The 1923 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy

Isle of Man TT

The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...

saw the introduction of the first Sidecar TT

Sidecar TT

The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle sidecar road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June...

 race over 3 laps and was won by Freddie Dixon

Freddie Dixon

Frederick William Dixon was an English motorcycle racer and racing car driver. He was the designer of the motorcycle and banking sidecar system. He was also one of the few motorsport competitors to have been successful on two, three and four wheels. He was twice awarded the BRDC Gold Star...

 and passenger Walter Denny with a special Douglas banking-sidecar in a time of 2 hours, 7 minutes and 48 seconds at an average speed of 53.15 mi/h however the fastest lap in the Sidecar race was by Harry Langman on a Scott

The Scott Motorcycle Company

The Scott Motorcycle Company was owned by Scott Motors Limited, Shipley, West Yorkshire, England and was a well known producer of motorcycles and light engines for industry...

 at 54.69 mi/h. The Senior TT Race was held in poor weather and local course knowledge allowed local Isle of Man competitor Tom Sheard

Tom Sheard

Thomas Mylchreest Sheard Jnr was a motorcycle racer with 2 victories at the Isle of Man TT races and great nephew to Joseph Mylchreest the 'Diamond King'....

, also riding a Douglas, to win a second TT to add to his first win in the 1922 Junior TT

1922 Isle of Man TT

The 1922 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy introduced a new race, within a race, for the 250 cc motorcycles called the Lightweight TT Race to be run concurrently with the already established Junior 350 cc that took place on Tuesday 30 May, and Senior 500 cc races...

. Another first-time winner was Stanley Woods

Stanley Woods

Stanley Woods Dublin, an Irish motorcycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and winning the Isle of Man TT races 10 times in his career. He was a past pupil of The High School, Dublin. Stanley started racing in 1921 on a Harley Davidson...

, riding to his first of ten victories in the TT races, on a Cotton

Cotton (motorcycle)

The Cotton Motorcycle Company, was a British motorcycle manufacturer of 11a Bristol Road, Gloucester, and was founded by Frank Willoughby Cotton in 1918. F.W. presided over the company until his retirement in 1953. The company was reconstituted as E. Cotton Ltd, and traded till 1980.-The...

 in the Junior TT

Junior TT

The Junior TT is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June...

. Isle of Man TT novice Jimmie Guthrie

Jimmie Guthrie

Andrew James "Jimmie" Guthrie was a Scottish motorcycle racer famous for 19 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and 3 victories in the North West 200 and 6 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races in his career.-Biography:...

 had his bike break down in the Junior 350 cc race but he went on to six victories in later years.

More changes to the course followed in 1923 with the adoption of a private road between Parliament Square and May Hill in Ramsey. Previously the course negotiated Albert Road and Tower Road in Ramsey and the new course length was now 37.739 miles (revised to 37.733 miles (60.7 km) in 1938).

Lightweight 250 cc Race

Pos	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed	Laps
1	Jack A. Porter	New Gerrard	4.21.37	51.93 mi/h	6
2	Bert le Vack Bert le Vack Herbert 'Bert' le Vack was a motorcycle world speed record holder throughout the 1920s and earned the nickname the 'Wizard of Brooklands' for his exploits at the Brooklands Track. An expert racing engine tuner, le Vack worked for some of the great marques and in the late 1920s joined Motosacoche...	New Imperial New Imperial Motors Ltd New Imperial was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded by Norman Downes in Birmingham, between 1887 and 1901, and became New Imperial Motors Ltd in 1912, when serious production commenced. New Imperial made innovative motorcycles that employed unit construction and sprung heel frames long...	4.26.19	51.14	6
3	D Hall	Rex-Acme Rex-Acme Rex was a motorcycle company which began in Birmingham, England in 1900. Rex soon merged with a Coventry bicycle maker named Allard and then later in 1922 the company merged with Coventry's 'Acme' motorcycle company forming 'Rex Acme'...	4.34.20	49.53	6

Junior 350 cc Race

Pos	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed	Laps
1	Stanley Woods Stanley Woods Stanley Woods Dublin, an Irish motorcycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and winning the Isle of Man TT races 10 times in his career. He was a past pupil of The High School, Dublin. Stanley started racing in 1921 on a Harley Davidson...	Cotton Cotton (motorcycle) The Cotton Motorcycle Company, was a British motorcycle manufacturer of 11a Bristol Road, Gloucester, and was founded by Frank Willoughby Cotton in 1918. F.W. presided over the company until his retirement in 1953. The company was reconstituted as E. Cotton Ltd, and traded till 1980.-The...	4.03.47	55.73 mi/h	6
2	H F Harris	AJS AJS AJS was the name used for cars and motorcycles made by the Wolverhampton, England, company A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd, from 1909 to 1931, by then holding 117 motorcycle world records, and after the firm was sold the name continued to be used by Matchless, Associated Motorcycles and Norton-Villiers on...	4.06.16		6
3	A H Alexander	Douglas	4.09.35		6

Senior 500 cc Race

Pos	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed	Laps
1	Tom Sheard Tom Sheard Thomas Mylchreest Sheard Jnr was a motorcycle racer with 2 victories at the Isle of Man TT races and great nephew to Joseph Mylchreest the 'Diamond King'....	Douglas	4.04.33	55.55 mi/h	6
2	G M Black	Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range...	4.06.26	55.14	6
3	Freddie W Dixon Freddie Dixon Frederick William Dixon was an English motorcycle racer and racing car driver. He was the designer of the motorcycle and banking sidecar system. He was also one of the few motorsport competitors to have been successful on two, three and four wheels. He was twice awarded the BRDC Gold Star...	Indian Indian (motorcycle) Indian is an American brand of motorcycles. Indian motorcycles were manufactured from 1901 to 1953 by a company in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, initially known as the Hendee Manufacturing Company but which was renamed the Indian Manufacturing Company in 1928. The Indian factory team took the...	4.07.02	55.01	6

Sidecar 500 cc Race

Pos	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed	Laps
1	Freddie W Dixon Freddie Dixon Frederick William Dixon was an English motorcycle racer and racing car driver. He was the designer of the motorcycle and banking sidecar system. He was also one of the few motorsport competitors to have been successful on two, three and four wheels. He was twice awarded the BRDC Gold Star...	Douglas	2.07.48	53.15 mi/h	3
2	Graham Walker	Norton	2.09.26		3
3	George H Tucker	Norton	2.10.27		3

External links

• Detailed race results
• Isle of Man TT winners