Ben and Tom Birchall travel to Croatia for the final round of the 2017 FIM world sidecar championship this weekend where they head the championship standings by 30 points and are close to securing their 3rd world championship on Sunday.

The event will take place on the 4.168km circuit of Grobnik in Croatia , just south of Rijeka and although there are two races, the Mitchells of Mansfield supported brothers only have to complete the first race ahead of their nearest rivals, Paivarinta and Kainulainen to be crowned world champions.

Ben and Tom have spent the last couple of weeks preparing the LCR Yamaha R6 outfit for their final campaign and are confident it is in perfect condition and ready for the chalenge.

Ben said 'we are excited to be challenging for the world championship this weekend, the outfit is fully prepared and in perfect condition so it is just down to us two to make sure we maintain our winning streak and bring the world title back to Mansfield. 

Report and images courtesy of Birchall racing.