1923 Isle of Man TT

The 1923 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw the introduction of the first Sidecar TT race over 3 laps, won by Freddie Dixon and passenger Walter Denney using a special Douglas motorcycle with a banking-sidecar in a time of 2 hours, 7 minutes and 48 seconds, at an average speed of 53.15 mph (85.54 km/h). The fastest Sidecar lap was by Harry Langman on a Scott at 54.69 mph (88.02 km/h).

The Senior race was held in poor weather and local course knowledge allowed local Isle of Man competitor Tom Sheard, also riding a Douglas, to win a second TT to add to his first win in the 1922 Junior TT. Another first-time winner was Stanley Woods, riding to his first of ten victories in the TT races, on a Cotton in the Junior TT. TT novice Jimmie Guthrie suffered a machine breakdown in the Junior 350 cc race, but he achieved six victories in later years.^[1]

Changes to the course occurred in 1923 with the adoption of a private road between Parliament Square and May Hill in Ramsey. Previously the course negotiated Albert Road and Tower Road in Ramsey and the new course length was 37.739 miles (revised to 37.733 miles (60.725 km) in 1938).^[2]

Lightweight 250 cc Race

Pos	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed	Laps
1	Jack A. Porter	New Gerrard	4.21.37	51.93 mph (83.57 km/h)	6
2	Bert le Vack	New Imperial	4.26.19	51.14	6
3	D Hall	Rex-Acme	4.34.20	49.53	6

Junior 350 cc Race

Pos	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed	Laps
1	Stanley Woods	Cotton	4.03.47	55.73 mph (89.69 km/h)	6
2	H F Harris	AJS	4.06.16		6
3	A H Alexander	Douglas	4.09.35		6

Senior 500 cc Race

Pos	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed	Laps
1	Tom Sheard	Douglas	4.04.33	55.55 mph (89.40 km/h)	6
2	G M Black	Norton	4.06.26	55.14	6
3	Freddie W Dixon	Indian	4.07.02	55.01	6

Sidecar 500 cc Race

Pos	Rider	Machine	Time	Speed	Laps
1	Freddie W Dixon	Douglas	2.07.48	53.15 mph (85.54 km/h)	3
2	Graham Walker	Norton	2.09.26		3
3	George H Tucker	Norton	2.10.27		3

References

↑ BBC A Sporting Nation Jimmie Guthrie win European Grand Prix 1935 (retrieved 7 October 2006)
↑ Official TT Guide 1992 pp 45 Mannin Media Publication/Isle of Man Department of Tourism

External links

Detailed race results at Isle of Man TT website (contains typographical errors, with Sidecar-event winning passenger shown as "Perry" and "Denny")

Isle of Man TT Race Results

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Mountain Course	1911 1912 1913 1914 World War I 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 World War II 1947 1948

FIM Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship	1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

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