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Gary Horspole and Jimmy Connell were at Brands Hatch over the weekend racing in the final two races of the 2018 British Sidecar Championship where they recorded a ninth and 18th place in an effort to retain their fifth place in the overall standings but they just missed out and had to settle for sixth at the end of an eventful series.

Horspole from Sleaford and Scottish passenger Connell completed their qualifying in 16th place and began the first race from an eighth row grid position on Saturday.

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Qualifying –  Strong winds, but dry grey conditions were almost perfect going for the twenty-minute session. With thirty outfits entered, a good time would be crucial for the opening race, with a reverse grid  applying for race two.

Double points were up for grabs in this finale, and a record entry ensured great racing.

Newly crowned Champions Steve Kershaw and Stuart Clarke were immediately on the pace and laid down a marker well inside the fastest free practice time.

Lap five and they were within one second of lap-record time on the 1000cc Santander Salt Kawasaki, almost two seconds faster than the quickest 600 of Tim Reeves and Mark Wilkes, with the Birchall brothers holding third a fraction behind Reeves.

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Mitchells of Mansfield backed Birchall Racing have won the 2018 FIM Sidecar World Championship with victory at the final round of the season in Oschersleben, Germany.

With only one point separating the leading two teams coming into the seventh round, the championship fight ultimately came down to one race – a showdown between the Birchall brothers and their closest rivals Tim Reeves and Mark Wilkes.

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The final round of the A.C.U. / F.S.R.A. British Formula 2 Sidecar Championship took place at Oulton Park, and owing to circuit restrictions this was a one day only meeting with North Gloucester Road Racing on Saturday 6th October. With the top two places in the Super F2 Championship already decided - Peter Founds / Jevan Walmsley and Lee Crawford / Scott Hardie respectively - congratulations to both teams - third place was still for the taking with two teams tied, namely John and Jake Lowther and Steve and Matty Ramsden. Also to be decided was the F2 Cup with Daryl Gibson / Ashley Moore leading Ralph Remnant / Sam Tilley by thirty eight points.

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Team A.R.C. enjoyed an immensely successful end to their 2018 campaign, with fruitful visits to Castle Combe, East Fortune and Oulton Park in a year which Lee Crawford and Scott Hardie have enjoyed their best performances to date in the A.C.U. / F.S.R.A. British F2 Sidecar Championship.

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FIM Sidecar World Championship.

Oschersleben, Gold Race Report.

It was a beautiful evening to go racing; the tension could be felt on the grid for the final race of the 2018 “FIM Sidecar World Championship”. It was a depleted field but that did not matter, the top teams were going to do battle for the “World Title”.

Just before the warm up lap all the riders on the front row shook hands, and let the best team win.

The lights went out for the 21 lap race, and it was Ben and Tom Birchall with their “LCR” Yamaha who led into the first complex of corners, Tim Reeves and Mark Wilkes with their “Adolf RS” Yamaha were right on the tail of the Birchall Brothers, Bennie Streuer and Kevin Rousseau with their “LCR” Kawasaki were a bike length from the leading pair but they were having to defend hard because the “Flying Finns” Pekka Paivarinta and Jussi Veravainen with their “LCR” Honda were charging hard. There was a small gap then next up was Lukas Wyssen and Thomas Hofer on their “LCR” Yamaha, they had Michael Grabmuller and Sebastien Lavorel on their “LCR” Yamaha, pushing hard, trying to get passed Wyssen and Hofer. Janez Remse and Manfred Wechselberger with their “Adolf RS” Yamaha were next up, but it looked if Remse was having problems from the word go, his machine seemed to be lurching, however the team continued on, they were fending off the “Rookie team” of the year Sam and Adam Christie on their “LCR” Yamaha. Peter Kimeswenger with Jens Lehnertz on their “LCR” Kawasaki were next up with Eero Parm and Mairon Meius with their “LCR” Yamaha right on the tail of Kimeswenger and Lehnertz.

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Congratulations Daryl and Ash, 2018 FSRA F2 cup Sidecar Champions! 

Excellent effort gentlemen! 

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The sun was up and the track was just starting to get a bit of heat in it for the second qualifying session in Oschersleben.

Although the heat was coming there was a slight dampness from the morning dew. This added to the tension throughout the paddock. You can tell that the top three teams are tense, even the mechanics, TV crews are tense.

Pekka Paivarinta and Jussi Veravainen went out on track with a hard tyre, two laps was all they managed, they were to slide off track, they returned to pit lane, and decided to sit the rest of the qualifying session out. So their time from Q1 will put them fourth on the grid for the 21 lap race.

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Welcome to the final preview for the 2018 A.C.U. / F.S.R.A. British Formula 2 Sidecar Championship. With seven meetings down, the final round is once again hosted by North Gloucester Road Racing Club, close to the idyllic village of Little Budworth in Cheshire, at Oulton Park.

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Qualifying – On the fast Cathedral of Speed circuit, there was something of a surprise when a returning Tim Reeves and Mark Wilkes, current world championship leaders, took provisional pole on their 600cc Adolf RS chassis'd Carl Cox Motorsport Yamaha.

This was later bettered by the newly crowned British Champions Steve Kershaw and Stuart Clark .
Whilst Reeves and Wilkes's outright speed was well down on the 1000cc Santander Salt Kawasaki of Kershaw and Clark, the multiple world champion was very fast through the turns and tighter sections, and ran them very close indeed.
With their world championship lead slashed to one single point ahead of the decider, Tim Reeves needed track time to establish the cause of his mechanical woes.
Continuing mechanical issues here in Holland with overheating oil led to a replacement engine being fitted for the opening race. As things turned out, the problem was solved, more than justifying the trip to Holland.

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“One Race, One Point, One Championship”


The final round of the 2018 “FIM Sidecar World Championship” will take place at the 3.667km clockwise circuit of Oschersleben. Opened in July, 1997, the circuit’s flat contour makes it smooth and fast, and is situated just south of Magdebourg in Germany.
One 21 lap race will decide the outcome of the Championship. And who would have predicted how the championship has turned out.
Three teams have been fighting throughout the season for the top spot. Tim Reeves and Mark Wilkes, Ben and Tom Birchall, and Pekka Paivarinta with Jussi Veravainen.

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Misfortunes at East Fortune for some saw championship leader board changes, after Simon Horton's Wintec 1100 Suzuki had an excursion to the Scottish countryside in qualifying, ending his racing weekend. This allowed John Shipley / Milo Ward (Ireson 1000 Yamaha) to head the charge against the the fifteen strong grid to earn a maximum sixty points with four wins.

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As the results become available Mark Dennis regularly keeps the Race Office Section of the forum here up to date for us. 

Melville have been at East Fortune, including the FSRA Pre Injection. As soon as the results are updated on mylaps we will have them all but the FSRA results have already been posted. 

EMRA  are at Mallory Park today

Andreas at Jurby today

The French Championship is at Albi, Mark has even tracked down racing in Australia and Canada to include in the Race Office updates. 

Race Office Section of the forum here 

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The annual "Sidecar Bash" at Cadwell Park, hosted by Auto 66 is definitely going ahead, and this year will be held on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th October. All classes of sidecars are catered for (including the final round of this year's "F.S.R.A. Pre-Injection" championship), as well as solo machinery. "Taxi Rides" will be run on both days, further details of which will be made available shortly on this website.

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  2. THE FIGHT IS ON FOR BIRCHALL RACING FOLLOWING CROATIA DOUBLE WIN
  3. Photos from Mallory Park CRMC online at Sport-Pics.com
  4. Sidecar Taxi Rides, 6/7th October with Bemsee at Brands Hatch. F1, F2 and BEARS
  5. Birchall takes win as Reeves, Wilkes DNF!! Croatia Gold Race Report.
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