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1926 Isle of Man TT

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in the engine of his Moto Guzzi. Despite the competition from the Italian marques the 1926 Lightweight TT Race was won by 'Paddy' Johnston riding a Cotton motor-cycle, in 4 hours, 23 minutes and 16 seconds, at an average speed of 60.24 mph for the 7 lap race.
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The 1926 Lightweight TT Race produced one of the most notorious events in the history of the Isle of Man TT Races, described by "The Motor-Cycle" Magazine as the "Guzzi Incident." The Italian rider
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motor-cycle, in 3 hours, 57 minutes and 37 seconds, at an average speed of 66.70 mph.
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Races from the lack of entries. Most of the TT Course had now been tarmacked, including the
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motorcycle in 32 minutes and 9 seconds an average speed of 70.43 mph.
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was excluded from second place for using a different
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The 1926 Senior TT Race produced the first 95:Race was less controversial and was won by 969: 955: 692: 103:for the first-time by 4 minutes from 18: 23:A race start at the 1926 Tourist Trophy 1641: 950: 408: 122: 61:The 7 lap (264.11 miles) 1926 13: 976: 14: 1670: 925: 899: 875: 849: 823: 797: 773: 749: 721: 671: 647: 623: 599: 573: 547: 519: 493: 465: 437: 385: 361: 337: 309: 285: 259: 235: 207: 179: 151: 109:70 mph (113 km/h) 27:Further changes occurred in the 16:Annual motorcycle racing event 1: 7: 10: 1675: 1649:1926 in British motorsport 34:with the scrapping of the 31:Isle of Man Tourist Trophy 1578: 1328: 1170: 1017: 984: 111:lap and was again set by 44:Snaefell Mountain Section 1659:1926 in motorcycle sport 1330:Isle of Man TT Festival 693:Lightweight TT (250 cc) 986:St John's Short Course 937:Isle of Man TT winners 24: 932:Detailed race results 22: 1620:Ultra-Lightweight TT 40:Ultra-Lightweight TT 942:Mountain Course map 1177:World Championship 409:Junior TT (350 cc) 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Isle of Man Tourist Trophy
Side-Car TT
Ultra-Lightweight TT
Snaefell Mountain Section
Bianchi
Garelli
Moto Guzzi
Junior TT
Alec Bennett
overhead-camshaft
Velocette
Pietro Ghersi
sparking-plug
Senior TT
Stanley Woods
Norton
Wal Handley
Jimmie Simpson
AJS
Republic of Ireland
Stanley Woods
Norton
United Kingdom
Wal Handley
Rex-Acme
United Kingdom
Frank Longman
AJS
United Kingdom

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