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It's Sandiford no butts about it The Dirtbike-traxs team after their wet trip to the welsh 2 day enduro, headed home via their famous butts quarry venue in Derbyshire to stage The Husqvarna summer hare scramble. Once again the Dirtbike-traxs team provided the riders with an interesting track at the compact Butts venue, using the mx track surrounding woodland and the quarry. After grading the track on Saturday it was in prime condition to receive the full house entry. The Sunday kicked of with a youth hare scramble with over 50 youth and ladies riders taking part on an easier course. The race got under way at 9 am. The weather conditions were perfect with sunshine breaking through the light cloud cover and having rained through the night the track was damp, just enough to keep the dust at bay. With the race duration set at 90 minutes the leading pack set off around the quarry. As the race settled down over the first few laps Robert Johnson emerged in front of the senior B youth [12 to 14 years] a position he has occupied all year with Scott Altass, Luke Flack and Davey Todd all trying hard to catch the flying Johnson. Although Davey Todd set the fastest lap of the day in the race, Robert Johnson won by a lap from Luke Flack with Davey Todd third. The junior race [8 to 11 years] was a very close affair with Harrison Bell passing Michael Gilby in the final few hundred meters to take the win, with championship leader Michael Tatham in third. The ladies class which is steadily growing in popularity was dominated by Jane Daniels with a clear 2 lap winning margin over Deborah Kerr second and Gina Bewlay third. As soon as all the youth riders were off the track the hard working Dirtbike-traxs team set about the course changes for the main adult race off the day including the challenging uphill rocky climb to the top of the woods. With a good line up of expert riders including the new Sandiford Husqvarna team with martin Sandiford on the awesome Husqvarna WR250 and the Biffster on the TE250 there was going to be 2.5 hours of serious hare scramble action ahead of the riders. As the clock struck 11.30 the bikes roared into life and the experts were away, with Martin Craven leading the expert pack out of the quarry. As the bikes made there way around the track for the first time jostling for position the crowd eagerly awaited there return to the quarry. First back was Dave Wood closely followed by husky mounted Mark Houson fresh from his excellent result in the welsh earlier on in the week. In third place was the Biffster on the husky TE 250, after 4 laps the smooth looking Martin Sandiford on the WR250 husky hit the front with Dave Wood chasing hard. By lap 10 Harry Hillas after a poor start had worked his way in to third pressuring wood and eventually passing him on lap 12, Hillas was now flying setting equal fastest lap of the day. Starting to pressure the leader Martin Sandiford ,but over the last few laps Martin Sandiford pulled away from Harry Hillas winning by 90 seconds, third place went to Dave woods. The clubman class was won by Gary Daniels from Josh Bendall with Ian Harrison a lap down in third, while Kevin Hipwell took top spot in the 040 class, Richard Mellon won the sportsman class, in the youth senior A class.Adam Taylor was first from Josh Luckup with Jane Daniels third getting her second trophy of the day having won the ladies race earlier on in the day The feed back from the riders was excellent another outstanding days riding had been had. Talking to event director John Kerwin at the end he said "it was great to see Martin Sandiford win on a Husqvarna especially as this event was supported by Husqvarna". Dirtbike-traxs will be back in action on the weekend of the 13th July at Gisburn Lancs.
The Dirtbike-Traxs crew put on another outstanding event at the Ellington banks venue near Ripon. After extensive work revising and repairing the track with their own machines, DBT created a mx style course of 8 minutes duration, which the riders loved with lots of jumps and bermed corners, This was a shorter course than the championship course which will be used in December, the full track runs at 16 minutes, but never the less the Putoline fun race and practice event attracted 190 riders. The weather matched the outstanding course with clear blue skies and warm sunshine.
At 11.45 am 60 more riders joined in the Ellington fun as the practice session started, It was great to see dads taking there young offspring out on the track to gain valuable off road experience in a controlled environment. As the practice drew to a close at 3.30 pm, it was clear that this format of event and practice which DBT have developed over the last 2 years had proved hugely successful. Dirtbike-Traxs return to Ellington banks in December for a Winter Championship round when riders will get the chance to use the full course.
Ellington banks near Ripon North Yorkshire was the venue for the third round of the Putoline winter hare scramble championship supported by Sandifords and Sinisalo. the Dirtbike-traxs crew set out an interesting and challenging course, that comprised of woodland tracks a 4x4 driver training area and forestry fire roads. The course on Saturday was relatively dry, but Saturday night saw a massive storm hit the north of England, with high winds and torrential rain, the Dirtbike-traxs crew got out of there beds at 4.30 am, the crew John Kerwin Stella Houson and Paddy Langan worked hard to repair and alter the track, most of the marking was down. by day light the track was ready, ensuring the riders would not be disappointed. 9 am saw the large sportsman entry of 140 set off around the course, with the winds still high but the rain having eased the first few lap were tricky in the greasy conditions, Ben Scott and Phil Dodsworth got to grips with the conditions early on and started to open up a lead from the chasing pack, ben finishing 1min and 50 secs ahead of phil both riders completed 10 laps a lap ahead of third placed rider Lee Loannou 4th place going to Matthew Berry 5th Simon Bastow all completed 9 laps as the rest of the large sportsman field finished the crew were again hard at work repairing the track in the adverse weather conditions ready for the main race of the day, with the experts clubman and 040 lined up. 12 noon and the experts class was away followed by the others at 30 sec intervals, expert rider Stella Jouson took the holeshot on his ktm 200 closely followed by gas gas rider Paul Bolton with Justin Wilson on board his Sandiford Honda in third and Luke Lusher (above) DBT Sandiford Honda 4th, during the first hour these riders where to have and right old battle with Wilson and Lusher pushing to the front and then swapping the lead ,with veteran Stella Houson staying in touch, Paul Bolton dropped out early on, after damaging his front brake, after the hour mark Justin the daddy Wilson pulled clear and went on to take a well deserved win from Stella Houson second and Luke Lusher third all the top three completed 12 laps. The 040 race was won by RAS sport chief and former electrician Roy Palmer from Andy Holland second and David Selkeld third all completed 10 laps. Victory in the clubman class went to Chris Whitfield beating Ben Howard by over a minute both riders completing 11 laps David Myers was 3rd on 10 laps. Most of the riders enjoyed themselves despite the difficult conditions but it is winter! Dirtbike-traxs would like to thank all the marshals who stuck at there posts in the adverse conditions to provide great racing for the competitors. Don't forget round 4 of the winter championship will be at the fantastic Catterick venue in North Yorks last used for a BEC round some years ago
Round One - National Putoline Winter Hare Scramble Championship The Dirt Bike Traxs crew returned to the popular Butts motocross circuit in Ashover Derbyshire For Round One National Putoline Winter Hare Scramble Championship supported By SINISALO and PIRELLI. The weekend started on Saturday with one of the Dirtbike Traxs Training days and RAS Sport GAS GAS test day. The training day was hosted by regular DBT instructors Justin Wilson (above) and Wayne Braybrook. Taking its normal format of 2 x 2 hour sessions on completing the training day the riders involved where full of praise for the quality of the instruction provided by the dbt team .The track comprised of a mixture of the famous mx circuit, woodland sections, quarry area and a tricky uphill rocky climb before then returning to the mx circuit. The course had a laptime of 8min30 to the average clubman. With 4 days of preceding heavy rain the weekend was looking grim but Sunday came with blue skies and warm sunshine. With a massive entry of 320 riders the event was full, with DBT having to turn away riders, in order to ensure the quality of the event was preserved. 8:30am saw the young hare scramblers take to the track. First off where the seniors followed by the juniors. On a modified course but providing a challenging mix of terrain, which would test them to the full. In the senior class Josh Bendill on a KTM 125 looking more assured each time we see him having benefited from the DBT training schools ,took the overall win from Harrogate's Rob Dawson ktm 125, nice to see Rob back on form after a heavy crash in the summer Both these riders completing 9 laps. In third place was Matthew Williamson completing 8 laps. Liam Ward on 125 Yamaha came a credible 4th place having just moved up from riding 85cc. Best female in the senior class was Tara Johnson. In the Senior B (85cc) Rhys Yates ktm 85 won this class by a clear lap from Richard Davies Suzuki 85 Second, and James Yates kawasaki 85 in third. The Junior class was won by Davey Todd yam 85, with Luke Flack Kawasaki 85 second and Aaron Coupland Kawasaki 65 all completing 7 laps. Best girl in the juniors was DBT regular Molly Howe kawasaki 60. 10am saw the 130 Sportsman riders line up ready for the off. The Sportsman class was a close run thing with an overall victory and E1 win for Steve Thornton Yamaha 125 who won with a 17sec margin from Rob Wright Honda crf 250 who was second E1. Third in the E1 was Peter Williamson he was a lap down completing 13 laps. The Sportsman open went to Simon Foulkes ktm 450 also completing 14 laps a lap ahead of John Bolton Honda cr 250 with Chris Alderson Honda 250 third. It was nice to see a lot of new faces at the top of the sportsman class as a lot have moved up to the clubman class after the summer championship.
Ian Shannon riding his new Honda cr125 took the Clubman E1 victory from Adam Smith by over 2 mins. Adam Smith was 40 secs ahead of Tom Edwards. It was a fine performance from Tom having just moved up from the Sportsman class. The clubman open victory was taken by Chris Witfield from Johnathon Scott, In third place Simon 'lucky' Douglas well done for achieving his first DBT podium finish . Over 40 was won by Jack Twentyman returning to Butts to face his demons as he sustained a nasty injury here in January , He led from start to finish from David king beating him with an extra lap .Andy Holland took a respectable third place with 14 laps. David King completed 15 laps with the winner Jack completing 16 laps. Results Talking to DBT Clerk of the Course John Kerwin "We are pleased that everybody enjoyed themselves and everything ran smoothly. With 4 days of preceding heavy rain the DBT Crew where continuously revising the track to suit the conditions Sunday came with sunshine and Blue skys. Which just goes to show the sun does shine on the righteous. I would just like to thank the dedication of the DBT Crew for all their hard work in the adverse conditions and for making this another outstanding DBT production" Putoline/DBT Hare Scramble Championship
Last weekend saw the final round of the Putoline Hare Scramble Championship take place At Gisburn Lancashire. What unfolded was a festival of Off Road Motorcycle activity. The track had been reworked by the hard working Dirtbike Traxs crew, to provide a more challenging route than normal. Back in 'the woods' along with an interesting extreme section, which comprised of 50 metres of Bog followed by a sharp right turn up a steep valley side. If this section was cleaned it would save as much as 50 seconds per lap over the standard route. The weekend started on Saturday with a Wayne Braybrook Training Day assisted by Daddy Wilson. As usual the day went well, with all the riders expressing there thanks for a great day. With the entry confirmed at over 380 riders. This made the Putoline Hare Scramble the best supported Hare Scramble Championship in the UK. A great achievement for the Dirtbike Traxs crew and TGOR who have worked so hard to provide quality events. With a lot hanging on this final round, in most of the classes the days sport was going to be hard fought. In the prestigious E2 Expert Class was Justin the Daddy Wilson still recovering from his Driffield injuries. With a narrow 1 point lead over KB Gas Gas mounted Lincoln Brewster. 8:30am saw the large youth entry take to the famous Gisburn Course in a 75 min race on a shorter course. Josh Bendall took up an early lead in the 12-15year group from Harry Hillas hot on his heels. Disaster struck Harry mid way , when his back brake overheated and forced his retirement. Gary Daniels now up to second place, was unable to make any impression on Josh Bendall who by now was on a mission. Rob Dawson had made progress to third place. These positions where maintained until the finish with Josh Bendall laping the entire class. In the 8-11yrs class Davey Todd was first back to lap scoring followed by Scott Altass, Ayrton Aldridge and Luke Flack. But as hard as these riders raced they could not catch the impressive Davey Todd who won the class comfortably by a massive two laps from Scott in Second and Ayrton in Third. With a full 175 sportsman riders on the start and the option to tackle the extreme section the sportsman pack headed off around the course towards the famous Barnes banks where a large crowd had gathered, as the leaders came onto the banks the fun started with many of the sportsman riders struggling, as we reached the half way point in the race Craig Reynolds started to push the lead passing Tom Edwards and Anthony Cooper, only a few sportsman riders chose the extreme route most opted for the safer route, as the two hours thirty minute approached Craig Reynolds had built up a thirty second lead over Tom Edwards who was one minute twenty one seconds ahead of a tiring Anthony Cooper all completing twelve laps just to let every body know that sportsman rider Lee Stanley is okay after being air lifted to hospital.
Its been a great championship said organizer John Kerwin thanks to all the riders that supported us and Rob Sheldon at Putoline oil, M.R.S Sherco, in one season to end up the best supported hare scramble series was more than TGOR and DBT could have imagined at the start of the season., 2007 Putoline Oils National Hare Scramble Championship 2006 Championship Standings Adults Kids Reports
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With 130 Clubman, Sportsman, and Novice riders lined up ready for the
9.30am start. Daniel Hiorns took an early lead and started to pull away
from the chasing pack. By lap 4 young midland rider Joe Deakin on his RPM
backed Husqvarna 125 had moved in to second place. At the end of the two
hour race duration Daniel Hions had lapped every one to take the clubman
win from Joe Deakin second and Ian Coburn narrowly taking third spot by
seconds from Craig Altass. In the sportsman class Nick Rowbotham put in a
great ride with 17 laps to claim top spot a lap ahead of second place
rider Chris Coates. Hot on the heels of Chris was Billy Robinson just 44
seconds adrift, both completed 16 laps. Mick Ellis completed 17 laps to
win the novice class but second place Rob Dawson and third place Josh
Bendell were youth riders who were amalgamated into the novice class well
done lads . The battle of girl power was won by Angela Walters on 14 laps
from Jane Daniels and Becca Dawson both on 13 laps, (the dirtbike-traxs
girl scene is growing fast!). 
Wilson
storms to Ellington win
Final Round - Gisburn, Lancs.
The
Experts, Over 40s and Clubman race was set to be a Proper Do with lots at
stake in the championship, in the Experts Justin Wilson Sandiford Honda
got a flyer of a start taking the RAS Sport Hole Shot award but he soon to
be overtaken by the impressive Wayne Braybrook Sandiford Honda, dark horse
Stephen Oconnor moved into the top five with his moto x pedigree shinning,
on this open flowing course. Euroteks boss Mark Jackson ran out of fuel.
Justin was in some pain with his wrist and was being chased by KB GAS GAS
man Lincoln Brewster, all the top experts taking the extreme section some
of them struggling to the top, Wayne was now cruising in first place with
Justin Wilson second and the battling Lincoln Brewster on board his kb gas
gas in third, Martin Sandiford (above) fourth and Andrew Hackett in fifth
place. Justin the Daddy Wilson collected enough points from this round to
take the overall win in the National Putoline Hare Scamble Championship
and E2 class from Lincoln Brewster who put up a great scrap through the
series. .The Clubman class was won by late entry rider Rob Loney who
completed twelve laps from Phillip Hancock second with Lee Kermode in
third DBT scrutineer John Bradford would have taken the Clubman victory
but was only riding for fun. The Over 40 class was dominated by Cumbria
rider Rob Butler the fast open conditions suited his style, he lapped
every body in this competitive class completing a fine thirteen laps David
Selkeld on board his CRF 250 was second with twelve laps and Burnleys John
Lofthouse in third place on twelve laps.