By Oliver’s Mount Sidecar stats today on Road Racing News, showcasing the quickest driver/passenger partnerships of this decade at England’s only closed roads venue.
After last week’s three wheeling action at Scarborough, it’s Team ARC’s Lee Crawford/Scott Hardie still top of the tree, thanks to their almost record setting lap time of 1:53.792 seconds set during the Spring Cup meet from 2021.
Second to sixth fastest outright through the 2020-2024 period remain Ben Birchall/Tom Birchall (1.54.056), 2023 Oliver’s Mount Sidecar Champions Steve Ramsden/Matty Ramsden (1.55.155).
Carl Fenwick/Phil Knapton (1.57.361), Conrad Harrison/Andy Winkle (1.58.021) and Manx TT heroes Dave Molyneux/Dan Sayle (1.58.379).
When combining the lap times from this year’s Bob Smith Spring Cup to events during 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 the 20 most potent Sidecar crews at Scarborough over recent years, are as follows:
(Best lap time located near driver/passenger’s name)
1st – Lee Crawford/Scott Hardie – 1.53.792
2nd – Ben Birchall/Tom Birchall – 1.54.056
3rd – Steve Ramsden/Matty Ramsden – 1.55.155
4th – Carl Fenwick/Phil Knapton – 1.57.361
5th – Conrad Harrison/Andy Winkle – 1.58.021
6th – Dave Molyneux/Dan Sayle – 1.58.379
7th – John Lowther/Matty Rostron – 2.01.482
8th – Greg Lambert/Andrew Haynes – 2.01.773
9th – Shaun Chandler/Ben Chandler – 2.02.106
10th – Michael Russell/Karl Schofield – 2.03.562
11th – Bruce Moore/Ashley Moore – 2.04.123
12th – Richard Hackney/Dave Ryder – 2.04.785
13th – James Saunders/Sarah Stokoe – 2.05.082
14th – Chris Schofield/Tom Dawkins – 2.05.187
15th – Paul Riley/Geoff Hickie – 2.07.131
16th – Liam Saunders/Ben Stell – 2.08.482
17th – Lee Eastell/Dave Ryder – 2.09.112
18th – David Marshall/Tony Pitt – 2.11.084
19th – Alun Thomas/Jack Laidlow – 2.11.924
20th – John Shipley/Diarmid Macreamoinn – 2.14.799
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
