Lougher and Hind To Race At Spring Cup


Jim Hind and Ian Lougher will both be in action on Team ILR - Mark Coverdale Patons at this month's Spring Cup at Oliver's Mount.
Photo: Team ILR

Team ILR's owner - manager Ian Lougher and Jim Hind are both set to return to Oliver's Mount at the forthcoming Spring Cup meeting.

Hind was impressive last year when he made his only two appearances to date around the iconic 2.41 miles of England's only roads circuit.

And at last year's Gold Cup he showed why he is being tipped for the top as he put all three of his bikes on pole during qualifying and consistently lapped among the front runners all weekend on what was only his second visit to the circuit following his debut there just three weeks previously.

Over the course of the weekend Jim came away with no fewer than six podiums including a 2 & 4 Stroke double win, a fourth in the feature Gold Cup race and some impressive rides in the Supersport class, greatly impressing team boss and mentor Ian Lougher in the process.

As in 2020, Hind will again have the Team ILR - Mark Coverdale S1-R Paton and ZX-6R Kawasaki at his disposal.


Oliver's Mount specialist Ian Lougher holds the record for the number of race wins around Oliver's Mount and he will also be competing on one of the team's Patons at the Spring Cup.

This, along with mentoring and supporting young Hind, will ensure that the ever popular Welshman will once again be kept busy behind the scenes as well as on track.

Last year's outings at Oliver's Mount also provided Ian with the ideal opportunity to develop the S1-R Paton in readiness for 2021.

The 2021 Oliver's Mount Spring Cup takes place over the weekend of Saturday 22nd – Sunday 23rd May.