1953 Isle of Man TT
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The 1953 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw Ray Amm (Rhodesia) win both Senior and Junior TT races. Bob McIntyre retired for his first TT, the Junior.
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[edit] Senior TT (500cc)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ray Amm |
Norton | 93.85 mph | 2.48.51.8 |
| 2 |  Jack Brett |
Norton | 93.74 | 2:49.03.8 |
| 3 |  Reg Armstrong |
Gilera | 93.62 | 2:49.16.8 |
| 4 |  Rod Coleman |
AJS | 92.77 | 2:50.49.6 |
| 5 | Bill Doran |
AJS | 90.86 | 2:54.25.0 |
| 6 | P A Davey |
Norton | 86.97 | 3:02.13.0 |
| 7 | Ted Frend |
Norton | 86.72 | 3:02.44.6 |
| 8 | Robin H Sherry |
AJS | 86.5 | 3:03.13.4 |
| 9 | H A Pearce |
Matchless | 86.38 | 3:03.28.4 |
| 10 | John Grace |
Norton | 85.54 | 3:05.15.8 |
[edit] Junior TT (350cc)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Amm |
Norton | 90.52 mph | 2:55.05.0 |
| 2 |  Ken Kavanagh |
Norton | 90.44 | 2:55.14.6 |
| 3 | Fergus Anderson |
Moto Guzzi | 89.41 | 2:57.40.6 |
| 4 | Jack Brett |
Norton | 88.7 | 2:58.40.4 |
| 5 | Bill Doran |
AJS | 86.9 | 3:02.21.0 |
| 6 | Derek Farrant |
AJS | 86.59 | 3:03.02.0 |
| 7 | Ken Mudford |
AJS | 85.49 | 3:05.23.0 |
| 8 | G C A (Peter) Murphy |
AJS | 84.39 | 3:07.48.2 |
| 9 | P H Carter |
AJS | 84.28 | 3:08.02.6 |
| 10 | Harold Clark |
AJS | 93.72 | 3:09.18.0 |
[edit] Lightweight TT (250cc)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fergus Anderson |
Moto Guzzi | 84.73 mph | 1.46.53.0 | |
| 2 |  Werner Haas |
NSU | 84.52 | 1:47.10.0 | |
| 3 | Siegfried Wunsche |
DKW | 81.34 | 1:51.20.0 | |
| 4 | Arthur Wheeler |
Moto Guzzi | 80.38 | 1:52.40.0 | |
| 5 | S Willis |
Velocette | 75.38 | 2:00.08.0 | |
| 6 | Tommy L Wood |
Moto Guzzi | 74.82 | 2:01.02.0 | |
| 7 | Ray JA Petty |
Norton | 74.67 | 2:01.17.0 | |
| 8 | A W Jones |
M&F Excelsior | 72.26 | 2:05.20.0 | |
| 9 | Bill Webster |
Velocette | 71.96 | 2:05.51.0 | |
| 10 | Reg E Geeson |
REG | 71.74 | 2:06.14.0 |
[edit] Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leslie Graham |
MV Agusta | 77.79 mph | 1.27.19.0 | |
| 2 | Werner Haas |
NSU | 77.18 | 1:28.00.0 | |
| 3 | Cecil Sandford |
MV Agusta | 77.15 | 1:28.02.0 | |
| 4 |  A A Copeta |
MV Agusta | 73.44 | 1:32.29.0 | |
| 5 | A W Jones |
MV Agusta | 67.48 | 1:40.39.0 | |
| 6 | Bill Webster |
MV Agusta | 67.07 | 1:41.16.0 | |
| 7 | A A Fenn |
Mondial | 67.03 | 1:41.20.0 | |
| 8 | W N Webb |
MV Agusta | 65.73 | 1:43.20.0 | |
| 9 | J A Thomson |
MV Agusta | 64.71 | 1:44.56.0 | |
| 10 | Fron Purslow |
MV | 61.9 | 1:49.44.0 |
[edit] Clubmans 1000 TT
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G P Douglas |
Vincent | 81.54 mph | 1.51.04.0 |
| 2 | G P Clark |
Vincent | 79.39 | 1:54.04.0 |
| 3 | P L Peters |
Vincent | 74.24 | 2:01.59.0 |
[edit] Clubmans Senior TT
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Keeler |
Norton | 84.14 mph | 1.20.43.4 |
| 2 | Eddie Crooks |
Norton | 83.0 | 1.21.49.8 |
| 3 | W Alan Holmes |
Norton | 82.46 | 1.22.22.2 |
[edit] Clubmans Junior TT
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek T Powell |
BSA | 80.17 mph | 1.52.57.8 |
| 2 | Owen Greenwood BSA |
BSA | 79.23 | 1:54.18.0 |
| 3 | Jack Bottomley |
Norton | 79.09 | 1:54.21.6 |
[edit] Sources
- ^ [1]IoMtt.com 1953 Senior TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
- ^ [2]IoMtt.com 1953 Junior TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
- ^ [3]IoMtt.com 1953 Lightweight 250 TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
- ^ [4]IoMtt.com 1953 Ultra Lightweight TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
- ^ [5]IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans 1000 TT results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
- ^ [6]IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans Senior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
- ^ [7]IoMtt.com 1953 Clubmans Junior results (Retrieved 24 December 2006)
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