Works teams boosted the entries to 133 riders and machines and amongst the thousands of spectators was Stanley Woods, making his first visit to the island as a young man, who would later return to make TT history by winning 10 times.
It had been suggested that sidecar racing could start in 1921 but this idea was not well received and not implemented until 1923.
[1] It was announced there was a possibility of moving the TT races to Belgium for 1922 but the Auto-Cycle Union never made the switch.
Time lost by Howard Davies mending a puncture at Windy Corner gave the lead to Jim Whalley riding a Massey-Arran motorcycle.
On the last lap Whalley also punctured at Windy Corner and finished the Junior race in fifth place.