Sidecar Race 2 - Start List

3 Laps

501 - 600cc, 4 stroke, 4 cylinder, Production based
The Triumph 3 cylinder 675cc and MV Agusta 3 cylinder 675cc engines are eligible for this class.
Rotary engines are not permitted.

Fine and sunny today, and becoming rather warm with afternoon temperatures up to around 18 Celsius, although slightly cooler where the light or moderate north or northwest breeze blows onshore.

 

Everything looking good for a great race

First through on the road is Moly and then Harrison and the Birchals together. Next is Reeves and Holden on his tail.

Next is Bryan and a gap back to the Bells and Bennet. Now it is Lockey

Birchals

Holden

Moly

Reeves

Harrison

Bell

Bryan

Founds

Lockey

Dix

Holden does 145.9 at Sulby, then the Birchals clock a 145, Harrison does a 144 and Moly clocks a 139

First through is Moly then it is the Birchals followed by Harrison, next is Holden. A long gap back to Bryan then the Bells, next is Lockey, Knight and then Founds go through along with Dix

Looks like Reeves may be out (again)

Birchals

Holden +2.6

Moly

Harrison

Bells

Bryan

Lockey

Dix

Knight

Handcock

Reeves has retired at Glen Auldyn

First across the line is Moly and then the Birchals. A gap to Harrison and now comes Holden running close. The Bells go through but Bryan comes into the pits. Founds into the pits.

Birchals

Moly +3.8

Holden + 3.4

Harrison

Bells

Dix

Lockey

Handcock

Grabmuller

Ramsden

Moly comes through, next is the Birchals, then a gap back to Harrison with Holden on his tail. A long gap to the Bells and again a long gap back to Lockey, now comes Dix comes through. Now it is Handcock (pulled in), now it is Ramsden, Handcock fires up and away again. Bakers run through

Birchals

Holden + 7

Moly + 0.7

Harrison

Bells

Dix

Lockey

Handcock

Ramsden

Beare

Birchals clock a 145 again, Harrison does a 144 and Holden does exactly the same.

John and Jake Lowther off at Handley’s - Jake conscious taken to Nobles via airmed

Moly goes through, Birchals then Holden and Harrison all go through safely, A lon gap to the Bells and then it is Lockey after along gap. Now it is Dix and Lockey who run through.

Birchals

Holden + 7.3

Moly + 0.7

Harrison

Bells

Dix

Lockey

Ramsden

BIRCHALLS AT THE DOUBLE WITH SECOND SURE SIDECAR VICTORY

Ben and Tom Birchall took their second win of the 2015 Isle of Man TT Races, fuelled by Monster Energy, when they took a record breaking victory in Wednesday afternoon's Sure Sidecar race 2. Winning in a new race record time, they defeated Dave Molyneux/Ben Binns by seven seconds with John Holden/Dan Sayle coming home in third. Molyneux and Binns had the consolation of claiming a new lap record with a final lap speed of 116.785.

The Birchalls grabbed the lead from the outset, leading Holden/Sayle by two seconds at Glen Helen with Molyneux/Binns a further two seconds back. Tim Reeves/Patrick Farrance were only 1.5s behind in fourth as Conrad Harrison/Mike Aylott and Ian and Carl Bell completed the top six.

With glorious conditions all round the Mountain Course, the Birchalls lead was up to 2.5s at Ramsey with the top three still the same but Reeves/Farrance were reported as having retired at Glen Auldyn on the approach to the northern town.

An opening lap of 115.549mph gave the Birchalls a 3.4s lead of Molyneux/Binns with Holden/Sayle still in third. Reeves' retirement promoted Harrison/Aylott up to fourth with the Bells now fifth and Gary Bryan/Jamie Winn. However, the latter pulled in to the pits to retire with Winn having lost his visor over the Mountain.

It was clear the race was going to be a record-breaking one with all three leading crews setting 116mph laps second time around, the Birchalls only two seconds outside Crowe's 2007 lap record. Their lead now stood at 7.6s with Holden only 3.7s adrift in third. Harrison and Bell remained in fourth and fifth as Matt Dix/Shaun parker moved up to sixth.

The Birchalls and Molyneux practically matched each other the whole way round the lap, the gap between the two hovering around the seven second mark and as they came along Glencrutchery Road for the final time, it was the Birchalls who got it, their third TT win in total, by seven seconds also breaking their two day old race record.

They broke Crowe's lap record with a speed of 116.783 but Molyneux was a fraction quicker at 116.785 and reclaimed the record he'd last held in 2006. Holden/Sayle came home in third for their second podium of the week.

Harrison/Aylott and the Bells had relatively lonely drives into fourth and fifth respectively as Dix/Parker secured their best ever TT position in sixth also posting their best ever 110mph lap.

Wayne Lockey/Mark Sayers, Steve Ramsden/Matty Ramsden, Rob Handcock/Aki Alto and Tony Baker/Fiona Baker-Milligan completed the top ten.