LOCAL DUO RETURN TO KENT AFTER TAKING ON THE WORLD – AND WINNING!
12 October 2005 - MotorSport Vision

2005 World Sidecar Champions to compete in MRO Powerbike finale

Tim and Tristan Reeves have already wrapped up the 2005 World Sidecar Championship but, ironically, the British version of the series may yet elude them. At Brands Hatch this weekend (October 15/16) the MRO Powerbike Tour comes to a conclusion, with the duo hoping to snatch both national and international honours.

The Ashford duo led the MRO series but World Championship commitments prevented them from contesting all of the British rounds. New leaders Sean and Mark Hegarty will have their work cut out to beat the World Champions in the two races on Sunday, but have such a commanding lead it would take a disaster for them to lose the title. In motor racing though, you never know! A large end-of-season entry is expected, with top Bemsee Nationwide crews such as Roger Body and Dudley Tomlinson, who are from Cobham and Meopham respectively.

Away from the sidecars, many of the MRO Championship classes are yet to be decided including the Supersport 600, GP250, Superteens and Supertwins. Sittingbourne’s Chris Bishop and Ashford’s Toby Markham are both in with a chance of GP250 honours, while Gravesend’s Nigel Lawrence makes his return to the class for the finals.

Brian Bartlett, from Ashford, Rochester’s Sam Green, Darenth’s Gareth Davies and John Paul Scott, from Sittingbourne, will all be looking to consolidate their positions in the Supersport 600 Divison. Making his MRO Supersport 600 debut will be former GP125 star James Webb, from Tunbridge Wells.

Thamesmead’s Josh Wainwright will also be out for a good finish in the Aprilia Superteen championship but his brother James has already clinched the Supersport 400 division.

Another title up for grabs at the weekend is the “Champion of Brands;” Zak Barry has a good lead in the series at the moment but the final round is for double points so the racing is likely to be tense when it comes to Sunday, where riders could be going out in all-or-nothing mode. Barry’s greatest competition is likely to come from Romford’s Jeremy Hill, while Erith’s Rob Elsmere and Londoner Bob Collins all have a mathematical chance of taking the Champion of Brands honours.

Tickets cost £12 per adult per day, with children aged 12 and under getting in free. Action gets under way at 9.00am on Saturday and 10.00am on Sunday; racing starts at 1.25pm Saturday and 10.40am Sunday.

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