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4th July 2010
Summer Championship Round 10
With the wind blasting across the track and the sun only make a brief appearance, the competitors who turned up for the tenth round of Portsmouth Motocross Club’s summer series enjoyed a more comfortable day out on the track. The Foxholes circuit had been well prepared and watered, with the dust only becoming a slight problem toward the end of the day.
A great scrap between young and old for the lead in the VMX and AMX Novice class saw three different race winners, but it was to be the holeshot king Doug Carrier who secured the overall victory without managing to pass the finish line first in any race. But his brilliant starts ensured he would be at the front of the pack, and bagging two second places in the opening races rewarded him with first overall. Gary Carter took over at the front of the pack in the opening race and held off Carrier, who challenged for the lead right until the chequered flag waved, and finished in first. A second and seventh place left him just one point away from taking the overall victory, and ended the day in second overall. Neil White battled hard to move up in the opening race but with the top five spread across the track leaving him no room to pass, he settled for sixth. But a brilliant win in the second race rewarded him with third overall on the day.
Impressive starts bode well for Alan Turner who pushed his way into the top six from the off, and battled hard with arch rival Doug Carrier to snatch away the higher placings. Just narrowly missing out on second place in race two, he fought hard to pass Carrier in race three, and left it to the last corner to do so, storming past the finish flag in fourth place, and with a fifth, third and fourth secured fourth overall. What a debut meeting for Robert “Ginge” Grant who ended the day in fifth overall. After a disappointing opening moto which left him trailing at the back of the pack, he redeemed himself to push straight into the top six in race two to finish in fourth place. But saving the best for last, he powered his way through into first place to take the chequered flag and secured the win. Vastly improving with every race, Mark Greenbank powered straight to the front of the pack in the opening moto, securing his best result of the day to finish in third place. Not far off the pace in race two saw him battle his way into fifth spot. But getting a bit too friendly with the start gate in the closing moto left him trailing at the back of the pack, but still worked hard to move his way up into eleventh place, and with his impressive opening results, he secured sixth overall.
A comfortable set of three wins for Chris Wratten rewarded him with first overall in the AMX class. Rapidly moving into the lead from the drop of the gate, he was acres ahead of his rivals and secured the overall win with ease. Leon Burt put on a great chase in all motos, edging closer to Wratten in the final race, and without putting a wheel wrong throughout the day, he bagged three second places to secure second overall. A handful of riders scrapped it out for the next position, but with each rider making mistakes along the way, no rider who actually finished in third place secured the position. Lee Wharton kept his wits about him and took full advtange of the other riders slip-ups, and quickly edged his way into fourth place in races two and three, and grabbed third overall on the day.
A brilliant opening race for Martin Bradbury laid his gremlins with the track to rest, and speeding up the start straight when the gate dropped saw him power his way into third place, his best result of the day. He remained in the top six for the remaining motos, finishing sixth in both races to secure fourth overall. Wes Thomas was unstoppable, straight to the front of the pack throughout the day but a mistake in race two denied him from a top three placing. After powering straight into third place, he found himself near the back of the pack on the next lap, but repeated his brilliant start for the final moto and held both his nerve and position to remain in third spot, confidently holding off his rivals until the chequered flag was waved and secured fifth overall after finishing in sixth, eighth and third. After his trademark holeshots pushed him straight to the front of the group in the opening motos, Shaun Kerley was set for a high placing, finishing in fourth and fifth in races one and two. But stalling it at the far end of the circuit in the final moto lost him valuable places, but he still managed to finish in eighth to end the day in sixth overall.
The biggest group of the day were the Seniors who provided some thrilling action from start to finish. Even after dropping it on the first lap and having to work his way through from the back of the pack into third place, Daniel Maxey still secured the overall victory. Blasting into top spot from the drop of the gate in the remaining motos, he remained confident and sped his way to victory to cross the line in first in both races, and took home first overall. Taking the lead in race one, Jordan Carrier stayed at the front of the pack to secure the first race win. Battling hard with Chae Jenkinson in the remaining motos, he finished in third and second to secure second overall. Billy Hare was electric in the opening motos, hot on the pace from the off, and two outstanding performances rewarded him two second places, and was enough to reward him with third overall.
Jack Bachelor had the ride of his life, riding as though he had a rocket up his exhaust pipe, and impressively improved his positions throughout the day. Just like brother Jordan, race one saw him sustain a puncture, with just two laps to go after running in fourth for most of the race, but he still battled on to finish in sixth. A great battle with Ty Kellett saw the riders head-to-head throughout the remaining races, but Bachelor had the upper hand, and an outstanding third in race three finished his day off on a high, and rewarded him with fourth overall. A welcome sight to see Ty Kellett out on the track, and put in an impressive performance in each race, pushing hard at the front of the pack to finish in fourth, sixth and fourth to secure fifth overall. Excellent starts from Chae Jenkinson once again found him holeshotting from the first race, and kept him well up the leader board throughout the day. Bar-to-bar battles with Jordan Carrier kept the spectators enthralled, and race two found him narrowly missing out on third place, crossing the line in fourth. The two riders found themselves battling it out again in the final moto, with both riders neck-and-neck on the downhill towards the finish, but only Carrier emerged after Jenkinson crashed heavily, but once the dust settled he remounted his bike and soldiered on to move back into tenth place. A fifth, fourth and tenth rewarded him with sixth overall.
Non-stop action came courtesy of the Inter Open class, with some serious bar-bashing going on with the lads at the front of the pack all trying to reign supreme. But there was no denying Jordan Bachelor the overall win as once at the front of the pack, he remained solid and rode superbly throughout the race, pulling away from his rivals with ease, and even with a puncture after just two laps in the opening moto, he secured three wins and the overall victory. Louis Schmidt and Harry Sherman went head to head for the runner up spot, with Schmidt riding impressively and having the upper hand in the opening races to grab two second places, and second overall. Sherman’s diving move up the inside of Schmidt on the final corner in the last race, pushed him into second place and secured third overall.
Seeming unstoppable and improving with every meeting he attends, Daniel Lawler was on fire, blasting around the track with relative ease, pushing himself further up the leaderboard as the day went by, two brilliant fourths securing his fourth overall. An exciting battle pursued behind Lawler between Michael Denton and Levi Coombes, Coombes pushing hard to try to pass Denton, finishing in fifth and sixth in the opening races. The unfortunate demise of Denton in race three just after the finish line left Coombes to carry on racing alone, but still secured a fifth place, and ended the day in fifth overall. Scott Wigley rode well, his fluorescent crash helmet clearly visible through the clouds of dust as he steered his Kawasaki progressively up the points table, moving into sixth place in the final race to secure sixth overall.
A marathon task for the Auto riders who battled the whole track but Ben Tumber sped around the circuit with ease, and was cruelly denied three straight wins after ditching it on the last corner of the last lap in the second moto. He still managed to be up and running quickly enough to take second spot, and with his two wins grabbed the overall victory. Cain Marsh stayed hot on Tumber’s back wheel and kept his nerve to take the lead on the final corner in the second race. His win and two second places rewarded him with second overall. Having to work his way from the back of the pack in race two, Liam Brosnan powered through into fifth place, but races one and three saw him once again battling for the lead and roared into third place in both to end the day in third overall.
Xavier Cook rode a consistent set of races, pushing hard to work his way into the top three, but remained in fourth place in all three races to secure fourth overall. Charlie Ellins chased the leading pack in the first race to finish sixth, but had an excellent start in the second race, pushing her way straight into the top three, remaining in third spot for the entire race, and almost replicated her great finish in race three, a slight spill on the last corner denying her the chance to push herself higher up, but still finished brilliantly in fifth place to end the day in fifth overall. Jamie Turner was the second Turner to end up in the top six, following in dad’s tyre marks, finding himself out on his own in the first moto, with no-one to race against but still pushed on to finish in fifth place. Having his work cut out in the remaining motos, he chased down Louie Wakefield to the finish line to finish in seventh place in both races and ended the day in sixth overall.
Todd Kellett was well on his way to securing the overall win in the Inter 85 class, a clear winner in the opening motos, but a disappointing early retirement in race three left Aaron Gordon to take over at the front. Battling hard in the opening races with Cam MacDonald saw him secure second place in the first moto, but a nasty crash on the final corner denied him another runner up spot. But a great win in the final race secured him the overall victory. MacDonald was riding superbly throughout, just narrowly slipping out of the top three in the final moto after a great start, and with a third, second and fourth secured second place overall. Christopher Nuttall was once again on top form, but had to work hard to keep a rampaging Dan Griggs from grabbing his place on the track, and two fourths and a third rewarded him with third overall.
Dan Griggs had the most awesome start in the opening moto, chasing down Kellett for the first half of the race, but then made a mistake to spoil all his hard work to end up finishing in fifth place. Another fifth in the second place only spurred him on to push himself to the limit in the final moto and proved his worth after gating in fifth, he pulled the throttle back to storm into second place, a brilliant finish to his day, and fourth overall awarded. A brilliant effort by Ryan Turner, completing the Turner Top Six Trio, who worked hard all day and his efforts paid off in the final moto, a brilliant fifth rewarding him with fifth overall, his best result of the year, and truly deserved for his persistence on the track. Charlie Robinson was out for a high placing too, an unfortunate tangle with the start gate denying him finishing higher, but a seventh, sixth and eighth ensured he nabbed the final top six position, finishing the day in sixth overall.
Olivier Cook was unbeatable in the Junior class, pulling out a clear lead in all three motos to secure all the race wins in fine style and finished the day in first overall. George Stock put in an outstanding performance from start to finish, and making no mistakes throughout the day, finished in second overall, a brilliant second in the final moto the highlight of his day. Liam Jones rode superbly in the opening races, holeshotting the races with ease and passing the chequered flag in second place in both, but race three saw him at the back of the pack but he still powered on to move his way into ninth place to secure third overall.
Improving his positions throughout the day as conditions got tougher, Owen Kerens worked his way up the leaderboard, a brilliant third in his closing race ending the riders’ day on a high, and with three top six placings, Kerens grabbed fourth overall away from Oakland Poulter. An outstanding effort from Oakland saw him remaining well within the top six throughout the day, working extra hard in the final moto to speed past Jamie Griggs to grab fourth place, and he achieved his best result of the season so far to finish in fifth overall. Griggs battled hard to keep in front of Poulter, but had to settle for sixth overall, just finishing behind Oakland in each race to finish in fifth, sixth and fifth to take sixth overall.