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1955 Isle of Man TTRace details Date 4–10 June 1955 Official name Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Location Snaefell Mountain Course (Senior and Junior)Clypse Course (Ultra Lightweight, Lightweight, Sidecars, Clubmans Senior and Clubmans Junior)Course Public roads; Mountain Course 60.72 km (37.73 mi); Clypse Course 17.63 km (10.95 mi)
In the 1955 Isle of Man TT the Lightweight 250cc race moved to the 10.75 miles long Clypse Course, also used for the Lightweight 125cc TT race, and the Sidecar TT, and the course was used for these races until 1959. During this period the rest of the TT program remained on the Mountain Circuit.[ 1]
In the Junior TT, Norton rider Bob McIntyre led for four of the seven laps, but brake overheating and suspension problems forced him to slow, allowing Bill Lomas on a Moto Guzzi to pass, and go on to victory.
Senior TT (500 cc) classification[ edit ]
Junior TT (350 cc) classification[ edit ]
Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification[ edit ]
Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification[ edit ]
Sidecar TT classification [ edit ]
Non-championship races [ edit ]
Clubmans Senior TT classification [ edit ]
Pos
Rider
Manufacturer
Laps
Time
1
Eddie Dow
BSA
9
1:22:23
2
I. M. Atkinson
Triumph
9
+1:08
3
R. Kelly
Triumph
9
+2:01
4
P. Ferbrache
BSA
9
+2:39
5
D. Andrews
BSA
9
+2:58
6
A. H. Mustard
BSA
9
+3:01
7
F. Wallis
BSA
9
8
G. W. Shekell
Triumph
9
9
M. W. Gillingham
Triumph
9
10
D. J. Hunt
BSA
9
12 finishers
[ 3]
Clubmans Junior TT classification [ edit ]
Pos
Rider
Manufacturer
Laps
Time
1
Jimmy Buchan
BSA
9
1:25:24.0
2
D. Joubert
BSA
9
+15.6
3
P. Ferbrache
BSA
9
+2:30.8
4
R. Thompson
BSA
9
+4:49.0
5
C. McLean
BSA
9
+4:50.4
6
W. H. Hocking
BSA
9
+4:57.8
7
K. W. James
BSA
9
8
D. Jervis
BSA
9
9
T. E. Hutchinson
BSA
9
10
R. M. Harding
BSA
9
12 finishers
[ 3]
^ [1] Archived 5 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine MCB.net The Isle of Man (Retrieved 18 December 2006)
^ a b c d e Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956 . Temple Press Ltd. pp. 171–172.
^ a b Cook, R. A. B. (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1956 . Temple Press Ltd. p. 159.