1952 Isle of Man TT
Appearance
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Race 2 of 9 races in the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 9–13 June 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Isle of Man Tourist Trophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Snaefell Mountain Course | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1952 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the start of Bob McIntyre's association with the Isle of Man, when he came second in the Junior Clubman TT that year.[1] Irishman Reg Armstrong won his first Senior TT event as well as coming in second in the Junior TT race on a Norton. Armstrong, as a Norton works rider, was back-up to Geoff Duke who came first in the Junior race.[2]
Senior TT (500 cc) classification[edit]
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Norton | 7 | 2:50:28.4 | 8 | |
2 | MV Agusta | 7 | +26.6 | 6 | |
3 | Norton | 7 | +1:02.8 | 4 | |
4 | AJS | 7 | +6:10.6 | 3 | |
5 | AJS | 7 | +8:10.6 | 2 | |
6 | Norton | 7 | +8:22.8 | 1 | |
7 | Norton | 7 | +10:07.4 | ||
8 | Norton | 7 | +10:10.6 | ||
9 | Norton | 7 | +12:13.2 | ||
10 | Norton | 7 | +13:03.4 | ||
41 finishers | |||||
[3] |
Junior TT (350 cc) classification[edit]
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Norton | 7 | 2:55:30.6 | 8 | |
2 | Norton | 7 | +1:27.2 | 6 | |
3 | AJS | 7 | +2:41.8 | 4 | |
4 | AJS | 7 | +5:03.4 | 3 | |
5 | AJS | 7 | +11:34.4 | 2 | |
6 | AJS | 7 | +12:02.8 | 1 | |
7 | Norton | 7 | +12:59.8 | ||
8 | AJS | 7 | +13:12.2 | ||
9 | Velocette | 7 | +14:49.6 | ||
10 | Norton | 7 | +16:46.0 | ||
51 finishers | |||||
[3] |
Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification[edit]
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | Moto Guzzi | 4 | 1:48:08.6 | 8 | |
2 | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +32.2 | 6 | |
3 | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +1:34.6 | 4 | |
4 | Velocette | 4 | +2:13.4 | 3 | |
5 | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +2:43.0 | 2 | |
6 | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +3:17.4 | 1 | |
7 | Velocette | 4 | +9:39.8 | ||
8 | Norton | 4 | +10:52.4 | ||
9 | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +11:51.8 | ||
10 | Pike-Rudge | 4 | +12:30.0 | ||
22 finishers | |||||
[3] |
Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification[edit]
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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1 | MV Agusta | 3 | 1:29:54.8 | 8 | |
2 | Mondial | 3 | +1:40.2 | 6 | |
3 | Mondial | 3 | +4:07.8 | 4 | |
4 | Mondial | 3 | +7:18.4 | 3 | |
5 | MV Agusta | 3 | +8:38.6 | 2 | |
6 | EMC-Puch | 3 | +17:39.2 | 1 | |
7 | BSA | 3 | +27:07.6 | ||
8 | DMW-Royal Enfield | 3 | +27:47.2 | ||
9 | EMC-Puch | 3 | +28:52.2 | ||
10 | Dot | 3 | +29:08.2 | ||
12 finishers | |||||
[3] |
Non-championship races[edit]
Clubmans Senior TT classification[edit]
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
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1 | Bernard Hargreaves | Triumph | 4 | 1:49:50.0 |
2 | Ken James | Norton | 4 | +38.6 |
3 | John Clark | Norton | 4 | +42.6 |
4 | Derek Farrant | Norton | 4 | |
5 | Jack Bottomley | Triumph | 4 | |
6 | Robert Kerr | Triumph | 4 | |
7 | Bob Ritchie | Norton | 4 | |
8 | D. K. Tyndale-Powell | BSA | 4 | |
9 | A. M. Cook | Triumph | 4 | |
10 | Bill Dobbs | Norton | 4 | |
[4] |
Clubmans Junior TT classification[edit]
Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
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1 | Eric Houseley | BSA | 4 | 1:54:45.2 |
2 | Bob McIntyre | BSA | 4 | +32.2 |
3 | Ken James | Norton | 4 | +39.4 |
4 | C. E. Staley | BSA | 4 | |
5 | Derek Powell | BSA | 4 | |
6 | Harry Plews | Norton | 4 | |
7 | Harry Brown | BSA | 4 | |
8 | R. Jones | BSA | 4 | |
9 | Bob Ritchie | Norton | 4 | |
10 | Eric Jones | BSA | 4 | |
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Sources[edit]
- ^ "Bob McIntyre profile". iomtt.com. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Reg Armstrong profile". iomtt.com. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 117–119.
- ^ a b Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 69.
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