1909 Isle of Man TT
The third Isle of Man Tourist Trophy motorcycle race was held on Thursday, September 23, 1909 at the St John's Short Course, Isle of Man. The race was ten laps of the 15 mile 1,430 yards course, a total race distance of 158.125 miles. There was no limit on fuel consumption and the singles and twins, limited to 500 and 750cc respectively, ran together. The men were sent off in pairs at half-minute intervals. Giosue Giuppone became the first Italian rider to finish the race twelfth place on a new 84x86mm (476cc) Peugeot. Ernesto Gnesa had taken part of 1908 Isle of Man TT a year before, retirering on the first lap.[1]
| Isle of Man Tourist Trophy | |
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| Date | September 23, 1909 |
| Location | St John's, Isle of Man |
| Course | St John's Short Course 15 miles, 1,470 yards (25.49 km) |
| Organiser | Auto-Cycle Union, Tynwald |
| Clerk | Freddie Straight |
| 500 Single & 750 Twin Open Class | |
| First | Harry Collier, Matchless |
| Second | Lee Evans, Indian |
| Third | Billy Newsome, Triumph |
| Fastest lap | |
| Harry Collier 18min. 05sec. 52.27 mph (New record) | |
1909 5hp Indian
1909 5½ hp Rex
1909 Four-cylinder FN
500 Single & 750 Twin Results Open Class Race
Thursday 23 September 1909 – 10 laps (158 ⅛ miles) St. John's Short Course.
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Sources
- Motorcycletimeline.com Isle of man TT 1909
- Isle of Man Weekly Times pp4 dated 30 September 1909
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