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1912 Isle of Man TT

Motorcycle race on the Isle of Man

1912 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy	Date	Location	Course	Organiser	Clerk	Junior TT	First	Second	Third	Fastest lap	Senior TT	First	Second	Third	Fastest lap
June 28, July 1, 1912
Douglas, Isle of Man
Snaefell Mountain Course
37.5 mi (60.39 km)
Auto-Cycle Union
J.R. Nisbet
Harry Bashall, Douglas
Ed Kickham, Douglas
Harold Cox, Forward
Ed Kickham
53min. 53sec. 42.00 mph
Frank Applebee jun., Scott
Jack Haswell, Triumph
Harry Collier, Matchless
Frank Applebee jun.
45min. 31sec. 49.43 mph

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 Douglas motor-cycles of Harry Bashall and Ed Kickham took the first two places in the Junior TT race of 1912.

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. This was the first ever two-stroke Isle of Man TT win. 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.

Junior TT final standings

Friday 28 June 1912 – 4 laps (150 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course

Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Cyl.	Junior TT race classification	Laps	Time
21	GB 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.
11	GB Eddie Kickham	2¾ hp Douglas 350cc	2	4	3:51.36	38.86 mph	2nd Prize - £20. 2nd Private entry.
9	GB Harold Cox	2¾ hp Forward 344cc	2	4	4:06.29	36.51 mph	3rd Prize - £10.
8	NIR James Stewart	2¾ hp Douglas 350cc	2	4	4:29.4	33.45 mph	Gold medal.
22	United Kingdom Percy Owen	2¾ hp Forward 344cc	2	4	4:31.54	33.10 mph	Gold medal.
17	United Kingdom Robert Ellis	2¾ hp NUT 344cc	2	4	4:32.26	33.03 mph	Gold medal.
4	United Kingdom Harold Petty	2 ½ hp Singer 299cc	1	4	4:42.19	31.88 mph	First single-cylinder
15	United Kingdom Jack Haslam	2¾ hp Douglas 350cc	2	4	5:00.05	29.92 mph
25	United Kingdom Vic Pratt	2½ hp O.K. Precision 348cc	1	4	5:15.39	28.51 mph
14	United Kingdom Howard Newman	2½ hp Ivy-Precision 348cc	1	4	5:22.27	27.91 mph
1	United Kingdom Percy J. Evans	2¾ hp Humber 345cc	2	4	5:43.21	26.21 mph
	19	GB Dan O'Donovan	2 ½ hp Singer 299cc	1	3	Retired on last lap due inlet valve trouble. Six plugs gave up.
	21	GB John Bashall	2¾ hp Humber 345cc	2	3	Retired on last lap due lubrication and tire troubles, sooted plugs.
	24	GB Rex Mundy	2¾ hp Douglas 350cc	2	2	Retired on lap 3 due puncture on mountain road.
	3	AUS Les Bailey	2¾ hp Douglas 350cc	2	1	Retired on lap 2 at Hairpin due to stripped gears.
	6	IOM Douglas Brown	2¾ hp Humber 345cc	2	1	Retired on lap 2. Pulley bearing.
	5	GB J. Harrison Watson	2¾ hp Humber 345cc	2	0	Retired on first lap at Keppel Gate due to timing gear trouble.
	18	GB Norman Slatter	2¾ hp Alcyon 299cc	1	0	Retired on first lap at Crosby. Gear trouble.
	18	FRA M. Stoeffel	2¾ hp Alcyon 299cc	1	0	Retired on first lap due to broken valve.
	5	IOM Walter Creyton	2¾ hp Humber 345cc	2	0	Retired on first lap at Keppel Gate due seized engine.
	2	GB Hugh Mason	2¾ hp NUT-JAP 349cc	2		Finished practices successfully. Suffered broken frame on a way to the garage.
	7	German Empire Karl Gassert	2½ hp NSU 348.6cc	2		NSU team didn't arrive to the races.
	10	GB J.H. Kerr	2½ hp NSU 349.2cc	1		NSU team didn't arrive to the races.
	12	GB H.J. Beal	2½ hp NSU 348.6cc	2		NSU team didn't arrive to the races.
	16	GB 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

Senior TT 500cc Race final standings

Monday 1 July 1912 – 5 laps (187.50 miles) Isle of Man TT Mountain Course

Pos	#	Rider	Bike	Cyl.	Senior TT race classification	Laps	Time
7	GB Frank A. Applebee	3 ½hp Scott 486.6cc	2	5	3:51.03	48.69 mph	1st Prize - Winner of Senior Trophy and £40.
1	GB Jack Haswell	3½ hp Triumph 499cc	1	5	3:57.57	47.28 mph	2nd Prize - £20.
38	GB Harry Collier	3 ½hp Matchless 497cc	2	5	4:01.56	46.50 mph	3rd Prize - £10.
37	GB Charlie Collier	3 ½hp Matchless 497cc	2	5	4:07.37	45.43 mph	Gold medal.
11	GB J.A. Hoffmann	3½ hp Triumph 499cc	1	5	4:12.49	44.46 mph	Gold medal.
35	GB Jimmy W. Adamson	3½ hp Triumph 499cc	1	5	4:14.02	44.29 mph	Gold medal.
21	GB Alister Kirk	3½ hp Triumph 499cc	1	5	4:14.07	44.29 mph	Gold medal.
2	Scotland Jimmy Alexander, jun.	3½ hp Indian 497cc	2	5	4:17.04	44.20 mph	Gold medal.
17	GB Charles Martin	3½ hp Triumph 499cc	1	5	4:17.04	43.77 mph
23	Scotland Alfie Alexander	3½ hp Indian 497cc	2	5	4:21.01	43.10 mph
9	GB Frank Philipp	3 ½hp Scott 486.6cc	2	5	4:25.34	42.45 mph
3	GB Billy Heaton	3 ½hp DOT 498cc	2	5	4:28.26	41.97 mph
39	GB Jack Sirett	3½ hp Indian 497cc	2	5	4:31.32	41.82 mph
44	GB Harry Reed	3½hp DOT 498cc	2	5	4:31.32	41.51 mph
43	AUS Les Bailey	2¾hp Douglas 354cc	2	5	4:35.30	40.90 mph
42	GB Percy Butler	3½ hp Triumph 499cc	1	5	4:36.09	40.76 mph
48	GB Eddie Kickham	2¾hp Douglas 354cc	2	5	4:39.41	40.33 mph
13	GB Sidney Garrett	3½ hp Regal Green 499cc	1	5	4:49.13	38.96 mph
10	GB Thomas Blumfield, jun.	4 hp Blumfield 495.6cc	1	5	5:34.57	35.73 mph
6	GB 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

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
(1979). "The Illustrated History of Motorcycles". New Burlington Books.
''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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