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BBC News
10-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Todd claims third Solo title at Southern 100
Davey Todd has been crowned Solo champion at the Southern 100 Road Races for the third year in a row, breaking the outright lap record in the 29-year-old won the Solo Championship race in the event's 70th anniversary year with a fastest lap of 117.414mph on the 4.25-mile (6.8km) Billown Course on the Isle of victory was Todd's fourth of the meeting, with Dean Harrison and Michael Dunlop slotting into second and third on the final day of racing at the event also saw the Ryan and Callum Crowe secure the Sidecar Championship, setting a new outright lap record speed of 103.281mph. Todd took the lead off the line with Harrison and Dunlop slotting in behind on the road, and Nathan Harrison in Yorkshireman's advantage was a slender 0.018 of a second by the end of the first circuit, with only 1.5 secs separating the top Harrison took an opportunity to move into first place at Cross Four Ways on lap four, with Dunlop also closing in on Todd at the half-way a charge from Todd on lap eight saw him return to the front of the pack ahead of his fellow win also put him level with Harrison and Dunlop with three Solo wins at the Manxman Nathan Harrison's bid for a second podium finish at the meeting was thwarted when he was forced to to Manx Radio Motorsport, Todd said the race was "mega".He said: "It's pretty cool to be doing battle out there, Dean's pretty quick, I think this is the one that everyone wants."Rather than show him everything, I let him get in font and followed him for a bit, but he wanted to get other people involved and I wasn't keen on that so I got back in front."I thought if I hit all my marks we'd be good."Harrison conceded that Todd had the edge on him in the race on his Honda machinery."I'm happy to be on the podium, obviously I wanted to win, but you can't win them all, can you?" he said."I can't complain the bike's been faultless all week."Dunlop, who was competing on a Superstock bike instead of a Supersport, said he could see how just powerful Todd's bike was from his position in third."Davey was just able to blow past Dean, and Dean was using his slipstream," he said."I felt I could stay in there but too much time being lost out of the turns."Praising the number of spectators around the course, he said: "On the Isle of Man you always get a crowd, it was good." The Sidecar Championship race saw the Crowe brothers continue their dominance in the class at the 2025 event.A poor start saw the pair, from Jurby, drop back to fifth position, with Pete Founds and Jevan Walmsley pulling out a 5.5-secs lead on lap a strong charge saw the Crowes narrow that gap to 2.8 seconds by the end of the second circuit, before moving into the lead on the following record-breaking pace of their Honda on lap five helped to propel them to a commanding victory ahead of Founds and Walmsley, with Tim Reaves and newcomer Kevin Kolsch in Ryan Crowe told Manx Radio Motorsport a mistake at the start left him thinking that the win would not happen."I didn't think I was going to catch up but I just gritted my teeth and went for it," he said."I knew I was in for a ride on that one," passenger Callum Crowe said. "It was full on, not a bit of rest." Earlier, Michael Dunlop stormed to his only victory at the 2025 meeting in the 600cc Challenge Race, which opened the afternoon session of racing on the took an early lead, pulling out a gap on the road ahead of Mike a charge by Dunlop from third place on his Ducati saw him overhauling Browne's Yamaha before reeling in the Yorkshireman's advantage to take the lead in the latter part of the seven-lap the all-time TT race win record holder added to his tally of victories on the Isle of Man by taking the chequered flag 0.17 secs ahead of Todd."It was just tight going and I knew if I got on my own I'd be alright," Dunlop said."I was very scrappy in the last lap, which I shouldn't have been, but I was just trying to keep things on."Runner-up Todd said: "I just tried to get my head down and do what I could."Michael rode fantastic in that race. I was there if he left the door open but the door was firmly shut."Browne said that he decided to concentrate on maintaining his podium place after being overhauled by Dunlop."I kept making little mistakes, I was trying too hard. So I settled for third," he added. Rob Hodson completed a double in the Lightweight class after leading the second race from start to Wigan man set a fastest lap of 104.73mph on his way to victory, stretching his lead to almost four scrap behind for the remaining podium places saw Todd hold off Michael Sweeney and Paul Jordan for there was disappointment for Wednesday's third placed rider in the class, Manxman Joe Yeardsley, after an issue with his leathers forced him to retire while in contention for another podium Manx Radio Motorsport while it was a good race it was tough."After a good few races around here, giving your all, it takes its toll," he said."But after probably three, four laps I pushed on in a couple of places.""When you've led the full race you don't want to give it up on the last couple of corners, so we pushed on."Todd said an issue with the brakes on his Paton, which "scared me a couple of times", meant he eased off on the chase for the he added that he was "stoked" with the result. 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BBC News
10-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Todd clinches third victory at 2025 Southern 100
Davey Todd made it two wins from two in the Senior class at the Southern 100 Road Races after a closely-fought contest with Dean blistering pace set by both riders saw the race lap record broken twice during seven circuits of the 4.25-mile (6.8km) Billown Course in the south of the Isle of it was Harrison that set the fastest lap with a speed of 116.855mph, Todd managed to hold onto the lead, crossing the finish line just 0.2 seconds was the third win at the 2025 event for the 29-year-old after he secured victory in the first Senior and Supersport races held on Tuesday evening. Starting at number one on the road, Todd held on to the lead on his BMW machine on the first lap of Wednesday's race despite a strong charge by Harrison's lead remained under half a second as the race went on, with Michael Dunlop a further 4.69 secs behind in third, also on BMW set a new race lap record with a speed of 116.783mph on lap four, only for Harrison to better it on the next circuit with a speed just shy of the outright lap record for the it was Yorkshire's Todd who held on to take victory from the Laxey resident, with Dunlop finishing a comfortable third. Todd told Manx Radio Motorsport: "I knew Dean would be there, he's so strong round here and he still has the outright lap record."But I feel settled, I feel comfortable... I've got a little bit more in me if I need it." Reflecting on the contest with Todd, Harrison said: "I nearly had a bit of a go into the last corner but I was a bit far back."I feel pretty good. His bike's really strong speed-wise, so we've just got to sit in the slipstream, but through the corners I've not got a problem staying with him, and on the breaks, so we'll have another go later on."Dunlop said trouble with his gearbox meant this year had been "a bit of a nightmare"."Those boys just ran apace and I got caught up on lap one," he added. "But I don't think I'm a million miles off, I just need to get with them and get a tow because I just don't have that last bit." Mike Browne achieved his first win of the meeting in a fiercely contested Supersport 600cc race, which saw the lead change several times over seven laps of the kept his nose out in front on the fist lap, with Browne a close second followed by Rob Hodson, who was being hunted down by was all change by the end of lap two with Browne taking the lead from Todd and Dunlop closing the gap by two seconds and slotting into it was Browne's Yamaha at the front of the pack at the start of the last lap and he took the chequered flag with a margin of 0.159 seconds from Todd on his said the win was "a good start" to his day's racing on the Isle of Man."We used a tyre from yesterday and it was starting to go off, but it was a great race," he added. "Nice to get a different name on the top step." In the day's opening Supersport 600cc B race Lancashire newcomer John Marsh followed up his third-place finish in Wednesday's first race with his maiden victory on the course. Paul Cranston took second, with Dennis Booth in the invitation only Solo Founders Race, for riders who missed out on securing a place in the main Senior and Supersport events, saw Buckinghamshire's Craig Szczypek storm to finished 33 secs ahead of fellow newcomer Adam Williams, with Craig Kennelly securing a hard-fought the final race of the day's first session, Andy Smart took the win in the six-lap Lightweight Consolation Race ahead of David Glossop and Russel Brook. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook, external and X, external.
BBC News
09-07-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Todd breaks records on way to Southern 100 double
Reigning solo champion Davey Todd got his 2025 Southern 100 Road Races campaign onto a winning footing at the Isle of Man event by storming to victory in the Senior Yorkshireman brushed off the disappointment of just missing out on a win in the opening Lightweight race by breaking his own record in the big bike set a new lap speed record for the Senior race of then went on to repeat the feat in the Supersport class, sealing a successful evening for the 29-year-old on the 4.25-mile (6.8 km) Billown Course. As the six-lap Senior race unfolded, Todd pulled away from the rest of the field on his BMW, starting the final circuit more than five seconds in front of fellow Yorkshireman Dean Nathan Harrison made up the top three, with Northern Ireland's Michael Dunlop having to settle for told Manx Radio Motorsport he was "a lot happier" with the said: "It took me a couple of laps to get into it after the 650, you can't go flat out at the corners on it."I love that bike, I've loved it all year, it's some machine. It's nice to start with a win." It was a much closer contest in the Supersport 600cc race, which saw Todd and Ireland's Mike Browne trade places in the lead several eventually crossed the line in front on his Honda, 1.2 seconds ahead of Browne on the on the race, which saw him set a new outright record in the class with a speed of 111.544mph, Todd said: "That one meant a lot, I had to work hard for that one. I'm just stoked with that, I really loved the battle."Although Dunlop had put in an early charge to get himself into third place during the opening laps, he was forced to retire on the Ducati on lap that opened the door for a tightly contested battle for the final podium place, which saw Michael Sweeney snatch third on the final straight on lap seven. The evening's race schedule also saw the three-wheeled machinery take to the track for the first Sidecar race of the the opening circuit saw the pairing of Pete Founds and Jevan Walmsley fighting for the lead, Manx brothers Ryan and Callum Crowe quickly got into their stride on the the halfway point of the six-lap race, the siblings from Jurby set a new outright lap record for the class with an average speed of 102.747mph on their Honda battle for second saw Founds and Walmsley cross the line ahead of the Kawasaki of Lee Crawford and Scott to Manx Radio Motorsport, driver Ryan Crowe said the close racing on the circuit was "epic"."That was mega, that was proper racing that was," he added."We actually have every active lap record on the Isle of Man now, so that's not bad."Thanking the pair's supporters, passenger Callum Crowe said it was "an absolute privilege to be riding round here". Racing had finally been able to get under way earlier on Wednesday evening in bright sunshine after rain led to Tuesday's planned openers being restarted Lightweight race, which kicked off the programme, saw Rob Hodson set off in pole the lead on the road was fiercely contested by Todd, who was less than a second behind at the end of lap had been overhauled by the end of lap two, as both riders competed on 650 Paton machinery, but the Wigan man snatched back the lead at Cross Four Ways on the final circuit of the six-lap contest to take Joe Yeardsley managed to hold off a late charge by Ireland's Sweeney to secure third place despite having an issue with his told Manx Radio Motorsport he had waited for the final lap to make his move, but was helped by Todd making a mistake and allowing him to take back the lead. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook, external and X, external.
BBC News
08-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Rain showers lead to Southern 100 opening race red flag
The opening race of the Southern 100 Races has been pushed back to Wednesday after rain showers in the south of the Isle of Man led to the action being including previous champions Davey Todd and Michael Dunlop had been due to compete in the seven-lap opening Senior Race at 20:00 BST, in what marks the 70th anniversary of the the earlier practice session taking place, the big bike race was postponed after rider feedback following a warm up lap as the weather closed the Lightweight race set off shortly after 21:00 BST, it was red-flagged by the clerk of the course for safety reasons after a heavy shower on lap two. Racing on the Billow Course at the 2025 event is due to resume on Wednesday evening. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
Belfast Telegraph
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Davey Todd sets the pace ahead of Michael Dunlop in practice as he targets Southern 100 glory
Davey Todd threw down the gauntlet at the 70th anniversary Steam Packet Southern 100 on the opening night of practice at the Billown course on the Isle of Man on Monday night.
