By Next to take part in Road Racing News, revamped Oliver’s Mount Top 8 series is 2025 MCUI most improved road racer award collector, Jacque Foley.
Eighth within last year’s Junior, Senior Manx GP races, amongst the race victors during the 2023 Cock O’The North meeting, his answers to the set of questions, are as follows:
Q1: First memory of Oliver’s Mount?
“Reading about it in one of Stephen Davison’s books, thought the jumps looked mint.”
Q2: Favourite part about racing at the mount?
“Lots of tight racing, lots of local experts round there that are really fast, so it definitely keeps you on your toes.”
Q3: Favourite section of Scarborough course?
“The jumps, some craic.”
Q4: Best moment thus far at Scarborough?
“Had a great race with Jay (Bellers) Smith passing each other loads, passed him on the outside over Jefferies Jumps, we did some laughing after that.”
Q5: All time Scarborough racing hero?
“Roddy Taylor!”
Q6: Is there one machine in particular that you would like to race at Scarborough?
“Yamaha TZ 250”
Q7: One word to describe Oliver’s Mount?
“Very far from where I live!”
Q8: Most respected racing rival at Scarborough?
“Roddy Taylor because he’s the same age as my grandad and hit a deer while racing and came out on top.”
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
