COVENTRY RACE REPORT
SUNDAY 26TH APRIL 2009
Stratford
The fourth round of the Coventry’s club championship and the second of the summer series was held at their home track of Stratford. The track was at its best and it showed through the quality of the races.
Out first were the open class and both Seb Osbourne and Lee Bullock put on a spectacular display of riding. By the end of the first race they were the only riders on the same lap, with Seb taking the win ahead of Lee. In third place came Tom Hambridge after he rode a superb race. Again in the second race Seb shot into the lead with Lee Bullock being the only other rider anywhere near to his pace. Although Mitch Bates had a much better ride this time for third. Seb’s almost flawless riding continued into the final race to give him the win with Lee not far behind. Mitch had another good race to come in third, giving him the third overall.
Next out were the AMX, and Ricky Lethaby got it all his own way with straight wins. However it didn’t come easy for him as he had Charles Davies on him back wheel for the first and second races. However in the final race Ricky pulled a bit more of a lead, leaving Charles to settle for second. Dave Dunn had a good first race in third place, but it was Scott Hambridge who got the overall position with a third in the second and third races.
The Seniors experienced some close racing between David Sweet and Scott Bates. David won the first and third races, followed by Scott, but got pushed back to second in race two as Scott rode a fantastic second race. In race one it was Nathan Buckland who came third, and in races two and three it was Jansen Day. However neither of these came third overall. Instead the final position went to Josh Weildon, who rode the best he’s ridden for a long time and had a consistently good day.
The Big Wheel 85s and Small Wheel 85s went out together and it was the big wheel who dominated the group. In the first race Oliver Townsend was at the head of the group, followed closely by Henry Gilbert, with Sonny Oliver rounding up the top three. All positions change in race two as it was Henry who won, followed by Sonny and this time Oliver rounded up the top three. In the final race Henry came home in first with immense lead over Oliver and Sonny, who were second and third respectively. Overall it was Henry who came first, Oliver in second and Sonny in third. For the Small Wheel’s Alfie Bowtell was the untouchable winner for all three races. Danny Vieira rode well to come second in race one with Jordan Pyne in third. Jordan picked up his pace in races two and three to second, with second overall. In the second race Danny followed him home in third, but a fantastic third race for Jack Geary gave him third in race three and overall.
The Juniors were the penultimate group on track and the competition at the front of the pack was extremely close. Tommie Schofield may have taken all three wins but Mitchell Warhurst was in hot pursuit for the whole day to come second overall. In third place for all races and overall came Jamie Cox, who rode excellent races.
Finally it was the autos turn and Callum Green joined the likes of Seb, Tommie, Ricky and Alfie with a set of straight wins to take first overall. Ethan Cooper rode fantastic for second in each race and overall, with Reece Martin consistently third.
A big thank you to all those who helped out to enable the day to go ahead, including all of the marshals. It was a fantastic day and looking forward to Finningley.
Autos:
1. 49 Callum Green
2. 4 Ethan Cooper
3. 99 Reece Martin
4. 12 Kieran Ryan
5. 25 Lewis Pyne
6. 150 Arran Patstone
Juniors:
1. 18 Tommie Schofield
2. 41 Mitchell Warhurst
3. 50 Jamie Cox
4. 118 Jamie Osbourne
5. 30 Benjamin Kind
6. 7 Chris Mills
Small Wheel 85s:
1. 666 Alfie Bowtell
2. 55 Jordan Pyne
3. 22 Jack Geary
4. 3 Danny Vieira
5. 5 Jack Biddle
6. 31 Toby Scott
Big Wheel 85s:
1. 78 Henry Gilbert
2. 181 Oliver Townsend
3. 7 Sonny Oliver
4. 77 Callum Loveridge
5. 88 Ryan Farrell
6. 26 Callum McLean
Seniors:
1. 76 David Sweet
2. 11 Scott Bates
3. 311 Wheildon
4. 17 Dean Hakes
5. 72 Jansen Day
6. 56 Nathan Buckland
Amx:
1. 707 Ricky Lethaby
2. 102 Charles Davies
3. 14 Scott Hambridge
4. 86 Dave Dunn
5. 315 Ryan Marshall
6. 44 Stephen Hodder
Open:
1. 1 Seb Osbourne
2. 78 Lee Bullock
3. 12 Mitch Bates
4. 79 Jamie McCarthy
5. 26 Mark Taylor
6. 18 Thomas Hambridge
RHAYADER RACE REPORT sunday 26th april 2009
RHAYADER RULES!
RYMXC (Rhayader Youth Motocross Club) held the Third Club Championship and First BSMA Welsh Champion Rounds at Cwmithig Track Near Rhayader on Sunday 26th April 2009. The track had been completely graded before hand and a new jump added to the fast track for that extra challenge! With perfect weather conditions and full support from the World's top riders everyone had a great day with the best racing to date for RYMXC!
Paul T.L.P. Evans and Rob Hughes were in charge of the gate and what a brillant job they did. Out the gate first were the ever improving Autos and it was the 'The Rocket' Ryan Rowlnads who proved yet again he is so, so fast pulling away from the rest of the field with great ease. The Rocket took all three race wins in a class of his own after having a very busy weekend racing and just has an incrediable talent for the motocross circuit. Second overall went to the cheeky chap Jamie 'The Javelin' Evans who pushed harder and harder in every race and it paid off but Jamie was being chased down in race one by three fast boys behind him Harry 'Fast Eddy' Edmondson and local riders Brave Ben Evans and Iwan 'Hard Man' Mills. Number 11 Billy Jones had a good day finishing in 6th place overall riding with great confidence. The gate dropped for the Junior riders and it was Alex Walton who proved himself to be on top having two strong starts out the gate and taking all three race wins. But Alex didnt have all his own way as best friends 'Smiler' Kieron Mills and Wild Will Jones along with William Pountney tried to hunt him down all riding extemely well and pushing each other to the limit all day. Smiler had his best result to date taking a very proud second overall. Ieuan Morgan had a fantastic ride and showed real guts and took some great lines to finish in fourth overall, with Brooklyn Evans having mechancial problems in race one and shortly afterwards sacked his dad as his manager!!!! Billy heaven was on his game to finish in a confident sixth overall after battling hard with Jac Rhys-Jones and Callum Evans all day. Iwan Roberts upped his game and was carrying alot more speed into the corners, while Hannah Pickersgill and Conner Freil both handling the fast track very well.
Well, oh boy the Inter-85's were pushing it! 'The Joker' Joel Hughes was the man to watch in this pack and my goodness didn't he go, taking all race three wins riding very well making it look very easy. Finishing in second overall was the naturally talented Jack 'Fast Eddy' Edmondson on his 65cc machine, he may be small but oh boy hes rides with his heart! Sonny Parker had another rewarding day after trying hard to catch Joel and Jack he settled for an amazing third overall showing he means business. Having his best ride to date was the polite Kiaron Watkins who always enjoys his racing and i saw big smile on his face when took fourth overall, with Connor Cleewett taking a very good Fifth while Ben Davis-Jarman took sixth. Jay Thomas pulled away in the first Inter-Open race and rode in a class of his own but Hywel 'Millsy' Mills didn't make it easy for him in the next two races. Jay had two wins and a second place while Hywel took one win and two second places bit was nail biting stuff and both Jay and Hywel rode extremely well carrying great speed and loving the fast track. Ryan Waters had an unlucky start in race 3 and came back from 20th position to pass the chequered flag in 8th his shear determination pushed him all the way to take a brill third overall. Ben Francis held to the fast track very well and the conditions seemed to suit him down to the ground taking a very proud fourth overall, while Danny Morris was back on the track to take a fifth place and girl power Rhian George sixth after working very hard! The Senior group for me was full of nutters, I have never seen such racing in this group before it was anybodies! Number 41 Ryan Thomas took home the crown in this group. Ryan is a very talented motocross rider and it certainly showed after scopping up two wins and a third, Ryan did'nt always have it his own way and had to work hard as riders Adam 'Smooth' Morris and Gerwyn Pritchard piled on the pressure. Oliver Paine took home a first position and a second but had a bad third race which cost him alot of points! The lovely Gareth Hughes also had a great day to finish in a strong fifth and Spencer Eve took sixth overall. This group were all very close and it made great entertainment for the spectators watching. But the real treat for the day was the Adult group as it was full of World Champions!! It was a good job that i gave World Enduro Champ/UK Suzuki rider Paul Edmondson six shredded wheat for his breakfast as KTM UK rider special Greg Evans piled on the pressure for all to watch!! PAR Homes UK rider Lee Edmondson loved the track and was on the chase of his older brother and Greg all the time never far away absolutley flying over the jumps! Charlie 'Angels' Evans tied on points with fellow Gas-Gas rider Ashley Wood both pushing hard with the leader always in their sights. Cool Chris Morris played it very cool and brought home some good points finishing sixth overall. RYMXC would like to thank everyone who marshalled and to all the riders who came to support the club as there was awesome racing and everyone is talking about it! Get ready for the next meeting whichwill be on 31st May 2009, please watch the website for the lastest news.
AUTO,S
1-RYAN ROWLANDS
2-JAMIE EVANS
3-HARRY EDMONDSON
4-IWAN MILLS
5-BEN EVANS
6-BILLY JONES
JUNIORS
1-ALEX WALTON
2-KIERON MILLS
3-WILLIAM JONES
4-IEUAN MORGAN
5-BROOKLYN EVANS
6-BILLY HEAVEN
SMALL WHEEL
1-JOEL HUGHES
2-JACK EDMONDSON
3-SONNY PARKER
4-KIARON WATKINS
5-CONNOR CLEWETT
6-BEN DAVIS-JARMAN
BIG WHEEL
1-JAY THOMAS
2-HYWEL MILLS
3-RYAN WATERS
4-BEN FRANCIS
5-DANNY MORRIS
6-RHIAN GEORGE
SENIORS
1-RYAN THOMAS
2-ADAM MORRIS
3-GERWYN PRITCHARD
4-GARETH HUGHES
5-OLIVER PAINE
6-SPENCER EVE
ADULT
1-PAUL EDMONDSON
2-GREG EVANS
3-LEE EDMONDSON
4-CHARLIE EVANS
5-ASHLEY WOOD
6-CHRIS MORRIS
Report By Mrs Hayley Walton
RHAYADER RACE REPORT
HARE AND HOUNDS SATURDAY 18TH APRIL 2009
'HATTY HAS GREAT SUPPORT'
RYMXC held the first ever Hare 'n' Hounds sanctioned by BSMA at Saints Well Track Bwlchysaranu near Rhayader on Saturday 18th April 2009. It was a fund raising event held for 'Hatty Nicholls Communication Aid Fund'. Hatty has cerebalpalsy and needs a 'Advantage Lite' Laptop so she can commuincate with school friends and use during her lessons and the £1300 raised will go to help Hatty purchase her special laptop. RYMXC and Hatty would like to thank Mr & Mrs Brian Rees of Saints Well track for giving the use of the track free of charge and James Rees Catering for his generous donation. St.johns Ambulance gave their services and K & S Toilet Hire Rhayader were also free of charge. The top three in each class were given trophies which were sponsored by the following people:- Rob Hughes Engineering, Ian Mcphee Painter and Decorater, Rhayader Blades Barbers Shop, Rose & Paul Mills, Christian & Hayley Walton. As usual the RYMXC Committe pulled out all the stops, so a great big thank-you goes to everyone who helped in anyway at all.
The lap consisted of the motocross track and then went off road into the forest and wooded sections which were quite hard going after the rain from the previous day.
So with a slightly slippery start to the day the Youth class started the days racing and what a treat we were in for with local rider Ryan Evans in the Seniors getting off to a flying start leading the way. But not far off Ryan's tail and pushing hard was Robert Jerwood who managed to take the lead after the first full circuit and lead throughout his race. Robert finished in first position in senior group and overall, with Ryan settling for an outstanding second in the senior group. Ryan Nicholls took home third in the seniors and was very pleased with his first ever ride in a Hare 'n' Hounds event! Ryan Waters had an amazing event and his riding ability really shone through in the Inter-85 group after taking the win of the day in his class. Ryan was threatened by local rider Hywel Mills who put in a huge fight to claim a good postion and he certainly delivered in style taking second place, with 'girl-power' Rhain George taking an excellent third. Rhian was challenged by Hannah Hope, both girls really enjoying the course and dealing with the conditions very well. In the Small-85's it was Jack Edmondson who was a little star taking the win of the day but not without ups and downs as Jack's bike kept stalling. Jack lost the lead at the halfway point to the ever talented Adam James but seemed to claw it back just in time! Adam James finished in a very strong and dertermined second in his group, with Luke Rudd taking third with an excellent ride. The Junior group was dominated by the ever cool Alex Walton who lead from the start rising to the challaege and enjoying every minute to finish in a very proud first. Wild William Jones seem to love his first ever Hare 'n' Hounds riding to the limit and dealing with the tricky conditions very well to finish in second place, with the strong Kieron Mills taking third after a fantastic ride and proving hes not to be messed with!
After a nice long lunch break (not for me) the Adult classes hit the course. There were two groups in the adluts:- Clubman and Expert and oh boy did they put on a show!! Both groups had a longer and more challenging course to deal with, committee members Butch and Charlie put in a very difficult tyre section which was very entertaining for the lap scorers!! RYMXC was fortunate to have the presence of World Champion Enduro rider Paul Edmondson and younger brother Lee Edmondson who put on a brilliant show for the spectators to watch in the expert class. Paul finished in first overall with Lee not far behind in an excellent second both pushing each other hard and never giving up the fight! Tim Foreman rode extremely well and kept a fast pace all the way round to finish in third in the expert group. The Clubman group was full of some very talented riders and proving himself was local rider Jonathan Evans taking first. Jonathan was very strong from start to finish and enjoyed the long circuit. Marc Evans (Pantydwr) had a very rapid and consistent ride pushing hard all the way round to finish in second in the Clubman group. Mark Evans (Abbey) took a very impressive third and powered round the course with a great result. A special thank you goes to Hatty and her Family for presenting all the trophies and supporting the riders allday. Everyone really enjoyed the day and showed great support for Hatty, we hope she can buy her laptop sooner rather than later.
Thank you!!
JUNIORS
1-ALEX WALTON
2-WILLIAM JONES
3-KIERON MILLS
SMALL WHEEL
1-JACK EDMONDSON
2-ADAM JAMES
3-LUKE RUDD
BIG WHEEL
1-RYAN WATERS
2-HYWEL MILLS
3-RHIAN GEORGE
SENIORS
1-ROBERT JERWOOD
2-RYAN EVANS
3-RYAN NICHOLLS
ADULT-CLUBMAN
1-JONATHAN EVANS
2-MARC EVANS
3-MARK EVANS
ADULT-EXPERT
1-PAUL EDMONDSON
2-LEE EDMONDSON
3-TIM FOREMAN
Report By Mrs Hayley Walton
EAST KENT RACE REPORT
East Kent Report 19/04/09 Bletchingley
The anti-rain dance performed by the committee during the week worked and a dry paddock and excellently prepared track greeted the members as they arrived for the 5th round of the Summer Championship and the final BSMA qualifier. The sun eventually appeared and some very exciting racing was enjoyed by everyone.
The Autos really are a group to watch at the moment. Three riders are hotly contesting the top 3 places nearly every meeting and this week was no exception. Gary Ashley got the first win with Lewis Cloud 2nd, Lewis Cloud got the 2nd and 3rd wins with Gary Ashley 2nd in the 2nd race and Reagan Brooks 2nd in the 3rd race. The two wins gave Lewis the overall, with Gary second and Reagan third.
Albie Wilkie made it all look so easy once again as he scored a hat-trick in the Junior group. It was left to Tom Lockhart to ride 3 good motos and collect second place, whilst Nathan Turner-Whittle took the third podium spot with some fast riding also. All the junior riders are picking up the pace now that we’re nearly halfway into the season and there was good riding throughout the group.
In the SW 85 group, Daniel Packman once more dominated the racing, taking his now customary first place. Jordan Wood has best result of the year taking second spot on the podium and Mitchell Lewis showed his usual consistent and determined style to take third spot. It was good to see Jack Wilson back with us after his injury.
Speaking of injuries, we send out best wishes to Jordan Divall and hope that his leg mends soon and well. In his absence, Lewis Dowsett and Jack Eldridge were both determined to pass the chequered flag first this week in the BW85 group. In the end it turned out to be Lewis’ day, but Jack couldn’t have been closer or tried harder. Some very good battling and nice to see the handshakes at the end. Lee Newby rode consistently well and got a well-deserved third place.
The Seniors were another group that, in the absence of Shaun Springer at a national, decided that the win could be anyone’s and the points reflected the close racing! Adam Cooper took the chequered flag in the first race – good to see his return to form. But George Foames was unstoppable in the second two races and raced home to take the overall. 3 riders had equal points after him, but Adam took second because of his win and Piers Skinner took third.
The AMX group never disappoints and this week was no exception. In the first race there were 5 different leaders but Joe Cundle was on top form and took the win in the end. Graham Heasman led for most of the second race and beat Dave Fearne to the flag. Joe took the third moto again and so the overall win for the day. This meant that Dave took second overall, having shown good, fast racing all day. Despite his win, Graham had to be satisfied with third spot.
Our next meeting is the East Kent 2-day International at Canada Heights on 3rd and 4th May. Limited space available in most groups, so if you haven’t got your regs in….hurry up!!
Autos: 1 Lewis Cloud, 2 Gary Ashley, 3 Reagan Brooks, 4 Charlie Burt,
5 Daniel Sultana, 6 Kyle MacGregor
Juniors: 1 Albie Wilkie, 2 Tom Lockhart, 3 Nathan Turner-Whittle, 4 Tom Borrett,
5 Oliver Rippon, 6 Sam Ongley
SW85: 1 Daniel Packman, 2 Jordan Wood, 3 Mitchell Lewis, 4 Patrick O'Neill,
5 Jack Wilson, 6 Charlie Cundle
BW85: 1 Lewis Dowsett, 2 Jack Eldridge, 3 Lee Newby, 4 Toby Stubberfield,
5 Daniel Guy, 6 Andrew Deadman
Seniors: 1 George Foames, 2 Adam Cooper, 3 Piers Skinner, 4 Craig Bliss,
5 Rupert Douglas, 6 Harrison Utting
AMX: 1 Joe Cundle, 2 David Fearne, 3 Graham Heasman, 4 Paul Willis,
5 Dave Capper, 6 Brian Carter (7)
PORTSMOUTH RACE REPORT
Kennett was No Hassell for Jake
Report by Kay Turner
Summer Series Round 5
West Kennett – 19th April 2009
Gorgeous sunshine welcomed a great turnout of riders to the breathtaking Wiltshire countryside for Portsmouth Motocross Club’s fifth round of their summer series at West Kennett, with many visiting riders choosing to race on their doorstep to add some different competition for the Pompey lads and lasses.
A near-full line-up of Senior riders took their places behind the elastic start, the usual suspects out in front from the off. Jake Hassell took to his new machine effortlessly and was soon in the lead and romped home to three easy victories to be overall winner on the day. Jordan Carrier worked his way into second place, battling hard to fight off his rivals, three second places awarded him second overall. A flying start in race one saw Daniel Maxey secure the holeshot and resumed his battle with Darren Wingar to fight for third spot. Two third places and a fourth awarded him third overall.
Darren Wingar made a return to the club in blistering style, leading straight from the off, but was unable to hold of the challenge of the leading duo. He rode a good, steady set of races and battled to snatch away third spot from Maxey, doing so in race two, and added two fourths to finish in fourth overall. Jack Bachelor remained dominant ahead of his rivals and did enough to keep a rampaging Aaron Lopez from passing him. A sixth and two fifths awarded him fifth overall. Lopez battled hard to get past Bachelor but settled in just behind him in all three motos, finishing in seventh, sixth and sixth to finish in sixth overall.
Billy Hare was the undeniable winner in the Inter Open class, slotting straight into first place and charging full steam way ahead of the rest of the pack, three wins awarded him the overall victory on the day. James Michael fought hard to keep Hare within his sights, and was a dominant figure at the front of the field, two impressive seconds and a third awarded him second overall. David Roberts ensured a high placing with excellent starts and kept hard on the gas in the final moto to finish in third. Two fifths plus his third spot awarded him third overall.
Connor Davis proved his worth around the stony track, saving his best effort for the final moto of the day to romp home in fourth. Added to his two sixth placings he finished the day in fourth overall. George Clarke was set for a top three finish, hot on Hare’s heels, but not one but two punctures denied him a higher placing. A third and brilliant second place still gave him enough points to finish in fifth overall. Danny Bunce chased down Davis throughout the meeting, keeping him within his sights, a brilliant sixth in the final race awarded him sixth overall.
A great show of Auto riders buzzed around the Kennett circuit with a handful of riders all vying for top spot. Liam Jones took full advantage of Jake Parkers unfortunate bad result in the first race to romp home to victory, and rode superbly in the remaining motos to finish in second, and secured the overall win. Bike problems in the first denied Jake Parker a straight set of wins, but cruising into the lead in races two and three secured him second overall. Arthur Williams was once again a force to be reckoned with, remaining in amongst the top two throughout the meeting. A second, fourth and third rewarded him with third overall.
George Stock stormed around the circuit, in hot pursuit of Williams, and followed him home passed the chequered flag in each race. A great third in race one added to a fifth and fourth awarded him fourth overall, on equal points with Jamie Griggs. Griggs battled hard with Stock throughout the meeting, snatching a brilliant third away from his rivals in race two, with two further top six places he ended the day in fifth overall. Jack Pond started his race career off well, flying at top speed in only his second meeting with the club. A brilliant fifth in race one and two further sixth places awarded him ample points to push his way into the top six, sixth overall his reward for his hard work on the track.
A three-way battle ensued in the Inter 85 class between Michael Denton, Andrew Hutchison and Jordan Bachelor but Bachelor reigned supreme in superb style, once in the lead he was the clear-cut winner stretching his lead further with each lap. Three straight wins awarded him the overall victory. Hutchison and Denton battled it out for the runner-up spot, Hutchison securing three second places to snatch away second overall. Denton rode a great set of races, keeping hard on the pace throughout the meeting, just missing out on a straight set of third places but still secured third overall.
Visiting rider Kieran Banks showed amazing speed at the front of the pack, keeping his rivals at bay throughout the meeting, two fourths and a third awarding him fourth overall. Birthday boy Daniel Lawler was hot on Banks’s heels, remaining consistent and kept a cool head in the warm sunshine to stay focused and crossed the line in fifth in all three races to finish in fifth overall. Jorja Johnson came out of retirement to show the boys just what she was made off and gave them all a run for their money. Not putting a wheel wrong throughout the day, she romped home in sixth place in all three races to finish in sixth overall.
Head-to-head action came courtesy of Junior riders Tom Hutchison and Toby Saunders, both riders leading races, but Hutchison kept his cool and sped into victory in all three motos to be overall winner on the day. Saunders remained consistent and pushed himself to the limit, just losing the lead on the final lap but still secured three second places to finish in second overall. Charlie Way battled with the top two to try to sneak into the winners spot, and keeping hard on the gas he finished in fourth, third and third and third overall was his just reward.
Christopher Nuttall had an ideal start to the day, crossing the line in third just behind the leaders, and remained prominent at the front of the field, finishing in fifth in the remaining heats to end the day in fourth overall. Olivier Cook chased Nuttall down in all three races, never letting him get too far ahead and ended the day in fifth overall, fifth, sixth and sixth his results on the day. Arron Cawtheray started the day off well, snatching sixth place away from Connor Lopez. Two eighth places in the remaining motos were enough to award him sixth overall.
Steve Lyons was the runaway leader in the VMX class, powering into the lead and remained ahead of the field with plenty of empty track behind him to secure all three race wins and the overall victory on the day. Jorg Stranghoner and Neil Jenkinson had a ding-dong battle behind Lyons, Stranghoner just taking the upper hand to slot into second place in all three races to finish in second overall. Jenkinson’s excellent starts once again ensured a high placing, and he kept his nerve to finish just behind Stranghoner, three third places awarding him third overall.
Another two-rider battle pursued involving Heiko Stranghoner and Dave Lopez, but Lopez pushed the Kawasaki to the limit to ensure he stole away the higher placings. A fifth and two fourths awarded him fourth overall ahead of Stranghoner who finish fourth, fifth and fifth to end the day in fifth overall. Neil Kittow must have had a rocket up his exhaust pipe as he blasted his way around the circuit. Keeping his rivals far behind him, he rode consistently to finish in sixth in all three motos to take home sixth overall.
With just enough room to squeeze all the riders on the start line, the AMX were the last group to ride, and some spectacular and extremely fast and hard racing delighted the watching spectators. Adam Cook and Chris Wratten battled it out for supremacy in the class, with Cook just doing enough to snatch the overall victory. Powering at blistering speed around the circuit he won the first and snatched the last race win away from Wratten to take the overall victory. Wratten, still on the road to recovery after injuries sustained at Langrish, showed no signs of taking it easy, storming into the lead in races two and three, unfortunately binning it in the last race, but two seconds and a race win secured him second overall. Jono Parker-Davies’s amazing starts kept him at the front in all three races, but was denied a win. He still managed to finish in third, fourth and third to take home third overall.
A great return performance from Kurt Freegard who took to the track like a duck to water after over a six-month absence due to injury. Pushing himself to the limit, he battled hard to remain in the top six, two fourths and a sixth were great results and he finish the day in fourth overall. A bad start in race one possibly denied Josh Scott a higher placing, but still getting accustomed to the 450 he powered hard around the track, fighting his way through into the top six, a sixth and two fifths rewarding his efforts with a fifth overall. Sean Hewett saved the best for last and stormed into sixth place in the final moto, and had to fight a bundle of riders for his race positions. Three top ten places were enough to award him sixth overall.
RINGWOOD RACE REPORT
WEST MEON 19TH APRIL 2009
RINGWOOD Motocross Club (BSMA) held another very successful "Best of British Auto Championship" which this year was finally completed on Sunday after an enthralling five round series, with some of the best Auto action you'll ever witness anywhere, and on some of the south's best motocross circuits.
West Meon, Hampshire, was the final venue for these little warriors and the large chalky hills, jumps and bomb hole never deterred any of these little pilots from giving it their all. In all nearly 50 Auto class riders contested the 2009 series and with the Ringwood Auto class now exceeding 50 Auto members, the rest of the 2009 Club Championship series looks very promising this year.
Harry Kimber continued his dominance in this group, winning all three races on the day to take a clean sweep of honours, and along with winning the "Future Racing" hole-shot prize never looked back, Devon's Jack Booker made a late surge to snatch the overall runners up spot in the championship whilst Charlie Cole who never stopped battling the whole series long settled for the final podium position. Harvey Smith won the trophy on the day for Best Effort.
The Trophy Presentation took place straight after the racing, and the Ringwood Committee would just like to extend their thanks to all the sponsors, members and their families for making this series the best one yet. Roll on 2010.
WEST MEON, Near Petersfield, Hampshire. APRIL 19th 2009.
Ringwood Motocross Club: Best of British Auto Championship series: Round 5 (of 5) - FINAL.
Best of British Auto Champion 2009: 1 Harry Kimber 505 Points, 2 Jack Booker 496, 3 Charlie Cole 490, 4 Callum Gasson 487, 5 Louis Thomas 443, 6 Brandon Baker 381, 7 Buddy Shipton 377, 8 Daniel Breen 376, 9 Jaydon Murphy 363, 10 Troy Hayward 349, 11 Callum Gordon 344, 12 Declan Roden 334, 13 Charlie Sturgess 323, 14 Jody Merrydew 312, 15 Sam Chamberlain 271, 16 Kelton Gwyther 252, 17 Harrison Shepherd 241, 18 Bradley Foley 239, 19 Jack Johnston 238, 20 Charlie Razzell 231, 21 Alfie Mitchell 199, 22 Daniel Grimes 192, 23 Louis Townsend 180, 24 Rebecca Newham 170, 25 Ellis Frampton 170, 26 Macie Shmidt 166, 27 Mia Millward 165, 28 Charlie Townsend 129, 29 Ben Coward 127, 30 Lee Percy 119, 31 Harvey Smith 93, 32 Thomas Strudwick 75, 33 Jamie Standbridge 65, 34 Bradley Cummings, 35 Luke Williamson 49, 36 Jack Scally 49, 37 Marshall Tanner 38, 38 Connor Lambe 34, 39 Keir Tett 25 Points.
Top three Small Wheels: 1 Charlie Razzell, 2 Alfie Mitchell, 3 Rebecca Newham. Best Girl Trophy: Jody Merrydew.
Best Novice Trophy: Charlie Razzell. Most Improved Trophy: Callum Gasson. Best Effort Series Trophy: Callum Gordon.
REPORT: Wayne Parker.
CORSHAM RACE REPORT
ENMORE SUNDAY 12TH APRIL 2009
Corsham MX Club hosted round 4 of the club champs/qualifiers on Sunday 12 April at the awesome Enmore circuit. Over 200 riders enjoyed the spring sunshine and a well prepared track
Luke Mellows dominated the Open class with 3 wins. Matt Hodges remained consistent with 3 second places, Jamie Grindle and Dave Reeves rode well this weekend, with Tim Pearce and Jack Phelps making up the top 6.
Darren banwell took first overall in the AMX, closely followed by Danny Smith. Jack Tovey and Mitch Boyland were never far behind, with Dave Anthony and Nick Sheppard having an unfortunate race 1 making the top 6 results this weekend.‘The twits’ Lee Williams and Jamie Britton, went into race 3 with a tie on points, they battled hard in the last race, banging bars, chopping and changing places.
A full line up seniors saw some close finishes. Alex Hussey went home with first overall but had to work for it. Ryan Williams rode well along with South Somerset lad Ben Butler. Reserve rider Gerwyn Pritchard managed to get a ride this weekend, finishing 4th overall. Gregg Duddridge 5th and RyanThomas 6th.
Chris Grindle has the club champs podium position is sight, with yet another first overall. Brad Wheeler equalled the performance of his Dad at Marshfield moto park on Good Friday with a second overall. Visitor Callum Slowman went home smiling with 3rd overall, Alex Tarr with 4th , Ryan Harris 5th and Adam Dyer 6th
The small wheels saw some of the closest racing of the day, Josh Gilbert gained first overall without having a race win, a consistant 3 second placings was enough to give him first overall. An unfortunate race one was just enough to knock little Gregg Evans off the top spot. Gregg was trying his best having none of this second place nonsense and pulled out all the stops in races 2 and 3 taking the chequered flag, he just couldn’t managed to claw back the lost points in race 1 to gain first overall. Mike Burfield had a consistent day with 3rd place in each race. Ben Cryer rode well this weekend just finishing out of the top 6.
Jamie Harrison had 3 race wins in the juniors, Sam Williams had an equally good day with 3 second places. Harry Pritchard, and ‘our Jord’ Hughes joint the top 6 finishers. Former Corsham/ Norton Radstock rider Adrian Tanner returned to the schoolboy scene with his lad Ryan this weekend, It wont be long before Ryan is up where his dad used to be in the top 10 finishers.
A good line ups of cadets saw some good racing. Many of these parents are also ex riders of Corsham now bringing their children back to ride with us. Wayne Dyer returning to the club with his lad Sam had pre race talks proving a great success with Sam finishing all 3 races which is quite impressive given the demanding Enmore circuit. Harry Kimber had maximum point of the day closely followed by Archie Hicks. Ieuen Williams having made the long journey over the bridge went home with a brilliant 3rd overall. Charlie Townsend 4th, Troy Jones 5th and Zac Clarke 6th.
Our next meeting is 26 April , members are advised to book in early to reserve your place.
RESULTS
CADETS
1. HARRY KIMBER 2. ARCHIE HICKS.3. IEUEN WILLIAMS 4. CHARLIE TOWNSEND 5. TROY JONES 6. ZAC CLARKE
JUNIORS
1.JAMIE HARRISON 2. SAM WILLIAMS 3. HARRY PRITCHARD 4. JORDON HUGHES 5. SAM LYCETT 6. JOE EIFFERT
SMALL WHEELS
1. JOSH GILBERT 2. GREG EVANS 3. MIKE BURFIELD 4. LUKE STURGEON 5. DYLAN BAYNTON 6. LUKE WILLIAMS
BW
1. CHRIS GRINDLE 2. BRAD WHEELER 3. CALLUM SLOWMAN 4. ALEX TARR 5. RYAN HARRIS 6. ADAM DYER
SENIORS
1. ALEX HUSSEY 2. RYAN WILLIAMS 3. BEN BUTLER 4. GERWYN PRITCAHRD 5. GREGG DUDDRIDGE 6. RYAN THOMAS
AMX
1. DARREN BANWELL 2. DAN ‘THE MAN’ SMITH. 3. JACK TOVEY 4. MITCH BOYLAND 5. DAVE ANTHONY 6. NICK SHEPPARD.
OPEN
1.LUKE MELLOWS 2.. MATT HODGES 3. JAMIE GRINDLE 4. DAVE REEVES 5. TIM PEARCE 6. JACK PHELPS