Dafabet Devitt Racing sign Hodson for 2020 International road racing season
Dafabet Devitt Racing have today (Friday) announced the signing of Rob Hodson for the 2020 International road racing season.
Category: International Racing
Spa Bikers Classic
It is now possible to enter for this special event.
For the first time ever a classic sidecar race on this beautiful track, a ones in a lifetime experience.
Entry is possible on the Camathias Cup website, click the logo above.
Guest teams are welcome.
Birchall Brothers take time out from the World Championship
By Mark Walters
Multiple champions, Ben and Tom Birchall will be taking some time away from racing in the “FIM World Championship”.
At the last round of 2019 in “Estoril” Portugal, “Birchall Racing” sold their former championship-winning “LCR” Yamaha to Dutch sidecar driver Kees Endeveld. This left some people wondering would the Birchall Brothers, Ben and Tom start the 2020 season with a new “LCR” chassis, powered with Yamaha engines.
Unfortunately, this is not to be. It was decided by the team that it was time to take a break from racing on the world scene to spend more time with their young families, continue to develop their LCR chassis and focus their racing efforts closer to home on the smaller F2 machine.
Driver Ben said, “It was a very hard decision to make, but if I was totally honest, I was not really enjoying my racing at the world level. A lot of things have happened over the last couple of years. By spending more time in the UK, we can focus on racing the F2 outfit as well as having longer to enjoy family life and develop the LCR bikes even more.
There’s definitely more development that we can do to the F2 machine, but as for the F1 chassis, we would like to develop and try to improve that too, but it will be hard, as it’s nearly perfect as it is.”
Ben and Tom have been racing together every year since 2004.
But remember people, this is not retirement; this is taking some time out racing the F1 Chassis. Let’s hope the Birchall Brothers, Ben and Tom, will be back in the world championship paddock very soon.
Mark Walters.
Possible 2 day test at Blyton Park
Simon Gilbert is trying to get a list together of sidecar teams who would take part in a 2 day test at Blyton Park (near Gainsborough) end of February/early March.
Simon would have to hire the circuit and get everyone to share the cost – so is looking for at least 10 teams for both days to get the cost down to 300 for the weekend, the more people go the cheaper it will get. This is comparable to a club meeting entry price but of course a load more track time, basically open circuit.
The date is not set yet, this is to gauge interest so speak to Si and when he has a few people interested he will work everything out. You can find more details of Blyton Park on their website, click the logo below.
For Simon’s contact details please click read more!
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Suzuki Series at cemetery circuit Boxing Day
For the race schedule Click here
For live timing Click here
For Mark’s Race Office updates Click here.
Their is live coverage on PayPerView and registration is here.
Thanks of course to Mark Dennis for the links, and don’t forget New Zealand is 13hrs ahead of UK.
2020 Australian F1 and F2 Sidecar Championship Calendar:
Round 1: 27-29 March – Wakefield Park Raceway – ASBK
Round 2: 15-17 May – Morgan Park Raceway – Masters of Morgan Park
Round 3: 19-21 June – The Bend Motorsport Park – Adelaide 3 Hour
Round 4: 11-13 September – Winton Motor Raceway – ASBK
Round 5: 31 October – 1 November – Barbagallo Raceway – Kings of Wanneroo
2020 Camathias Cup dates
From Robert Schoonderbeek at Camathias Cup, their 2020 race dates :-
11-12 April Croix en Ternois France
1-3 May Ring Djursland Denmark
9-10 May Hengelo Netherlands
20-21 June Bob Mac Scotland
3-5 July Spa Belgium
8-9 August Cadwell England
21-23 August Gedinne Belgium
5-6 September Donington England
Robert adds that Guests are welcome to join at any of these rounds with machinery that fits the spirit of the Camathias Cup. See the Camathias Cup website for contact details, click the logo above.
Ducati Club Race 2020 TT circuit Assen May 22 to 24 2020 entries
From Alex Jansen
Updated provisional entry list
1. Kurt Gussé/ Loris Seret (Bel) F1 1000
2. Thormod Jensen/ Kare Jensen (Den) F1 1100
3. Dillan McDermott/ tba (Aus) F1 1000
4. Laurent Chapillon/ tba (Fra) F1 1000
5. Chris Baert/ Kathi Pendras (Bel/Ger) F1 1000
6. Jim Hamilton/ tba (GBr) F1 1000
7. Cedric Pierard/ Arnaud Pierard (Bel) F1 1000
8. Geoffrey Piette/ Boris Liegois (Bel) F1 1000
9. Jean Cornet/ tba (Bel) F1 1000
10. Steven Pawley/ Dave Hammond (GBr) F2 600
11. Alain De Muynck/ Kenny Roegiers (Bel) F2 600
12. Rob Atkinson/ Mark Middleton (GBr) F2 600
13. Mick Alton/ tba (Aus) F2 600
14. Jef Driesen/ Vincent van Looveren (Bel) F2 600
15. Dennis Driesen/Vincent van den Hautte Bel) F2 600
Interested teams please send a email to sidecar.racing.international@gmail.com or just send a pm on Facebook
Sidecars requested for rental, May 22-24 2020, Ducati Club Race TT-circuit Assen
Some teams from Australia and New Zealand would like to race at the Ducati Club Race. However, transporting the sidecar costs them a lot of money. Therefore on their behalf the question: Are there people who want to rent outt an F1 or F2 sidecar for this event?
If you could help and rent out a sidecar, please let us know at: sidecar.racing.international@gmail.com.
Then I let the teams contact you.
Photo: Henk Teerink (Ducati Club Race 2019)
