This first Sidecar Race of the 2013 Isle of Man TT Races was a two-man race between quadruple World Champion Tim Reeves and passenger Dan Sayle, and last year’s winning team Dave Molyneux and Patrick Farrance.
Brothers, Ben and Tom Birchall grabbed an early initiative to lead the pack, with Reeves/Sayle on their tail. Pre-race favourites, Molyneux/Farrance were back in fifth, edging their way up to the leader board.
An early puncture resulted in one of the leading teams exiting early doors, providing Molyneux with the opportunity to latch on to his rival Reeves, with pairing Conrad Harrison/Mike Aylott in third. The thrills continued as the battle of the titans heated up, with Reeves’ putting in his best ever lap on the penultimate circuit to concur Molyneux.
It was a real Grandstand finish, with a fraction of a second splitting second and third place. The winning driver was also the first reigning world champion to win a TT race since 1981 - and this was his first ever TT victory!
History was also made when Estelle Leblond became the first ever female sidecar driver to break the 100mph barrier.
Up Next in 2013
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2013 Supersport TT Race 1
William Dunlop led the opening lap in the first of the Monster Energy Supersport Races at the 2013 Isle of Man TT. He was closely followed by New Zealander Bruce Anstey, and his brother Michael. It was tight all the way down the leader board, with less than four seconds covering the top ten in th...
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2013 Superstock TT
This was a high-adrenaline Superstock Race, which saw the long-time race leader pipped to the post on the very last lap.
It was the Kawasakis of Gary Johnson and James Hillier that led in the early stages, but Michael Dunlop, who had already secured two podiums that week, put in a superb perform...
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2013 Lightweight TT
The winning rider of the Lightweight TT Race at the 2013 Isle of Man TT Races, smashed both the lap and race records on the way to taking his maiden TT victory, amazingly breaking the old lap record on each of the three laps.
Dean Harrison and James Hillier were locked in a titanic battle throug...
