With just 10 days to go until the 2015 Oliver's Mount Gold Cup opens it's doors to race fans, we are very excited to update you all with our rider line up ahead of the races on September 12th/13th.
Who's entered:
John McGuinness headlines the event after a very successful year taking his 23rd Isle of Man TT win in the summer, McGuinness is back at top form and looking to add the Gold Cup to his trophy cabinet.
He will not have it his own way though as William Dunlop is also making the trip to Scarborough along with Ryan Farquhar and Ian Lougher. Oliver's Mount crowd favourites Lee Johnston and Dean Harrison will certainly be in contention but everyone will have to be on top form to beat circuit specialist Ivan Lintin. The 2014 Gold Cup champion will be focused on retaining this title.
Throw into the mix Bruce Anstey and your guess is as good as ours on who we think will win. Maybe it won't be these guys though. Perhaps James Cowton, Dan Hegarty, Jamie Coward, Daley Mathison, Dan Cooper or Davy Morgan can tame the 2.5 mile circuit and land on the top step of the podium.
There are 2 more riders who could certainly make an impact.....
Guy Martin is entered, and depending on how his recovery goes with injuries he recently picked up in Ulster, he will be there with just one thing in mind. Winning the Gold Cup. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery!
Finally Michael Dunlop wants to race! The only thing stopping him right now is being able to prepare a bike in time. We certainly hope he can beat the clock because no one attacks Oliver's Mount in quite the same way as MD3 and we certainly hope that he can get a bike prepared in the next 10 days.
Sidecars:
The entry list of solos is exciting but it is also the sidecar entry that looks fantastic.
Tim Reeves is coming to Oliver's Mount with the simple goal of breaking the sidecar lap record. That is something we can't wait to see. To do that though, Reeves is going to have to get ahead of Dave Molyneux, Lee Crawford, Ian Bell and Conrad Harrison amongst others.
Event details:
The 2015 Oliver's Mount Gold Cup takes place on 12th/13th September.
Details are available on our website:
www.oliversmountracing.com Timetable: SATURDAY - PRACTICE:
Practice: 3 Laps
09.00 Newcomers
09.10 Junior
Even Nos
09.20 Junior
Odd Nos
09.30 Super Lightweight
09.40 Cock O’The North/Gold Cup
Even Nos
09.50 Cock O’The North/Gold Cup
Odd Nos
10.00 Lightweight
10.10 Sidecars
10.20 Classic F1 and F11
Timed Qualifying: 4 Laps
10.30 Junior
Even Nos
10.45 Junior
Odd Nos
11.00 Super Lightweight
11.15 Cock O’The North/Gold Cup
Even Nos
11.30 Cock O’The North/Gold Cup
Odd Nos
11.45 Lightweight
12.00 Sidecars
12.15 Classic F1 and F11
12.30 Senior 700 to 1100
SUNDAY - PRACTICE:
Practice: 3 Laps
09.30 Junior
Even Nos
09.40 Junior
Odd Nos
09.50 Super Lightweight
10.00 Gold Cup
Even Nos
10.10 Gold Cup
Odd Nos
10.20 Lightweight
10.30 Sidecars
10.40 Classic F1 and F11
10.50 Senior 700 to 1100
SATURDAY - RACING
13.30 Race 1
David Jefferies Cup - A
14.00 Race 2
David Jefferies Cup - B
14.30 Race 3
Lee Pullen Trophy
15.00 Race 4
National F2 Sidecars
15.20 Race 5
Cock O’ The North - A
15.50 Race 6
Cock O’ The North - B
16.20 Race 7
National F2 Sidecar
16.40 Race 8
Phil Mellor Trophy
17.10 Race 9
Classic F1 and F11
17.45 Race 10
Senior
SUNDAY - RACING
13.00 Race 11
Phil Mellor Trophy
13.30 Race 12
National F2 Sidecar
14.00 Race 14
Classic F1 and F11
14.30 Race 15
Steve Henshaw Gold Cup - A
15.00 Race 16
Steve Henshaw Gold Cup - B
15.30 Race 17
National F2 Sidecar
16.00 Race 18
David Jefferies Cup – A
16.30 Race 19
David Jefferies Cup - B
17.00 Race 20
Lee Pullen Trophy
17.30 Race 21
Senior
18.00
Trophy presentation at the Start Line
The organisers reserve the right to reschedule in the event of bad weather or other circumstances beyond their control.