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1927 Isle of Man TT

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Alec Bennett and his Norton, pictured after winning the Senior TT.

The 1927 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw more changes occur with a fatal accident during practice to Archie Birkin, a brother to Tim Birkin of the Bentley Boys fame. The corner in Kirk Michael where the accident occurred was renamed Birkins Bend and from 1928 practice sessions were held on closed-roads. In the 1927 Junior TT Race the retirement of Wal Handley on the last-lap handed the victory to Freddie W Dixon, riding a HRD motorcycle, winning at an average speed of 67.19 mph (108.13 km/h).

In the 1927 Lightweight TT Race, Wal Handley won the 7 lap race in 4 hours 10 minutes and 23 seconds, at an average speed of 63.30 mph (101.87 km/h). A slipping clutch for Stanley Woods in the 1927 Senior TT Race, riding a new over-head camshaft Norton, allowed teammate Alec Bennett to win at an average speed of 68.41 mph (110.10 km/h).

Senior TT (500cc)

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Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 United Kingdom Alec Bennett Norton 68.41 mph (110.10 km/h) 3.51.42
2 Scotland Jimmie Guthrie New Hudson 66.02 4.00.04
3 United Kingdom Tom Simister Triumph 65.75 4.01.03
4 United Kingdom J W Shaw Norton 64.83 4.04.28
5 United Kingdom Graham Walker Sunbeam 64.72 4.04.52
6 United Kingdom Freddie Dixon HRD 64.32 4.06.26
7 United Kingdom Oliver Langton New Hudson 64.04 4.07.29
8 United Kingdom Charlie Dodson Sunbeam 63.77 4.08.23
9 United Kingdom George Rowley AJS 63.74 4.08.40
10 United Kingdom Walter Braidwood P&M 62.94 4.11.50

Junior TT (350cc)

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Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 United Kingdom Freddie Dixon HRD 67.19 mph (108.13 km/h) 3.55.54
2 United Kingdom Harold Willis Velocette 64.78 4.06.39
3 United Kingdom Jimmie Simpson AJS 64.33 4.08.22
4 United Kingdom George Reynard Royal Enfield 64.32 4.08.24
5 Republic of Ireland Paddy Johnston Cotton 63.81 4.10.21
6 United Kingdom Edwin Twemlow Excelsior 62.81 4.12.19
7 United Kingdom Cecil Barrow Royal Enfield 62.4 4.15.23
8 United Kingdom Len Cohen AJS 61.3 4.18.34
9 United Kingdom Sax Pearce DOT 60.57 4.21.39
10 United Kingdom George Himing Zenith 60.39 4.22.27

Lightweight TT (250cc)

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Rank Rider Team Speed Time
1 United Kingdom Wal Handley Rex-Acme 63.3 mph 4.10.22
2 Italy Luigi Arcangeli Moto Guzzi 61.2 4.18.52
3 United Kingdom Cecil Ashby OK-Supreme 61.1 4.19.24
4 United Kingdom Syd Crabtree Crabtree 58.15 4.32.32
5 Italy Achille Varzi Moto Guzzi 57.60 4.35.08
6 United Kingdom F L Hall New Imperial 57.44 4.35.56
7 United Kingdom Cecil Barrow Royal Enfield 57.35 4.36.21
8 United Kingdom Sid Gleave DOT 57.22 4.37.01
9 United Kingdom Geoff Davison Rex Acme 56.72 4.39.26
10 United Kingdom L Higson Montgomery 56.41 4.41.00
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