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Prior to the 1954 Manx Grand Prix success of Derek Ennett, George Costain and Sid Mizen, the Southern Motorcycle Club held their race meetings at Andreas Airfield.
As a result of double win at the Manx, the Southern club decided there should be a race in the south of the Island and to hold a meeting on what was to become known as the Billown circuit.
In the early 1950s, the Isle of Man Government decided to build a by-pass to avoid the town centre of Castletown, and whilst traffic was minimal compared to today’s motorised Island, the by-pass provided an integral part of the new course.
The first meetings to set up the organisation were held in the Station Hotel, now the Viking, in Castletown, which is where the Ennett family lived. This band of gentlemen with foresight also used to meet on a Sunday morning in the Control Tower at Ronaldsway Airport, with Theo Watterson. In between landing planes, the time was taken up planning the Southern ‘100’!
Amongst the first committee were, George Costain and Joe Mylchreest, who officially measured the circuit, using the official ‘chain’ measure (22 yards) and walked around the course measuring down the centre line of the road. The total official distances was, and still is 4.25-miles.
Southern 100 Racing took over the organisation of the Southern 100 Races in 1981, the Southern Motor Cycle (IOM) Club having taken to decision to separate their two sections, road racing and off-road. However it was the same team at the helm and the races, and the event has grown in stature over the forty years of the present organisers to the reputation the event is held in today.
Since the first race on Thursday 14th July 1955, the 350cc won by Derek Ennett a total of 604 races have been run over the Billown Course, including 145 Sidecar races, with 108,749 racing laps completed, a racing distance of 461,911.520 miles at the end of the 2022 meeting.
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The 2022 Southern 100 Road Races – The Friendly Races – ran from Monday 11th July 2022 – Tuesday 14th July 2022. Monday 11th July was a Practice Day, Tuesday 12th July seen more practice sessions and followed by Race 2 (Race 1 was scheduled to run after Race 2, however was postponed due to rain). Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th July were both race days, which saw race and lap records fall and some truly epic racing between Davey Todd and Dean Harrison – where fractions of a second over a nine lap race was the difference between 1st and 2nd!
2022 Southern 100 Schedule :
2022 Southern 100 Timetable
2022 Southern 100 Road Closures :
2022 Southern 100 Road Closures
2022 Southern 100 Race Results :
Tuesday 12th July 2022 :
Race 1 – Mike Kerruish Plumbing + Heating Lightweight Race : Postponed due to weather conditions. Re-scheduled for 13/07/2022.
Race 2 – Peel Holdings Senior Race :
Race 2 – Peel Holdings Senior Race
Wednesday 13th July 2022 :
Race 1 – Mike Kerruish Plumbing + Heating Lightweight Race : Rescheduled from 12/07/2022.
Race 1 – Mike Kerruish Plumbing + Heating Lightweight Race : Rescheduled from 12/07/2022.
Race 3 – Ellan Vannin Fuels Senior Race :
Race 3 Ellan Vannin Fuels Senior Race
Race 4b – JCK 600cc B Race :
Race 4b JCK 600cc B Race
Race 4a – Radcliffe Butchers 600cc Race :
Race 4a Radcliffe Butchers 600cc Race
Race 5 – Ace Hire Sidecar Race :
Race 5 – Ace Hire Sidecar Race
Thursday 14th July 2022 :
Race 6b – JCK 600cc B Race :
Race 6b – JCK 600cc B Race
Race 6a – S & S Motors 600cc Race :
Race 6a – S & S Motors 600cc Race
Race 7 – G H Corlett Solo Founders Race :
Race 7 – G H Corlett Solo Founders Race
Race 8 – Steam Packet Senior Race :
Race 8 – Steam Packet Senior Race
Race 9 – Bettridges of Foxdale Car Sales 600cc Challenge Race :
Race 9 – Bettridges of Foxdale Car Sales 600cc Challenge Race
Race 10 – Ocean Motor Village 250cc/650cc Race :
Race 10 – Ocean Motor Village 250cc/650cc Race
Race 11 – Hunts Motorcycles Championship Race :
Race 11 – Hunts Motorcycles Championship Race
Race 12 – Daryl Blake Construction Sidecar Championship :
Race 12 – Daryl Blake Construction Sidecar Championship
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1991 saw a new event added to the Billown Course. The “Isle of Man Steam Packet Company National Road Races’ were introduced to provide entertainment for enthusiasts who were staying on the Island after the end of the TT Races, as it was at the time proving impossible to ‘evacuate the many thousands of bikers in a day or two’, as once was the case.
The Steam Packet Company requested Southern ‘100’ Racing to organise a three-race programme catering for machines ranging from 125cc to 750cc, with practicing taking place in the afternoon and racing, early evening. The calibre of the entry was first class, for the three classes, 125cc and 400cc Supersport; 250cc and 350cc, followed by the 750s, competing for a prize fund which stood at over £5,000. In all ninety-nine entries were received.
The discussions resulting in the inaugural event being run on Saturday 8th June 1991, with the ‘Island’s Lifeline’ remaining title sponsors to 2007.
2008 and 2009 saw the Lightweight (250cc) and Ultra-Lightweight (125cc) races being elevated to TT Status, reverting to the Post TT Road Races in 2010, headline sponsors have included, Manx Telecom, Metzeler Tyres; Radcliffe Butchers; Colas (IOM) Ltd and DAO Holdings Ltd.
The three-race format has continued since, adjusting the classes to suit changes in rules and regulations, with 600cc, 650cc and 1100cc machines being catered for at the present time.
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The Blackford Pre-TT Classic Road Races will run from 27th May – 30th May 2022 with racing happening on 27th, 28th and 30th May 2022 at the Billown Circuit.
The Pre-TT Classic Road Races came into being in 1988 at the request of the then TT organisers, the then Auto Cycle Union, Classics having first appeared on the Billown course twelve months earlier at the popular Southern ‘100’ Road Races.’ The first TT Classic Races were held on the 31st May1988, the meeting consisting of four races, 250cc/350c; 500cc; Unlimited and Sidecars and attracted 115 entries in all.
Honour of being the first race winner went to Graham Godward of Royston in Hertfordshire, riding a 350cc Aermacchi, whilst the 250cc category was dominated by ‘local’ classic man Mike Cain from Onchan on his 250cc Suzuki. Dave Pither, Seeley Matchless took the 500cc race from Richard Swallow on Syd Lawton’s Aermacchi with Alan Dugdale third. Riding a BSA Metisse, Stroud’s Robert Price finished first in the Unlimited race, whilst the controversial MV Agusta sidecar outfit of Mark Kay and Richard Battisson took the chequered flag in the final race of the day. The Classics had arrived at Billown!
Thirty plus years on, the Blackford’s Pre-TT Classic Road Races is rated as one of the most popular and ‘must do’ events in the annual Classic calendar attracting well over 250 entries for its nine-race event.
It seems to me that the entire 2020 so far has been spent posting about events being cancelled – and to be fair the entire 2020 so far has been spent posting about events being cancelled!
So, without further ado here is some good news. The Provisional Dates for the 2021 Southern 100 events have been announced.
Southern 100 Racing are extremely grateful to our Title SponsorsIsle of Man Steam Packet Company, Blackford Financial Services and Silicone Engineering Racing who are carrying forward their 2020 support to next year, similarly our race sponsors have intimated that their much-valued sponsorship will be in place for 2021.
Southern 100 Racing held a meeting of its senior race officials on Wednesday evening 18th March to discuss the running of the 2020 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Southern 100 Road Races either on the scheduled dates of 6th, 7th, 8th & 9thJuly or possibly postpone them until later in the year.
It was decided after discussion regarding the present and on-going situation regarding the Coronavirus 19 crisis and the announcement by the Isle of Man Government’s Chief Minister earlier today that the current situation could continue for at least a further six months and after consultation with the club’s Chief Medical Officer regarding the availability of Doctors and Paramedics to cover the races, many of whom travel from the UK, that it is unlikely that they will able to leave their respective positions, we would have insufficient cover to run the races on the scheduled dates or any other.
The Doctors, Paramedics and other medical people who live on the Island will be similarly occupied at Nobles & Ramsey Cottage Hospital and other Medical practices and will like their UK counterparts will be involved with the COVID-19 cover and unlikely to be allowed to take leave.
Added to the lack of medical cover there is also the likelihood of a shortage of Race Marshals due to travel restrictions presently in place which may well be increased between now and July and could result in less than the required number of marshals available to man the 4.25-mile Colas Billown Course.
It was therefore decided by the Race Committee, very reluctantly to announce the cancellation of the 2020 Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Southern 100 Road Races.
The Committee left it was better to take this decision now, rather than defer on a monthly basis in the hope that Medical cover would become available at the ‘last minute’.
Whilst it is major disappointment for the race organisers, we know that the announcement will be met with a similar response from competitors and race fans who enjoy attending the ‘friendly races’ year on year and Southern 100 Racing look forward to welcoming you all back to the Billown Course in 2021.
This also means that the postponement of the Blackford’s Pre-TT Classic Road Races announced in a Media Release on Monday 16th March are now also cancelled. Competitors who have entered will be contacted by the Race or Club Secretary in the next few days.
The dates of the 2021 Road Races on the Billown Course are:
Blackford’s Pre-TT Classic Road Races
Friday, Saturday & Monday 28th, 29th & 31st May 2021
Silicone Racing Post TT Road Races
Saturday 12th June 2021
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Southern 100 Road Races
As this situation evolves and affects more events TBNI.Blog will endeavour to keep you up to date.
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Southern 100 Racing, organisers of the Isle of Man Steam PacketCompany Southern 100 International Road Races are to make anumber of changes to their racing classes for the 2019 event whichtakes place Monday to Thursday 8th – 11th July.
The main change is the dropping of the ‘Ultra-Lightweight’ 125cc/400cc class from the programme along with the discontinuationof the Support races.
However, with the increasing number of entries being received for600cc machines, the organisers are to include an additional race forthis class.
Corlett’s Trophies Senior Solo Founders 600cc/1000cc Race “1B” :
Corlett’s Trophies Senior Solo Founders 600cc/1000cc Race “1B”
Station Garage Junior Solo Founders 125cc/400cc/Moto 3 :
Station Garage Junior Solo Founders 125cc/400cc/Moto 3
Wednesday 11th July 2018
Ellan Vannin Fuels Senior Race :
Ellan Vannin Fuels Senior Race
Mike Kerruish Plumbing & Heating 250cc/650cc twins Race “1” :
Mike Kerruish Plumbing & Heating 250cc/650cc twins Race “1”
Radcliffe Butchers 600 Race :
Radcliffe Butchers 600 Race
Thursday 12th July 2018
Ace Hire & Sales Formula Two Sidecar Race :
Ace Hire & Sales Formula Two Sidecar Race
S & S Motors 600cc Race :
S & S Motors 600cc Race
Pole Position Travel 600cc “B” Race :
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