Champions & Former Winners Return to the Friendly Races
Three former Solo Champions head a full entry list for the 69th Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Southern 100 Road Races 2024.
2022 Champion Davey Todd returns with the Milwaukee BMW Motorrad machines, hoping to emulate his success of two years ago.
However, two former winners with six championships between them will be wanting to get their hands on the coveted silverware again. Championship winner in 2017, 2018 and 2019 Dean Harrison now on Honda, and 2016, 2012 and 2011 title holder Michael Dunlop on the Hawk Racing Honda on their recent form will be ensuring the current Solo Champion does not have it all his own way!
It certainly will not be a ‘three horse’ race, with previous close neighbour to Dean Harrison, Jamie Coward on the KTS Racing Honda on good form and could spoil the trios’ ambitions. As could Burrows Engineering/RK Racing rider Dominic Herbertson, add in Mike Browne on the IN-Competition Aprilia and Ulsterman Paul Jordan on the Jackson Racing Honda and Rob Hodson on another of the Fireblades along with BMW mounted Michael Sweeney and the promise of some close racing action is guaranteed.
Local riders, Nathan Harrison, Joe Yeardsley, Paul Cassidy, Jamie Williams, Dan Sayle, and Marc Colvin will also make their presence felt during the three days of racing action.
The cream of the ‘road racing family’ will be based in the Billown Paddock, all looking forward to the challenges of the 4.25-mile course, renewing rivalry and setting their own targets with a total of fifteen races which includes twenty-one newcomers looking forward to experiencing the joys and tribulations of racing around the Colas Billown Course.
The action commences on Monday evening 8th July between 6.05pm and 9.40pm with practice and continues on Tuesday with final practice, plus two races commencing at 8.00pm. Wednesday has four races, whilst Thursday, Championship Day the morning session between 9.30am and 12.45pm five races are to be run and finally between 1.30pm and 4.45pm four races including the two feature races, the Solo and Sidecar Championships.
The Southern 100 concludes with an Open-Air Prize Presentation in the Market Square from 8.30pm.
Photo Courtesy of Mark Falconer
