The 1950 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy

Isle of Man TT

The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...

festival was the second year the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

 TT races were part of the Grand Prix World Championship

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. The 125cc class uses a two-stroke engine while Moto2 and MotoGP use four-stroke engines. In 2010 the 250cc two-stroke was replaced...

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After his win in the 1949 Isle of Man Clubman event, Geoff Duke

Geoff Duke

Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE is a British multi-time motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion.Geoff Duke dominated motorcycle racing in the 1950s, winning six world championships and six Isle of Man TT races...

 entered the 1950 Isle of Man TT

Isle of Man TT

The International Isle of Man TT Race is a motorcycle racing event held on the Isle of Man and was for many years the most prestigious motorcycle race in the world...

 only to find himself racing against formidable opposition in his first Senior TT

Senior TT

The Senior Tourist Trophy is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. The Senior TT is the Blue Riband event of the festival and takes place on the Friday of race week. The Marquis de Mouzilly St. Mars...

, not only from his experienced Norton

Norton (motorcycle)

Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range...

 team mates, Artie Bell

Artie Bell

Arthur James Bell was an Irish motorcycle road racer became known for his short, yet brilliant, post-World War II Isle of Man TT career that came to notice with his second place finish in the 1947 Isle of Man TT on a second-hand 500cc Norton he bought himself on which he led for three of the seven...

, Harold Daniell

Harold Daniell

Harold Daniell was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1940s and 1950s...

 and Johnny Lockett

Johnny Lockett

Johnny Lockett was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.He competed in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season riding on a 500cc Norton bike and finished seventh overall with 13 points, 17 points behind fellow British rider and teammate...

, but also Les Graham on an AJS Porcupine

AJS Porcupine

-Racing history:The motorcycle was originally designed by AJS to be supercharged, as were a number of pre-war racing bikes, but the FICM banned supercharging in 1946. The motor was then worked on to allow it to perform without a supercharger...

, Reg Armstrong

Reg Armstrong

Reginald Armstrong was born in Liverpool, grew up in Dublin. He was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and raced for AJS, Velocette, Norton, NSU, and Gilera. He then became team manager for Honda's racing team in 1962 and 1963, and they won five world championships in that time. He was also in his...

 and Bob Foster

Bob Foster (motorcyclist)

Alfred Robert "Bob" Foster was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.Foster's win on a unit-construction New Imperial in the 1936 Isle of Man TT was the last time that Great Britain won a Lightweight TT....

 on Velocette

Velocette

Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns...

s. Geoff was wearing the first set of one-piece leathers and he beat them all, breaking both lap and race records in the Senior, and finishing second in the Junior TT

Junior TT

The Junior TT is a motorcycle road race that takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival; an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June...

. It was the beginning of a spectacular racing career for Geoff Duke.

The Norton team had the new Featherbed frame

Featherbed frame

The featherbed frame was a motorcycle frame developed by the British Norton motorcycle company to improve the performance of their racing motorcycles around the twisting and demanding Isle of Man TT course in 1950. It was considered revolutionary at the time, and the best handling frame that a...

 on their racing bikes that had excellent handing characteristics. It was another Norton ridden by Artie Bell that won the Junior, with Norton occupying the first three places of the Senior and Junior races. The Lightweight TT went to the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 bikes, with first and second being Dario Ambrosini on a Benelli

Benelli (motorcycles)

Benelli is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer owned by Chinese company Qianjiang Group. It once manufactured shotguns, although this part of the business is now a separate company.-Early history:...

, and Maurice Cann on a Moto Guzzi

Moto Guzzi

Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It is one of seven brands owned by Piaggio.Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its central historic role in Italy's motorcycling manufacture, its prominence worldwide in motorcycle racing, and a series of...

, respectively.

As in 1949, four Clubman races were included in this year's festival; Clubman 1,000 cc, Clubman Senior, Clubman Junior and Clubman Lightweight.

Senior TT (500cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time	Gap
1	Geoff Duke Geoff Duke Geoffrey Ernest Duke OBE is a British multi-time motorcycle Grand Prix road racing world champion.Geoff Duke dominated motorcycle racing in the 1950s, winning six world championships and six Isle of Man TT races...	Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range...	92.37 mph	2:51:45.6
2	Artie Bell Artie Bell Arthur James Bell was an Irish motorcycle road racer became known for his short, yet brilliant, post-World War II Isle of Man TT career that came to notice with his second place finish in the 1947 Isle of Man TT on a second-hand 500cc Norton he bought himself on which he led for three of the seven...	Norton	90.86	2:54:25.6	+ 2:40.0
3	Johnny Lockett Johnny Lockett Johnny Lockett was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1940s and 1950s.He competed in the 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season riding on a 500cc Norton bike and finished seventh overall with 13 points, 17 points behind fellow British rider and teammate...	Norton	90.37	2:55:22.4	+ 3:36.8
4	Les Graham	AJS AJS AJS was the name used for cars and motorcycles made by the Wolverhampton, England, company A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd, from 1909 to 1931, by then holding 117 motorcycle world records, and after the firm was sold the name continued to be used by Matchless, Associated Motorcycles and Norton-Villiers on...	90.11	2:55:52.0	+ 4:06.4
5	Harold L Daniell Harold Daniell Harold Daniell was a British professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed in the 1940s and 1950s...	Norton	89.78	2:56:31.0	+ 4:45.4
6	Reg Armstrong Reg Armstrong Reginald Armstrong was born in Liverpool, grew up in Dublin. He was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and raced for AJS, Velocette, Norton, NSU, and Gilera. He then became team manager for Honda's racing team in 1962 and 1963, and they won five world championships in that time. He was also in his...	Velocette Velocette Velocette is the name given to motorcycles that were made by Veloce Ltd, in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. One of several motorcycle manufacturers in Birmingham, Velocette was a small, family-owned firm, selling far fewer hand-built motorcycles than the giant BSA, Norton or Triumph concerns...	86.83	3:02:31.4	+ 10:45.8
7	Dickie Dale Dickie Dale Richard H. Dale was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer born in Wyberton near Boston, Lincolnshire, England.He competed in the inaugural 1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. Dale was a victor in the 1951 North West 200...	Norton	86.48	3:03:15.6	+ 11:30.0
8	Cromie McCandless Cromie McCandless Cromie McCandless was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in 1951, when he finished in third place in the 125cc world championship behind Carlo Ubbiali and Gianni Leoni. McCandless won two Grand Prix races during his career...	Norton	86.45	3:03:19.6	+ 11:34.0
9	Jack Brett Jack Brett Jack Brett was a British Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He competed from 1949 to 1960 in the Grand Prix world championship. He won his only world championship race in the 500cc class at the 1952 500cc Swiss Grand Prix, riding an AJS...	Norton	86.18	3:03:53.2	+ 12:07.6
10	Harry Hinton Harry Hinton Harry Hinton was an Australian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was born in Birmingham. His best season was in 1950 when he finished ninth in the 500cc world championship. Hinton was the first Australian to score points in the premier 500cc division...	Norton	85.94	3:04:25.4	+ 12:40.2

Junior TT (350cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time	Gap
1	Artie Bell	Norton	86.33 mph	3:03:35.0
2	Geoff Duke	Norton	85.73	3:04:52.0	+ 1:17.0
3	Harold Daniell	Norton	84.33	3:07:56.0	+ 4:21.0
4	Les Graham	AJS	84.33	3:08:03.8	+ 4:28.8
5	Ted Frend Ted Frend Edward Frend , born in South London, was a British motorcycle sports competitor from the late 1930s to the early 1950s, road racing with the AJS works team from 1948 to 1954.-Early years:...	AJS	83.88	3:08:56.4	+ 5:21.4
6	Johnny Lockett	Norton	83.28	3:10:18.2	+ 6:43.2
7	Dickie Dale	AJS	83.11	3:10:41.2	+ 7:06.2
8	Cromie McCandless	Norton	82.43	3:12:16.6	+ 8:41.6
9	Ken Bills	Velocette	82.35	3:12:28.0	+ 8:53.0
10	Harry Hinton	Norton	81.99	3:13:18.4	+ 10:43.4

Lightweight TT (250cc)

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time	Gap
1	Dario Ambrosini Dario Ambrosini Dario Ambrosini was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer who competed for the Benelli factory racing team. He finished second to Bruno Ruffo in the inaugural FIM 250cc world championship in 1949. He returned in 1950 and claimed the 250cc world championship with three victories including one...	Benelli Benelli (motorcycles) Benelli is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer owned by Chinese company Qianjiang Group. It once manufactured shotguns, although this part of the business is now a separate company.-Early history:...	78.08 mph	3:22:58.0
2	Maurice Cann Maurice Cann Maurice Cann was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He entered his first Manx Grand Prix in 1931, and in 1938 competed in his first Isle of Man TT. Cann won the 1948 Lightweight TT aboard a Moto Guzzi. He competed from 1949 to 1952 in the Grand Prix world championships...	Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It is one of seven brands owned by Piaggio.Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its central historic role in Italy's motorcycling manufacture, its prominence worldwide in motorcycle racing, and a series of...	78.07	3:22:58.2	+ 0:00.2
3	Ronald Mead	Velocette	75.6	3:29:38.0	+ 6:40.0
4	Roland Pike	Rudge	74.14	3:33:45.0	+ 10:47.0
5	Len Bayliss	LB Special	71.53	3:41:33.0	+ 18:35.0
6	Arnold Jones	Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer. It is one of seven brands owned by Piaggio.Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its central historic role in Italy's motorcycling manufacture, its prominence worldwide in motorcycle racing, and a series of...	71.17	3:42:41.2	+ 19:43.2
7	Svend Aage Sørensen	Excelsior	69.44	3:48:13.0	+ 25:15.0
8	Frank Cope	AJS	68.73	3:50:34.0	+ 27:36.0
9	R. Edwards	CTS	67.21	3:55:47.0	+ 32:49.0
10	Norman Webb	Excelsior	66.87	3:57:00.0	+ 34:02.0

Clubmans 1000 TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Alex Phillip	Vincent Vincent Motorcycles Vincent Motorcycles was a British manufacturer of motorcycles from 1928 to 1955. Their 1948 Black Shadow was at the time the world's fastest production motorcycle...	78.58 mph	1.55.18.0
2	"J Alexander"	Vincent	74.94	2.00.52.2
3	Fred J Young	Vincent	72.08	2.05.39.4

Clubmans Senior TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Phil H Carter	Norton Norton (motorcycle) Norton is a British motorcycle marque, originally from Birmingham, founded in 1898 as a manufacturer of "fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade". By 1902, they had begun manufacturing motorcycles with bought-in engines. In 1908, a Norton-built engine was added to the range...	75.61 mph	1.59.50.4
2	Allen Hill	Triumph	75.3	2.00.17.0
3	Ken Dixon	Norton	74.57	2.01.29.2

Clubmans Junior TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Brian A Jackson	BSA Birmingham Small Arms Company This article is not about Gamo subsidiary BSA Guns Limited of Armoury Road, Small Heath, Birmingham B11 2PP or BSA Company or its successors....	74.25 mph	2.01.58.2
2	Ian McGuffie	BSA	73.07	2.03.54.8
3	Doug Brown	Norton	72.42	2.05.15.0

Clubmans Lightweight TT

Rank	Rider	Team	Speed	Time
1	Frank Fletcher	Excelsior	66.89 mph	1.41.34.4
2	Arthur J Wellstead	Triumph	64.63	1.45.06.2
3	John R Dulson	Velocette	61.73	1.50.05.2

External links

• Detailed race results
• Isle of Man TT winners