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Fast Eddy Racing With the regular season done and dusted the Fast Eddy crew launched straight into the winter series of events last Sunday. Heavy rain throughout Saturday didn’t bode well for the opening round of Fast Eddy’s Winter Championship at Bicton Farm near Shrewsbury but by Sunday morning the course was in pristine condition and the event turned out to be one of the best ever at this favourite Fast Eddy Racing venue. Sunshine throughout the day saw the well-tendered track produce excellent racing and it was hard to believe that this was the start of a winter championship series. In a change to the normal schedule, the adult race started the day with the youth race starting around lunchtime. There was a slight delay to proceedings as the Yardley camp experimented with red diesel in Henry and George’s bikes. There was a significant saving on cost but performance suffered to say the least. Once the mistake was rectified and the smoke cleared racing began. Another significant change was the absence of a Youth class. This saw several youth riders entered in the Clubman ranks and Henry Yardley in the Experts. Their results are testament to just how fast the Youth class riders are and the quality of the up-and-coming riders in the Fast Eddy stable. Three huge fields with a brief dip into the woodland saw a fast and flowing course with dust berms building on a handful of corners right from the start, the course was around seven minutes in length, at least for Jack Edmondson who used the event for last-minute practice before venturing to Spain for the ISDE.
Ryan Phillips was on top form in the Clubman ranks although he was pushed hard by Jacob James and Charlie Chater, who was enjoying his first outing on a new 85cc Husqvarna. Both James and Chater went well considering they were new to the Clubman ranks. Ryan Griffiths took a break from MX but maintained the speed he had gained over the summer months to win the Vets A class by just 40-seconds over Chris Wagstaff while Gary Benniman grabbed third. Benniman’s return to racing following a hip operation has been remarkable and he is really getting back into the swing of things. David Williams’ long drive from Blackpool was well worth it as he took the Vets B class by some five minutes clear of Mark Plain as Stuart Gordon rode to a well-deserved third spot. Ant Trawford’s move from MX to enduro is paying off as he took the win in the Sportsman class but was hounded throughout the two-hour race by Archie Collier in second place. Frankie White-Edwards, riding on home turf virtually, took a solid third in class. George Yardley managed a cracking win in the Novice class despite his bike feeling the effects of diesel poisoning. He took the class win by a lap and three minutes over second placed Jamie Harrison while James Bright secured third in class. With the course bedded in the youth race took to the line and enjoyed the very best of what Bicton Farm had to offer.
Carwyn Rosser was first off the line and dominated the race throughout but Adam James slowly made inroads into Rosser’s lead as the race progressed and eventually took second overall, just 33 seconds adrift. James took the SW 85cc class win ahead of Cory Cookland and Lewis Hurdsman while Jonas Brown topped the 65cc class. Joe Harrison took second in the BW85-150, behind Rosser. Results
Youth race
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Riding
in the Expert class Jack took the lead and never looked back but if he had
he would have seen a terrific battle going on behind him. An injured Jack
Ditchfield battled with Dan Boam initially but withdrew after five laps
allowing Henry Yardley to put in a terrific charge whilst Boam was also
flying around the course. Yardley’s bike seemed to have no ill effects as
he took second place overall, Boam eventually finishing in third spot.