1908 Isle of Man TT
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The 1908 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
races took place on the Short Course (St John's, Ballacraine
, Kirk Michael. Peel, St John's).
Isle of Man TT
The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...
races took place on the Short Course (St John's, Ballacraine
Ballacraine
Ballacraine is situated between the 7th Milestone and 8th Milestone road-side markers on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the Isle of Man TT Races on the junction of the primary A1 Douglas to Peel road and the A3 Castletown to Ramsey road in the parish of German in the Isle of Man.The road...
, Kirk Michael. Peel, St John's).
Single Cylinder race
22 September 1908 – 10 laps (158 ⅛ miles) St John's Short Course.| Rank | No | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Jack Marshall |
3½ hp Triumph | 40.40 mph | 3:54.50.0 |
| 2 | 3 | Charlie Collier Charlie Collier Charles R. Collier Plumstead, London a British motorcycle racer famous for winning the Isle of Man TT races 2 times in his career. Along with his brother Harry Collier he raced Matchless motor-cycles manufactured by his father's company H.Collier & Sons... |
3½ hp Matchless Matchless Matchless is one of the oldest marques of British motorcycles, manufactured in Plumstead, London, between 1899 and 1966. A wide range of models was produced under the Matchless name, ranging from small two-strokes to 750 cc four-stroke twins... |
40.01 mph | 3:57.06.8 |
| 3 | 24 | Capt Sir Robert Arbuthnot Bt RN Sir Robert Arbuthnot, 4th Baronet Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot, 4th Baronet, KCB, MVO was a British Royal Navy officer during World War I... |
3½ hp Triumph | 38.26 mph | 4:07.57.0 |
| 4 | 6 | W.F.Newsome |
3½ hp Triumph | 37.63 mph | 4:12.09.4 |
| 5 | 21 | W.G.McMinnies |
3½ hp Triumph | 36.60 mph | 4:22.25.8 |
| 6 | 15 | C.B.Franklin |
3½ hp Charter-Lea | 35.07 mph | 4:30.32.8 |
| 7 | 22 | H.Lister-Cooper |
3½ hp Triumph | 34.65 mph | 4:33.46.8 |
| 8 | 30 | Oliver Godfrey |
3½ hp Rex | 34.64 mph | 4:33.54.2 |
| 9 | 17 | R.M.Brice |
3½ hp Brown | 33.89 mph | 4:49.58.2 |
Twin Cylinder race
22 September 1908 – 10 laps (158 ⅛ miles) St John's Short Course.| Rank | No | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Harry Reed |
5 hp DOT Dot Cycle and Motor Manufacturing Company The Dot Cycle and Motor Manufacturing Company was established by Harry Reed in Salford, England, in 1903. By 1906 they had built their first motorcycle, using a Peugeot engine.-Harry Reed years :... |
38.57 mph | 4:05.58.0 |
| 2 | 11 | W.H.Bashall |
6 hp BAT Bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera "hand" and pteron "wing") whose forelimbs form webbed wings, making them the only mammals naturally capable of true and sustained flight. By contrast, other mammals said to fly, such as flying squirrels, gliding possums, and colugos, glide rather than fly,... |
38.22 mph | 4:08.15.0 |
| 3 | 32 | R.O.Clark |
5 hp FN FN FN may refer to:* fn key, a key found on some compact keyboards* FN Herstal or Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, a Belgian arms factory**FN , the motorcycles produced by FN Herstal* Front National , a French political party... |
37.79 mph | 4:11.02.8 |
| 4 | 9 | W.H.Wells |
5 hp Vindex | 37.18 mph | 4:15.12.2 |
| 5 | 37 | J.Lang |
6 hp NSU NSU Motorenwerke AG NSU Motorenwerke AG, normally just NSU, was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles and pedal cycles, founded in 1873. It was acquired by Volkswagen Group in 1969... |
36.21 mph | 4:22.41.0 |
| 6 | 14 | N.E.Drury |
5 hp JAP JA Prestwich Industries Ltd JA Prestwich Industries, was an English engineering company named after founder John Alfred Prestwich, which produced cinematographic equipment, internal combustion engines , and other examples of precision engineering.-History:J. A... |
36.68 mph | 4:25.56.2 |
| 7 | 20 | A.Moorehouse |
5 hp Rex | 33.24 mph | 4:45.57.8 |
| 8 | 36 | J.O.M.Dixon |
5 hp Vindex | 33.06 mph | 4:46.57.8 |
| 9 | 4 | H.V.Colver |
7 hp Matchless Matchless Matchless is one of the oldest marques of British motorcycles, manufactured in Plumstead, London, between 1899 and 1966. A wide range of models was produced under the Matchless name, ranging from small two-strokes to 750 cc four-stroke twins... |
32.43 mph | 4:52.33.2 |