1908 Isle of Man TT

The 1908 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy motorcycle races took place on the Short Course (St John's, Ballacraine, Kirk Michael. Peel, St John's).

Single Cylinder race

22 September 1908 – 10 laps (158 ⅛ miles) St John's Short Course.

Rank	No	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	5	Jack Marshall	3½ hp Triumph	40.40 mph	3:54.50.0
2	3	Charlie Collier	3½ hp Matchless	40.01 mph	3:57.06.8
3	24	Capt Sir Robert Arbuthnot Bt RN	3½ hp Triumph	38.26 mph	4:07.57.0
4	6	W.F.Newsome	3½ hp Triumph	37.63 mph	4:12.09.4
5	21	W.G.McMinnies	3½ hp Triumph	36.60 mph	4:22.25.8
6	15	C.B.Franklin	3½ hp Chater-Lea	35.07 mph	4:30.32.8
7	22	H.Lister-Cooper	3½ hp Triumph	34.65 mph	4:33.46.8
8	30	Oliver Godfrey	3½ hp Rex	34.64 mph	4:33.54.2
9	17	R.M.Brice	3½ hp Brown	33.89 mph	4:49.58.2

Twin Cylinder race

22 September 1908 – 10 laps (158 ⅛ miles) St John's Short Course.

Rank	No	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	25	Harry Reed	5 hp DOT	38.57 mph	4:05.58.0
2	11	W.H.Bashall	6 hp BAT	38.22 mph	4:08.15.0
3	32	R.O.Clark	5 hp FN	37.79 mph	4:11.02.8
4	9	W.H.Wells	5 hp Vindec	37.18 mph	4:15.12.2
5	37	J.Lang	6 hp NSU	36.21 mph	4:22.41.0
6	14	N.E.Drury	5 hp JAP	36.68 mph	4:25.56.2
7	20	A.Moorehouse	5 hp Rex	33.24 mph	4:45.57.8
8	36	J.O.M.Dixon	5 hp Vindec	33.06 mph	4:46.57.8
9	4	H.V.Colver	7 hp Matchless	32.43 mph	4:52.33.2

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Sources

1. Isle of Man Weekly Times pp4 dated 29 September 1908

External links

• Detailed race results
• Mountain Course map