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cleans up at Woodhouse The dirtbike-traxs team based themselves at Woodhouse farm Great Ayton north Yorkshire for the 10th round of the national putoline hare scramble championship the weather was possibly the best we have had all summer hot clear blue skies a complete contrast to the last 4 rounds. Saturday was a change to the normal format of the youth and quads the dirtbike-traxs team held a practice day which went down very well the riders Sunday 9 am saw the youth and ladies line up for a 90 minute XC race the dirtbike-traxs chief John Kerwin gave the go signal and the race was under way on a shortened course to match the riders skills as the senior B youths set off around the woodhouse course,, Harrison Bell was the first back to race control with Scott Altass second, Scott crashed early on leaving Luke Flack to move into second, Harrison Bell was still leading at the half way point of the race when he knocked his fuel tap and turned his petrol off , Luke Flack hit the front with Scott Altass charging hard,+ Scott moved into second with some rapid laps , but as the clock ticked by he had to settle for second place behind the winner Flack , Dexter Douglas proved to be the best of the junior riders with a fine win , Doltan Shannon 2nd and Ross Johns 3rd in the girl power class Jade Gordon took the win by a slim margin of 8 seconds from Molly Howe and Gina Bewlay 3rd all completing 9 laps
The
clubman E1 class was won by Niki Walker with Reece Morewood 2nd and Karl
Waltho 3rd Levi Johnson once again dominated the clubman open class
lapping second place man -Richard Spencer , while in the 040 class the
ever youthful David Selkeld won by a lap with John Walker 2nd and Rob
Butler 3rd , James Reeve was the best sportsman E1 on 17 laps ,best open
sportsman was James Allen , Luke Flack after his win in the senior b
youths in the morning went on to win the senior A youth
WITH GRIM WEATHER UP NORTH GRIMBO WINS THE BOG RACE With the poor weather over the north west of England during the last week compounding the already wet ground, after yet another poor summer the dirtbike-traxs team took the decision to switch venue as the proposed venue of Gisburn was unusable so New Barn farm at Hapton Burnley where the conditions were better for the riders was prepared for the 9th round of the national putoline hare scramble championship, Saturday saw the youth riders take up the Burnley challenge with an 11 am start considering the conditions with rain sweeping across the Burnley area there was a good turn out of youth and lady riders , Scott Altass was quickly into the lead in the senior B a lead he would maintain taking a comfortable win with Luke Flack 2nd, Michael Gilby 3rd, Harrison Bell 4th, while in the juniors Dexter Douglas was building a lead and took the win Doltan Shannon battled to take second and Ross Johns came in third , the ladies race was won by Gina Bewlay with Jade Gordon second and Molly Howe 3rd . All the youth and lady riders can be proud of completing the Burnley course much feared among the adult riders for some unknown reason . After the youth race The hard working dirtbike-traxs crew switched the track around ready for the 2 pm quad race using the full Burnley bog course the quad riders were in for a treat . at 2pm starter Sie Jones gave the start signal and the quad race burst into life with the Dirtbike Dawg leading the quads away on the can am renegade , Phil Robobog Robinson briefly moved into lead on his Craigs dr loo ktm but the Dawg was having none of it powering the mighty can am back into the lead as he raced towards heartbreak hill , Matt Holmes Craigs ktm was now in second place and making up ground on the leader over the fast stretches , Matt took the lead just before cow bog , but as he headed in to the first gullies the Dawg was back in the lead and completed the first lap in front . for the next few laps Matt Holmes Craigs ktm kept the pressure on the leader the Dirtbike Dawg but Matt was forced to retire after the 4th lap with mud impacted into his eyes the Dawg went on to lap the entire field and take the sportsman class win from Phil Robobog robinson second and in third place Justin the Daddy Wilson who has found a new passion in quad racing , in the clubman/expert class Billy Hall was the winner with Andy Warren second and Mathew Holmes third big thanks to Robobog and dr loo for supplying the extrabogs!!!
The clubman E1 class was once again dominated by Niki Walker, with Stuart Gordon second and John Calvert 3rd Levi Johnson won the clubman open class by a lap from Richard Spencer second and Mick Thompson third . Rob Butler dished out a fine ride to win the 040 class with Chris Ball in second and Jon Lappin third , the sportsman E1 class was won by James Reeve while the sportsman open class victory went to Elliot Shaw , Shaun Routledge won the novice group Scott Altass won the senior A youth class , well the Burnley bog race was a winner and the venue change proved to be the correct decision as the riders came off the course with smiling faces, tired but most importantly having enjoyed the Burnley challenge . The series moves to the east coast for the next round on the 20th of September were Woodhouse Farm will host the 10th round of the national putoline hare scramble championship .
The dirtbike-traxs crew returned to Bolton by Bowland for the second and last time this year for round 8 of the national putoline hare scramble championship, and as now seems the norm with the good old British summer were met with miserable conditions after yet another week of rain, some of it extremely heavy, the event was going to be a test for the riders. Saturday at 11.30 am after a brief on the line by dirtbike-traxs chief John Kerwin the race got underway with cloudy conditions and rain always threatening the youth and lady riders set off around a heavily modified course, returning first to race control was Scot Altass followed by Luke Flack with Daryl Gee and Jon Alldritt leading the chasing pack , but disaster struck the flying Altass when he came off in the mud damaging the bike , Luke Flack was now out on his own in the lead , with Harrison Bell having moved through to second place on his ktm . As the clock signalled time out Luke Flack was the clear winner by a lap from Harrison Bell second and Daryl Gee third. The junior class was dominated by Dexter Douglas who revelled in the muddy conditions taking a 1 lap win from Brandon Sharples with Mathew Clark picking up 3rd place The ladies race was won by Jade Gordon a lap clear of Gina Bewlay , Gina however set the fastest lap in the class ,with Emma ball securing third place. Sunday arrived after another night of heavy rain , the main concern for the organizing team was the level of the stream and could the riders cross to the other side of the valley , after a careful inspection by the dirtbike-traxs CEO John Kerwin it was deemed safe . with the riders lined up for the 10.15 start the dirtbike-traxs ceo John Kerwin briefed the riders on course cutting and the importance of riding the marked course in the arduous condition and not ruining the fields.
At 10.15 the experts and 040 riders set of around the full Bowland lap,
with Simon Bastow 040 taking the RAS sport hole shot award, at the end
of the first lap it was the Biffstar that had a small lead over Joe
Deakin, with the other top contenders in the experts close on their
heels .by the end of the third lap the Biffstar had started to pull a
comfortable lead over Deakin but Luke Lusher making a welcome return to
competition had moved into third position riding a rm 125. Up with the
front runner during the early stages was Andy Cripps until he drowned
the Kawasaki. In one of the many water holes, the biffstar on an elderly
Honda cr 250 was looking in great shape as he reeled off the laps,
lapping all the experts some twice on his way to victory, finishing
second was Joe Deakin who is still improving all the time, and on his
comeback Luke Lusher finished third still showing all the natural talent
he has got just lacking race fitness. Anthony Crow won the 040 class
from Rob Butler, with a fine ride from local rider Chris Ball in third,
Levi Johnson won the clubman open class while Niki walker took the
clubman E1 win. Mark Fletcher won the sportsman E1 class by 2 laps from
runner up Jason |Hancock. , in the sportsman open class Elliot Shaw won
by a 90 second margin from Gareth cooper, in the senior A youth Mathew
North was the winner ,
Dirt bike -traxs returned to the iconic venue of Gisburn for round 7 of the national putoline hare scramble championship with the course reversed the weekend was a tale of 2 contrasting days Saturday dusty and dry while Sunday wet and very slippery. With another big entry of over 350 riders the championship remains as popular as ever. The weekend started well with fine weather and a dry dusty track with a packed youth race on the start line for the 11.30 am start using a shorter track the senior B youth riders were off first, and the pair that have dominated the series so far Luke Flack and Scott Altass were out in front again with Altass taking the win from Luke Flack, John Alldritt claimed 3rd place by a 3 second margin from 4th placed Harrison Bell. ln the junior class a new rider to XC events Brandon Sharples took top spot with a 6 minute winning margin over second placed rider Dexter Douglas with Doltan Shannon in third. The closest race of the day was in the ladies class were the top 4 were only separated by just over 2 minutes Emma Ball won from Gina Bewlay second with Jade Gordon in third and Molly Howe in forth As daylight broke on Sunday it was clear just how much heavy rain had come through the night the ground was still hard but with a slippery top layer which was going to make the first race very difficult for the sportsman/novice group . the sportsman race set off bang on 9am with the leading group threading their way around the Gisburn circuit, as the leading group came upon the famous Barns banks where a large crowd had gathered it was clear this was going to prove a challenge to the riders as they struggled to get to the top of the steep banks, a large shoal of sportsman novice riders congregated at the bottom of the banks most needing 2 or 3 attempts to clear the Barns banks and proceed on their way. As the 2 hour race drew to a close sportsman E1 was won by Grant Gillander Mark Lakeland second and Barry James Cox third all with a solid 8 laps. The sportsman open class was dominated by local Lancashire riders with John Robson, first, Sander Douglas second and Dave Sunderland third, Elliot Shaw was best novice rider, it was a tough day for the riders in the first race and congratulations to all those that stuck it out. By midday the weather had improved and the course was starting to dry with the warm wind and sun shine which would continue to dry the course to near perfect race conditions as the experts and clubman took up the Gisburn challenge . the Dirtbike-traxs chief executive officer John kerwin set the race in motion as the clock hit 12 noon expert rider Andrew Hackett took the RAS sport hole shot award , Joe Deakin quickly pushed to the front and lead for the first half of the lap before GNCC star Jason Thomas powered past him on his Yamaha, with Thomas looking blistering quick at times, there was only the Biffstar that was staying in touch and the Biffstar set the fastest lap of the day with a 9 minute and 58 seconds but Thomas always produced enough each lap to keep clear and took a fine win on his first trip to Gisburn the only rider to complete 12 laps, the Biffstar had to settle for second place narrowly missing out on the 12thlap by a couple of seconds as the course closed, Joe Deakin took third place which keeps him and the Biffstar at the front of the championship as it draws into its latter stages , in the battle for the top cash prize, James Dent's first ride in the clubman E1 having only competed in the youth class before proved fruitful with a great win from John Calvert and lee Smith third, clubman open top spot went to Anthony Cooper, Marcus Firth second and Steve Watson third , Anthony Crowe won the 040 class Despite Sundays weather condition which made the sportsman novice race hard the weekend was another great success for the hard working Dirtbike-traxs team with most of the riders enjoying the event and realizing that the weather is out of the clubs hands. the series moves on to Bolton by bowland on the 1st/ 2nd of August in the mean time the Gisburn track is going to be power harrowed and reversed in time for September
Bolton by Bowland Lancashire was the place to be last Sunday if you are into cross country motorcycling racing as dirtbike-traxs staged the 6th round of the national putoline hare scramble championship. Attracting 350 riders to the event with nearly 80 disappointed riders turned away. The dirtbike-traxs crew had spent the last few weeks altering the course and extending it to give a new feel to this exciting venue with its wide open meadows and pastures, with hills , descents, gullies , farm tracks and small plots of woodland all blending in to provide a fast flowing XC course. The youth and ladies had their own variation on the course which would take the average youth rider around 10 minutes while the adults track averaged around 13 minutes. The action started on Friday as the masses descended on Ray head farm Bolton by Bowland to set up camp in glorious sunshine, Saturday dawned and the sunshine and blue skies greeted the youth and lady riders as they prepared for the midday start. The dirtbike-traxs CEO john kerwin took charge of the 12 noon start and signalled the excellent entry of youth and lady riders away bang on time to start there 90 minute race , as the senior b riders lead the field away , Scot Altass got out in front, Dan Bewlay took a tumble on the first corner resulting in an early retirement, Luke Flack who also involved in the first corner incident was making rapid progress through the pack and managed to fight his way as far as second place, Scot Altass took the win with a 2 minute 46 second margin from Luke Flack in second, Jon Aldritt claimed his first dirtbike-traxs podium finish by taking third spot . In the juniors Doltan Shannon took the win from Archie Flack who was having one of his rare outing as he prefers to watch his brother Luke, Dexter Douglas returning after breaking his arm grabbed third place . The ladies class is growing and once again Jade Gordon took the win, Gina Bewlay was second beating Molly Howe into 3rd by 1 second . The riders and spectators were treated to a quad race which nicely filled the rest of the Saturday afternoon (see separate report) Sundays race format was different to previous rounds of the championship the dirtbike-traxs crew were forced to run one adult race by the local council , but with the extra long course and its width the dirtbike-traxs crew were able to comfortably accommodate 260 riders on the course.
Rob Butler stormed to a fine win in the 040 class a lap clear of 2nd placed Mick Kendal with Anthony Crowe 3rd. Niki Walker won the E1 clubman class from Dom Garnham while Levi Johnson took 1st in the clubman open a lap clear of 2nd placed David Appleyard with Rob Pearce in 3rd . Leading sportsman rider Jeremy Ashby once again won the sports E1 class by 46 seconds from Mark Lakeland while in the sportsman open class first placed David Dudley had a 20 second margin over 2nd placed nick Owen. James Dent won the senior A youth class from Scott Altass 2nd and Matthew North 3rd Talking to dirtbike-traxs CEO John kerwin at the end he said we were really pleased with today's event this has been our best event of the year so far, we have worked hard with the local council to provide a safer event, the riders will have seen the road traffic management we have provided on the access roads to the venue, the car parking and camping arrangements were superb. now that the road traffic management has worked successfully we will be able to go to a 2 race format in august this will mean everyone will get a ride it was terrible turning away nearly 80 riders, this level of commitment to the keep sport running is a true testament to dirtbike-traxs professionalism, SEE YOU ALL AT GISBURN ON THE WEEKEND OF THE 11/12 JULY NOTE THE DATE CHANGE
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Driffs to Putoline win The TGOR team set themselves the challenge of redesigning the driffield course and after a very successful opening round of the National Putoline Hare Scramble Championship back in February, they had set themselves a huge task , but after weeks of plotting and planning they once again came up with another fantastic driffield course variation which keeps the venue as one of the most popular in the country, 600 acres of plantations open grassland and chalk roads were the order of the day for the 350 entry. The weekend kicked off on a sunny Saturday afternoon with a youth and ladies race with the regular riders supporting the youth event making this the best supported junior XC championship in the country , at 13oo hours TGOR'S Martyn Field set the race in motion using a shortened track for the youngster who's ages range from 8 to 13 years on machines from autos to 85cc, in the senior B class Scott Altass was quickly into the lead with Luke Flack chasing hard at the end of the first lap Scott was nearly a minute in front of Luke these position varied little through the race with Scott taking the win from Luke with a winning margin of 1 minute and 5 seconds both riders completed 10 laps with Dan Bewlay 3rd on 9 laps In the junior class Ben Clarke claimed the win from 2nd place Doltan Shannon with Ross Johns in 3rd all completing 7 laps well done to all the youth riders who competed . The ladies race was well supported as usual with Gina Bewlay taking the win on her .home event watched by her proud dad who is recovering from a serious accident with Emma Ball 2nd and Jade Gordon 3rd Sunday dawned bathed in glorious sunshine as the riders arrived for the 12 noon start with nearly 300 riders neatly lined up on the massive driffield start area. At 12 noon the start signal was given and the experts lead the field away round the first corner and down the straight Josh Bendell took the RAS sport hole shot award , as the rest of the massive entry set off in there respective waves all eyes were focused on race control and as the riders came in to view to complete there first lap Josh Bendell was holding on to a narrow 1 second lead from the pack containing Harry Hillas, Daniel Hiorns, Joe Deakin and other top expert riders, race favourite the Biffster current champion and leading the series was having bike problems and was well down on the leaders , mean while Josh Bendell crashed heavily hurting his leg , Joe Deakin held the lead during laps 2 up to lap 4 were Daniel Hiorns took up the front spot holding on in front until the last 30 minutes where Harry Hillas past him and opened up a gap which he maintained until the end taking a well deserved win . With Daniel Hiorns 2nd and Joe Deakin 3rd In the clubman E1 class victory went to Niki Walker with Lee Smith 2nd and Stuart Gordon 3rd all completing 8 laps , Ripon's Steve Watson took the clubman open top spot with Levi Johnson 2nd and Ben Hamilton 3rd again all the top 3 completed 8 laps in the 040 class Ian Shannon took the win from Rob Butler 2nd Simon Bastow had an excellent ride to take 3rd place . The massive sportsman classes were won in E1 by Jack Colley and in the open by Danny Clarke , Luke Gorse won the senior A youth class . with the racing complete the results were ready in seconds of the last man finishing thanks to the state of the art transponder system , the awards were then presented to the winners . Once again the driffield venue proved a great success with the riders and hoards of spectators that came to view the XC action, Martyn Field TGORS event director was pleased with the bank holiday turn out, and is in talks with the MOD to restore the camping over the weekend for the October event with the championship moving to Bolton by Bowland Lancashire on the weekend of the 13/14 June where the DBT crew will host the next round were the championship reaches the half way stage - Results
Ripror rigg The Dirtbike-traxs crew provided another new venue just north of Helmsley in North Yorkshire known as Ripror rigg set in countryside made famous by the tv series Heartbeat for the third round of the National Putoline Hare Scramble Championship. A virgin forest with a hard base, the course engineers had worked long and hard cutting a 15 minute course through the trees with winding trails & wide open breaks Work had started back in December and as predicted by the Dirtbike-traxs CEO John Kerwin the course remained a bog free zone. This forest was a big change to DBT's normal farm based venues with fields and small wooded areas and would provide a different kind of challenge to the riders . Once again the course engineering team provided 3 courses based on the sportsmans course, easing it for the youth race while adding in extra loops and gullies for the expert over 40 race, ensuring the course matched the riders abilities. With the camping area full of riders and families making the most of the Easter break, Dirtbike-traxs welcomed another 400 plus entry to Ripror rigg. The racing started on Saturday morning with a cloudy sky dispersed with some sunshine. The well supported youth and ladies race got underway at 11.30 with a 90 minute race duration using a shortened track which was better suited to the smaller 50, 65, 85cc, bikes quickly in to their stride and continuing were they left off in round 2 Scott Altass and Luke Flack were soon battling head to head as they pulled away from the chasing pack. Daryl Gee and Harrison Bell were chasing the leaders but were loosing ground ,as the 90 minutes elapsed Luke Flack took the win from Scott Altass, with Daryl Gee in third and Harrison Bell 4th . In the junior class Dexter Douglas on his specialist beakers KTM took the win from Ross Johns with Doltan Shannon in third. Jade Gordon took victory in the ladies class with a fine ride from Rachel Davies second and Molly Howe picking up third spot , well done to all the youth and lady riders for many this will have been there first experience of a forest event and its different riding style. After the youth race was over the spectators were treated to a quad race see separate report. Easter Sunday dawned with bright sunshine and a warm spring day, the sportsmen/novice race started at 9 am sharp and a full line up greeted the starter - Paddy Langan - as he briefed them and then set the race in motion. For 2.5 hours the sportsman and novice thrashed around the forest with Sherman Lofthouse taking the sportsman E1 win from Grant Gillender, with the improving Josh Luckup 3rd, David Dudley won the sportsman open class from Jason Ingham with Ryan Patrick taking the 3rd place, Kevin Seward won the novice race. In senior A youth Ben Allinson-Hughes won from James Wardingley with Luke Gorse in third . During the hour break between races the course engineers lead by top veteran rider Mark Houson set about implementing the track changes for the expert/clubman/040 race which got under way at 12.30 using the extra loops and gully to test the high calibre Field, with the experts leading the race away the Bifster on his specialist breakers/sandiford machine took the RAS sport hole shot prize donated again by the kindly old Roy Palmer, the crowds gathered around the lap scoring area it was Cumbrian Richard Ellwood ktm who was back first, the chasing pack were already some 15 seconds adrift, the pack contained Biffster, Wood, Myers, Eurotek boss Mark Jackson, Deakin, for four laps Ellwood held out in front before the Biffster hit the front , Ellwood continued to chase and at one point young Joe Deakin moved in to second place , the crews were checking the live results monitor to see the time difference between riders and then relaying the info to the various riders urging them on to greater things. As the 2.5 hour race duration drew to a close the Biffster just got through time control before the clock stopped signalling the end of the race, the Biffster took a hard fought win from Richard Ellwood who was unlucky not to squeeze out for that extra lap , Joe Deakin finished a well deserved 3 place in a quality expert line up. The clubman e1 win was won by Niki Walker from Guy Corner with Tom Healey back on form after breaking his wrist earlier on in the year. In a very close battle in the clubman open class Levi Johnson prevailed, with Paddy Langan second it's good to see Paddy riding competitively again after a bad leg break 2 years ago, in third place was Craig Altass. There could only be one winner in the 040 class and sure enough David Selkeld won in fine style lapping every one in the class. In second place was John Walker with Colin Chapman in third. As the competitors dismounted their machines and started talking it was clear that dirtbike-traxs had completed another successful xc mission , with fine trophies for the class winners this brought a close to the ripror rigg forest experience , the series moves on to the famous Gisburn venue in Lancashire over the weekend of the 9/10 may were riders will once again encounter the wide open grassland course with its brand new course lay out . We have been asked by Paul Johnson (dad) to thank everybody who helped with Robert Johnson who had a bad accident in the woods (Wayne the paramedic, the Houson's, the Dawsons and Justin Wilson). We would like to wish him a speedy recovery from all the team at Dirtbike-traxs
TERRINGTON THE MAGIFICENT What a magnificent weekend Dirtbike-traxs provided for the 430 plus riders taking part in round 2 of the National Putoline Hare Scramble Championship at Terrington near York. The Dirtbike-traxs crew provided a stunning course dominated by the motocross track. The parc ferme and race control looked down on to the mx track and the rest of the course proving unrivalled viewing points for the hordes of spectators that came to sample this cross country spectacle that was blessed with glorious spring weather. The race action started on Saturday with a youth and ladies race using a shorter course with safety in mind for the youth riders but still providing a challenge At 11.30 am the start signal was given and the race was on, senior b rider Luke flack was first back to race control with Scott Altass chasing hard , as the riders settled in to there stride Luke flack had upped the pace and was pulling away, he took the chequered flag and the win a lap clear of his rivals and second place rider Scott Altass third was Dan Bewlay In the juniors john Jo Wright won by 2 laps from Dexter Douglas with Doltan Shannon in 3rd Jade Gordon won the girl power race from Rachael Davies. Sunday was bathed in warm sunshine as the full sportsman/novice entry assembled on the start line for the 9 30 am start after a short briefing the rider went into action as the starter signalled go and the first wave of sportsman riders headed off around the mx track and on to the stubble field before entering the woods for the first time , some of the sportsman/novice riders found it difficult crossing the wooden pallets that bridged some of the ditches, the pallets had become very slippery with the mud and water , in the sportsman class the front runner were William Hillas , Grant Hilender , Gareth Lodge Sherman Lofthouse. Grant HiIender eventually won the e 1 sportsman with Harry Hillas second while Gareth Lodge emerged as sports open winner, Dan Muir won the novice group by a lap and might consider a more challenging ride in the sportsman group while Luke flack took victory in the senior A youth, Josh nellis was second. he achieved this on a fantic 50!!! At 12 55 pm the expert/clubman field was assembled , with a good line up of experts Bolton, Voase ., The Biffster , Wilson, Jarvis ,Jackson and a host of other good experts all in with a chance of the win, but there was going to be some serious racing to decide the winner. with different parts of the track suiting different riders there was no telling who might emerge as the victor, at 1 pm the starter set the race in motion , Justin Wilson emerged around the first corner to take the RAS sport hole shot prize as the riders entered the woods for the 1st time it was Wilson from the Biffster , just before the big stubble field the Biffster took the lead which he would hold on to for a lap before Paul Bolton passed him on his Eurotek ktm, Bolton started to pull a lead over the Biffster , but trials ace graham Jarvis was moving up the field on his sherco 250i and on lap seven passed biff ,over the next few laps Jarvis upped his pace and started to reel in the leader Paul Bolton after some handle bar to handle bar racing Jarvis emerged in front and just beat Paul to the time control to get in an extra lap and take the win from Bolton with Biffster 3rd and Justin Wilson 4th , Ryan Voase was in the running early on but his hand was giving him trouble and forced an early retirement . Niki Walker had a great ride to take the clubman E1 win while Levi Johnson took the clubman open win, David Selkeld was once again victorious in the 040 class from, Ian Shannon. With a well attended presentation the week end was complete. After the weeks of work that went in to the event it was well praised by the riders and spectators alike The weekend was an amazing success the on screen live results service was well received by the pit crews as was the commentary updates, Dirtbike-traxs would like to thank all there hard working marshals who with out there help events like this could not run . and to Pro Clean the UK number 1 bike cleaner for supplying there fantastic product to the riders The dirtbike-traxs crew now move there attentions to Ripror Rigg Helmsley were they will continue with the build up to what should be another fantastic weekend the date 11/12 April;
Wilson returns to wining ways The National Putoline Hare Scramble Championship got under way last weekend with record amounts of riders attending in all some 450 riders entered the various races over the action packed week end maintaining the series unrivalled popularity. The True Grit Off Road team had made many changes to the course including widening the wooded sections , new virgin grass field loops and a new MX section near the start area. all blended in to make possibly one of the best driffield courses in the 18 year history of Enduro events on the area. The weekend started on the Saturday with the well supported youth and ladies race, fine weather but cold greeted the seventy riders on the line for the 2pm start , with the race duration set at 90 minutes TGOR chief Martyn Field set the preceding in motion as he gave the start signal and the senior B youths set off around a shortened driffield track specially designed for the younger riders after 11 minutes or so Scott Altass came through lap scoring with quite a lead over the chasing riders Scott continued to build a considerable lead , the chasing pack of Harrison bell Daryl Gee and Michael gilby would have to fight it out for the 2nd and 3rd podium positions . Scott altass took the win a lap clear of Harrison Bell 2nd with Daryl gee in 3rd these lads are going to have there work cut out to catch Altass if he continues to perform at this level . In the juniors Jonjo walker won by a lap from Ben turner 2nd with Dexter Douglas taking 3rd on his specialist breakers KTM 65 his first podium finish in the championship. Jade Gordon is improving steadily and won the girl power class from Molly Howe The youth race was a fantastic opener to the series the TGOR team had an hour of light to make the necessary repairs to the course for the main Championship race on Sunday . Sunday dawned with the threat of heavy snow; a strong easterly wind was bitterly cold as it whipped across the exposed car park. With a leisurely 12 noon start the massed hoards of riders started arriving early. Riders were getting through scrutineeribg early so as to get the choice positions on the start grid and as 12 noon approached the start grid looked impressive with 350 riders on the line . Once again TGOR chief martyn field set the race in motion with the experts leading off , riding with no 1 on his bike Phil corner took the RAS sport hole shot award as he rounded the first bend with a small lead , the riders headed off around the mx style section before entering the first of the woods , a tense wait was in store for the crews as they waited for the riders to emerge after the first lap , first to complete a lap was current National putoline hare scramble champion the Biffster riding a specialist breakers ktm 300 , hot on his heels the chasing pack of Dirty Harry Hillas Justin the Daddy Wilson Joe Deakin , Gav Houson got a poor start crashing on the first corner then he lost a brake pad forcing repairs as the race drew into its latter stages Justin Wilson on his Ride XC ktm had the lead after brief pressure from Harry Hillas Wilson took the win from Hillas 2nd with the biffster 3rd Gavin Houson MPS Husqvarna after his poor start and after effecting repairs finished 5th , his dad Mark Houson once again dominated the 040 class with a fine win from Cumbria based Rob Butler . TGOR'S Jordan Botchett won the clubman E1 class from James Croft while Levi Johnson topped the clubman open class with nik rowbotham in 2nd . Tommy Bell MPS husqvarna won the sportsman E1 from grant Whitfield Another TGOR rider Luke gorse won the senior A youth class while Andrew Sykes won the sportsman open . As the riders streamed off the track there were smiles all round and it was clear that they had thoroughly enjoyed this opening round of the National Putoline hare scramble championship. Once again TGOR have set the standards for national competitions , Martyn field said at the end I must thank the riders for this tremendous support with the entry topping 450 this is a true endorsement of the quality of the National Putoline Hare Scramble championship. The championship moves to new venue on march 14/15th Terrington nr York this venue will provide an mx track massive stubble fields and mature pine woods get ready for another outstanding event .
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11 .30 am with the sun splitting the skies the main race of the day got
underway as the riders weaved their way around the hillside course it
was Graham Jarvis who was back to lap scoring first riding the light
weight four stroke Sherco 250, after poor starts the Biffstar and Joe
Deakin who are neck and neck in the race for the national putoline hare
scramble championship had charged from last to second and third places ,
Jarvis pulled a lead over the first few laps before the Biffstar started
to reel him in, after 5th lap the Biffstar riding the new x light husky
250 was on the tail of Jarvis, Jarvis refuelled first on lap 10 and
Biffstar took the lead, on the next lap Javis regained the lead as the
Biffstar refuelled ,as the race drew into the final stages Jarvis and
biffstar lapped 3rd placed man Joe Deakin who was cruising and playing
safe with his championship points , Biffstar pushed hard until the last
lap where a crash letting Jarvis escape and take a well deserved win on
board his sherco with the Biffstar second and Joe Deakin third it's all
to play for as the championship goes into its final round .
Sunday saw much better weather conditions with 2 or 3 rare glimpses of
the sun which was a real treat for the riders and the inhabitants of
Burnley and more amazingly no rain , with the riders massed on the start
line for the 11am start starter John kerwin gave the go signal and the
annual Burnley Bog race was under way , the Biffstar leading the field
away to take the RAS sport hole shot award with David Woods close behind
, the Biffstar held the lead for most of the first lap but Graham Jarvis
or Grimbo as he is better known appeared first at race control with the
Biffstar and Dave Woods chasing hard , Joe Deakin was remaining in touch
getting used to the new husky 125 , as the leaders approached heartbreak
hill David Woods made a mistake and buried his bike he lost nearly half
a lap on the leaders before extracting himself, after the 3 lap the
series leader the Biffstar's rear mouse came out and tangled around the
wheel but he limped back to repair it keeping himself in the
championship by gaining some points for a finish, as the race drew to a
close Graham Jarvis secured the win, David Woods was on a mission after
his early mistake and took a fine second place . Joe Deakin the midlands
youngster on board a husky sport wr 125 finished with the 3rd podium
place after being in second for a long spell .
In
brilliant sunshine the massed ranks of riders were set off at 10 am around
the Bowland course the expert and over 40s leading the riders away, with
some the regular dbt expert riders missing on Erzberg duty the chance was
there for one of the young guns to grab some glory, Gary Daniels took the
hole shot and pulled a massive lead along with Ben Wootton on the first
lap clocking through the transponder station a minute clear of the chasing
pack. Joe Deakin had a crash on the first lap dropping down to about 20th
position , Gary Daniels and Ben wootton maintained their lead over the
chasing pack , then on lap 4 Ben pushed to the front a lead he was to hold
until lap 8 when he holed his casing on the rm Suzuki forcing his
retirement , meanwhile Martin Sandiford on the new x lite 250 Husqvarna
which had been the center of much interest before the start had blasted
his way into 2nd spot after a poor start and was chasing Daniels but
martin ran out of fuel on lap 9 this let Joe Deakin into second , on lap
10 with victory in his sights Gary Daniels retired when his ktm s rear hub
collapsed allowing Joe Deakin to hit the front , Joe then cruised the last
4 laps aware that Craig Reynolds was 2 minutes behind him in second as the
flag dropped at the end of the 2.5 hour race Joe Deakin took the experts
victory from Craig Reynolds 2nd and Paddy Langan 3rd .
