1935 Isle of Man TT
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For the 1935 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
, Stanley Woods provided another surprise by moving again, from Husqvarna
to Moto Guzzi
.
The 1935 Junior TT Race provided a Junior TT double win for Jimmie Guthrie
at an average race speed of 79.14 mi/h and Norton
with a 1-2-3 race win with Walter Rusk and "Crasher" White filling 2nd and 3rd places.
The 1935 Lightweight TT Race was a debut event for the Italian Omobono Tenni
. It was team-mate Stanley Woods
that led the 1935 Lightweight TT Race from start-to-finish at an average race speed of 71.56 mi/h followed by Tyrell Smith and Ernie Nott, both riding for Rudge motor-cycles.
The 1935 Senior TT Race was postponed to the next day due to poor weather. Despite the delay, the race produced one of the most dramatic TT races. The race was led away by Jimmie Guthrie at number 1 while Stanley Woods starting at number 30 had a 15 minute wait. By the last lap of the 1935 Senior TT Race, Jimmie Guthrie had built-up a lead of 26 seconds.
As the Moto Guzzi pit-attendants made preparations for Stanley Woods to refuel on the last-lap, the Norton pit-crew signalled to Guthrie to easy the pace on the last lap. Stanley Woods riding for Moto Guzzi went straight through the TT Grandstand area without stopping on the last lap and set a new overall lap record of 26 minutes and 10 seconds at an average speed of 86.53 mi/h. Despite the Norton team telephoning the signal-station at Ramsey on the last lap to indicate to Jimmie Guthrie to speed-up the pace, Stanley Woods won the 1935 Senior TT Race by 4 seconds from Jimmie Guthrie in 3 hours, 7 minutes and 10 seconds at an average speed of 84.68 mi/h.
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...
, Stanley Woods provided another surprise by moving again, from Husqvarna
Husqvarna Motorcycles
Husqvarna Motorcycles, a subsidiary of BMW, is a company manufacturing motocross, enduro and supermoto motorcycles. The company began producing motorcycles in 1903 at Huskvarna, Sweden, as a branch of the Husqvarna armament firm which had supplied the Swedish army with rifles since 1689.-History:As...
to 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...
.
The 1935 Junior TT Race provided a Junior TT double win for 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:...
at an average race speed of 79.14 mi/h and 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...
with a 1-2-3 race win with Walter Rusk and "Crasher" White filling 2nd and 3rd places.
The 1935 Lightweight TT Race was a debut event for the Italian Omobono Tenni
Omobono Tenni
Tommaso Omobono Tenni was an Italian motorcycle road racer. Nicknamed The Black Devil, he was a multiple Italian Motor Cycle champion, who raced to 47 victories for Moto Guzzi from 1933 till 1948, the year he died from an accident during practice for the Swiss GP.-Early years:Omobono Tenni was...
. It was team-mate 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...
that led the 1935 Lightweight TT Race from start-to-finish at an average race speed of 71.56 mi/h followed by Tyrell Smith and Ernie Nott, both riding for Rudge motor-cycles.
The 1935 Senior TT Race was postponed to the next day due to poor weather. Despite the delay, the race produced one of the most dramatic TT races. The race was led away by Jimmie Guthrie at number 1 while Stanley Woods starting at number 30 had a 15 minute wait. By the last lap of the 1935 Senior TT Race, Jimmie Guthrie had built-up a lead of 26 seconds.
As the Moto Guzzi pit-attendants made preparations for Stanley Woods to refuel on the last-lap, the Norton pit-crew signalled to Guthrie to easy the pace on the last lap. Stanley Woods riding for Moto Guzzi went straight through the TT Grandstand area without stopping on the last lap and set a new overall lap record of 26 minutes and 10 seconds at an average speed of 86.53 mi/h. Despite the Norton team telephoning the signal-station at Ramsey on the last lap to indicate to Jimmie Guthrie to speed-up the pace, Stanley Woods won the 1935 Senior TT Race by 4 seconds from Jimmie Guthrie in 3 hours, 7 minutes and 10 seconds at an average speed of 84.68 mi/h.
Senior TT (500cc)
Saturday 22 June 1935 – 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... |
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... |
84.68 mi/h | 3.07.10.0 |
| 2 |  Jimmie GuthrieJimmie 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 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... |
84.65 | 3:07.14.0 |
| 3 | Walter Rusk | Norton | 83.53 | 3:09.45.0 |
| 4 | John G. Duncan | Norton | 80.54 | 3:16.48.0 |
| 5 |  Oskar Steinbach |
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... |
78.02 | 3:23.09.0 |
| 6 | 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... |
NSU | 75.34 | 3:30.32.0 |
| 7 | Jack Williams | Vincent-HRD Vincent Motorcycles Vincent Motorcycles was a British manufacturer of motorcycles from 1928 to 1955. Their 1948 Black Shadow was at the time the world's fastest production motorcycle... |
75.26 | 3:30.26.0 |
| 8 | C S Barrow | Royal Enfield Royal Enfield Royal Enfield was the name under which the Enfield Cycle Company made motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines. This legacy of weapons manufacture is reflected in the logo, a cannon, and their motto "Made like a gun, goes like a bullet". Use of the brand name Royal Enfield was... |
74.62 | 3:32.25.0 |
| 9 | Noel Christmas | Vincent-HRD | 73.94 | 3:34.21.0 |
| 10 | Harry Lamacraft | Velocette | 73.16 | 3:36.39.0 |
Junior TT (350cc)
Monday 17 June 1935 – 7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 79.14 mi/h | 3.20.16.0 |
| 2 | Walter Rusk | Norton | 78.71 | 3:21.22.0 |
| 3 | John H. White | Norton | 78.19 | 3:22.42.0 |
| 4 | Doug Pirie | Velocette | 77.69 | 3:24.01.0 |
| 5 | Ernie Nott | Velocette | 77.57 | 3:24.20.0 |
| 6 | Ernie Thomas | Velocette | 77.34 | 3:24.57.0 |
| 7 | John G. Duncan | Norton | 76.55 | 3:27.03.0 |
| 8 | Harold Daniell Harold Daniell Harold Daniell was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1940s and 1950s... |
AJS | 76.25 | 3:27.52.0 |
| 9 | Les Archer Les Archer Leslie James Archer was a leading motorcycle racer of the 1920s, competing in long distance speed trials, hill climbs and scrambles, now known as motocross.... |
Velocette | 76.24 | 3:27.54.0 |
| 10 | 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... |
AJS | 75.21 | 3:30.45.0 |
Lightweight TT (250cc)
Wednesday 19 June 1935 – 7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Woods |
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... |
71.56 mi/h | 3.41.29.0 |
| 2 | H. G. Tyrell Smith |
Rudge | 70.67 | 3:44.17.0 |
| 3 | Ernie Nott | Rudge | 69.37 | 3:48.30.0 |
| 4 | S Wood | 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... |
69.08 | 3:49.27.0 |
| 5 | J Williams | Rudge | 65.58 | 4:01.42.0 |
| 6 | Charlie Manders |
Excelsior | 64.67 | 4:05.06.0 |
| 7 | Arthur Geiß |
DKW | 64.27 | 4:06.36.0 |
| 8 | J G Burney | Moto Guzzi | 63.32 | 4:10.20.0 |
| 9 | L P Hill | Rudge | 61.95 | 4:15.51.0 |
| 10 | S V Smith | Excelsior | 60.46 | 4:22.10.0 |