Ryan and Callum Crowe completed a dream week with a by completing a sidecar double and joining the ‘120’ club.

The Jurby brothers finished Thursday afternoon’s shortened two-lap race 20.491 seconds ahead of Ben Birchall and Kevin Rousseau who recovered from a qualifying crash to finish runners up.

Adding further home cheer was the return to the podium of 17-time champion Dave Molyneux who came home third with new passenger Jake Roberts, 1 minute and 13.165 seconds down on Birchall/Rousseau.

After the race a delighted Ryan Crowe added: ‘Can’t beat that can you? We just chased, chased and chased.’

And ‘chased’ they did the pair recording a last-lap average speed of 120.355mph on their LCR Honda to become the third outfit after the Birchalls and Pete Founds/Jevan Walmsley to join the sidecars’ converted 120mph club.

Birchall was also happy with the result after the race against time to get his outfit back on the startline after Friday’s off at the Mountain Box.

He said: ‘Credit to Kevin to do that pace at only his second TT. It’s amazing to get a podium after what’s happened this week. Thanks to everyone who got us back on the grid.’

There was a big cheer for Molyneux and Roberts as the pair’s DMR Kawasaki was turned into the winner’s enclosure. Reflecting on his first top-three finish since 2017 he had praise for his new team-mate who is the son of Moly’s former passenger Dan Sayle: ‘This is fantastic. I haven’t been full of confidence for a couple of years, but getting Jake in at 20 years old has been a real shot in the arm.’

Roberts added: ‘This is just a dream come true. I’ve been in here as a kid and since then it’s been my dream to get here as a competitor.’

Alan Founds with nephew Rhys Gibbons in the chair narrowly missed out on a second podium of the week after they were black flagged on the opening lap after officials thought there was a problem with their LCR Yamaha. After nothing was found to be wrong with the outfit’s passenger tray they were allowed to continue and half a minute credited back to their time.

However, a frustrated Founds said at the finish the stoppage had disrupted the pair’s rhythm and they ultimately finished 6.878 seconds down on Moly and Roberts.

Lewis Blackstock and Patrick Rosney were fifth ahead of Steve and Mathew Ramsden in sixth.

John Saunders and James Saunders were seventh and Wayne Lockey and Matthew Rostrom eighth.

Robert Dawson and Matthew Sims were ninth, while completing the top 10 were Conrad Harrison and Ashley Moore.

Tim Reeves/Mark Wilkes and Lee Crawford and Scott Hardie were first-lap retirees when in the top 10. As was the experienced John Holden and passenger Frank Claeys.

Peter Founds and Jevan Walmsley were non-starters after trouble with their FH Racing Honda in the earlier running of the race that was red flagged after newcomers Todd Ellis and Emmanuelle Clement crashed at Waterworks, blocking the course.

Luckily they were both okay, but had to sit out the second running of the race this afternoon.