1939 Isle of Man TT

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The 1939 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the last race festival until 1947 due to the interruption of World War II. It was the last of ten TT victories for the 34 year old Stanley Woods in which he won the Junior TT on a Velocette at 83.19 mph and came 4th in the Senior TT race. The Senior race was won by Georg Meier on a supercharged BMW.

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Senior TT (500cc)

16 June 1939 - 7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course

Rank Rider Team Speed Time Gap
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Georg Meier BMW 89.38 mph 2:57:19.0 + 0:00
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Jock M West BMW 88.22 2:59:39.0 + 2:20
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Freddie L Frith Norton 87.96 3:00:11.0 + 2:52
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_Ireland.png Stanley Woods Velocette 87.91 3:00:17.0 + 2:58
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png John H White Norton 85.92 3:04:27.0 + 7:08
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png L J Archer Velocette 84.31 3:07:58.0 + 10:39
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.pngE A (Ted) Mellors Velocette 83.76 3:09:12.0 + 11:53
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png S Wood Norton 82.43 3:12:16.0 + 14:57
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Maurice Cann Moto Guzzi 81.96 3:13:22.0 + 16:03
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_South_Africa.png J C Galway Norton 81.37 3:15:00.0 + 17:41

Junior TT (350cc)

12 June 1939 - 7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course

Rank Rider Team Speed Time Gap
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_Ireland.png Stanley Woods Velocette 83.19 mph 3:10:30.0 + 0:00
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Harold L Daniell Norton 83.13 3:10:38.0 + 0:08
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Heiner Fleischmann DKW 82.51 3:12:05.0 + 1:35
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png E A (Ted) Mellors Velocette 82.34 3:12:28.0 + 1:58
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png M David Whitworth Velocette 79.58 3:19:09.0 + 8:39
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Siegfried Wünsche DKW 78.87 3:20:57.0 + 10:27
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Maurice Cann Norton 78.78 3:21:10.0 + 10:40
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png S Wood Velocette 78.55 3:21:45.0 + 11:15
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png J E Little Velocette 78.22 3:22:36.0 + 12:06
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_Australia.png F J Mussett Velocette 77.6 3:24:14.0 + 13:44

Lightweight TT (250cc)

14 June 1939- 7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course

Rank Rider Team Speed Time Gap
1 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png E A (Ted) Mellors Benelli 74.26 mph 3:33:26.0 + 0:00
2 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Ewald Kluge DKW 72.97 3:37:11.0 + 3:45
3 Image:22px-Flag_of_Ireland.png H G Tyrell Smith Excelsior 71.91 3:40:23.0 + 6:57
4 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Les G Martin Excelsior 68.87 3:50:08:0 + 16:42
5 Image:22px-Flag_of_Germany.png Siegfried Wunsche DKW 68.78 3:50:25.0 + 16:59
6 Image:22px-Flag_of_Ireland.png Charlie H Manders Excelsior 66.93 3:56:48.0 + 23:22
7 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Harold Hartley Excelsior 66.19 3:59:27.0 + 26:01
8 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png E R Thomas DKW 65.81 4:00:48.0 + 27:22
9 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png S Wood Rudge 65.04 4:03:41.0 + 30:15
10 Image:22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.png Chris Tattersall CTS 63.95 4:07:50.0 + 34:24

Notes

  • Improvements to the course include road-widening and landscaping at the Water Works.
  • At Sulby during practice, Georg Meier riding for BMW is timed at 111 mph.
  • A collision occurs on Bray Hill during lap 2 of the 1939 Junior TT Races when S.A.Sorenson riding an Excelsior collides with H.B.Waddington and D.Whitworth both riding Norton motor-cycles.
  • On lap 1 of the 1939 Junior TT Race, Bob Foster riding an AJS stops at the Quarterbridge to fix broken googles. Also, J.W.Beaves and H.B.Myers both riding Velocette motor-cycles crash at the Quarterbridge on the same lap.
  • During lap 3 of the Junior Race, Tyrell Smith slips of his Excelsior motor-cycle at Parliament Square in Ramsey and then continues after straightening the foot-rest. At the East Mountain Gate during lap 5, Mario Simo collides with a post and crashes his Terrot motor-cycle. He suffers head and chest injuries and is taken to hospital. Also during lap 5, Freddie Frith retires at Ballaugh after holding 2nd place in the 1939 Junior TT Race.
  • The 1939 Lightweight Race is held in mixed weather conditions. On lap 2 of the Lightweight Race, J.McCreddie riding an Excelsior retires at Ballaugh with engine problems. Lap 3 and Omobono Tenni riding a Moto Guzzi stops at Ballaugh to change a spark-plug and retires and his team-mate Stanley Woods retires on lap 5 with engine problems at Crosby.


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