1949 Isle of Man Tt (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 1949 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy or I British Motorcyle Grand Prix festival were the first races of Grand Prix World Championship that were held in the Isle of Man. At the FICM (later called 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 four classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc and 125cc. In the past a Grand Prix had been an individual race. In 1949 for the first time, a series of Grand Prix races would decide who would be the 1949 World Champion that year.