Ben Birchall and Tom Birchall continue to dominate the Isle of Man TT‘s sidecar class, winning for the sixth consecutive race while setting a new race record time of 57:24.005 (averaging 118.317 mph on the Mountain Course).
The Birchall brothers led early, leading the team of John Holden and Lee Cain by just over four seconds through Glen Helen. That lead had doubled by the time they go to Ramsey at the north end of the island. After the first lap, Team Birchall led by nearly 15 seconds.
The second lap saw more of the same as the Birchalls extended their lead. Holden and Cain remained in second with an 18-second advantage over Alan Founds and Jake Lowther. When the Birchalls passed Ramsey, they were seven seconds ahead than their own Sidecar TT race record pace.
Ben Birchall and Tom Birchall have now won nine Sidecar TT races. Tom Birchall is the new all-time leader in TT wins for sidecar passengers, breaking a tie with Rick Long and Dan Sayle at eight apiece.
2019 Isle of Man TT: Sure Sidecar TT 1 Top Six Results

Pos.
Rider
Machine/Team
Time
Speed

1
Ben Birchall/Tom Birchall
LCR/Haith/Live Your Adventure
57:24.005
118.317 mph

2
John Holden/Lee Cain
Honda/SBR
58:12.121
116.687 mph

3
Alan Founds/Jake Lowther
Yamaha/Cloud Vapers
58:40.747
115.738 mph

4
Peter Founds/Jevan Walmsley
Suzuki/Rowtec Engineering/Morris Lubricants
58:46.319
115.555mph

5
Ryan Crowe/Callum Crowe
Triumph/Haven Homes
1:00:01.526
113.142 mph

6
Lewis Blackstock/Patrick Rosney
 Honda...