Reigning world sidecar champions Tim Reeves and Patrick Farrance rode to a fourth place and then a win in their two races at the Sachsenring circuit in Germany over the weekend

The pair were competing in round two of the FIM Superside World Championship and maintained their second place in the 2008 rider standings.

The sprint race, run over 11 laps of the 2.281-mile German circuit began in the dry with Reeves and Farrance running in fourth place. But a heavy rainstorm brought the race to a halt at five laps distance and sent the riders scuttling back to pit lane for a swift change of tyres.

Once re-started Reeves, from Aylesford, took control at the front for a while before Paivarinta came past on his way to the win. Reeves tried his best to stick with him but the fast pace took its toll on his tyres and the Kent world champion completed the race in second place on the road although the aggregate times from both parts of the race gave him a fourth place finishing position and 13 championship points.

Sunday saw the weather change and in sunny conditions with a temperature of over 30 degrees the riders lined up for the start of the Gold race. Run over 20 laps Reeves headed the action from the start and although challenged on more than one occasion by Delannoy he kept his cool in the sweltering heat and remained in front all the way to the chequered flag.