The 1952 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy

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...

was the start of Bob McIntyres association with the Isle of Man, when he came second in the Junior Clubman TT that year. Irishman Reg Armstrong

Reg Armstrong

Reginald Armstrong was born in Liverpool, grew up in Dublin. He was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and raced for AJS, Velocette, Norton, NSU, and Gilera. He then became team manager for Honda's racing team in 1962 and 1963, and they won five world championships in that time. He was also in his...

 won his first Senior TT

Senior TT

The 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...

 event as well as coming in second in the Junior TT

Junior TT

The 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...

 race on a 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...

. Armstrong, as a Norton works rider, was back-up to Geoff Duke

Geoff Duke

Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE is a British multi-time motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion.Geoff Duke dominated motorcycle racing in the 1950s, winning six world championships and six Isle of Man TT races...

 who came first in the Junior race.

Senior TT (500cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Reg Armstrong Reg Armstrong Reginald Armstrong was born in Liverpool, grew up in Dublin. He was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and raced for AJS, Velocette, Norton, NSU, and Gilera. He then became team manager for Honda's racing team in 1962 and 1963, and they won five world championships in that time. He was also in his...	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...	92.97 mph	2.50.28.4
2	Les Graham Leslie Graham For the English footballer and manager see Leslie Graham Robert Leslie Graham DFC was a British motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1930s and 1940s...	MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,...	92.72	2.50.55.0
3	Ray Amm Ray Amm William Raymond Amm was born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, was a famous post-war motorcycle racer famous for two motorcycle Grand Prix wins and 3 wins at the Isle of Man TT Races in his career...	Norton	92.4	2.51.31.2
4	Rod Coleman Rod Coleman (motorcycle racer) Rod W Coleman was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from New Zealand who raced for AMC riding AJS motorcycles both at the Isle of Man TT, and in the Grand Prix World Championship in Europe, between 1951 and 1956...	AJS AJS AJS was the name used for cars and motorcycles made by the Wolverhampton, England, company A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd, from 1909 to 1931, by then holding 117 motorcycle world records, and after the firm was sold the name continued to be used by Matchless, Associated Motorcycles and Norton-Villiers on...	89.71	2.56.39.0
5	Bill Lomas Bill Lomas Bill Lomas was an English former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner. He won the 1955 and 1956 350cc world championship as a member of the Moto Guzzi factory racing team. In the 1956 season, he rode the famous V8 Moto Guzzi Grand...	AJS	88.71	2.58.39.0
6	Cromie McCandless Cromie McCandless Cromie McCandless was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1951, when he finished in third place in the 125cc world championship behind Carlo Ubbiali and Gianni Leoni. McCandless won two Grand Prix races during his career...	Norton	88.61	2.58.51.2
7	George Brown	Norton	87.75	3.00.35.8
8	Ken Mudford Ken Mudford Ken Mudford is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from New Zealand. He competed in Grand Prix competitions from 1951 to 1953. He won the 350 class at the 1953 Ulster Grand Prix.- References :...	Norton	87.73	3.00.39.0
9	Albert E Moule	Norton	86.74	3.02.41.6
10	Phil H Carter	Norton	86.35	3.03.31.8

Junior TT (350cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Geoff Duke Geoff Duke Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE is a British multi-time motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion.Geoff Duke dominated motorcycle racing in the 1950s, winning six world championships and six Isle of Man TT races...	Norton	90.29 mph	2.55.30.6
2	Reg Armstrong Reg Armstrong Reginald Armstrong was born in Liverpool, grew up in Dublin. He was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and raced for AJS, Velocette, Norton, NSU, and Gilera. He then became team manager for Honda's racing team in 1962 and 1963, and they won five world championships in that time. He was also in his...	Norton	89.55	2.56.57.8
3	Rod Coleman Rod Coleman (motorcycle racer) Rod W Coleman was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from New Zealand who raced for AMC riding AJS motorcycles both at the Isle of Man TT, and in the Grand Prix World Championship in Europe, between 1951 and 1956...	AJS	88.93	2.58.12.4
4	Bill Lomas Bill Lomas Bill Lomas was an English former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner. He won the 1955 and 1956 350cc world championship as a member of the Moto Guzzi factory racing team. In the 1956 season, he rode the famous V8 Moto Guzzi Grand...	AJS	86.26	3.00.41.0
5	Syd Lawton	AJS	84.71	3.07.05.0
6	George Brown	AJS	84.5	3.07.33.4
7	Cromie McCandless Cromie McCandless Cromie McCandless was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1951, when he finished in third place in the 125cc world championship behind Carlo Ubbiali and Gianni Leoni. McCandless won two Grand Prix races during his career...	Norton	84.07	3.08.30.4
8	Ernie Ring	AJS	83.99	3.08.42.8
9	Cecil Sandford Cecil Sandford Cecil Charles Sandford is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner....	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...	83.27	3.10.20.2
10	Phil H Carter	Norton	82.42	3.12.16.6

Lightweight TT (250cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time	Gap
1	Fergus Anderson Fergus Anderson Fergus Anderson was a two-time Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion.A Scot, he was one of the first riders from Great Britain to make his living racing motorcycles on the European continent. In 1950 he signed with Moto Guzzi and competed in the 250cc class...	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...	83.82 mph	1.48.08.6
2	Enrico Lorenzetti Enrico Lorenzetti Enrico Lorenzetti was an Italian professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1940s and 1950s....	Moto Guzzi	83.36	1.48.40.8	+ 32.2
3	Syd Lawton	Moto Guzzi	82.54	1.49.43.2	+ 1:34.6
4	Les Graham Leslie Graham For the English footballer and manager see Leslie Graham Robert Leslie Graham DFC was a British motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1930s and 1940s...	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...	82.06	1.50.22.0	+ 2:13.4
5	Maurice Cann Maurice Cann Maurice Cann was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He entered his first Manx Grand Prix in 1931, and in 1938 competed in his first Isle of Man TT. Cann won the 1948 Lightweight TT aboard a Moto Guzzi. He competed from 1949 to 1952 in the Grand Prix world championships...	Moto Guzzi	81.69	1.50.51.6	+ 2:43.0
6	Bruno Ruffo Bruno Ruffo Bruno Ruffo was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer born in Verona. He won three Grand Prix World Championships.In 1949 he won the inaugural 250cc World Championship riding for the Italian Moto Guzzi factory...	Moto Guzzi	81.27	1.51.26.0	+ 3:17.4
7	Ronnie A Mead	Velocette	76.89	1.57.48.4	+ 9:39.8
8	Ray JA Petty	Norton	76.09	1.59.01.0	+ 10:52.4
9	Arthur Wheeler Arthur Wheeler (motorcyclist) Arthur Wheeler was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Wheeler gained a reputation as one of the top privateer racers on the Grand Prix circuit....	Moto Guzzi	75.47	2.00.00.4	+ 11:51.8
10	Charlie F Salt	Pike-Rudge	75.06	2.00.38.6	+ 12:30.0

Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time	Gap
1	Cecil Sandford Cecil Sandford Cecil Charles Sandford is a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was a two-time World Champion and a two-time Isle of Man TT winner....	MV Agusta MV Agusta MV Agusta is a motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1945 near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The company began as an offshoot of the Agusta aviation company formed by Count Giovanni Agusta in 1923. The Count died in 1927, leaving the company in the hands of his wife and sons, Domenico, Vincenzo,...	75.54 mph	1.29.54.8
2	Carlo Ubbiali Carlo Ubbiali Carlo Ubbiali is an Italian nine-time World Champion motorcycle road racer. In the 1950s, he was a dominant force in the smaller classes of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.-Career:...	Mondial Mondial Mondial can refer to:*Mondial , a Dutch manufacturer of amusement rides*Mondial , an Italian motorcycle manufacturer*Ferrari Mondial, a 2+2 coupe automobile produced from 1980 through 1993...	74.16	1.31.35.0	+ 1:40.2
3	A Len Parry	Mondial	72.22	1.34.02.6	+ 4:07.8
4	Cromie McCandless Cromie McCandless Cromie McCandless was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1951, when he finished in third place in the 125cc world championship behind Carlo Ubbiali and Gianni Leoni. McCandless won two Grand Prix races during his career...	Mondial	69.86	1.37.13.4	+ 7:18.6
5	Angelo Copeta Angelo Copeta Angelo Copeta was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was in 1953 when he won the Spanish Grand Prix and finished fourth in the 125cc world championship.-References:*...	MV Agusta	68.92	1.38.33.4	+ 8:38.6
6	Frank H Burman	EMC-Puch	63.14	1.47.34.0	+ 17:39.2
7	H L Williams	BSA	58.03	1.57.02.4	+ 27:07.6
8	H A Grindley	DMW -Royal Enfield	57.71	1.57.42.0	+ 27:47.2
9	M Noel Mavrogordato	EMC-Puch	57.18	1.58.47.0	+ 28:52.2
10	E V C Hardy	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 :...	57.08	1.59.03.0	+ 29:08.2

Clubmans Senior TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Bernard J Hargreaves	Triumph	82.45 mph	1.49.50.0
2	Ken R James	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...	81.97	1.50.28.6
3	John R Clark	Norton	81.92	1.50.32.6

Clubmans Junior TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Eric Houseley	BSA Birmingham Small Arms Company This article is not about Gamo subsidiary BSA Guns Limited of Armoury Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B11 2PP or BSA Company or its successors....	78.92 mph	1.54.45.2
2	Bob McIntyre	BSA	78.57	1.55.17.4
3	Ken R James	Norton	78.47	1.55.24.6

External links

• Detailed race results
• Isle of Man TT winners