This opening 2015 Sidecar Race was full of twists and turns and saw the winning duo take home their second TT victory and a new race record time.
It was John Holden and Dan Sayle that initially led this dramatic race with the Birchall brothers in second and pre-race favourites Dave Molyneux/Ben Binns in third.
It was all change though on the opening lap, as Molyneux/Binns retired, allowing the Birchalls to take the lead as they raced across the circuit. It soon became a battle between the Nottinghamshire brothers and Holden/Sayle, with Conrad Harrison/Mike Aylott having moved up to third.
The Birchalls continued to respond to Holden, with the two crews fighting it out right until the bitter end, the victorious duo taking their win in a record-breaking time. The second-placed driver took his 12th TT podium, his passenger’s ninth – the most ever recorded by a sidecar passenger at the TT.
In a race of personal best laps, French woman Estelle Leblond, partnered by Sebastian Lavorel, also cemented her status as the fastest ever female sidecar driver around the Mountain Course.
Up Next in 2015
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2015 Sidecar TT Race 2
Brother duo Ben and Tom Birchall grabbed the lead from the outset at this 2015 Sidecar Race. They had strong competition in the likes of John Holden and Dan Sayle and multiple TT winner, Dave Molyneux and Ben Binns.
A strong opening lap gave the Birchalls a three second lead over Molyneux and Ho...
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2015 Lightweight TT
One rider grabbed his debut TT victory when he took a record-breaking Bennetts Lightweight Race right to the wire, winning by a mere 4 seconds.
Both James Hillier and Ivan Lintin smashed the old lap record as they battled it out right up to the chequered flag.
Hillier took the initial lead, b...
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2015 Senior TT
This nail-bitingly close Senior TT Race saw the winning rider shatter Bruce Anstey’s outright lap record from the previous year’s Superbike Race with a sensational speed of 132.701mph, to take home his 23rd TT win, and seventh Senior Race victory.
After a relatively poor week, Honda Racing rider...
