The Triumph Triple Challenge makes a return to Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire next weekend (June 28/29) for round five of the series. The return to the ‘mini-nurburgring’ circuit will mark the virtual halfway point in the season for the riders in the one-make series, with everything still to race for.
 
At the last round at Silverstone at the end of May Jack Sim took a clean sweep of the TDG Cup honours in what were tricky conditions. The hat-trick of race victories over the course of the weekend moved him in to the lead of the class, with his main rival, Mark Cheetham just five points behind him. Brazilian racer Rhalf Lo Turco lies third in the class. His consistent finishes have kept him in reach of the leading pair but he is yet to bag that elusive first race win. The flamboyant ‘Number 46’ will be out to try and put that right on his return to Cadwell.
 
In the Michelin Young Guns category, Mark Cringle’s lead at the head of the table has been slashed after youngster Josh Wainwright took two race wins at Silverstone. There is now just 24 points in it and a non-finish for Manxman Cringle and another victory would put the pair on level pegging. These two riders have pulled out an advantage on the rest of the field.
 
Reece Rothwell, Scott Rowbottom and Lance Carey have all taken race wins this season, but Wainwright and Cringle have been the most consistent. However, with just over half of the season remaining, there are still plenty of points up for grabs and there will be some fantastic racing over the course of the weekend for the latest haul.
 
As well as the on-track action, all of the riders and teams involved in the series will be paying their respects to Latvian rider Aleksandrs Bekers, who was tragically killed while racing in his home country two weeks ago. Everyone involved with the Triumph Triple Challenge will be paying their respects to the talented youngster over the course of the weekend.
 
Michelin Young Guns Championship – Positions after Silverstone
 
1 Mark Cringle 202
2 Josh Wainwright 178
3 Reece Rothwell 129
4 Lance Carey 114
5 Scott Rowbottom 113
 
TDG Cup – Positions after Silverstone
 
1 Jack Sim 221
2 Mark Cheetham 216
3 Rhalf Lo Turco 179
4 Paul Hughes 121
5 Ricky Chadwick 114