1924 Isle of Man TT

1924 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Date June 23, 25 and 27, 1924
Location Douglas, Isle of Man
Course Snaefell Mountain Course
37.739 miles (60.74 km).
Organiser Auto-Cycle Union
Clerk T.W. Loughborough
Junior TT
First Ken Tremlow, New Imperial
Second Syd Ollerhead, DOT-JAP
Third I.H.R. Scott, AJS
Fastest lap
Jimmy Simpson
35min. 5sec. 64.54 mph New record
Ultra Lightweight TT
First Jock Porter, New Gerrard
Second Freddie Morgan, Cotton
Third Chris Stead, Cotton
Fastest lap
Jock Porter
43min. 2sec. 52.61 mph New record
Sidecar TT
First George Tucker, Norton
Walter Moore
Second Harry Reed, DOT-JAP
Joe Hooson
Third Almond Tinkler, Matador
U.R. Tinkler
Fastest lap
Freddie Dixon
43min. 32sec. 53.23 mph
Lightweight TT
First Edwin Tremlow, New Imperial
Second Harry Brockbank, Cotton
Third Jack Cooke, DOT-JAP
Fastest lap
Edwin Tremlow
38min. 51sec. 58.28 mph New record
Senior TT
First Alec Bennett, Norton
Second Harry Langman, Scott
Third Freddie Dixon, Douglas
Fastest lap
Freddie Dixon
35min. 31sec. 63.75 mph New record

The 1924 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw the introduction of the Ultra-Lightweight class for motorcycles of 175 cc capacity that was run only twice, in 1924 and 1925. This was the second year of the Sidecar race that would also be dropped after 1925.

The Ultra-Lightweight TT began with a massed-start for competitors rather than pairs as with the normal time-trial format of the TT races. The winner of the first Ultra-Lightweight TT was Jock Porter riding a New Gerrard at an average speed of 51.21 mph (82.41 km/h).

The Junior TT race was won by Ken Twemlow on a New Imperial at an average speed of 55.67 mph (89.59 km/h). In the same Junior race, Jimmie Simpson set a new lap record of 35 minutes and 5 seconds at an average speed of 64.54 mph (103.87 km/h) on an AJS – the first average lap-speed over 60 mph. The Lightweight and Senior TT races were run in conjunction, and Eddie Twemlow (brother to Ken Twemlow) riding a New Imperial won the six-lap race in 4 hours, 5 minutes and 3 seconds, an average speed of 55.44 mph (89.22 km/h).

The Senior TT, like the Junior race, was also run at a record breaking pace and was the first with a race-average speed over 60 mph (97 km/h). The six-lap race was won by Alec Bennett riding a Norton in 3 hours, 40 minutes and 24. 6 seconds, with an average speed of 61.64 mph (99.20 km/h).