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Blackford Financial Services Pre TT Classic FRIDAY EVENING PRACTICE
After a glorious day in the Isle of
Man the first practice of the Pre TT Classic, run on the 4.25 mile
Billown Course, commenced under a greying sky and increasingly
blustery conditions.
The S100 Club have received a record
entry of 294 riders for the 30th anniversary of the event, which has
gone from strength to strength since its conception in 1998. The
newcomers include former Moto GP racer Bernard Fau The nine race
programme caters for single cylinder (250cc & 350cc) machines,
Lightweight 250cc, Junior 350cc, Senior 500cc, 850cc, Classic
Superbikes and Sidecars. They also run a support race for non
qualifiers for the main events.
The weather deteriorated during
session resulting in light rain. The red flagged was waved in the
Lightweight practice after a spill at Stadium Bends with the
helicopter being dispatched. The practice session was concluded at
21:05 hours in fading light with the completion of the sidecar
class.
Fastest Laps:
250/350cc Singles:
1. Mike Hose 350 Ripley AJS 7R
82.363mph, 2. Mark Herbertson 350 AJS 82.355mph, 3. Richard Hawkins
349 Ducati 81.661mph
250cc Lightweight:
1. Jeff Wardb250 Suzuki 79.933mph, 2.
Barry Davison 250 Gimbert Honda 78.269mph, 3. Mike Hose 250 Ariel
Arrow 77.570mph
350cc Junior:
1. Steve Ferguson 350 Greenhall Honda
K4 82.696mph, 2. Dominic Herbertson 350 Davies M/sport Honda
81.607mph, 3. Barry Davison 350 Gimbert Honda 81.199 mph
500cc Senior:
1. Allen Oversby 500 Davies M/Sport
Honda4 91.102mph, 2. Mike Hose 500 Ripleyland Seeley G50 89.570mph,
3. Steve Ferguson 500 Greenhall Honda 4 89.520mph
850cc:
1. Alan Oversby 500 Davies M/Sport
Honda 4 89.967mph, 2. Dominic 500 Davies M/Sport Yamaha 88.609mph,
Steve Ferguson 500 Greenhall Honda 4 88.138mph
Post Classic Junior:
1. James Cowton 250 Yamaha 1992
96.612mph, 2. Ryan Kneen 250 Rob Brew Yamaha 1992 93.564.mph, 3. Dan
Sayle 250 Honda 93.486mph
Sidecars:
1. Rod Bellas/ Danny Quirk 1200 B.L.R.
IMP 82.679mph, Eddy Wright/ Keiran Clarke 1070 Windle BMW 82.384mph,
3. Keith Walters/ Alun Thomas 1000 Windle Honda 81.484
All photographs from Church Bends: The next practice session is Saturday afternoon along with the singles race and the first sidecar race.
Mike Hammonds
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