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1953 Isle of Man TT

The 1953 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw Ray Amm (Rhodesia) win both Senior and Junior TT races. Bob McIntyre retired for his first TT, the Junior.

The event was marred by the death of five people, including the first ever 500cc motorcycle world champion, Leslie Graham, who was killed at Bray Hill during the Senior TT.[1] Graham had won his first ever TT race, the Ultra Lightweight TT, the day before. As a sign of respect, his team, MV Agusta, withdrew from the rest of the event.[2]

Senior TT (500cc) edit

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   Ray Amm Norton 93.85 mph 2.48.51.8
2   Jack Brett Norton 93.74 2:49.03.8
3   Reg Armstrong Gilera 93.62 2:49.16.8
4   Rod Coleman AJS 92.77 2:50.49.6
5   Bill Doran AJS 90.86 2:54.25.0
6   Peter Davey Norton 86.97 3:02.13.0
7   Ted Frend Norton 86.72 3:02.44.6
8   Robin Sherry AJS 86.5 3:03.13.4
9   Harry Pearce Matchless 86.38 3:03.28.4
10   John Grace Norton 85.54 3:05.15.8

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Junior TT (350cc) edit

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   Ray Amm Norton 90.52 mph 2:55.05.0
2   Ken Kavanagh Norton 90.44 2:55.14.6
3   Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 89.41 2:57.40.6
4   Jack Brett Norton 88.7 2:58.40.4
5   Bill Doran AJS 86.9 3:02.21.0
6   Derek Farrant AJS 86.59 3:03.02.0
7   Ken Mudford AJS 85.49 3:05.23.0
8   George Murphy AJS 84.39 3:07.48.2
9   Phil Carter AJS 84.28 3:08.02.6
10   Harold Clark AJS 93.72 3:09.18.0

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Lightweight TT (250cc) edit

Rank Rider Team Speed Time Gap
1   Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi 84.73 mph 1.46.53.0
2   Werner Haas NSU 84.52 1:47.10.0 + 17.0
3   Siegfried Wunsche DKW 81.34 1:51.20.0 + 4:27.0
4   Arthur Wheeler Moto Guzzi 80.38 1:52.40.0 + 5:47.0
5   Syd Willis Velocette 75.38 2:00.08.0 + 13:15.0
6   Tommy Wood Moto Guzzi 74.82 2:01.02.0 + 14:09.0
7   Ray Petty Norton 74.67 2:01.17.0 + 14:24.0
8   Albert Jones M&F Excelsior 72.26 2:05.20.0 + 18:27.0
9   Bill Webster Velocette 71.96 2:05.51.0 + 18:58.0
10   Bob Geeson REG 71.74 2:06.14.0 + 19:21.0

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Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc) edit

Rank Rider Team Speed Time Gap
1   Leslie Graham MV Agusta 77.79 mph 1.27.19.0
2   Werner Haas NSU 77.18 1:28.00.0 + 41.0
3   Cecil Sandford MV Agusta 77.15 1:28.02.0 + 43.0
4   Angelo Copeta MV Agusta 73.44 1:32.29.0 + 5:10.0
5   Albert Jones MV Agusta 67.48 1:40.39.0 + 13:20.0
6   Bill Webster MV Agusta 67.07 1:41.16.0 + 13:57.0
7   Archie Fenn Mondial 67.03 1:41.20.0 + 14:01.0
8   Norman Webb MV Agusta 65.73 1:43.20.0 + 16:01.0
9   James Thomson MV Agusta 64.71 1:44.56.0 + 17:37.0
10   Fron Purslow MV 61.9 1:49.44.0 + 22:25.0

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Clubmans 1000 TT edit

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   George Douglass Vincent 81.54 mph 1.51.04.0
2   Geoffrey Clark Vincent 79.39 1:54.04.0
3   Peter Peters Vincent 74.24 2:01.59.0

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Clubmans Senior TT edit

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   Bob Keeler Norton 84.14 mph 1.20.43.4
2   Eddie Crooks Norton 83.0 1.21.49.8
3   Alan Holmes Norton 82.46 1.22.22.2

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Clubmans Junior TT edit

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   Derek Powell BSA 80.17 mph 1.52.57.8
2   Owen Greenwood BSA 79.23 1:54.18.0
3   Jack Bottomley Norton 79.09 1:54.21.6

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Sources edit

  1. ^ "Motorsport Memorial -". www.motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Insidebikes Rider Of The Week: Leslie Graham - Carole Nash". Carole Nash UK. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. ^ [1][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Senior TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
  4. ^ [2][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Junior TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
  5. ^ [3][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Lightweight 250 TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
  6. ^ [4][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Ultra Lightweight TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
  7. ^ [5][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans 1000 TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
  8. ^ [6][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans Senior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
  9. ^ [7][permanent dead link] IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans Junior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)

External links edit

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