Jim Curry Passes
It is with sadness that Southern 100 Racing have learnt of the passing of Jim Curry, a past competitor between 1963 and 1968 and twice a winner on the 4.25-mile Billown Course. Jim made his debut in 1963 in the 250cc race, finishing second, on his Bill Webster Aermacchi, just0.6 of a second
100 Club September Draw
Good afternoon, everyone, Whatever you are doing this weekend I hope you are having a good time. Dave Smart from Blackford Financial Services kindly pulled the numbers out of the bag for this month's draw. The lucky winners are:- No Winner No. Prize (£) 1st Helen Smith 123 £ 100.00 2nd Rob Allison 18 £ 50.00 3rd Juan Gill 121 £ 50.00 4th Ali Clark 40 £ 25.00 5th Terry Holmes 137 £ 25.00 6th Malcolm Clark 119 £ 20.00 Well done
100 Club August Draw
Good morning, everyone, Well the weather on the IoM has not been kind to us this summer, the latest race event casualty has been the Manx Grand Prix, but it is sunny today, so fingers crossed we get some racing shortly. The Scrutineering Team at the Manx GP pulled the numbers out for
Daryl Blake Sidecar Championship Race Report
The final race of the meeting, the Daryl Blake Sidecar Championship. The Crowe brothers were first past the paddock on lap 1; but they were passed by Ben Birchall / Kevin Rousseau going into Ballakeighan. At Church Bends, Birchall / Rousseau had opened a lead of 2.1s as they flicked between
Ellan Vannin Fuels Solo Championship Race Report
The main solo event; the Ellan Vannin Fuels Championship over 9 laps of the 4.25 miles circuit. Conditions were just about perfect. Mike Browne was, understandably, a non-starter for this race. Davey Todd made another lightning start on his brand new machine; built from scratch post the TT. He led by
Bushy’s Brewery Lightweight Race Report
Tuesday’s race winner Rob Hodson grabbed the hole shot on his Paton and led Jamie Coward by 10m at Church Bends. Davey Todd was third and sitting 50m behind Coward waiting for Coward’s smoking machine to expire; it duly did towards the end of lap 2. Michael Sweeney was on his
Bettridges of Foxdale Supersport Race Report
The first race to be held in the warm afternoon sunshine was the Bettridges of Foxdale Supersport Race. It was déjà vu as Browne and Dunlop were fastest from the lights. Browne led by 20m as they hustled their bikes through the S bend at Malew church. Rob Hodson, Dom Herbertson,
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
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company & Ellan Vannin Fuels Senior Race
In sunshine; the it was time for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company & Ellan Vannin Fuels Senior Race, and it provided the same close racing throughout the field that the 600 A Race had. Michael Dunlop and Davey Todd (from 8th on the grid) led the closely packed field
Southern 100 – 100 Club July Draw
Good afternoon, everyone, I hope you are all well and for those who attended the Southern 100 last week, I hope you enjoyed the event and the racing despite the weather trying to put a dampener on everything. I would just like to say a big thank you to everyone who bought