By Given the trials and tribulations on IOM shores, it is pleasing to report F2 Sidecar racing will continue to grace Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough meetings in 2026, starting with this weekend’s Barry Sheene Festival.
Twenty driver/passengers have entered the J.Hughes Plant Hire F2/concurrently run pre-injection races.
Winners x3 from the Spring Cup, Carl Fenwick/Jake Roberts (Shelbourne Yamaha) have got-the taste for success and are certain to be tough to beat again, at North Yorkshire’s ‘Mini TT’.
Perennial Scarborough front runners, the Ramsdens Steve & Matty (LCR Honda) will be out to turn the tables on Fenwick/Roberts after Spring Cup battles.
No less than thirty-three times, first three finishers together across this decade at Oliver’s Mount, driver Steve victories accumulation overall stands at twenty-three.
Protégé of Eddy Wright, Kieran Clarke linking up with Rob Coppock (Eddys Moto Tadcaster) has the proven calibre, swift turn of speed to potentially attain race victories.
Michael Russell/Alice Smith, Bruce Moore/Tom Dawkins (Arcadia Motel – Baker Yamaha), Mark Hegarty/Alex Ludlow (Hegarty Racing) will be looking to impress as will Paul Riley/Jody James, Charlie Morphet/TBC passenger and pre-injection machine equipped competitors, Greg Lambert/Robin King, Jamie Hanks/Jonathan Kirk.
Alongside the F2/pre-injection contests, there is additionally on Saturday, Sunday, yesteryear classic three-wheeling races, featuring:
Mountain course racing legends Dave Molyneux/Dan Sayle with their TR Suzuki outfit, the above-mentioned Kieran Clarke/Rob Coppock.
Adam Holden/Trevor Johnson (Bahder Performance and Machine), previously showcased Greg Lambert/Andrew Haynes (Graham & Ann Ward – MRE BMW) and Scarborough newbies from Switzerland, Guido Reichmuth/Zita Reichmuth (MRE Ducati).
Photo credit: Mark Corlett
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
