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Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Date
September 22, 1908
Location
St John's, Isle of Man
Course
St John's Short Course
Organiser
Auto-Cycle Union , Tynwald
Clerk
Freddie Straight
Single Cylinder class
First
Jack Marshall , Triumph
Second
Charlie Collier , Matchless -JAP
Third
Capt Sir Robert Arbuthnot , Triumph
Fastest lap
Jack Marshall (New record)
Twin Cylinder class
First
Harry Reed , DOT -Peugeot
Second
Harry Bashall, BAT -JAP
Third
Ronald Clark, FN
Fastest lap
Harry Bashall (New record)
The second Isle of Man Tourist Trophy RAC Tourist Trophy car race on September 24 at the St John's Short Course , Isle of Man . The race was ten laps of the 15 mile 1,430 yards course, a total race distance of 158.125 miles. The use of pedals was banned, fuel regulations were changed and volunteers were introduced as course marshals. 36 motorcycles started the race, 15 singles, 19 twins and two Four-cyliner FN 's. The riders and their machines were ranged up in a double line, singles on one side of the road and twins on the other. At 10.17am the two first men, the 1907 winners, Charlie Collier (3½hp Matchless) and Rem Fowler (5hp Norton twin), were first away at the 1908 TT.
1908 The International Motorcycle Tourist Trophy
September 22, 1908 – 10 laps (158 ⅛ miles) St. John's Short Course .
Pos
#
Rider
Bike
Single Cylinder race classification
Laps
Time
Speed
Prizes
1
5
Jack Marshall
3½ hp Triumph
10
3:54.50.0
40.40 mph
1st Prize - Trophy and £25
2
1
Charlie Collier
3½ hp Matchless -JAP
10
3:57.06.8
40.01 mph
2nd Prize - £15.
3
24
Capt Sir Robert Arbuthnot
3½ hp Triumph
10
4:07.57.0
38.26 mph
3rd Prize - £10
4
6
3½ hp Triumph
10
4:12.09.4
37.63 mph
5
21
3½ hp Triumph
10
4:22.25.8
36.60 mph
6
15
Charles Franklin
3½ hp Chater-Lea
10
4:30.32.8
35.07 mph
7
22
3½ hp Triumph
10
4:33.46.8
34.65 mph
8
30
Oliver Godfrey
3½hp Rex
10
4:33.54.2
34.64 mph
9
17
3½ hp Brown
10
4:49.58.2
33.89 mph
10
12
3½ hp Triumph
10
5:19.05
29.50 mph
DNF
7
3½ hp Triumph
7
Retired on lap 8 due to broken exhaust valve.
DNF
34
3½hp Two-speed NSU
5
Had several punctures and a fall
DNF
27
3½hp Rex
3
Retired on lap 4 due to broken crankshaft.
DNF
10
3½hp Rex
1
Retired on lap 2 due to broken petrol pipe.
DNF
3
Harry Collier
3½ hp Matchless -JAP
0
Retired on lap 1.
Fastest lap (New record)
Pos
#
Rider
Bike
Twin Cylinder race classification
Laps
Time
Speed
Prizes
1
26
Harry Reed
5hp DOT -Peugeot
10
4:05.58.0
38.57 mph
1st Prize - Trophy and £25.
2
11
6-7hp BAT -JAP
10
4:08.15.0
38.22 mph
2nd Prize - £15
3
32
5hp Four-cylinder FN
10
4:11.02.8
37.79 mph
3rd Prize - £10
4
9
5hp Vindec Special
10
4:15.12.2
37.18 mph
Ran out of petrol in Peel and was able to coax his machine to finish
5
37
6hp NSU
10
4:15.12.2
37.18 mph
6
14
6hp Matchless -JAP
10
4:25.56.2
36.68 mph
7
20
5hp Rex
10
4:45.57.8
33.24 mph
Ran out of petrol and pushed six miles to finish
8
36
5hp Vindec Special
10
4:46.57.8
33.06 mph
9
4
7hp Matchless -JAP
10
4:52.33.2
32.43 mph
10
16
5hp Norton
10
5:12.21
30.50 mph
DNF
8
6-7hp BAT-JAP
6
Retired on lap 7. Stripped magneto drive bevel pinion.
DNF
29
5hp Rex
6
Retired on lap 7.
DNF
31
6hp Two-speed NSU
5
Retired on lap 6 due to valve trouble
DNF
31
5hp Rex
5
Retired on lap 6.
DNF
18
5hp Vindec Special
4
Retired at the end of lap 4, collar came off exhaust pipe
DNF
28
5hp Rex
4
Retired on lap 5.
DNF
2
Rem Fowler
6hp Norton
3
Retired on lap 4.
DNF
38
5hp Rex
2
Sideslipped in Ballacraine on lap 1. Injured right leg and knee, continued and retired on lap 3.
DNF
19
5hp Four-cylinder FN
0
Crashed on 1st lap.
DNF
23
3½ hp Acme
0
Retired on 1st lap. Back cylinder refused to fire
DNF
35
3½ hp Acme
0
Retired on 1st lap due broken cylinder.
DNS
25
7 hp Crownfield
Met with an accident on a way to the Island and was unable to compete.
Fastest lap Rem Fowler , 22min. 6 2/5sec. 42.91 mph on lap 6.
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Sources
^ Isle of Man Weekly Times pp4 dated 29 September 1908
External links
The 2nd International Motorcycle Tourist Trophy
