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{{Short description|Motorcycle race on the Isle of Man}}
The '''1912 [[Isle of Man TT|Isle of Man Tourist Trophy]]''' races again took place over the "[[Snaefell mountain course|Snaefell Mountain Course]]". Several manufacturers complained that the new mountain course was too arduous and threatened to [[boycott]] the 1912 races. The riders' safety was uppermost in their minds and the state of the roads was also of concern especially after the first death on the course. Victor Surridge was killed during practice.
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{| class="infobox" style="width:25em; font-size:80%;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:; text-align:center;"|<big><span style="color:black">1912 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy</span></big>
|-
!colspan="2" |
|-
! Date
|valign="top"| June 28, July 1, 1912
|-
! Location
|valign="top"| [[Douglas, Isle of Man]]
|-
! Course
|valign="top"| [[Snaefell Mountain Course]] <br> 37.5&nbsp;mi (60.39&nbsp;km)
|-
! Organiser
|valign="top"| [[Auto-Cycle Union]]
|-
! Clerk
|valign="top"| J.R. Nisbet
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#bd002b; text-align:center;"|<span style="color:white">Junior TT</span>
|-
! First
|valign="top"| [[Harry Bashall]], [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]]
|-
! Second
|valign="top"| [[Ed Kickham]], [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]]
|-
! Third
|valign="top"| [[Harold Cox (motorcyclist)|Harold Cox]], [[Forward Motorcycles|Forward]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#; text-align:center;"|<span style="color:black">Fastest lap</span>
|-
!
|valign="top"| Ed Kickham <br> 53min. 53sec. 42.00&nbsp;mph
|-
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#bd002b; text-align:center;"|<span style="color:white">Senior TT</span>
|-
! First
|valign="top"| [[Frank Applebee jun.]], [[The Scott Motorcycle Company|Scott]]
|-
! Second
|valign="top"| [[Jack Haswell]], [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph]]
|-
! Third
|valign="top"| [[Harry Collier]], [[Matchless]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#; text-align:center;"|<span style="color:black">Fastest lap</span>
|-
!
|valign="top"| Frank Applebee jun. <br> 45min. 31sec. 49.43&nbsp;mph
|-
|}
The '''1912 Isle of Man TT''' races were again held over the [[Isle of Man TT Mountain Course]]. Several manufacturers complained that the new mountain course was too arduous and threatened to [[boycott]] the 1912 races.

With an [[Indian (motorcycle)|Indian]] 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<ref>''The Motor Cycle'' page 712, 27 June 1912</ref> [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] motor-cycles of Harry Bashall and Ed Kickham took the first two places in the [[Junior TT]] race of 1912.<ref>Daily Express page 2 Wednesday 3 July 1912</ref>


With an [[Indian (motorcycle)|Indian]] sweep the previous year the British manufacturers' pride was dented but even with a smaller entry the Junior race took place on Friday, 28 June, in the rain that challenged the belt-driven machines giving the advantage to the chain-driven ones. [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] took the first two places. Monday, 1 July, was the Senior race and a [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] [[The Scott Motorcycle Company|Scott]] was driven into first place. This was the first two-stroke TT win.<ref>{{cite book | last = Tragatsch | first = Edited | title = The Illustrated History of Motorcycles | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = Oxford Oxfordshire | year = 1979 | isbn = 0-906286-07-7 | page = 18}}</ref>
The [[Senior TT]] was held on Monday 1 July 1912. Frank A. Applebee on the [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] twin-cylinder [[The Scott Motorcycle Company|Scott]] carried off the trophy after a hard race.<ref>Daily Herald page 7 Tuesday 2 July 1912</ref> This was the first ever two-stroke Isle of Man TT win.<ref>{{cite book |last= |first= |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00trag/page/18 |title=The Illustrated History of Motorcycles |publisher=New Burlington Books |year=1979 |isbn=0-906286-07-7 |editor-last=Tragatsch |editor-first=Erwin |location=London |page=18 |url-access=registration}}</ref> Jack Haswell on single-cylinder [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph]] was beaten by 6 minutes 54 seconds. Had not Frank Philipp's tyre come off the rim at [[Ballaugh]] 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.<ref>''The Motor Cycle'' page 754, 4 July 1912</ref>


==Junior TT final standings==
==Junior 350cc Race<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT12&race_seq=1 |title=1912 Junior TT results |publisher=iomtt.com |accessdate=10 December 2011}}</ref>==
Friday 28 June 1912 – 4 laps (150 miles) [[Isle of Man TT Mountain Course]]<ref>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.”</ref>
{| bgcolor="#EEEEEE" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:120%; font-size:85%;"
! style="border: 0;" | {{flagicon|IOM}} The 6th International Auto-cycle Tourist Trophy<ref>''The Motor Cycle'' page 712, 27 June 1912</ref>
|-
|-
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | Pos
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | Rider
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | Machine
!rowspan="2"| Pos
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | Speed
!rowspan="2"| #
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | Laps
!rowspan="2"| Rider
!rowspan="2"| Bike
!rowspan="2"| Cyl.
!colspan="4"| Junior TT race classification<ref>''The Motor Cycle'' page 727, 4 July 1912</ref>
|-
|-
! Laps
| 1 || [[W H Bashall]] || [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] || 39.65&nbsp;mph || 4
! Time
! Speed
! Prizes & remarks
|-
|-
! align="center"| 1
| 3 || [[H J Cox]] || [[Forward (motorcycle)|Forward]] || 36.51&nbsp;mph || 4
| align="center"| '''21'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} [[Harry Bashall]]
| align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] 350cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 4
|3:46.59
|39.65&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''1st Prize - Winner of Junior Trophy and £30. 1st Private entry.''
|-
! align="center"| 2
| align="center"| '''11'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Eddie Kickham
| align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] 350cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 4
|3:51.36
|38.86&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''2nd Prize - £20. 2nd Private entry.''
|-
! align="center"| 3
| align="center"| '''9'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Harold Cox
| align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Forward (motorcycle)|Forward]] 344cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 4
|4:06.29
|36.51&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''3rd Prize - £10.''
|-
! align="center"| 4
| align="center"| '''8'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NIR}} James Stewart
| align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] 350cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 4
|4:29.4
|33.45&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''Gold medal.''
|-
! align="center"| 5
| align="center"| '''22'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Percy Owen
| align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Forward (motorcycle)|Forward]] 344cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 4
|4:31.54
|33.10&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''Gold medal.''
|-
! align="center"| 6
| align="center"| '''17'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Robert Ellis
| align="left"| 2¾ hp [[NUT Motorcycles|NUT]] 344cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 4
|4:32.26
|33.03&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''Gold medal.''
|-
! align="center"| 7
| align="center"| '''4'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Harold Petty
| align="left"| 2 ½ hp [[Singer Motors|Singer]] 299cc
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 4
|4:42.19
|31.88&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''First single-cylinder''
|-
! align="center"| 8
| align="center"| '''15'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jack Haslam
| align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] 350cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 4
|5:00.05
|29.92&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| 9
| align="center"| '''25'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Vic Pratt
| align="left"| 2½ hp [[OK-Supreme|O.K. Precision]] 348cc
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 4
|5:15.39
|28.51&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| 10
| align="center"| '''14'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Howard Newman
| align="left"| 2½ hp [[Ivy (motorcycles)|Ivy-Precision]] 348cc
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 4
|5:22.27
|27.91&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| 11
| align="center"| '''1'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Percy J. Evans
| align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Humber motorcycles|Humber]] 345cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 4
|5:43.21
|26.21&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| DNF
|| '''19'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Dan O'Donovan
|align="left"| 2 ½ hp [[Singer Motors|Singer]] 299cc
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 3
|colspan="4"; align="left" |''Retired on last lap due inlet valve trouble. Six plugs gave up.''
|-
! align="center"| DNF
|| '''21'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} John Bashall
|align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Humber motorcycles|Humber]] 345cc
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 3
|colspan="4"; align="left" |''Retired on last lap due lubrication and tire troubles, sooted plugs.''
|-
! align="center"| DNF
|| '''24'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Rex Mundy
|align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] 350cc
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 2
|colspan="4"; align="left" |''Retired on lap 3 due puncture on mountain road.''
|-
! align="center"| DNF
|| '''3'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Les Bailey]]
|align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] 350cc
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 1
|colspan="4"; align="left" |''Retired on lap 2 at Hairpin due to stripped gears.''
|-
! align="center"| DNF
|| '''6'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IOM}} Douglas Brown
|align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Humber motorcycles|Humber]] 345cc
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 1
|colspan="4"; align="left" |''Retired on lap 2. Pulley bearing.''
|-
! align="center"| DNF
|| '''5'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} J. Harrison Watson
|align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Humber motorcycles|Humber]] 345cc
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 0
|colspan="4"; align="left" |''Retired on first lap at [[Keppel Gate]] due to timing gear trouble.''
|-
! align="center"| DNF
|| '''18'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Norman Slatter
|align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Alcyon]] 299cc
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 0
|colspan="4"; align="left" |''Retired on first lap at [[Crosby, Isle of Man|Crosby]]. Gear trouble.''
|-
! align="center"| DNF
|| '''18'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} M. Stoeffel
|align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Alcyon]] 299cc
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 0
|colspan="4"; align="left" |''Retired on first lap due to broken valve.''
|-
! align="center"| DNF
|| '''5'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IOM}} Walter Creyton
|align="left"| 2¾ hp [[Humber motorcycles|Humber]] 345cc
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 0
|colspan="4"; align="left" |''Retired on first lap at [[Keppel Gate]] due seized engine.''
|-
! align="center"| DNS
|| '''2'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Hugh Mason
|align="left"| 2¾ hp [[NUT Motorcycles|NUT]]-[[JA Prestwich Industries|JAP]] 349cc
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"|
|colspan="4"; align="left" | ''Finished practices successfully. Suffered broken frame on a way to the garage.''
|-
! align="center"| DNS
|| '''7'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|German Empire}} Karl Gassert
|align="left"| 2½ hp [[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]] 348.6cc
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"|
|colspan="4"; align="left" | ''[[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]] team didn't arrive to the races.''
|-
! align="center"| DNS
|| '''10'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} J.H. Kerr
|align="left"| 2½ hp [[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]] 349.2cc
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"|
|colspan="4"; align="left" | ''[[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]] team didn't arrive to the races.''
|-
! align="center"| DNS
|| '''12'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} H.J. Beal
|align="left"| 2½ hp [[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]] 348.6cc
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"|
|colspan="4"; align="left" | ''[[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]] team didn't arrive to the races.''
|-
! align="center"| DNS
|| '''16'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} J. Ingram Walker
|align="left"| 2½ hp [[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]] 349.2cc
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"|
|colspan="4"; align="left" | ''[[NSU Motorenwerke|NSU]] team didn't arrive to the races.''
|-
|colspan=14| '''''Fastest lap''''': Ed Kickham, 53min. 53sec. 41.75&nbsp;mph<ref>The Motor Cycle page 747 JUNIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4 July 1912</ref>
|-
|}
|}
|}


==Senior TT 500cc Race final standings==
==Senior 500cc Race<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT12&race_seq=2 |title=1912 Senior TT results |publisher=iomtt.com |accessdate=10 December 2011}}</ref>==
Monday 1 July 1912 – 5 laps (187.50 miles) [[Isle of Man TT Mountain Course]]<ref>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.”</ref>
{| bgcolor="#EEEEEE" border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:120%; font-size:85%;"
! style="border: 0;" | {{flagicon|IOM}} The 6th International Auto-cycle Tourist Trophy<ref>''The Motor Cycle'' page 712, 27 June 1912</ref>
|-
|-
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | Pos
| style="background: #f2f2f2; border: 0; text-align: center;" |
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | Rider
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | Machine
!rowspan="2"| Pos
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | Speed
!rowspan="2"| #
! style="background:#CCCCCC" | Laps
!rowspan="2"| Rider
!rowspan="2"| Bike
!rowspan="2"| Cyl.
!colspan="4"| Senior TT race classification<ref>''The Motor Cycle'' page 754, 4 July 1912</ref>
|-
! Laps
! Time
! Speed
! Prizes & remarks
|-
! align="center"| 1
| align="center"| '''7'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} [[Frank A. Applebee]]
| align="left"| 3 ½hp [[The Scott Motorcycle Company|Scott]] 486.6cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 5
|3:51.03
|48.69&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''1st Prize - Winner of Senior Trophy and £40.''
|-
! align="center"| 2
| align="center"| '''1'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} [[Jack Haswell]]
| align="left"| 3½ hp [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph]] 499cc
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 5
|3:57.57
|47.28&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''2nd Prize - £20.''
|-
! align="center"| 3
| align="center"| '''38'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Harry Collier
| align="left"| 3 ½hp [[Matchless]] 497cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 5
|4:01.56
|46.50&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''3rd Prize - £10.''
|-
! align="center"| 4
| align="center"| '''37'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} [[Charlie Collier]]
| align="left"| 3 ½hp [[Matchless]] 497cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 5
|4:07.37
|45.43&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''Gold medal.''
|-
! align="center"| 5
| align="center"| '''11'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} J.A. Hoffmann
| align="left"| 3½ hp [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph]] 499cc
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 5
|4:12.49
|44.46&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''Gold medal.''
|-
! align="center"| 6
| align="center"| '''35'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Jimmy W. Adamson
| align="left"| 3½ hp [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph]] 499cc
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 5
|4:14.02
|44.29&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''Gold medal.''
|-
! align="center"| 7
| align="center"| '''21'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Alister Kirk
| align="left"| 3½ hp [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph]] 499cc
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 5
|4:14.07
|44.29&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''Gold medal.''
|-
! align="center"| 8
| align="center"| '''2'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} Jimmy Alexander, jun.
| align="left"| 3½ hp [[Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company|Indian]] 497cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 5
|4:17.04
|44.20&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''Gold medal.''
|-
! align="center"| 9
| align="center"| '''17'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Charles Martin
| align="left"| 3½ hp [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph]] 499cc
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 5
|4:17.04
|43.77&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| 10
| align="center"| '''23'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} Alfie Alexander
| align="left"| 3½ hp [[Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company|Indian]] 497cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 5
|4:21.01
|43.10&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| 11
| align="center"| '''9'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Frank Philipp
| align="left"| 3 ½hp [[The Scott Motorcycle Company|Scott]] 486.6cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 5
|4:25.34
|42.45&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| 12
| align="center"| '''3'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Billy Heaton
| align="left"| 3 ½hp [[Dot Cycle and Motor Manufacturing Company|DOT]] 498cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 5
|4:28.26
|41.97&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| 13
| align="center"| '''39'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Jack Sirett
| align="left"| 3½ hp [[Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company|Indian]] 497cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 5
|4:31.32
|41.82&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| 14
| align="center"| '''44'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Harry Reed
| align="left"| 3½hp [[Dot Cycle and Motor Manufacturing Company|DOT]] 498cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 5
|4:31.32
|41.51&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| 15
| align="center"| '''43'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Les Bailey
| align="left"| 2¾hp [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] 354cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 5
|4:35.30
|40.90&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| 16
| align="center"| '''42'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Percy Butler
| align="left"| 3½ hp [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph]] 499cc
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 5
|4:36.09
|40.76&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| 17
| align="center"| '''48'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Eddie Kickham
| align="left"| 2¾hp [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] 354cc
| align="center"| 2
| align="center"| 5
|4:39.41
|40.33&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| 18
| align="center"| '''13'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Sidney Garrett
| align="left"| 3½ hp [[Regal motorcycles|Regal Green]] 499cc
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 5
|4:49.13
|38.96&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| 19
| align="center"| '''10'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Thomas Blumfield, jun.
| align="left"| 4&nbsp;hp [[Blumfield motorcycles|Blumfield]] 495.6cc
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 5
|5:34.57
|35.73&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|
|-
! align="center"| DQ
| align="center"| '''6'''
| align="left"|{{flagicon|GB}} Ivan Hart-Davies
| align="left"| 3½ hp [[Triumph Engineering|Triumph]] 499cc
| align="center"| 1
| align="center"| 5
|5:11.34
|36.17&nbsp;mph
|align="left"|''Finished 19th. Disqualified for taking petrol outside of depot.''
|-
|colspan=14| '''''Fastest lap''''': Frank Applebee, 45min. 31sec. 49.43&nbsp;mph<ref>The Motor Cycle page 754 SENIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4 July 1912</ref>
|-
|-
|}
| 1 || [[F A Applebee]] || [[The Scott Motorcycle Company|Scott]] || 48.69&nbsp;mph || 5
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Latest revision as of 06:54, 12 November 2024

1912 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Date June 28, July 1, 1912
Location Douglas, Isle of Man
Course Snaefell Mountain Course
37.5 mi (60.39 km)
Organiser Auto-Cycle Union
Clerk J.R. Nisbet
Junior TT
First Harry Bashall, Douglas
Second Ed Kickham, Douglas
Third Harold Cox, Forward
Fastest lap
Ed Kickham
53min. 53sec. 42.00 mph
Senior TT
First Frank Applebee jun., Scott
Second Jack Haswell, Triumph
Third Harry Collier, Matchless
Fastest lap
Frank Applebee jun.
45min. 31sec. 49.43 mph

The 1912 Isle of Man TT races were again held over the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. Several manufacturers complained that the new mountain course was too arduous and threatened to boycott the 1912 races.

With an Indian 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 the Junior TT race of 1912.[2]

The Senior TT was held on Monday 1 July 1912. Frank A. Applebee on the two-stroke twin-cylinder Scott 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-cylinder Triumph was beaten by 6 minutes 54 seconds. Had not Frank Philipp's tyre come off the rim at Ballaugh 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]

Isle of Man The 6th International Auto-cycle Tourist Trophy[7]
Pos # Rider Bike Cyl. Junior TT race classification[8]
Laps Time Speed Prizes & remarks
1 21 United Kingdom Harry Bashall 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 4 3:46.59 39.65 mph 1st Prize - Winner of Junior Trophy and £30. 1st Private entry.
2 11 United Kingdom Eddie Kickham 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 4 3:51.36 38.86 mph 2nd Prize - £20. 2nd Private entry.
3 9 United Kingdom Harold Cox 2¾ hp Forward 344cc 2 4 4:06.29 36.51 mph 3rd Prize - £10.
4 8 Northern Ireland James Stewart 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 4 4:29.4 33.45 mph Gold medal.
5 22 United Kingdom Percy Owen 2¾ hp Forward 344cc 2 4 4:31.54 33.10 mph Gold medal.
6 17 United Kingdom Robert Ellis 2¾ hp NUT 344cc 2 4 4:32.26 33.03 mph Gold medal.
7 4 United Kingdom Harold Petty 2 ½ hp Singer 299cc 1 4 4:42.19 31.88 mph First single-cylinder
8 15 United Kingdom Jack Haslam 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 4 5:00.05 29.92 mph
9 25 United Kingdom Vic Pratt 2½ hp O.K. Precision 348cc 1 4 5:15.39 28.51 mph
10 14 United Kingdom Howard Newman 2½ hp Ivy-Precision 348cc 1 4 5:22.27 27.91 mph
11 1 United Kingdom Percy J. Evans 2¾ hp Humber 345cc 2 4 5:43.21 26.21 mph
DNF 19 United Kingdom Dan O'Donovan 2 ½ hp Singer 299cc 1 3 Retired on last lap due inlet valve trouble. Six plugs gave up.
DNF 21 United Kingdom John Bashall 2¾ hp Humber 345cc 2 3 Retired on last lap due lubrication and tire troubles, sooted plugs.
DNF 24 United Kingdom Rex Mundy 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 2 Retired on lap 3 due puncture on mountain road.
DNF 3 Australia Les Bailey 2¾ hp Douglas 350cc 2 1 Retired on lap 2 at Hairpin due to stripped gears.
DNF 6 Isle of Man Douglas Brown 2¾ hp Humber 345cc 2 1 Retired on lap 2. Pulley bearing.
DNF 5 United Kingdom J. Harrison Watson 2¾ hp Humber 345cc 2 0 Retired on first lap at Keppel Gate due to timing gear trouble.
DNF 18 United Kingdom Norman Slatter 2¾ hp Alcyon 299cc 1 0 Retired on first lap at Crosby. Gear trouble.
DNF 18 France M. Stoeffel 2¾ hp Alcyon 299cc 1 0 Retired on first lap due to broken valve.
DNF 5 Isle of Man Walter Creyton 2¾ hp Humber 345cc 2 0 Retired on first lap at Keppel Gate due seized engine.
DNS 2 United Kingdom Hugh Mason 2¾ hp NUT-JAP 349cc 2 Finished practices successfully. Suffered broken frame on a way to the garage.
DNS 7 German Empire Karl Gassert 2½ hp NSU 348.6cc 2 NSU team didn't arrive to the races.
DNS 10 United Kingdom J.H. Kerr 2½ hp NSU 349.2cc 1 NSU team didn't arrive to the races.
DNS 12 United Kingdom H.J. Beal 2½ hp NSU 348.6cc 2 NSU team didn't arrive to the races.
DNS 16 United Kingdom J. Ingram Walker 2½ hp NSU 349.2cc 1 NSU team didn't arrive to the races.
Fastest lap: Ed Kickham, 53min. 53sec. 41.75 mph[9]

Senior TT 500cc Race final standings

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Monday 1 July 1912 – 5 laps (187.50 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course[10]

Isle of Man The 6th International Auto-cycle Tourist Trophy[11]
Pos # Rider Bike Cyl. Senior TT race classification[12]
Laps Time Speed Prizes & remarks
1 7 United Kingdom Frank A. Applebee 3 ½hp Scott 486.6cc 2 5 3:51.03 48.69 mph 1st Prize - Winner of Senior Trophy and £40.
2 1 United Kingdom Jack Haswell 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 3:57.57 47.28 mph 2nd Prize - £20.
3 38 United Kingdom Harry Collier 3 ½hp Matchless 497cc 2 5 4:01.56 46.50 mph 3rd Prize - £10.
4 37 United Kingdom Charlie Collier 3 ½hp Matchless 497cc 2 5 4:07.37 45.43 mph Gold medal.
5 11 United Kingdom J.A. Hoffmann 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 4:12.49 44.46 mph Gold medal.
6 35 United Kingdom Jimmy W. Adamson 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 4:14.02 44.29 mph Gold medal.
7 21 United Kingdom Alister Kirk 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 4:14.07 44.29 mph Gold medal.
8 2 Scotland Jimmy Alexander, jun. 3½ hp Indian 497cc 2 5 4:17.04 44.20 mph Gold medal.
9 17 United Kingdom Charles Martin 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 4:17.04 43.77 mph
10 23 Scotland Alfie Alexander 3½ hp Indian 497cc 2 5 4:21.01 43.10 mph
11 9 United Kingdom Frank Philipp 3 ½hp Scott 486.6cc 2 5 4:25.34 42.45 mph
12 3 United Kingdom Billy Heaton 3 ½hp DOT 498cc 2 5 4:28.26 41.97 mph
13 39 United Kingdom Jack Sirett 3½ hp Indian 497cc 2 5 4:31.32 41.82 mph
14 44 United Kingdom Harry Reed 3½hp DOT 498cc 2 5 4:31.32 41.51 mph
15 43 Australia Les Bailey 2¾hp Douglas 354cc 2 5 4:35.30 40.90 mph
16 42 United Kingdom Percy Butler 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 4:36.09 40.76 mph
17 48 United Kingdom Eddie Kickham 2¾hp Douglas 354cc 2 5 4:39.41 40.33 mph
18 13 United Kingdom Sidney Garrett 3½ hp Regal Green 499cc 1 5 4:49.13 38.96 mph
19 10 United Kingdom Thomas Blumfield, jun. 4 hp Blumfield 495.6cc 1 5 5:34.57 35.73 mph
DQ 6 United Kingdom Ivan Hart-Davies 3½ hp Triumph 499cc 1 5 5:11.34 36.17 mph Finished 19th. Disqualified for taking petrol outside of depot.
Fastest lap: Frank Applebee, 45min. 31sec. 49.43 mph[13]

References

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  1. ^ The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912
  2. ^ Daily Express page 2 Wednesday 3 July 1912
  3. ^ Daily Herald page 7 Tuesday 2 July 1912
  4. ^ Tragatsch, Erwin, ed. (1979). The Illustrated History of Motorcycles. London: New Burlington Books. p. 18. ISBN 0-906286-07-7.
  5. ^ The Motor Cycle page 754, 4 July 1912
  6. ^ 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.”
  7. ^ The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912
  8. ^ The Motor Cycle page 727, 4 July 1912
  9. ^ The Motor Cycle page 747 JUNIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4 July 1912
  10. ^ 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.”
  11. ^ The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912
  12. ^ The Motor Cycle page 754, 4 July 1912
  13. ^ The Motor Cycle page 754 SENIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4 July 1912
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