1929 Isle of Man TT. Race #18

I continue a series of posts about the history of TT races, unfortunately this time I couldn't find many photos, but enjoy what you guys have! thank you to everyone who reads, well, let's start!

?Senior TT

The early leader of the 1929 Senior TT Race was H. G. Tyrell Smith riding a Rudge but crashed on 3 lap at Glen Helen. Despite cracked ribs, Tyrell Smith continued but could not match the pace of the new leader Tim Hunt riding a Norton motor-cycle. From lap 5 Charlie Dodson riding a Sunbeam replaced Tim Hunt as the leader, setting an overall lap record of 30 minutes and 47 seconds, for an average of 73.55 mph (118.37 km/h). In better weather conditions than 1928 Charlie Dodson completed a Senior TT double by winning the 7 lap (264.11 miles) 1929 Senior TT Race in 3 hours, 39 minutes and 59 seconds at an average speed of 72.05 mph (115.95 km/h).

During the 1929 Senior TT Race a number of riders crashed at Greeba Castle after Wal Handley clipped the hedge and crashed. This included Jimmy Simpson, Jack Amott riding for Rudge and Doug Lamb who later died of his injuries on the way to Nobles Hospital.

#1 Charlie Dodson
#2 Alec Bennett
#3 H. G. Tyrell Smith

?Junior TT

For the 1929 Isle of Man TT races the Velocette marque had high expectations of another win in the Junior TT Race. Despite the early lead of Alec Bennett, riding a Velocette, and Wal Handley, now riding an AJS motor-cycle, it was Freddie Hicks that led from the third lap and won the 1929 Junior TT Race at a record average speed of 69.71 mph (112.19 km/h) and setting a new race lap record of 31 minutes and 5 seconds an average speed of 70.95 mph (114.18 km/h).

#1 Freddie Hicks
#2 Wal Handley
#3 Alec Bennett

Hicks wins Junior TT Race

?Lightweight TT

As with 1928 TT Race meeting the 1929 Lightweight TT Race produced another first-time winner with Syd Crabtree on an Excelsior motor-cycle. The 1929 Lightweight TT Race was led for 5 laps by Pietro Ghersi on a Motor Guzzi competing in his first TT race since the disqualification in the "Guzzi Incident" of 1926 (check out my previous post). Despite Pietro Ghersi setting the fastest lap at an average speed of 66.63 mph (107.23 km/h) and led for five and a half laps before retiring with engine problems. Thus giving the victory to Syd Crabtree and giving Excelsior their first ever TT victory.

#1 Syd Crabtree
#2 Kenneth Twemlow
#3 Frank Longman

More pics:

Wal Handley (AJS) 1929 Junior TT

T.L. Hatch aboard machine number 31

Kenzo Tada machine number 6, rode a 1929 factory-backed Velocette KTT

G.H.Simpson riding a Vellocette in the Junior Tourist Trophy race, at the Governors Bridge hairpin.

The 1929 races were the fasters in the history of the Trophy check this video:

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Credit: imuseum, wikipedia, mortonsarchive, iomtt.