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Allan and Steve shock the sidecar world with their speed at round 1 A sunny Pembrey Circuit, in South Wales, was the scene of the first round of the F1 national championship
last weekend. The engine tuning rule changes, intended to give a chance to underfunded teams, gave the team hope of running
at the front for the first time in many seasons. 2nd in races 1 and 2 and
3rd in the final battle of the weekend added to qualifying in 3rd, and within 0.009secs of the current
world champions made everybody sit up and take notice. Breaking the current lap record was just the cherry on the
top for the hard charging pair The whole weekend exceeded Scud and Steves expectations.
Leading the biggest grid for 25 years on no less than 4 occasions and only being headed by former or current world champions,
was well beyond the hopes of the boys. Steve (Tarmac) Thomas the former
European championship winning passenger, held the plot together with style. He later commented “The outfit was fast
and stable, this made my job in the chair easier. I was able to focus on increasing corner speed and rear end grip” Snetterton Circuit near Norwich will be the scene for the next round of this very well run championship.
If the team can continue as they have started, this could be a very successful year.
 Schofield
Racing receive the covetted Silver Lion Trophy The trophy, which is presented
to the riders who have better the existing race record by the greatest amount was back in our hands for the 3rd time. Unfortunatey
the team where unable to compete in sufficient rounds to take the championship, but impressed their followers with some lightening
fast races around the historic Liverpool circuit. Allan (Scud) Schofield and Steve (SRT) Thomas,
along with their families and supporters attended the annual prize giving for the Aintree MCC at the Suites Hotel in Knowsley.
A great time was had by all and
Steve later said " Its great to come home to Aintree and impress our long term fans. Their support means a lot to us,
it makes it all worth while. When
asked about the possibility of taking the championship in 2010 Allan replied " Things are up in the air at the moment.
Our main objective for the coming season is the Battle of Britain national championship, but fans can be assured that we will
do every local event we possibly can. Schofield Racing are to contest the Battle
of Britain F1 championship in 2010. Some
of the most dyna Although it is billed as the Battle of Britain that actually undersells the championship, as the provisional
entry list is a veritable who’s who of worldwide sidecar racing talent. It’s also much more than National as the
Championship Status will be European Open, making it the highest ranking series outside of the World Championship. So a small
invasion fleet will be crossing the channel to try and plunder the £4,000 per round purse. The Championship will be over eight weekends on
eight of the top UK racing circuits. 24 of the worlds best sidecar teams have been selected to form the
core of the championship and these teams will be joined by up to 10 wild cards selected from the teams local to each venue. The teams will not only benefit from free entry, but
will also be competing for their share of the £32,000 prize fund. All organised under the THUNDERSPORTS
GB banner,
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Successful Season Opener for Wirral Pair.
Allan said “The set-up and balance of the bike was spot on. I could slide into and out of corners with confidence.
Add to that the fact that the top teams didn’t have the engine advantage over us, means we can get in there and mix
it with the best in the world.” 
