Norton factory racing team that featured the featherbed-framed Norton Manx ridden by Artie Bell and Geoff Duke. After the Norton team started the 1950 season by claiming the top three positions at the 1950 Isle of Man TT, Foster surprised the Norton team by winning the Belgian Grand Prix ahead of Bell and Duke. He followed with victories at the Dutch TT and the Ulster Grand Prix along with a second place at the Swiss Grand Prix to clinch the 350cc world championship. Foster retired after the 1951 Isle of Man TT and settled in Dorset where he owned garages in Blandford and Parkstone. Motorcycle Grand Prix results 1949 point system. Points system from 1950 to 1968. (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) References English motorcycle racers Sportspeople from Cheltenham People from Blandford Forum Sportspeople from Dorset 500cc World Championship riders 350cc World Championship riders 250cc World Championship riders Isle of Man TT riders 1911 births 1982 deaths 350cc World Riders' Champions