Reeves and Cluze in dominant form after Euro double header

Reigning World Sidecar champions Tim Reeves and Greg Cluze have pulled clear in this year’s championship after a dominant double-header week in Eastern Europe.

First taking a double win at Croatia’s Rijeka circuit, Reeves then backed it up with a second double at Hungary’s Pannoniaring on his first visit to the track, to now lead the championship by five points from fellow former champions Pekka Paivarinta and Kirsi Kainulainen.

“It’s been a busy 10 days away but, ultimately, we’ve had two very successful meetings and I couldn’t be happier with how they’ve gone. The meeting at Rijeka was certainly challenging mainly because an old back injury flared up and I could barely walk! I managed to find a local physio who absolutely battered me but it did the job and although it was still painful getting in and out of the outfit, once I was wedged in, it wasn’t too bad. I had a few injections as well, which helped, so to come away with a double given my condition was extremely pleasing, to say the least.”

“The Pannonia-ring was a new track to me, one that I hadn’t seen before, but it was a great track with a really nice layout and excellent facilities and I managed to take a comfortable pole position. I knew Pekka was going to get quicker as the season wore on but I underestimated him a bit in Hungary and he made me work really hard in the first race. It was nip and tuck all the way and I only squeezed home by a tenth of a second. In the second race, I knew he’d be good in the damp so got the hammer down from the start and managed to break him and gradually pull away.”

“It’s been a tough few days but full credit to all the team and sponsors for their hard work and it’s nice to be leading the Championship for the first time this year. It’s going to be really tough in the second half of the season but, for now, I’m looking forward to getting back on the roads and the Southern 100 meeting which will again be a highly competitive meeting.”