Ben and Tom Birchall
![Ben Birchall (driver) with Tom (passenger) racing at Donington Park in 2015 in a F1 sidecar](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Birchall_sidecar_racing_in_2015.jpg)
The brothers are 14-time TT winners, having won in 2013, 2015 (twice), 2016, 2017 (twice), 2018 (twice), 2019 (twice), 2022 (twice) and 2023 (twice)[https://iom-tt-races.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/2023-06-03-3wheeling.media+Sidecar+TT+Race+1-Sidecar-result.pdf] [https://iom-tt-races.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/2023-06-07-3wheeling.media+Sidecar+TT+Race+2+-+7th+June+2023-Sidecar-result.pdf]. They set absolute lap and race records in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2023 with an average speed of 120.645mph. [https://iom-tt-races.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/2023-06-07-3wheeling.media+Sidecar+TT+Race+2+-+7th+June+2023-Sidecar-result.pdf]
During the 2017 season the reigning F2 sidecar champions campaigned in the World championship and British Championship (600 Cup) as Team Mansfield with IEG Racing, using an LCR F1 outfit powered by a Yamaha R6 600 cc engine. For the 2017 Isle of Man TT races in June and the island's Southern 100 races in July they used a smaller (F2) LCR short chassis, as required by the regulations, powered by a Honda 600 cc engine.
In May 2019, Ben was elected to Mansfield District Council in the Kings Walk ward, representing the Mansfield Independent Forum.
On 19 December 2023, Tom Birchall announced his immediate retirement from racing, although Ben still planned to compete in 2024 with another passenger. Experienced French racer Kevin Rousseau was confirmed in early 2024 to be his teammate during their upcoming TT races campaign. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Nil Rodes, Peter Betlem, Kim Senger, Miriam Römer, Andy Hodson, Martin Liira, Tom Birchall, Srikumar Roy, Riko Noormets, Aleksandra Smyrak-Sikora, Snorre Olaussen, Gerhard BohrmannGet access
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2by Nil Rodes, Peter Betlem, Kim Senger, Miriam Römer, Andy Hodson, Martin Liira, Tom Birchall, Srikumar Roy, Riko Noormets, Aleksandra Smyrak-Sikora, Snorre Olaussen, Gerhard BohrmannGet access
Published in Frontiers in Earth Science (2023)
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