1954 Isle of Man TT
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The 1954 Isle of Man TT Races was second race in the 1954 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and proved highly controversial for course and race changes and the 1954 Senior TT Race that was stopped at half distance due to the weather.
The 1954 World Championship season was used to re-introduce the Ultra-Lightweight TT and Sidecar TT Race to the Isle of Man TT Races. A new race circuit for racing in the Isle of Man was the Clypse Course for these new races. To facilitate racing on the Clypse Course, during the winter of 1953/54 road widening occured on the Snaefell mountain course at Creg-na-Baa, Signpost Corner and the approach to Governor's Bridge. Other major course alerations for the 1954 Isle of Man TT Races included the removal of a cottage at Appledene, roading widening at Handley's Corner, Barregarrow, Ballaugh Bridge and Kerrowmoar.[1]
The re-inroduction of the Sidecar TT Race for the 1954 Isle of Man TT Race was controversial and was described as "appalled"[2] by the motor-cycle manufacturers as it was also opposed for the inclusion of the first female competitor, Inge Stol at a Isle of Man TT Sidecar race.
Practice for the 1954 TT races was dominated by a number of accidents. At Sarah's Cottage, during Wenesday evening practice, Bob McIntyre riding an AJS motor-cycle suffers a cut-chin and concussion after a crash and is detained in Nobles Hospital. Also, Keith Campbell suffers a broken right foot and Bob Cooper a broken collar bone at incidents at Sarah's Cottage, both riding AJS motor-cycles in the Junior class. During Monday evening practice, R.J.Ashford riding an AJS motor-cycle is killed instantly after crashing at Laurel Bank.[3]
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[edit] Race Results
[edit] 1954 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings
14th June 1954 - 7 Laps (264.11 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rod Coleman |
New Zealand | AJS | 91.51 mph | 2:03.41.8 | 8 | |
| 2 |  Derek Farrant |
Britain | AJS | 90.14 mph | 2:05.35.0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Bob Keeler |
Britain | Norton | 90.03 mph | 2:04.43.6 | 4 | |
| 4 | L.T.Simpson |
New Zealand | AJS | 89.17 mph | 2:06.58.8 | 3 | |
| 5 | P.A.Davey |
Britain | Norton | 88.13 mph | 2:08.26.4 | 2 | |
| 6 | J.R.Clark |
Britain | AJS | 90.49 mph | 2:08.26.4 | 1 |
[edit] 1954 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings
14th June 1954 - 7 Laps (264.11 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Werner Haas |
Germany | NSU | 90.88 mph | 1:14.44.4 | 8 | |
| 2 |  Rupert Hollaus |
Austria | NSU | 89.99 mph | 1:15.28.6 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Reg Armstrong |
Britain | NSU | 89.92 mph | 1:15.31.8 | 4 | |
| 4 | Hermann Paul Müller |
Germany | NSU | 88.87 mph | 1:16.25.6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Fergus Anderson |
Britain | Moto Guzzi | 86.48 mph | 1:18.32.2 | 2 | |
| 6 | Hans Baltisberger |
Germany | NSU | 86.46 mph | 1:18.33.6 | 1 |
[edit] 1954 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings
16th June 1957 - 10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rupert Hollaus |
Austria | NSU | 69.57 mph | 1:33.03.4 | 8 | |
| 2 |  Carlo Ubbiali |
Italy | MV Agusta | 69.52 mph | 1:37.07.4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Cecil Sandford |
Britain | MV Agusta | 66.35 mph | 1:37.35.8 | 4 | |
| 4 | Hans Baltisburger |
Germany | NSU | 65.78 mph | 1:38.25.2 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Ivor Lloyd |
Canada | MV Agusta | 62.68 mph | 1:43.16.6 | 2 | |
| 6 | Brian Purslow |
Britain | MV Agusta | 60.84 mph | 1:46.24.6 | 1 |
[edit] 1954 Sidecar TT final standings
16th June 1954 - 10 Laps (107.90 miles) Clypse Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Oliver/Les Nutt |
Britain | Norton | 68.87 mph | 1:34.00.2 | 8 | |
| 2 | Fritz Hillebrand |
Germany | BMW | 67.48 mph | 1:35.56.2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Willi Noll/Fritz Cron |
Germany | BMW | 65.22 mph | 1:39.16.4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Walter Schneider/H.Strauss |
Germany | BMW | 64.45 mph | 1:40.27.4 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Jacques Drion/Inge Stoll |
France | Norton | 61.91 mph | 1:14.18.8 | 2 | |
| 6 | Bill Boddice/J.Pirie |
Britain | Norton | 62.28 mph | 1:43.22.8 | 1 |
[edit] 1954 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings
Friday 18th June 1954 - 4 Laps (301.84 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ray Amm |
Rhodesia | Norton | 88.12 mph | 1:42.46.8 | 8 | |
| 2 | Geoff Duke |
Britain | Gilera | 87.19 mph | 1:43.52.6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Jack Brett |
New Zealand | Norton | 86.04 mph | 1:45.15.2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Reg Armstrong |
Britain | Gilera | 86.63 mph | 1:45.45.6 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Rudy Allison |
South Africa | Norton | 83.85 mph | 1:48.06.6 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Gordon Laing |
Australia | Norton | 83.85 mph | 1:48.37.2 | 1 |
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