1947 Isle of Man TT

After an eight year absence the 1947 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the first race festival since 1939 due to the interruption of World War II. With the restart of racing the ACU decided to add three Clubman class races for production machines and introduced these races for Lightweight, Junior and Senior class machines making the festival a six race event.

Harold L. Daniell won the Senior TT at 82.81 mph on a Norton and the Norton team were to dominate the Senior race until 1954. Speeds were somewhat lower than the pre-war races due to the low quality "pool" petrol available, and it would be another three years before Harold L. Daniell's 1938 lap record was broken. Superchargers were banned for motorcycle racing from 1946, so that may have reduced speed too.

This was an early race appearance for the E90 AJS Porcupine, ridden to ninth in the Senior by Leslie Graham.

Senior TT (500cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time	Gap
1	Harold L Daniell	Norton	82.813 mph	3.11.22.2	+ 0:00
2	Artie Bell	Norton	82.656	3:11:44.2	+ 0:22
3	Peter Goodman	Velocette	82.463	3:12:11.0	+ 0:48.8
4	Edward Frend	Norton	81.57	3:14:17.4	+ 2:55.2
5	G. Newman	Norton	79.638	3:19:00.0	+ 7:47.8
6	E R Evans	Norton	78.051	3:23:02.8	+ 11:18.6
7	Noel Christmas	Norton	78.048	3:23:03.2	+ 11:19
8	Bill Beevers	Norton	77.56	3:24:20.0	+ 12:35.8
9	Leslie Graham	AJS	77.472	3:24:34.0	+ 12:49.8
10	Les A Dear	Norton	75.931	3:28:43.0	+ 16:58.8

Junior TT (350cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time	Gap
1	Bob Foster	Velocette	80.311 mph	3:17:20.0	+ 0:00
2	M David Whitworth	Velocette	78.677	3:21:26.0	+ 4:06
3	J A Weddell	Velocette	76.15	3:28:07.0	+ 10:47
4	Peter Goodman	Velocette	75.822	3:29:00.0	+ 11:40
5	Les G Martin	Norton	73.964	3:30:30.0	+ 13:10
6	F J Hudson	Norton	76.96	3:34:16.0	+ 16:56
7	G Newman	Velocette	73.94	3:34:19.0	+ 16:59
8	Tommy L Wood	Velocette	73.28	3:36:16.0	+ 18:56
9	Eric Oliver	Norton	73	3:37:05.0	+ 19:45
10	Geoff G Murdoch	Norton	72.99	3:37:07.0	+ 19:47

Lightweight TT (250cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time	Gap
1	Manliff Barrington	Moto Guzzi	73.22 mph	3:36:26.6
2	Maurice Cann	Moto Guzzi	72.972	3:37:10.8	+ 44.2
3	Ben Drinkwater	Excelsior	70.139	3:45:57.0	+ 9:30.4
4	L J Archer	New Imperial	69.805	3:47:02.0	+ 10:35.4
5	W H S Pike	Rudge	68.559	3:51:09.6	+14:43
6	G L Paterson	New Imperial	68.488	3:51:24.0	+ 14:57
7	Sven A Sorensen	Excelsior	67.775	3:53:50.0	+ 17:23.4
8	C W (Paddy) Johnston	CTS	67.72	3:54:01.6	+ 17:35
9	Les G Martin	Excelsior	67.621	3:54:22.0	+17:56
10	Jack Brett	Excelsior	67.249	3:55:39.6	+ 19:13

Clubmans Senior TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Eric Briggs	Norton	78.67 mph	1:55.08.0
2	Allan Jefferies	Triumph	75.23	2:00.23.0
3	G F Parsons	Ariel	71.26	2:07.06.0

Clubmans Junior TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Denis Parkinson	Norton	70.74 mph	2.08.01.0
2	R Pratt	Norton	68.87	2:11.30.0
3	Wilf Sleightholme	AJS	68.28	2:12.39.0

Clubmans Lightweight TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Basil Keys	AJS	64.27 mph	1.45.42.0
2	Les J Archer	Velocette	63.73	1:46.36.0
3	Don G Crossley	Velocette	62.91	1:47.58.0

Notes

• Major road widening occurs on the Snaefell mountain course at the 33rd Milestone, including the removal of fence posts at road level.

External links

• Detailed race results
• Isle of Man TT winners