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. 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.
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
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
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
Ultra-Lightweight TT (125 cc) classification Pos. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired 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 Harvey Williams BSA 3 +27:07.6 8 Howard Grindley DMW-Royal Enfield 3 +27:47.2 9 Noel Mavrogordato EMC-Puch 3 +28:52.2 10 Eric Hardy Dot 3 +29:08.2 16 starters, 12 finishers Source:
Non-championship races
Clubmans Senior TT classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time 1 Bernard Hargreaves Triumph 4 1:49:50.0 2 Ken James Norton 4 +38.6 3 John Clark Norton 4 +42.6 4 Derek Farrant Norton 4 5 Jack Bottomley Triumph 4 6 Robert Kerr Triumph 4 7 Bob Ritchie Norton 4 8 D. K. Tyndale-Powell BSA 4 9 A. M. Cook Triumph 4 10 Bill Dobbs Norton 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 Ken James Norton 4 +39.4 4 C. E. Staley BSA 4 5 Derek Powell BSA 4 6 Harry Plews Norton 4 7 Harry Brown BSA 4 8 R. Jones BSA 4 9 Bob Ritchie Norton 4 10 Eric Jones BSA 4
Sources
External links 1952 Isle of Man TT race results