Boughen and Shorter Dominate the Sidecars at Winton
The Spokes.com.au presents Round 6 Winton Motor Raceway was treated to great racing from the Horsell Consulting Round of the Australian F1 and F2 Sidecar Championship, part of the Yamaha Motor Finance Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul Pirelli (ASBK). Crossing the finish line in first was Dave Boughen / Robbie Shorter (F1, LCR Suzuki GSXR 1000) in both of today’s races.
F1 and F2 Australian Sidecar Championship Race Two
Race two of the Horsell Consulting round of the F1 & F2 Sidecar championship had plenty of twists and turns as Dave Boughen / Robbie Shorter (F1, LCR Suzuki GSXR 1000) took victory for F1, they also took out the fastest lap of the race.
Taking a well-deserved victory for F2 was Mick Alton / Christine Clancy (J&C Contracting, F2 LCR Suzuki GSXR 600).
Boughen and Shorter crossed the finish line 5.064s ahead of Beau Beaton / Corey Turner (K.H. Equipment PL, F1 Irving Vincent F1 1300) on their beautiful Irving Vincent machine that had to have its exhaust altered to comply with noise regulations.
F1 and F2 Australian Sidecar Championship Race Two Provisional Results
1. Dave BOUGHEN / Robbie SHORTER (F1, LCR Suzuki GSXR 1000)
2. Beau BEATON / Corey TURNER (K.H. Equipment PL, F1 Irving Vincent F1 1300)
3. Jeff BROWN / Darren SHELDRICK (APW M-cycles, F1 JBR Suzuki GSXR 1000)
4. Mick ALTON / Christine CLANCY (J&C Contracting, F2 LCR Suzuki GSXR 600)
5. Howard FORD / Lee MENZIES (California Customs, F1 LCR Suzuki GSXR 1000)
6. Patrick CLANCY / Stephen BONNEY (Pagid Racing, F2 Shelb. Honda CBR 600)
7. John CLANCY / Warren GRUBB (Golden Age Homes, F2 LCR Suzuki GSXR 600)
8. Richard GOODALE / Scott GOODALE (F2 Shelb. Honda CBR 600)
9. Neil TURNER / Danyon TURNER (Rock Oil Racing, F1 JBR Suzuki GSXR 1000)
10. Shaun JUDD / Ronald SPANKNEBEL (F2 Watson Honda 600)
F1 and F2 Australian Sidecar Championship Race Three
Race Three of the F1 & F2 Australian Sidecar Championship was the final session on track at Winton Motor Raceway. At the start, all outfits featured were away quickly and cleanly off the line and through the turn one.
Boughen / Shorter took victory for the F1 Championship, despite coming under pressure from Ford / Menzies in F2.
Alton commenting; “The 1000’s had more horsepower on us and I tried to make up more ground on them in the corners. I tried getting them under brakes but it locked up on us a few times. I had the best passenger for a little 600 to keep up with the F1’s for a few laps.”
Boughen sharing; “We had burnt our tyres up by the end and we were working hard. Looking forward to working with Robbie for the final round.” Shorten said he was happy to take some Aussie silverware back to New Zealand.
F1 and F2 Australian Sidecar Championship Race Three Provisional Results
1. Dave BOUGHEN / Robbie SHORTER (F1 LCR Suzuki GSXR 1000)
2. Howard FORD / Lee MENZIES (California Customs, F1 LCR Suzuki GSXR 1000)
3. Jeff BROWN / Darren SHELDRICK (APW M-cycles, F1 JBR Suzuki GSXR 1000)
4. Beau BEATON / Corey TURNER (K.H. Equipment PL, F1 Irving Vincent F1 1300)
5. Mick ALTON / Christine CLANCY (J&C Contracting, F2 LCR Suzuki GSXR 600)
6. Patrick CLANCY / Stephen BONNEY (Pagid Racing, F2 Shelb. Honda CBR 600)
7. John CLANCY / Warren GRUBB (Golden Age Homes, F2 LCR Suzuki GSXR 600)
8. Richard GOODALE / Scott GOODALE (F2 Shelb. Honda CBR 600)
9. Noel BEARE / Declan BEARE (Beare Boys Racing, F1 Alvin Suzuki GSXR 1000)
10. Neil TURNER / Danyon TURNER (Rock Oil Racing, F1 JBR Suzuki GSXR 1000)
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