Get your copy now: 120 minutes of top class sidecar racing action from each round of the 2009 series, with exciting On-Board Action, Team Interviews and English Commentary.

for more information and how to purchase the DVD go to

http://www.yangimotorsport.com

The price of the DVD is 12.99 £ (inside GB), Europe 13.99 £ and rest of the world (outside Europe) 15.49€.

Enjoy this DVD, it is a fantastic impression of the whole year 2009. Thanks to our TV-Team Enrico and Matthias who has supported us the whole year.

Dates for MotorsTV UK:
Sunday 31. January: 9.15-11.45 p.m.
Tuesday 2. February: 3.30 - 6.00 p.m.
Wednesday 3. February 4.15- 6.30 a.m. , 12.00 - 2.30 p.m.
Friday 5. February: 2.45 - 5.00 a.m.

2010 MotorsTV will show all races of the Sidecar World Championship. more info follws.

SUPERSIDE plans 2010 a WORLD CUP for F2 Sidecars. This World Cup Series is planed in 3 rounds (2 together with the F1 FIM Sidecar World Championship) on challenging tracks. Start will be before TT race weeks and offers a possibility for best preparation. (No clashes with ACU F2)

Important facts for participation:
International license with start permission from your national Federation for the races.
F2 Sidecar with a max. 600 ccm capacity and 4 Cylinders according to british and french regulations (TT Bikes allowed).
All races get recorded and a DVD will be available at seasons end:
- Price money for the first 5 Teams
- Cups after each race for the first three Teams
- Entry fee 600,00 € in total

Tracktime at each Event between 110 and 150 minutes includes
- Free practise
- Qualification
- Warm up
- Race(s) - Sprint(s) and or a longrun race

A Grid of min. 16 Teams is a assumption to run the F2 World Cup

Estimated Races:
08. - 09. May 2010 (Schleiz / Germany)
06. - 08. August 2010 Oschersleben/Germany
14. - 15. August 2010 tbc Knockhill / Great Britain
* additional round in Rijeka /Croatia possible if great demand

For request please contact:
Mr. Bernd Schwan
or download Entryform schwan@superside.com

SUPERSIDE GmbH
Bonn / Germany January 2010

Reigning world sidecar champions Ben and Tom Birchall from Mansfield are busy preparing for the defence of their world title which is set to kick off in France on April 18th at Le Mans .

The seven-round Superside F1 sidecar world championship is set to take place at major racing circuits throughout Europe and, with the purchase of a new LCR chassis and change of engine manufacturer to Yamaha, the Mitchells of Mansfield sponsored brothers are determined to retain their world title.

Also on the cards is a new for 2010, eight round British F1 championship run alongside the Thundersport GB series which sees the brothers travel the length and breadth of Britain in the aptly named Battle of Britain F1 sidecar championship.

Ben and Tom will once again contest the Isle of Man TT races in the F2 sidecar class and this year will be aiming for two strong results. To prepare for the TT races the brothers will take in selected races in one of the F2 sidecar championships which will enable them to bring the machine up to speed and iron out any niggling problems they may encounter.

Speaking on how becoming world champions has changed their lives, Ben commented: “Winning the world championship will not change us, we are just a couple of ordinary lads who know where their roots are. We are both extremely proud to live in Mansfield and our aim this year is to once again bring the world championship title home. We have had such a lot of support and so many messages of congratulation from the people of Mansfield , it’s unbelievable. We can’t thank every one enough for their support.

“We have risen through the ranks to contest the world championship fairly early in our careers and are therefore relative youngsters in the sidecar world. We have a good 10 years or more in us at the top level and our intention is to contest the world championship for a good few years to come and add more titles to our CV.

“We have also attended some high profile events, including the BBC Sports Personality of the Year show in Sheffield . Although we didn’t get a mention on the show we did get to rub shoulders with some of the most famous sports stars from across the world and spent a considerable amount of the evening talking to double World Superbike champion James Toseland who we both admire.

“We have had a lot of media interest since becoming world champions and have featured prominently in various biking magazines and newspapers which has brought both us and the sport of sidecar racing more into the public eye.

“Although we have the continued backing of our major sponsors Mitchells of Mansfield, we are still looking for extra backing and if anyone is interested in helping us we would be pleased to discuss this further.” (Ben can be contacted via the Birchall Racing website.)

Below is a list of 2010 race dates, although the dates are not yet set in stone. It is likely there will be a couple of clashes and in this case the world championship will be the priority. But despite the possibility of having to miss a couple of rounds, the Birchall Brothers are expected to be strong contenders in the Battle of Britain championship in its inaugural year.

You can follow the Birchall Brothers’ progress via their website http://www.birchallracing.com/ which will carry regular updates plus any changes to the racing calendar that may be instigated.

Helen Pask
Press Officer
Birchall Racing

Timo Karttiala, World Champion 2008 (passenger from Pekka Päivärinta in the Team Suzuki Finland), celebrates today his 33 birthday.
We wish him all the best, Happy Birthday !
Or to say in his own Finnish Language:
toivotan sinulle Hyvää syntymäpäivää, Timppa !

(on this photo you see him 2008 at the Croatian GP, left Timo, rightside Pekka)

Volgend jaar gaan Kees Endeveld en Bennie Streuer weer samen de strijd aan in het WK Zijspannen. Wij hadden een interview met Kees Endeveld de bakkenist.

Hoe ben je begonnen met het zijspanracen?
Mijn vader en moeder (Harrald Endeveld en Sylvia Colijn) racete samen in het ONK (open Nederlands kampioenschap) met een zijspan, ik kwam dus al jong in aanraking met de zijspannen en ben eigenlijk opgegroeid in de paddock. Toen ik twaalf jaar was heb ik een keer mee gereden, maar vond dat toen niet echt iets voor mij. Eigenlijk was ik toen nog gewoon te jong, toen ik in 2005 een keer met Jan Bevers mee reed was raakte ik verslaafd aan de kick.

Wat was je spannendste race tot nu toe en waarom die race?
Dat is mijn eerste overwinning in Pembrey in Wales. Dat was in 2007 toen ik bakkenist was van Richard Swift. De hele race stuivertje wisselen met Phil Dongworth, echt een top race.

Wat is het ergste race moment tot nu toe?
Het minst leuke moment was in 2008 tijden een IDM (Duits kampioenschap) in Hockenheim ik reed daar zelf niet maar was daar om te kijken. Ik zag een zwaar ongeval en daarbij overleed Steve Norbury.

Wat zijn jouw verwachtingen voor het seizoen 2010?
Wij gaan deelnemen aan het ONK en WK. Ik bekijk het van race tot race en bij de WK hoop ik zoveel mogelijk punten mee naar huis te brengen, en bij het ONK hoop ik dat ik na elke wedstrijd naar champagne stink.

Verandert er nog iets voor het seizoen 2010?
Het team zal hetzelfde blijven als vorig jaar en wordt door Bennie en mij gerund. De regels veranderen echter wel en daardoor moeten wij weer met standaard motoren gaan rijden. Dat is voor ons het enige dat zal veranderen.

Wat vind je ervan dat je weer met standaard motoren moet gaan rijden?
ik ben het er wel mee eens. De kosten gaan omlaag. De motor wordt betrouwbaarder. En het komt meer aan op het rijden dan alleen een snelle motor.

Wij wensen Kees Endeveld en Bennie Streuer veel succes tijdens hun wk en onk races, dit kunt u ook doen door hieronder een reactie achter te laten.

Foto: Hulshof Sports Photography

http://www.bikex.nl/interview-met-kees-endeveld/

We wish you a happy, safe and festive period throughout the holidays and the over New Year !
Superside would like to thank all the Teams, Riders, Passengers and Organisers for all their efforts in 2009.

We look forward to sharing a successful year ahead in 2010.

Michael Breitenbach from PAGID wishes everyone a merry christmas. Thanks for the very partnership with Superside and all the sidecar-teams.

Michael Breitenbach

http://www.rennsportbelaege.de

Louis Christen Racing (LCR) wishes
all Teams and their families
a Merry Christmas and a safe racing in 2010.

www.lcr-sidecar.com

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !
Wishing you and your families good health
and happiness for the new year!

With best wishes from
B & R Tyre Service

Herbert Brüner & Albert Raesfeld

Tim Reeves has declared himself more prepared than ever for the World Sidecar Championship after successful tests recently at Cartagena, Spain.

The former triple World Champion finished 3rd in the 2009 series after an up and down year but a change in both passenger and engine manufacturer has seen the Dundrod-based Englishman extremely happy with his progress and confident of reclaiming the title he last won in 2007.

For 2010, Reeves will be Honda-powered for the 8-round Championship, a significant move away from the Suzuki-dominated class, whilst he has also made the switch to Maxton suspension and he has already seen major benefits in the new outfit. In addition, Gregory Cluze will be passengering Tim in his World Championship assault and the Frenchman is no stranger to competing at the highest level, having finished 4th overall in both 2007 and 2008 (with Sebastien Delannoy) and 7th in 2009 (with Mike Roscher). The recent 3-day test at Cartagena saw the duo have their first outing together and they were immediately on lap record pace.

Speaking this week, a more than happy Tim commented: "For my first test with all the new factors, I couldn't be more happy with how it all went and, to be honest, I'm over the moon. It's the first time Louis (Christian) has built an LCR to fit a Honda engine and he managed to get it done to the new-for-2010 regulations and the bike's an absolute rocket. On the first day, we concentrated on adjusting the settings, then on the second it got cut short due to rain but on the 3rd day, we were able to go for some fast laps and we were flying. We were running the same pace as Paivarinta and Delannoy, who were also there, and I didn't really feel like I was trying that hard so it bodes really well for the new season."

"The new Maxton suspension was awesome whilst it felt like Gregory had been with me all my career, it really was that comfortable, so the whole package has come together really well and I'm extremely excited about the new season. I've never been so well prepared for the World Championship and as it's been two years since I last won it, it's right at the top of the agenda for 2010 - I'm ready to go now!"

Whilst Cluze will be partnering Tim on the F1 outfit in the World Championship and the new 'Battle of Britain' series, Dan Sayle will continue to be on board the F2 machine for the Isle of Man TT Races and British F2 Championship as announced earlier this year.

Like many competitors in the current economic climate, Tim is seeking additional funding to assist him in his quest on both the World and domestic scene and encourages all interested parties to contact him to discuss the opportunities further.

Text: Phil Wain, PR-Freelancer
Photo: Mark Walters