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Nick Crowe – Team Owner/ Manager
2011 Has been a difficult year for the team with the injury Dips sustained earlier in the year. Yet Simon produced results and the team brought home the FSRA ACU British Sidecar Championship. Great results were also seen with Jason in the chair at the southern 100 with 2 second places. “We worked hard to get the team to the sharp end of the grid, despite a change of passenger mid-season we went from strength to strength. 2012 and our sights are firmly set on the Isle of Man TT races, we will be competing at the British Championship this but we will give a big push to our real road race meetings and look to get the boys on the top step at both the TT races & Southern 100 later in the year”.
Nick Crowe is highly respected in road racing and the sidecar world. Having won the Isle of Man TT Races 5 times and holding the outright lap record, winning the British Sidecar
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Championship also. His expertise is second to none and his high levels of meticulous preparation standards and professionalism throughout his career is admired. Nick was unfortunately involved in an accident in 2009 whilst leading the sidecar race and due to the injuries sustained is no longer able to race. However is expertise in setting up the bike and invaluable track information is second to none, and he didn’t leave the racing scene putting together a new team in 2010 which he managed and provided the LCR bike for; alongside his loyal sponsor Dave Hudspeth. Carpets his tem went on to become runners up in the 2010 FSRA Sidecar championship and winning the Championship in 2011.
2012 Nick and David see the vast talent in their new line up of Tim Reeves (driver) and current team passenger Dipash Chauhan and the quartet have done deal and seek to promote their team with some excellent racing and top results, whist retaining high levels of professionalism. The team has agreed to compete in the British Championships, Isle of Man TT Races, Southern 100 Road races and the forever popular Oliver’s Mount Road Races.
Team Riders:
Driver - Timothy Reeves | Passenger – Dipash Chauhan
Timothy Reeves
DOB: 28/08/1972
Born: Tenderden Kent
Hometown: Lisburn Northern Ireland
AKA: TIM
Years Racing: 11
Background:
Hailing from a family steeped in sidecar racing history, it was perhaps inevitable that Tim would follow in the footsteps of his father Brian who himself was a leading British Championship competitor. Initially a passenger, Tim switched to driving in 1999 and it didn’t take him long to achieve success.
Tim Reeves is already recognised as one of the UK’s finest ever sidecar drivers and with three World titles to his name already and four British Formula 1 titles (2 in the last 2 consecutive years running with BSB), 2012 will again see him strive to increase that haul whilst at the Isle of Man TT, he will be making his fifth appearance this time under the expertise of highly respected Five times Isle of Man TT winner and Outright Lap record holder Nick Crowe. Tim third in his debut in 2008 the first newcomer to achieve such a feat since 1978, and repeating his podium success with his former and new partner Dipash Chauhan, he’s also the fastest newcomer in the history of the event and 2012 will see him start as one of the favourites for victory in the two three-lap races.
Achievements:
1999 – Driving debut
2002 – 2nd MRO National Championship
2003 – 6th ‘wild card’ appearance – Imola World Championship
2005 – World Superside Champion – BBC South East Sports Personality of the Year
2006 – World Superside Champion (8 wins)
2007 – World Superside Champion (5 wins), British F1 Champion, BBC South East Sports Personality of the Year
2008 – 2nd World Superside Championship (4 wins), 3rd and 6th on Isle of Man TT Races debut, fastest ever newcomer with a lap of 112.031mph
2009 – 3rd World Superside Championship (2 wins), 4th at the Isle of Man TT Races, new personal best lap of 112.896mph (6th fastest ever), 3 wins in British F2 Championship, Winner at Oliver’s Mount Gold Cup Races
2010– 2nd FIM World Sidecar Championship by 2 points, 3rd at the Isle of Man TT Races and Eastern Airways British F1 Sidecar Champion.
2011- Eastern Airways British F1 Sidecar Champion by over 200 points (14 wins), 2*4th Place Isle of Man TT Races, Sidecar Festival Multiple race winner and Tony Chilcott Memorial race 1 winner
Dipash Chauhan:
DOB: 10/01/1982
Born: Naburn York
Hometown: Gowdall Yorkshire
AKA: Dips
Years Racing: 7
Background:
Dips started racing back in 2005 with old school mate Douglas Wright , son of former British Champion Eddy Wright (Eddy Wright Motorcycles). The conversation cropped up at a school reunion and Dips was asked if he liked to give it a shot. Three weeks later saw his first outing at Elvington airfield and the team finished third and he has never looked back. Now he is seen as one of the keenest and finest passengers the UK has to offer riding with former triple world champion Tim Reeves and has had some great finishes at F2, F1 and world championship level including a third place at the Isle of man TT races.
Achievements:
2006 - Best FSRA newcomers award and 4th place in the british f2 clubmans, Best newcomers Southern 100 and 6th place.
2007 - fastest ever newcomer isle of man TT and 15th and 17th place 106.8mph
2008 - 5th and 9th place Isle of Man TT races
2009 - Winner of Scarborough olivers Mount Gold Cup and fastest ever newcomer, 6th Place world championships Croatia, Plum Pudding winner, Haith Tickhill trophy winner for best road race performance with Tim Reeves.
2010 - Winner of f2 race at Brands Hatch GP and lap record holder, Winner Anglesey British f2 and lap record holder, 3rd Place Isle of Man TT races, 2nd place British F2 Championship overall
2011 - British F2 Championship winner (combined with others, as of injury) Thundersport GB winner, Multiple wins Sidecar Festival
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