1932 Isle of Man TT

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The 1932 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy race meeting was watched by Prince George, Duke of Kent the first royal visitor to the Isle of Man TT Races. The 1932 Junior TT Race was won by Stanley Woods riding a Norton at an average race speed of 77.16 mph from Wal Handley and Tyrell Smith riding for the Rudge factory. Again Rudge where beaten in the 1932 Lightweight TT Race by Leo H.Davenport riding a New Imperial motor-cycle at an average race speed of 70.48 mph. The 1932 Senior TT Race provided Stanley Woods with the "Norton Habit" and another Junior/Senior double win at an average race speed of 79.38 mph. The 1932 Senior TT Race was initially led on the first lap by Norton teammate Jimmy Simpson who set a new overall lap record of 27 minutes and 47 seconds at an average speed of 81.50 mph. Also on the first lap Wal Handley riding for Rudge crashed at the 11th Milestone sustaining a back injury and retired. The place on the TT Course where the incident occured was renamed Handley's Corner.

1 Senior TT (500cc)
2 Junior TT (350cc)
3 Lightweight TT (250cc)
4 Sources
5 External links

[edit] Senior TT (500cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Image:Flag of Ireland (bordered).svg Stanley Woods	Norton	79.38 mph	3.19.40.0
2	Image:Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Guthrie	Norton	78.47	3:21.59.0
3	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jimmy H Simpson	Norton	78.38	3:22.13.0
4	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Ernie Nott	Rudge	78.34	3:22.19.0
5	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie J P Dodson	Excelsior	77.26	3:25.09.0
6	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham W Walker	Rudge	76.36	3:27.35.0
7	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J G Duncan	Cotton	75.79	3:29.08.0
8	Image:Flag of Ireland (bordered).svg H G Tyrell Smith	Rudge	75.7	3:29.23.0
9	Image:Flag of Australia.svg A E Simcock	Sunbeam	72.4	3:38.56.0
10	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G L Emery	Sunbeam	72.36	3:39.02.0

[edit] Junior TT (350cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Image:Flag of Ireland (bordered).svg Stanley Woods	Norton	77.16 mph	3.25.25.0
2	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wal L Handley	Rudge	76.36	3:27.25.0
3	Image:Flag of Ireland (bordered).svg H G Tyrell Smith	Rudge	74.02	3:34.08.0
4	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlie J P Dodson	Excelsior	73.3	3:36.14.0
5	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham W Walker	Rudge	73.08	3:36.54.0
6	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L J Archer	Velocette	72.05	3:40.00.0
7	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leo H Davenport	New Imperial	71.94	3:40.20.0
8	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alec Bennett	Velocette	71.94	3:40.20.0
9	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sid G Gleave	New Imperial	70.37	3:45.14.0
10	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C J Williams	Velocette	69.1	3:49.23.0

[edit] Lightweight TT (250cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leo H Davenport	New Imperial	70.48 mph	3.44.53.0
2	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham W Walker	Rudge	70.07	3:46.13.0
3	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wal L Handley	Rudge	69.86	3:46.53.0
4	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy Spann	New Imperial	68.05	3:52.55.0
5	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Tattersall	Chris Tattersal Special (CTS)	65.61	4:01.36.0
6	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D S Fairweather	Cotton	64.39	4:06.10.0
7	Image:Flag of South Africa 1928-1994.svg J G Lind	OK-Supreme	62.47	4:13.43.0
8	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Warburton	Excelsior	59.43	4:26.42.0
9	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C S Barrow	OK-Supreme	DNF	DNF
10	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G L Boudin	New Imperial	DNF	DNF