10:30 Sidecar TT Race 2 (3 Laps)
Road Closing Times
A18 Mountain Road - 08:45
Rest of the Circuit - 09:30
Detailed forecast
Issued on Friday, 08 June 2018 at 7:15am by Ronaldsway Met Office
Dry and bright today with variable amounts of cloud, a fair deal of sunshine and light to moderate east or northeast breezes.
Temperatures rising to about 20 Celsius.
Top Ten listed Outfits all expected to go as listed.
( Birchalls, Moly, J Holden, A Founds, T Reeves, P Founds, K Bennett, S Ramsden, G Bryan & C Harrison ).
10:30 - Sidecar Race 2 is GO
The Birchalls lead off down Glencrutchery, Moly follows, then John Holden, Alan Founds and then Tim Reeves, next is Pete Founds, and next to go is Karl Bennett and then Steve Ramsden and Conrad Harrison follows. The first ten all get away off the line safely.
Glen Helen - Lap 1
Birchalls through first, next is Holden and then Moly, then it is A Founds close is Tim Reeves. Next through is Peter Founds, then comes K Benneet and S Ramsden close, now it is G Bryan and C Harrison, Blackstock and then LeBlond a gap to Gibsons and the Hopey then Lockey, Roscher and G Knight
Holden
Birchalls (-1.4)
Reeves
Blackstock
A Founds
Moly
Harrison
Bryan
P Founds
Leblond
Lambert retires (both ok)
Sulby
Reeves does a 151, Birchalls and Holden both clock 148's, A Founds a 144 and Moly a 138.
Ramsey
First through is the Birchalls and then Holden comes through very quickly, next is Moly, now it is A Founds, a big gap now to Bryan, Harrison, Ramsden and Bennett all close together, Leblond goes through, Hopey and Gibson close together
Holden
Birchalls (-1.65)
T Reeves (-5.1)
A Founds
Moly
Blackstock
Harrison
Bryan
Leblond
Ramsden
Birchalls regain the lead at the Bungalow by 0.72 secs
Grandstand - End of Lap 1
First over the line is the Birchall boys (117.18), then comes John Holden losing a bit of ground, and it is Moly and Reeves together, next is A Founds. A gap now to Bryan, Ramsden and Harrison and then Bennett all pretty close together. Now it is Blackstock. Hopey and Gibsons go through
Birchalls
Holden (-1.89)
Reeves
A Founds
Moly
Harrison
Blackstock
Bryan
Leblond
Ramsden
Glen Helen- Lap 2
Birchalls are through first on the road, Holden then comes next and followed by Reeves and then Moly, next is A Founds. A gap to Ramsden Bryan, Harrison Bennett, Blackstock, Leblond are all through safely a gap to Hopey and the Gibsons
Birchalls
Holden (-4.6)
Reeves (-6.02)
A Founds
Moly
Harrison
Bryan
Blackstock
Ramsden
Leblond
P Founds out (Black Flagged and out with an outfit fault )
Sulby
Reeves again tops it at 151.1, Holden does a 148, Birchalls a 143
Ramsey - Lap 2
Birchalls through, next is Holden, and now it is Reeves, a short gap to Moly and then A Founds close. A large gap now to Harrison, Bryan and Ramsden all together, then it is Blackstock and next is Bennett and Leblond
Birchalls
Holden (-9.2)
Reeves
A Founds
Moly
Harrison
Blackstock
Bryan
Ramsden
Leblond
Birchalls looking quick and maybe a New Lap Record ??
Grandstand-End of Lap 2 - Start of Last lap
Birchalls through with a new lap record of 18:59 minutes and a 119.25 mph
Next is Holden through with a 117.87 mph lap, then Moly goes through with a 117.72
Moly is through and followed by A Founds, a gap to Harrison, Bryan and Ramsden all together, next is Bennett, then Leblond
Birchalls
Holden (-15.14)
Reeves (-7.06)
A Founds
Moly
Harrison
Blackstock
Bryan
Ramsden
Leblond
Glen Helen - Last Lap
Birchalls through safely, then a gap opening up to John Holden, next is Reeves and then A Founds followed by Moly (Trouble ???), a long gap now to Harrison, Ramsden and Bryan all close, then Blackstock follows. A short gap to Bennett and Leblond together
Birchalls
Holden (-17.08)
Reeves (-7.6)
A Founds
Moly
Harrison
Blackstock
Bryan
Ramsden
Leblond
Bennett
Sulby
Reeves does a 150.1, Birchalls a 148.8, Holden a 147
Moly stopped Quarry Bends
Ramsey- Last Lap
Moly back and running again.
Birchalls through for the last time, a short gap to John Holden, then it is Reeves and a long gap now to A Founds. A very big gap to Harrison, Blackstock, Bryan and Ramsden all together. A short gap to Bennett and Leblond running close together
Birchalls
Holden (-21.75)
Reeves(-11.41)
A Founds (-1:10:63)
Blackstock
Harrison
Bryan
Ramsden
Grandstand and Finish Line
Birchalls cross the line to win the race. A gap now to John Holden and then Tim Reeves. Alan Founds comes over the line, Blackstock, Harrison, Bryan and Ramsden all finish.
Provisional Top 20
1) Birchall Brothers
2) John Holden
3) Tim Reeves
A Founds
L Blackstock
C Harrison
G Bryan
S Ramsden
E Leblond
G Gibson
K Bennett
M Jackson
G Knight
G Shand
M Roscher
J Saunders
A King
M Cookson ??
D Rayner
F Leblond
Results
Blistering pace from Birchalls clinches Locate.im Sidecar TT Double
Ben and Tom Birchall created history in Friday morning’s second Locate.im Sidecar TT Race at the 2018 Isle of Man TT Races, fuelled by Monster Energy, when they became the first crew to lap the Mountain Course in under 19 minutes as they swept to their second win of the week, also breaking their own race record from Saturday in the process.
The Nottinghamshire brothers overhauled early leaders John Holden/Lee Cain at the end of lap one and with their second lap being a stunning 119.250mph, they eventually won by 22.92s with Tim Reeves/Mark Wilkes again finishing third.
Holden/Cain led through Glen Helen on the first lap, their advantage over the Birchalls 1.4s with Reeves/Wilkes only 0.78s adrift. Patrick Blackstock/Lewis Rosney were going superb in fourth as Alan Founds/Jake Lowther and Dave Molyneux/Dan Sayle completed the early top six.
By Ramsey, Holden/Cain had eked out an extra two tenths of a second over the Birchalls but Reeves/Wilkes were dropping back, now 5.1s behind. There was change behind though as Founds/Lowther and Molyneux/Sayle moved up to fourth and fifth respectively at the expense of Blackstock/Rosney who’d dropped off the pace slightly.
The Birchalls had a quicker run up and down the Mountain to seize the initiative and an opening lap of 117.185mph meant they went into lap two with a lead of 1.89s over Holden/Cain. Reeves/Wilkes broke the 116mph barrier for the first time to maintain third and they were still only 5.5s behind Holden/Cain. Founds/Lowther and Molyneux/Sayle were still in fourth and fifth but Conrad Harrison/Andy Winkle had now moved up to sixth.
Meanwhile, history had been made further back as Estelle Leblond/Melanie Farnier became the first female driver to go above 110mph and her lap of 110.732mph saw her slot into ninth place. Newcomers Michael Jackson/Harry Payne were also going well, their lap of 108.521mph putting them in 13th.
The Birchalls were pressing on at the head of the field and they had extended their lead over Holden/Cain at Glen Helen to 4.6s who, in turn, added another half second to their advantage over Reeves/Wilkes. Fourth to sixth remained the same but Blackstock/Rosney were now back in eighth while Pete Founds/Jevan Walmsley were reported to be experiencing problems and eventually retired at the end of their first lap.
Throughout their second lap, the Birchalls increased their lead and a new lap record of 119.250mph – the first sub-19 minute lap for the sidecar class – saw them surge clear of Holden/Cain, the difference now a more comfortable 15.1s. Holden/Cain lapped at 117.878mph with Reeves/Wilkes setting another personal best lap of 117.729mph to slot into third, seven seconds behind Holden/Cain.
Fourth to sixth stayed the same as Leblond/Farnier put in another 110mph+ lap and Jackson/Payne improved to 109.198mph but there was no let up from the Birchalls and they duly took their fifth TT win in a row – and eighth in total – by 22.92s with a third lap of 118.427/19:06.935 to clinch victory and breaking their own race record from Saturday’s race in the process with a time of 118.281/ 57.25:040
Holden/Cain and Reeves/Wilkes completed the podium, just as they had done in the first race. Founds/Lowther took fourth and Blackstock/Rosney and Harrison/Winkle took fifth and sixth while 17 time TT race winner Molyneux/Sayle retired on the final lap. Gary Bryan/Phil Hyde, Steve and Matty Ramsden, Leblond/Farnier and Gary and Daryl Gibson rounded out the top ten.
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Ben & Tom Birchall celebrate winning Sidecar Race 2
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John Holden and Lee Cain after Sidecar Race 2
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Tim Reeves and Mark Wilks during Sidecar Race2
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