First race up was the World championship round where they were racing as champions elect having secured the F2 Trophy in the last round. Ben and Tom qualified for a third row start in the mixed grid of riders, the FIM F1 World championship and the FIM World F2 Trophy. The Mansfield pair were the fastest of the F2 runners and as the lights went out they moved into sixth place overall and first in class. On lap three they overtook Brian Gray on a F1 machine and held station to the chequered flag at the end of a very fast and furious 15 lap affair, taking the win in the World F2 Trophy class.

In the first of three British Sidecar 600 cup races the laps were cut to eight instead of 10 to make up for time lost when a fellow competitor broke down on the warm up lap. At the start they settled into sixth place overall and were elevated to fifth when one outfit was black flagged. They were right on the tail of Archer/Thomas and as they approached the finish line were just about level, crossing the line just two tenths of a second behind in eighth place to secure another victory in the 600 Cup

In the second affair they started from the third row and completed the 10 lap race in seventh place – and a win in the 600 cup. Ben and Tom then started from the fourth row in their final race and after dicing with Walker/Hawes for a few laps they finally passed them to finish the 10 laps in sixth position overall and take their fourth win of the weekend in their own class.

At the end of the day they were presented with their Gold Medals for their outstanding results in the World Trophy where they headed the qualifying charts, won every race and broke the lap record at every circuit in the F2 Trophy class – an amazing achievement for the Mansfield brothers.

Ben said: “Tom and I plus all the team are thrilled to be presented with our world championship Gold Medals on home soil; also to secure the British 600 Sidecar Cup this weekend. It’s a great end to our season. We have to thank our sponsors and supporters for their continued support. We have so much confidence in the bike, it’s been perfect all season and the data we have gained from this season will help us when we challenge for the new format World championship and British title in 2017.

“We have had a fantastic season as we also won at the Isle of Man TT again this year. We are delighted to be able to help Steve Smith at Avon tyres who is auctioning a TT memorabilia poster containing signed photos of some of this year’s riders including us. It is being auctioned by Damon Hill OBE to raise money for Downs Syndrome Association online on Thursday, September 22 a link to place a bid please check out www.DHgolfclassic-auction.com 

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Starting from a front row grid position Ben and Tom got the hole shot into Redgate in the first race and never looked back, stretching their lead to 19.94 seconds as they crossed the finish line for win number one setting the fastest lap of the weekend with a 1m 34.575s time on lap two of 12.

Race two went much the same way with the Birchall boys once again taking a lights to flag victory, this time with just under a five second advantage over the second placed riders.

As well as clinching the championship lead on 50 points the pair once again won the Bill Boddice Trophy for their stunning performance in the first race.

Ben said: “We are delighted to take the double win here at our local track of Donington Park and also to set the fastest lap of the weekend and we are honoured to be awarded the Bill Boddice Trophy. This strong showing sets us up nicely for the first round of the World series that takes place at the Leicestershire circuit next week. I have to thank our loyal sponsors for their ongoing support as without their input we would not be able to race at this high standard of racing.”

The next race for the Birchall brothers is the first round of the 2015 world championship where last year they ended the season in second place. The race takes place at Donington Park on April 12 and is the first of two rounds to be held in the UK this year, the second being at Brands Hatch in July.

pic credit; Wally Walters

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