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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. The works [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] motor-cycles of W.H. Bashall and E.Kirkham taking the first two places in the [[Junior TT]] race of 1912.<ref>Daily Express page 2 Wednesday 3rd July 1912</ref>
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. The works [[Douglas (motorcycles)|Douglas]] motor-cycles of W.H. Bashall and E.Kirkham taking the first two places in the [[Junior TT]] race of 1912.<ref>Daily Express page 2 Wednesday 3rd July 1912</ref>


The [[Senior TT]] was held on Monday 1st July 1912 with the [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] [[The Scott Motorcycle Company|Scott]] motor-cycle of F.A. Applebee winning the race.<ref>Daily Herald page 7 Tuesday 2nd July 1912</ref> This was the first ever two-stroke Isle of Man 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 1st July 1912 with the [[Two-stroke cycle|two-stroke]] [[The Scott Motorcycle Company|Scott]] motor-cycle of F.A. Applebee winning the race.<ref>Daily Herald page 7 Tuesday 2nd July 1912</ref> This was the first ever two-stroke Isle of Man 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 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00trag }}</ref>


==Junior TT final standings==
==Junior TT final standings==

Revision as of 21:13, 7 September 2019

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. The works Douglas motor-cycles of W.H. Bashall and E.Kirkham taking the first two places in the Junior TT race of 1912.[1]

The Senior TT was held on Monday 1st July 1912 with the two-stroke Scott motor-cycle of F.A. Applebee winning the race.[2] This was the first ever two-stroke Isle of Man TT win.[3]

Junior TT final standings

Friday 28th June 1912 – 4 laps (150 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course [4]

Rank No Rider Team Speed Time
1 21 United Kingdom W.H. Bashall 2¾ hp Douglas 39.65 mph 3:46.59
2 11 United Kingdom E. Kickham 2¾ hp Douglas 38.86 mph 3:51.36.0
3 9 United Kingdom H.J. Cox 2¾ hp Forward 36.51 mph 4:06.29.0
4 8 United Kingdom J. Stewart 2¾ hp Douglas 33.45 mph 4:29.4.0
5 22 United Kingdom P.W. Owen 1¾ hp Forward 33.10 mph 4:31.54.0
6 11 United Kingdom R. Ellis 2¾ hp N.U.T. 33.03 mph 4:32.26.0
7 4 United Kingdom H. Petty 2 ½ hp Singer 31.88 mph 4:42.19.0
8 15 United Kingdom J. Haslam 2¾ hp O.K. Precision 29.92 mph 5:0.05.0
9 25 United Kingdom E.V. Pratt 2 ½ hp O.K. Precision 28.51 mph 5:15.39.0
10 14 United Kingdom H. Newman 2 ½ hp Ivy Precision 27.91 mph 5:22.27.0
11 1 United Kingdom Percy J. Evans 2¾ hp Humber 26.21 mph 5:43.21.0

Fastest Lap: E. Kickham  – 41.75 mph (53’ 53.0) on lap 4.[5]

Senior TT 500cc Race final standings

Monday 2nd July 1912 – 5 laps (187.50 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course [6]

Rank No Rider Team Speed Time
1 7 United Kingdom F.A. Applebee 3 ½ hp Scott 48.69 mph 3:51.03.0
2 1 United Kingdom J.R. Haswell 3¾ hp Triumph 47.28 mph 3:57.57.0
3 38 United Kingdom H.A. Collier 3 ½ hp Matchless 46.50 mph 4:01.56.0
4 37 United Kingdom C.R. Collier 3 ½ hp Matchless 45.43 mph 4:07.37.0
5 11 United Kingdom J.A. Hoffmann 3 ½ hp Triumph 44.46 mph 4:12.49.0
6 35 United Kingdom J.W. Adamson 3 ½ hp Triumph 44.29 mph 4:14.02.0
7 United Kingdom A. Kirk 2¾ hp Triumph 44.29 mph 4:14.07.0
8 21 United Kingdom J.R. Alexander 3 ½ hp Indian 44.20 mph 4:17.04.0
9 17 United Kingdom C.R. Martin 3 ½ hp Triumph 43.77 mph 4:17.04.0
10 2 United Kingdom A.H. Alexander 3 ½ hp Indian 43.10 mph 4:21.01.0
11 9 United Kingdom Frank Phillip 3 ½ hp Scott 42.45 mph 4:25.34.0
12 United Kingdom W. Heaton 2¾ hp DOT 41.97 mph 4:28.26.0
13 39 United Kingdom J.F. Sirette 3 ½ hp Indian 41.82 mph 4:31.32.0
14 44 United Kingdom Harry Reed 3 ½ hp DOT 40.90 mph 4:31.32.0
15 43 United Kingdom S.L. Bailey 2 ½ hp Douglas 40.90 mph 4:35.30.0
16 42 United Kingdom Percy Butler 3 ½ hp Triumph 40.76 mph 4:36.09.0
17 48 United Kingdom E. Kirkham 2¾ hp Douglas 40.33 mph 4:39.41.0
18 13 United Kingdom S.F. Garrett 2¾ hp Regal Green 38.96 mph 4:49.13.0
19 10 United Kingdom T.F. Blumfield 4 hp Blumfield 35.73 mph 5:34.57.0

Fastest Lap: F.W. Applebee  – 49.43 mph (45’ 31.0) on lap 4.[7]

References

  1. ^ Daily Express page 2 Wednesday 3rd July 1912
  2. ^ Daily Herald page 7 Tuesday 2nd July 1912
  3. ^ Tragatsch, Edited (1979). The Illustrated History of Motorcycles. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press. p. 18. ISBN 0-906286-07-7. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ Peel City Guardian page 8 MOTOR CYCLE RACES Saturday 29th June 1912 “JUNIOR RACE The Junior Race took place on Friday, the following being the entries.”
  5. ^ The Motor Cycle page 747 JUNIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4th July 1912
  6. ^ Peel City Guardian page 8 MOTOR CYCLE RACES Saturday 29th 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.”
  7. ^ The Motor Cycle page 754 SENIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4th July 1912