THACKLEY TRUMPIT JUNE 2014 CONRAD HARRISON SIDECAR TT WIN

CONRAD HARRISON WINS ISLE OF MAN SIDECAR TT

Local sidecar racer Conrad Harrison and passenger Mike Aylott on his Printing Roller Services Shelbourne Honda won his first Isle of Man TT after twenty one years going to the Island and competing in the event. It was a popular win in and around the paddock as he has been knocking on the door of victory having finished on the podium for the last four seasons.
In ideal conditions Ben and Tom Birchall took the early lead with Harrison/Aylott in forth behind Holden/Winkle and Molyneux/Ferrance. On the second lap Molyneux/Ferrance took the lead after the Birchall brothers crashed at Black dub. The pairing of Holden and Winkle had taken second place from Harrison and Aylott by less than a second. On the third lap  Molyneux and Ferrance retired at Glen Helen leaving Harrison/Aylott and Holden/Winkle to fight it out over the mountain. Conrad and Mike proved to be the stronger pair recording their fastest lap of the TT at an average 114.674mph which enabled a comfortable win by 17 seconds over John Holden and Andy Winkle. The final place on the podium was taken by Tim Reeves and Gregory Cluze. A fantastic win by the popular Yorkshireman.
It’s been a busy month for Conrad’s son Dean. Dean was competing in the prestigious Vauxhall North West 200 road races in Northern Ireland on his RC Express Racing Kawasaki’s and Mar-Train Yamaha R6. Dean had mixed fortunes at the event with a solid 11th place in the first superbike race and 7th in the Superstock. Using the Stocker Kawasaki ZX-10R he finished a fine eighth place in the final Superbike race. On The Mar-Train R6 Yamaha a disappointing result for Dean as he was forced to retire on the penultimate lap of the first race. At the Pre TT Southern 100 races at The Billown Circuit Dean had a fine win in The Blackfords Pre TT classic on a 750 Kawasaki. Full reports on Dean Harrison and Conrad’s win on the Blogspot. A full report on the TT in next month’s Trumpit after Dean’s strong 8th place finish in the opening Superbike race on his RC Express Racing Kawasaki.