10.02.2012 – Ben and Tom Birchall are to join forces with former world sidecar champion and three times Isle of Man TT winner Klaus Klaffenbock to contest the 2012 TT races in a brand new team to be known as Cofain Racing by Klaffi. Having won both sidecar races in 2010 and one in 2011…
12.09.11 Mansfield brothers Ben and Tom Birchall took a third place in race one going on to win the second race in round six of the Eastern Airways British F1 Sidecar championship at Donington Park at the weekend to edge to within seven points of the runner up spot held by Scott Lawrie and James…
25.11.2011. The 2011 racing season went well for Ben and Tom Birchall who finished in second place in the FIM World Sidecar championship and fourth in the Eastern Airways British Sidecar Championship. The pair also won the Sunflower Trophy at Bishopscourt and finished fifth and seventh at the Isle of Man TT Festival. Things could…
25.10.11 A win and a second place at Bishopscourt in Northern Ireland was enough to secure the overall win in the F1 Sidecar class for the fourth consecutive year for Ben and Tom Birchall who also set a new track record of 1m 28.081s – 87.3mph in race one. The Mitchells of Mansfield duo were…
27/09/11. Ben and Tom Birchall rounded off their world championship campaign with a second place in the final race of the 2011 campaign which seals the silver medal position in the world championship rankings. Qualifying threw up some problems for the Mitchells of Mansfield duo who encountered a misfire with the Yamaha R1 engine. Despite…
10.10.2011. The final round of the Eastern Airways British F1 Sidecar championship was a weekend of ups and downs for Ben and Tom Birchall as they were unable to complete the first race and finished eighth in race two before going on to take a hard fought second in the final event at Mondello Park…
On an unfamiliar track Ben and Tom Birchall rode to a brace of second places at Oschersleben in Germany on Sunday to retain their second place in the rider standings with one race left to run in the 2011 FIM F1 Sidecar World championship. Never having been to the Oschersleben track before, the Mitchells of…
World Sidecar champions Ben and Tom Birchall from Mansfield are on the shortlist for an award from Nottinghamshire County Council. The category is Team of the Year and last year was won by the Nova Centurion Women’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay team which included Rebecca Adlington. This year’s Sports Review of the Year will…
A good time was had by all at the recent “Evening with the World Champions” event held at the John Fretwell Sporting Complex, Sookholme, Mansfield and a fantastic response by the guests to the raffle and charity auction will go a long way to helping fund Ben and Tom Birchall’s 2010 world title campaign. The…
Reigning World Sidecar champions and existing lap record holders Ben and Tom Birchall enjoyed a fruitful trip across the Irish Sea at the weekend to secure a win and second place in the two sidecar races held at Bishopscourt in Co Down at the annual Sunflower Trophy meeting. The Mitchells of Mansfield supported duo qualified…