Sidecar race A ( Started 6.15)

[idris]

Big up to Rob Hancock..11th & 107.8mph.......

[ronno]

Newcomers winners Matt and Julie

[Bob B]

Superb ride from Fanch & Sylvie LeBlond Bravo

Hate to say it but Klaffi was worth my each way bet

[philh]

was ther only 24 finishers ??
what happened to William and Nicky ??

[idris]

Paddock report.....
Mike Cookson.......... Happy
Rob Hancock...........Over the moon, After motor was "crap" for a lap & half then chimed in.
Kew.....Puncture at the Highlander

[philh]

just heard from william

24th , fastest newcomers 99.7 laps

WELL DONE GUYS

[nick robins]

Here we go again with politics. Someone said Matt and Julie won the newcomers!!

[ronno]

Here we go again with politics. Someone said Matt and Julie won the newcomers!!

Thats what was announced on air - but if the rule is still Driver and Passenger ,then it will be Nicky and William

[philh]

julie isn't a newcommer

both rider and passenger need to be newcomers

[ronno]

From iomtt.com

http://www.iomtt.com/News/2010/06/05/Kl ... -Moly.aspx

Klaus Klaffenbock and Daniel Sayle won a thrilling first Sure Sidecar race late on Saturday evening, coming home just 2.63 seconds clear of Dave Molyneux and Patrick Farrance with Tim Reeves and Dipash Chauhan overcoming a troublesome practice week to finish third. Klaffi became the first non-Manxman to win a Sidecar race since 2003 and the first Austrian competitor to win a TT since Rupert Hollaus won the Ultra Lightweight race in 1954.

Klaffenbock and Sayle got off to a flying start to lead at Glen Helen on the opening lap but it was close as John Holden and Andy Winkle were only 0.8s adrift. Molyneux, the pace setter in practice, was back in third 1.4s further back with Simon Neary/Paul Knapton in fourth and Reeves in fifth. Just 5 seconds covered the top five at the end of the first lap.

Klaffenbock and Sayle still led at Ramsey Hairpin and had increased their lead by half a second whilst Molyneux was now a further four seconds back. Reeves had overhauled Neary for fourth with Conrad Harrison/Kerry Williams still holding onto sixth. Klaffenbock flew over the Mountain though and with a lap of 113.886mph, he completed the first lap over six seconds in front of Holden but Molyneux was closing in, now just 2.2 seconds behind.

Former World Champion Klaffenbock kept the pressure on during lap two and was rewarded with an extended lead when they swept through Glen Helen for the second time, his advantage now up to 7.8 seconds. Holden too had edged away from Molyneux who was, in turn, coming under pressure from Reeves, another ex-World Champion, the deficit now only two and half seconds.

With his fastest lap ever of the Mountain Course, 114.733mph, Klaffenbock’s lead was now almost ten seconds at the end of lap two with Molyneux now in second, the Manxman lapping a shade slower than Klaffenbock to overhaul Holden. Behind, the crews were holding station with Reeves, Neary and Harrison rounding out the top six.

Klaffenbock appeared to be controlling things at the front and this was confirmed at Glen Helen with a lead of over ten seconds. Holden was still in third but he was soon reported as having retired at Sulby whilst fellow leaderboard man Harrison was also out, this time at Kirk Michael.

The race was far from over though as Molyneux and Farrance began to eat into the Austro/Manx pairing’s lead and it was down to 8.7 seconds at Ramsey. This then became five seconds as they went over the tramlines at the Bungalow for the final time and the race was on to see who could come down the Mountain the quickest.

Starting at number one, Molyneux was the first to take the chequered flag and then the watch started to see if Klaffenbock could hold on. And he did – just! He crossed the line with 2.63 seconds to spare to take not only his first win but also his first podium since he first entered the races in 2004. It was, without doubt, a hugely popular victory. Reeves and Chauhan were comfortable in third with Neary and Knapton in a solid fourth.

The retirements of Holden and Harrison allowed Gary Bryan/Gary Partridge and Tony Elmer/Darren Marshall to be promoted into the top six, the duo having fine drives, with the top ten being completed by Greg Lambert/Jason Slous, Bill Currie/Robert Biggs, Dave Kimberley/Robert Bell and Gordon Shand/Stuart Graham.

[steve-e]

So we should seek clarification on newcomers?
The other thing there is that there are loads of different FSRA awards for stuff at the TT, we should get them sorted and promoted.
The first off the ferry, the first one to get the camp set up, there's trophies for all sorts of stuff

[mark_d]

the best newcomer(s) both driver and passenger is Nicky and William.

the best newcomer driver is Matt Dix

the best newcomer passenger is Jason Slous

this is just for Saturdays race so who gets presented with what at the awards ceremony on Monday evening is anyones guess!!

[Dodge]

So we should seek clarification on newcomers?
The other thing there is that there are loads of different FSRA awards for stuff at the TT, we should get them sorted and promoted.
The first off the ferry, the first one to get the camp set up, there's trophies for all sorts of stuff

Hi Steve.. did it not get clarified pretty quickly when Tim & Paddy were awarded it and there was months of wrangling getting it back, when the penny dropped that paddy just might have done the odd TT before..

Anyhow.. what a race..!!! cannot wait untill wednesday

[bruce moore]

fantastic race at the sharp end,welldone to all,felt really sad when the commentator red out the non starters,half a grid 24 finishers lets hope weve still got a race next year,best of luck for race B

[Julie1]

To be fair they should probably be best 3 trophies 1 for best newcomer passenger one for best newcomer driver and one for best newcomer team (both passenger and driver).