Horst Saiger will lead the RST Superbike Classic TT Race away for the second year in a row as he lines up at number 1 for the Greenall Racing team in the final, headline race of the 2019 Classic TT presented by Bennetts that is packed with the biggest names in Road Racing.
Saiger, who continues a long association with the Greenhall family team, leads a trio of Kawasaki ZXR750s away for the four-lap race with Dean Harrison, winner for the last two years, away at number 2 for the Silicone Engineering team and Paul Jordan starting from number 3 for the Mistral Racing team.
Jordan, who rode for the team in 2018, will be joined by Michael Sweeney who starts from number 11. Sweeney replaces Derek McGee, who had been due to join the Mistral Racing squad but who has unfortunately been forced out of the event by injury for the second year running.
Michael Rutter will start at number 4 onboard the Team Winfield 1200 Yamaha with James Hillier, returning with the Oxford Racing Ducati/Louigi Moto team for the third consecutive year, next away at number 5.
19-time TT winner, Michael Dunlop, returns to the Classic TT with Team Classic Suzuki following his absence 12 months ago. He starts from number 6 and is followed by Gary Johnson for Team York Suzuki – both of whom onboard Suzuki XR69s.
Their team-mates will be onboard the two other Suzuki XR69s in the top 20, with Sam West riding the second Team York Suzuki away at number 13 and Philip Crowe starting from number 16 on the second of three entries for Team Classic Suzuki.
The three-rider line up for Team Classic Suzuki is completed by Danny Webb who will be riding an immaculate Suzuki RG500 for the second time at the Classic TT from a starting position of number 17.
Webb will be onboard the second Grand Prix specification two-stroke machine in the top 20, as Conor Cummins starts from number 10 onboard the Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles Yamaha YZR500 for the second year running. A podium finisher in 2018, Cummins will be aiming to challenge the dominance of Dean Harrison onboard a proven machine that still holds the class lap record at an average speed of 127.496mph, courtesy of Bruce Anstey in 2017.
As in the modern 600 Supersport class, Cummins is joined in Clive Padgett’s team by rising star Davey Todd, who will start from number 14 on a 750cc Yamaha OW01.
The remaining top 20 is dominated by TT stars on Kawasaki ZXR750s, the supreme bike in the class for the past couple of years.
Jamie Coward (Kraus/PreZ Racing) and South Australia’s David Johnson (Robert Burns Ltd./Alasdair Cowan Racing) are two TT podium finishers that line up on Kawasakis, with Derek Sheils (Greenall Racing), Rob Hodson (Steelcote Solutions Ltd.), Joey Thompson (Wilcock Consulting) and Julian Trummer (TC Racing/DP Coldplaning) completing the list of seeded riders.
RST Superbike Classic TT Top 20
1. Horst Saiger – Greenall Racing, Kawasaki ZXR750 2. Dean Harrison – Silicone Engineering, Kawasaki ZXR750 3. Paul Jordan – Mistral Racing, Kawasaki ZXR750 4. Michael Rutter – Team Winfield, Harris Yamaha FJ1200 5. James Hillier – Oxford Racing Ducati/Louigi Moto, Ducati 888 6. Michael Dunlop – Team Classic Suzuki, Suzuki XR69 7. Gary Johnson – Team York Suzuki, Suzuki XR69 8. Jamie Coward – Kraus/PreZ Racing, Kawasaki ZXR750 9. David Johnson – Robert Burns/Cowan Racing, Kawasaki ZXR750 10. Conor Cummins – Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles, Yamaha YZR500 11. Michael Sweeney – Mistral Racing, Kawasaki ZXR750 12. Craig Neve – Robert Burns/Cowan Racing, Kawasaki ZXR750 13. Sam West – Team York Suzuki, Suzuki XR69 14. Davey Todd – Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles, Yamaha OW01 15. Derek Sheils – Greenall Racing, Kawasaki ZXR750 16. Philip Crowe – Team Classic Suzuki, Suzuki XR69 17. Danny Webb – Team Classic Suzuki, Suzuki RG500 18. Rod Hodson – Steelcote Solutions Ltd, Kawasaki ZXR750 19. Joey Thompson – Wilcock Consulting, Kawasaki ZXR750 20. Julian Trummer – TC Racing/DP Coldplaning, Kawasaki ZXR750
Bruce Anstey is to make a welcome return to TT action in the class and starting at his customary #5 for the Milenco by Padgetts Motorcycles team while team-mate Davey Todd will be the first to head down Glencrutchery Road when the Dunlop Lightweight Classic TT runners set off on August 24th.
Clive Padgett’s team has won every year since the class – primarily for 250cc 2-stroke race machines – was introduced to the Classic TT in 2016, with the returning Anstey triumphant in 2016 and 2017 and Lee Johnston taking the honours 12 months ago.
However, this year will be the first occasion that the team has fielded two machines, with rising star Todd and the seasoned Anstey on a pair of Honda RS250s. The combination of rider talent, machine preparation and proven pedigree means the Padgetts team will line up as hot favourites for victory, and whilst Anstey’s competitive return to racing is a triumph in itself, don’t be surprised to see the 250cc lap record holder make a fairy-tale return to the Classic TT podium.
Reigning Dunlop Senior TT champion, Dean Harrison lines up at number 2 on the first of three Laylaw Racing Yamaha TZ250s, with team-mate Ian Lougher starting from number 3. Harrison made his debut in the class in 2018 and while he wasn’t able to challenge for victory in 2018, he finished just off the podium with a fourth-place finish. Meanwhile, Lougher has stood on the rostrum in each running of the Lightweight Classic TT, taking second place in 2016 and 2017 and a third place in 2018. Phil Harvey lines up on the third yellow and white Laylaw machine at number 12.
Michael Rutter is set to start at number 4, but the seven-time TT winner and two-time Classic TT winner has yet to reveal what machine he will be riding, having previously ridden a 750 Ducati in the class.
Joey Thompson – starting at number 6 – is the first of a three-man fleet of Honda RS250s for John Chapman Racing, with teammates Dan Sayle and Ryan Kneen starting at numbers 10 and 11 respectively.
2-stroke specialist Gary Vines will start at number 7 on one of the three Binch Racing Yamaha TZ250s. With a personal best lap speed just shy of 115mph, the 29-year old could provide an upset for the established TT riders further up the field.
Vines is joined in David Binch’s team by Jamie Coward starting at number 8 and last year’s winner Lee Johnston, who starts at number 13 having made the switch from Padgetts Honda to the Binch Racing Yamaha. Johnston will be onboard the same TZ250 that Adam McLean finished second on – behind Johnston – 12 months ago. To date, it is the closest that any rider or machine has come to besting the dominant Padgetts Motorcycles team and, with Johnston onboard, will surely be their toughest opposition to date.
As in previous years, the top twenty is made of a combination of regular TT front runners and Classic Racing specialists on a variety of single cylinder machines such as Norton and Matchless, twin cylinder bikes including Honda and Paton, plus hi-revving triples and four-cylinder bikes from MV Agusta and Honda.
First away is 2018 and 2016 winner, John McGuinness, who lines up on the Team Winfield Paton once again. With the exception of 2017 when he was forced out by injury, the 23-time TT winner has campaigned Roger Winfield’s machine every year since the inaugural Classic TT in 2013. With 4 valves per cylinder, the twin cylinder Paton’s enjoy a significant power advantage over the rest of the field and with McGuinness onboard, will start as hot favourite for the race win.
Dean Harrison, the reigning Dunlop Senior TT champion, returns to the 500cc class following his absence in 2018 and will start at number 2 on board the LSS Waste Management Norton for the first time, having previously won the 2015 encounter onboard an MV Agusta.
He’s followed by the experienced pairing of 2015 race winner Ian Lougher (John Chapman Racing/MV Agusta) and Michael Rutter (Ripley Land Racing/Matchless) at number 3 and number 4 respectively.
James Hillier starts from number 5 with his regular CSC Racing team on their Honda 500-4 and is set to be followed by Michael Dunlop at his customary number 6, but the four-time Classic TT race winner has yet to announce what machine he will ride.
Number 7 is Maria Costello onboard the Beugger Racing Paton. Costello finished third in the 2017 edition of the race and was battling for a podium position in 2018, before dropping down the order and retiring on the final lap.
Jamie Coward follows Costello at number 8, riding the Ted Woof/Craven Manx Norton on which he has taken three of his five previous Classic TT podiums. Coward has enjoyed a scintillating season so far, breaking the 130mph barrier for the first time at the Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy, taking his first TT podium in the Bennetts Lightweight Race, and winning the 2019 TT Privateer’s Championship following a string of top ten results.
Dominic Herbertson, winner of the 2018 Locate.im Junior Classic TT, starts at number 8 for Davies Motorsport onboard the only Yamaha TX500 in the field. His team mate, Lee Johnston, is onboard a Honda 500-4 and is back to his usual start number of 13 having started from 11 for the TT Races in June.
The top ten is completed by Chris Swallow on the Flitwick Motorcycles Royal Enfield, who finished less than four seconds off the podium in last year’s encounter.
Numbers 11 to 20 feature further classic racing talent in Alan Oversby (Ireland Honda/Honda) starting at number 11, the vastly experienced Bill Swallow onboard the only 500 Ducati for Gleve Racing/John Poyner at 14, and Michael Russell (Izzard Racing/Norton) starting from number 15.
Danny Webb (Dunnell Racing) makes a return to TT Mountain Course action having missed the TT Races earlier this year and starts from number 12. Honda Racing’s David Johnson is at number 14 but, like Dunlop, has yet to confirm what machine he will take to the start line on. Horst Saiger (Egli Motorradtechnik) and Derek Sheils (Greenhall Racing) start at 17 and 18, with Rob Hodson (Geoff Bates Racing) completing the top 20.
Joey Thompson makes a return to Road Racing onboard the second John Chapman Racing MV Agusta, and slots in at 19.
Michael Dunlop has been announced as part of the Team Classic Suzuki 2019 Classic TT effort, with the three-rider team also including Phil Crowe and Danny Webb. Dunlop and Crowe will compete aboard GSX-R1100 powered XR69s, while Webb will ride a Suzuki RG500.
Ulsterman Dunlop, who hopes to be fully fit after his recent spill at the Southern 100, will lead the team in the four-lap RST Superbike race. Dunlop missed last year’s event after withdrawing from racing for the second half of the season but having won the race in 2013, 2015 and again in 2016, he will undoubtedly start as one of the pre-race favourites.
The 30-year old dominated the inaugural race six years ago before having a close battle with 500cc-mounted Bruce Anstey in 2015, and then successfully saw off the challenge of Harrison in 2016. Dunlop’s lap in that race of 126.808 mph is his fastest in the class and is only bettered by Anstey and Harrison who lapped in excess of 127 mph two years ago when the Ballymoney rider was in early retirement.
Dunlop has however, also aggravated a broken wrist injury, sustained at the Southern 100 earlier in July, and emerged from the hospital with his wrist in plaster, sharing on social media, “The Doc reckons that’s the end of race season for this year. Think again Doc…” He was also reported to have broken his pelvis in the same incident.
Webb continues with the team for a fourth successive year. He raced an XR69 in the first two years with his best performance being 2016 when he finished in a strong sixth place after recording a fastest lap of 121.289mph. He also took ninth in 2017 on the same machine.
Twelve months ago he had his first taste of two-stroke action around the Mountain Course though when he rode the team’s RG500 Suzuki. After lapping at 115.572mph during practice week, he was unluckily forced to retire from the race but with a year’s experience under their belt, they are well placed to improve on that result this year.
The RG500 Suzuki enjoyed considerable success in the World and British Formula One Championship races of the 1980s and both Webb and the team will again be aiming to set the fastest lap around the 37.73-mile Mountain Circuit by an RG500. This mark is currently held by Rob McElnea who recorded a lap of 118.24 mph some 25 years ago during a titanic battle with Joey Dunlop in the 1984 Senior TT.
Crowe lines up with Steve Wheatman’s team at the Classic TT for the second time, having proved his pedigree recently at the TT. The Lincolnshire rider has been regularly challenging for top ten positions and has now lapped at almost 130 mph – his fastest lap of 129.957 mph came in last year’s Superbike race. He finished 14th in the RST Superbike race at this year’s TT.
Crowe was seventh fastest qualifier for last year’s RST Superbike Classic TT with a near 121 mph lap and both he and Webb will looking to maintain Team Classic Suzuki’s success at the event.
2019 Classic TT tickets available
Tickets for the 2019 Classic TT are now on sale via the Official iomttraces.com website (link) with Official Grandstand Tickets, VIP Hospitality Experiences, and Official Entertainment Events including the Counterfeit Stones Classic TT Party Performance all available.
The 2019 Classic TT kicks off on Saturday August 17 and runs through to Monday August 26, with all the actual race action held across the Augusta 24-26 long weekend. This year’s event honours Steve Hislop for his contribution to Isle of Man racing, which includes his benchmark first ever 120mph lap of the Mountain Course in 1989.
‘Back to the Future: The Hizzy Years’ will include a pop-up museum featuring some of Scot’s historic machines, with a Steve Hislop Commemorative Lap to be held on the race Saturday.
Honda will also be celebrating a historic 60-years at the Isle of Man, with a specially restored Honda RC142 by CMSNL, while Giacomo Agostini will also be in attendance, taking part in the parade lap on Monday August 26, and as guest of honour at the RST Classic TT Heroes dinner.
The on-track action comes thick, fast and not to mention loud, with the final qualifying and the paddock carnival just a precursor to the weekend, Saturday 24th and UK Bank Holiday Monday August 26, of thrilling wheel to wheel racing by machines and riders that belie the term Classic. Current stars who have taken the challenge include John McGuinness, Michael Dunlop, Dean Harrison, Lee Johnston, James Hillier and Conor Cummins.
Saturday’s racing sees the Bennetts Classic TT Senior Race opening the programme. The 500cc class sees a multitude of 1960’s machines go head to head in a nostalgic international battle; the classic style and sound of the Italian marques – Paton, Ducati, MV Agusta, taking on the Japanese giants Honda and Yamaha. With the older and no less successful, traditional British brands such as Norton, Matchless, BSA and Royal Enfield will try to recreate past glories. The welcome, and evocative, return of the Lightweight 250 machines to the TT Mountain Course completes Saturday’s programme.
Monday’s race programme begins with the Junior Classic TT Race; a field dominated by Honda although the traditional British manufacturing industry is well represented with Velocettes, Nortons, BSA, and Matchless machines.
The meeting reaches its pinnacle with the RST Superbike Classic TT Race which features a cut-off date of 1993, these historic machines display strong links to their modern counterparts with lap times to match.
Bisecting the race action, the Classic TT off track festival maintains the buzz with the traditional Classic TT Party on Saturday night which this year features the Counterfeit Stones – delivering their own nostalgic tribute to match the trackside retrospective.
The festival action moves to the North of the Island for the VMCC’s annual Festival of Jurby – thousands of like-minded bike owners sharing their two wheeled passion with the quality of bikes on the track more than matched by the ones in the car park.
Sunday evening features the RST Classic TT Heroes Dinner where tales of derring-do are swapped by fans and legends cheek by jowl in the VIP Hospitality Unit.
A free paddock screening of four cinematic classics from the era at the Sundown Cinema – ‘Back to the Future’ from 1985, the tub thumping ‘Commitments’ (1991) – sure to get the paddock rocking – 1992’s pop culture classic Wayne’s World, and Bill Murray’s definitive appearance as a hapless reporter in Groundhog Day – wrap up the four day festival in a celluloid frame.
Ripley Land Racing Michael Rutter & Adam McLean
Ripley Land Racing have opted for a healthy blend of youth and experience, having signed TT stars Michael Rutter and Adam McLean for this year’s annual event. Having ridden for the team since 2014, Rutter will again campaign a 350cc Drixton Honda in the Junior Classic TT where he will be joined by young gun McLean who will ride a 350cc AJS 7R. The Northern Ireland youngster will also contest the Bennetts Senior Classic TT on the team’s 500cc Seeley G50 previously ridden by Rutter.
In addition to the success enjoyed with Rutter, the Guildford-based team have also taken two race wins at the meeting with Chris Palmer, and Cameron Donald another rider to have enjoyed some strong results on board their machines. With Rutter and McLean signed for 2019, their intentions are clear for this year’s Classic TT, and they have a great chance of adding to their already impressive track record.
Team York Suzuki Gary Johnson & Sam West
Team York Suzuki are also set to challenge for honours at this year’s Classic TT, having secured the talented services of Gary Johnson and Sam West for the August event. Both Johnson and West will contest the four-lap RST Superbike Race on identically-prepared 1100cc Suzuki machines for Kevin Pearson’s York-based team.
It will be Johnson’s fourth successive year with the team and although he’s found luck in scarce supply in recent years, his undoubted pace means he’s more than capable of pushing for a podium position, at the very least. The double TT winner has recorded a best lap of 123.864mph on the striking blue and white machines and was running in third place in last year’s race before being forced to retire at the beginning of the third lap. He did, however, take fifth place in 2016. West joins the team for the first time replacing Australian David Johnson, who competed with the team at the Classic TT between 2015 and 2018.
The 2019 line-up should again see Pearson’s team well to the fore with both riders having a great chance to impress.
Mistral Racing Paul Jordan & Derek McGee
Mistral Racing will field two of the Mountain Course’s rising stars for this year’s Classic TT, having signed Paul Jordan and Derek McGee for the August meeting. Both Jordan and McGee will ride identically-prepared ZXR 750 Kawasaki’s on Monday’s four-lap RST Superbike Race.
Jordan joined the team in 2018, as a late replacement for McGee after he was injured at the Ulster Grand Prix, with the Magherafelt rider going on to put in a superb performance. With a fastest lap of 122.445mph on the green, white and red Kawasaki, the 27-year old had worked his way up to fourth place behind Dean Harrison, Horst Saiger and Conor Cummins before cruelly being forced to retire on the final lap.
McGee, meanwhile, had been due to make his Classic TT debut last year before the incident at the Ulster GP when he was the victim of another rider’s crash. Once back to full fitness, the ‘Mullingar Missile’ will finally get to make his first Classic TT appearance later this year where, together with Jordan, he forms a formidable looking team with the duo having a great chance of recording a podium finish.
Alasdair Cowan Racing David Johnson & Craig Neve
Alasdair Cowan Racing became one of the first teams to announce their line up for this year’s Classic TT presented by Bennetts, with David Johnson and Craig Neve contesting the RST Superbike Classic TT Race. The duo will line up on identically-prepared ZXR750 Kawasaki’s for the four-lap race which is scheduled to take place on the Bank Holiday Monday of August 26th.
ACR made their debut at last year’s Classic TT with Neve and former Senior Manx Grand Prix winner Andrew Dudgeon on board. Neve was forced to retire from a top ten position on the second lap, whilst Dudgeon went on to take a brilliant fourth place.
Dudgeon’s best lap averaged a speed of 123.024mph, which more than proved the capability and competitiveness of the ACR machines. With continued support from Robert Burns Ltd, team principal Alasdair Cowan is confident of an even better showing in 2019.
Neve will be making his third appearance at the Classic TT presented by Bennetts, while Australian ace Johnson, who recently signed for the Honda Racing squad, will be back for a fourth attempt. The Adelaide rider has previously campaigned Suzuki XR69 machinery at the event, taking an excellent third place in 2015 and fourth in 2017 with Team York Suzuki.
His move to ACR sees him join a long list of Kawasaki riders in the headline race, with the ZXR750 becoming the dominant bike in the class over the last two years, taking 6 of the top 7 spots in last year’s race.
Jamie Coward joins McLean and Vines on TZ250 Yamahas
Binch Racing will be amongst the favourites for success at this year’s Classic TT, presented by Bennetts, with a three rider line up of Jamie Coward, Adam McLean and Gary Vines.
The trio will all contest the four-lap Dunlop Lightweight Classic TT race on immaculately prepared TZ250 Yamaha’s for the team run by former Manx Grand Prix rider David Binch.
Jamie Coward, this year’s TT Privateer’s Champion, is a new addition to the team in 2019 and will be having his first taste of two-stroke racing at the Classic TT. However, he’s no stranger to the event itself and, having already competed in the three other classes, has chalked up five podiums in the Senior and Junior Classic TT races.
The Hebden Bridge rider has proven to be one of the most versatile riders currently competing on the roads and is in arguably the best form of his career. He’s already been in action on the Binch Racing machine this year with the 28-year old running at the front at the Pre-TT Classic meeting at Billown.
Adam McLean had his first two-stroke outing on the Mountain Course at last year’s event and he gave the team an excellent result when, after leading in the early stages, he finished in the runners-up spot to Lee Johnston.
The 23-year old Ulsterman pushed his more experienced rival all the way and although he was ultimately overhauled for the win, a superb best lap of 116.870mph enabled him to finish in second place and ahead of riders including Ian Lougher and Dean Harrison.
Gary Vines completes the line-up with the Colchester rider having been one of the leading two-stroke exponents of recent years. Winner of the 2015 Newcomers Manx Grand Prix, the 28-year old finished in sixth place in the 2016 Lightweight Classic TT race and was running in fifth place last year for the team before being forced to retire.
With a fastest lap on the 250cc Yamaha in excess of 112mph, his credentials around the 37.73-mile circuit speak for themselves and together with McLean and Coward, Binch Racing have assembled a formidable looking line up that is sure to be challenging for the race win.
Giacomo Agostini
Legendary Italian racer Giacomo Agostini, with 15 world championship titles to his name, will ride the iconic Robert Iannucci owned 350cc MV Agusta ‘Quattro Cilindri’ that was first introduced in the 1972 World Championship season and replaced the hugely successful MV Agusta triples that won the 350cc World Championship every year from 1968 to 1973.
He will ride in a parade lap at the Classic TT on the 350cc MV Agusta ‘Quattro Cilindri’, which owner Rob Iannucci acquired from the MV Agusta Cascina Costa Racing shop in 1986 and the Team Obsolete technicians have refurbished the bike while maintaining it in its original ‘as raced’ condition.
Giacomo will lead the field away in the Classic TT Lap of Honour on Monday 26th August. He will also be a guest of honour at the RST Classic TT Heroes dinner on Sunday 25th August as well as appearing at the Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s Festival of Jurby earlier in the day.
Rob Iannucci – Team Obsolete
“We have been a passionate supporter of the Classic TT concept since its initial inception and the chance to bring back the combination of one of the greatest names in TT history and one of the most iconic marques was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up. We are delighted to be able to give people on the Isle of Man the chance to witness this remarkable bike being ridden on the Mountain Course and to be able to add another chapter to this prestigious event’s growing reputation. We thank our sponsors Avon Tyres and Red Line Synthetic Oil”
Honda celebrate 60 years on the Mountain Course
Mike Buttinger, founder and owner of CMSNL, has recreated a Honda RC142 – the first Honda motorcycle to compete in the TT Races back in 1959, with the marque celebrating their 60th year at the IoM TT in 2019.
Working with Marnix Deibert and Sebas Van De Broek, Buttinger has rebuilt a complete RC142 from only an engine, fuel tank, swingarm, wheel hubs, and an assortment of smaller components. Leaving Deibert and Van De Broek with the sizeable task of recreating the frame, suspension, aluminium fairing, and a significant number of smaller components entirely by hand.
The machines were originally developed and supplied by Honda in 1959, and entered in the 125cc Lightweight TT Race, the nine-man team featured four Japanese riders and one American. A number of the Japanese riders had never ridden on tarmac before, only dirt, while their helmets failed to meet the standards set by the ACU.
With its aluminium fairing and out-of-date bottom-link front suspension, the RC142 was derided by many who saw it that year. Concern also came from within the team, as team leader Kiyoshi Kawashima San had concerns about the frame rigidity and brake performance.While American Bill Hunt fell from the race, the other four machines and riders performed impeccably, with only a broken rear brake rod pin causing an issue.
Tarquinio Provini won the race on the MV Agusta, but it was a landmark day for Honda. Naomi Taniguchi won a Silver Replica with a sixth place finish, with Giichi Suzuki seventh, Teisuke Tanaka eighth and Junzo Suzuki in tenth, meaning the team won the Constructor’s Prize.
Honda returned in 1960 with an improved machine and hired riders such as Jim Redman and Tom Phillis, who then won the 125cc World Championship just one year later.
The 2019 Australian Historic Road Racing Championship is offering riders from across the country their first opportunity to tackle the brand new 2.55km ‘long track’ at Collie Motorplex, which has been recently licensed by Motorcycling Australia (MA).
The event, running across the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in WA and promoted by the Historic Competition Motorcycle Racing Club of WA (HCMC WA), will feature close competition from the racing machines of yesteryear, set against the backdrop of the brand-new circuit and nearby historic town of Collie.
With entries catering for every class of historic motorcycle and sidecar as defined in the 2019 Manual of Motorcycle Sport (MoMS), there’s every reason to take some time off and spend a weekend in WA’s beautiful South West region.
The circuit, located two hours south of Perth in Western Australia, has recently undergone extensive renovations to bring it up to the current standard, including a track extension, resurfacing and safety improvements. Now the longest and widest sealed racing circuit in Western Australia, the new Collie Motorplex provides the Western Australian motorcycling community with another fantastic facility.
Paul Barfoot – HCMC WA Patron
”If you enjoy a challenge this is the place to be. The Collie Long circuit is an exciting blend of left and right hand turns, and will produce close racing that is exciting for competitors and spectators alike. Starting from the grid you follow the short circuit before entering the first of two climbs on the new section. A tight left hander sees you onto the cutting and climbing again before dropping onto a left bend, followed by a tight right then left. On the run back past the pits there is the chicane followed by a left hander, then another short straight then left again before the run to the line. Power is important, but so is good handling. This circuit has it all!”
Peter Doyle – MA President
“The improved Collie Motorplex is a wonderful sporting complex, and it’s a testament to the commitment of all involved with the project that the facility has turned out the way it has” he said. “We’re excited at the prospect of some fantastic racing at Collie, both for the 2019 Australian Historic Road Racing Championship and for future events at the circuit.”
The Collie Shire council is also throwing its support behind the event, providing an evening of family entertainment on Sunday, 29 September and encouraging motorcycling fans from across Australia to come and experience the region. Shire President Sarah Stanley said the Collie Motorplex track extension was an exciting achievement for all involved.
Sarah Stanley – Shire President
“The track extension has truly been a collaborative effort from the ground up, with support from all levels of government, generous financial support, and dedicated volunteers working together to make it a reality. We’re well on our way to establishing the Collie Motorplex as the premier attraction in regional Western Australia for motorsports enthusiasts. The Motorplex will now be able to attract more significant events, such as the upcoming Historic Nationals, providing economic benefits for the community and region.”
The 2019 Australian Historic Road Racing Championships takes place at the Collie Motorplex, Collie, WA from 28-30 September 2019 (Saturday-Monday) with optional practice on Friday 27 September. To stay up to date on all information relating to the 2019 Australian Historic Road Racing Championship, follow AHRRC on Facebook, or visit the HCMC WA Website.
Supplementary Regulations and Entries will open shortly. For information, including accommodation and attractions in Collie please see the HCMC and Shire of Collie Guide for AHRRC. For accommodation options please refer to:
Competitors from outside of WA can contact HCMC President Bob Humphreys to apply for a travel subsidy to assist with container transport. There is $1000 available to each State/Territory. Email [email protected].
This year’s InterFOS was Jeremy McWilliams’ fourth time at the event. The Northern Irishman is a regular visitor to Australia with many outings at Phillip Island to add to his Aussie resume and is a major part of Team Winfield Classic Racing.
Of all the racing he has done “JezMac” had no hesitation in describing the conditions at Eastern Creek as the worst he has ever experienced.
For all the standing water and persistent rain, the riders wanted to go out and hoped against hope that the rain would ease. The race programme was even altered pushing the QBE TT Cup race back in the hope it would clear.
It didn’t stop McWilliams going out to judge the conditions for himself and inform his Team Winfield Classic Racing team mates that it was no-go.
The deluge and disappointment at the cancellation of the racing hasn’t dampened his enthusiasm for the event, plus he seems to have the time of his life when he is here. But that’s another story!
Jeremy McWilliams
Bracksy: So how was the event this year?
Jeremy McWilliams: “Racing on Saturday was awesome, just unbelievable, one of the best dry races I think in memory, I went quicker than I’ve ever gone around Eastern Creek. I don’t know, maybe quicker that I did on a GP bike back in the ‘90s. Aaron (Morris) was just, he just tromped the lot of us. He went into the 33’s, I was somewhere mid 34s. I enjoyed the race because I led more of the way, and he was struggling to get through, until he found a way.
“Then the wet race went in my favour, I got a jump on him at the start of the race, and he was never able to close the gap. So it was nice to give him something back, because he’s been unbeatable here. And then on even points, we both had a small mechanical.
“A gear-shifter came loose [on mine] and I wasn’t able to shift, so I would have been over-revving had I stayed out. On hingsight had I stayed out I would have scored points, but you have to look after these little things [the bike]. We came on Sunday really looking forward to a battle, because our non-finishes had mixed everything up, and put us on the back foot.
“So both of us had to go out and dominate if we wanted to have any chance of getting near the front again. I think he was up four, and then the rain kinda just put paid to that. I said to Hamish and those guys, I would have stayed back here until 7-8 at night if I thought it was going to dry out, just to get a chance to race like we did on Saturday.
“The best racing I can remember around here. I mean it’s far more even this year, having the air-cooleds in the same class. Had Aaron brought his FZR that he did last year, I think he got down to the ‘32s, remarkable on a bike that makes 145-150hp. So it’s not really matched to the old air-cooled beasts, and he was able to jump on that Katana and wring its bloody neck. He’s one of the few riders that can ride modern and classic stuff, and ride it at exactly the same level. I have a lot of respect for the guy, lovely kid, he kind of deserves to be in ASBK in all honesty.”
Bracksy: He does, just the dreaded money. When you went out in those conditions, it was really stuffed wasn’t it?
Jeremy McWilliams: “Well on Sunday, the Clerk of the Course pulled it back a little, it was the right choice, in case it started to clear up, unfortunately it didn’t, it kinda got worse. Because you guys haven’t had any rain for so long, it was just rolling across the top of the clay and straight onto the track. We had rivers, we had to paddle through rivers, and hidden behind another bike you were getting a wash over the screen.
“That wasn’t the danger, the danger was that if you touched it with any lean angle you got a two wheeled drift, aqua-planing everywhere. The worry was that if you did lose it here [pointing to Turn One], you’d have slid so far it would have been a big problem. A big pile of shit at the end of the drag strip.
“But I went out and had a look at it, it was more like parading around, it wasn’t a spectacle. You just felt so on-edge, if you made the least little mistake… The guys in that Top 50 had feet down around turn 10, with two-wheel drifts. So I don’t think I’ve ridden in anything as bad. It was the worst I have experienced with the amount of water. Deep puddles everywhere. It was the right call at the end of the day. Gotta have the bikes in one piece, they have to go to the TT, and hopefully they’ve gotta come back here in the future as well.”
Bracksy: I hope you do come back mate!
Jeremy McWilliams: “I really loved it, fair play, with Paul Bryne, Aaron, and all of our guys were all giving it everything they had. It’s a bloody good event.”
The QBE International Festival of Speed reconvened for another gathering of classic bikes at Sydney Motorsport Park on the weekend of March 15-17.
Unfortunately, the meeting had to be abandoned early on Sunday afternoon after persistent and drenching rain showed no sign of abating and officials had no choice but to call a halt to proceedings.
Sydney and surrounds were covered in a massive weather belt, steady overnight rain only intensified during the morning and, adding to the drama, as there hadn’t been any decent dumps of precipitation in recent weeks there were virtually rivers of water and mud that crossed the track, with the standing water on the track only getting deeper.
Obviously, it detracted from the excitement of the event as the final round of races for the 33 categories was shaping up as an exciting conclusion to an event celebrating 14 years of competition.
With free practice, qualifying and 59 races, 33 categories and five rounds of racing over the four days it is nigh on impossible to give adequate coverage of the 2019 International Festival of Speed event from go-to-whoa but there were a number of stand outs worthy of mention.
Aaron Morris was a star on the variety of machines he raced. He is an innate talent and it is a true pity that riders of his calibre are not in the ASBK title chase. On Friday afternoon he broke a number of historic class lap records and in the RB Racing Top 50 qualifiers race, he demolished the outright historic lap record by over two seconds. It now stands at 1:32.893!
One bloke making a welcome appearance at a race track was Kane Burns who hasn’t raced in over three years after being one of the top runners in the Australian Supersport category. He competed in the class on the Geoff Clatworthy Norton and after a cautious start got the hang of the historic machine to claim second overall in the P3 500cc class behind Kiwi Chris Swallow on an immaculate and very rapid Royal Enfield with the evergreen Bob Rosenthal third overall.
Welshman, Alex Sinclair on an Egli Vincent was in the same races but in the P3 500cc class and gave Swallow a great run for his money. Sadly the Egli Vincent has been retired and had its last races before being shipped back to England.
The leader board of that P3 500cc class was a real blast from the past with the top five bikes all legendary names with a Royal Enfiled, an Egli-Vincent, Norton, BSA, and Laverda in the top five!
The Royal Enfield is owned by TT winner Steve Linsdell, and is a work of art (as is the Egli Vincent), however witnessing Swallow launch the Enfield off the line was a sight as he wheelied halfway to turn one, winning every one of his races.
QBE TT Cup
The event focused around some big international names with a strong contingent of riders as part of the Team Winfield Classic Racing, led by 23-times TT victor John McGuinness. He was joined by another Eastern Creek debutant, Michael Rutter, while Jeremy McWilliams returned to the event for the fourth time.
Also a part of the team was the two-times British Supersport Champion, Glen Richards, the South Australian making his first appearance at the Western Sydney track since 1992 when he competed on a 125cc machine. Shortly afterwards Richards headed overseas to seek fame and not so much fortune.
Also, making another visit was Barry Sheene’s best mate, ex-GP rider and racontuer, Steve “Stavros” Parrish adding fun and a truckload of frivolity.
This year, instead of the Race Of Legends, a new feature was added with the ‘QBE TT Cup’ for P4, P5 and P6 air-cooled motorcycles, to be held over five races with accumulated points to decide the winner.
Unfortunately, there was only three races held – one on the Friday of the event and two during the Saturday – just as it was shaping up as an edge of the seat, grandstand finish, the heavens had other ideas.
When the points were added, Irish-Australian Paul Byrne prevailed to take the overall on the Tom Dermody Harris XR69, from Glen Richards, with Michael Rutter third on the Winfield Racing Harris F1 Yamaha.
There were 11 races in each round for the 33 different classes as well as feature races, including the Barry Sheene P3 500cc Classic, the Ken Lucas Senior Challenge – where bike and rider must have a combined age of 100 years, the Ken Wootton Period 4 Challenge and the Paul Dobbs Challenge for the Period 4 750cc class for a planned total of 59 races over two-and-a-half days.
The meeting had all the weather you might not wish for; Thursday practice was in very warm conditions with a track temperature nudging 50 degrees, but from there conditions became steadily worse.
It was a credit to the riders that during the nine races that were contested in absolutely atrocious conditions on Sunday morning, there was only one crash and no red flags
Leading the local contingent was Aaron Morris, who was a definite favourite after his performance at the recent International Island Classic at Phillip Island on the VP Fuels, Les Corish Suzuki Katana.
Morris was a busy lad as besides tossing the Katana around the 4.54km Sydney track, he had the C&M Motorcycles Yamaha FZR1000 at his disposal, and the immaculate Yamaha TZ750 owned by Roz and Phil Andrea, giving him plenty of track time.
The Novacastrian was the benchmark, as the lap times he posted was astonishing and was soon evident during the Friday qualifying when he posted a 1:33.809 lap, so the omens were that there was an excellent chance that the lap record would be lowered.
The opening six lap QBE TT Cup race was a cracker as McWilliams got the jump of the line with Morris in hot pursuit as they quickly gapped the rest of the field.
Morris played a waiting game showing a wheel here and there, as the northern Irishman tried valiantly to keep him at bay but on the fifth lap, Morris made his move to grab the lead and posted the fastest lap of the race on the final lap with a jaw dropping time of 1:33.921, to take the win by 1.359 seconds.
The battle for third was just as entertaining as Richards and Byrne stalked each other with Rutter keeping in touch. Rutter was also battered and bruised after he high-sided himself out of Turn Two during Thursday’s free practice sessions, so he was doing it a bit tough. Byrne looked like he had third secured but a desperate drag to the line saw Richards claim third by just a thousandth-of-a-second.
McGuinness was not in the race for long as he was forced to retire with a mechanical gremlin and this made his effort for Race two more difficult as the grids were progressive, meaning he would start from the rear of the grid.
All races were reduced by a lap due to the conditions and a few minor delays to ensure that all of Saturday’s 24 races could be run
Race two of the QBE TT Cup was held on a wet track as the showers circulated the venue ensuring that track conditions alternated between wet and dry guaranteeing that the track was not the same from one race to another.
The closest the field were to McWilliams was on the grid as he used his wet weather experience to the max, blasting off the line to lead the field by nearly four-seconds as they crossed the line at the end of the first lap! He literally bolted away and there was little hope that Morris could catch him.
McWilliams took the win from Morris by 2.563 seconds but it was the battles behind that had a fair amount of attention. Richards claimed third from teammate Rutter by another blink of the eye of 0.036 sec gap. Just over a second behind was Byrne and McGuinness, with Byrne winning the drag to the line from McGuinness after an impressive ride from the rear of the grid. The ex-bricklayer from Morecombe missed passing Byrne by another nail-biting gap of just 0.019 second.
Thankfully, Saturday afternoon’s race was dry and with a win apiece to Morris and McWilliams they were on equal points, while Byrne, Richards, Rutter and McWilliams were getting quicker, so there was plenty of salivating of what may happen.
Morris let it be known he was in a determined mood to add to the win tally as he scorched off the line to lead McWilliams by over a second at the end of the first lap with Richards, Byrne, Rutter and McGuinness in close proximity as the quartet continued their stouch.
On the second lap a collective sigh of despair surrounded the track as McWilliams slowed with gearbox problems, forcing his retirement and putting a severe dent in his hopes of class victory.
Morris looked like he was going to take the win in a canter but just two laps later he came to a halt as the same gearbox problems that negated his charge at Phillip Island returned, proving, yet again, that it is never over until it is over.
It didn’t detract from the action as Byrne and Richards were all over each other as they dropped off both Rutter and McGuinness with Byrne taking the win by another “cigarette paper” distance of just 0.212 from Richards with Rutter in third, a second adrift.
All left the track on Saturday evening anticipating a thrilling final day of the annual event. Alas, as night fell so did the rain and it didn’t let up for almost 24 hours. But what could one do…
While the sodden conditions cast a pall over the event and a definite anti-climax, the concept of the QBE TT Cup is a bottler and it is one that can only improve when the event will celebrate 15 years in 2020.
2019 IFOS QBE TT CUP Standings
Paul BYRNE – 17 – 16 – 25 – 58
Glen RICHARDS – 18 – 18 – 20 – 56
Michael RUTTER – 16 – 17 – 18 – 51
Jeremy MCWILLIAMS – 20 – 25 – 45
Aaron MORRIS – 25 – 20 – 45
Martin HODGSON – 13 – 11 – 16 – 40
Steve STANWIX – 12 – 12 – 15 – 39
Alex SINCLAIR – 11 – 14 – 14 – 39
Peter BELLCHAMBERS – 10 – 13 – 13 – 36
John McGUINNESS – 0 – 15 – 17 – 32
Albert TEHENNEPE – 0 – 10 – 12 – 22
Denis ACKLAND – 8 – 9 – 0 – 0 – 17
Alex PICKETT – 15 – 0 – 0 – 15
Corey FORDE – 14 – 0 – 0 – 14
Richard EASTON – 9 – 0 – 0 – 9
Paul GRANT-MITCHELL – 7 – 0 – 0 – 7
Jonathan HUGHES – 6 – 0 – 0 – 6
2019 IFOS 2 STROKE GP Standings
Aaron MORRIS – 25 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 100
John ALLEN – 20 – 20 – 18 – 0 – 58
Lech BUDNIAK – 10 – 13 – 11 – 17 – 51
Glenn KETTLE – 8 – 15 – 12 – 16 – 51
Danny CARTER – 11 – 17 – 0 – 20 – 48
Stephen KAIRL – 15 – 14 – 17 – 0 – 46
David MALINS – 14 – 18 – 14 – 0 – 46
Ben BURKE – 18 – 0 – 20 – 0 – 38
Glenn HINDLE – 17 – 16 – 0 – 0 – 33
Richard EASTON – 16 – 0 – 15 – 0 – 31
2019 IFOS PERIOD 3 250cc Standings
Brian MCGRATH – 25 – 0 – 25 – 0 – 50
2019 IFOS PERIOD 3 – 350cc Standings
Andre DEUBEL – 0 – 0 – 25 – 25 – 50
Ben SNELL – 0 – 0 – 20 – 0 – 20
2019 IFOS PERIOD 3 500cc Standings
Chris SWALLOW – 25 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 125
Kane BURNS – 20 – 18 – 20 – 20 – 20 – 98
Bob ROSENTHAL – 0 – 20 – 18 – 0 – 0 – 38
Tyler LINCOLN – 18 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 18
2019 IFOS PERIOD 3 UNLIMITED Standings
Dan GLEESON – 25 – 25 – 25 – 75
2019 IFOS PERIOD 4 – 125cc Standings
Pat GRIFFIN – 25 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 25
2019 IFOS PERIOD 4 – 250cc Standings
Roly ORR – 25 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 100
Peter WADE – 20 – 20 – 20 – 20 – 80
Steve BOSCI – 17 – 0 – 18 – 0 – 35
Phil BRISTOW – 18 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 18
2019 IFOS PERIOD 4 – 350cc Standings
Roly ORR – 25 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 125
Clinton TAYLOR – 20 – 17 – 20 – 20 – 20 – 97
Jonathan HUGHES – 18 – 20 – 17 – 17 – 17 – 89
Eric SALMON – 16 – 18 – 16 – 16 – 16 – 82
John STUART – 17 – 0 – 18 – 18 – 18 – 71
2019 IFOS PERIOD 4 500cc Standings
Ian SMITH – 18 – 20 – 18 – 20 – 76
David GRLEC – 16 – 18 – 16 – 25 – 75
David WOOLSEY – 20 – 15 – 20 – 17 – 72
Davey TODD – 25 – 25 – 0 – 0 – 50
Clinton TAYLOR – 14 – 17 – 15 – 0 – 46
2019 IFOS PERIOD 4 – 750cc
Alex SINCLAIR – 25 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 125
Calum MACKINTOSH – 15 – 18 – 16 – 20 – 18 – 87
Ivan HOEY – 18 – 0 – 17 – 18 – 20 – 73
David WOOLSEY – 17 – 14 – 18 – 15 – 0 – 64
Geoffrey MARTIN – 14 – 16 – 15 – 17 – 0 – 62
2019 IFOS PERIOD 4 UNLIMITED
Simon REES – 20 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 120
Daniel BIRCH – 17 – 18 – 20 – 20 – 18 – 93
Owen WARD – 16 – 17 – 18 – 18 – 17 – 86
Ivan HOEY – 15 – 0 – 0 – 17 – 20 – 52
Corey FORDE – 25 – 20 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 45
2019 IFOS PERIOD 5 – 125cc Standings
Edward POUCHER – 25 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 100
Desmond HEANEY – 18 – 0 – 20 – 0 – 38
Rob ROSSI – 20 – 0 – 18 – 0 – 38
2019 IFOS PERIOD 5 – 250cc Standings
Grant BOXHILL – 25 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 100
Scott WATERS – 20 – 20 – 20 – 20 – 80
Terry LISTON – 18 – 18 – 18 – 18 – 72
2019 IFOS PERIOD 5 350cc Standings
Keo WATSON – 25 – 20 – 25 – 18 – 88
Grant BOXHILL – 20 – 17 – 18 – 20 – 75
Elwyn BICKLE – 17 – 18 – 17 – 0 – 52
Joe VALENZISI – 16 – 16 – 16 – 0 – 48
Stephen KAIRL – 0 – 25 – 20 – 0 – 45
2019 IFOS PERIOD 5 – 500cc Standings
Paul SMITH – 20 – 25 – 20 – 25 – 25 – 115
Grant BOXHILL – 18 – 20 – 18 – 18 – 20 – 94
Richard OLBRICH – 16 – 18 – 17 – 20 – 18 – 89
Keo WATSON – 25 – 0 – 25 – 0 – 0 – 50
Joe VALENZISI – 15 – 17 – 16 – 0 – 0 – 48
2019 IFOS PERIOD 5 750cc Standings
Alex SINCLAIR – 20 – 20 – 20 – 25 – 85
John ALLEN – 25 – 25 – 25 – 0 – 75
Stephen CRAIG – 18 – 18 – 18 – 20 – 74
Paul SMITH – 17 – 16 – 17 – 18 – 68
Allan HARPER – 16 – 17 – 16 – 0 – 49
2019 IFOS PERIOD 5 UNLIMITED Standings
Steve STANWIX – 25 – 20 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 120
Albert TEHENNEPE – 15 – 17 – 18 – 18 – 0 – 68
Denis ACKLAND – 16 – 16 – 17 – 17 – 0 – 66
Martin HODGSON – 20 – 25 – 0 – 20 – 0 – 65
Michael LENDRUM – 17 – 18 – 0 – 0 – 20 – 55
2019 IFOS PERIOD 6 – 250cc GP Standing
Mark BODDY – 18 – 18 – 25 – 20 – 81
Elwyn BICKLE – 17 – 25 – 0 – 25 – 67
Pat GRIFFIN – 0 – 17 – 20 – 18 – 55
Jack ROBINSON – 16 – 20 – 18 – 0 – 54
Jason DUNN – 25 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 25
2019 IFOS PERIOD 6 – 250cc PRODUCTION Standings
Adam HARDING – 20 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 95
David BANBURY – 17 – 17 – 18 20 – 72
Keo WATSON – 25 – 20 – 20 – 0 – 65
Max EMENY – 13 – 13 – 17 – 17 – 60
Ryan MOSCARDINI – 12 – 12 – 15 – 16 – 55
2019 IFOS PERIOD 6 500cc Standings
Stephen CRAIG – 25 – 20 – 25 – 25 – 95
Matthew BROWN – 20 – 25 – 18 – 18 – 81
Tim PODT – 18 17 – 20 – 17 – 72
Glenn CHANDLER – 16 – 18 – 17 – 12 – 63
Chris DUNSTER – 17 – 15 – 14 – 14 – 60
2019 IFOS PERIOD 6 750cc Standings
Brett CLARK – 25 – 20 – 17 – 17 – 79
Ryan MCLAUCHLAN – 25 – 25 25 – 75
Peter BELLCHAMBERS – 16 – 18 – 20 – 16 – 70
Mick JOHNSTON 13 – 15 – 18 – 20 – 66
John WILLMORE – 7 – 16 – 15 – 18 – 56
2019 IFOS PERIOD 6 UNLIMITED Standings
Jason CULLEN – 20 – 20 – 20 – 20 – 25 – 105
Mark MCVEIGH – 15 – 17 – 17 – 16 – 17 – 82
Alex PICKETT – 18 – 25 – 0 – 17 – 20 – 80
Mick JOHNSTON – 13 – 15 – 16 – 14 – 18 – 76
Aaron MORRIS – 25 – 0 – 25 – 25 – 0 – 75
2019 IFOS PRE-MODERN – 250cc GP Standings
David MALINS – 17 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 92
Glenn HINDLE – 20 – 20 – 20 – 0 – 60
Lech BUDNIAK – 0 – 18 – 18 – 20 – 56
Ben BURKE – 25 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 25
Richard EASTON – 18 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 18
2019 IFOS PRE-MODERN F1 Standings
Mark VAARTJES – 25 – 18 – 25 – 20 – 88
Ben BURKE – 17 – 25 – 20 – 25 – 87
Paul GRANT-MITCHELL – 20 – 17 – 18 – 18 – 73
Harley BORKOWSKI – 16 – 13 – 17 – 17 – 63
John RICKARD – 15 – 12 – 16 – 16 – 59
2019 IFOS PRE-MODERN F2 Standings
Greg DAL SANTO – 25 – 14 – 25 – 25 – 89
Daniel MCCARTIN – 18 – 25 – 20 – 18 – 81
Keith MULCAHY – 20 – 20 – 18 – 20 – 78
James DOUGLAS – 15 – 17 – 17 – 17 – 66
Max JORDAN – 14 – 15 – 15 – 15 – 59
2019 IFOS PRE-MODERN F3 Standings
Daniel MCCARTIN – 16 – 25 – 18 – 25 – 84
Keith MULCAHY – 20 – 20 – 20 – 20 – 80
Glenn CHANDLER – – 18 – 15 – 17 – 64
Christian ROSSI – 0 – 16 – 25 – 18 – 59
Chris DUNSTER – 15 – 17 – 13 – 11 – 56
2019 IFOS SIDECARS – F1 & F2 Standings
S. BAYLISS / A. WILSON – 25 – 25 – 25 – 25 – 100
R. NOLAN / D. FRISBY – 17 – 20 – 17 – 20 – 74
S. REYNOLDS / K. WARNE – 18 – 16 – 18 – 17 – 69
T. MARSDEN / J. WILSON – 16 – 18 – 16 – 18 – 68
H. FORD / L. MENZIES – 20 – 17 – 20 – 0 – 57
2019 IFOS SIDECARS – PERIOD 4 Standings
A. NEWLAND / L. RAUHINA – 25 – 20 – 20 – 65
D. CHIVAS / S. BREEN – 25 – 25 – 0 – 50
2019 IFOS SIDECARS – PERIOD 5 Standings
E. POUCHER / B. POUCHER – 25 – 25 – 25 – 0 – 75
P. SELKE / L. CORNWALL – 20 – 0 – 20 – 25 – 65
2019 IFOS RB RACING TOP 50
Jason CULLEN – 20 – 20 – 25 – 65
Alex PICKETT – 17 – 18 – 20 – 55
Mark VAARTJES – 18 – 17 – 17 – 52
Aaron MORRIS – 25 – 25 – 0 – 50
Ryan MCLAUCHLAN – 13 – 15 – 18 – 46
Paul GRANT-MITCHELL – 14 – 12 – 16 – 42
Ben BURKE – 16 – 16 – 0 – 32
Stephen KAIRL – 15 – 14 – 0 – 29
Stephen CRAIG – 12 – 13 – 0 – 25
Harley BORKOWSKI – 10 – 10 – 0 – 20
2019 IFOS Race Results
PERIOD 3 500cc, 700cc & UNLIMITED / PERIOD 4 350cc & 750cc / PERIOD 5 500cc
Race 1 – Friday
Chris SWALLOW (NZ) P3_5 Royal Enfield 500 7:14.750
Keo WATSON (NSW) P5_3 Yamaha TZ 350 +1.153
Kane BURNS (NSW) P3_5 Norton +4.607
Tyler LINCOLN (NZ) P3_5 Norton +12.504
Alex SINCLAIR (UK) P4_7 Vincent 500 +14.775
PERIOD 3 250cc & 350cc / PERIOD 4 125cc & 250cc / PERIOD 5 125cc & 250cc / PERIOD 6 125cc/ PERIOD 6 250cc GP / PRE-MODERN 250cc GP
Race 2 – Friday
Ben BURKE (NSW) PM_2G Honda RS 250 6:53.995
Glenn HINDLE (NSW) PM_2G Honda RS 250 +14.949
Richard EASTON (NSW) PM_2G Yamaha TZ 250 +19.635
David MALINS (VIC) PM_2G Yamaha TZ 250 +20.855
Jason DUNN (NSW) P6_2G Honda RS 125 +28.887
PERIOD 5 750cc / PERIOD 6 750cc
Race 3 – Friday
John ALLEN (QLD) P5 Yamaha TZ 750 6:47.757
Brett CLARK (NSW) P6 Yamaha FXR 750 ++14.925
Ben BURKE (NSW) P6 Honda RC30 +15.597
Tyler BRADFORD (NSW) P6 Suzuki GSXR 750 +15.613
Stephen WARD (NSW) P6 Ducati 888 +25.318
2 STROKE GP MACHINES
Race 4 – Friday
Aaron MORRIS (NSW) Yamaha TZ 750 6:40.399
John ALLEN (QLD) Yamaha TZ 750 +2.871
Ben BURKE (NSW) Honda RS 250 +11.486
Glenn HINDLE (NSW) Honda RS 250 +26.480
Richard EASTON (NSW) Yamaha TZ 250 +26.542
PERIODS 4, 5, & 6 UNLIMITED
Race 5 – Friday
Aaron MORRIS (NSW) P6 Yamaha FZR 1000 6:26.824
Jason CULLEN (NSW) P6 Yamaha FXR 1000 +7.671
Alex PICKETT (NSW) P6 Yamaha YZR 1000 +13.045
Stephen KAIRL (NSW) P6 Yamaha YZR 1000 +20.145
Stephen WARD (NSW) P6 Yamaha FZR 1000 +34.619
PRE-MODERN F3 & PERIOD 6 250cc PRODUCTION
Race 6 – Friday
The Australian Historic Road Racing Championships will head to the Collie Motorplex in WA on the 27th-30th of September. If you’re keen on making the trip West for a great weekend of historic road racing, extra details have become available to competitors.
Hosted by the Historic Competition Motorcycle Club of WA, the weekend will see competitors riding the brand new long track, added to the Collie Motorplex to provide two and-a-half kilometres of challenge for these historic machines.
The event is being run in conjunction with Motorcycling Australia and will cater for all classes of Historic motorcycles and sidecars as defined by the 2019 Manual of Motorcycle Sport.
For those looking to compete at Collie, the Club has made it as easy as possible, helping to arrange subsidised container transport to help get bikes and equipment to the track.
Competitors are reminded that this event will run over Saturday-Monday, as Monday is a public holiday in Western Australia. Practice and qualifying will take place on Saturday the 28th, and championship races will be held on the Sunday and Monday.
An optional practice will occur on Friday the 27th, where an additional cost sees the opportunity for riders to familiarise themselves with the new Collie Motorplex layout.
There is also additional tourist information provided for those wishing to make the most of their stay in the Collie River Valley.
For details regarding container transport, email HCMC President, Bob Humphreys at [email protected].au.
Three-time British Superbike Champion John Reynolds made his first visit to the Island Classic this year and competed in the International Challenge races under the Team New Zealand banner.
Consistent results throughout the weekend saw Reynolds finish equal sixth in the overall individual points scores taken from the four by six-lap International Challenge racs.
Phil: John Reynolds, three times BSB champion, first visit to Phillip Island for quite some time and probably first ride at this track on a classic motorcycle as well, sum up your thoughts of the weekend.
John Reynolds: “It’s been a fantastic week, it’s been hard work to be honest with you. The circuit I know, but it’s so hard to get every single apex right, and when you’re on a brand new bike that you’ve never ridden before, and it’s a classic bike as well, you don’t know how fast and how hard to push, and of course Phillip Island is one of the fastest circuits in the world. So there’s going to be crashes, there’s gonna be big ones, I’ve been cautious, as I didn’t want to damage anything, myself or the bike, but we chipped away and the bike honestly was absolutely brilliant. It got quicker and quicker as the week went on, and ended up doing half decent time so I’m really happy.”
Phil: Alan Cathcart said this is one of the most prestigious and biggest classic events in the world, you’re thoughts?
John: “I’ll go with that, throughout the world the classic scene is massive, it’s massive in the UK and certainly in Australia. So many beautiful bikes and so many interesting stories of what we’ve got and how we became, it’s fascinating. It’s truly an eye opening insight into the Australian classic world.”
Phil: You’re probably a household name with your BBS victories in England, were you surprised by how many people know about your exploits here in Australia
John: “Yes it’s been mind blowing, I obviously keep an eye on who’s doing well in the Australian Championships and in the USA and you know we’re all mates. We don’t know each other but we all know of each other, if you know what I mean. We keep an eye on each other, it’s great, Josh Hayes is a legend, and it’s been an absolutely brilliant week. I’ve made so many friends, and people I’ve known about but never spoken to, and now I can actually say I know them.”
Phil: Are you surprised how hard the guys were prepared to push?
John: “Yea to be honest with you. I knew it was going to be pretty quick, but my god these guys were absolutely on the ragged edge. I’m not prepared to push that hard, but I slowly and gently got quicker and quicker, as the time went out, but I could do with two or three more days actually.”
Phil: Seems that there will be four more days, this time next year. Can we pen your name in for team UK or team New Zealand next year?
John: “You can certainly put my name down for that one, but obviously you need a ride, the bike, and the team around you. I’ve been working with the Carl Cox SGB – Suzuki Great Britain and without them helping this wouldn’t happen. So a massive thanks to Carl Cox and his team, for helping us achieve what we did. It’s just been a mind blowing week, there’s so many interesting people.”
Phil: Congratulations on your effort and great to see you here john.
John: Thanks so much.
Ken Wootton Perpetual Trophy
Steve Martin AUS 152 points
Aaron Morris AUS 150 points
Josh Hayes USA 141 points
=Shawn Giles AUS 141 points
Larry Pegram USA 130 points
Michael Gilbert USA 128 points
=John Reynolds NZ 128 points
Mark Miller USA 121 points
Craig Ditchburn 120 points
Barrett Long 114 points
2019 International Challenge Points – Three Nations
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