From press releases issued by series organizers:

Eastern Airways Sidecar Championship
round four
Croft

WEBSTER SNATCHES CROFT VICTORY AFTER REEVES MISTAKE

Castrol Suzuki pair Steve Webster and passenger Paul Woodhead won the opening race of round four of the Eastern Airways Sidecar Championship at Croft on Saturday after a rare mistake by rivals Tim and Tristan Reeves.

M & M Suzuki ace Reeves held the lead from the start of the 12-lap battle but the experienced Webster was on hand to take advantage when Reeves ran wide on the fifth lap.

³I was too fast into the right-hander at the end of the back straight and ran straight on,² explained Reeves. “By the time I got the machine back on line I was in the wrong gear coming out of the corner and Steve (Webster) out-accelerated me. You can’t afford to give him those opportunities and he made us pay for it.”

Race winner Webster ­ who won the Nexa Autocolor pole position award for the fourth successive round ­ secured his fourth race win of the year to extend his lead at the head of the inaugural series.

“I knew Tim (Reeves) had done something wrong and I wasn’t going to miss the chance to grab the lead,” said Webster. “Croft is a tricky circuit and Tim flew off the line, it looked like there was no catching him.”

Richard Gatt and Paul Randall took their GRS Suzuki to third place for their best finish of the year while Derek Brindley and Neil Miller worked their way through from 11th place on the first lap to take fourth on their Readymix Suzuki.

Stuart Muldoon and Johnny Briggs followed Brindley through the field after a disappointing start to finish fifth aboard his Ringway Suzuki.

Eastern Airways Sidecar Championship, round four, race one result (12 laps ­25.20 miles):
1 Steve Webster (Suzuki) 20:17.34, 75.48mph
2 Tim Reeves (Suzuki) 20:28.98
3 Richard Gatt (Suzuki) 20:58.64
4 Derek Brindley (Suzuki) 21:00.49
5 Stuart Muldoon (Suzuki) 21:05.90
6 Greg Lambert (Suzuki) 21:11.16
7 Andy Peach (Suzuki) 21:13.12
8 Bryan Pedder (Suzuki) 21:35.11
9 Bill Philp (Yamaha) 21:41.70
10 Ben Birchall (Yamaha) 21:50.33

Championship points: 1 Webster 120, 2 Reeves 81, 3 Brindley 74, 4 Lambert 67, 5 Philp 50, 6 Gatt 48, 7 Pedder 36, 8 Muldoon 29, 9 Peach 28, 10 Stuart Woodard (Yamaha) 27.

Eastern Airways Sidecar Championship
round four
Croft

WEBSTER BLITZES TO RECORD-BREAKING VICTORY AS EASTERN AIRWAYS SIDECAR ACTION HOTS UP AT CROFT

Castrol Suzuki pair Steve Webster and Paul Woodhead made it a win double in round four of the Eastern Airways Sidecar Championship at Croft, North Yorks on Sunday.

And Webster set the fastest ever motorcycle lap around the 2.1-mile circuit, beating the time that British Superbike Championship regular Dennis Hobbs had set earlier in the day.

Webster won the race ­ held in two parts after a three-machine crash ­ from Tim and Tristan Reeves on their M & M Suzuki while Richard Gatt and Paul Randall brought their GRS Suzuki home in third for the second successive race.

“I’ve become a real fan of Croft during this weekend, two wins are good but to snatch the outright lap record as well is a big, big bonus,” said Webster who was again forced to overhaul his closest rival Reeves on his way to victory.

The crash, on lap six of the original 12-lap race, involved drivers Stuart Woodard, Gary Horspole and Mike Ibbotson, all escaped serious injury.

Bill Philp and Rick Long were once again the leading R1 Yamaha team on their 155 Media-backed machine, crossing the line in fourth place with Stuart Muldoon and Johnny Briggs fifth on their Ringway Suzuki ­ bouncing back after smashing into the tyre wall on the fifth lap of the original race.

Bryan Pedder and Rod Steadman improved from eighth place in Saturday’s Croft race on their Team Roberts Suzuki to grab sixth.

Eastern Airways Sidecar Championship, round four, race two result (12 laps ­25.20 miles):
1 Steve Webster (Suzuki) 17:28.60
2 Tim Reeves (Suzuki) 17:31.64
3 Richard Gatt (Suzuki) 17:47.17
4 Bill Philp (Yamaha) 17:58.58
5 Stuart Muldoon (Suzuki) 18:07.35
6 Bryan Pedder (Suzuki) 18:07.46
7 Ben Birchall (Yamaha) 18:09.12
8 Andy Laidlow (Suzuki) 18:28.54
9 Steve Norbury (Yamaha) 18:36.87
10 Stuart Woodard (Yamaha) 18:39.10

Championship points: 1 Webster 145, 2 Reeves 101, 3 Derek Brindley (Suzuki) 76, 4 Greg Lambert (Suzuki) 68, 5 Gatt 64, 6 Philp 63, 7 Pedder 46, 8 Muldoon 40, 9 Woodard and Birchall 33.

Next round: Knockhill ­ July 2-4