By Since returning to the pure road racing calendar in 2019, Oliver’s Mount has quickly reaffirmed its’ reputation as one of the most cherished road race circuits worldwide.
Despite the absence of Superstock, Superbike machines, speeds across the past four years around the unrelenting 2.43 miles long Scarborough circuit, have been hugely, hugely impressive.
Dean Harrison strengthened at the Cock O’The North his position as fastest Scarborough exponent of modern times, registering a blistering new Supersport lap record of 1:44.677 seconds.
Twice Steve Henshaw Gold Cup winner Lee Johnston (1.45.017), 2022 King of The Roads Champion Davey Todd (1.45.756) remain second, third quickest overall.
Thirteen more racers have gone below the 1 minute 50 seconds’ mark.
Newest competitors to achieve this feat are Barnsley’s Andy Smart and five times top three finisher last weekend, Gary McCoy.
When combining the lap times from this year’s Cock O’The North to last year’s Gold Cup to events during 2019, 2020 and 2021 the 50 most rapid pilots at Scarborough over the past five years, are as follows:
(PB lap time located near racer’s name)
1st – Dean Harrison – 1.44.677
2nd – Lee Johnston – 1.45.017
3rd – Davey Todd – 1.45.756
4th – Adam McLean – 1.47.034
5th – Dominic Herbertson – 1.47.342
6th – Michael Browne – 1.47.457
7th – Joey Thompson – 1.47.555
8th – Jim Hind – 1.47.692
9th – Mike Norbury – 1.47.867
10th – Rob Hodson – 1.47.919
11th – Gary McCoy – 1.48.023
12th – Andy Smart – 1.48.719
13th – Derek Sheils – 1.48.775
14th – Joe Akroyd – 1.49.344
15th – Jamie Coward – 1.49.468
16th – Marcus Simpson – 1.50.294
17th – Tom Weeden – 1.50.390
18th – Don Gilbert – 1.50.466
19th – Brad Vicars – 1.50.497
20th – Joe Yeardsley – 1.50.980
21st – Barry Furber – 1.51.155
22nd – Mark Goodings – 1.51.413
23rd – Michael Sweeney – 1.51.614
24th – Dave Bell – 1.51.736
25th – Steven Procter – 1.51.878
26th – Ian Lougher – 1.52.101
27th – Daniel Forbes – 1.52.220
28th – Rhys Hardisty – 1.52.232
29th – Steven Haddow – 1.52.249
30th – Aran Sadler – 1.52.320
31st – Darryl Tweed – 1.52.323
32nd – Jack Sim – 1.52.356
33rd – Stephen Parsons – 1.52.546
34th – Callum Ward – 1.52.653
35th – John Dieterman – 1.52.796
36th – Oliver MacRae – 1.52.804
37th – Michael Rees – 1.52.966
38th – Sam Johnson – 1.53.025
39th – Keith Pringle – 1.53.041
40th – Toby Shann – 1.53.305
41st – Tom Robinson – 1.53.359
42nd – Paul Jordan – 1.53.395
43rd – Martin Morris – 1.53.444
44th – Joey Lambden – 1.53.448
45th – John Marsh – 1.53.605
46th – David Jackson – 1.53.655
47th – Neil Kernohan – 1.53.664
48th – Lee Crawford/Scott Hardie – 1.53.792
49th – Jacque Foley – 1.53.830
50th – Ben Birchall/Tom Birchall – 1.54.056
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
