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Farlei Freight Boys Fly Together at Foxholes

Report by Kay Turner  

Portsmouth MXC held their annual two-day meeting recently at Foxholes with all riders eager to enjoy a fun weekend of racing.  Rain cut short day one, with only two blocks completed, but the goody bags kept everyone entertained and the free food kept tummies filled for the day.  Sunday saw better weather and four blocks were fitted in.

The AMX and VMX battled it out together with Ian Tallack taking the top AMX trophy over the two days, two wins and three second places tucked neatly away.  Visitor Richard Marsh battled hard with Tallack, finishing with two seconds and three thirds.  A fine performance by Dan Jenkinson and escaped a beating by finishing third overall coming in third, fourth, seventh, fifth and fifth.  Visitor Richard Hounsell kept in contention but just missed out on a top three position, his first race letting him down coming in eighth, but regained his composure to finish fifth, fifth, fourth and fourth.   Crash-king John Howett lived up to his name time and time again during the weekend, but after constant bump-starts he took fifth overall, finishing in fourth, third, a very unlucky 13^th, tenth and sixth.  Ben Wassell took the final top six spot.  Battling hard amongst the VMX riders, Ben managed to scramble past a few to finish in sixth, sixth, eighth, eighth and seventh.

Richard Paine proved right the saying  “no pain, no gain” and after a well-deserved rest Saturday night, took the honours in the VMX with two wins, two seconds and a third place, with the ever-impressive Alan Scott chasing hard to finish second overall.  Scott scored a third, two seconds and two fourths, and even added the VMX Holeshot trophy to his collection.  Neil Jenkinson, not to be out-done by son Dan came in the same third overall position, riding fine all weekend, finishing in second, two thirds and two fourths.  Continuing his good form since his recent return, Shaun Brooker finished fourth overall, with Race 3 seeing a disastrous 13^th place spoil his chances of a higher position.  A third, fourth and two fifth places could have nudged him into third but he settled for fourth.  Fifth and sixth overall were separated by one point, with Jamie Winbourne just snatching the higher position from Alan Turner.  Both riders, determined to beat an anonymous rider, were very happy with their positions and they stayed on level par with each throughout the weekend, with Winbourne finishing fifth, a disastrous 19^th (after forgetting he was due out in the race!), fifth, and two sevenths.  Turner finally finished in a well-deserved sixth overall, finishing eighth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth.

Next out, Farlei Freight sponsored Senior Tom Speer shook his fist in victory before even reaching the first corner to take the Holeshot prize, but with five straight wins under his belt, he proved he was the deserved overall victor on the weekend.  Dan Goodwin gave him a run for his money, but his 21^st position in the first race meant he would have to settle for third overall, although he did add four second places over the two days.  Clayton Pearce made a welcome return, and rode confidently all weekend to snatch third overall from Goodwin, finishing in sixth in race one, but added four third positions in the remaining motos to take the bottle of bubbly on the podium.  Fourth overall went to Jazz Beach who battled hard throughout the two days, staying in contention with the top runners, finishing in fourth, fifth, seventh, fourth and eighth.  A brilliant ride from Farlei Twin Callum Leitch, who took a truly-deserved fifth overall.  With brilliant starts all weekend, he powered through the front of the field, with only his third race stopping him from gaining a higher position.  Top three was on the cards after a fifth and fourth on day one, but his 16^th pushed him down the pecking order, but he returned to his earlier standard to finish in seventh and fifth in his remaining motos.  Another great performance came from Todd Warner, who finished in sixth overall.  Improving with every meeting, Warner finished consistently all weekend, being awarded three sevenths, a sixth and a ninth.

The Inter Open riders rode steadily and consistently all weekend, with Holeshot King Mitchell Jenkins taking five straight wins to take the overall victory.  Ashley Bailey and Jake Hassell swapped positions all weekend with Bailey taking second overall with three seconds and two thirds, with Hassell coming in third with two fourths, two thirds and a second.  Jamie Marsh blasted into fourth overall, with inconsistent results over the two days, but a respectable 178 points saw him finish just outside the top three.  Two fifths and two ninths were added to his best result of the day which he saved till last, coming in fourth.  A great result for an improved Daniel Maggs which saw him finishing in fifth overall.  A brilliant third on day one helped his points tally and  added to his sixth, 12^th, fifth and seventh, gave him the edge over sixth overall rider Harrison Moore.  A brilliant first outing with the club saw the youngster ride smoothly all weekend, finishing with three eighths, a seventh, and a sixth.

A brilliant turnout of Autos took to the track with two outstanding riders taking first and second overall.  Visitors Greg Evans passed the chequered flag victor in all five races with Danny Lanfear finishing close behind in second in all motos.  Portsmouth’s own Joshua Coleman flew the Pompey flag to come in a comfortable third overall with five successive third positions.  Mr Consistency came in fourth overall.  Reece Bowman snapped up five fourth positions to take his usual position, third place just eluding him again, but a great performance none-the-less.  His best ever meeting saw Sam Baggott claiming fifth overall.  Riding his little heart out, he finished consistently with three fifths and two sixths.  A rider to look out for in the future.  Visitor Conrad Mewse closed the top six, his first race being his downfall coming in tenth, but he improved throughout the weekend, finishing with three sevenths and a sixth.

The Inter 85s as ever displayed spectacular racing, with Lewis Trickett battling all weekend with Jackson Evans, but Trickett took the overall win with four wins and a second.  Evans stood on podium spot two taking one win, two seconds, a third and a fourth, with Chris Chapman adding a third place trophy to his holeshot prize, finishing the weekend with a second, three thirds and a seventh.  Another fine performance by Tom Ellwood, finishing in fourth overall.  A brilliant third in race one helped his points total, and after a seventh in race two, Tom pushed that bit harder on Sunday to come in fifth, fourth and fifth.  Visitor Harry Noakes enjoyed sixth place so much he finished in it four times, but added a fourth in race two to snatch fifth place away from Gordon Appleton.  Brilliant results all weekend from the youngster until the last race when disaster struck and he only managed to finish in 27^th place.  But his outstanding second, sixth, fourth and fifth gave him enough points to take the final top six trophy.

Flying high in the Junior class was James Dunn who took the top podium spot with five consistent wins, and left Fraser Viner and Kyle Webster to battle it out for second and third.  Webster took the upper hand, finishing in second overall with three seconds, a third and a fourth, while Viner settled for third overall with a second and four thirds.  A fine performance by Ryan Fellowes who took fourth overall with four fourth positions and a brilliant second, and managed to finish just in front of Andrew Hutchison who constantly finished in fifth all weekend to be awarded the fifth trophy.  James Rennie and Darren Wingar battled it out all through the two days, with both boys finishing on 167 points.  But Rennie just snatched the last top six trophy because of his higher positions.  Three sixths, a seventh and a 13^th gave him the edge.

Congratulations to all the Holeshot winners from Block 4.  A great last block with all riders riding just for the fun of it, not caring what position they finished in, with Jackson Evans making it a memorable afternoon by wearing his pants around the track!

A thoroughly enjoyable weekend, with the rain unable to dampen peoples spirits.  With bellies full of champagne and vans rattling with the sound of trophies and medals, riders went home to recover (and dry out).  A big thank you to all the Committee who were present who tried to make the weekend as enjoyable as possible for everyone.

 

Top 6 Trophy Winners

 

Auto:  1 Greg Evans, 2 Danny Lanfear, 3 Josh Coleman, 4 Reece Bowman, 5 Sam Baggott, 6 Conrad Mewse.

Junior 65cc:  1 James Dunn, 2 Kyle Webster, 3 Fraser Viner, 4 Ryan Fellowes, 5 Andrew Hutchison, 6 James Rennie.

Inter 85:  1 Lewis Trickett, 2 Jackson Evans, 3 Chris Chapman, 4 Tom Ellwood, 5 Harry Noakes, 6 Gordon Appleton.

Inter Open:  1 Mitchell Jenkins, 2 Ashley Bailey, 3 Jake Hassell, 4 Jamie Marsh, 5 Daniel Maggs, 6 Harrison Moore.

Senior:  1 Tom Speer, 2 Clayton Pearce, 3 Dan Goodwin, 4 Jazz Beach, 5 Callum Leitch, 6 Todd Warner.

AMX:  1 Ian Tallack, 2 Richard Marsh, 3 Dan Jenkinson, 4 Darren Hounsell, 5 John Howett, 6 Ben Wassell

VMX:  1 Richard Paine, 2 Alan Scott, 3 Neil Jenkinson, 4 Shaun Brooker, 5 Jamie Winbourne, 6 Alan Turner.