Relentless Suzuki's Guy Martin heads an all-star cast for the upcoming Scarborough Gold Cup. However, the Lincolnshire rider won’t have an easy time as he attempts to regain the coveted ‘Steve Henshaw Gold Cup’ he handed over to Ian Hutchinson last year after having won the feature race every year between 2003 and 2009, with ‘Mount’ specialists Ian Lougher and Ryan Farquhar equally determined to take the chequered flag first.
Add in the on-form Michael Dunlop and fellow TT winner John McGuinness and the competition intensifies to melting point! Adding more spice to the menu will be William Dunlop, Michael Pearson, Derek Sheils and Adrian Archibald.
In the Lightweight classes Chris Palmer will renew his life-long rivalry with Ian Lougher, with the likes of William Dunlop, Lee Vernon, Daniel Frear, Phil Harvey, Tony Flinton, and fresh from his Manx Grand Prix victory Gavin Lupton all out to spoil the veterans fun.
The Sidecar entry is also impressive with Conrad Harrison, Ian Bell and Tony Thirkell all out to prove they are the three-wheel ‘Masters of the Mount’!
The action packed 21-race programme gets underway at 10.30am on Saturday and Sunday 17th & 18th September and whilst advance admission tickets have been sold out for some time, admission on Saturday is £20.00 and Sunday £25.00. Camping is available at £10.00 per pitch per night and children under 15 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult.
With full grids for every race the Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup Road Races is not to be missed with the cream of pure road racers all present and demonstrating their unique skills around the picturesque hillside Oliver’s Mount course in North Yorkshire.
Race weekend schedule:
Saturday
13.00 Race 1 Darran Lindsay Trophy Heat 1 4 laps
13.20 Race 2 Darran Lindsay Trophy Heat 2 4 laps
13.40 Race 3 250 Lee Pullan 1st Leg 8 laps
14.10 Race 4 125 Stu Reed Trophy 1st Leg 6 laps
14.30 Race 5 Darran Lindsay Trophy 1st Leg 8 laps
15.00 Race 6 National F2 Sidecars 1st Leg 6 laps
15.25 Race 7 600 David Jefferies Cup Heat 1 4 laps
15.45 Race 8 600 David Jefferies Cup Heat 2 4 laps
16.10 Race 9 Supertwin Phil Mellor Trophy 1st Leg 8 laps
16.40 Race 10 600 David Jefferies Cup 1st Leg 8 laps
17.10 Race 11 National 400 1st Leg 6 laps
Sunday
12.30 Race 12 Solo Non Finalist Final 8 laps
13.00 Race 14 Darran Lindsay Trophy 2nd Leg 8 laps
13.30 Race 15 Supertwin Phil Mellor 2nd Leg 8 laps
14.00 Race 16 Steve Henshaw GOLD CUP Final 10 laps
14.50 Race 17 National F2 Sidecar 2nd Leg 6 laps
15.15 Race 18 600 David Jefferies Cup 2nd Leg 8 laps
15.45 Race 19 250 Lee Pullan 2nd Leg 8 laps
16.15 Race 20 125 Stu Reed Trophy 2nd Leg 6 laps
16.45 Race 21 National 400 2nd Leg 8 laps
17.10 Race 22 National F2 Sidecar 3rd Leg 6 laps
