1933 Isle of Man TT
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The winning ways of Stanley Woods
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winning the Junior TT Race at an average speed of 78.08 mi/h and the Norton marque filling the first three places with Tim Hunt and Jimmie Guthrie.
The 1933 Lightweight TT Race was not contested by Norton and the winner was Syd Gleave riding an Excelsior
motor-cycle at an average speed of 71.59 mi/h. Fellow team-mate Frank Longman
the winner of the 1928 Lightweight TT Race crashed at Glentramman Corner and during the same race and died later of his injuries in hospital.
The 1933 Senior TT Race gave Stanley Woods another Junior/Senior double win. The 7 lap (264.11 mile) race was completed in 3 hours, 15 minutes and 35 seconds at an average race speed of 81.04 mi/h and the works Norton's taking the first four places along with Jimmie Simpson, Tim Hunt and Jimmie Guthrie.
Senior TT
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
Junior TT
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
Lightweight TT
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
Stanley Woods
Stanley Woods Dublin, an Irish motorcycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and winning the Isle of Man TT races 10 times in his career. He was a past pupil of The High School, Dublin. Stanley started racing in 1921 on a Harley Davidson...
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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...
winning the Junior TT Race at an average speed of 78.08 mi/h and the Norton marque filling the first three places with Tim Hunt and Jimmie Guthrie.
The 1933 Lightweight TT Race was not contested by Norton and the winner was Syd Gleave riding an Excelsior
Excelsior Motor Company
Excelsior, based in Coventry, was a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker. They were Britain’s first motorcycle manufacturer, starting production of their own ‘motor-bicycle’ in 1896...
motor-cycle at an average speed of 71.59 mi/h. Fellow team-mate Frank Longman
Frank Longman
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the winner of the 1928 Lightweight TT Race crashed at Glentramman Corner and during the same race and died later of his injuries in hospital.
The 1933 Senior TT Race gave Stanley Woods another Junior/Senior double win. The 7 lap (264.11 mile) race was completed in 3 hours, 15 minutes and 35 seconds at an average race speed of 81.04 mi/h and the works Norton's taking the first four places along with Jimmie Simpson, Tim Hunt and Jimmie Guthrie.
Senior TTSenior TTThe Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. The Senior TT is the Blue Riband event of the festival and takes place on the Friday of race week. The Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars...
(500cc)
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stanley WoodsStanley Woods Stanley Woods Dublin, an Irish motorcycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and winning the Isle of Man TT races 10 times in his career. He was a past pupil of The High School, Dublin. Stanley started racing in 1921 on a Harley Davidson... |
Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range... |
81.04 mi/h | 3.15.35.0 |
| 2 | Jimmie Simpson | Norton | 80.41 | 3:17.07.0 |
| 3 | Percy Hunt | Norton | 80.16 | 3:17.43.0 |
| 4 | Jimmie Guthrie Jimmie Guthrie Andrew James "Jimmie" Guthrie was a Scottish motorcycle racer famous for 19 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and 3 victories in the North West 200 and 6 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races in his career.-Biography:... |
Norton | 79.49 | 3:19.24.0 |
| 5 | Ernie Nott | Rudge | 77.91 | 3:23.27.0 |
| 6 | A G Mitchell | Velocette Velocette Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns... |
76.14 | 3:28.10.0 |
| 7 | John G. Duncan | Cotton Cotton (motorcycle) The Cotton Motorcycle Company, was a British motorcycle manufacturer of 11a Bristol Road, Gloucester, and was founded by Frank Willoughby Cotton in 1918. F.W. presided over the company until his retirement in 1953. The company was reconstituted as E. Cotton Ltd, and traded till 1980.-The... |
75.64 | 3:29.33.0 |
| 8 | S Wood | Jawa Jawa Motors Jawa is a motorcycle manufacturer in the Czech republic, formerly Czechoslovakia. The name was created after its founder, Frantisek Janecek, bought the motorcycle division of Wanderer in 1929 , by concatenating the first letters of Janeček and Wanderer... |
75.39 | 3:30.15.0 |
| 9 | H. G. Tyrell Smith H. G. Tyrell Smith Henry George Tyrell-Smith was an Irish motorcycle road racer. He was born in Co Dublin and studied at Trinity College, Dublin for a BSc degree. He raced at the Isle of Man TT from 1927 to 1939, and between 1929 and 1936 competed in the German Grand Prix... |
Rudge | 75.34 | 3:30.22.0 |
| 10 | J Williams | Norton | 74.58 | 3:32.32.0 |
Junior TTJunior TTThe Junior TT is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June...
(350cc)
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Woods Stanley Woods Stanley Woods Dublin, an Irish motorcycle racer famous for 29 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and winning the Isle of Man TT races 10 times in his career. He was a past pupil of The High School, Dublin. Stanley started racing in 1921 on a Harley Davidson... |
Norton | 78.08 mi/h | 3.23.00.0 |
| 2 | Percy Hunt | Norton | 78.03 | 3:23.07.0 |
| 3 | Jimmie Guthrie Jimmie Guthrie Andrew James "Jimmie" Guthrie was a Scottish motorcycle racer famous for 19 motorcycle Grand Prix wins and 3 victories in the North West 200 and 6 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races in his career.-Biography:... |
Norton | 76.59 | 3:26.56.0 |
| 4 | A G Mitchell | Velocette | 75.91 | 3:28.48.0 |
| 5 | H. G. Tyrell Smith H. G. Tyrell Smith Henry George Tyrell-Smith was an Irish motorcycle road racer. He was born in Co Dublin and studied at Trinity College, Dublin for a BSc degree. He raced at the Isle of Man TT from 1927 to 1939, and between 1929 and 1936 competed in the German Grand Prix... |
Velocette | 75.46 | 3:30.02.0 |
| 6 | G L Emery | Velocette | 75.41 | 3:30.11.0 |
| 7 | Wal L. Handley | Velocette | 74.98 | 3:32.23.0 |
| 8 | H E Newman | Velocette | 73.23 | 3:36.25.0 |
| 9 | D Hall | Velocette | 73.23 | 3:36.25.0 |
| 10 | Ernie Thomas | Velocette | 72.82 | 3:37.05.0 |
Lightweight TTLightweight TTThe Lightweight TT was a motorcycle road race that was part of the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual motor-cycle event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1949 and 1976, the Lightweight TT Race was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. The event was dropped from the 2005...
(250cc)
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sid Gleave | Excelsior Excelsior Motor Company Excelsior, based in Coventry, was a British bicycle, motorcycle and car maker. They were Britain’s first motorcycle manufacturer, starting production of their own ‘motor-bicycle’ in 1896... |
71.59 mi/h | 3.41.23.0 |
| 2 | Charlie Dodson | New Imperial New Imperial Motors Ltd New Imperial was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded by Norman Downes in Birmingham, between 1887 and 1901, and became New Imperial Motors Ltd in 1912, when serious production commenced. New Imperial made innovative motorcycles that employed unit construction and sprung heel frames long... |
70.85 | 3:43.43.0 |
| 3 | Charles Manders |
Rudge | 69.17 | 3:49.08.0 |
| 4 | Leo Davenport | New Imperial | 69.01 | 3:49.40.0 |
| 5 | Syd Crabtree | Excelsior | 68.45 | 3:51.33.0 |
| 6 |  Mario Ghersi |
Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It is one of seven brands owned by Piaggio.Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its central historic role in Italy's motorcycling manufacture, its prominence worldwide in motorcycle racing, and a series of... |
69.09 | 3:52.46.0 |
| 7 | E. A. (Ted) Mellors Edward Ambrose Mellors Edward Ambrose Mellors , born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, was an international motorcycle road racer who rode in the Manx Grand Prix in 1927 and the Isle of Man TT from 1928 to 1939... |
New Imperial | 67.08 | 3:53.47.0 |
| 8 | Les G. Martin | Rudge | 66.82 | 3:53.49.0 |
| 9 | C B Taylor | OK-Supreme OK-Supreme OK-Supreme was a British motorcycle manufacturer from 1899 to 1939 located in Birmingham. Grass-track racing versions of the machines continued to be available until 1946.-History:... |
66.41 | 3:58.45.0 |
| 10 | D S Fairweather | Cotton | 66.39 | 3:58.49.0 |