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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]
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]
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.
4hp 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, Edited (1979). The Illustrated History of Motorcycles . Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press. 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
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