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| Manx Rider aiming for
Newcomers Glory
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Local rider Tom Clucas has aquired an ex Philip
McCallen, Motor Cycle City CBR600 Honda for the coming season with a view to
riding it at this years Manx Grand Prix.
Tom, who is a relative
newcomer to the sport, had a successful 2000 in the Isle of Man and at several
short circuit venues in the UK. The Manx is his main goal for 2001 where he
will be entering the Newcomers, Junior and Senior races all on the CBR.
Other than the Manx, you can expect to see Tom in action in the local
Center Championship, The Steam Packet International meeting at Billown, the
Southern 100 in July, plus selected rounds of the BMCRC, MRO and New Era
Championships on the Mainland.
On the subject of the Manx Grand Prix,
Tom told us 'The Newcomers Race has always been my only ambition, firstly, as
you only get one chance at it, and it's probably my only chance of winning a
Manx.'
'As for the others classes, I'd be chuffed with finishing in the
top 20.' '
I'd probably go faster the more years I did it, but I don't
know how long I'm going to be doing this as I'll probably be sick of being
skint all the time.'
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It is great to see
such confidence in a young local rider, and he will hope to follow fellow local
Milky Quayle's progress from the Manx Grand Prix to the TT I'm sure. He went on
to tell us 'My other ambition, as with every one else's I suppose, is to do a
lap of over 100mph but I believe there's 110mph laps in me (there'd better be
now), which in recent years would be good enough to win, barring freaks like
Skene, Greene etc.'
'The fastest locals' fastest lap in the actual race
in the last few years has been 105.75mph so I know it's a tall order, but I
believe I can do it.'
Tom's main sponsor for 2001 will be Chris Preston
who is a local enthusiast.
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