1949 Isle of Man TT

Annual motorcycle racing event May 2017 May 2017 Isle of Man TT UK Snaefell Mountain Course 37.73 60.72 Public roads 1 6 International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy 6–17 June 1949 Isle of Man TT Course (OpenStreetMap).svg Bob Foster UK Moto Guzzi 25m 14s Harold Daniell UK Norton Johnny Lockett UK Norton Ernie Lyons Ireland Velocette Freddie Frith UK Velocette 26m 53s Freddie Frith UK Velocette Ernie Lyons Ireland Velocette Artie Bell UK Norton Tommy WoodUK Dickie Dale UK Moto GuzziMoto Guzzi 28m 09s Manliff Barrington Ireland Moto Guzzi Tommy Wood UK Moto Guzzi Roland Pike UK Rudge The 1949 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy was the first round of the Grand Prix World Championship that was held in the Isle of Man.Isle of Man Examiner 1949 TT Races page 4 Friday 20 August 1948 "As a result of representations made by various insular authorities, the Auto-Cycle Union is to reconsider its requests the 1949 TT Races be held on the 6th, 8th and 10th June 1949." At the FICM (later known as FIM) meeting in London near the end of 1948, it was decided there would be a motorcycle World Championship along Grand Prix lines. It would be a six-race annual series with points being awarded for a placing and a point for the fastest lap of each race. There would be five classes: 500 cc, 350 cc, 250 cc, 125 cc and 600 cc sidecar. The historic Isle of Man TT would be one of those races, and this toughest and most dangerous of Grand Prix motorcycle races would be a mainstay on the GP calendar until 1976. Harold Daniell, on a Norton, won the 500 cc Senior TT event at an average speed of 86.93 mph. Les Graham, on an AJS Porcupine 500 cc twin, led the Senior race until the last lap when his magneto drive sheared. He pushed the bike past the finish line in tenth place. As he had finished the race he gained one championship point for recording the fastest lap. Four clubman races were included; the Clubmans Senior, Clubmans Junior, Clubmans Lightweight, and the new Clubmans 1,000 cc. British 350 cc rider Ben Drinkwater was killed in the Junior TT race at the 11th Milestone.Isle of Man Examiner page 4 17 June 1949 Race results Junior TT (350cc) Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points 1United Kingdom Freddie Frith Velocette 83.15 mph 3:10:26.0 10 2Ireland Ernie Lyons Velocette 82.92 mph 3:11:08.0 8 3United Kingdom Artie Bell Norton 82.62 mph 3:11:49.0 7 4United Kingdom Harold Daniell Norton 82.59 mph 3:11:52.2 6 5Ireland Reg Armstrong AJS 82.34 mph 3:12:28.0 5 Fastest Lap and New Lap Record: Freddie Frith Velocette – 84.23 mph; 26 minutes 52.71 seconds (1 championship point for fastest lap). Lightweight TT (250cc) Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points 1Ireland Manliff Barrington Moto Guzzi 77.99 mph 3:23.13.2 10 2United Kingdom Tommy Wood Moto Guzzi 77.91 mph 3:23.25.8 8 3United Kingdom Roland Pike Rudge 72.79 mph 3:37.42.6 7 4United Kingdom Ronald Mead Mead-Norton 72.68 mph 3:41.06.6 6 5Denmark Svend Aage Sørensen Excelsior 71.00 mph 3:43.12.0 5 Fastest Lap and New Lap Record: Dickie Dale – Moto Guzzi – 80.43 mph; 28 minutes 8.9 seconds. 1949 Isle of Man Senior TT (500cc) 7 Laps (264.25 Miles) Mountain Course. Place Rider Number Machine Speed Time Points 1United Kingdom Harold L Daniell 14 Norton 86.93 mph 3:02:18.6 10 2United Kingdom Johnny Lockett 42 Norton 86.19 mph 3:03:52.4 8 3Ireland Ernie Lyons Velocette 85.50 mph 3:05:22.0 7 4United Kingdom Artie Bell 1 Norton 83.83 mph 3:09:03.0 6 5New Zealand Syd Jensen Triumph 83.17 mph 3:10:33.0 5 Fastest Lap and New Lap Record: Bob Foster Moto Guzzi – 89.75 mph (25 minutes 14 seconds) on lap 2. Retired lap 5 at Sulby with failed clutch. Non-championship races Clubmans 1000 cc classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Time 1 Dennis Lashmar Vincent 1:29:01.8 2 James Wright Vincent +4:25.8 3 Pat Wilson Vincent +5:04.8 4 Charlie Howkins Ariel +14:31.6 5 George Brown Vincent +47:43.2 Ret Chris Horn Vincent Ret Alex Phillip Vincent Ret Jack Harding Vincent Ret Geoff Manning Vincent Ret Jack Netherton Vincent http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT49&race_seq=1 TT Database: TT 1949 Clubmans 1000cc Results The Official Isle of Man TT website Duke Marketing Ltd 17 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024032615/http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT49&race_seq=1 24 October 2012 live dmy-all The Racing Year Davison, G. S. 1950 W. W. Curtis, Ltd. 61–63 Clubmans Senior TT classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Time 1 Geoff Duke Norton 1:21:53.0 2 Allan Jefferies Triumph +2:11.0 3 Leo Starr Triumph +7:20.2 4 Phil Carter Norton +7:50.2 5 Tom Crebbin Triumph +7:53.2 6 Edwin Andrew Norton +8:42.0 7 Jack Carr Vincent-HRD +9:08.4 8 Robin Sherry Triumph +9:12.0 9 A. Johnstone Triumph +9:39.2 10 David Wilkins Triumph +12:33.4 31 finishers http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT49&race_seq=2 TT Database: TT 1949 Clubmans Senior Results The Official Isle of Man TT website Duke Marketing Ltd 17 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024032628/http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT49&race_seq=2 24 October 2012 live dmy-all The Racing Year Davison, G. S. 1950 W. W. Curtis, Ltd. 65–67 Clubmans Junior TT classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Time 1 Harold Clark BSA 1:30:21.6 2 John Simister Norton +49.4 3 Alan Taylor Norton +1:03.0 4 Ray Hallet BSA +1:30.0 5 Cecil Sandford Velocette +2:01.8 6 Ted Pink Norton +2:11.2 7 Fred Collins Velocette +2:38.8 8 Walter Reed Norton +2:56.0 9 Arthur Brassington Norton +4:14.0 10 R. D. Briscoe Norton +4:33.8 57 finishers http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT49&race_seq=3 TT Database: TT 1949 Clubmans Junior Results The Official Isle of Man TT website Duke Marketing Ltd 17 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024032450/http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT49&race_seq=3 24 October 2012 live dmy-all The Racing Year Davison, G. S. 1950 W. W. Curtis, Ltd. 63–64 Clubmans Lightweight TT classification Pos Rider Manufacturer Time 1 Cyril Taft Excelsior 1:06:30.2 2 Dennis Ritchie Velocette +40.0 3 Bernard Hargreaves Velocette +1:15.0 4 George Wakefield Triumph +4:00.6 5 Len Bolshaw Triumph +4:02.4 6 Arthur Barton Triumph +4:59.4 7 Frank Cope Excelsior +5:40.8 8 Jack McVeigh Triumph +6:35.6 9 George Northwood Velocette +7:36.8 10 John Dulson Velocette +9:12.6 13 finishers http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT49&race_seq=4 TT Database: TT 1949 Clubmans Lightweight Results The Official Isle of Man TT website Duke Marketing Ltd 17 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024032517/http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT49&race_seq=4 24 October 2012 live dmy-all The Racing Year Davison, G. S. 1950 W. W. Curtis, Ltd. 64–65 Isle of Man TT 1949 None 1949 Swiss Grand Prix 1948 Isle of Man TT 1950 Isle of Man TT References External links Detailed race results Isle of Man Tt Isle of Man Tt Isle of Man TT 1949