Stanley Woods
Epithet: TT Rider 1930s: the first generation of professional factory riders
Record type: Motorsport Biographies
Biography: Stanley Woods was born in Dublin in 1903. He was the most successful pre-war rider and the first rider to achieve the distinction of 10 TT wins.
Woods rode in 37 TT races between 1922 and 1939, starting on Cotton motorcycles and then becoming one of the Norton factory Dream Team which dominated the early 1930s TT races. A successful professional rider, Woods moved to rival factory teams who could offer the most competitive machines such as Moto Guzzi and Velocette.
Woods was an extremely competitive rider finishing either in the top 6 places (usually first or second) or retiring because he had pushed his bike, such as the German DKW or Swedish Husqvarna, beyond its limits.
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Gender: Male
Name Variant: Stanley *Woods
Competed in
| Race | Position | Time | Speed | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Senior TT | 4 | 3:00:17.00 | 87.91 | Velocette |
| 1939 Lightweight TT | R | Guzzi | ||
| 1939 Junior TT | 1 | 3:10:30.00 | 83.19 | Velocette |
| 1938 Senior TT | 2 | 2:58:05.80 | 88.99 | Velocette |
| 1938 Junior TT | 1 | 3:08:30.00 | 84.08 | Velocette |
| 1937 Senior TT | 2 | 2:59:56.00 | 88.09 | Velocette |
| 1937 Lightweight TT | R | Guzzi | ||
| 1937 Junior TT | 4 | 3:12:30.00 | 82.33 | Velocette |
| 1936 Senior TT | 2 | 3:05:01.00 | 85.66 | Velocette |
| 1936 Lightweight TT | R | DKW | ||
| 1936 Junior TT | R | Velocette | ||
| 1935 Senior TT | 1 | 3:07:10.00 | 84.68 | Guzzi |
| 1935 Lightweight TT | 1 | 3:41:29.00 | 71.56 | Guzzi |
| 1934 Senior TT | R | Husqvarna | ||
| 1934 Lightweight TT | 4 | 3:54:41.00 | 67.54 | Guzzi |
| 1933 Senior TT | 1 | 3:15:35.00 | 81.04 | Norton |
| 1933 Junior TT | 1 | 3:23:00.00 | 78.98 | Norton |
| 1932 Senior TT | 1 | 3:19:40.00 | 79.38 | Norton |
| 1932 Junior TT | 1 | 3:25:25.00 | 77.16 | Norton |
| 1931 Senior TT | 3 | 3:27:36.00 | 76.35 | Norton |
| 1931 Junior TT | 4 | 3:42:01.00 | 71.39 | Norton |
| 1930 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1930 Junior TT | 6 | 3:47:26.00 | 69.69 | Norton |
| 1929 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1929 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1928 Senior TT | 5 | 4:22:19.00 | 60.42 | Norton |
| 1928 Junior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1927 Senior TT | R | Norton | ||
| 1926 Senior TT | 1 | 3:54:39.80 | 67.54 | Norton |
| 1925 Lightweight TT | R | New Imperial | ||
| 1925 Junior TT | R | Royal Enfield | ||
| 1924 Senior TT | R | Cotton | ||
| 1924 Junior TT | R | Cotton | ||
| 1923 Senior TT | R | Scott | ||
| 1923 Lightweight TT | R | Cotton | ||
| 1923 Junior TT | 1 | 4:03:47.00 | 55.74 | Cotton |
| 1922 Junior TT | 5 | 3:50:33.00 | 49.11 | Cotton |
Comments
Linked Records
Library:
- How to see the Tourist Trophy in comfort
- Your motor cycle on road and track
- Where to see the Tourist Trophy [including Clypse circuit]
- How to see the Tourist Trophy in comfort
- Tourist Trophy 1952: Stanley Woods on TT signalling; A Kiwi Looks at the TT [John Calver]; Report on the 1952 Senior TT [Avon tyres advert feature]
Archives:
- Stanley Woods riding machine number 30, 1935 TT (Tourist Trophy)
- Stanley Woods poses aboard a Moto Guzzi machine, number 2, 1935 TT (Tourist Trophy)
- Stanley Woods poses aboard a Cotton machine, 1923 TT (Tourist Trophy)
- Mobil Oil advertising card with image of Stanley Woods racing at St Ninians in the 1938 TT and an endorsement from Mobiloil 'D'
- Stanley Woods aboard machine number 30, 1935 Senior TT (Tourist Trophy)
- Stanley Woods aboard Norton number 27, 1924 Senior TT (Tourist Trophy)
- Stanley Woods aboard machine no 8, Norton, after 1926 Senior TT (Tourist Trophy)