Triple World Sidecar Champion Tim Reeves got his 2009 campaign underway at Donington Park at the weekend and the triple World Sidecar Champion ensured it was a successful start with victory in the second F2 British Championship race on Sunday.

Reeves, and passenger Patrick Farrance, also finished 4th in the two MotoSix Nations races on board their F2 LCR Suzuki to help Northern Ireland take victory in the inaugural competition.
 
Qualifying on Saturday was held in mixed weather conditions and Tim and Patrick lined up in fourth on the grid for the opening race of the British F2 Sidecar Championship and Reeves and Farrance went head to head with main rivals Nick Crowe/Mark Cox and Ben and Tom Birchall from the moment the lights turned green.

Positions changed hands with frequent regularity but, as the trio came into the Melbourne Loop on the 4th lap, the outfits of Reeves and Crowe had a slight coming together and the contact was enough to dislodge the chain from the sprocket and Tim's race was over.

In the first of the MotoSix Nations races, three of the larger, and more powerful, F1 outfits pulled away at the head of the field but at the completion of the 10 laps, Tim finished in a strong 4th, comfortably the first of the F2 outfits to finish, and the result gave the Northern Ireland team some valuable points in their quest for the title.
 
Sunday's weather saw the Donington GP circuit bathed in beautiful sunshine and the crowd was treated to another high class British F2 Championship race with Reeves, Birchall and John Holden fighting for supremacy. The battle lasted for the entire 10 laps of the 2.5-mile circuit but Tim had the edge on the final lap and he managed to hold off his rivals for an excellent, and hard fought, win.

In a repeat of Saturday's race, Tim then finished 4th once more in the second MotoSix Nations outing and was again the first of the F2 outfits to cross the line. It proved to be a successful weekend all round as the Northern Ireland team that Tim and Patrick were representing, won the first ever MotoSix Nations Championship.
 
"It's been a really enjoyable weekend and great to start off the season with a win. The new LCR chassis and Ohlins suspension were faultless and we were able to run a strong pace all weekend," said Reeves.

"In the first F2 Championship race there was nothing between Nick, Ben or myself but as we went round the Melbourne Loop, me and Nick had a slight coming together and it lifted the rear wheel off the ground by a foot. When it came back down, the chain jumped off the sprocket and that was the end of our race but it was no ones fault, just a racing incident."
 
"I was keen to make amends in Sunday's race and it was a superb battle again for the entire 10 laps but this time I managed to keep everyone at bay and take the win. It was a great race to be part of and also great to see a full grid of 32 F2 outfits out there.

"In the two MotoSix Nations races, the F1 outfits had the edge but I was very satisfied to take a brace of 4th's and be the first F2 outfit home on each occasion and help the Northern Ireland team win the title. Overall, it's been a great start to the season and I'm eagerly looking forward to our next race at Brands Hatch."