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1990– onwards FIM Formula 2 Sidecar race for two-stroke engines not exceeding 350 cc or four-stroke engines not exceeding 600 cc.
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Sidecar TT is 18 minutes and 45.85 seconds, an average speed of 120.645 mph (194.159 km/h) set by
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783:"Locate.im Sidecar TT 2 -Locate.im Sidecar – Positions Lap Order"
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Competitors for Sidecar TT Race 2 line up to start the race at
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competition held over two legs which takes place during the
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823:. Duke Marketing Ltd. 10 June 2015
812:"Sure Sidecar TT 2 – Result Sheet"
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16:Isle of Man motorcycle road race
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273:Official Qualification Time
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528:Tom Birchall
512:By passenger
451:Steve Abbott
424:Lowry Burton
380:Klaus Enders
356:Dave Saville
352:Mick Boddice
333:Ben Birchall
293:Tom Birchall
289:Ben Birchall
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1067:Grand Prix
939:World War I
479:Eric Oliver
467:Helmut Fath
388:Jock Taylor
233:Dimensions
143:Eligibility
1535:Categories
1501:Sidecar TT
719:References
483:Tim Reeves
440:Mac Hobson
428:Ryan Crowe
420:Geoff Bell
398:Max Deubel
370:Nick Crowe
342:Rob Fisher
96:1954 event
66:1923 races
39:motorcycle
35:Sidecar TT
1481:Junior TT
1476:Senior TT
1474:Classes:
713:Senior TT
708:Junior TT
608:By marque
308:By driver
252:Steering
46:road race
687:See also
654:Kawasaki
148:Entrants
1506:TT Zero
1350:F&M
796:22 June
767:22 June
693:TT Zero
674:, LMS,
261:Brakes
244:Wheels
78:Douglas
72:won by
43:sidecar
827:5 June
676:Norton
658:Suzuki
624:Yamaha
615:Marque
553:D.Hall
41:-with-
1519:TTXGP
1445:COVID
815:(PDF)
786:(PDF)
672:Konig
634:Honda
618:Wins
522:Wins
519:Rider
318:Wins
315:Rider
256:unit.
37:is a
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1455:2023
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