To mark the 100th anniversary of Northern Ireland’s Ulster GP – see our news pages for details of the celebratory event – we reproduce this fabulous photograph, which shows the 500cc men starting in the 1949 running of the race, with the picture providing part of The Motor Cycle’s event coverage.
The 1949 event was part of the inaugural world championship, while all three classes – 500cc, 350cc and 250cc – ran concurrently, with the 26 500cc
