THE CLASSICS ARRIVE AT BILLOWN
The Pre-TT Classic Road Races came into being in 1988 at the request of the then TT organisers, the then Auto Cycle Union, Classics having first appeared on the Billown course twelve months earlier at the popular Southern ‘100’ Road Races.’ The first TT Classic Races were held on the 31st May1988, the meeting consisting of four races, 250cc/350c; 500cc; Unlimited and Sidecars and attracted 115 entries in all.
Honour of being the first race winner went to Graham Godward of Royston in Hertfordshire, riding a 350cc Aermacchi, whilst the 250cc category was dominated by ‘local’ classic man Mike Cain from Onchan on his 250cc Suzuki. Dave Pither, Seeley Matchless took the 500cc race from Richard Swallow on Syd Lawton’s Aermacchi with Alan Dugdale third. Riding a BSA Metisse, Stroud’s Robert Price finished first in the Unlimited race, whilst the controversial MV Agusta sidecar outfit of Mark Kay and Richard Battisson took the chequered flag in the final race of the day. The Classics had arrived at Billown!
Thirty plus years on, the Blackford’s Pre-TT Classic Road Races is rated as one of the most popular and ‘must do’ events in the annual Classic calendar attracting well over 250 entries for its nine-race event.
FRIDAY 27TH MAY 2022
6:05pm – 9:40pm
SATURDAY 28TH MAY 2022
12:30pm – 4:00pm
5:45pm – 8:45pm
MONDAY 30TH MAY 2022
9:10am – 12:10pm
1:00pm – 3:40pm
Blackford’s Pre-TT Classic Road Races
2023: 26th, 27th & 29th May
2024: 24th, 25th & 27th May
2025: 30th, 31st May & 2nd June
PRE-TT CLASSIC 2022
27TH, 28TH & 30TH MAY 2022
ENTRIES
Entries for the Blackford’s Pre-TT Classic Road Races have now closed. For all entry enquires please email entries@southern100.com. View the regulations for the Races here.