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1966 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event

Annual motorcycle racing event

The 1966 Isle of Man TT races were held later in the year than the traditional May/June fortnight due to the seamen's strike which affected access to the Island for all concerned. After the strike ended in July, the TT races were re-organised to fit with the remaining events in the Grand Prix calendar and preceded the September Manx Grand Prix, meaning nearly a month of continuous disruption to everyday Isle of Man affairs and much concerted effort from the motorcycle trade and journalists together with the many volunteers and support workers.

1966 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

3 Laps (113.19 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1UK Bill IvyUnited KingdomYamaha97.66 mph1:09.32.88
2UK Phil ReadUnited KingdomYamaha96.96 mph1:10.03.26
3New Zealand Hugh AndersonNew ZealandSuzuki96.82 mph1:10.09.24
4Canada Mike DuffCanadaYamaha95.42 mph1:11.11.23
5UK Frank PerrisUnited KingdomSuzuki95.13 mph1:11.24.02
6UK Mike HailwoodUnited KingdomHonda95.07 mph1:11.26.61

1966 Sidecar TT final standings

3 Laps (113.19 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1Switzerland Fritz Scheidegger/J.RobinsonSwitzerlandBMW90.76 mph1:14.50.08
2West Germany Max Deubel/Emil HornerWest GermanyBMW90.75 mph1:14.50.86
3West Germany Georg Auerbacher/W.KalauchWest GermanyBMW88.35 mph1:16.52.44
4West Germany Klaus Enders/Ralf EngelhardtWest GermanyBMW87.94 mph1:17.14.43
5UK Tony Baitup/G.GeerUnited KingdomTriumph87.41 mph1:17.42.62
6UK Barry Dungworth/N.CaddowUnited KingdomBMW80.90 mph1:19.33.41

1966 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1UK Mike HailwoodUnited KingdomHonda101.79 mph2:13.26.08
2UK Stuart GrahamUnited KingdomHonda97.49 mph2:19.20.06
3UK Peter InchleyUnited KingdomVilliers91.63 mph2:28.34.44
4Czechoslovakia Franta StastnyCzechoslovakiaJawa89.87 mph2:31.09.03
5Australia Jack FindlayAustraliaBultaco88.82 mph2:32.56.22
6UK Bill SmithUnited KingdomBultaco87.63 mph2:35.01.41

1966 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1Italy Giacomo AgostiniItalyMV Agusta100.87 mph2:14.40.48
2UK Peter WilliamsUnited KingdomAJS99.35 mph2:16.44.46
3UK Chris ConnUnited KingdomNorton92.56 mph2:24.46.64
4Australia Jack AhearnAustraliaNorton92.52 mph2:26.49.83
5Czechoslovakia F BocekCzechoslovakiaJawa92.45 mph2:26.56.42
6UK John BlanchardUnited KingdomSeeley AJS92.46 mph2:27.14.21

1966 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT final standings

3 Laps (113.19 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1Northern Ireland Ralph BryansUnited KingdomHonda85.66 mph1:19.17.28
2Switzerland Luigi TaveriSwitzerlandHonda84.74 mph1:20.08.46
3New Zealand Hugh AndersonNew ZealandSuzuki83.14 mph1:21.41.04
4West Germany Ernst DegnerWest GermanySuzuki81.96 mph1:22.52.23
5UK B.F.GleedUnited KingdomHonda68.25 mph1:39.31.02
6UK Dave SimmondsUnited KingdomHonda67.70 mph1:41.50.01

1966 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

PlaceRiderNumberCountryMachineSpeedTimePoints
1UK Mike HailwoodUnited KingdomHonda103.11 mph2:14.44.88
2Italy Giacomo AgostiniItalyMV Agusta101.09 mph2:14.22.66
3UK Chris ConnUnited KingdomNorton95.57 mph2:22.26.84
4UK John BlanchardUnited KingdomSeeley Matchless95.02 mph2:22.58.03
5UK Ron ChandlerUnited KingdomMatchless94.11 mph2:24.20.42
6Czechoslovakia Franta StastnyCzechoslovakiaJawa93.94 mph2:24.36.01

References

References

  1. [http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT66%20%20&era=3 Isle of Man TT Database 1966] Retrieved 26 December 2014. [https://web.archive.org/web/20141226222010/http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT66%20%20&era=3 Archived] 2015-01-13.
  2. Wright, David. (2013). "100 Years of the Isle of Man TT: A Century of Motorcycle Racing - Updated Edition covering 2007 - 2012". Crowood.
  3. [[The Motor Cycle. ''Motor Cycle'']] 21 July 1966, p. 86 ''Racing Line'' by ''David Dixon. "To replace Minter, Colin Seeley has taken on John Blanchard...John will ride the Seeley AJSs and G50s in all short-circuit events, plus the Ulster Grand Prix and the TT''". Accessed and added 26 December 2014
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