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[Boniver]

29 mei 1907 III Tourist Trophy
Isle of Man (Ierland)

5 x 67,7xx km = 323 km

Tour cars

1. Ernest Courtiss - Rover 8h23'27"
2. Reid - Beeston
3. x
x
x
x

out :
Leslie Porter - no
Algerum Lee Guinness - Darracq
K Lee Guinness - Darracq


Heavy cars

1. George Mills- Beester Humber 7h11'00"
2. x
3. x
x
x
x



Can some one help complete the race result

[Vitesse2]

This race was run to a fuel consumption formula, with strictly regulated fuel loads. Speed was not the primary objective of the organisers and a number of drivers were running so slowly to conserve petrol that they exceeded the 5pm limit to commence the last lap and were flagged off the course. This was caused in part by the very wet conditions.

Coatalen's fastest lap is a bit misleading, since his car had leaked fuel overnight and officials refused to let him refill the tank. He therefore started lighter than everyone else and went off "like a speed-boat", knowing he'd not get very far! He was twelve minutes faster than anyone else on the first (standing start) lap.

Thursday May 30th 1907

Touring cars - 6 laps = 241.5miles

1. Ernest Courtis - Rover 8h23'27" 28.8mph 25.3mpg
2. James Reid - Beeston-Humber 8h35'17.2" 28.1mph 24.8mpg

No other finishers

Out of fuel, with miles covered
Algernon Lee Guinness - Darracq - 240
Tom Thornycroft - Thornycroft - 229.5
John Napier - Arrol-Johnston - 223.5
Georges Brandt - Clément - 211
Oscar Cupper - Metallurgique - 210.5
Norman Littlejohn - Vinot - 181

Retired
GF Prew - Star - crash - 1 lap
Kenelm Lee Guinness - Darracq - damaged back axle - 2 laps
Ernest Hutton - Berliet - jammed gear change - 2 laps
RH Collier - Aster - overturned - 2 laps
PR Lamb - West-Aster - carburettor/clutch - 2 laps
Louis Coatalen - Hillman-Coatalen - broken front spring - 2 laps
Percy Dean - Scout - water on magneto - 3 laps
WG Tuck - Coventry-Humber - broken wheel - 4 laps
Cyril Roberts - Arrol-Johnston - universal joint - 5 laps

Officially stopped on lap 5 (out of time)
Thomas Rimmer - Vulcan
M Ross-Browne - Gladiator
H Goodwin - Star
ER Folker - Rover
Jean Porporato - Berliet

Fastest lap: Coatalen 1h04'39" 37.5mph

Heavy Touring Cars - 5 laps = 201.25 miles

1. George Mills - Beeston-Humber 7h11'00" 28.7mph 15.1mpg
2. Graeme Fenton - Gladiator 7h31'35.2" 26.8mph 15.7mpg

No other finishers

Out of fuel, with miles covered
H Niblett - Thornycroft - 193
W Watson - Berliet - 189
AE Harrison - Ariel - 187
Charles Sangster - Ariel - 186
L Squire - Straker-Squire - 182

Retired
EH Arnott - Arrol-Johnston - broken front wheel 0 laps
CH Cooper - Beeston-Humber - coil 3 laps

Fastest lap: Sangster 1h12'00.2"

Sources: Tourist Trophy by Richard Hough and TT Pioneers by Robert Kelly

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