- 1954 Isle of Man TT
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colspan=2 align=center1954 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings
14 June 1954 - 5 Laps (188.56 Miles) Mountain Course.1954 Sidecar TT final standings
16 June 1954 - 10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.1954 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings
Friday
18 June 1954 - 4 Laps (301.84 Miles) Mountain Course.Notes
* The 1954 World Championship season was used to re-introduce the
Ultra-Lightweight TT andSide-Car TT Race to the Isle of Man TT Races. A new race circuit for racing in theIsle of Man , theClypse Course , was used for these new races.
* To facilitate racing on the Clypse Course, during the winter of 1953/54 road widening occurred on theSnaefell mountain course atCreg-ny-Baa ,Signpost Corner ,Cronk-ny-Mona and the approach to Governor's Bridge. Other major course alterations for the 1954 Isle of Man TT Races included the removal of a cottage at Appledene, road widening atHandley's Corner , Barregarrow, Ballaugh Bridge and Kerrowmoar. ["Isle of Man Weekly Times" dated29 May 1954 ]
* The course alterations were disputed by leading TT competitorRay Amm describing the situation as a "Lot of trash to say the machines are beyond control..." and "To keep altering the course like this which has been going for 50 years is pure sacrilege they are wrecking it....It will finish-up like a racing bowl with all the character gone." ["Isle of Man Examiner" page 1 dated4 June 1954 ]
* The re-introduction of theSide-Car TT Race for the 1954 Isle of Man TT Race was controversial and the motor-cycle manufacturers "declare themselves as appalled" ["Isle of Man Weekly Times" dated22 May 1954 ] by the inclusion of a sidecar race. It was also opposed by the motor-cycle manufacturers for the inclusion of the first female competitor,Inge Stol at an Isle of Man TT race. The matter of female competitors was raised in the Isle of Man Parliament, however "Tynwald refused to ban the Fräulein." [p.19 TT 2003 Race Guide. Motor-Cycle News.]
* A first-time visitor to the Isle of Man TT Races isSoichiro Honda the founder of Honda Motor Co., Ltd and returns with a worksHonda team to compete in the1959 Isle of Man TT . ["Isle of Man Weekly Times" dated19 June 1954 ]
* Practice for the 1954 TT races was dominated by a number of accidents. AtSarah's Cottage , during Wednesday evening practice,Bob McIntyre riding anAJS motor-cycle suffers a cut-chin and concussion after a crash and is detained in Nobles Hospital. Also, Keith Campbell suffers a broken right foot and Bob Cooper a broken collar bone at incidents at Sarah's Cottage, both riding AJS motor-cycles in the Junior class. During Monday evening practice, R.J.Ashford riding an AJS motor-cycle is killed instantly after crashing at Laurel Bank. ["Isle of Man Weekly Times" dated5 June 1954 ]
* Lap 1 of the 1954Junior TT Race,Jack Brett riding for Norton retires at Ramsey with engine problem. At Sulby,Bob McIntyre retires with an engine problem riding anAJS motor-cycle. Riding a Norton motor-cycle, Maurice Qunicey, pushes in from Governor's Bridge and retires. ["Isle of Man Weekly Times" dated19 June 1954 ]
* At theQuarterbridge on lap 1 of the 1954Senior TT , Derek Farrant riding for AJS crashes along with E. Houseley also riding an AJS motor-cycle. On lap 2,Fergus Anderson riding forMoto Guzzi retires at Barregarrow after falling-off. At theStonebreakers Hut the Norton of E.W.L.Hunt hits the bank and retires. ["Isle of Man Weekly Times" dated19 June 1954 ]ources
External links
* [http://www.iomtt.com/Home/TTDatabase/races.aspx?meet_code=TT54 Detailed race results]
* [http://www.mcb.net/ttraces/tt/ttwin.html Isle of Man TT winners]
* [http://www.iommgp.com/tour/map.shtml Mountain Course map]
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