1912 Isle of Man TT

1912 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Date	June 28, July 1, 1912
Location	Douglas, Isle of Man
Course	Snaefell Mountain Course ; 37.5 mi (60.39 km)
Organiser	Auto-Cycle Union
Clerk	J.R. Nisbet
Junior TT
First	Harry Bashall, Douglas
Second	Ed Kickham, Douglas
Third	Harold Cox, Forward
Fastest lap
	Ed Kickham ; 53min. 53sec. 42.00 mph
Senior TT
First	Frank Applebee jun., Scott
Second	Jack Haswell, Triumph
Third	Harry Collier, Matchless
Fastest lap
	Frank Applebee jun. ; 45min. 31sec. 49.43 mph

The 1912 Isle of Man TT races were again held over the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. Several manufacturers complained that the new mountain course was too arduous and threatened to boycott the 1912 races.

With an Indian clean sweep the previous year the British manufacturers' pride was dented but even with a smaller entry the Junior race held on Friday, 28 June, in the rain that challenged the belt-driven machines giving the advantage to the chain-driven ones. Two privately entered^[1] Douglas motor-cycles of Harry Bashall and Ed Kickham took the first two places in the Junior TT race of 1912.^[2]

The Senior TT was held on Monday 1 July 1912. Frank A. Applebee on the two-stroke twin-cylinder Scott carried off the trophy after a hard race.^[3] This was the first ever two-stroke Isle of Man TT win.^[4] Jack Haswell on single-cylinder Triumph was beaten by 6 minutes 54 seconds. Had not Frank Philipp's tyre come off the rim at Ballaugh on the last lap, Scotts would have finished first and second. Philipp's oval rim dropped him to eleventh place. Hoffman and Adamson placed two more Triumphs among the top six.^[5]

Junior TT final standings

Friday 28 June 1912 – 4 laps (150 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course^[6]

The 6th International Auto-cycle Tourist Trophy^[7]

Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Cyl.	Junior TT race classification^[8]
Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Cyl.	Laps	Time	Speed	Prizes & remarks
1	21	Harry Bashall	2¾ hp Douglas 350cc	2	4	3:46.59	39.65 mph	1st Prize - Winner of Junior Trophy and £30. 1st Private entry.
2	11	Eddie Kickham	2¾ hp Douglas 350cc	2	4	3:51.36	38.86 mph	2nd Prize - £20. 2nd Private entry.
3	9	Harold Cox	2¾ hp Forward 344cc	2	4	4:06.29	36.51 mph	3rd Prize - £10.
4	8	James Stewart	2¾ hp Douglas 350cc	2	4	4:29.4	33.45 mph	Gold medal.
5	22	Percy Owen	2¾ hp Forward 344cc	2	4	4:31.54	33.10 mph	Gold medal.
6	17	Robert Ellis	2¾ hp NUT 344cc	2	4	4:32.26	33.03 mph	Gold medal.
7	4	Harold Petty	2 ½ hp Singer 299cc	1	4	4:42.19	31.88 mph	First single-cylinder
8	15	Jack Haslam	2¾ hp Douglas 350cc	2	4	5:00.05	29.92 mph
9	25	Vic Pratt	2½ hp O.K. Precision 348cc	1	4	5:15.39	28.51 mph
10	14	Howard Newman	2½ hp Ivy-Precision 348cc	1	4	5:22.27	27.91 mph
11	1	Percy J. Evans	2¾ hp Humber 345cc	2	4	5:43.21	26.21 mph
DNF	19	Dan O'Donovan	2 ½ hp Singer 299cc	1	3	Retired on last lap due inlet valve trouble. Six plugs gave up.
DNF	21	John Bashall	2¾ hp Humber 345cc	2	3	Retired on last lap due lubrication and tire troubles, sooted plugs.
DNF	24	Rex Mundy	2¾ hp Douglas 350cc	2	2	Retired on lap 3 due puncture on mountain road.
DNF	3	Les Bailey	2¾ hp Douglas 350cc	2	1	Retired on lap 2 at Hairpin due to stripped gears.
DNF	6	Douglas Brown	2¾ hp Humber 345cc	2	1	Retired on lap 2. Pulley bearing.
DNF	5	J. Harrison Watson	2¾ hp Humber 345cc	2	0	Retired on first lap at Keppel Gate due to timing gear trouble.
DNF	18	Norman Slatter	2¾ hp Alcyon 299cc	1	0	Retired on first lap at Crosby. Gear trouble.
DNF	18	M. Stoeffel	2¾ hp Alcyon 299cc	1	0	Retired on first lap due to broken valve.
DNF	5	Walter Creyton	2¾ hp Humber 345cc	2	0	Retired on first lap at Keppel Gate due seized engine.
DNS	2	Hugh Mason	2¾ hp NUT-JAP 349cc	2		Finished practices successfully. Suffered broken frame on a way to the garage.
DNS	7	Karl Gassert	2½ hp NSU 348.6cc	2		NSU team didn't arrive to the races.
DNS	10	J.H. Kerr	2½ hp NSU 349.2cc	1		NSU team didn't arrive to the races.
DNS	12	H.J. Beal	2½ hp NSU 348.6cc	2		NSU team didn't arrive to the races.
DNS	16	J. Ingram Walker	2½ hp NSU 349.2cc	1		NSU team didn't arrive to the races.
Fastest lap: Ed Kickham, 53min. 53sec. 41.75 mph^[9]

Senior TT 500cc Race final standings

Monday 1 July 1912 – 5 laps (187.50 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course^[10]

The 6th International Auto-cycle Tourist Trophy^[11]

Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Cyl.	Senior TT race classification^[12]
Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Cyl.	Laps	Time	Speed	Prizes & remarks
1	7	Frank A. Applebee	3 ½hp Scott 486.6cc	2	5	3:51.03	48.69 mph	1st Prize - Winner of Senior Trophy and £40.
2	1	Jack Haswell	3½ hp Triumph 499cc	1	5	3:57.57	47.28 mph	2nd Prize - £20.
3	38	Harry Collier	3 ½hp Matchless 497cc	2	5	4:01.56	46.50 mph	3rd Prize - £10.
4	37	Charlie Collier	3 ½hp Matchless 497cc	2	5	4:07.37	45.43 mph	Gold medal.
5	11	J.A. Hoffmann	3½ hp Triumph 499cc	1	5	4:12.49	44.46 mph	Gold medal.
6	35	Jimmy W. Adamson	3½ hp Triumph 499cc	1	5	4:14.02	44.29 mph	Gold medal.
7	21	Alister Kirk	3½ hp Triumph 499cc	1	5	4:14.07	44.29 mph	Gold medal.
8	2	Jimmy Alexander, jun.	3½ hp Indian 497cc	2	5	4:17.04	44.20 mph	Gold medal.
9	17	Charles Martin	3½ hp Triumph 499cc	1	5	4:17.04	43.77 mph
10	23	Alfie Alexander	3½ hp Indian 497cc	2	5	4:21.01	43.10 mph
11	9	Frank Philipp	3 ½hp Scott 486.6cc	2	5	4:25.34	42.45 mph
12	3	Billy Heaton	3 ½hp DOT 498cc	2	5	4:28.26	41.97 mph
13	39	Jack Sirett	3½ hp Indian 497cc	2	5	4:31.32	41.82 mph
14	44	Harry Reed	3½hp DOT 498cc	2	5	4:31.32	41.51 mph
15	43	Les Bailey	2¾hp Douglas 354cc	2	5	4:35.30	40.90 mph
16	42	Percy Butler	3½ hp Triumph 499cc	1	5	4:36.09	40.76 mph
17	48	Eddie Kickham	2¾hp Douglas 354cc	2	5	4:39.41	40.33 mph
18	13	Sidney Garrett	3½ hp Regal Green 499cc	1	5	4:49.13	38.96 mph
19	10	Thomas Blumfield, jun.	4 hp Blumfield 495.6cc	1	5	5:34.57	35.73 mph
DQ	6	Ivan Hart-Davies	3½ hp Triumph 499cc	1	5	5:11.34	36.17 mph	Finished 19th. Disqualified for taking petrol outside of depot.
Fastest lap: Frank Applebee, 45min. 31sec. 49.43 mph^[13]

References

^ The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912
^ Daily Express page 2 Wednesday 3 July 1912
^ Daily Herald page 7 Tuesday 2 July 1912
^ Tragatsch, Erwin, ed. (1979). The Illustrated History of Motorcycles. London: New Burlington Books. p. 18. ISBN 0-906286-07-7.
^ The Motor Cycle page 754, 4 July 1912
^ Peel City Guardian page 8 MOTOR CYCLE RACES Saturday 29 June 1912 “JUNIOR RACE The Junior Race took place on Friday, the following being the entries.”
^ The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912
^ The Motor Cycle page 727, 4 July 1912
^ The Motor Cycle page 747 JUNIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4 July 1912
^ Peel City Guardian page 8 MOTOR CYCLE RACES Saturday 29 June 1912 “SENIOR RACE The senior race takes place on Monday on the same course as the junior, except that it consists of five laps instead of four.”
^ The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912
^ The Motor Cycle page 754, 4 July 1912
^ The Motor Cycle page 754 SENIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4 July 1912

External links

1912 Isle of Man TT results

[1] The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912

[2] Daily Express page 2 Wednesday 3 July 1912

[3] Daily Herald page 7 Tuesday 2 July 1912

[4] Tragatsch, Erwin, ed. (1979). The Illustrated History of Motorcycles. London: New Burlington Books. p. 18. ISBN 0-906286-07-7.

[5] The Motor Cycle page 754, 4 July 1912

[6] Peel City Guardian page 8 MOTOR CYCLE RACES Saturday 29 June 1912 “JUNIOR RACE The Junior Race took place on Friday, the following being the entries.”

[7] The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912

[8] The Motor Cycle page 727, 4 July 1912

[9] The Motor Cycle page 747 JUNIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4 July 1912

[10] Peel City Guardian page 8 MOTOR CYCLE RACES Saturday 29 June 1912 “SENIOR RACE The senior race takes place on Monday on the same course as the junior, except that it consists of five laps instead of four.”

[11] The Motor Cycle page 712, 27 June 1912

[12] The Motor Cycle page 754, 4 July 1912

[13] The Motor Cycle page 754 SENIOR T.T. LAP TIMES AND RESULTS AT A GLANCE 4 July 1912

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