The 1952 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the start of Bob McIntyre's association with the Isle of Man, when he came second in the Junior Clubman TT that year.[1] Irishman Reg Armstrong won his first Senior TT event as well as coming in second in the Junior TT race on a Norton. Armstrong, as a Norton works rider, was back-up to Geoff Duke who came first in the Junior race.[2]
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| Race 2 of 9 races in the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 9–13 June 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Isle of Man Tourist Trophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Snaefell Mountain Course | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Senior TT (500 cc) classification
edit| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Reg Armstrong | Norton | 7 | 2:50:28.4 | 8 |
| 2 | Leslie Graham | MV Agusta | 7 | +26.6 | 6 |
| 3 | Ray Amm | Norton | 7 | +1:02.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Rod Coleman | AJS | 7 | +6:10.6 | 3 |
| 5 | Bill Lomas | AJS | 7 | +8:10.6 | 2 |
| 6 | Cromie McCandless | Norton | 7 | +8:22.8 | 1 |
| 7 | George Brown | Norton | 7 | +10:07.4 | |
| 8 | Ken Mudford | Norton | 7 | +10:10.6 | |
| 9 | Albert Moule | Norton | 7 | +12:13.2 | |
| 10 | Phil Carter | Norton | 7 | +13:03.4 | |
| 41 finishers | |||||
| [3] | |||||
Junior TT (350 cc) classification
edit| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Geoff Duke | Norton | 7 | 2:55:30.6 | 8 |
| 2 | Reg Armstrong | Norton | 7 | +1:27.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Rod Coleman | AJS | 7 | +2:41.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Bill Lomas | AJS | 7 | +5:03.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Syd Lawton | AJS | 7 | +11:34.4 | 2 |
| 6 | George Brown | AJS | 7 | +12:02.8 | 1 |
| 7 | Cromie McCandless | Norton | 7 | +12:59.8 | |
| 8 | Ernie Ring | AJS | 7 | +13:12.2 | |
| 9 | Cecil Sandford | Velocette | 7 | +14:49.6 | |
| 10 | Phil Carter | Norton | 7 | +16:46.0 | |
| 51 finishers | |||||
| [3] | |||||
Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification
edit| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Fergus Anderson | Moto Guzzi | 4 | 1:48:08.6 | 8 |
| 2 | Enrico Lorenzetti | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +32.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Syd Lawton | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +1:34.6 | 4 |
| 4 | Leslie Graham | Velocette | 4 | +2:13.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Maurice Cann | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +2:43.0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bruno Ruffo | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +3:17.4 | 1 |
| 7 | Ron Mead | Velocette | 4 | +9:39.8 | |
| 8 | Ray Petty | Norton | 4 | +10:52.4 | |
| 9 | Arthur Wheeler | Moto Guzzi | 4 | +11:51.8 | |
| 10 | Charlie Salt | Pike-Rudge | 4 | +12:30.0 | |
| 22 finishers | |||||
| [3] | |||||
Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification
edit| Pos. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Points |
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| 1 | Cecil Sandford | MV Agusta | 3 | 1:29:54.8 | 8 |
| 2 | Carlo Ubbiali | Mondial | 3 | +1:40.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Len Parry | Mondial | 3 | +4:07.8 | 4 |
| 4 | Cromie McCandless | Mondial | 3 | +7:18.4 | 3 |
| 5 | Angelo Copeta | MV Agusta | 3 | +8:38.6 | 2 |
| 6 | Frank Burman | EMC-Puch | 3 | +17:39.2 | 1 |
| 7 | Harvey Williams | BSA | 3 | +27:07.6 | |
| 8 | Howard Grindley | DMW-Royal Enfield | 3 | +27:47.2 | |
| 9 | Noel Mavrogordato | EMC-Puch | 3 | +28:52.2 | |
| 10 | Eric Hardy | Dot | 3 | +29:08.2 | |
| 16 starters, 12 finishers | |||||
| Source:[4][3] | |||||
Non-championship races
editClubmans Senior TT classification
edit| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Hargreaves | Triumph | 4 | 1:49:50.0 |
| 2 | Ken James | Norton | 4 | +38.6 |
| 3 | John Clark | Norton | 4 | +42.6 |
| 4 | Derek Farrant | Norton | 4 | |
| 5 | Jack Bottomley | Triumph | 4 | |
| 6 | Robert Kerr | Triumph | 4 | |
| 7 | Bob Ritchie | Norton | 4 | |
| 8 | D. K. Tyndale-Powell | BSA | 4 | |
| 9 | A. M. Cook | Triumph | 4 | |
| 10 | Bill Dobbs | Norton | 4 | |
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Clubmans Junior TT classification
edit| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time |
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| 1 | Eric Houseley | BSA | 4 | 1:54:45.2 |
| 2 | Bob McIntyre | BSA | 4 | +32.2 |
| 3 | Ken James | Norton | 4 | +39.4 |
| 4 | C. E. Staley | BSA | 4 | |
| 5 | Derek Powell | BSA | 4 | |
| 6 | Harry Plews | Norton | 4 | |
| 7 | Harry Brown | BSA | 4 | |
| 8 | R. Jones | BSA | 4 | |
| 9 | Bob Ritchie | Norton | 4 | |
| 10 | Eric Jones | BSA | 4 | |
| [5] | ||||
Sources
edit- ^ "Bob McIntyre profile". iomtt.com. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Reg Armstrong profile". iomtt.com. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 117–119.
- ^ Haefliger, Werner. FIM MotoGP Results 1949–2023 Guide (2024 ed.). p. 12. ISBN 978-2-9701086-8-9.
- ^ a b Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 69.
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