Mansfield World Sidecar contenders Ben and Tom Birchall are delighted to welcome Coleman’s MOT and Tyre Centre Ltd of South Normanton on board as their tyre sponsors as they challenge for the 2013 FIM World Sidecar championship. Matt Edwards who hails from Sutton in Ashfield and runs the Mansfield 103.2 Radio show has followed the…
Mansfield sidecar racing brothers Ben and Tom Birchall travel to Brands Hatch in Kent to contest the opening two races in the 2013 Eastern Airways British F1 Sidecar championship which take place on the short and technical Indy circuit over the weekend (April 5-7). “With continued input from our loyal sponsors, in particular Andy Mitchell…
Preparations for the 2013 racing season are well in hand for Ben and Tom Birchall as they plan their assault on the World and British F1 championships plus the Isle of Man TT and the Southern 100 races on the F2 machine. Ben commented: “We knew we had to make some very big changes this…
Mansfield brothers Ben and Tom Birchall completed the 2012 FIM World Sidecar championship in third place to claim the bronze medal at the end of a close and exciting year of racing. Going into the final round at Le Mans on Saturday there were just four championship points separating the top four teams in the…
A win and a fourth place at Oschersleben in Germany in the penultimate round of the FIM World Sidecar championship were sufficient to ensure Ben and Tom Birchall are in the mix for a final round showdown at Le Man in September when the top four teams, who are separated by just five points, will…
A brace of third places at Schleiz in Germany at the weekend was sufficient to elevate Ben and Tom Birchall into joint second place in the FIM Sidecar World championship with two rounds (three races) remaining. Qualifying took place in dry conditions and the Mitchells of Mansfield supported pair secured pole position ahead of current…
While on the Isle of Man for the Southern 100 races Ben and Tom Birchall were presented with the Spirit of the TT trophy that they won after their double podium finish at this years TT races. Although the Cofain by Klaffi pair had been told they were to receive the trophy they had…
Despite being newcomers to the event, Ben and Tom Birchall have taken the victory in the Isle of Man Southern 100 sidecar championship race on the Cofain by Klaffi LCR 600cc Honda that took them to a double podium at the TT races earlier in the year. Fresh from their victory in the world championship…
Mansfield brothers Ben and Tom Birchall are back to winning ways after taking a splendid victory in round four of the FIM World Sidecar championship at Sachsenring in Germany on Sunday to move into third place in the overall rider standings and right back into contention for the world title. The Mitchells of Mansfield supported…
Mansfield brothers Ben and Tom Birchall made it two out of two podiums from the 2012 Isle of Man TT when they rode to a fine third place in the second of the three-lap races on Wednesday. The race start was delayed because of poor weather conditions but finally went ahead mid afternoon. Once again…