Double British F1 Sidecar champions Ricky Stevens and Ryan Charlwood will be heading overseas to the TT circuit in Assen in the Netherlands for the penultimate round of the Hyundai Heavy Industries British Sidecar Championship.

Sidecar driver Ricky, from Portsmouth, and his passenger Ryan, from Dover, may have failed to secure a hat trick in this year’s championship but they remain determined to win some races before the end of the season.

Ricky said: “We’re really looking forward to getting back in the saddle after the six-week break.

“And with two DNFs in the last round, we are keen to do better and show everyone what we’re made of.

“Assen is one of our favourite tracks – we love racing there. The Dutch have really embraced sidecar racing, producing two world champions, one of whom, Benny Streuer, will be racing with us on the TT Circuit. It’s all very exciting.”

Ricky and Ryan currently hold second place in the championship rankings and will do everything to cling on to that. They are also hungry for race wins to end the year on a high.

Ryan said: “It’s been a testing year in which we’ve experienced the worst crash in our career. To have a win at Assen would certainly put a positive spin on things for us.

“We’d really like to thank our friends, family and sponsors for their continued support and for believing in us. Special thanks are also due to Birchall Racing who have repaired our bike after our crash at Cadwell in time for a charity event we were taking part in.

“We know that doing well at Assen would be the best show of gratitude to all of them and we don’t want to let them and the Dutch fans down.”

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Notes to editors:

• Ricky and Ryan are the reigning Hyundai Heavy Industries British F1 Sidecars champions.
• They raced to victory in 2015 with Ricky Stevens, from Portsmouth, as driver and Ryan Charlwood, from Dover, as co-rider.
• In 2016, they successfully defended their title after joining the Bournemouth Kawasaki team with Quattro Plant and Cool Milk as headline sponsors.
• Ricky and Ryan have rejoined the Bournemouth Kawasaki team in 2017 under the banner of JG Speedfit Kawasaki. They will be in the company of BSB riders Leon Haslam and Luke Mossey, road racer James Hillier and fellow sidecar team Costello/Hauxwell.
• For more information and updates, go to www.teamrickyandryan.com

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