2025 Barry Sheene Festival Preview – Part 1 – Yesteryear Superbikes

Road Racing News, 2025 Barry Sheene Festival pre-event previews series, open today with a feature on yesteryear Classic Superbike races.

Leading names expected to be in top contention for Pub & Kitchen – Cassop Feature Race, Potter Plant Hire Classic SBK spoils include Greenall Racing Kawasaki to Key Racing Ducati switcher, Rob Hodson.

Peerless throughout last month’s Cock O’The North, the recent Southern 100 Super Twins winner x2, has become a modern-era leading light at Scarborough.

As shown by Dean Harrison, Michael Browne’s performances on Key Racing apparatus, Hodson is certain to have the tools for the job and a second successive Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough ‘Major’ victory, is a prominent possibility.

Category winner times three last month within the Cock O’The North, Aran Sadler (C.A.H Reps/AS Electricals) will also have designs on front running pursuits.

Same is applicable to Team York Suzuki by Motul Oils, Joey ‘Yorkshire’ Thompson, local favourite Paul Marley.

Mike Bampton, Dave Hewson (Obsession Engineering Ltd – ZXR 750 Kawasaki) and welcome North Yorkshire roads returnee, 2023 Senior Manx Grand Prix winner, top ten TT finisher, Southern 100 podium finisher Joe Yeardsley, who lines up on the Mistral Racing Kawasaki.

Completing the 17-rider entry list are BDS Motorcycles Yamaha equipped Kristian Didelot, Mick Goodings (Motor Craft Developments), Scott Aitkin (Kev Liddle Motorsport), Roddy Taylor (Jock Borthwick Haulage).

Lee Brocklebank (East Lincs Recycling Ltd), Colin Croft (Croft Electrical), Steve Birtles, Dean Ratcliffe, the ever versatile Dan Sayle (Falcon Electrical – 250 Yamaha) and making a real road racing comeback, Paul ‘Moz’ Owen.

The Classic Superbike contests will additionally include concurrently run 2-Stroke, Classic Solo races featuring esteemed pilots like Tony Flinton, Pre-TT Classic wins record-holder Mike Hose (CJ Moto Imports), Kelly Carruthers, Jim Hind and Harley Rushton.