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The 1953 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...

saw Ray Amm (Rhodesia) win both Senior and Junior TT races. Bob McIntyre retired for his first TT, the Junior.

Senior TT (500cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	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 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...	93.85 mph	2.48.51.8
2	Jack Brett Jack Brett Jack Brett was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed from 1949 to 1960 in the Grand Prix world championship. He won his only world championship race in the 500cc class at the 1952 500cc Swiss Grand Prix, riding an AJS...	Norton	93.74	2:49.03.8
3	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...	Gilera Gilera Gilera is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in Arcore in 1909 by Giuseppe Gilera. In 1969 the company was purchased by Piaggio, which now holds six marques and is the world's fourth largest motorcycle manufacturer.-History:...	93.62	2:49.16.8
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...	92.77	2:50.49.6
5	Bill Doran Bill Doran (motorcyclist) William Doran was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1951 when he won the Dutch TT and finished the year second to Geoff Duke in the 350cc world championship. Doran won two Grand Prix races during his career. A crash during Thursday evening practice for the 1952 Isle of Man...	AJS	90.86	2:54.25.0
6	Peter Davey	Norton	86.97	3:02.13.0
7	Ted Frend Ted Frend Edward Frend , born in South London, was a British motorcycle sports competitor from the late 1930s to the early 1950s, road racing with the AJS works team from 1948 to 1954.-Early years:...	Norton	86.72	3:02.44.6
8	Robin H Sherry	AJS	86.5	3:03.13.4
9	Harry A Pearce	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...	86.38	3:03.28.4
10	John Grace	Norton	85.54	3:05.15.8

Junior TT (350cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	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	90.52 mph	2:55.05.0
2	Ken Kavanagh Ken Kavanagh Thomas Kenrick Kavanagh, better known as Ken Kavanagh, is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and racecar driver from Australia. He became the first Australian to win a motorcycle Grand Prix race when he won the 1952 350cc Ulster Grand Prix. In 1956, he won the Junior TT at the Isle of Man...	Norton	90.44	2:55.14.6
3	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...	89.41	2:57.40.6
4	Jack Brett Jack Brett Jack Brett was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed from 1949 to 1960 in the Grand Prix world championship. He won his only world championship race in the 500cc class at the 1952 500cc Swiss Grand Prix, riding an AJS...	Norton	88.7	2:58.40.4
5	Bill Doran Bill Doran (motorcyclist) William Doran was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1951 when he won the Dutch TT and finished the year second to Geoff Duke in the 350cc world championship. Doran won two Grand Prix races during his career. A crash during Thursday evening practice for the 1952 Isle of Man...	AJS	86.9	3:02.21.0
6	Derek Farrant	AJS	86.59	3:03.02.0
7	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 :...	AJS	85.49	3:05.23.0
8	G C A (Peter) Murphy	AJS	84.39	3:07.48.2
9	Phil H Carter	AJS	84.28	3:08.02.6
10	Harold Clark	AJS	93.72	3:09.18.0

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...	84.73 mph	1.46.53.0
2	Werner Haas Werner Haas Werner Haas is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He became Germany's first motorcycle world champion when he won the 1953 FIM 125 and 250 World Championship for NSU. The following year, he would repeat as the 250 world champion...	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...	84.52	1:47.10.0	+ 17.0
3	Siegfried Wunsche	DKW DKW DKW is a historic German car and motorcycle marque. The name derives from Dampf-Kraft-Wagen .In 1916, the Danish engineer Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Zschopau, Saxony, Germany, to produce steam fittings. In the same year, he attempted to produce a steam-driven car, called the DKW...	81.34	1:51.20.0	+ 4:27.0
4	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	80.38	1:52.40.0	+ 5:47.0
5	S Willis	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...	75.38	2:00.08.0	+ 13:15.0
6	Tommy Wood Tommy Wood Tommy Wood was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed in his first Manx Grand Prix in 1937. His best season was in , when he won two races, including the 1951 Isle of Man Lightweight TT, and finished second to Bruno Ruffo in the 250cc world championship.-Reference:...	Moto Guzzi	74.82	2:01.02.0	+ 14:09.0
7	Ray J A Petty	Norton	74.67	2:01.17.0	+ 14:24.0
8	Arnold W Jones	M&F Excelsior	72.26	2:05.20.0	+ 18:27.0
9	Bill Webster	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...	71.96	2:05.51.0	+ 18:58.0
10	Bob E Geeson	REG	71.74	2:06.14.0	+ 19:21.0

Ultra Lightweight TT (125cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time	Gap
1	Leslie 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,...	77.79 mph	1.27.19.0
2	Werner Haas Werner Haas Werner Haas is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. He became Germany's first motorcycle world champion when he won the 1953 FIM 125 and 250 World Championship for NSU. The following year, he would repeat as the 250 world champion...	NSU	77.18	1:28.00.0	+ 41.0
3	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	77.15	1:28.02.0	+ 43.0
4	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	73.44	1:32.29.0	+ 5:10.0
5	Arnold W Jones	MV Agusta	67.48	1:40.39.0	+ 13:20.0
6	Bill Webster	MV Agusta	67.07	1:41.16.0	+ 13:57.0
7	Archie A Fenn	Mondial Mondial Mondial can refer to:Mondial , a Dutch manufacturer of amusement ridesMondial , an Italian motorcycle manufacturer*Ferrari Mondial, a 2+2 coupe automobile produced from 1980 through 1993...	67.03	1:41.20.0	+ 14:01.0
8	W Norman Webb	MV Agusta	65.73	1:43.20.0	+ 16:01.0
9	J A Thomson	MV Agusta	64.71	1:44.56.0	+ 17:37.0
10	Fron Purslow	MV	61.9	1:49.44.0	+ 22:25.0

Clubmans 1000 TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	George P Douglass	Vincent 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...	81.54 mph	1.51.04.0
2	G P Clark	Vincent	79.39	1:54.04.0
3	P L Peters	Vincent	74.24	2:01.59.0

Clubmans Senior TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Bob Keeler	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...	84.14 mph	1.20.43.4
2	Eddie Crooks	Norton	83.0	1.21.49.8
3	W Alan Holmes	Norton	82.46	1.22.22.2

Clubmans Junior TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Derek T Powell	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....	80.17 mph	1.52.57.8
2	Owen Greenwood	BSA	79.23	1:54.18.0
3	Jack Bottomley	Norton	79.09	1:54.21.6

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