speed
! Time
! Time
! Gap

|-
|-
|| 1
|| 1
||
||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Georg Meier]]
|| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Stanley Woods]]
|| [[BMW motorcycles|BMW]]
|| [[Velocette]]
|| 89.38 mph
|| 83.19&nbsp;mph
|| 2:57:19.0
|| 3:10.30.0
|-
|-
|| 2
|| 2
||
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Jock M West]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Harold Daniell]]
|| BMW
|| [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]]
|| 88.22
|| 83.13&nbsp;mph
|| 2:59:39.0
|| + 2:20
|| 3:10.38.0
|-
|-
|| 3
|| 3
||
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Freddie L Frith]]
|| {{flagicon| Nazi Germany}} [[Heiner Fleischmann]]
|| [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]]
|| [[Dampf-Kraft-Wagen|DKW]]
|| 87.96
|| 82.51&nbsp;mph
|| 3:00:11.0
|| + 2:52
|| 3:12.28.0
|-
|-
|| 4
|| 4
||
||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Stanley Woods]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Ted Mellors]]
|| [[Velocette]]
|| 87.91
|| Velocette
|| 82.34&nbsp;mph
|| 3:00:17.0
|| + 2:58
|| 3:12.28.0
|-
|-
|| 5
|| 5
||
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[John H White (motorcycle racer)|John H White]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[David Whitworth]]
|| Norton
|| 85.92
|| Velocette
|| 79.58&nbsp;mph
|| 3:04:27.0
|| + 7:08
|| 3:19.09.0
|-
|-
|| 6
|| 6
||
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Les J Archer]]
|| {{flagicon| Nazi Germany}} [[Siegfried Wünsche]]
|| Velocette
|| 84.31
|| DKW
|| 78.87&nbsp;mph
|| 3:07:58.0
|| + 10:39
|| 3:20.57.0
|-
|-
|| 7
|| 7
||
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}[[E A (Ted) Mellors]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Maurice Cann]]
|| Velocette
|| 83.76
|| Norton
|| 78.78&nbsp;mph
|| 3:09:12.0
|| + 11:53
|| 3:21.10.0
|-
|-
|| 8
|| 8
||
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[S Wood]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[S. (Ginger) Wood]]
|| Norton
|| 82.43
|| Velocette
|| 78.55&nbsp;mph
|| 3:12:16.0
|| + 14:57
|| 3:22.36.0
|-
|-
|| 9
|| 9
||
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Maurice Cann]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Ernie Thomas
|| [[Moto Guzzi]]
|| 81.96
|| Velocette
|| 48.69&nbsp;mph
|| 3:13:22.0
|| + 16:03
|| 3:26.18.0
|-
|-
|| 10
|| 10
||
|| {{flagicon|South Africa|1928}} [[Jack C Galway]]
|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Mussett
|| Norton
|| 81.37
|| Velocette
|| 77.60&nbsp;mph
|| 3:15:00.0
|| + 17:41
|| 3:24.14.0
|}
|}


''Fastest Lap: Harold Daniels &nbsp;– 85.05&nbsp;mph (26’ 38.0) on lap 7.''<ref>''Isle of Man Examiner'' page 5 Friday 16 June 1939</ref>
==Junior TT (350cc)==

[[12 June]] [[1939]] - 7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course
==Lightweight TT (250 cc) Race final standings==
{| class="wikitable"
Wednesday 14 June 1939 – 7 laps (264.133 miles) [[Isle of Man TT Mountain Course]]<ref>''Isle of Man Examiner'' page 9 MELLORS’ FIRST TT WIN Friday 16 June 1939</ref>
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Rank
! Rank
! No
! Rider
! Rider
! Team
! Team
! Speed
! Speed
! Time
! Time
! Gap
|-
|-
|| 1
|| 1
||
||{{flagicon|Ireland}} Stanley Woods
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} E.A. [[Ted Mellors]]
|| Velocette
|| [[Benelli (motorcycles)|Benelli]]
|| 83.19 mph
|| 74.26&nbsp;mph
|| 3:10:30.0
|| + 0:00
|| 3:33.26.0
|-
|-
|| 2
|| 2
||
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Harold Daniell|Harold L Daniell]]
|| {{flagicon| Nazi Germany}} [[Ewald Kluge]]
|| [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]]
|| [[Dampf-Kraft-Wagen|DKW]]
|| 83.13
|| 72.97&nbsp;mph
|| 3:10:38.0
|| + 0:08
|| 3:37.11.0
|-
|-
|| 3
|| 3
||
||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Heiner Fleischmann]]
|| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[H. G. Tyrell Smith]]
|| [[DKW]]
|| [[Excelsior Motor Company|Excelsior]]
|| 82.51
|| 71.91&nbsp;mph
|| 3:12:05.0
|| + 1:35
|| 3:40.23.0
|-
|-
|| 4
|| 4
||
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} E A (Ted) Mellors
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Les G. Martin]]
|| Velocette
|| 82.34
|| Excelsior
|| 68.87&nbsp;mph
|| 3:12:28.0
|| + 1:58
|| 3:50.08.0
|-
|-
|| 5
|| 5
||
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[M David Whitworth]]
|| {{flagicon| Nazi Germany}} [[Siegfried Wünsche]]
|| Velocette
|| 79.58
|| DKW
|| 68.78&nbsp;mph
|| 3:19:09.0
|| + 8:39
|| 3:50.25.0
|-
|-
|| 6
|| 6
||
||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Siegfried Wünsche]]
|| {{flagicon|IRL}} Charlie Manders
|| DKW
|| 78.87
|| Excelsior
|| 66.93&nbsp;mph
|| 3:20:57.0
|| + 10:27
|| 3:56.48.0
|-
|-
|| 7
|| 7
||
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Maurice Cann
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Harold Hartley (motorcycle racer)|Harold Hartley]]
|| Norton
|| 78.78
|| Excelsior
|| 66.19&nbsp;mph
|| 3:21:10.0
|| + 10:40
|| 3:59.27.0
|-
|-
|| 8
|| 8
||
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} S (Ginger) Wood
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Ernie Thomas
|| Velocette
|| 78.55
|| DKW
|| 65.81&nbsp;mph
|| 3:21:45.0
|| + 11:15
|| 4:00.48.0
|-
|-
|| 9
|| 9
||
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Jimmy E Little]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} S. (Ginger) Wood
|| Velocette
|| [[Rudge-Whitworth|Rudge]]
|| 78.22
|| 65.04&nbsp;mph
|| 3:22:36.0
|| + 12:06
|| 4:03.41.0
|-
|-
|| 10
|| 10
||
||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Frank J Mussett]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Chris Tattersall]]
|| Velocette
|| 77.6
|| CTS
|| 63.95&nbsp;mph
|| 3:24:14.0
|| + 13:44
|| 4:07.50.0
|}
|}


''Fastest Lap: Stanley Woods &nbsp;– 78.16&nbsp;mph (28’ 58.0) ''<ref>''Ramsey Courier'' page 16 AXIS ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTWEIGHT TT Friday 16 June 1939</ref>
==Lightweight TT (250cc)==

[[14 June]] [[1939]]- 7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course
==Senior TT (500cc) Race final standings==
{| class="wikitable"
Friday 16 June 1939 – 7 laps (264.133 miles)<ref>''Programme of the Senior International Tourist Trophy Race'' Isle of Man 16 June 1939 pages 22-24 SCORE SHEET The Auto-Cycle Union (1939) F.I.C.M</ref> [[Isle of Man TT Mountain Course]]<ref>''Peel City Guardian'' page 1 SENIOR TT RACE Saturday 17 June 1939 “….Meier and J.W. West proved too hot for the British machines and they took the lead on the first lap….”</ref>
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Rank
! Rank
! No
! Rider
! Rider
! Team
! Team
! Speed
! Speed
! Time
! Time
! Gap
|-
|-
|| 1
|| 1
|| 49
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[E A (Ted) Mellors]]
|| {{flagicon| Nazi Germany}} [[Georg Meier]]
|| [[Benelli (motorcycles)|Benelli]]
|| 494cc [[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]
|| 74.26 mph
|| 89.38&nbsp;mph
|| 3:33:26.0
|| + 0:00
|| 2:57.19.0
|-
|-
|| 2
|| 2
|| 35
||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ewald Kluge]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Jock West]]
|| DKW
|| 72.97
|| 494cc BMW
|| 88.22&nbsp;mph
|| 3:37:11.0
|| + 3:45
|| 2:59.39.0
|-
|-
|| 3
|| 3
|| 17
||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[H G Tyrell Smith]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Freddie Frith]]
|| [[Excelsior (Coventry)|Excelsior]]
|| 499cc [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]]
|| 71.91
|| 87.96&nbsp;mph
|| 3:40:23.0
|| + 6:57
|| 3:00.11.0
|-
|-
|| 4
|| 4
|| 10
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Les G Martin]]
|| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Stanley Woods]]
|| Excelsior
|| 499cc [[Velocette]]
|| 68.87
|| 87.91&nbsp;mph
|| 3:50:08:0
|| + 16:42
|| 3:00.17.0
|-
|-
|| 5
|| 5
|| 51
||{{flagicon|Germany}} Siegfried Wunsche
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[John H. White (motorcycle racer)|John H. White]]
|| DKW
|| 68.78
|| 499cc Norton
|| 85.92&nbsp;mph
|| 3:50:25.0
|| + 16:59
|| 3:04.27.0
|-
|-
|| 6
|| 6
|| 19
||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Charlie H Manders]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Les Archer]]
|| Excelsior
|| 66.93
|| 495cc Velocette
|| 84.31&nbsp;mph
|| 3:56:48.0
|| + 23:22
|| 3:07.58.0
|-
|-
|| 7
|| 7
|| 28
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Harold Hartley]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Ted Mellors]]
|| Excelsior
|| 66.19
|| 495cc Velocette
|| 83.76&nbsp;mph
|| 3:59:27.0
|| + 26:01
|| 3:09.12.0
|-
|-
|| 8
|| 8
|| 18
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Ernie R Thomas]]
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[S.Wood]]
|| DKW
|| 65.81
|| 499cc Norton
|| 4:00:48.0
|| 48.69&nbsp;mph
|| + 27:22
|| 3:26.18.0
|-
|-
|| 9
|| 9
|| 20
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} S (Ginger) Wood
|| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Maurice Cann]]
|| [[Rudge-Whitworth|Rudge]]
|| [[Moto Guzzi]]
|| 65.04
|| 81.96&nbsp;mph
|| 4:03:41.0
|| + 30:15
|| 3:13.22.0
|-
|-
|| 10
|| 10
|| 40
||{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Chris Tattersall]]
|| {{flagicon| South Africa|1928}} [[Jack Galway]]
|| CTS
|| 499cc Norton
|| 63.95
|| 81.37&nbsp;mph
|| 4:07:50.0
|| + 34:24
|| 3:15.00.0
|}
|}
''Fastest Lap: Georg Meier &nbsp;– 90.75&nbsp;mph (24’ 57.0) on lap 2.''<ref>''Isle of Man Examiner'' page 4 Friday 23 June 1939</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
* Improvements to the course include road-widening and landscaping at the [[Water Works]].<ref>''Isle of Man Weekly Times'' dated [[13 May]] [[1939]].</ref>
* Improvements to the course include road-widening and landscaping at the [[Water Works Corner]].<ref>''Isle of Man Times'' page 20 Saturday 13 May 1939</ref>
* At Sulby during practice, [[Georg Meier]] riding for [[BMW motorcycles|BMW]] is timed at 111 mph.<ref>''TT Special'' 1939 edited by G.S.Davison</ref>
* At Sulby during practice, [[Georg Meier]] riding for [[BMW motorcycles|BMW]] is timed at 111&nbsp;mph.<ref>''TT Special'' 1939 edited by G.S.Davison TIMING ON THE SULBY STRAIGHT page 3 Friday 9 June 1939</ref>
* A collision occurs on Bray Hill during lap 2 of the 1939 Junior TT Races when Sven A. Sorenson riding an [[Excelsior Motor Company|Excelsior]] collides with H. B. Waddington and [[David Whitworth]] both riding [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]] motor-cycles.<ref>''Ramsey Courier'' page 11 Friday 11 June 1939</ref>
* Kall Gall riding for BMW crashes at Ballaugh Bridge during practice and later dies of his injuries and the effects of [[pneumonia]] in hospital.<ref>''Isle of Man Weekly Times'' dated [[17 May]] [[1939]].</ref>
* A collision occurs on Bray Hill during lap 2 of the 1939 Junior TT Races when Sven A.Sorenson riding an [[Excelsior]] collides with H.B.Waddington and M D Whitworth both riding [[Norton (motorcycle)|Norton]] motor-cycles.<ref>''Isle of Man Weekly Times'' dated [[17 May]] [[1939]].</ref>
* On lap 1 of the 1939 Junior TT Race, [[Bob Foster (motorcyclist)|Bob Foster]] riding an [[AJS]] stops at the Quarterbridge to fix broken goggles. Also, Bill Beevers and H.B.Myers both riding [[Velocette]] motor-cycles crash at the Quarterbridge on the same lap.<ref>''TT Special'' 1939 edited by G.S.Davison TODAY’S JUNIOR page 4 Monday 12 June 1939</ref>
* During lap 3 of the Junior Race, Tyrell Smith slips of his Excelsior motor-cycle at Parliament Square in Ramsey and then continues after straightening the foot-rest. At the East Mountain Gate during lap 5, Marcel Simo collides with a post and crashes his [[Terrot]] motor-cycle. He suffers head and chest injuries and is taken to hospital. Also during lap 5, Freddie Frith retires at Ballaugh after holding 2nd place in the 1939 Junior TT Race.<ref>''Isle of Man Time''s page 3 STANLEY WOODS’ TENTH T.T. VICTORY Saturday 17 June 1939</ref>
* On lap 1 of the 1939 Junior TT Race, [[Bob Foster (motorcyclist)|Bob Foster]] riding an [[AJS]] stops at the Quarterbridge to fix broken googles. Also, Bill Beevers and H.B.Myers both riding [[Velocette]] motor-cycles crash at the Quarterbridge on the same lap.<ref>''Isle of Man Weekly Times'' dated [[17 May]] [[1939]].</ref>
* The 1939 Lightweight Race is held in mixed weather conditions. On lap 2 of the Lightweight Race, Jock McCredie riding an Excelsior retires at Ballaugh with engine problems. Lap 3 and [[Omobono Tenni]] riding a [[Moto Guzzi]] stops at Ballaugh to change a spark-plug and retires and his team-mate Stanley Woods retires on lap 5 with engine problems at Crosby.<ref>''Isle of Man Times'' page 5 TED MELLORS WINS FOR ITALY. Saturday 17 June 1939</ref>
* During lap 3 of the Junior Race, Tyrell Smith slips of his Excelsior motor-cycle at Parliament Square in Ramsey and then continues after straightening the foot-rest. At the East Mountain Gate during lap 5, Marcel Simo collides with a post and crashes his [[Terrot]] motor-cycle. He suffers head and chest injuries and is taken to hospital. Also during lap 5, Freddie Frith retires at Ballaugh after holding 2nd place in the 1939 Junior TT Race.<ref>''Isle of Man Weekly Times'' dated [[17 May]] [[1939]].</ref>
* The 1939 Lightweight Race is held in mixed weather conditions. On lap 2 of the Lightweight Race, Jock McCredie riding an Excelsior retires at Ballaugh with engine problems. Lap 3 and [[Omobono Tenni]] riding a [[Moto Guzzi]] stops at Ballaugh to change a spark-plug and retires and his team-mate Stanley Woods retires on lap 5 with engine problems at Crosby.<ref>''Isle of Man Weekly Times'' dated [[17 May]] [[1939]].</ref>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.iomtt.com/Home/TTDatabase/races.aspx?meet_code=TT39 Detailed race results]
* [https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/events?meet_code=TT39%20%20&era=2 Detailed race results]
* [http://www.mcb.net/ttraces/tt/ttwin.html Isle of Man TT winners]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060818204122/http://www.mcb.net/ttraces/tt/ttwin.html Isle of Man TT winners]
* [http://www.motoringpicturelibrary.com/preview_image.asp?lcID=25&fleID=6758 Ted Mellors winning the Lightweight TT on the Benelli] image
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927035938/http://www.motoringpicturelibrary.com/preview_image.asp?lcID=25&fleID=6758 Ted Mellors winning the Lightweight TT on the Benelli] image


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Latest revision as of 08:03, 18 September 2024

Senior TT winner Georg Meier

The 1939 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the last races until 1947 due to the interruption by World War II. It was also the last of ten Isle of Man TT victories for the 34-year-old Stanley Woods[1] in which he won the Junior TT on a Velocette at 83.19 mph and also finished in 4th place in the Senior TT race. The 250cc Lightweight TT race was a first time winner for Ted Mellors and the Benelli marque. The Senior TT race was won by the German competitor Georg Meier on a supercharged 500cc BMW Type 255 motor-cycle.[2]

The Austrian competitor Karl Gall riding for the works BMW team crashes at Ballaugh Bridge during an evening practice session and later dies of his injuries and the effects of pneumonia in hospital.[3]

Junior TT (350 cc) Race final standings

[edit]

Monday 12 June 1939 – 7 laps (264.133 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course[4]

Rank No Rider Team Speed Time
1 Republic of Ireland Stanley Woods Velocette 83.19 mph 3:10.30.0
2 United Kingdom Harold Daniell Norton 83.13 mph 3:10.38.0
3 Nazi Germany Heiner Fleischmann DKW 82.51 mph 3:12.28.0
4 United Kingdom Ted Mellors Velocette 82.34 mph 3:12.28.0
5 United Kingdom David Whitworth Velocette 79.58 mph 3:19.09.0
6 Nazi Germany Siegfried Wünsche DKW 78.87 mph 3:20.57.0
7 United Kingdom Maurice Cann Norton 78.78 mph 3:21.10.0
8 United Kingdom S. (Ginger) Wood Velocette 78.55 mph 3:22.36.0
9 United Kingdom Ernie Thomas Velocette 48.69 mph 3:26.18.0
10 Australia Frank Mussett Velocette 77.60 mph 3:24.14.0

Fastest Lap: Harold Daniels  – 85.05 mph (26’ 38.0) on lap 7.[5]

Lightweight TT (250 cc) Race final standings

[edit]

Wednesday 14 June 1939 – 7 laps (264.133 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course[6]

Rank No Rider Team Speed Time
1 United Kingdom E.A. Ted Mellors Benelli 74.26 mph 3:33.26.0
2 Nazi Germany Ewald Kluge DKW 72.97 mph 3:37.11.0
3 Republic of Ireland H. G. Tyrell Smith Excelsior 71.91 mph 3:40.23.0
4 United Kingdom Les G. Martin Excelsior 68.87 mph 3:50.08.0
5 Nazi Germany Siegfried Wünsche DKW 68.78 mph 3:50.25.0
6 Republic of Ireland Charlie Manders Excelsior 66.93 mph 3:56.48.0
7 United Kingdom Harold Hartley Excelsior 66.19 mph 3:59.27.0
8 United Kingdom Ernie Thomas DKW 65.81 mph 4:00.48.0
9 United Kingdom S. (Ginger) Wood Rudge 65.04 mph 4:03.41.0
10 United Kingdom Chris Tattersall CTS 63.95 mph 4:07.50.0

Fastest Lap: Stanley Woods  – 78.16 mph (28’ 58.0) [7]

Senior TT (500cc) Race final standings

[edit]

Friday 16 June 1939 – 7 laps (264.133 miles)[8] Isle of Man TT Mountain Course[9]

Rank No Rider Team Speed Time
1 49 Nazi Germany Georg Meier 494cc BMW 89.38 mph 2:57.19.0
2 35 United Kingdom Jock West 494cc BMW 88.22 mph 2:59.39.0
3 17 United Kingdom Freddie Frith 499cc Norton 87.96 mph 3:00.11.0
4 10 Republic of Ireland Stanley Woods 499cc Velocette 87.91 mph 3:00.17.0
5 51 United Kingdom John H. White 499cc Norton 85.92 mph 3:04.27.0
6 19 United Kingdom Les Archer 495cc Velocette 84.31 mph 3:07.58.0
7 28 United Kingdom Ted Mellors 495cc Velocette 83.76 mph 3:09.12.0
8 18 United Kingdom S.Wood 499cc Norton 48.69 mph 3:26.18.0
9 20 United Kingdom Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi 81.96 mph 3:13.22.0
10 40 South Africa Jack Galway 499cc Norton 81.37 mph 3:15.00.0

Fastest Lap: Georg Meier  – 90.75 mph (24’ 57.0) on lap 2.[10]

Notes

[edit]
  • Improvements to the course include road-widening and landscaping at the Water Works Corner.[11]
  • At Sulby during practice, Georg Meier riding for BMW is timed at 111 mph.[12]
  • A collision occurs on Bray Hill during lap 2 of the 1939 Junior TT Races when Sven A. Sorenson riding an Excelsior collides with H. B. Waddington and David Whitworth both riding Norton motor-cycles.[13]
  • On lap 1 of the 1939 Junior TT Race, Bob Foster riding an AJS stops at the Quarterbridge to fix broken goggles. Also, Bill Beevers and H.B.Myers both riding Velocette motor-cycles crash at the Quarterbridge on the same lap.[14]
  • During lap 3 of the Junior Race, Tyrell Smith slips of his Excelsior motor-cycle at Parliament Square in Ramsey and then continues after straightening the foot-rest. At the East Mountain Gate during lap 5, Marcel Simo collides with a post and crashes his Terrot motor-cycle. He suffers head and chest injuries and is taken to hospital. Also during lap 5, Freddie Frith retires at Ballaugh after holding 2nd place in the 1939 Junior TT Race.[15]
  • The 1939 Lightweight Race is held in mixed weather conditions. On lap 2 of the Lightweight Race, Jock McCredie riding an Excelsior retires at Ballaugh with engine problems. Lap 3 and Omobono Tenni riding a Moto Guzzi stops at Ballaugh to change a spark-plug and retires and his team-mate Stanley Woods retires on lap 5 with engine problems at Crosby.[16]

Sources

[edit]
  1. ^ "Isle of Man TT Circuit". Archived from the original on 16 November 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2006. MCB A Brief History of the TT Races (Retrieved 28 October 2006)
  2. ^ Daily Express page 15 Saturday 17 June 1939
  3. ^ Isle of Man Weekly Times page 8 T.T. RIDER DIES FROM INJURIES Saturday 17 June 1939 “Inquest of Karl Gall.”
  4. ^ Mona’s Herald page 6 STANLEY WOODS’ TENTH WIN Tuesday 13 June 1939
  5. ^ Isle of Man Examiner page 5 Friday 16 June 1939
  6. ^ Isle of Man Examiner page 9 MELLORS’ FIRST TT WIN Friday 16 June 1939
  7. ^ Ramsey Courier page 16 AXIS ACHIEVEMENT IN LIGHTWEIGHT TT Friday 16 June 1939
  8. ^ Programme of the Senior International Tourist Trophy Race Isle of Man 16 June 1939 pages 22-24 SCORE SHEET The Auto-Cycle Union (1939) F.I.C.M
  9. ^ Peel City Guardian page 1 SENIOR TT RACE Saturday 17 June 1939 “….Meier and J.W. West proved too hot for the British machines and they took the lead on the first lap….”
  10. ^ Isle of Man Examiner page 4 Friday 23 June 1939
  11. ^ Isle of Man Times page 20 Saturday 13 May 1939
  12. ^ TT Special 1939 edited by G.S.Davison TIMING ON THE SULBY STRAIGHT page 3 Friday 9 June 1939
  13. ^ Ramsey Courier page 11 Friday 11 June 1939
  14. ^ TT Special 1939 edited by G.S.Davison TODAY’S JUNIOR page 4 Monday 12 June 1939
  15. ^ Isle of Man Times page 3 STANLEY WOODS’ TENTH T.T. VICTORY Saturday 17 June 1939
  16. ^ Isle of Man Times page 5 TED MELLORS WINS FOR ITALY. Saturday 17 June 1939
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