By Category honours x3 will be up for grabs within the upcoming Bob Smith Spring Cup, Lightweight races, sponsored by Road Racing News!
A mainstay of Scarborough racing schedules since 2023, CB 500 Honda action has its own cult following.
Ten racers are poised for next month’s competition tilts. Headline entrants include:
Last season’s class Champion Shaun O’Hara, Marcus ‘Spartacus’ Simpson (Buckley), Ricky Martin (Cut in Edge Decorating/Roddy Taylor Racing), Ian Carter (121 Motorbike Training).
Grant Aitchison, Calvin Grimes, Tommy Club member David McConnachy (Kevin Liddle Motorsport) and former National Superstock 1000 Champion, Triangle course virtuoso, standout Oliver’s Mount newcomer Richard Cooper.
In terms of 125/Moto 3, 400cc 4-Stroke fields, the combined entry total stands at seventeen.
Scarborough favourites, category experts competing, include:
Sole non-UK/IOM rider Chris Meyer (MYR Racing – Moto 3 Honda), the evergreen Tony Flinton, eight times Sidecar TT winner, the ever-versatile Dan Sayle (Falcon Electrical).
Local ace, Cowton Racing’s William Grant (Ninja 400 Kawasaki), Kingston Upon Hull’s Richie Welsh (FZR 400 Yamaha), Oliver Dean (OC Graphics Racing – ZXR 400 Kawasaki).
Dan Frear (Roger Middleton – ZXR 400 Kawasaki) whose 400cc lap-record (1.52.851) has not been bested since 2009, yesteryear racing ‘King Pin’ Richard Ford (ZXR 400 Kawasaki), utterly dominant last year on 400cc tackle, Stephen Gorton (Leigh MOTs – ZXR 400 Kawasaki).
Lissy Whitmore (Jetz by Baxto Racing – ZX4-RR 400 Kawasaki), Roddy Taylor (Collard Group/Jock Borthwick Haulage Ltd – RVF 400R Honda), Wayne Avis (ZXR 400 Kawasaki), prospective Mountain Course debutant Brandon Brinded (ZXR 400 Kawasaki) and Steve Sewell (MBR Motorsport – NC30 Honda).
Road Racing News, 2026 Bob Smith Spring Cup previews compilation, concludes on Thursday, highlighting three-wheeling tour de forces.
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
