- 1948 Isle of Man TT
In the
1948 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy festivalHarold Daniell , lap record holder since 1938, failed to finish the 1948Senior TT on his Norton, and victory went to Norton team member,Artie Bell , the flyingUlsterman . Norton dominated, taking the first three places, losing fourth to Geoff Murdoch'sAJS , and then filling the next four places. There were thirty three Nortons in a field of fifty six.Artie Bell also came third in the
Junior TT withFreddie Frith taking the flag for first place, and A. R. (Bob) Foster coming second, both onVelocette s. Maurice Cann won the Lightweight with hisDOHC 250 ccMoto Guzzi , followed by Roland Pike on a Rudge.Three "Clubman" races were again included, for the second year, in the festival with the "Clubman Senior" race allowing entires of bikes up to 1,000 cc engine capacity.
Later in 1948, at the FICM (later called FIM) meeting in
London , it was decided there would be amotorcycle 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 four classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc. In the past a Grand Prix had been an individual race. In 1949 for the first time, starting with the Isle of Man TT, a series of Grand Prix races would decide who would be the 1949 World Champion.enior TT (500cc)
Clubmans Senior TT
External links
* [http://www.iomtt.com/Home/TTDatabase/races.aspx?meet_code=TT48 Detailed race results]
* [http://www.mcb.net/ttraces/tt/ttwin.html Isle of Man TT winners]
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