1949 Isle of Man TT

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1949 Isle of Man TT - Wikipedia

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1949 Isle of Man TT

Race details

Race 1 of 6 races in the
1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Date

6–17 June 1949

Official name

International Isle of Man Tourist Trophy

Location

Snaefell Mountain Course

Course

Public roads
60.72 km (37.73 mi)

500cc

Fastest lap
Rider
Rider	Bob Foster	Moto Guzzi
Time	25m 14s
Podium
First	Harold Daniell	Norton
Second	Johnny Lockett	Norton
Third	Ernie Lyons	Velocette

350cc

Fastest lap
Rider
Rider	Freddie Frith	Velocette
Time	26m 53s
Podium
First	Freddie Frith	Velocette
Second	Ernie Lyons	Velocette
Third	Artie Bell	Norton

250cc

Fastest lap
Rider
Rider	Tommy Wood Dickie Dale	Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi
Time	28m 09s
Podium
First	Manliff Barrington	Moto Guzzi
Second	Tommy Wood	Moto Guzzi
Third	Roland Pike	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.^[1]

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

Junior TT (350cc)

Place	Rider	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Freddie Frith	Velocette	83.15 mph	3:10:26.0	10
2	Ernie Lyons	Velocette	82.92 mph	3:11:08.0	8
3	Artie Bell	Norton	82.62 mph	3:11:49.0	7
4	Harold Daniell	Norton	82.59 mph	3:11:52.2	6
5	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	Machine	Speed	Time	Points
1	Manliff Barrington	Moto Guzzi	77.99 mph	3:23.13.2	10
2	Tommy Wood	Moto Guzzi	77.91 mph	3:23.25.8	8
3	Roland Pike	Rudge	72.79 mph	3:37.42.6	7
4	Ronald Mead	Mead-Norton	72.68 mph	3:41.06.6	6
5	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
1	Harold L Daniell	14	Norton	86.93 mph	3:02:18.6	10
2	Johnny Lockett	42	Norton	86.19 mph	3:03:52.4	8
3	Ernie Lyons		Velocette	85.50 mph	3:05:22.0	7
4	Artie Bell	1	Norton	83.83 mph	3:09:03.0	6
5	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
^[3]^[4]

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
^[5]^[6]

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
^[7]^[8]

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
^[9]^[10]

Previous race: None	FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1949 season	Next race: 1949 Swiss Grand Prix
Previous race: 1948 Isle of Man TT	Isle of Man TT	Next race: 1950 Isle of Man TT

References

^ 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.

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