Ashcourt Racing’s Johnston Amongst Recently Confirmed Gold Cup Entrants

Ashcourt Racing’s Johnston Amongst Recently Confirmed Gold Cup Entrants

Aiming to pick up from where he left off at Scarborough at the Barry Sheene Classic, eight times International Road Race winner Lee Johnston is amongst the latest confirmed entrants for the 68th Gold Cup meeting.

Winner of all three feature Supersport races in July’s Barry Sheene Classic, Johnston will be back in action this month on Scarborough shores on the Ashcourt Racing YZF R6 Yamaha, that has served him so well throughout 2019.

Alongside his aforementioned middleweight class successes at the ‘Mount’, the happy go lucky, always cheerful Johnston has this year joined the TT winners circle, finished runner-up in all three Supersport races at the Ulster GP.

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Taken his North West 200 wins tally to four and produced various strong performances within the ultra competitive British Supersport series.

Unquestionably one of the favourites for Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup victory, he forms part of a huge entry for the illustrious, prestigious Gold Cup meeting.

Amongst those confirmed to join Johnston on the Gold Cup entry list in recent times include Sheffield’s Lewis Bramwell, Bishop Castle’s Barry Furber and prospective Scarborough newcomer, Ulster GP Super Twins race 1 victor Paul Jordan, who’s set to pilot his own teams Kells Supersport class winning YZF R6 Yamaha.

Reminder the Scarborough Gold Cup takes place in just over 17 days time from the 28th-29th of September.

Words by Stevie Rial

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