1914 Isle of Man TT

The 1914 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the last held before the outbreak of the First World War.

Bad weather overshadowed the Junior race on Tuesday, May 19, but Eric and Cyril Williams gained first and second place for AJS having passed Irish newcomer Frank Walker who had been leading on the second lap but for an unfortunate accident. Frank remounted his Royal Enfield, chased after the two men with determination but was parted from his machine twice more and still managed to flash over the finish line into third place while the two William's were still congratulating each other [http://www.tt-memorial.com/walkerfj.htm] TT-Memorial "Frederick James Walker" (retrieved 20 August 2006)] but he failed to turn onto Bray Hill for the machine examination, crashed again on a barrier and succumbed to his injuries four days later.

Thursday, May 21, was the Senior race day and after more than four hours only 6 m. 24 secs, separated the first three riders and there was the first dead heat in the history of the TT for 2nd place between Howard R Davies and Oliver C Godfrey, the winner of the 1911 TT again riding an Indian. [ [http://www.iomtt.com/HistoryOfTheTT/TheHistoryoftheTTRaces/TheFourInchCourse.aspx] IOM TT "The Four Inch Course" (Retrieved 25 November 2006)]

Junior 350 cc race

Senior 500 cc race

References

External links

* [http://www.mcb.net/ttraces/tt/ttwin.html Isle of Man TT winners]