The BMCRC – Lydden Hill Sidecar Testday – Saturday February 25th 2017 Inc: ACU CTC/BRA Course for Sidecars.
BMCRC, in association with RKBF1, the ACU Road Race Committee and Lydden Hill Circuit is setting up a Sidecar exclusive pre-season testday on Saturday February 25th 2017. The whole day will be dedicated to sidecar testing running from 9.15am-5.30pm.
BMCRC will issue an application form to enter the event, which in conjunction with our partners has enabled the fee to be just £75 per team for the whole day. Arrival and setup will be available on Friday afternoon/evening too.
The day will be run as a Bemsee testday with our usual full Marshals, Officials and Medical cover. It will run under an ACU Permit but also be covered by a Training Permit to enable us to allow novice riders and passengers to complete their Sidecar CTC/BRA Course. The Bemsee Technical Officials will also be available to offer advice on machine compliance in advance of the season, where required.
The timetable will be structured along the following lines: British F1 & 600 Teams testing British F2 Teams testing Club F1 & F2 testing Novice F1 & F2 Testing Sidecar BRA sessions Practice starts
Your agreement to participate on the day could mean you also agree to help new riders and passengers that come along. This could be just advice on a range of 3-wheeled subjects but could also involve allowing a new rider to try your machine. By having a wide range of both F1 and 600 teams supporting the day we hope to have a good enough number of outfits to enable any new rider to find options that will “fit” so they can complete the ACU BRA Course for Sidecar and provide a good test environment beyond anything currently available to them.
For some years now the Sidecar branch of our sport has often struggled to find a safe way to give new riders a proper opportunity to try sidecar racing, either as a passenger or particularly as a rider. The last time Bemsee ran an event like this was back in 2013.
Sidecars is still the only branch of Road Racing that produces British World Champions. With healthy sponsorship support at British level for Sidecars and the continued good support of Sidecars at the TT, there’s even more focus needed to give new blood a chance to experience our sport. If we don’t there’s a potential problem facing us for three-wheeled grids in the future.