After being delayed at the start to stop to recover dropped spark-plugs which had fallen-out of his pocket, Woods still managed to make good-time and lapped in 40 minutes and 50 seconds, despite clipping the kerb at Governor's Bridge on lap 1. At Sulby on lap 2, Woods slipped off the motor-cycle and got up and continued, but hit the same kerb again at Governor's Bridge, losing part of the exhaust. A fire in the pits at the TT Grandstand followed which was extinguished by pit-attendants and by Woods himself, using an overcoat.
Woods initially faced a setback when he stopped briefly to collect dropped spark-plugs from his pocket, but he quickly regained momentum and completed the circuit in 40 minutes and 50 seconds. He narrowly escaped an accident at Governor's Bridge on lap 1 and suffered another collision with the kerb there on lap 2, which caused damage to his exhaust system.