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HARE & HOUNDS, CARTHORPE, NORTH YORKSHIRE
ROUND 3 NREC CHALLENGE SERIES NORTH RIDING ENDURO CLUB WET AND WILD AT CAMPHILL Sunday the 19th of August saw the 3rd and final round of the North Riding Enduro Club Challenge Series, it was held in the Camphill plantation near Bedale in North Yorkshire. Nearly 100 riders turned out to what they all hoped would be a dry event but it poured down throughout the night before the race. NREC organizers brought in a pump to try and reduce the water level in the infamous "bomb hole" but as fast as they pumped the water out the heavens were filling it. The track was approximately 4 miles long and consisted of mainly woodland going, there was a bomb hole with optional chicken run, and new sections of wide flowing track were added to this years course which ran very well and allowed riders to pass with ease. 11 O'clock saw the first group of riders off the start line this included the experts and championship class who rode for 3 ½ hours followed by the clubman class who rode for 3 ¼ hours then the Sportsman, Moto X, Over 40's and Twinshock classes rode for 3 hours. The rain held off until the race was underway, light drizzle kept the track wet and very slippery for most of the day. The Sportsman race was won overall by Nik Rowbotham who completed 9 laps followed by Dale Wilson 2nd and D Fowler 3rd both on 8 laps. New to the sport 16 year old rider Ben Pattison completed a very respectable 7 laps and earned himself 3rd position in the Sportsman E1 class and 12th overall. The Clubman race was dominated by Richard Dakin who rode 11 laps, 4 minutes behind Dakin in 2nd place was Colin Chapman also on 11 laps, 3rd place went to Phil Corner trailing Chapman by just under 2 minutes. Camphill saw the return of local Rider Steve Carver, Steve managed to complete 10 laps in the Clubman class, a great ride considering a long absence from racing and failing to get his KTM started on the line. Clubman rider Alex Trigg crashed hard on lap two and needed medical attention, NREC marshals and medics responded superbly to assist Alex at the trackside who was eventually airlifted from the scene with a badly broken leg. Top Over 40 riders were all NREC regulars, Steve Parry aboard a KTM300EXC took the win on 11 laps closely followed by Dave Salkeld also on 11, Nigel Hutchinson was 3rd on 8 laps. NREC included a Moto X and a Twinshock class, the MX class was won by Chris Wilson on a Yamaha YZ125. Stephen Watling rode 4 laps on a SWM 250 in the Twinshock class and never even looked at the Chicken run around the bomb hole! Runner up on a Honda Glen Bailey also passed the bomb hole with ease, well done lads! Top Expert was Daniel Field riding a KTM125EXC 2nd place went to Dave Nellis on a KTM250 followed by Mark Raynor also on a KTM250 all 3 clocked up 12 laps. Championship class rider Vince Harker was riding alone as the only other Championship rider Luke Lusher retired after 1 lap with a clutch problem. Although Vince rode 12 laps to take the Championship class first place and clock the fastest lap it was Expert rider Daniel Field who was the fastest rider on the day being nearly 5 minutes faster than Harker. Liaison Officer Peter Weatherill was delighted with the way the track ran throughout the day "the track was very slippy and challenging for all riders, despite the wet conditions the track continued to ride very well" NREC Chief Marshal Andy Cooke "the event ran extremely well and was a fantastic team effort from everybody involved, thanks to all the riders who stuck it out until the end". Special thanks to our medics and Ambulance / Air Ambulance Staff. Also many thanks to the landowner Robert Ropner, Yorky Bar Catering for supplying top quality food, and all the marshals and helpers who made the event possible. Full list of results, photos and videos are available on www.enduro-neec.org.uk and www.northridingenduro.co.uk Report By Jim Wright, NREC
The North Riding Enduro Club held their final event of 2006 at the Camphill venue near Ripon. The team lead by Tim Gilbank and Pete Weatherall had made extensive changes to the course in the proceeding weeks, adding in new sections of woodland and tracks, major work was also completed on a new extreme section, which featured the bombhole that had been deepened, then onto the log and tyre section which proved to be challenging for the riders. The weather was looking grim on Friday and Saturday, But on Sunday fortune smiled on the NREC boys, as the sun shone which then started to dry out the slippery racing conditions. At 9am the motocross and sportman class lined up for the off, in a two hour, fifteen minute race, Straight into an early lead in the mx class was veteran rider John Kerwin on board his DBT KTM 125 increasing his lead over Colin Kermode on his YZ 125, John eventually finished a lap clear of Colin with Phillip Marsden in third, The sportsman overall win went to Ian Knowles on his KTM 525,second overall was a tie between Christopher Wilson the E1 winner and E2 winner Robert K Watson both completing seven laps and incurring 1117 penalty points.
In the Clubman class David Myers was the clear winner followed by Ben Rennison in second and making the long trip from Liverpool worth while Steve Parry took a solid third place and the over 40s win all completing eleven laps. The riders had a cracking days sport, The spectators were treated to the fun watching the antics on the extreme section NREC would like to thank all the team for their efforts and especially the land owner. Next event for the NREC is New Zealand and the six days see you all next year at Woodhouse. Report and pictures by the Dirtbike-Dawg.
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Sean
robs the Camphill spoils
12.15
saw a good championship class line up with Justin Wilson, The Houson boys,
Sean Robinson, The Biffster, Mark Horner and Luke Lusher all ready to do
battle The course by now had dried considerably and was ready to do
justice to the premier race of the day, Straight into the lead was the
Daddy Wilson on board his Sandiford Honda, He started to build a
commanding lead over the chasing pack,who were swapping places throughout
the early stages. On lap five Justin set the fastest lap of the day at
fifteen minutes fifty nine seconds, But disaster was to strike the Daddy
on lap eight when his Sandiford Honda expired leaving MPS Racing teamster
Sean Robinson on his Husky 250 to take up the lead from Mark Horner who
was forty seconds ahead of DBT rider Luke Lusher this lead was reduced by
super fast refuelling by Lukes pit crew which brought them out of
refuelling neck and neck These two fought it out with Mark hanging on for
a well deserved second place with Luke only seconds behind, Gavin Houson
had a good ride taking fourth place on his RAS Sport TM 125 NREC teamster
Paul Watson finished in fifth place all completing twelve laps, The
overall Expert win went to Manchester 17 rider Patrick Goodwin, second
place went to Sheffield man Paul Willis with local lad Gary Hutchinson
taking third despite some hilarious stunts over the extreme sections.