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Ross Bent on Lea - Results The Cotswold Enduro Club ran round 1 of its domestic club championship at Winkworth Farm in Lea Wiltshire. Not sure whether to run the event with the weeks forecast being so bad, a phone call to Land Manager Matt Hicks soon made the decision "just run it I will sort any mess out don't worry" then he tells me he is going skiing on the Saturday to Val d' Seire! So run it we did heavy rain on the Saturday night added to the already water logged venue many of the ditches had flooded with up to 1-2 feet of water in the gateways. Also in the low lying fields the stream at the backend of the track had burst its banks and again was at least a foot high on the track itself. The only consolation was that no mud would stick to the bikes it would wash off and the tyres would be clear so grip and steering initially would be good. The worst thing that could happen was that the track would get tacky and semi dry out if that was possible. 2.5 hours was the race time and 4.75 miles was the track length. The riders were all notified if they didn't stick to the track the race would be shortened which at the 1.5 hour mark the decision was taken to make it 2 hours because some riders were going wider and wider- not all deliberately but damage was being done. 140 riders took part, 26 didn't make it to the end most of them suffered machine failure due to water problems in the electrics and also at least three completely submerged their bikes into the stream with only the exhaust and rear wheels showing. Two managed to get them started again so at the end most that took part enjoyed the event for what it was a true endurance for both man and machine. Being so busy along with all of the marshals it was difficult to watch what was happening during the event so the results are as follows but one person that did stand out and definitely deserves a mention was young Ross Benton who rode a very mature race in horrendous conditions and took the overall Premiere award. This was Ross's first overall Premiere and to do it in those conditions against a lot of really good Experts - so he deserves a big pat on the back. A big thanks to the Landowners Jeremy & Melanie Newman and also to
the Land Manager Matt Hicks who now has a lot of reinstatement work……….
I hope you enjoyed your holiday!!
Lincoln Gases MOD The Cotswold Enduro Club ran an open meeting at Swynnerton Training Area at Cold Meece near Stone staffs on the 14th Feb. Over 600 acres were on offer but only 200 were needed for the 5.5 miles that was set up for this very first bike meeting on this vast MOD land. A complete mix of terrain was on offer, pine woods, natural bomb holes and banks, man made bunds, sandy and grass sections, wooded areas and just for a good mix concrete. Tarmac and asphalt sections all 3 above were not well received but to a large extent had to be used to join the section together. So onto the race a good mix of Experts made up the front line on form Gas Gas rider Lincoln Brewster top AMCA MX2 front-runner Lee Payne. Kwack mounted Andy Cripps, Grant Hacking and up and coming Mark Roberts also club regulars George Baylis, Tom Hirons to name but a few made up the 18 strong line up. The combined 2stroke and 4 stroke line up was sure to make for some close racing. Rock Oil regular Andrew Gorse made the long journey to compete along side the likes of Glen Coltman eager to try out his new big bore 280KTM. Next the Veteran classes the 40+ and 50+ possibly the most competitive class. The 40+ saw the likes of Jerry Adams , Rob Sewell, Lee Barnett and also Pete Benton making his come back after a knee operation in 2009. 18 riders made up the 40+and the new 50+ class with its 7 riders was sure to be just as full on. With ever-competitive Ian Nurden, John McGowan and Ian Porter and the rest proving life begins at 50+. Forth row was made up of the Mx Clubman some new names and club regulars would make for an unpredictable result. The last line saw the Enduro Sportsman and Ladies class bringing up the rear. The race lines would hopefully be in place for these classes as some of the going was quite technical and would assist in making the right choice for these riders. So 3 hours of Hare & Hound racing a dead engine start the flag drops the first line is away. Andy Cripps takes the hole shot, Mark Roberts hits the deck with front end wash out next the 2 stroke & 4 stroke enduro boys first into the corner was Andrew Gorse followed by Daniel Goodwin. The combined Veterans were next away and saw Simon Bastow in first, Ian Strudley 2nd and Jerry Adams 3rd. The Mx Clubman saw Roger Withington first followed by Chris Nurden and Colin Richardson, The Sportsman and Ladies were last but not least Lance Hurdsman, Keiran Jordan, Kirk Giles made up the first 3. So who would be first back on lap 1? Lee Payne was the first to show but Lincoln Brewster was first through lap scoring then Lee and 6 seconds behind Andy Cripps. Lee lead for the next 2 laps but retired on lap 5 and Cripps was in third place and would finish there at the end. Mark Roberts swapped the lead out on the track with Lincoln but could not hold him off, Lincoln lead the race from start to finish apart from laps 2 and 3. So at the end it was Gas Gas mounted Lincoln Brewster with the overall Premier win. Mark Roberts 1st Andy Cripps 2nd and Grant Hacking 3rd in the Expert Plus class. After a consistent ride Mick Belcher took the win in the Enduro Experts followed by Lee Carpenter - who's son Russ said, "he was going round like Miss Daisy". The Mx Experts was won by young George Baylis who finished 4th overall 2nd in the Mx Experts was Aaron Tiley 3rd was David Wathen.
The 4 strokes saw Mark Cheethan take the win and lead the race for 11 of his 12 laps. Next saw big bore KTM rider Glen Coltman dig deep till the end and come back from 4th to take 2nd, 3rd went ever improving Shane Brown. The Veterans 40+ saw Simon Bastow first at timing then 2nd behind was Jerry Adams 3rd came Rob Sewell but at the 3 hour mark Rob Sewell took the win 2nd was Simon Bastow and in 3rd saw Lee Barnett with a consistent ride. The 50+ saw Ian Nurden 1st, the flying farmer Steve Hough 2nd and 3rd was John McGowan at the end Ian Nurden won leading every lap a well-deserved 2nd went to John McGowan and 3rd to Mick Cheneller. Mx Clubman Danny Clarke was 1st back 2nd was James Paczynski and 3rd was Roger Withington, but at the end all change James Paczynski on his 1st competitive ride took the class win Tom Brandon 2 minutes behind took 2nd and 3rd was Billy Robinson all on 11 laps. Last but not least was the Sportsman and Ladies Keiran Jordan 1st back followed by 2nd Lance Hurdsman and 3rd Darren Hill and that's how it finished at the end although they all swapped places during the race the top 3 all managing 11 laps. 1st back out of the 5 strong ladies class was Emily Davey, Ruth Graham was 2nd and 3rd through was the very vocal Jayne Tudhope. The first 4 ladies all swapped position throughout but it was Emily Davey in 1st it obviously paid as Emily walked the track on the Saturday. 2nd was ever improving Ruth Graham and in 3rd was Olivia Tudhope a young lady that can only get better and I am sure will top the class soon, So in short a new venue with huge potential most riders enjoying the some what different terrains ect this venue will now be booked for a round of the Rock Oil Amca British Hare & Hounds Championship possibly the last round because what ever the weather this place will run good drainage of the land and the massive hard standing car park area. We will also try to avoid most of the concrete and asphalt paths in future but because of the road grid system roads needed to be crossed to get to each section. A big thanks to Landmarc especially Deborah Moloney and the rest of the staff who were most helpful and accommodating and helped me through the minefield of MOD paperwork. Report by Pete Carter
Several new venues are in place along with the most popular from last year. Another round in place for 2010 making 8 rounds. All rounds will be open meetings so anyone can ride you don't have to be contesting the whole series to compete. Again there will be trophies at all of the rounds going down to 3rd place in each class supplied by www.4X90.com also possible product prizes at each event. Two rounds can be dropped from the 8 for whatever reason for example: bad result, holiday, riding elsewhere ect.. The format and classes is user friendly and uncomplicated, the series is fully backed and supported by the AMCA. The series winners will all be presented with the end of year trophies and product prizes at the Dirt Bike Show in November and walk away in the knowledge that they are a true sanctioned Governing Body British Champion. All details will be on Enduro News, the AMCA website and Cotswold Enduro Club website as and when the information regs and details become available
So lets get ready to Rock 2010 -be part of a true Hare & Hounds
Championship- A series for the riders!
The final round of the Rock Oil 2009 British Amca Hare & Hound Championship took place in possibly the most horrendous conditions this year. Driving rain 60mph winds all met the riders on the start line even the mega phone struggled to reach the riders with the information for the day. A vote was taken to cut the race time down but all voted for the 3 hours. So just after 10am the first group were away - this being the Pro Champ and Experts.
So taking the overall Premier award for the day was Mr Consistent Keith Jenkins
So
a true endurance event for all concerned not just the riders but for all the
marshals as well to keep control of the race. What a great night everybody had - a Halloween Fancy which most dressed up for, the Rodeo Bull which is a must at any party where there are kids because the Bull kept them under control all night! The Disco, the Bar and the friendly staff at Enduroland made for a great weekend.
Bring on 2010 a Championship for the rider. A massive thanks to this years sponsors Rock Oil - 4X90.com for supplying all the trophies for each round - Gas Gas Uk - 1st Mx - Hirons - TR Distributions and to DK Off Road Also to the clubs for staging the rounds Xmoor, Southern Counties and Cotswold Enduro Club and most of all the riders for supporting and believing in the series.
"Rock Oil takes the right turn" - 18th October A completely new venue saw round 6 of the Rock Oil 2009 British Amca Hare & Hound Championship take place at Turn Post Farm-Wymeswold Not sure how it would be received mainly because it was based on and around a full Amca Mx track with out lying ridge a furrow fields, ditches, a bog section, flat out fields and a couple of man made log sections made up the 5.5 miles loop Many of the riders travelled up to 7 hours to compete so at the end many were asked if they enjoyed this track most said they did and some even wanted more even after the 3 hours. So thumbs up for the venue which we will be using again next year for the Club Champs and Slow Pete rounds and possibly a round of the Rock Oil Series So back to the race… Pro/Champ and Experts made up the first row series regulars and some new blood made up the group, top Amca and Imba Mx rider Matt Porter being one of them. Also 2 up and coming riders Charles Statt and George Baylis were also sure to go well in the Experts putting pressure on the likes of Genus Racing Anthony Dean and Stephen Grimshaw along with Gary Simms all regular series riders The next class was the 2* & 4* Clubman again with all the series regulars such as Mick Belcher, Andrew Gorse and Gareth Prosser in the 2* class still in contention and if Mick doesn't blow another engine, it could be tight at the end. Also a lot of new faces made up the group 4* regulars and in contention for the title Genus Racing Matt Lefevre along with Pete Ballinger, Shane Brown and on form Andrew Grant. Along with many others should make for a good race Next on the line was possibly the most competitive class being the Over 40 Veterans. The title up for grabs saw all the regulars like Gary McCoy who must have been jet lagged after travelling such a long way from down South. Born again Martin Jakeman along with Russell Benson and looking for a bit more luck and riding time. Jerry Adams after having the season from hell with so many bike problems. Simon Bastow was also sure to be in the mix along with club riders Glen Coltman and Lee Barnett Last but not least was the Sportsman and Ladies class 34 in total Colin Griffiths, Nick Tucker and Darren Hill all in with a shout for the end of year spoils would surely make for close racing The 2 Lady riders were new to the series but both I am sure would ride hard regardless.
Yet another great meeting with only the final round to go which is on November 1st at Enduroland-Adstone-Northants A heated Marquee, Licensed Bar, Music, a Rodeo Bull, Racing Cars and Fancy Dress being the dress code if so desired all on the Saturday night and should make for a great series finale And of course 3 hours of racing on the Sunday will conclude the 7 rounds of a true British Hare & Hound Championship Trophies on the day down to 3rd place For further information visit www.cotswoldenduro.co.uk Photos supplied courtesy of Pete Cobbe Report by Pete Carter
Cotswold Enduro Club staged round 5 of the Rock Oil 2009 British Amca Hare
& Hound Championship at Rockfield Monmouthshire First back was Darren Carter with a 54 second lead over Keith Jenkins a further 10 seconds back was Ben Adams who was hoping for a little more luck after recent bike problems at previous events.
The large and probably the most competitive class was up next this being the Veterans (over 40's) first to come through lap scoring was club rider Rob Sewell, 6 seconds behind Rob was Martin Jakeman. Martin would be looking for a better result than at round 4 to keep him in contention for the Veteran title. On form Gary McCoy was close behind in 3rd place.
The only Lady rider Emma Perkins took close to 23 minutes to complete lap one but got faster as the day went on with a best lap time of 16 minutes and 29 seconds. Emma would have finished 22nd in the 41 strong Sportsman class had she entered it. So that was lap one some things were bound to change as the race went on. One of the top Veteran riders Jerry Adams was one rider that was having no luck at all this season with yet another machine problem. With Jerry not even completing 1 lap. Martin Jakeman also had some small problems, which saw him loose sight of the front-runners and would have to work hard to catch up. Young Joe Jones in the Expert was playing catch up for a start whilst getting used to his new 250 KTM in preparation for the beach race. Simon Ellway also having problems only completing 3 laps. 2* Clubman and series contender Michael Belcher saw his hopes dashed when his engine blew up putting a hole in the casings. Emma Perkins nearly put paid to her race by throwing herself into a deep wet ditch, which took several marshals and spectators to get Emma and her bike out! Young Ben Gwyther having an off and aggravating an old injury. Pro rider Phil Studley had to push hard at the end after some earlier problems. Another Pro rider Darren Carter also had a big off going into pigeon wood and bent his bike and a bang on the head saw Darren seeing 2 KTM's and until his vision came back did not know which one to get on!! Expert rider Tom Hirons de railed his newly fitted moose and tyre and had to fit a spare wheel to carry on. Keith Jenkins made a rare mistake and let Derek Bawn through with only a few laps to go. So all in all many riders having an eventful race. So at the end of the event the Premier went to Rock Oil and K-Tech supported rider Darren Carter.
So another top event in this Rock Oil Amca British Championship with two rounds to go and the class front runners far from being crowned. There is all to play for at round 6 & 7 which have now been confirmed for the 18th October and the final on 1st November details on our website and Enduro news. A special thanks to all the marshals on the day some of which normally ride and I am sure now appreciate what the job entails A big thanks again to Darren Gwyther of 4x90.com for the superb trophies again So lets make round six and seven Rock!
The Cotswold Enduro Club are ready for round 6 of the Rock Oil 2009 Amca British Hare & Hound to be held at Turn Post Farm - Wymeswold Leicestershire on Sunday 18th October This replaces the original scheduled event on September 20th, which was to be in the Dorset area but due to land issues and clashing of events not only in the same area but elsewhere it was believed best to re schedule and move this round. The track will be some what different to the previous events in the fact that it will consist of a full Amca Mx track approx 1 ¼ miles in length, a small amount of technical ditches, humps, bumps, ridge and furrow and a good amount of flat out hedge chasing. So it will suit all abilities not just the technically gifted amongst us. 5 - 7 miles is predicted with fantastic parking areas so no problem in getting stuck. Just off the main A46 Leicester to Newark road, so all main roads to the venue. Round 7 the final is in place so lets rock and make this series stand out from the crowd A championship for the riders. Details
"Joe rocks Hope" Cotswold Enduro Club staged round 3 of the Rock Oil Amca British Championship at Bury Farm Hope Under Dinmore Near Leominster on Sunday 28th June 5 miles of natural old woodland, small spinney's, streams and a few sections of flat out going made up what was declared by most riders to be a fantastic venue and track and with it being 90% in trees it was quiet cool considering the out side temperatures along with the ¼ mile of stream kept the riders wet and chilled on each lap, especially one section which became very deep. The start saw the Pro/Championship riders and experts going first. Then the 2 stroke and 4 stroke Clubman. Third were the Veterans and last but not least was the Sportsman and Ladies. All groups got away almost clean with only one incident which saw John McGowan being taken down by his friend on the first corner and on inspection he found that his front brake hose was ripped out which finished Johns race after travelling less than 100 yards So who would appear first on lap 1- it was current series leader Darren
Carter with a 42 second lead over young Expert rider Joe Jones (above). Then pro
riders Derek Bawn and Phil Studley made up the first four with the remaining
Pro and Expert riders not far behind. All posting 15 mins plus laps this time
was sure to come down as the burms and lines became more defined indeed it did
but only to a 14 min+ lap for the fast boys. Darren Carter pulled out after 5 laps with the bike missing after the stream played havoc with the electrics on each lap. Top Amca Motor crosser Matt Porter also giving it best before it was too late with his mx bike not being set up for the wood ect too fiery and too stiff for the terrain. So it was left to young Joe Jones to take up the running closely pursued by Phil Studley and Derek Bawn. Phil and Derek battling for most of the race, Phil was closing on Joe at the end but not enough so Joe took the overall Premier with Phil 1st in the Pro class and Derek 2nd and Ben Adams a credible 3rd after going on reserve 200 yards before the finish and allowing young Expert rider Tom Hirons to get back past after the pair had battled for position for the last 2 laps. The Experts saw Tom Hirons take 1st being pushed on in the last laps with his battle with Pro rider Ben Adams, Tom put 11 min on second place man Anthony Dean and with a good ride for 3rd was Simon Ellway just over a minute behind. In the Clubman 2 stroke class racing was as just exciting with positions changing through out but at the end it was club regular and ever improving rider Gareth Prosser taking 1st - 2 minutes behind for 2nd was Freddie Davies and another 2 minutes behind for 3rd was Mick Reynolds. The Clubman 4 stroke saw Justin Brooks make his return to the club a good one with an excellent 1st place but only just! Because only a minute behind and catching was Samuel Strong to take 2nd, 3rd was Matthew Leferve with a good steady ride. The Veteran, which is always very competitive, saw close racing especially at the beginning of the race but on from Martin Jakeman took the win and considering last year with knee problems he thought his racing was finished. 2nd went to Gary McCoy again with a good ride. 3rd went to Russel Benson who seemed to enjoy the more technical going and worked hard for his position as David Lote was closing in only a minute behind. Next up the Sportsman saw several lead changes during the race but Andrew Burton fought hard to win only 35 seconds ahead of 2nd place man Colin Griffiths, 3rd went to Sam Titchmarsh a further 2 minutes behind. Last but not least saw the one and only Lady Emma Perkins take her class
with a credible 8 laps.
Pro/Champ Expert
4 Stroke Veterans Ladies Sportsman COTSWOLD ENDURO CLUB Round 4 club champs Hope Under Dinmore 14th June 2009 Report by Jim Buchanan The weather was awesome for this, the 4th round of the CEC club champs at the excellent venue of Hope Under Dinmore, near Leominster. This was only the second CEC race I'd ever done, with amazing memories of my first at the mint Sellatin track near Oswestry at the end of 07. Being a lover of all things wooded and technical I did not feel let down by this, a proper woodland track. The track was around four miles long, of which around 3 3/4 was tight technical turns, ruts and full-on suspension testing whoops in the midst of an excellent wood, probably not favoured by your average stubble field and MX hero! In my opinion it was ace, just what a cross country scramble track should all be about. The race duration was 2 1/2 hours (something to do with it being a club champs which I didn't get!) and being a regular frequenter of the WOR race series I have to admit I was quite surprised by all the categories. Lap counting was done by having a barcode sticker zapped on your lid, making you feel like a packet of peas through the checkout. At first it was a bit of a long procession affair through the trees, until you could spot the overtaking places and traffic started to thin out. The thing I was most impressed with at the end was the printouts you could get for a quid, which gave you all your lap performances, average speed, etc, great idea, although as I got my first win of the season I have to admit to being a bit gutted with no trophies or anything to take home to remind you of your efforts, but I suppose that keeps costs down and hey, it's the track that counts! Two riders making surprise appearances were GasGas's Gareth Hopkins, who with his MTB downhill background was well suited to the endless turns in the woods and GBXC's fast boy Mark Roberts who went past me like i was standing still! Both riders didn't hesitate to impress with their performance as Mark was fastest overall, seven minutes ahead of Gareth, both being the only two riders to rack up 11 laps. Chris Mawdley took the win over Lee Barnett in the Expert Enduro, and Tom Hirons was no 1 MX expert over Owain Rees. Top Enduro 4 stroke Clubman was yours truly (Buchanan of the Jim variety!) and 2 stroke Enduro Clubman winner was Gareth Prosser and Ash Prowden took the MX Clubmen win. In the Vets Martin Jakeman took the top spot and John Bowering was top Sportsman rider. For all results and future races check out www.cotswoldenduro.co.uk
Carter Takes the Shuckburgh Rock Cotswold Enduro Club ran round 1 of the Rock Oil 2009 British Amca Hare & Hound Championship at the spectacular Shuckburgh Hall near Daventry on Sunday 19th April. Set in a private Deer Park and with the majority of the track set amongst broad leaf and pine woodland with a small open field section, hills banks, bogs, descents, cambers made for a fairly tough event but I think most riders enjoyed the challenge. A dead engine start in all classes saw the Pro riders off first followed by the 2* & 4* Clubman, Veteran and finally the Sportsman and Ladies. The damp grass saw many slipping and sliding in each corner. Then into the cambered decent section follow by a ditch crossing and into the broad leaf woodland which is clay based soil and was still very wet and slippery in many places. Then the hill section which didn't cause too many problems as for once Shuckburgh was a lot dryer than normal as this hill as seen the beating of many a rider in the past. After the hill along a single track and the descending into several wet bog sections known as the killing fields and plantation after that a short breather around the headland of a grass field the first part of which was nearly as tough as the main track. Then into a pine woodland with roots and ruts soon appearing across yet another wet section and into a hilly pine woodland which was fast and flowing as it past 2 old Carp ponds and then into lap scoring and out for another 5 miles of Hare & Hound madness.
The top class line out of Veterans saw Jerry Adams first through in close second was Dennis Harrison. Dave Grimshaw and Mr "I don't like trees" Ian Nurden in 4th spot. Richard Main who had a poor start was sure to close in on the front runners as the race went on. After being last on the start line when the bike would not start. The Sportsman Novice class saw Michael Winsor leading the way, second was John Batchelor followed by Mick Wright. The only lady was Emma Perkins but she still rode till the end so 3 hours and 5 miles of a dry but infamous Shuckburgh would the positions stay the same for the duration. Some did and some didn't.
The Veterans was probably the most competitive class and after a problem with the results mainly because a section of track had to be cut out the two front runners where still in the section as it was cut out which allowed 3rd and 4th to move through into 1st & 2nd but after a justifiable protest the times were amended and the results re calculated using the Laptracker System which would have been accurate to a very few seconds of the time lost. So the results reverted back to what would have been 99.9% correct which I believe all the affected riders would have agreed was the right results if that section of the track was not cut out and I am also sure they would not of wanted to win by default. So Dennis Harrison took 1st and Jerry Adams 2nd both these riders rode hard especially the last hour. Richard Main took a well deserved 3rd spot after such a bad start and managed to battle through the pack especially by is own admission he doesn't like trees Dave Lote was close behind in 4th spot.
Photos by Pete Cobbe The presentation took place at 2pm with Tim Royal from Rock Oil presenting the awards which were sponsored by Darren Gwyther of 4x90.com the quality of the trophies and the engraving was outstanding and a credit to Darren and his support for this series. So to sum up a great start to round 1 Hare & Hounds at its best. Round 2 is filling fast so get booked in. The next venue is superb. The SCEC Club put on top notch Hare & Hound events and the 3rd May is the date. A big thanks to all the marshals and helpers on the day and to Sir Rupert Shuckburgh for allowing us to use his estate. And last but not least to all the riders that won awards and also to all that didn't. Your support is much appreciated.
British Amca Hare & Hound Championship 2009. PETE CARTER the main man behind the British Amca Hare & Hound Championship has secured a deal with leading oil company Rock Oil. To be the title sponsors for this years British Amca Hare & Hound Championship 2009. The company which has a long history in off road sport are keen to raise the profile of not only their extensive product range for dirt bikes but also a genuine British Championship run through the Amca which are behind the series once again for 2009 Also involved as series sponsors are TR Distributions 4X90 Extreme - Gas Gas Uk 1st Mx and others, which will be announced later There are six rounds confirmed to date, with the possibility of a seventh round to be announced 1- 2 rounds are to drop, this is to allow for other commitments, bad results & clashing with other events ect. With so much going on within the sport it would be only fair to give some leeway for the riders ect The 2008 running of the series was kept fairly low key for several reasons but for 2009 all felt the need to raise the profile and to attract more riders that want the chance to pick up a genuine British title in the discipline of traditional Hare & Hound events. Starting with the Cotswold Enduro Club on 19th April at Shuckburgh Hall, Daventry a truly awesome venue set in a private deer park amongst varied type of woodland and terrains Then on the 3rd May Southern Counties Enduro Club will run round 2 at their superb venue Somerley Park at Verwood Round 3 again the Cotswold will run at Hope Under Dinmore, Leominster, which is a wooded venue with streams and banks ect Xmoor Enduro Club at another superb Hare & Hound venue known, as Bratton Court will run round 4 and to add to the mix will be run on rear trials tyres Round 5 again the Cotswold with the venue at the superb Rockfield, Monmouth with a mix of open fields and flowing woodland and steep banks and much more Round 6 Southern Counties Enduro Club will run at the tried and tested venue of Milton Abbas Round 7 club and venue to be announced So seven rounds of good old-fashioned Hare & Hounds and a true British Championship status The presentation will be at the Dirt Bike show in November with trophies and product prizes ect Information and links ect can be found at www.cotswoldenduro.co.uk
The series will be known as 'The 2009 Rock Oil British Amca Hare & Hounds Championship'
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2 stroke and 4 stroke riders appeared next Andrew Gorse was the first 2 stroke
followed by Saxon Nell and Daniel Goodwin. The first 4 stroke rider saw Mark
Cheethan 2nd was Glen Coltman (right) 3rd came Tim Stoddart and close behind
was Shane Brown. At the end the 2 stroke class was won by Andrew Gorse apart
from lap 2 he lead from start to finish 2nd came Lee Majewski who battled from
4th place to take 2nd. 3rd went to Saxon Nell with a very consistent ride and
only lost out for a 2nd on the last lap.
The
Third Rock
The
grass start was very slippery but it was the tyre section which caused the
initial problems. Series leader Darren Carter had a big off and was running at
the back of the pack once he got started again. Next up the 2* and 4* were
away several marshals were directed to the tyre section to slow the riders
down on this section. Before the next group went the marshal opened up a
section to avoid the tyres so as not to cause any hold ups as the Pro's and
Experts were due round within 10-12 minutes of the 5 miles lap and with the
Veteran and Sportsman still to go they did not need a blocked track on lap 2.
The changes worked well and soon cleared the riders. First back was guest
rider Mark Roberts on a 450 KTM then Keith Jenkins (above) who was sure to go
well on this slippery and in some parts technical going, 3rd back was series
contender Phil Studley (right) only 29 seconds behind the leader and was sure
to ride as hard as he could in these challenging conditions. The first 3 back
in the 2* class were all in with a shout for top honours in the series. 1st
through was Mick Belcher 2nd saw Genus racings Keith Jones 3rd was Gareth
Prosser. The 4* class saw 1st back class leader Genus racing Matthew Lefevre 4
seconds behind and 2nd was Peter Ballinger next was Daniel Preece. Next the
ever competitive Veteran class saw Gary McCoy back 1st in 2nd was another
Genus racing rider David Lote and 3rd was Martin Jakeman who would need to win
by a large amount and hope the main contender for that class had bad luck or
not finish the event so he was riding to consolidate his position at the very
least. The large Sportsman class saw Aaron Edwards in front followed in 2nd by
Jamie Clallow 3rd was class leader Colin Griffiths who would need to stay
consistent in the tricky conditions. Last but not least saw the Ladies class
1st through with a lap time of 29min and 5 seconds was Olivia Tudhope 2nd was
Ruth Graham and 3rd was Jayne Tudhope and in 4th was Emily Davey who's first
lap took 43.02 minutes of hard graft in such bad conditions.
So
high winds, driving rain, mud, tree roots, off cambers, steep railway backs,
climbs, descents not to mention the logs, tyre and concrete pipe sections
would surely whittle down the entry and change some of the final standings for
the Championship. A mile long open headland field section had to be cut out
because the conditions got worse and riders could not control their bikes and
were going in the newly planted crops. Although a mile shorter the lap times
in the last quarter stayed much the same as in the early laps. Several other
sections were also giving concern and as the rain stopped conditions then
became sticky to say the least with wheels and tyres growing in size the
riders now tiring and most not able to control their bikes because of the
amount of mud on their wheels. The track tape in most of the sections was
being trashed and it became hard to maintain and control the event so the race
time was cut to 21/2 hours. No rider complained at the end as most were
completely wasted. So would the early leader still be there at the end?
So in short we really did Rock and Wallow with the Hog for the final round.
3 hours of fast but fun racing saw Darren Carter
(above) first back with a good
lead over the chasing pack. He was now the Hare the chasing Hound would need
to catch. With in 20 minutes the rest of the classes were back on the main Mx
track, which made for some great entertainment over the multitude of jumps and
fast corners. By the end most were clearing some of the excellent jumps Pete
Cobbe of Enduro Photos was snapping like mad so check out his website 
The
1st Expert back was land owners son Rob Breakwell only 21 seconds behind Rob
was Genus team rider Stephen Grimshaw. 6 seconds behind Steve was young Tom
Hirons with another Genus team member Anthony Dean 2 seconds behind Tom. The
first 2* Clubman back was Shaun Buchan 10 seconds behind him was Ed Gwyther in
3rd and seconds behind Ed was another Genus team member Keith Jones.
The large Sportsman class saw Danny Morris leading with Andrew Burton 2nd,
Colin Griffiths just behind in 3rd.
Results
Premiere Overall winner - Joe Jones
2 Stroke
Darren
Carter (above) was the first man back and he had opened up a small lead over
up and coming youngster Joe Jones and then Richard Warner who had to pull off
after 4 laps after feeling unwell. Up until then he was putting young Joe
under lots of pressure. Darren Wheeler (right), Stephen Grimshaw and current
Veteran leader in the GBXC Champ Keith Jenkins all battling for positions
early on. First Clubman 2* back was Gareth Prosser followed by Keith Jones and
then Mick Belcher. The first Clubman 4* man back on lap one was Matt Leferve,
Michael Cuthbertson and then Paul Brandon.
The
Sportsman saw 1st going to Michael Winsor (left) on 10 laps, 2nd went to John
Batchelor, 3rd was Mick Wright all rode well around the tough Shuckburgh
course. Last but not least was Emma Perkins who always tries her best but
could do with more ladies to compete against.
