This was the season finale for BHR with both the 250 specials and Ducati championships still to be decided.
250 and 350 Specials in the collecting area
Our first outing was the combined 250/350 Specials race. Stu and Andy both got the good starts they needed as the 250's started a few rows behind the 350's. At the end of lap 1, Mark Capewell led on his Aermacchi 350 with Stu 4th and Andy 6th, already well ahead of the other 250's. By the third lap Stu had taken the lead with Andy 4th, but on the final lap, Andy put in the fastest lap of the weekend for either of the Steelcraft riders (1minute 56.18 seconds) to take the win from Stu
The Ducati class was mixed with the 500 class, mainly Manx Nortons, Matchless G50's and so on.
In the first race, the first Ducati home was nine times Manx Grand prix winner, Bill Swallow on his 350 (2nd overall to Austin Kear, 500 Manx), Andy was 2nd (5th o/a) and Stu 3rd (7th o/a), 4th home was Craig Ridgley (350)
Bill Swallow at the Mountain
The second 250/350 race was pretty much a repeat of race 1, but this time Andy and Stu were first and second overall by lap 2, it was also a repeat run in the second Ducati race, Bill 1st then Andy, Stu and Craig.
This video shows some typical 250/350 specials action, it took Stu a while to get through to 2nd place - It's worth a "double click" to view in larger window.
In the first 250/350 race on Sunday Stu finally got the 250 class win coming home 2nd overall to another Manx GP regular, Mark Herbertson on his AJS 7R. Andy was pipped to the line by Ian Cramp (Greeves Special) for second.
Mark Herbertson 7R
Ready to go for the next race alongside Susan Gunson (250 Monza)
The first Ducati race reverted to type, Bill then Andy then Stu but with Charles Davies (250) beating Craig to 4th
350 Ducati's of Irish guest riders Bill Smyth and Peter Simpson
In the final 250/350 race Stu retired on lap 2 with a vibration from the rear wheel (yet to be diagnosed). leaving Andy to take an easy class win and second overall to a fine ride from Mark Capewell after a fast engine change to his bike, his "spare" engine was obviously pretty good
Not eligible at BHR but a nice example of a Benelli 2C currently for sale, yours for £2500
Ariel Arrow takes no notice of the Cadwell Park rules
The final Ducati race was another win for Bill Swallow, Andy second and with Stu absent, Charles Davies took a good third
Bill's 350
All this meant that Andy had sewn up both the 250 Specials and Ducati championships
Andy at the Mountain
That's the last outing of the year for Stu, but Andy hopes to ride at Snetterton with the CRMC in early October
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