After a strong performance in qualifying which saw the Mitchells of Mansfield supported Birchall brothers secure pole position and unofficially smash the existing lap record, a first lap incident put paid to their hopes of a race win and left them with a badly damaged outfit causing them to set off directly to Switzerland for…
Mansfield brothers Ben and Tom Birchall took their running total of race wins to six when they won both races in the penultimate round of the FIM World Sidecar championship at Schleiz in Germany at the weekend also setting yet another lap record and moving to second in the overall rider standings. The Mitchells of…
Once again Mansfield brothers Ben and Tom Birchall have dominated the FIM Sidecar championship round, this time they recorded pole position a double win and set a new lap record in round six of the FIM World Sidecar Championship at Oschersleben in Germany at the weekend.The Mitchells of Mansfield supported brothers were the fastest…
Ben and Tom Birchall from Mansfield went to Assen hoping for a third win in a row in round five of the FIM World Sidecar championship and after working with John Baker to bring the Suzuki engine up to the highest specification possible they were fastest during free practice and qualifying which enabled them to…
Mansfield Sidecar racers Ben and Tom Birchall rode to a brace of second places in round six of the Easton Airways British Sidecar championship at Brands Hatch at the weekend. It was a hectic weekend for the Mitchells of Mansfield supported brothers who began their weekend racing on the short Indy circuit where they completed…
Following their second place in the Southern 100 on Thursday the Birchall Brothers rounded off their week with a win in Germany when they stormed to victory in round four of the FIM World Sidecar Championship at Sachsenring on Sunday to move up into third place in the overall rider standings. Riding the Manx Gas/Klaffi…
After the disappointment of a non finish in Saturday’s three lap sidecar TT Ben and Tom Birchall bounced back with a vengeance to win the second event on the Isle of Man on Wednesday, setting their fastest ever lap around the 37.73-mile mountain road course on the second of three laps with an average speed…
Ben and Tom Birchall were denied their first win at the Isle of Man TT races when the LCR Honda suffered a puncture half way through the first 37.73- mile lap on Saturday. The Mansfield pair had got away to a lightning start and were leading the race with a 6.2s advantage when they brushed…
Once again the TT practice has fallen foul to the poor weather conditions leaving Mansfield Sidecar racers Ben and Tom Birchall the dilemma of whether to go out on the untimed lap or to stay put in the garage on Wednesday evening. The only two laps completed so far were the two on Saturday when…
Ben and Tom Birchall arrived in Douglas, Isle of Man ahead of the 2013 TT races and are now preparing the outfit for their first practice session which is scheduled for Saturday evening. Having recorded two podium finishes in last year’s races the Mitchells of Mansfield supported brothers will be hoping for more of the…