Sidecar TT

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Competitors for Sidecar TT Race 2 line up to start the race at TT Grandstand, 5 June 2013 2013 Isle of Man TT 14.jpg
Competitors for Sidecar TT Race 2 line up to start the race at TT Grandstand, 5 June 2013

The Sidecar TT is a motorcycle-with-sidecar road race competition held over two legs which takes place during the Isle of Man TT festival, an annual event at the end of May and beginning of June. Between 1954 and 1976 this race was part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship.

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Engine capacity

The 1923 races was the first time the Sidecar TT race was run, over 3 laps (113 miles) of the Mountain Course won by Freddie Dixon and passenger T.W.Denney with a special Douglas banking-sidecar at an average race speed of 53.15 mph. For the 1926 races the Sidecar TT and Ultra-Lightweight TT were dropped due to lack of entries.

The Sidecar TT race was re-introduced in the 1954 event for machines not exceeding 500 cc engine capacity, run on the Clypse Course. A non-championship 750 cc class for sidecars was introduced for the 1968 event. From 1975, the previous 500 cc and 750 classes were replaced by a 1000 cc engine capacity class. For 1976 the event became a race held over two-legs. The new FIM Formula 2 class for Sidecar outfits was introduced for the 1990 races.

Eligibility

Entrants

Formula Two Sidecar TT Specifications

The 2012 specification for entries into the Sidecar TT race were defined as any machine complying with the following specifications:

Official Qualification Time

Speed and lap records

The lap record for the Sidecar TT is 18 minutes and 45.85 seconds, an average speed of 120.645 mph (194.159 km/h) set by Ben Birchall and passenger Tom Birchall during Race 2 in 2023. [3] [4] They also set a new race record of 56 minutes and 41.816 seconds, an average race speed of 119.784 mph (192.774 km/h) for 3 laps (113.00 miles) of the Mountain Course, bettering their own race-record set in 2018. [5]

Sidecar TT race winners

By driver

RiderWins
Dave Molyneux 17
Ben Birchall14
Rob Fisher 10
Mick Boddice, Dave Saville, Siegfried Schauzu 9
Nick Crowe 5
Klaus Enders, Trevor Ireson, Jock Taylor 4
Max Deubel, Klaus Klaffenböck, Walter Schneider*, Rolf Steinhausen 3
Geoff Bell, Lowry Burton, Ryan Crowe, Dick Greasley, Fritz Hillebrand*, Mac Hobson, John Holden2
Steve Abbott, Georg Auerbacher, Florian Camathias, Freddie Dixon, M. Hamblin, Roy Hanks, Conrad Harrison, Helmut Fath, Heinz Luthringshauser, George O'Dell, Eric Oliver*, Les Parker, C. Prichard, Tim Reeves, Nigel Rollason, Fritz Scheidegger, George H. Tucker, Chris Vincent, Terry Vinicombe1

By passenger

RiderWins
Tom Birchall 14
Rick Long, Dan Sayle8
C.Birks, W.Kalauch6
D.Hall5
Bengt Johannson, H.Schneider,4
R.Englehardt, Patrick Farrance, Darren Hope, E.Horner, C.Pollington, H.Strauss*, D.Williams3
M.Grunwald*, K.Cornbill, Mark Cox, Callum Crowe, Pat.Cushnahan, R.Crossely, K.Ellison, P.Hill, B.Hutchinson, N.Roche, D.Wells, Andrew Winkle, Mick Wynn2
Mike Aylott, K.Arthur, N.Burgess, M.Burns, N.Carpenter, S.Collins, A.Herzig, E.Bliss, J.Flaxman, J.Gibbard, H.Hahn, Craig Hallam, Colin Hardman, D.Jewell, J.Robinson, K.Morgan, L.Nutt*, J.Parkins, T.W.Denney, G.Russell, R.Smith, S.Smith, A.Wohlegemuth1

By marque

MarqueWins
Yamaha 40
Honda 26
BMW 25
Kawasaki, Suzuki 3
BSA, Konig, LMS, Norton 2

See also

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References

  1. International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2012 page 36-39 Appendix B ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited (2012) Isle of Man Department of Economic Development
  2. International Tourist Trophy Regulations 2012 page 19 ACU Events (Isle of Man) Limited (2012) Isle of Man Department of Economic Development
  3. "Birchalls smash own record with epic sub-nineteen minute lap". Isle of Man TT. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  4. "Locate.im Sidecar TT 2 -Locate.im Sidecar – Positions Lap Order" (PDF). Isle of Man TT. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. "Sure Sidecar TT 2 – Result Sheet" (PDF). Isle of Man TT . Duke Marketing Ltd. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.