1927 Isle of Man TT

The 1927 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw more changes occur with a fatal accident during practice to Archie Birkin, a brother to Tim Birkin of the Bentley Boys fame. The corner in Kirk Michael where the accident occurred was renamed Birkins Bend and from 1928 practice sessions were held on closed-roads. In the 1927 Junior TT Race the retirement of Wal Handley on the last-lap handed the victory to Freddie W Dixon, riding a HRD motorcycle, winning at an average speed of 67.19 mph (108.13 km/h).

In the 1927 Lightweight TT Race, Wal Handley won the 7 lap race in 4 hours 10 minutes and 23 seconds, at an average speed of 63.30 mph (101.87 km/h). A slipping clutch for Stanley Woods in the 1927 Senior TT Race, riding a new over-head camshaft Norton, allowed teammate Alec Bennett to win at an average speed of 68.41 mph (110.10 km/h).

Senior TT (500cc)

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Alec BennettNorton68.41 mph (110.10 km/h)3.51.42
2 Jimmie GuthrieNew Hudson66.024.00.04
3 Tom SimisterTriumph65.754.01.03
4 J W ShawNorton64.834.04.28
5 Graham WalkerSunbeam64.724.04.52
6 Freddie DixonHRD64.324.06.26
7 O LangtonNew Hudson64.044.07.29
8 Charlie DodsonSunbeam63.774.08.23
9 George RowleyAJS63.744.08.40
10 W S BraidwoodP&M62.944.11.50

Junior TT (350cc)

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Freddie DixonHRD67.19 mph (108.13 km/h)3.55.54
2 H J WillisVelocette4.06.39
3 Jimmie SimpsonAJS4.08.22
4 G L ReynardRoyal Enfield4.08.24
5 C. W. JohnstonCotton4.10.21
6 Edwin TwemlowExcelsior4.12.19
7 C S BarrowRoyal Enfield4.15.23
8 L R CohenAJS4.18.34
9 W S PearceDOT4.21.39
10 George HimingZenith4.22.27

Lightweight TT (250cc)

RankRiderTeamSpeedTime
1 Wal HandleyRex-Acme63.3 mph4.10.22
2 Luigi ArcangeliMoto Guzzi61.24.18.52
3 Cecil AshbyOK-Supreme61.14.19.24
4 Syd CrabtreeCrabtree4.32.32
5 Achille VarziMoto Guzzi4.35.08
6 F L HallNew Imperial4.35.56
7 C S BarrowRoyal Enfield4.36.21
8 Sid GleaveDOT4.37.01
9 Geoff S DavisonRex Acme4.39.26
10 L HigsonMontgomery4.41.00


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