1952 Isle of Man TT

The 1952 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the start of Bob McIntyre's association with the Isle of Man, when he came second in the Junior Clubman TT that year.[1] Irishman Reg Armstrong won his first Senior TT event as well as coming in second in the Junior TT race on a Norton. Armstrong, as a Norton works rider, was back-up to Geoff Duke who came first in the Junior race.[2]

  1952 Isle of Man TT

Race details
Race 2 of 9 races in the 1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	9–13 June 1952
Official name	Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Location	Snaefell Mountain Course
Course	Public roads 60.72 km (37.73 mi)
500 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Geoff Duke Norton Time 23m 52s Podium First Reg Armstrong Norton Second Leslie Graham MV Agusta Third Ray Amm Norton
350 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Geoff Duke Norton Time 24m 53s Podium First Geoff Duke Norton Second Reg Armstrong Norton Third Rod Coleman AJS
250 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi Time 26m 42s Podium First Fergus Anderson Moto Guzzi Second Enrico Lorenzetti Moto Guzzi Third Syd Lawton Moto Guzzi
125 cc
Rider Fastest lap Rider Cecil Sandford MV Agusta Time 29m 46s Podium First Cecil Sandford MV Agusta Second Carlo Ubbiali Mondial Third Len Parry Mondial

Senior TT (500 cc) classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Reg Armstrong	Norton	7	2:50:28.4	8
2	Leslie Graham	MV Agusta	7	+26.6	6
3	Ray Amm	Norton	7	+1:02.8	4
4	Rod Coleman	AJS	7	+6:10.6	3
5	Bill Lomas	AJS	7	+8:10.6	2
6	Cromie McCandless	Norton	7	+8:22.8	1
7	George Brown	Norton	7	+10:07.4
8	Ken Mudford	Norton	7	+10:10.6
9	Albert Moule	Norton	7	+12:13.2
10	Phil Carter	Norton	7	+13:03.4
41 finishers
[3]

Junior TT (350 cc) classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Geoff Duke	Norton	7	2:55:30.6	8
2	Reg Armstrong	Norton	7	+1:27.2	6
3	Rod Coleman	AJS	7	+2:41.8	4
4	Bill Lomas	AJS	7	+5:03.4	3
5	Syd Lawton	AJS	7	+11:34.4	2
6	George Brown	AJS	7	+12:02.8	1
7	Cromie McCandless	Norton	7	+12:59.8
8	Ernie Ring	AJS	7	+13:12.2
9	Cecil Sandford	Velocette	7	+14:49.6
10	Phil Carter	Norton	7	+16:46.0
51 finishers
[3]

Lightweight TT (250 cc) classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Fergus Anderson	Moto Guzzi	4	1:48:08.6	8
2	Enrico Lorenzetti	Moto Guzzi	4	+32.2	6
3	Syd Lawton	Moto Guzzi	4	+1:34.6	4
4	Leslie Graham	Velocette	4	+2:13.4	3
5	Maurice Cann	Moto Guzzi	4	+2:43.0	2
6	Bruno Ruffo	Moto Guzzi	4	+3:17.4	1
7	Ron Mead	Velocette	4	+9:39.8
8	Ray Petty	Norton	4	+10:52.4
9	Arthur Wheeler	Moto Guzzi	4	+11:51.8
10	Charlie Salt	Pike-Rudge	4	+12:30.0
22 finishers
[3]

Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Points
1	Cecil Sandford	MV Agusta	3	1:29:54.8	8
2	Carlo Ubbiali	Mondial	3	+1:40.2	6
3	Len Parry	Mondial	3	+4:07.8	4
4	Cromie McCandless	Mondial	3	+7:18.4	3
5	Angelo Copeta	MV Agusta	3	+8:38.6	2
6	Frank Burman	EMC-Puch	3	+17:39.2	1
7	H. Williams	BSA	3	+27:07.6
8	H. W. Grindley	DMW-Royal Enfield	3	+27:47.2
9	Noel Mavrogordato	EMC-Puch	3	+28:52.2
10	E. V. C. Hardy	Dot	3	+29:08.2
12 finishers
[3]

Non-championship races

Clubmans Senior TT classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	Bryan Hargreaves	Triumph	4	1:49:50.0
2	K. V. R. James	Norton	4	+38.6
3	J. R. Clark	Norton	4	+42.6
4	Derek Farrant	Norton	4
5	J. Bottomley	Triumph	4
6	R. W. C. Kerr	Triumph	4
7	R. Ritchie	Norton	4
8	D. Tyndale-Powell	BSA	4
9	A. M. Cook	Triumph	4
10	A. W. Dobbs	Norton	4
[4]

Clubmans Junior TT classification

Pos	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time
1	Eric Houseley	BSA	4	1:54:45.2
2	Bob McIntyre	BSA	4	+32.2
3	K. V. R. James	Norton	4	+39.4
4	C. E. Staley	BSA	4
5	D. T. Powell	BSA	4
6	H. Plews	Norton	4
7	H. Brown	BSA	4
8	R. Jones	BSA	4
9	R. Ritchie	Norton	4
10	E. B. Jones	BSA	4
[4]

Sources

1. "Bob McIntyre profile". iomtt.com. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
2. "Reg Armstrong profile". iomtt.com. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
3. Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. pp. 117–119.
4. Chamberlain, Peter (ed.). Motor Cycling Sports Yearbook 1953. Temple Press Ltd. p. 69.

External links

• 1952 Isle of Man TT race results