TWO-stroke motorcycle racing will be going ahead in the Island this year, the Southern 100 Racing Club has confirmed.
The club - which organises both the Manx Telecom Post TT road races and the Steam Packet Southern 100 International Road Races - said there will be 125cc and 250cc races on the Billown Course, in the south of the Island, after riders showed their support for the classes.
Race secretary George Peach said: "After our recent media release requesting riders and sponsors to contact us regarding their 250cc and 125cc racing commitments for this year, particularly at the Post TT and Southern 100 Races, we have received sufficient support to ensure that the popular two-stroke machines will once again be heard in anger around the 4.25-mile Billown Course in June and July 2011."
As in previous years the 125cc machines will race with the four-stroke 400cc bikes, while the 250s will be incorporated with the fast growing SuperTwin 650cc class.
This format will be used in both the Manx Telecom Post TT Road Races, which take place on Saturday, June 11, and the Steam Packet Southern 100 International Road Races - which run from July 11 to July 14 - with separate prize funds for each class at both meetings.
Full details can be found on the club's official website www.southern100.com
