 After numerous retirements in 1924, Wal Handley won the Junior TT race over six laps of the Mountain Course on a Rex-Acme motorcycle at an average speed of .Later in the week, Handley became the first TT rider to win two races in a week when he won the four-lap Ultra-Lightweight TT race, again on a Rex-Acme, setting a race record average speed of , and a new lap record of 41 minutes, 52 seconds at an average speed of .During the Lightweight TT race, Wal Handley led the first two laps by over two minutes from C. W. "Paddy" Johnston, riding a Cotton, but a puncture caused Handley to slip off his motorcycle at Signpost Corner.