Following their crash at the Isle of Man TT races just a few weeks ago Mansfield sidecar racers Ben and Tom Birchall made a welcome return to the FIM world Sidecar Championship at the weekend when they rode to a second place finish at Assen where the race was featured as a support event to…
Following their crash on the second lap of the sidecar race at the Isle of Man TT Mansfield riders Ben and Tom Birchall were airlifted to Nobles hospital in Douglas for further assessment. Tom escaped with cuts and severe bruising and was released from hospital after a couple of days but Ben suffered a serious…
After completing one lap in Thursday evening practice the session was red flagged because of a non-racing emergency. The weather was also against the riders as it was wet on the mountain mile which made travelling at speed on slick tyres impossible. But once the emergency was cleared the racing continued which allowed Ben and…