Tim Reeves endured a mixed day of racing on Thursday when he took another fourth place finish in the second Sidecar TT race at the Isle of Man. With passenger Gregory Cluze, the duo were again left frustrated and unable to make the impression on the leaderboard they would have liked and they had to settle for fourth place at the end of 113 miles of racing, just 0.8s adrift of the podium. After suffering a blown engine earlier in the week, Clive Padgett loaned Tim a 600cc Honda for the three-lap race and although Tim lapped at 110.369mph on the opening lap, he was unable to use top gear and subsequently unable to get near the 113mph+ speed he'd recorded in practice. In fifth at the end of lap one, Tim increased his pace to 111.686mph second time around and on the final lap he slowly began to reel in Tony Elmer/Darren Marshall who were ahead of him in fourth. Towards the end of the race, the duo suddenly found themselves fighting it out for the final podium spot as long time race leaders Klaus Klaffenbock/Dan Sayle ran into trouble and although Tim and Greg lapped over six seconds quicker than Elmer, they just fell short by the agonisning margin of 0.8s. Nevertheless, it was Tim's sixth top-six finish in seven TT races. Speaking aftewards Tim said; "It was a very frustrating race as I was unable to use top gear throughout and that severely compromised the race. Clive lent us an engine, which was absolutely mint, and I could see that I'd pulled back a bit of time on Klaus as early as Union Mills but as soon as we accelerated up the Ballahutchin, the bike wouldn't pull top and I knew the race, in terms of a podium never mind a win, was over. I was having to take corners in a different gear to what I normally would and I ended up making a few mistakes so it was very disappointing. After doing the 113mph+ lap in practice, things have gone wrong ever since we ran out of fuel that night in practice so there's something, somewhere that's not connecting right. The bike was a rocketship back then and we were setting great times but in the races we couldn't get anywhere near them and the bike's always felt 'flat'." "Greg was faultless all fortnight and I honestly felt that I could win a race this year and I felt that I was ready but it wasn't meant to be so I'm going to make sure I come back next year more prepared than ever. I'm going to work really hard over the winter to make sure everything's in place and organised as I desperately want to win one of these things! Two fourth places is still a good achievement and I'd like to express my sincere thanks to everyone who's supported me and helped make it happen, especially Nigel Connole, Clive Padgett, Keith Whiting, H&S Contractors and the Haith family. Hopefully, 2012 will be our year." It's back to short circuit action now for Tim with the thrid round of the Eastern Airways British F1 Sidecar Championship taking place at Knockhill, June 17-19. ENDS