The Hornet Cup. '99 Season. Fixtures and Results.




*1999 Itinerary* 1999 Race Results*


The 1999 Honda Hornet Cup.

In 1999 The Honda Hornet Cup kicked off on March 21st at Cadwell Park. A grid of around 40 riders took to the circuit on near-standard Honda Hornets. Lots of slik rubber and naughty Micron race cans made for an exciting day out.
This was the start of The Honda Hornet Cup in the UK.






The 1999 Itinerary.

  • March 21st. Cadwell Park

  • April 11th. Mallory Park

  • April 23, 24, 25th. Oulton Park

  • May 7th, 9th. Snetterton

  • May 29, 30, 31st. Donnington Park

  • June 13th. Mondello Park, Ireland

  • July 2, 3, 4th. Donnington Park (British Grand Prix)

  • August 6, 7, 8th. Knockhill

  • September 12th. Thruxton

  • September 24, 25, 26th. Donnington Park







Race Results.

Round 1. Cadwell Park. March 21st. (12 laps)


1st R. Boyd 23m 33.37s
2nd C Hook
3rd K Riley
4th R Baker
5th J Vincent
6th C Sherring

Fastest Lap: C Sherring 1m 54.17s






Round 2. Mallory Park. April 11th.


1st C Sherring 13m 46.35s
2nd M Johnson
3rd R Boyd
4th P Gilder
5th R Baker
6th J Vincent

Fastest Lap: G Slingsby 54.12s - 91.13mph






Round 3. Oulton Park. April 25th.


1st M Johnson 18m 03.70s
2nd C Sherring
3rd R Boyd
4th P Kellett
5th C Hook
6th R Baker

Fastest Lap: A Hearn 1m 47.04s - 93.36mph

Points after 3 rounds: Boyd 57 - Sherring 55 - Johnson 45 - Hook 36 - Baker 34 - Reilly 25 - Gilder 23 - Kellett 23 - Vincent 21 - Wilson 17






Round 4. Snetterton. May 9th.


No results available.



Round 5. Donnington. May 31st.


No results available.



Round 6. Mondello Park, Ireland. June 13th.


1st R Baker
2nd P Gilder
3rd C Sherring
4th M Johnson
5th C Hook
6th R Boyd







Round 7. Donnington. July 4th.


No results available.



Round 8. Knockhill, August 8th.


1st C Sherring
2nd R Baker
3rd P Wilson
4th M Johnson
5th C Hook
6th K Reilly

Fastest Lap: C Sherring: 58.23 seconds.

Points after 8 rounds:
1st Sherring 157
2nd Boyd 119
3rd Baker 118
4th Johnson 116
5th Hook 78
6th Wilson 68
7th Gilder 67
8th Reilly 53
9th Vincent 50
10th Smith 48







Round 9. Thruxton. September 12th.


Results unavailable.

Points after Thruxton:

1st Sherring 168
2nd Baker 131
3rd Boyd 119
4th Johnson 116
5th Hook 98
6th Wilson 93
7th Gilder 83
8th Reilly 62
9th Smith 51
10th Vincent 50







Round 10.(final round) Donnington.
September 25th.



1st C Sherring
2nd K Reilly
3rd R Baker
4th P Gilder
5th P Wilson
6th K Willerton

Fastest Lap: P Gilder: 1:47.62


Final championship points.

1st Sherring 193
2nd Baker 147
3rd Boyd 124
4th Johnson 116
5th Wilson 104
6th Hook 102
7th Gilder 96
8th Reilly 82
9th Vincent 59
10th Smith 57

Chris Sherring wins the first Hornet Cup championship in the UK.



Congratulations Chris.







Hornet Racer Dave Hughes...





* 1999 Itinerary* 1999 Race Results*







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