1928 Isle of Man TT

Summary

In the 1928 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy the newly developed 'positive-stop' foot gear-change by Velocette gave Alec Bennett his fifth TT Race win in the 1928 Junior, in the time of 3 hours, 50 minutes and 52 seconds, at an average speed of 68.65 mph (110.48 km/h), and setting a lap record at an average speed of 67.19 mph (108.13 km/h), with his teammate Harold Willis coming second.

The 1928 Lightweight TT Race was led from start to finish by Frank Longman on an OK-Supreme motorcycle at an average speed of 62.87 mph (101.18 km/h). In contrast the 1928 Senior TT Race was held in heavy rain and mist. The bad race conditions produced many retirements and a slow average speed. The eventual winner of the 1928 Senior TT Race was Charlie Dodson, riding a Sunbeam motorcycle, in 4 hours, 11 minutes and 40 seconds, at an average speed of 62.98 mph (101.36 km/h).

Senior TT (500cc) edit

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   Charlie Dodson Sunbeam 62.98 mph 4.11.40.0
2   George Rowley AJS 61.27 4.18.41.0
3   Tommy L Hatch Scott 60.89 4.20.18.0
4   Henry Tyrell-Smith Rudge 60.52 4.21.58.0
5   Stanley Woods Norton 60.42 4.22.19.0
6   Ted Mellors Norton 59.77 4.25.10.0
7   Francesco Franconi Sunbeam 59.61 4.25.53.0
8   John Duncan Raleigh 59.59 4.26.00.0
9   Arthur Warwick P&M 59.15 4.27.58.0
10   Bill Quinn Triumph 59.13 4.28.04.0

Junior TT (350cc) edit

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   Alec Bennett Velocette 68.65 mph (110.48 km/h) 3.50.52.0
2   Harold J Willis Velocette 67.16 3.56.00.0
3   Kenneth Twemlow DOT 66.67 4.08.57.0
4   Syd Crabtree Excelsior 63.16 4.10.57.0
5   Freddie Hicks Velocette 63.11 4.11.09.0
6   George Reynard Royal Enfield 62.9 4.12.00.0
7   Cecil Ashby Raleigh 62.2 4.15.19.0
8   Sidney Jackson Montgomery 61.8 4.16.13.0
9   Bernard Laurence Hieatt Cotton 61.3 4.18.34.0
10   Chris Tattersall DOT 60.7 4.21.00.0

Lightweight TT (250cc) edit

Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1   Frank Longman OK-Supreme 62.9 mph 4.11.59.0
2   C S Barrow Royal Enfield 58.92 4.29.01.0
3   Edwin Twemlow DOT 58.83 4.29.26.0
4   George Himing OK-Supreme 58.4 4.31.30.0
5   Cecil Ashby OK Supreme 57.9 4.33.31.0
6   Vic Anstice OK Supreme 57.7 4.34.31.0
7   Sammy Jones New Imperial 57.1 4.37.38.0
8   Jock Porter New Gerrard 56.8 4.39.15.0
9   Sid Gleave New Imperial 56.4 4.41.17.0
10   Gordon Burney Royal Enfield 55.6 4.45.12.0

External links edit

  • Detailed race results
  • Isle of Man TT winners
  • Mountain Course map