Dawson Classic Motorcycles Race Team
The Dawson Classic Motorcycles Race Team is a real family affair following a lifelong interest in motorcycling. Adrian and Bob Dawson have two racing sidecar outfits between them, each designed for different classes of competition.
With the team heading to the Isle of Man TT races for the second time this year, now is the perfect time to get involved!
Here are the links to our race team sponsors for 2025
If you have a business that needs to be advertised to the motorcycling / classic motorcycling world please feel free to contact us about sponsorship options.
Our racing passion started with ownership of several classic bikes in the 70’s and 80’s and with spectating at many race meetings. Adrian then had a short solo racing career on an LC350 but had a tendency to fall off due to over exuberance.
Wife Jan got sick of this and volunteered as his first sidecar passenger on a 4 stroke Kawasaki in the mid 1980’s. This racing partnership ended with the arrival of Bob, so Adrian went on to race a formula 2 TZ 350 2 stroke outfit at national level. After an accident at Oliver’s Mount he sustained a spinal injury restricting movement from the chest down and for the next 25 years thought his racing days were over.
He did, however, get back on a road going sidecar outfit and started doing track days with Bob as passenger until 2014 when the ACU granted his racing licence again. This was the start of the father and son partnership which began with them racing a BMW sitter outfit with the British Historic Racing Club for 2 years. This culminated in 1st place in the 750 championship in 2015.
They then progressed to a Rod Bellas built kneeler outfit and started mainly racing with the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club. Competition in the club is strong but they managed 2nd place in the 750cc P2 Championship in 2017 & 2018.
For 2019 to 2021 the team moved onto campaigning the P3 1070cc outfit, culminating in securing 2nd place in the 2021 P3 (over 750cc) CRMC Championship.
Bob has competed at the Isle of Man pre TT Classic on the Billown Circuit in 2016 as a classic sidecar passenger coming away with a 750 class win and 9th overall. In 2022 he returned on the 750 to compete as a driver for the first time coming home in 5th place overall. 2023 saw the team return and compete on the 1070 BMW culminating in a 1st and 2nd place finish over the two races.
A highlight for the last few years has been participating in the British Formula 2 championship and entering the isle of man TT races for the first time in 2024! The team came away with a 13th place in the first race and a 9th place in race 2.. with a best average lap speed of 109 mph!
The team now has two racing outfits…
Modern Formula 2
This year we will be racing the Formula 2 LCR sidecar that Bob & Matthew will be campaigning in the British FSRA Formula 2 sidecar championship, We have an entry in this years Isle of Man TT races and are looking to tackle the 37 3/4 mile course for the second time, we will be looking to improve upon last years 9th place finish and 109mph lap!
P2 750 Bellas
This year the 750 may make an appearance at various road races in Belgium including Chimay & Gedinne. This bike is adapted with Klicktronic hand gear change and all the brakes are operated by hand. All machine adaptations and prep has been carried out by Dawson Classic Motorcycles with only the engine being supplied by Moorespeed LTD.
