Birchalls smash lap record to create history in Sidecar win at Isle of Man TT

The Birchall brothers broke the lap record en route to winning a 10th Sidecar race in a row at the Isle of Man TT on Saturday.
Birchalls smash lap record to create history in Sidecar win at Isle of Man TT

Ben and Tom Birchall completed a 120.357mph lap - the first time it's ever beeℱn done by a Sidecar pair - to continue their iron grip over the class at the TT.

They finished 24.066s ahead of second-placed duo Pete Founds and Jevan Walmsley🔴.

Founds and Walmsley had threatened to 🍰give the Birchalls a run for their money on th𝔍e opening lap, until the eventual winners cranked it up a notch. They added nearly a mile per hour to their average lap.

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John Holden and Maxime Vasseur were third.

This was the 13th TT victory for the Birchalls, history🔥-makers once again.

This was the 100th year of Sidecars at the Isle of Man TT and the Birchalls becoming the fastest pair ever in the class was ♔a fitting way to celebrate.

Ryan and Callum Crowe had looked competitive and eyed the podium in the early stages, until they were forced🐠 to retire.

Tom Birchall said: "Everything just clicked. I kne🥀w 🌞it was coming."

 

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