The 1938 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy saw the Senior TT lap record of 90.27 mph set by Freddie Frith the previous year broken in 1938 when Harold Daniell completed a lap at 91.00 mph on his Norton, a record which would stand for 12 years. He won, beating Stanley Woods by only 14.4 seconds. Stanley Woods won the Junior, with Harold Daniell coming fifth, while Ewald Kluge on a DKW won the Lightweight. Kluge was the second Lightweight TT winning non-British rider in a row, Omobono Tenni having won the previous year.
Between 1931 and 1937 Norton had six Senior-TT wins with the long-stroke CamShaft One (CS1) engine. Norton entered the 1938 Senior TT with a new short-stroke engine, new telescopic front forks, and won for the 7th time, with rider Harold Daniell.
Eric Oliver, who later won 4 sidecar World Championships, was entered this year, but retired his Norton from the Junior TT with a broken chain.
Senior TT (500cc)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harold Daniell |
Norton | 89.11 | 2.57.50.6 |
| 2 |  Stanley Woods |
Velocette | 88.99 | 2:58.05.8 |
| 3 | Freddie Frith |
Norton | 88.98 | 2:58.07.4 |
| 4 | John H. White |
Norton | 87.14 | 3:01.52.0 |
| 5 | Jock West |
BMW | 85.92 | 3:04.27.0 |
| 6 | Ted Mellors |
Velocette | 84.67 | 3:07.10.0 |
| 7 | Les Archer |
Velocette | 81.39 | 3:14.43.0 |
| 8 |  Johnny Galway |
Norton | 81.23 | 3:15.36.0 |
| 9 | Jock Weddell |
Norton | 78.31 | 3:22.22.0 |
| 10 | Ken Boardman |
Norton | 78.28 | 3:22.28.0 |
Junior TT (350cc)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Woods |
Velocette | 84.08 mph | 3.08.30.0 |
| 2 | Ted Mellors |
Velocette | 82.4 | 3:12.20.0 |
| 3 | Freddie Frith |
Norton | 82.35 | 3:12.27.0 |
| 4 | John H. White |
Norton | 82.14 | 3:12.56.0 |
| 5 | Harold Daniell |
Norton | 80.54 | 3:16.32.0 |
| 6 | David Whitworth |
Velocette | 78.49 | 3:21.54.0 |
| 7 | Norman Croft |
Norton | 76.45 | 3:27.16.0 |
| 8 | Jack Williams |
Norton | 76.23 | 3:27.39.0 |
| 9 |  Roger Loyer |
Velocette | 76.1 | 3:28.15.0 |
| 10 | Harry Craine |
Norton | 75.58 | 3:29.42.0 |
Lightweight TT (250cc)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Speed | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ewald Kluge |
DKW | 78.48 mph | 3.21.56.0 |
| 2 | Ginger Wood |
Excelsior | 74.38 | 3:33.06.0 |
| 3 | Henry Tyrell-Smith |
Excelsior | 73.62 | 3:35.16.0 |
| 4 | Maurice Cann |
Excelsior | 72.07 | 3:39.54.0 |
| 5 | Charlie Manders |
Excelsior | 71.68 | 3:41.06.0 |
| 6 | Jack Forbes |
Excelsior | 70.98 | 3:43.16.0 |
| 7 | Les G. Martin |
Excelsior | 70.77 | 3:43.56.0 |
| 8 | George Paterson |
New Imperial | 69.62 | 3:47.39.0 |
| 9 | Johnny Galway |
Excelsior | 68.87 | 3:50.07.0 |
| 10 | Stan Miller |
OK-Supreme | 68.65 | 3:50.51.0 |
Notes
- Improvements to the course include road-widening and resurfacing work at Greeba Bridge, Sulby Straight and the 26th Milestone.
Sources
- "Isle of Man TT Circuit". Archived from the original on 16 November 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2006. MCB TTraces (Retrieved 1 November 2006)
- "Short descriptions of legendary motorcycles of the 20th century from Matchless to Rudge". Archived from the original on 2 December 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2006.Krackowizer Motorcycles M – R (Retrieved 18 November 2006)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) MCB FoTTofinders (Retrieved 1 November 2006)
External links
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| Isle of Man TT Festival | |