Ace Hire & Sales Sidecar Race Report

The final race of the morning was the Ace Hire & Sales Sidecar Race. The first lap charge into Ballabeg was awesome; quite how they all made it around unscathed is a mystery; the crowd loved it. Returnee to Billown, Ben Birchall and new passenger Kevin Rousseau led by a coat of paint from Ryan and Callum Crowe with Lee Crawford / Scott Hardie in third; they stopped to make an adjustment at Cross Four ways and dropped out of contention. Pete Founds / Jeavon Walmsley were fourth; the soon to retire Tim Reeves / Mark Wilkes were fifth; just ahead of Alan Founds / Rhys Gibbons. On lap 2 Birchall / Rousseau were away and clear. Alan Founds was up to second, just ahead of his brother Peter. An overshoot had dropped the Crowe brothers to sixth; behind Michael Russell / Jake Roberts and Greg Lambert / Andrew Haynes. By the end of the lap the Crowes had moved up to fourth. Then an accident at Ballanorris (Joey’s Gate); involving Alan Founds / Rhys Gibbons brought out the red flag; thank fully Alan was okay and Rhys was found to have no fractures after a check up at Nobles. The result was declared at the end of lap 2; with the removal of Founds / Gibbons promoting Lambert / Haynes to sixth. Best of the newcomers was the pairing of Keiran Clarke / Andrew Johnson in seventh.

Words: Richard Radcliffe 

Image: Callum Staley