BIRCHALL TO RACE WITH ROSNEY AT TT 2025

14-time TT winner Ben Birchall is joined by experienced Patrick Rosney as Birchall Racing returns to the Isle of Man TT Races in 2025.

The duo will contest the two three-lap 3wheeling.Media Sidecar TT races on the Hager/Wyckham Blackwell LCR Honda with both driver and passenger aiming for the top step of the podium after taking a best finish of second and fourth respectively last year.

2024 was Ben’s first year of competition around the Mountain Course without his brother Tom by his side - the dominant duo having claimed 14 victories and a further two podiums between 2012 and 2023.

With new passenger Kevin Rousseau on board in 2024, a challenging practice week saw them have a spill at the Mountain Box and miss the first race, but they bounced back in style in race two. Aided by a fastest lap of 119.125mph, the duo finished a strong second to Ryan and Callum Crowe, Ben’s 17th TT podium and Kevin’s first.

However, for 2025, Cumbria-based Birchall has recruited talented Patrick Rosney for the full season, the Lancastrian having impressed ever since making his TT debut in 2016. Previously competing alongside Lewis Blackstock, success was immediate for Rosney with a brace of 14th’s and since then the duo have been almost ever-present in the top ten.

Fourth place came in just their second year at the TT, and between 2018 and 2024, six more top ten finishes were added, with fourth and fifth twelve months ago, and a new best lap of 115.169mph, making it their best TT campaign.

Rosney now makes the move to Birchall Racing with Ben eagerly looking forward to the new season.

Ben Birchall: “It’s taken a bit longer than anticipated but I’m delighted with the shape of the new team and having Paddy on board for the whole season, not just the TT, is a huge plus.

“Kevin was great last year, and he did a brilliant job, especially when you consider he’d never done a flying lap before last year, but he has World Championship commitments with another driver which means he could only race with me for a couple of meetings in the year.

“I totally understand and respect that, but I need, and want, to be competing regularly so when Paddy became available, he ticked all the boxes. I’ve known him since he started racing and Tom’s mentored him in previous years and we’ve travelled to meetings together, so he already knows everyone in the team and has fitted in great.

“We’re both feeling confident and it’s not just about this year, there’s a long-term plan in place. He doesn’t realise how good a passenger he is and he’s already helping me, so all the boxes are ticked this year and that’s important in sidecar racing especially for feeling both confident and comfortable.

“In the 20+ years with Tom, I never really had to think about anything and whilst I wouldn’t go as far as to say I became complacent, I’ve had to do a lot of learning very quickly since he retired.

“Knowing what’s required and what’s not required for the entire package, both on and away from the track, has become more evident these last 18 months as I have a lot more to think about now Tom’s not alongside me, so I’m thrilled to be in the situation I am now with Paddy.

“The desire to succeed at the TT is as strong as ever - the fire’s still burning and we’re in a really good place.”