# 1922 Isle of Man TT

The 1922 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy introduced a new race, within a race, for 250 cc motorcycles called the Lightweight TT, to be run concurrently with the already-established Junior 350 cc that took place on Tuesday 30 May, and Senior 500 cc race on Thursday 1 June.
The new third race was achieved by splitting the 250 cc machines away from, but run simultaneously with, the 350 cc machines that had previously been racing together in the up-to-350 cc engine-capacity limit. Thirty three lightweights started first before the 350 cc machines, and the fastest lap was achieved by Wal Handley on an OK-Supreme at 51 mph (82 km/h). The win by Geoff S Davison on a Levis was the last TT win for a British two-stroke motorcycle.
By winning the 350 cc race, Tom Sheard became the first Manxman to win a Tourist Trophy race, with an average speed of 54.75 mph (88.11 km/h), covering 188.75 miles (303.76 km). Seventeen-year-old Stanley Woods attained fifth position on a Cotton with a time of 3hrs 50min 33secs, despite having to contend with a broken exhaust pipe and a pit-fire that set both man and machine ablaze.
Walter Brandish, placed second in the 500 cc race would become, in 1923, the first rider to have a bend on the course named after him (Brandish Corner). He just failed – by 22 seconds – to break the four-hour time that the winner Alec Bennett achieved for the first time in a six-lap race that he led from start to finish, with a new lap record of 59.99 mph (96.54 km/h). This was the last TT win by a side-valve machine.

## Lightweight and Junior TT Race

It was held on Tuesday, May 30, 1922, at 10:00 am over a distance of 188.75 miles, 5 laps of 37.75 miles each. Lightweight machines were limited of cylinder capacity not exceeding 250cc., they ran concurrently with Junior TT machines of 350cc. Riders started off at intervals of half-a-minute. All 32 entries started the race in Lightweight class and 14 finished. Out of 37 entries in Junior, 35 started and 16 finished.
The 11th International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy :
| Pos | # | Rider | Bike | Cyl. | Lightweight TT race classification | Lightweight TT race classification | Lightweight TT race classification | Lightweight TT race classification |
| Pos | # | Rider | Bike | Cyl. | Laps | Time | Speed | Prizes & Remarks |
| 1 | 11 | Geoff S. Davison | 247cc Levis | 1 | 5 | 3:46.56.8 | 49.89 mph | 1st Prize - Winner of Lightweight Tourist Trophy, £30 and special gold medal. |
| 2 | 31 | Dan Young | 249cc Rex-Acme | 1 | 5 | 4:00.17.6 | 47.12 mph | 2nd Prize - £20 and replica 1st Private entry. |
| 3 | 9 | Stanley J. Jones | 249cc Velocette | 1 | 5 | 4:01.31.6 | 46.90 mph | 3rd Prize - £10 and replica. |
| 4 | 32 | L. Padley | 249cc Sheffield-Henderson | 1 | 5 | 4:04.41.0 | 46.29 mph | Replica. |
| 5 | 1 | Doug Prentice | 249cc New Imperial | 1 | 5 | 4:11.09.0 | 45.10 mph | Replica. |
| 6 | 30 | Lieut. Charlie North | 249cc OK Junior | 1 | 5 | 4:16.15.2 | 44.28 mph | Replica. |
| 7 | 4 | Neville Hall | 249cc OK Junior | 1 | 5 | 4:19.07.4 | 43.68 mph | |
| 8 | 4 | C.H. Hopwood | 247cc Levis | 1 | 5 | 4:30.03.2 | 41.83 mph | |
| 9 | 25 | L. Nicholson | 248cc Coulson | 1 | 5 | 4:31.17.6 | 41.83 mph | |
| 10 | 16 | R.W. Loughton | 249cc Francis-Barnett | 1 | 5 | 4:39.28.0 | 40.56 mph | |
| Fastest lap: Wal Handley, 44min. 24sec. 51.00 mph (New record) |||||||||
| Pos | # | Rider | Bike | Cyl. | Junior TT race classification | Junior TT race classification | Junior TT race classification | Junior TT race classification |
| Pos | # | Rider | Bike | Cyl. | Laps | Time | Speed | Prizes & Remarks |
| 1 | 44 | Tom Sheard | 348cc AJS | 1 | 5 | 3:26.48.2 | 54.75 mph | 1st Prize - Winner of Junior Trophy, £30 and a special gold medal. |
| 2 | 53 | George Grinton | 348cc AJS | 1 | 5 | 3:37.17.8 | 52.10 mph | 2nd Prize - £20 and replica. |
| 3 | 50 | Jack Thomas | 348cc Sheffield-Henderson | 1 | 5 | 3:47.28.6 | 49.79 mph | 3rd Prize - £10 and replica. |
| 4 | 65 | Reg. Lucas | 348cc Coulson | 1 | 5 | 3:50.10.0 | 49.19 mph | Replica. 1st Private entry. |
| 5 | 40 | Stanley Woods | 348cc Cotton | 1 | 5 | 3:50.32.2 | 49.13 mph | Replica. 2nd Private entry. |
| 6 | 69 | Jack Haslam | 346cc Douglas | 2 | 5 | 4:05.22.0 | 46.16 mph | 3rd Private entry. |
| 7 | 63 | Percy A. Newman | 349cc Ivy | 1 | 5 | 4:05.46.2 | 46.16 mph | |
| 8 | 56 | George Shepherd | 348cc Edmund | 1 | 5 | 4:07.26.0 | 45.79 mph | |
| 9 | 37 | John Bance | 348cc OEC Blackburne | 1 | 5 | 4:08.12.6 | 45.63 mph | |
| 10 | 54 | T.A. Jones | 349cc Ivy | 1 | 5 | 4:10.38.0 | 45.19 mph | |
| 11 | 66 | Harry Brockbank | 348cc Cotton | 1 | 5 | 4:12.27.8 | 44.85 mph | |
| 12 | 67 | Roland Flint | 349cc Ivy | 1 | 5 | 4:13.38.8 | 44.64 mph | |
| 13 | 39 | A.W. Muirhead | 346cc DOT | 1 | 5 | 4:17.15.2 | 44.01 mph | |
| 14 | 68 | Herbert Chambers | 348cc AJS | 1 | 5 | 4:42.05.6 | 40.14 mph | |
| 15 | 41 | Freddy Morgan | 348cc Cotton | 1 | 5 | 4:58.10.0 | 37.98 mph | |
| 16 | 59 | Sammy A. Dale | 348cc New Scale | 1 | 5 | 5:16.53.0 | 35.72 mph | |
| Fastest lap: Bert le Vack, 40min. 7sec. 56.46 mph (New record) |||||||||

## Senior TT Race

It was held on Thursday, June 1, 1922, at 10:00 am over a distance of 226.50 miles, 6 laps of 37.75 miles each. Senior TT machines were limited of cylinder capacity not exceeding 500cc. All 67 entries started the race, comprising 56 four-stroke Singles, 5 two-stroke Twins, 5 four-stroke Flat Twins and 1 four-stroke V Twin. Twenty-two riders finished the race.
The 11th International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy :
| Pos | # | Rider | Bike | Cyl. | Senior TT race classification | Senior TT race classification | Senior TT race classification | Senior TT race classification |
| Pos | # | Rider | Bike | Cyl. | Laps | Time | Speed | Prizes & Remarks |
| 1 | 44 | Alec Bennett | 492cc Sunbeam | 1 | 6 | 3.53.00.2 | 58.33 mph | 1st Prize - Winner of Senior Tourist Trophy, £50 and special gold medal. |
| 2 | 4 | Walter Brandish | 499cc Triumph | 1 | 6 | 4.00.22.6 | 56.52 mph | 2nd Prize - £35 and replica. |
| 3 | 66 | Harry Langman | 486cc Scott | 2 | 6 | 4:02.14.8 | 56.09 mph | 3rd Prize - £15 and replica. |
| 4 | 5 | Clarrie Wood | 486cc Scott | 2 | 6 | 4:06.10.0 | 55.20 mph | Replica. |
| 5 | 15 | Graham Walker | 490cc Norton | 1 | 6 | 4:09.08.0 | 54.55 mph | Replica. Entered as replacement rider of Victor Horsman entry. |
| 6 | 2 | Tommy de la Hay | 492cc Sunbeam | 1 | 6 | 4:14.05.0 | 53.48 mph | Replica. |
| 7 | 6 | Alfie Alexander | 496cc Douglas | 2 | 6 | 4:15.56.0 | 53.30 mph | Replica. |
| 8 | 41 | Vivan Olsson | 492cc Sunbeam | 1 | 6 | 4:16.27.0 | 52.99 mph | Replica. |
| 9 | 41 | Geoff Clapham | 486cc Scott Squirrel | 2 | 6 | 4:18.03.4 | 52.67 mph | Replica. |
| 10 | 59 | Jimmy Adamson | 490cc Norton | 1 | 6 | 4:19.13.6 | 52.41 mph | Replica. |
| 11 | 42 | Douglas Davidson | 498.8cc Indian | 1 | 6 | 4:28.37.0 | 50.60 mph | |
| 12 | 52 | Ossie Wade | 348cc AJS | 1 | 6 | 4:32.51.0 | 49.80 mph | |
| 13 | 47 | Frank Halford | 499cc Triumph | 1 | 6 | 4:33.28.0 | 49.70 mph | |
| 14 | 8 | Oliver Baldwin | 499cc Rudge | 1 | 6 | 4:33.37.0 | 49.67 mph | |
| 15 | 36 | R.M. Knowles | 490cc Norton | 1 | 6 | 4:35.31.0 | 49.41 mph | |
| 16 | 25 | George Strange | 490cc Sheffield-Henderson | 1 | 6 | 4:37.15.0 | 49.01 mph | |
| 17 | 26 | Geoff S. Davison | 492cc Sunbeam | 1 | 6 | 4:51.25.0 | 46.63 mph | |
| 18 | 60 | Edward Mundey | 496.5cc New Hudson | 1 | 6 | 4:58.10.0 | 45.58 mph | |
| 19 | 57 | George Cowley Sr. | 492cc Sunbeam | 1 | 6 | 5:03.19.0 | 44.80 mph | |
| 20 | 19 | Charlie Waterhouse, jun. | 499cc Sunbeam | 1 | 6 | 5:12.58.0 | 43.40 mph | |
| 21 | 18 | Graham Black | 490cc Norton | 1 | 6 | 5:16.48.0 | 42.90 mph | |
| 22 | 7 | George H. Tucker | 490cc Norton | 1 | 6 | 5:42.43.0 | 39.61 mph | |
| Fastest lap: Alec Bennett, 37min. 46sec. 59.99 mph (New record) |||||||||