Winning end to 2010 for Reeves Tim Reeves wrapped up his highly successful 2010 season at the weekend with yet more wins, this time at the World Sidecar Festival at Mallory Park. The recently crowned British Champion took 1st and 2nd in the final two rounds of the Eastern Airways ‘Battle of Britain’ F1 Championship and repeated those results in the two Dave Roberts Invitation races, . Having qualified in 2nd place behind regular sparring partners Ben and Tom Birchall, a strong start in the opening 17-lap British F1 race saw Tim and passenger Gregory Cluze slot in to 2nd place behind the Birchalls but try as they might, they could find no way through and had to settle for 2nd at the chequered flag, just under 2 seconds adrift. There was to be no such problems in the 2nd race though and Tim and Gregory were able to lead from start to finish. Despite having to contend with a slippery circuit, they extended their lead on each and every lap and eventually ran out convincing winners by almost 20 seconds. The win, their 13th from 22 races, saw them end the season with 453 points, a whopping 102 points clear of the second place Birchalls. In the Dave Roberts Memorial Invitational races, Tim and Gregory finished 2nd in the first race, again behind the Birchalls, after a sluggish start left them in 5th at the end of the first lap but they made amends in the 2nd to take yet another victory in a race that was cut short due to rain. With Tim and Gregory joint on points with the Birchalls for the Dave Roberts Trophy, Tim was awarded the prize thanks to his fastest lap in race one thus adding yet more silverware to his impressive haul in 2010. Speaking afterwards, a delighted Tim said: “It’s been a good end to what’s been a really good season for me. Qualifying was tough as there were 28 outfits on the track, which meant there wasn’t a lot of room, but I got some clear track in the end and was just happy to be on the front row. In the first British Championship race, Ben got a flier but I gradually closed in on him only for tailenders to come in to play with about 5 laps to go and from being nose to tail I was suddenly about 1.5s back. I cruised hom for second, fitted a new tyre for the second race and just got my head down, which worked a treat. The amount of grip I was getting around Gerard’s was unbelievable.” “The two Dave Roberts races were shorter affairs and I got an awful start in the first one. The lads in front of me weren’t hanging around so it took me until lap 7 to get up to 2nd and although I tried to close the gap to Ben I ultimately ran out of laps. The second race was a real good battle between myself and Ben and I’d got through in to the lead and was feeling strong when the rain came and the two of us raised our hands as it was just too slippy for slicks. I was delighted to pick up the trophy as Dave was a good friend of mine and if it hadn’t been for him, I wouldn’t have won my first World title back in 2005 – it was the perfect way to end the year. Once again, a big thank you to all my sponsors and everyone else who’s made it possible this season.” More, from a press release issued by Yamaha Racing: The UEM European Championships at Albacete last week saw Yamaha riders take a number of podiums across the classes. Carmelo Morales was the star Supersport rider of the series, taking not just the pole position start but also dominating the Supersport race. The Yamaha YZF-R6 Gigaset Laglisse Team rider crossed the finishing line to claim the chequered flag a clear five seconds ahead of second placed rider Marko Jerman. Joining him on the podium in third place was Dutch rider Raymond Schouten on the Verolme GrafiCom Racing Team R6. Morales had sent out a clear message in qualifying, setting a pole time nearly two seconds ahead of his closest rival, fellow Yamaha R6 rider Antonio Gallardo. Seven of the top ten finishers in the race were riding Yamaha YZF-R6 Supersport machines. “I am very happy about this title because after winning the Superstock 1000 I proved that I am extremely competitive in this category too,” said Carmelo Morales. “It was a difficult race but when I found the right pace the only thought in my mind was not to make any mistake until the end.” Fellow Spanish rider Alberto Santamaria delivered further success for Yamaha with a decisive win in the Junior Supersport class, the second Yamaha joining him on the podium in third place was ridden by Tony Covena from the Netherlands. Yamaha also won a hard fought podium in the Superstock 1000 class with Team Bernat Yamaha YZF-R1 rider Bernat Martinez. Martinez had dominated qualifying to take pole position ahead of the 1000cc race, the only rider to drop below 1 minute 30 seconds on his R1.