Entries Over-Subscribed for Blackford’s Pre TT Classic Races

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Full grids are guaranteed at the Blackford Financial Services Pre TT Classic Road Races with over 220 entries having been received for the prestigious Classic event which annually brings the Isle of Man TT Festival to life.

The eight race programme caters for single cylinder 250cc & 350cc machines, Lightweight 250cc, Junior 350cc, Senior 500cc, 850cc Classics, Classic Superbike's and Sidecars as all 2012 solo and sidecar race winners return hoping to retain the silverware they collected at the unique prize presentation in Castletown Square last May.

The Solo races remain the same as the successful format of the previous years, whilst the Sidecar competitors request for a second race has been agreed with two four-lap races, one on the Saturday afternoon with the second being run on the Monday afternoon.

In addition, a new European Classic Sidecar Race Series will see its debut on the
4.25-mile Billown Course.

The six lap race, for the Camathias Cup is one of six rounds being held in the Isle of Man, England, Belgium, France, Germany and Holland during 2013.

As in previous years a Solo Support Race has been included in Monday’s race programme to cater for the number of entries received.

Long time competitor, Aermacchi specialist Bill Swallow equalled the long standing record of 15 victories at this meeting last year and joins Bob Heath at top of the list - Bill will be hoping to add another win to his tally in 2013.

Double winner last year Chris Palmer will once again be in with a chance of adding to his total of nine chequered flags having entered five races in all.

Fellow ‘double-winner’ of 2012 Alan Oversby has a ‘brace’ of the Davies Motorsport 500cc and 350cc Honda-4 machines at his disposal along with two 750cc machines and will be hoping to add to his eight wins so far at the Blackford’s Pre-TT Classic.