1925 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Date June 15, 17 and 19, 1925 Location Douglas, Isle of Man Course Snaefell Mountain Course 37.739 miles (60.74 km). Organiser Auto-Cycle Union Clerk T.W. LoughboroughJunior TT First Wal Handley, Rex-Acme Second Howard R. Davies, HRD Third Jimmy Simpson, AJSFastest lap Wal Handley 34min. 23sec. 65.89 mph New recordUltra Lightweight TT First Wal Handley, Rex-Acme Second Paddy Johnston, Cotton Third Jock Porter, New GerrardFastest lap Wal Handley 41min. 52sec. 54.12 mph New recordSenior TT First Howard R. Davies, HRD Second Frank Longman, AJS Third Alec Bennett, NortonFastest lap Jimmy Simpson 32min. 50sec. 68.97 mph New recordLightweight TT First Edwin Tremlow, New Imperial Second Paddy Johnston, Cotton Third Kenneth Tremlow, New ImperialFastest lap Wal Handley 37min. 36sec. 60.22 mph New recordSidecar TT First Leonard Parker, Douglas Ken Horstmann Second Bert Taylor, Norton C.R. Hirst Third George Grinton, Norton Arthur KinradeFastest lap Freddie Dixon 39min. 36sec. 57.18 mph New record The 1925 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the second and final year of the Ultra-Lightweight class for motorcycles of 175 cc capacity. This was the third year of the Sidecar race, which was also dropped after 1925.

After numerous retirements in 1924, Wal Handley won the Junior TT race over six laps of the Mountain Course on a Rex-Acme motorcycle at an average speed of . Later in the week, Handley became the first TT rider to win two races in a week when he won the four-lap Ultra-Lightweight TT race, again on a Rex-Acme, setting a race record average speed of , and a new lap record of 41 minutes, 52 seconds at an average speed of .

During the Lightweight TT race, Wal Handley led the first two laps by over two minutes from C. W. "Paddy" Johnston, riding a Cotton, but a puncture caused Handley to slip off his motorcycle at Signpost Corner. The race was eventually won by Eddie Twemlow on a New Imperial at an average speed of from Johnston and Eddie's brother, Ken Twemlow, riding a New Imperial. The Senior TT race was sensationally won by Howard Davis while competing against the works teams with a motorcycle of his own manufacture, an HRD, in 3 hours, 25 minutes, 8 seconds at an average speed of . A new lap record was posted by Jimmie Simpson, in 32 minutes and 50 seconds and an average speed of on an AJS motorcycle, but he failed to finish.

Ultra-Lightweight 175 cc Race Rank Rider Team Time Speed Laps 1 Wal Handley Rex-Acme 2.49.27.0 53.45 4 2 C. W. Johnston Cotton 2.55.54.0 52.08 3 Jock Porter New Gerrard 2.57.40.0 50.98 Source: MCB IOM TT Race Results (Retrieved 23 November 2006)

Junior 350 cc Race Rank Rider Team Time Speed Laps 1 Wal Handley Rex-Acme 3.28.56.4 65.02 mph 6 2 Howard R. Davies HRD 3.32.42.0 63.87 3 Jimmie Simpson AJS 3.39.20.0 61.89 Source:

Senior 500 cc Race Rank Rider Team Time Speed Laps 1 Howard R. Davies HRD 3.25.25.8 6 2 Frank Longman AJS 3.29.10.0 64.95 3 Alec Bennett Norton 3.30.08.0 64.05 Source:

Lightweight TT It was held on Wednesday, June 19, 1925, at 9:30 am over a distance of 226 miles and 750 yards, 6 laps of 37.75 miles each. The machines were limited of cylinder capacity not exceeding 250cc. All nineteen entries started the race and only five riders finished.The Isle of Man Examiner page 5, Friday 16 June 1925

The 14th International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Pos # Rider Bike Lightweight TT race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes & Remarks 1 1 Edwin Tremlow 246cc New Imperial 63:55:18.00 57.74 mph1st Prize - Winner of Lightweight Tourist Trophy, £20. 2 18 Paddy Johnston 249cc Cotton 63:58:51.00 56.88 mph2nd Prize, £10. 3 2 Kenneth Tremlow 246cc New Imperial 64:03:19.00 55.83 mph3rd Prize, £5. 4 6 Jack Cooke 249cc DOT 64:05:41.00 55.29 mphReplica. 5 7 Doug Prentice 249cc P & P 64:27:39.00 50.78 mph DNF 12 Freddie Morgan 249cc Cotton 6 Still on the course but did not finish before the time laid down for the end of race at 1:20 pm. Broke valve spring on lap 1. DNF 13 Billy Lord 246cc Grindlay Peerless 6 Still on the course but did not finish before the time laid down for the end of race at 1:20 pm. Plug troubles during the race. DNF 19 Fred Craner 248cc Rex-Acme 6 Still on the course but did not finish before the time laid down for the end of race at 1:20 pm. DNF 11 Phil Pike 249cc Velocette 5 Retired on the last lap. DNF 15 Jimmy Hall 249cc P & P 5 Retired on the last lap. DNF 14 Harry Brockbank 249cc Cotton 4 Retired on lap 5 from third place. DNF 10 Mylie Sheard 248cc OEC-Blackburne 3 Retired on lap 4 at Hillberry with engine trouble. DNF 9 Len Horton 246cc New Imperial 3 Retired on lap 4 at Ballaugh with engine trouble. DNF 17 Wal Handley 248cc Rex-Acme 3 Retired at lap 3 while leading the race. His tyre burst approaching Governor's Bridge and he was thrown. DNF 3 Jock Porter 248cc New Gerrard 3 Retired at the end of lap 3 due to a seized rocker. DNF 4 Stanley Woods 248cc New Imperial 2 Retired on lap 3. DNF 16 Norman Scott 246cc Levis 1 Crashed on lap 2 outside of Ramsey due to seized engine. DNF 8 Leonard Booth 248cc New Imperial 1 Retired on lap 2 at Creg-na-baa with a broken valve. DNF 5 A.J. Robertson 249cc AJR-JAP 0 Retired on first lap at Union Mills with plug trouble. DNS 9 Reg. Gray 246cc New Imperial Was unable to start and Len Horton took over his entry. Fastest lap: Wal Handley, 37min. 36sec. 60.22 mphThe Isle of Man Examiner, Friday 19 June 1925

Sidecar TT It was held on Friday, June 19, 1925, at 1:30pm over a distance of 151  miles and 680 yards, 4 laps of 37.75 miles each. Sidecar TT machines were limited of cylinder capacity not exceeding 600cc. All 18 entries started the race at one minute intervals and six finished.Ramsey Courier page 4, 19 June 1925 The 14th International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy Pos # Driver Passenger Bike Sidecar TT race classification Laps Time Speed Prizes & Remarks 1 23 Leonard Parker Ken Horstmann 596cc Douglas 42:44:01.8055.22 mph1st Prize - Winner of Sidecar Tourist Trophy, £20. 2 32 Bert Taylor C.R. Hirst 588cc Norton 42:45:58.00 54.57 mphSilver replica. 3 24 George Grinton Arthur Kinrade 588cc Norton 42:46:45.0053.31 mphSilver replica. 4 38 Frank Longman Leo Davenport 349cc AJS 42:59:10.0050.55 mphSilver replica. 1st in the 350cc class. 5 37 Jimmy Simpson George Cowley, junr. 349cc AJS 43:01:53.00 49.79 mphSilver replica. 2nd in the 350cc class. 6 27 Owen Bridcutt S.E. Lewis 499cc Dunelt 43:03:34.00 49.34 mphSilver replica. DNF 31 Freddie Hatton W.A. Willcox 596cc Douglas 3 Crashed on last lap at Kirk Michael due to broken forks. DNF 21 George Tucker G. Hammond 588cc Norton 3 Retired on last lap at Laurel Bank with engine trouble. DNF 35 Harry Reed Joe Hooson 346cc DOT 3 Retired at the end of lap 3, back brake not functioning. DNF 36 George Cowley, senr. D. Cowley 348cc Sunbeam 2 Retired on lap 3. DNF 22 Freddie Dixon Walter Denny 596cc Douglas 2 Retired on lap 3 while leading the race at Laurel Bank with engine trouble. DNF 33 Percy Brewster D. Cocks 600cc P & P 2 Retired on lap 3 at Braddan. DNF 33 Vincent Naure M. Canto 596cc Douglas 1 Retired on lap 2. DNF 26 Almond Tinkler N. Tinkler 499cc P & M Panther 1 Retired on lap 2. DNF 29 Graham Walker Tony Mahon 588cc Sunbeam 1 Retired on lap 2. DNF 28 L.P. Driscoll C.W. Juggins 588cc Norton 0 Retired on first lap near Braddan Bridge due broken rocker-arm support. DNF 30 Bert Kershaw W.M. Mowbray 594cc New Hudson 0 Retired on first lap at Ballaugh with seized engine. DNF 25 Harry Langman Eric Mainwaring 596cc Scott 0 Retired on first lap at Lezayre with gear trouble. DNS A C.E. Wise 349cc AJS Reserve. DNS B George Cowley, junr. 349cc AJS Reserve. DNS C H. Town 596cc Scott Reserve. DNS D Tom Bullus 499cc P & M Panther Reserve. DNS E E. Millsom Calthorpe Reserve. DNS F P. Peterson Norman Dawson 499cc Dunelt Reserve. DNS G H. Glover 596cc Douglas Reserve. Fastest lap: Freddie Dixon, 39min. 36sec. 57.18 mph

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