1929 Isle of Man TT
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For the 1929 Isle of Man TT
races the Velocette
marque had high expectations of another win in the Junior TT Race. Despite the early lead of Alec Bennett, riding a Velocette, and Wal Handley, now riding an AJS motor-cycle, it was Freddie Hicks that led from the third lap and won the 1929 Junior TT Race at a record average speed of 69.71 mi/h and setting a new race lap record of 31 minutes and 5 seconds an average speed of 70.95 mi/h.
As with 1928 TT Race meeting the 1929 Lightweight TT Race produced another first-time winner with Syd Crabtree on an Excelsior
motor-cycle. The 1929 Lightweight TT Race was led for 5 laps by Pietro Ghersi
on a Motor Guzzi competing in his first TT race since the disqualification in the Guzzi Incident of 1926. Despite Pietro Ghersi setting the fastest lap at an average speed of 66.63 mi/h, engine failure gave the win to Syd Crabtree. During the 1929 Senior TT Race a number of riders crashed at Greeba Castle
after Wal Handley clipped the hedge and crashed. This included Jimmy Simpson, Jack Amott riding for Rudge and Doug Lamb who latter died of his injuries on the way to Nobles Hospital.
The early leader of the 1929 Senior TT Race was H. G. Tyrell Smith
riding a Rudge but crashed on 3 lap at Glen Helen. Despite cracked ribs, Tyrell Smith continued but could not match the pace of the new leader Percy Hunt riding a Norton motor-cycle. From lap 5 Charlie Dodson riding a Sunbeam
replaced Tim Hunt as the leader, setting an overall lap record of 30 minutes and 47 seconds, for an average of 73.55 mi/h. In better weather conditions than 1928 Charlie Dodson completed a Senior TT double by winning the 7 lap (264.11 miles) 1929 Senior TT Race in 3 hours, 39 minutes and 59 seconds at an average speed of 72.05 mi/h.
Junior TT
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
Lightweight TT
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
Senior TT
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
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...
races the Velocette
Velocette
Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns...
marque had high expectations of another win in the Junior TT Race. Despite the early lead of Alec Bennett, riding a Velocette, and Wal Handley, now riding an AJS motor-cycle, it was Freddie Hicks that led from the third lap and won the 1929 Junior TT Race at a record average speed of 69.71 mi/h and setting a new race lap record of 31 minutes and 5 seconds an average speed of 70.95 mi/h.
As with 1928 TT Race meeting the 1929 Lightweight TT Race produced another first-time winner with Syd Crabtree on an Excelsior
Excelsior Motor Company
Excelsior, based in Coventry, was a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker. They were Britain’s first motorcycle manufacturer, starting production of their own ‘motor-bicycle’ in 1896...
motor-cycle. The 1929 Lightweight TT Race was led for 5 laps by Pietro Ghersi
Pietro Ghersi
Pietro Ghersi was an Italian motorcycle racer and, since 1927, also a racecar driver from Genoa.With his brother Mario Ghersi and Luigi Arcangeli he biked in the 1926 Isle of Man TT and 1930 Isle of Man TT in Moto Guzzi....
on a Motor Guzzi competing in his first TT race since the disqualification in the Guzzi Incident of 1926. Despite Pietro Ghersi setting the fastest lap at an average speed of 66.63 mi/h, engine failure gave the win to Syd Crabtree. During the 1929 Senior TT Race a number of riders crashed at Greeba Castle
Greeba Castle
Greeba Castle is situated between the 5th Milestone and 6th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races on the junction of the primary A1 Douglas to Peel road in the parish of German in the Isle of Man.Greeba Castle is situated adjacent to the...
after Wal Handley clipped the hedge and crashed. This included Jimmy Simpson, Jack Amott riding for Rudge and Doug Lamb who latter died of his injuries on the way to Nobles Hospital.
The early leader of the 1929 Senior TT Race was H. G. Tyrell Smith
H. G. Tyrell Smith
Henry George Tyrell-Smith was an Irish motorcycle road racer. He was born in Co Dublin and studied at Trinity College, Dublin for a BSc degree. He raced at the Isle of Man TT from 1927 to 1939, and between 1929 and 1936 competed in the German Grand Prix...
riding a Rudge but crashed on 3 lap at Glen Helen. Despite cracked ribs, Tyrell Smith continued but could not match the pace of the new leader Percy Hunt riding a Norton motor-cycle. From lap 5 Charlie Dodson riding a Sunbeam
Sunbeam (motorcycle)
Sunbeam was a British manufacturing marque that produced bicycles and motorcycles from 1912 to 1956. Originally independent, it was ultimately owned by BSA...
replaced Tim Hunt as the leader, setting an overall lap record of 30 minutes and 47 seconds, for an average of 73.55 mi/h. In better weather conditions than 1928 Charlie Dodson completed a Senior TT double by winning the 7 lap (264.11 miles) 1929 Senior TT Race in 3 hours, 39 minutes and 59 seconds at an average speed of 72.05 mi/h.
Junior TTJunior TTThe 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...
(350cc)
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddie Hicks | Velocette Velocette Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns... |
69.71 mi/h | | 3.47.23.0 |
| 2 | Wal L. Handley | 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... |
69.29 | 3:48.45.0 |
| 3 | Alec Bennett Alec Bennett Alec Bennett was an Irish-Canadian motorcycle racer famous for motorcycle Grand Prix wins and five career wins at the Isle of Man TT Races.-Biography:... |
Velocette Velocette Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns... |
69.00 | 3:49.52.0 |
| 4 | Charlie Dodson | Sunbeam Sunbeam (motorcycle) Sunbeam was a British manufacturing marque that produced bicycles and motorcycles from 1912 to 1956. Originally independent, it was ultimately owned by BSA... |
67.56 | 3:54.37.0 |
| 5 | Tom Simister | Velocette | 67.07 | 3:56.20.0 |
| 6 | D. Hall | Velocette | 77.34 | 3:57.06.0 |
| 7 | Syd Crabtree | Velocette | 64.94 | 4:00.22.0 |
| 8 | K. Burrows | DOT Dot Cycle and Motor Manufacturing Company The Dot Cycle and Motor Manufacturing Company was established by Harry Reed in Salford, England, in 1903. By 1906 they had built their first motorcycle, using a Peugeot engine.-Harry Reed years :... |
65.12 | 4:03.23.0 |
| 9 | Kenneth Twemlow | DOT | 64.83 | 4:04.30.0 |
| 10 | J. W. Shaw | Velocette | 64.63 | 4:05.15.0 |
Lightweight TTLightweight TTThe Lightweight TT was a motorcycle road race that was part of the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual motor-cycle event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1949 and 1976, the Lightweight TT Race was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. The event was dropped from the 2005...
(250cc)
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syd Crabtree | Excelsior Excelsior Motor Company Excelsior, based in Coventry, was a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker. They were Britain’s first motorcycle manufacturer, starting production of their own ‘motor-bicycle’ in 1896... |
63.87 | 4.08.10.0 |
| 2 | Kenneth Twemlow | DOT Dot Cycle and Motor Manufacturing Company The Dot Cycle and Motor Manufacturing Company was established by Harry Reed in Salford, England, in 1903. By 1906 they had built their first motorcycle, using a Peugeot engine.-Harry Reed years :... |
62.25 | 4:13.25.0 |
| 3 | Frank Longman | OK-Supreme OK-Supreme OK-Supreme was a British motorcycle manufacturer from 1899 to 1939 located in Birmingham. Grass-track racing versions of the machines continued to be available until 1946.-History:... |
61.78 | 4:16.33.0 |
| 4 |  Joe Sarkis |
OK-Supreme | 61.59 | 4:17.20.0 |
| 5 |  C. W. Johnston |
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... |
61.29 | 4:18.37.0 |
| 6 | S. P. Jackson | Montgomery Montgomery Motorcycles Montgomery Motorcycles was a pioneering British motorcycle manufacturer. Originally based in Bury St Edmunds the founder William Montgomery was an innovator and is credited with the invention of the sidecar. Following the first war manufacturing moved to Coventry... |
59.60 | 4:25.56.0 |
| 7 | Edwin Twemlow | DOT | 59.00 | 4:28.37.0 |
| 8 | Jim W. Whalley | Cotton | 58.88 | 4:29.11.0 |
| 9 | J. W. Shaw | OK-Supreme | 58.77 | 4:29.41.0 |
| 10 | H. Lester | S.O.S. | 58.70 | 4:38.00.0 |
Senior TTSenior TTThe Senior Tourist Trophy 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. The Senior TT is the Blue Riband event of the festival and takes place on the Friday of race week. The Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars...
(500cc)
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Dodson | Sunbeam Sunbeam (motorcycle) Sunbeam was a British manufacturing marque that produced bicycles and motorcycles from 1912 to 1956. Originally independent, it was ultimately owned by BSA... |
72.05 mi/h | 3.39.59.0 |
| 2 | Alec Bennett Alec Bennett Alec Bennett was an Irish-Canadian motorcycle racer famous for motorcycle Grand Prix wins and five career wins at the Isle of Man TT Races.-Biography:... |
Sunbeam | 70.51 | 3:44.07.0 |
| 3 | H. G. Tyrell Smith H. G. Tyrell Smith Henry George Tyrell-Smith was an Irish motorcycle road racer. He was born in Co Dublin and studied at Trinity College, Dublin for a BSc degree. He raced at the Isle of Man TT from 1927 to 1939, and between 1929 and 1936 competed in the German Grand Prix... |
Rudge | 70.25 | 3:45.37.0 |
| 4 | Percy Hunt | Norton | 70.16 | 3:45.54.0 |
| 5 | Ernie Nott | Rudge | 69.80 | 3:47.04.0 |
| 6 | Freddie Hicks | Velocette Velocette Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns... |
69.26 | 3:48.51.0 |
| 7 |  E. A. Simcock |
Sunbeam | 68.90 | 3:50.02.0 |
| 8 | C. W. Johnston |
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... |
67.68 | 3:53.56.0 |
| 9 | Edwin Twemlow | DOT Dot Cycle and Motor Manufacturing Company The Dot Cycle and Motor Manufacturing Company was established by Harry Reed in Salford, England, in 1903. By 1906 they had built their first motorcycle, using a Peugeot engine.-Harry Reed years :... |
66.92 | 3:34.21.0 |
| 10 | S. P. Jackson | Montgomery Montgomery Motorcycles Montgomery Motorcycles was a pioneering British motorcycle manufacturer. Originally based in Bury St Edmunds the founder William Montgomery was an innovator and is credited with the invention of the sidecar. Following the first war manufacturing moved to Coventry... |
66.23 | 3:59.19.0 |