Round 8 - Allington Lane

18th July 2004

TOP 6

 

OVERALL RESULTS

 

Position	Autos	Juniors	Inter 85s	Inter Open	Seniors	AMX	VMX
1st	40 (135)	55 (135)	00 (135)	45 (133)	42 (131)	26 (135)	82 (127)
2nd	0 (129)	91 (125)	37 (121)	89 (119)	2 (131)	59 (121)	049 (125)
3rd	14 (123)	8 (123)	8 (119)	77 (117)	51 (125)	8 (113)	039 (115)
4th	74 (117)	51 (112)	3 (109)	38 (106)	21 (111)	7 (112)	034 (112)
5th	3 (111)	4 (110)	21 (98)	9 (105)	26 (109)	2 (111)	80 (112)
6th	16 (101)	6 (109)	25 (96)	85 (101)	64 (104)	54 (102)	67 (105)
7th	44 (101)	48 (100)	43 (94)	55 (100)	22 (102)	33 (101)	93 (97)
8th	72 (97)	63 (95)	17 (94)	36 (92)	32 (97)	24 (100)	83 (94)
9th	12 (95)	38 (93)	61 (89)	63 (89)	52 (96)	14 (93)	96 (94)
10th	4 (95)	70 (92)	66 (87)	46 (89)	72 (89)	47 (90)	04 (93)
11th	13 (95)	50 (92)	36 (86)	26 (88)	68 (89)	57 (89)	69 (93)
12th	66 (88)	22 (88)	78 (84)	32 (85)	3 (79)	1 (86)	02 (92)
13th	46 (79)	60 (79)	50 (83)	27 (84)	60 (71)	6 (54)	73 (86)
14th	37 (78)	45 (77)	4 (78)	79 (78)	12 (67)	44 (43)	03 (82)
15th	7 (76)	30 (72)	74 (73)	10 (74)	10 (67)	210 (41)	79 (73)
16th	23 (73)	18 (72)	44 (73)	7 (74)	40 (66)	50 (32)	89 (72)
17th	96 (72)	9 (71)	46 (73)	8 (70)	36 (64)		08 (70)
18th	39 (69)	49 (69)	73 (65)	14 (69)	7 (64)		00 (64)
19th	2 (64)	25 (64)	18 (65)	30 (69)	27 (64)		97 (60)
20th	99 (59)	24 (63)	5 (63)	6 (64)	67 (54)		010 (60)
21st	6 (58)	47 (60)	9 (63)	29 (63)	61 (53)		09 (58)
22nd	61 (55)	15 (54)	15 (60)	81 (62)	15 (53)		90 (58)
23rd	29 (54)	14 (53)	84 (59)	44 (58)	38 (52)		88 (55)
24th	1 (49)	35 (38)	16 (58)	35 (53)	14 (51)		99 (51)
25th	65 (46)	94 (34)	89 (50)	1 (52)	55 (50)		66 (50)
26th	9 (43)		0 (49)	67 (44)	9 (47)		74 (46)
27th	20 (43)		51 (45)	49 (22)	5 (44)		06 (45)
28th	90 (39)		2 (41)		65 (43)		05 (43)
29th	64 (37)		64 (33)		45 (42)		71 (37)
30th	26 (37)				0 (39)		61 (32)
31st	60 (0)				88 (31)		87 (28)
32nd					82 (29)		63 (27)
33rd					34 (29)		75 (26)
34th					11 (26)		68 (24)
35th					98 (25)		055 (21)
36th					1 (22)		85 (21)
37th					78 (19)
38th					17 (18)
39th					29 (0)
40th					31 (0)

 

Report by: Kay Turner 

Allington Lane welcomed Portsmouth Motocross Club for the 8^th round of their Club Championship a fortnight ago.  Rain on Saturday night and Sunday morning made perfect track conditions for 220 riders, all battling for those all important Championship points.

The Inter Open class waited impatiently for the 15 second board to spin to start proceedings, and roared up the start straight with great haste.  A last minute change of venue for Sam Gabriel paid off as he sped into the lead in races 2 and 3, battling as usual with Gennaro Dichello, and being beaten only by Daniel Latham in race 1, to be overall victor.  A more successful day for Joshua Ash who managed to complete all three races, improving with each race finishing 5^th, 4^th and just behind Gabriel in race 3 to come in 2^nd, finishing a brilliant second overall.  With his usual determined streak shining through, Aaron Morgan deservedly finishes third overall.  Smooth riding helped Morgan finish 4^th and 5^th in races 1 and 2, but an extra gush of effort in the final moto showed how this likeable youngster can really race, finishing in 3^rd spot.  Well done Aaron, keep it up!  Another improved rider who finally shows his face in the top 6 is Craig Durston.  All year Craig has been moving closer to the top 6 and riding hard all day ensured he finished a brilliant fourth overall, finishing 6^th, 7^th and 5^th.  Only one point behind comes Daniel Latham who started the day so well, beating the rest of the field to finish 1^st, and battled hard with his usual rivals of Gabriel and Dichello to finish 3^rd in race 2, but a disastrous crash in race 3, leaving him crawling in at 22^nd position ended Lathams day on a low note, but still finished a credible fifth overall.  Closing the top 6 comes another fresh name, Matthew Cleaver-Rice.  Another rider to steadily improve all year, Matt rode consistently all day finishing 7^th, 8^th and 7^th.

Sounding like a swarm of bees could only mean one thing, the Autos were raring to go.  The most consistent group of riders on the day, with the top five all finishing in the same position in every race.  Without any need to announce who won overall, Fraser Viner completely demolished the rest of the field, finishing 1^st every race.  Second overall and finishing 2^nd in every race goes to Michael Denton, ever hopeful of a slip up by Viner to take top spot, but it wasn’t to be.  Brilliant Bethany came in third all three races, skimming through the back markers with ease.  Farmer finishes third overall.  Fourth overall goes to Joshua Broadway who again rode consistently, tailing Bethany every race to finish 4^th in each.  Luke Goddard followed Broadway in races 1, 2 and 3 to finish 5^th, and fifth overall.  Finally, sixth overall goes to Harvey Clements.  Breaking the consistency run but only just, Clements finished 16^th in race 1 but fought hard in races 2 and 3 to finish 6^th in both motos.

Next to go were the Inter 85s.  Oliver Rusby secured three spectacular wins leading race 1 from start to finish, and ensured overall victory was his.  In race 2 Danny Urry took the lead until Rusby took over on lap 2 which he held to the flag with Charlie Hughes clicking at his heels.  Race 2 also witnessed some exciting battles in the top 6 between Hughes, Robert Haig, Urry and Jackson Evans.  The last race was the most exciting with Evans taking an impressive holeshot to be passed on the second lap by Hughes and Haig.  After a bad start, Rusby caught up to 2^nd place behind Hughes and then fell mid race.  Rusby resurfaced mid field and fought his way through, in spectacular style, to take the lead from Hughes halfway through the last lap.  An outstanding achievement came from Robert Haig, who finished second overall.  Not only was this a brilliant racing achievement, it was also a personal battle won too as it was only last year at the Allington Lane circuit that Robert crashed dramatically, breaking both arms.  Easing his way into the meeting to finish 5^th, he found the confidence to blast his way into 3^rd in race 2, and saved the best for the final race, to finish 2^nd.  Brilliant!  Jackson Evans, always the showman, put in some spectacular performances at the front of the field and was awarded third overall for his hard work.  Two 3rds and a 5^th go to Jackson.  Fourth overall is awarded to Christopher Noyce, a brilliant achievement in his first season in the Inter 85s.  Races 1 and 2 saw Chris finish in 6^th by an absolutely cracking 4^th in race 3 saw Noyce achieve another deserved high position.  It’s taken a while but worth the wait, Cameron Mills finishes in an outstanding fifth position overall, in this very competitive class.  Two 9^th positions only inspired Mills to battle his way further up the field, and like a lad possessed, focused himself to finish a brilliant 7^th in the final race.  Sixth overall goes to George Gough who had an up and down sort of day, finishing 12^th in race 1, stepping up a gear to finish 7^th in race 2, but slipped back down to 9^th in the final moto.

The always eager Juniors were out next with Tom Ellwood leading the pack to finish overall victor on the day.  Three impressive wins secured Tom another group victory.  Continuing to dominate the field, Jake Carey finishes behind Ellwood in second overall.  2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th were to be Careys race positions, battling constantly with Ellwood, Maxey and Joshua Turner.  Daniel Maxey involved in this battle, finishes third overall with his usual stylish racing, finishing 4^th, 5^th and a brilliant 2^nd in the final moto.  Fourth overall goes to newcomer Jamie Mole who had displayed some extraordinary talent on the track, finishing 5^th, 10^th and a brilliant 3^rd at this meeting.  Fifth overall goes to Liam Garland who has started racing at his best, and once again appears in the top 6.  With 6^th and 10^th positions, joined by a brilliant 4^th in race 2, Garland will continue to improve and continue to show his face in the top standings.

Un unusually large but good to see group of VMX riders dominated the meeting, with a show of amazing speed and agility for such an aged group of riders!!  Claiming to be too old but secretly sandbagging, visitor Stuart Hayward providing some thrilling entertainment for the spectators, who were enjoying some much awaited sunshine.  Hayward had a choice of competitors throughout the day, battling with the likes of Lyons, Adlem and Paine but Chad Sait was to be his greatest rival.  Dominating race 1, Hayward rode to victory, but after overtaking a back marker in race 2, he fell off –  not part of the race plan, but still clawed his way back to 3^rd, just behind Sait.  Race 3 saw one of the most exciting races witnessed all season, with Sait leading the race all the way until the last jump.  Hayward pipped him to the post, and passed the chequered flag about ½ millimetre in front of Sait, to the thunderous cheers of the crowd.  Hayward is awarded overall victory with Sait in a close second overall, with a 5^th and two 2nds.  Third overall goes to Sait’s regular nemesis, Richard Paine.  Not appearing as a huge, yellow banana donning a change of gear, Paine consistently rode well on his thumping four stroke, finishing 4^th in races 1 and 2, and 3^rd in race 3, only managing to get one over Chad this meeting in moto 1.  Fourth overall is awarded to the ever impressive Chris Adlem, displaying some more added interest to the group, finishing 3^rd, winning race 2, but the third race proved his downfall.  Fifth overall goes to Martin “Mr Lace” Bradbury.  Another consistent days racing, maybe rather disappointing for the ‘young’ rider, but nevertheless some brilliant riding from this likeable club member.  Two 6ths and a brilliant 4^th in the last race proved Martins still got it in him to stay up there with the big boys.  A disappointing race 1 for Jason Skinner sees the extremely determined rider only managing to finish sixth overall.  The 8^th position added to his two 5ths in the remaining races saw Jason finishing just two points behind 4^th and 5^th overall.

A top class field of AMX riders were next to grace the start straight.  Craig Daffin and Steve Turvey led the way but with DNFs and non appearances, the two riders failed to appear in the overall top 6, and left the outstanding Paul Watts to dominate all three races.  Watts picked off the rival threats one by one in spectacular fashion, gliding past rivals as if they weren’t there.  Three easy wins gives Watts the victory overall.  Second overall goes to regular visitor Mike Shotter.  Steadily improving throughout the day, Shotters day started off with a 7^th but grasped 4^th place in race 2 after passing James Blanchard.  Mike shot through the field in race 3 to finish up behind Watts in 2^nd.  Third overall would have gone to Phil Lewis but an intimate moment with a hedge in race 1 saw Lewis’ chance of a top placing scuppered, even though he did manage to finish 3^rd in the remaining two motos.  Instead Tom Bidder takes the honours, with some cool, calm and collected riding. Now well into his first year of racing in the AMX, Bidder can hold his own as well as any of the older AMX boys, and his 4^th, 6^th and 5^th positions stress this point well.  Testing a new bike and completely confusing the lapscorers with his number, Ian Smith finishes a brilliant fourth overall.  The bike obviously suited Smith, and took him into 5^th position in race 1, 9^th in race 2 and 6^th in race 3.  Fifth overall goes to veteran visitor Warren Berthiaume. A name that has been in motocross for years, Warren had a slow start finishing 12^th, but pulled himself back to 7^th in race 2 and sped past the chequers in 4^th in the final moto.  Finally Dan Umlandt closes the top 6, racing at a steady pace all day coming in 6^th, 8^th and 7^th.

Last but by no means least, the mighty Seniors roared into action.  Congratulations go to Luke Blanchard who once again managed to stay on his bike for all three races, this achievement being rewarded with first overall.  Two spectacular and breathtaking wins, plus a 3^rd gave Luke enough points to beat his rivals.  He didn’t bank on Carl Chandler finishing so close behind, but his two wins gave him the edge.  Chandler rode impressively well to finish second overall, with two 2nds and a brilliant win in race 2.  Some spectacular racing by the top two was spiced up even more with Allen Waring joining in the fun, finishing in both races 1 and 3 behind the front runners. Waring grasped his chance of victory in race 2 but narrowly missed the win by a whisker and had to settle for 2^nd, giving Allen third overall.  Returning after a recent injury, Sean Barnsdale sneaks into fourth overall, obviously not wanting to let the injury slow him down, and finished in 4^th, 6^th and 5^th.  A welcome return to Nick Watts who after having both arms in plaster for two months, finally made it back to the race track.  Itching to get back to his winning ways, Watts took it easy for his first meeting back, letting his rivals taste victory.  Two 5ths and a 6^th are not bad for a comeback, but 1^st place is beckoning this talented young rider, and will be awarded to him sooner rather than later.  To close the show, James Watts slots in just behind his brother to finish in sixth overall.  Finishing 8^th and 9^th only inspired Jamie to crank open the throttle and blast his way into 4^th place in race 2.