By Distinctive two-stroke noises, evoking past eras of pure road racing, classic racing royalty going wheel to wheel, is just some of what to look forward to in this week’s Blackford Financial Services titled backed, Pre-TT Classic Road Races.
Saturday (25th May), four races are scheduled to take place, 250/350 Singles, 1100cc Classic, Geoff Duke Junior Superbike (featuring 250’s/Supersport 400 bikes), opening Sidecar encounters.
Notable participants’ entering these races, include:
106 times Irish road race winner Barry Davison, event wins record holder Mike Hose, Junior 350 Classics lap record holder at Cookstown, Andy Hornby.
Adrian Skaife, Alan Oversby, Hefyn Owen, Chris McGahan, Duke Road Race Rankings series leader Michael Browne.
2023 Bob Smith Spring Cup winner Joey Thompson, Sidecar TT hero Dan Sayle, Tom Snow, Keith Shannon, Gary Hutton.
Chris Moore, Senior Manx Grand Prix winner Joe Yeardsley, Marc Colvin, Owen Monaghan, Richard Ford, and Geoff Bates.
Three wheeling speedsters taking to Billown include Greg Lambert/Andrew Haynes, Danny Quirk/Sharon Reeves (Pre-TT Classic debutant), Tony Thirkell/William Moralee and Jack Gristwood/Alice Smith.
Photo credit: Richard Radcliffe
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
