2006 Scottish Sidecar Racing Club F2 Championship
2006 Melville Club Tom Dobie F2 Championship
2006 Melville Club GP Chatham Trophy F2 Championship
2006 Silver Brothers Trophy for Melville Club F2 Sidecars Open Championship
2006 East Fortune Open F2 Championship
2006 Scottish Auto Cycle Union Sidecar Championship 6th place overall - F1 & F2
Rob also won the 2006 Best Performance by a Passenger
They realised in '07 - when they were sidelined due to Steve getting glandular fever - that they needed a new outfit to remain competitive. After a quick search an LCR F2 - powered by a Suzuki 600cc engine - was found and the preparation work began. You can keep up with the '08 season in the 'News' page.
The new seat unit being fitted by Steve
4 Carbs x high speed = chronic fuel consumption!
Steve racing SuperMoto
Steve racing his 250cc Ducati Monza
I started racing in 2003 on a 250cc Ducati Monza - because the age to drive sidecar drivers is 17! I just did few races on the Duke, no championships tho'.
In 2004 I rode Dad's 1956 Triumph Thunderbird "big wheeler" 650cc (ex. Owen Greenwood). We did a few meetings in Scotland at East Fortune and Edzell to see if I enjoyed it. Decided I did very much enjoy it as it is in the blood as my Dad, with Mum in the chair, were very good when they raced. So I planned to do the VMCC big wheeler championship the following year, 2005. Having used my brother as a passenger we decided to ask my good friend Robin Wilson if he would be passenger as mother didn't want both boys on one bike - must be a Mum thing! After a family discussion we decided we needed a strong reliable engine with more power if we were committing to the miles ahead of us. We had a brand new 1956 750cc built by John Lees and had a great year racing at all the great tracks in England, Cadwell, Lydden, Mallory etc., finishing 5th in the Fenni Transport sponsored big wheeler class and 6th in the Champions of Champions.
At the end of season we decided F2 was the way to go and we bought the bike from Richard Holdsworth - now a good friend - and decided to do the Scottish Championship as a learning year as there are less outfits and more track space plus less travelling miles!
Rob racing SuperMoto
Moto X 1990 - 2004 KX250 to CCM 600 Supermoto 1998 - current Husqvana 600 Sand racing in Isle of Man and the famous Sulby Hillclimb Grass tracking, Enduros Beach racing at Le Touquet and Orkney Tarmac hillclimbs and sprints on supermoto bike Passenger on Vintage Triumph with Steve 2005 VMCC Passenger Steve on F2 2006
Highlights Top ten finishes on Orkney Beach Racing Top Ten finishes Irish Supermoto Championships British Championship points at Supermoto Race wins on Vintage Triumph Finished Le Touquet 4th brit home
Breakages Shoulder, collarbone, punctured lung all at motoX
Completely dressed for the occasion