By Rarely failing to pulsate, enthral, excite, more crackerjack Pub & Kitchen Super Twin race encounters are pending at the 80th Anniversary Scarborough Gold Cup.
As in the HMH Civils Supersport class, the entry-list is not short of roads scene royalty.
Standout starters include Twins lap-record holder Rob Hodson (SMT Racing – Paton), Bob Smith Spring Cup winner Richard Cooper (SR-R CF Moto), fourteen times TT winner Peter Hickman (Swan Racing by PHR Performance – Triumph).
Joey Thompson (TH Racing – Aprilia), Sportbike & Junior Manx GP victor Johnny Stewart (J Stewart Garage Service – Aprilia), Sportbike TT runner-up Mikey Browne (S1-R Paton).
TT Privateers Champion Barry Furber (DC Motorcycles – Yamaha), Stephen Gorton (Leigh MOT’s – Aprilia), Ryan Dixon (Hywel Griffiths/TH Racing – Kawasaki) and Shaun Anderson (Moto Twelve Racing – SR-R CF Moto).
Recently speaking to Road Racing News, Anderson second in this week’s Historic Senior Classic TT, outlined why now is the right time for first Scarborough racing endeavours since 2023.
“I had the tie-up with the Moto Twelve guys through Eddie Roberts at the TT for the Sportbike and Eddie contacted me, would you be interested in riding at Scarborough, haven’t done Scarborough since 2023.
So, I thought I knew Andy and the club, it’s obviously 80th Anniversary etc, think the grids should pretty-big and full.
It’s an interesting place to ride Scarborough, I still haven’t fully fallen in love with it but it was more interesting than I thought it would be, I wanted to give it a taste and I said I would go back and always near the end of the season, your always shy on funds and time and all the rest, so I thought when the opportunity came up this year why not give it a run.”
Others within the 32-rider entry-list, seeking tumultuous Gold Cup campaigns include Anderson’s Moto Twelve Racing team-mate Adam ‘Chad’ Child, Cowton Racing’s Bailey Harker and William Grant.
Rapid Honda TT 2026 crew-chief to Jamie Coward, Dave Hewson (Obsession Engineering – Aprilia), Oliver Morgan Edwards, Jack Sim (Sim Road Racing – Kawasaki), David McArthur (Fostec Engineering – Aprilia).
Scott Aitkin (Kevin Liddle – Aprilia), Shaun Buckle (Granite Moto – Aprilia), Russell Brook (Brook Built Racing – Aprilia), Michael Allen.
Jimmy Buchanan (Lawtech/TPI Mechanical – S2R Ducati), Kramer equipped Dave Walsh, Kevin Barsby and Oliver Dean (OC Graphics Racing – Aprilia).
Gold Cup Super-Twin sizzlers bubbling up, not long till we find out who is this month’s class titan.
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
