Bob Smith Spring Cup: Practice/Qualifying/Race Schedule

Bob Smith Spring Cup: Practice/Qualifying/Race Schedule

Drum roll, drum roll please, it’s nearly Bob Smith Spring Cup time!

Those will who be attending the UK roads season opener, are certain to be treated to two days of intriguing closed roads action.

Notable debutants due to gain their first, competitive laps on Saturday around the 2.43 miles long Oliver’s Mount circuit include Michael Gahan, Jacque Foley, Josh Corner and Thundersport CB500 ‘King Pin’ Grant Whitaker.

Timed practice, qualifying sessions first take centre stage on Saturday, before race action begins with the first of three Prince Bishop Garage Lightweight/CB 500 encounters.

Sunday’s competition features 12 races including the showpiece eight-lap Bob Smith Spring Cup.

The full run down of the schedule for the two-day Spring Cup meeting, which features the likes of Scarbrough wins record holder Ian Lougher, Jim Hind, SMT Racing’s Rob Hodson, Cowton Racing’s Dominic Herbertson, Lee Crawford/Jake Lowther, Conrad Harrison/Andy Winkle, reads as follows:

15th April:

Practice sessions running order:

Newcomers – 3 Laps
Lightweights – 3 Laps
Super Twins – 3 Laps
Supersport Group 1 – 3 Laps
Supersport Group 2 – 3 Laps
Sidecars – 3 Laps
Classic Superbike – 3 Laps

Qualifying sessions running order:

Lightweights
Super Twins
Supersport Group 1
Supersport Group 2
Sidecars
Classic Superbike

Races running order:

Lightweight Race 1 – 6 Laps
Super Twins Race 1 – 6 Laps
Supersport Group A Race 1 – 8 Laps
Supersport Group B Race 1 – 8 Laps
Sidecars Race 1 – 6 Laps

Classic Superbike Race 1 – 6 Laps
JMS Support Race 1 – 6 Laps
Lightweight Race 2 – 6 Laps
Supersport Group A Race 2 – 8 Laps
Supersport Group B Race 2 – 6 Laps

16th April:

Warm-up sessions running order:

Lightweights – 3 Laps
Super Twins – 3 Laps
Supersport Group B – 3 Laps
Supersport Group A – 3 Laps
Sidecars – 3 Laps
Classic Superbike – 3 Laps

Races running order:

Super Twins Race 2 – 6 Laps
Classic Superbike Race 2 – 6 Laps
Sidecars Race 2 – 6 Laps
Bob Smith Spring Cup – 8 Laps

JMS Support Race 2 – 6 Laps
Lightweight Race 3 – 6 Laps
Super Twins Race 3 – 6 Laps
Sidecars Race 3 – 6 Laps

Supersport Group A Race 3 – 8 Laps
Supersport Group B Race 3 – 6 Laps
Classic Superbike Race 3 – 6 Laps
JMS Support Race 3 – 6 Laps

Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou

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