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.[1]
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| Race 1 of 6 races in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 6–17 June 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Snaefell Mountain Course | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2]
Race Results edit
Junior TT (350cc) edit
| Place | Rider | Number | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
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| 1 |  Freddie Frith
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Velocette | 83.15 mph | 3:10:26.0 | 10 | |
| 2 |  Ernie Lyons
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Velocette | 82.92 mph | 3:11:08.0 | 8 | |
| 3 | Artie Bell
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Norton | 82.62 mph | 3:11:49.0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Harold Daniell
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Norton | 82.59 mph | 3:11:52.2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Reg Armstrong
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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) edit
| Place | Rider | Number | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Manliff Barrington
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Moto Guzzi | 77.99 mph | 3:23.13.2 | 10 | |
| 2 | Tommy Wood
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Moto Guzzi | 77.91 mph | 3:23.25.8 | 8 | |
| 3 | Roland Pike
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Rudge | 72.79 mph | 3:37.42.6 | 7 | |
| 4 | Ronald Mead
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Mead-Norton | 72.68 mph | 3:41.06.6 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Svend Aage Sørensen
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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) edit
7 Laps (264.25 Miles) Mountain Course.
| Place | Rider | Number | Machine | Speed | Time | Points |
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| 1 | Harold L Daniell
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14 | Norton | 86.93 mph | 3:02:18.6 | 10 |
| 2 | Johnny Lockett
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42 | Norton | 86.19 mph | 3:03:52.4 | 8 |
| 3 | Ernie Lyons
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Velocette | 85.50 mph | 3:05:22.0 | 7 | |
| 4 | Artie Bell
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1 | Norton | 83.83 mph | 3:09:03.0 | 6 |
| 5 |  Syd Jensen
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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 edit
Clubmans 1000 cc classification edit
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time |
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| 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 | |
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Clubmans Senior TT classification edit
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time |
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| 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 | |||
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Clubmans Junior TT classification edit
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time |
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| 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 | |||
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Clubmans Lightweight TT classification edit
| Pos | Rider | Manufacturer | Time |
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| 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 | |||
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References edit
- ^ 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."
- ^ Isle of Man Examiner page 4 17 June 1949
- ^ "TT Database: TT 1949 Clubmans 1000cc Results". The Official Isle of Man TT website. Duke Marketing Ltd. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ Davison, G. S., ed. (1950). The Racing Year. W. W. Curtis, Ltd. pp. 61–63.
- ^ "TT Database: TT 1949 Clubmans Senior Results". The Official Isle of Man TT website. Duke Marketing Ltd. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ Davison, G. S., ed. (1950). The Racing Year. W. W. Curtis, Ltd. pp. 65–67.
- ^ "TT Database: TT 1949 Clubmans Junior Results". The Official Isle of Man TT website. Duke Marketing Ltd. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ Davison, G. S., ed. (1950). The Racing Year. W. W. Curtis, Ltd. pp. 63–64.
- ^ "TT Database: TT 1949 Clubmans Lightweight Results". The Official Isle of Man TT website. Duke Marketing Ltd. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ Davison, G. S., ed. (1950). The Racing Year. W. W. Curtis, Ltd. pp. 64–65.