Hebden Bridge father and son Paul and Jamie Coward are preparing for a busy time at this years Blackford’s Pre-TT Classic Road Races having entered in 10 races between them!
Paul Coward being chased by James Cowton
during the 2014 Post Classic Race
(Glynne Lewis)
Paul with eight victories at the Pre-TT Classic meeting to his name so far, has four machines to ‘fettle’, two Nourish Weslakes, a 500 and a 750, along with a 750 Suzuki also from the N.R.E. Stable plus a 350 Honda twin provided by Keith & Betty Fenna.
Jamie also has four machines to take care of, with two being entered in two races each.
Having missed the majority of the 2014 season after a serious spill at the Tandragee 100 in early May, the young Yorkshireman will have a busy time being entered in all six solo races, commencing with two rides, one on Saturday and the other on Sunday afternoon on a 250 Atkins Greeves.
From the single cylinder two-stroke, he swaps to a four-stroke single 500 Craven Manx, before changing to a 350 Craven Honda twin for the Junior Classic.
Finally throwing his leg over a 750 Mistral Kawasaki in the Classic Superbike race - the machine which won the equivalent race in 2014 piloted by fellow Yorkshireman Dean Harrison.
The winning 750 Mistral Kawasaki from 2014
ridden by Dean Harrison
(Wayne Freestone)