1929 Isle of Man TT
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For the 1929 Isle of Man TT Races the Velocette marque that had high expectations of another win in the Junior TT Race. Despite the early lead of Alex Bennett, riding a Velocette, and Wal Handley, now riding an AJS motor-cycle, it was Freddie Hicks that led from the third lap and won the 1929 Junior TT Race at a record average speed of 69.71 mph and setting a new race lap record of 31 minutes and 5 seconds an average speed of 70.95 mph.
As with 1928 TT Race meeting the 1929 Lightweight TT Race produced another first-time winner with Syd Crabtree on an Excelsior motor-cycle. The 1929 Lightweight TT Race was led for 5 laps by Pietro Ghersi on a Motor Guzzi competing in his first TT race since the disqualification in the 'Guzzi Incident' of 1926. Despite Pietro Ghersi setting the fastest lap at an average speed of 66.63 mph, engine failure gave the win to Syd Crabtree. During the 1929 Senior TT Race a number of riders crashed at Greeba Castle after Wal Handley clipped the hedge and crashed. This included Jimmy Simpson, Jack Amott riding for Rudge and Doug Lamb who latter died of his injuries on the way to Nobles Hospital.
The early leader of the 1929 Senior TT Race was H.G.Tyrell Smith riding a Rudge but crashed on 3 lap at Glen Helen. Despite cracked-ribs, Tyrell Smith continued but could not match the pace of the new leader Percy 'Tim' Hunt riding a Norton motor-cycle. From lap 5 Charlie Dodson riding a Sunbeam replaced Tim Hunt as the leader setting a overall lap record of 30 minutes and 47 seconds an average of 73.55 mph. In better weather conditions than 1928 Charlie Dodson completed a Senior TT double by winning the 7 lap (264.11 miles) 1929 Senior TT Race in 3 hours, 39 minutes and 59 seconds at an average speed of 72.05 mph.
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[edit] Junior TT (350cc)
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Freddie G.Hicks |
Velocette | 69.71 mph | 3.47.23.0 |
| 2 | Walter Handley |
AJS | 69.29 | 3:48.45.0 |
| 3 | Alec Bennett |
Velocette | 69.00 | 3:49.52.0 |
| 4 | Charlie Dodson |
Sunbeam | 67.56 | 3:54.37.0 |
| 5 | Tom Simister |
Velocette | 67.07 | 3:56.20.0 |
| 6 | D.Hall |
Velocette | 77.34 | 3:57.06.0 |
| 7 | Syd Crabtree |
Velocette | 64.94 | 4:00.22.0 |
| 8 | K.Burrows |
DOT | 65.12 | 4:03.23.0 |
| 9 | Ken Twemlow |
DOT | 64.83 | 4:04.30.0 |
| 10 | J.W.Shaw |
Velocette | 64.63 | 4:05.15.0 |
[edit] Lightweight TT (250cc)
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syd A.Crabtree |
Excelsior | 63.87 | 4.08.10.0 |
| 2 | Kenneth Twemlow |
DOT | 62.25 | 4:13.25.0 |
| 3 | Frank A.Longman |
OK-Supreme | 61.78 | 4:16.33.0 |
| 4 |  J.Sakris |
OK-Supreme | 61.59 | 4:17.20.0 |
| 5 | C.W.'Paddy' Johnstone |
Cotton | 61.29 | 4:18.37.0 |
| 6 | S.P.Jackson |
Montgomery | 59.60 | 4:25.56.0 |
| 7 | Edwin Twemlow |
DOT | 59.00 | 4:28.37.0 |
| 8 | J.W.Whalley |
Cotton | 58.88 | 4:29.11.0 |
| 9 | J.W.Shaw |
OK-Supreme | 58.77 | 4:29.41.0 |
| 10 | H.Lester |
S.O.S. | 58.70 | 4:38.00.0 |
[edit] Senior TT (500cc)
7 laps (264.11 miles) Mountain Course.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie P.Dodson |
Sunbeam | 72.05 mph | 3.39.59.0 |
| 2 | Alec Bennett |
Sunbeam | 70.51 | 3:44.07.0 |
| 3 |  H G Tyrell Smith |
Rudge | 70.25 | 3:45.37.0 |
| 4 | Percy 'Tim' Hunt |
Norton | 70.16 | 3:45.54.0 |
| 5 | Ernie Nott |
Rudge | 69.80 | 3:47.04.0 |
| 6 | Freddie Hicks |
Velocette | 69.26 | 3:48.51.0 |
| 7 |  E.A.Simcock |
Sunbeam | 68.90 | 3:50.02.0 |
| 8 | C.W.Johnstone |
Cotton | 67.68 | 3:53.56.0 |
| 9 | Edwin Twemlow |
DOT | 66.92 | 3:34.21.0 |
| 10 | S.P.Jackson |
Montgomery | 66.23 | 3:59.19.0 |
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