1955 Isle of Man TT

In the 1955 Isle of Man TT the Lightweight 250cc race moved to the 10.75 miles long Clypse Course, also used for the Lightweight 125cc TT race, and the Sidecar TT, and the course was used for these races until 1959. During this period the rest of the TT program remained on the Mountain Circuit.

  1955 Isle of Man TT
Race details
Race 3 of 8 races in the
1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date4–10 June 1955
Official nameIsle of Man Tourist Trophy
LocationSnaefell Mountain Course (Senior and Junior)
Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight, Sidecars, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior)
Course
  • Public roads;
    Mountain Course 60.72 km (37.73 mi);
    Clypse Course 17.63 km (10.95 mi)
500 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Geoff Duke Gilera
Time 22:39.0
Podium
First Geoff Duke Gilera
Second Reg Armstrong Gilera
Third Ken Kavanagh Moto Guzzi
350 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Time 24:03.2
Podium
First Bill Lomas Moto Guzzi
Second Bob McIntyre Norton
Third Cecil Sandford Moto Guzzi
250 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Bill Lomas MV Agusta
Time 8:52.0
Podium
First Bill Lomas MV Agusta
Second Cecil Sandford Moto Guzzi
Third Hermann Paul Müller NSU
125 cc
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Time 9:02.2
Podium
First Carlo Ubbiali MV Agusta
Second Luigi Taveri MV Agusta
Third Giuseppe Lattanzi Mondial
Sidecar (B2A)
Rider
Fastest lap
Rider Willhelm Noll BMW
Time 9:00.0
Podium
First Walter Schneider BMW
Second Bill Boddice Norton
Third Pip Harris Matchless

In the Junior TT, Norton rider Bob McIntyre led for four of the seven laps, but brake overheating and suspension problems forced him to slow, allowing Bill Lomas on a Moto Guzzi to pass, and go on to victory.

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