1966 Isle of Man TT

The 1966 Isle of Man TT races were held later in the year than the traditional May/June fortnight due to the seamen's strike which affected access to the Island for all concerned.^[1] After the strike ended in July, the TT races were re-organised to fit with the remaining events in the Grand Prix calendar and preceded the September Manx Grand Prix, meaning nearly a month of continuous disruption to everyday Isle of Man affairs and much concerted effort from the motorcycle trade and journalists together with the many volunteers and support workers.^[2]

1966 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 125cc final standings

3 Laps (113.19 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Bill Ivy		United Kingdom	Yamaha	97.66 mph	1:09.32.8	8
2	Phil Read		United Kingdom	Yamaha	96.96 mph	1:10.03.2	6
3	Hugh Anderson		New Zealand	Suzuki	96.82 mph	1:10.09.2	4
4	Mike Duff		Canada	Yamaha	95.42 mph	1:11.11.2	3
5	Frank Perris		United Kingdom	Suzuki	95.13 mph	1:11.24.0	2
6	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	Honda	95.07 mph	1:11.26.6	1

1966 Sidecar TT final standings

3 Laps (113.19 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Fritz Scheidegger/J.Robinson		Switzerland	BMW	90.76 mph	1:14.50.0	8
2	Max Deubel/Emil Horner		West Germany	BMW	90.75 mph	1:14.50.8	6
3	Georg Auerbacher/W.Kalauch		West Germany	BMW	88.35 mph	1:16.52.4	4
4	Klaus Enders/Ralf Engelhardt		West Germany	BMW	87.94 mph	1:17.14.4	3
5	Tony Baitup/G.Geer		United Kingdom	Triumph	87.41 mph	1:17.42.6	2
6	Barry Dungworth/N.Caddow		United Kingdom	BMW	80.90 mph	1:19.33.4	1

1966 Isle of Man Lightweight TT 250cc final standings

6 Laps (226.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	Honda	101.79 mph	2:13.26.0	8
2	Stuart Graham		United Kingdom	Honda	97.49 mph	2:19.20.0	6
3	Peter Inchley		United Kingdom	Villiers	91.63 mph	2:28.34.4	4
4	Franta Stastny		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	89.87 mph	2:31.09.0	3
5	Jack Findlay		Australia	Bultaco	88.82 mph	2:32.56.2	2
6	Bill Smith		United Kingdom	Bultaco	87.63 mph	2:35.01.4	1

1966 Isle of Man Junior TT 350cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Giacomo Agostini		Italy	MV Agusta	100.87 mph	2:14.40.4	8
2	Peter Williams		United Kingdom	AJS	99.35 mph	2:16.44.4	6
3	Chris Conn		United Kingdom	Norton	92.56 mph	2:24.46.6	4
4	Jack Ahearn		Australia	Norton	92.52 mph	2:26.49.8	3
5	F Bocek		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	92.45 mph	2:26.56.4	2
6	John Blanchard		United Kingdom	Seeley AJS[3]	92.46 mph	2:27.14.2	1

1966 50cc Ultra-Lightweight TT final standings

3 Laps (113.19 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Ralph Bryans		United Kingdom	Honda	85.66 mph	1:19.17.2	8
2	Luigi Taveri		Switzerland	Honda	84.74 mph	1:20.08.4	6
3	Hugh Anderson		New Zealand	Suzuki	83.14 mph	1:21.41.0	4
4	Ernst Degner		West Germany	Suzuki	81.96 mph	1:22.52.2	3
5	B.F.Gleed		United Kingdom	Honda	68.25 mph	1:39.31.0	2
6	Dave Simmonds		United Kingdom	Honda	67.70 mph	1:41.50.0	1

1966 Isle of Man Senior TT 500cc final standings

6 Laps (236.38 Miles) Mountain Course.

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Mike Hailwood		United Kingdom	Honda	103.11 mph	2:14.44.8	8
2	Giacomo Agostini		Italy	MV Agusta	101.09 mph	2:14.22.6	6
3	Chris Conn		United Kingdom	Norton	95.57 mph	2:22.26.8	4
4	John Blanchard		United Kingdom	Seeley Matchless[3]	95.02 mph	2:22.58.0	3
5	Ron Chandler		United Kingdom	Matchless	94.11 mph	2:24.20.4	2
6	Franta Stastny		Czechoslovakia	Jawa	93.94 mph	2:24.36.0	1

References

1. Isle of Man TT Database 1966 Retrieved 26 December 2014. Archived 2015-01-13.
2. Wright, David (2013). 100 Years of the Isle of Man TT: A Century of Motorcycle Racing - Updated Edition covering 2007 - 2012. Crowood. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-84797-648-2.
3. Motor Cycle 21 July 1966, p. 86 Racing Line by David Dixon. "To replace Minter, Colin Seeley has taken on John Blanchard...John will ride the Seeley AJSs and G50s in all short-circuit events, plus the Ulster Grand Prix and the TT". Accessed and added 26 December 2014

External links

• Detailed race results
• Mountain Course map