Henstridge
6th April 2008
TOP 6
| GROUP | Autos | |||||
| POSITION | NO | NAME | RACE 1 | RACE 2 | RACE 3 | POINTS |
| 1st | 27 | Olivier Cook | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135 |
| 2nd | 66 | Buddy Shipton | 4 | 2 | 4 | 121 |
| 3rd | 11 | Oliver Consterdine | 2 | 10 | 2 | 117 |
| 4th | 28 | Jay Ellis | 6 | 4 | 3 | 115 |
| 5th | 82 | Charlie Cole | 5 | 3 | 6 | 113 |
| 6th | 3 | Ben Richards | 7 | 8 | 5 | 104 |
| GROUP | Juniors | |||||
| POSITION | NO | NAME | RACE 1 | RACE 2 | RACE 3 | POINTS |
| 1st | 75 | Joe Jefferies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135 |
| 2nd | 21 | Jake Deacon | 3 | 3 | 3 | 123 |
| 3rd | 5 | Billy King | 4 | 2 | 4 | 121 |
| 4th | 35 | Daniel Knight | 6 | 4 | 5 | 111 |
| 5th | 17 | Tyron Cleaver | 2 | 23 | 2 | 104 |
| 6th | 12 | Lewis Dowdeswell | 8 | 5 | 10 | 101 |
| GROUP | Inter 85s | |||||
| POSITION | NO | NAME | RACE 1 | RACE 2 | RACE 3 | POINTS |
| 1st | 22 | Billy Hare | 2 | 1 | 1 | 133 |
| 2nd | 34 | Liam Knight | 1 | 2 | 2 | 131 |
| 3rd | 33 | Chris Bayliss | 3 | 3 | 3 | 123 |
| 4th | 30 | David Roberts | 4 | 4 | 4 | 117 |
| 5th | 75 | Andrew Hutchison | 5 | 5 | 5 | 111 |
| 6th | 115 | Oli Jones | 7 | 7 | 6 | 103 |
| GROUP | Inter Open | |||||
| POSITION | NO | NAME | RACE 1 | RACE 2 | RACE 3 | POINTS |
| 1st | 31 | Mathew Bayliss | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135 |
| 2nd | 111 | Jansen Day | 2 | 2 | 2 | 129 |
| 3rd | 10 | Rob Muscat | 3 | 3 | 4 | 121 |
| 4th | 70 | Lloyd Pettett | 4 | 4 | 3 | 119 |
| 5th | 129 | Zac Alsop | 5 | 5 | 5 | 111 |
| 6th | 49 | Oliver Paine | 6 | 7 | 6 | 104 |
| GROUP | Seniors | |||||
| POSITION | NO | NAME | RACE 1 | RACE 2 | RACE 3 | POINTS |
| 1st | 73 | Jake Shipton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135 |
| 2nd | 33 | Jake Hassell | 2 | 6 | 2 | 121 |
| 3rd | 26 | George Gough | 5 | 7 | 4 | 110 |
| 4th | 5 | Dean Cummings | 6 | 4 | 8 | 107 |
| 5th | 80 | Jackson Evans | 24 | 2 | 3 | 101 |
| 6th | 191 | Ben Griffiths | 10 | 12 | 5 | 97 |
| GROUP | AMX | |||||
| POSITION | NO | NAME | RACE 1 | RACE 2 | RACE 3 | POINTS |
| 1st | 128 | Lewis Hall | 1 | 5 | 1 | 127 |
| 2nd | 45 | Chris Southcott | 4 | 3 | 2 | 123 |
| 3rd | 145 | Josh House | 3 | 8 | 5 | 111 |
| 4th | 132 | Tom Moore | 8 | 7 | 3 | 108 |
| 5th | 11 | Jamie Tempest | 5 | 1 | 20 | 103 |
| 6th | 27 | Aaron Lovelock | 2 | 15 | 8 | 102 |
| GROUP | VMX | |||||
| POSITION | NO | NAME | RACE 1 | RACE 2 | RACE 3 | POINTS |
| 1st | 022 | Paul Williams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 135 |
| 2nd | 94 | Shaun Brooker | 2 | 3 | 4 | 123 |
| 3rd | 049 | Richard Paine | 5 | 4 | 2 | 119 |
| 4th | 98 | Shaun Skeates | 4 | 5 | 3 | 117 |
| 5th | 64 | Ian Holdaway | 8 | 7 | 5 | 104 |
| 6th | 012 | Doug Carrier | 6 | 11 | 7 | 99 |
Overall Results
| Position | Autos | Juniors | Inter 85s | Inter Open | Seniors | AMX | VMX |
| 1st | 27 (135) | 21 (135) | 22 (135) | 31 (135) | 33 (129) | 45 (131) | 022 (135) |
| 2nd | 82 (125) | 12 (119) | 33 (129) | 10 (127) | 26 (119) | 132 (119) | 94 (125) |
| 3rd | 28 (125) | 59 (119) | 30 (123) | 70 (125) | 80 (109) | 161 (117) | 049 (123) |
| 4th | 3 (114) | 30 (116) | 75 (117) | 49 (115) | 62 (106) | 27 (113) | 98 (121) |
| 5th | 17 (111) | 3 (112) | 46 (108) | 1 (109) | 76 (106) | 11 (111) | 64 (108) |
| 6th | 9 (109) | 6 (107) | 2 (103) | 42 (109) | 99 (99) | 46 (110) | 012 (104) |
| 7th | 21 (99) | 7 (106) | 0 (102) | 50 (101) | 74 (98) | 33 (98) | 83 (101) |
| 8th | 7 (98) | 23 (100) | 71 (101) | 18 (97) | 14 (98) | 7 (98) | 61 (98) |
| 9th | 88 (69) | 22 (99) | 52 (97) | 16 (89) | 45 (97) | 167 (97) | 07 (96) |
| 10th | 99 (90) | 68 (92) | 26 (82) | 55 (91) | 1 (94) | 92 (94) | |
| 11th | 1 (89) | 13 (89) | 22 (77) | 11 (90) | 30 (88) | 055 (90) | |
| 12th | 70 (86) | 29 (88) | 39 (77) | 6 (87) | 21 (88) | 71 (89) | |
| 13th | 50 (84) | 14 (85) | 20 (76) | 91 (87) | 36 (87) | 84 (83) | |
| 14th | 77 (82) | 15 (81) | 28 (76) | 56 (85) | 24 (80) | 011 (82) | |
| 15th | 41 (77) | 57 (80) | 4 (75) | 92 (77) | 51 (79) | 91 (81) | |
| 16th | 14 (74) | 11 (74) | 72 (73) | 52 (75) | 99 (25) | ||
| 17th | 98 (73) | 27 (67) | 8 (72) | 53 (71) | |||
| 18th | 71 (68) | 29 (64) | 93 (68) | 22 (70) | |||
| 19th | 61 (50) | 51 (63) | 82 (67) | 47 (66) | |||
| 20th | 4 (25) | 30 (62) | 12 (63) | 35 (64) | |||
| 21st | 2 (61) | 41 (61) | 37 (58) | ||||
| 22nd | 89 (60) | 64 (60) | 28 (32) | ||||
| 23rd | 69 (56) | 29 (55) | 6 (26) | ||||
| 24th | 72 (55) | 31 (54) | 19 (0) | ||||
| 25th | 77 (54) | 7 (51) | |||||
| 26th | 81 (50) | 19 (45) | |||||
| 27th | 99 (45) | 96 (39) | |||||
| 28th | 24 (43) | 3 (36) | |||||
| 29th | 41 (42) | 97 (36) | |||||
| 30th | 15 (36) | 94 (23) | |||||
| 31st | 23 (35) | 18 (20) | |||||
| 32nd | 8 (28) | 79 (12) | |||||
| 33rd | 44 (27) | ||||||
| 34th | 54 (24) | ||||||
| 35th | 3 (24) | ||||||
| 36th | 17 (19) | ||||||
| 37th | |||||||
| 38th | |||||||
| 39th | |||||||
| 40th |
REPORT
It's Snow Joke!!
Report by Kay Turner
The beginning of
April started off on a chilly foot, with riders waking up to inches of snow
across the South. With so many race
meetings cancelled due to the atrocious weather, Portsmouth made the brave
decision to go ahead with the third round of their humorously named Summer
series at the popular Henstridge circuit in Somerset.
190 riders arrived during a snow blizzard to a well-prepared but
surprisingly dry track. Unbelievably, dust was being kicked up toward the latter
stages of the meeting, but snow showers throughout the day ensured the dust
didn’t create any problems.
A full line up of Inter Open riders put on a great show for the freezing
spectators. Mathew Bayliss led from
when the gate dropped to the finish flag, taking a straight set of impressive
wins to win overall. But Jansen Day
kept hot on the pace to keep his sights on Bayliss’s rear mudguard and crossed
the line in second in all three motos to take runner-up spot.
Having to work himself through the field in the final moto spurred Rob
Muscat on to ensure he took up his usual placing at the top.
Two thirds and a fourth secured Muscat third overall.
Lloyd Pettett stayed hot on the top three riders tails, chasing Muscat
down in each race, but took the upper hand in race three to cross the line in
third, and with his two fourth places took fourth overall.
Zac Alsop rode consistently well all day, finish fifth in each moto to
finish in fifth overall. A
determined effort by Oli Paine paid off, seeing him chase down Alsop in each
moto to push himself further up the leader board.
Two sixths and a seventh awarded him sixth overall.
Joe Jefferies showed no mercy around the track, and from the start line
he led the rest of the pack to finish in first in all three motos, and number
one spot was his. Jake Deacon rode
consistently, keeping his nose ahead of his rivals and three third places
secured him second overall. Billy
King’s impressive second place in race two secured him third spot, two fourth
positions awarding him valuable points.
Daniel Knight kept hard on the pace to keep himself well within the top
six, and with a sixth, fourth and fifth ended the day in fourth overall.
Second overall was guaranteed for Tyron Cleaver after passing the
chequered flag in second in the first and last races, but an unfortunate 17th
position in race two pushed him down into fifth overall.
Lewis Dowdeswell continued to impress the spectators, gaining three top
ten positions, a fifth in the second his highest position, and he was awarded
sixth overall.
The Autos braved the sub-zero temperatures to speed around the track,
with Olivier Cook once again reigning supreme, three clear wins awarding him
first overall. True class and with
potential championship-winning style, Buddy Shipton kept hard on the pace to
cruise passed his rivals, two fourths and a magnificent second awarding him
second overall. A disastrous second
race left Oliver Consterdine out of a higher placing, but with two impressive
second places following his holeshots, third place overall was awarded.
Jay Ellis continued his excellent run of outstanding positions on the
track, gradually carving his way through the field throughout the day, ending
the day on a high by passing the finish line in third, and was awarded fourth
overall. A brilliant third in race
two gave Charlie Cole a great advantage over his fellow riders, and staying high
up the field rewarded his efforts with a fifth overall.
Ben Richards remained consistent and worked hard for his placings,
pushing himself to the limit in the final moto to finish in fifth, and took home
sixth overall.
Exhilarating AMX action followed, with over 30 riders battling hard for
supremacy on the track. Lewis Hall
notched up two wins to secure overall victory.
Leading from the off ensured Chris Southcott would place high on the
leader board, and with his results improving throughout the day, ending up
second in moto three, Southcott finished second overall.
Josh House joined fellow rider Hall in the top three, battling hard with
Southcott and completely confusing the lapscorers due to the similar numbers,
House tucked three top ten positions under his crash helmet, and finished in
third overall.
Fourth overall was awarded to Tom Moore who was in hot pursuit of the
leading pack, battling hard with Aaron Bowden in the opening motos. Race three
saw Moore out in front from the off, and he held the lead brilliantly for half
of the race. Only two riders were
able to pass the rapid and talented rider, and he remained just behind the front
two for the remainder of the race to finish up in third.
A brilliant win in race two ensured Jamie Tempest would be appearing in
the top six, but unable to re-start the bike again in race three, leaving him
trailing down in 20th position, left him lower down the order than
truly deserved. He finished the day
in fifth overall. An outstanding
start for Aaron Lovelock saw him challenge for the lead in race one, finally
finishing up in second. Race two
was less productive and scuppered his chances for a higher overall finish, but
he still managed to finish sixth overall.
Unsurprisingly Chris Rose led all three VMX races, but Paul Williams soon
took over the lead to secure three race wins to reign supreme in the veterans
class. Shaun Brooker stayed hot on
his heels, but once again a stalled engine lost him valuable time, but he
maintained his super-fast speed to finish in second overall, a second, third and
fourth awarding him impressive championship points.
Richard Paine saved the best for last, slotting confidently into second
place in the final moto to take over third overall.
Shaun Skeates battled hard throughout the day with Paine to take over the
higher positions, succeeding in race one to finish in fourth, but had to settle
following in behind Paine in the closing races.
Finishing fourth, fifth and third awarded Skeates fourth overall.
Ian Holdaway progressed further up the leader board throughout the day, a
brilliant fifth in the final moto a sign of what the rider has on offer, and
took home fifth overall. Doug
Carrier rode consistently well throughout the meeting, although dropping back in
race left him in a lower position than he could’ve possibly achieved.
A sixth and a seventh in the other two races awarded him sixth overall.
The mighty Jake Shipton returned to his former Club to completely
dominate the Senior class, each race seeing the talented rider at least half a
lap in front of his rivals. Even easing off the throttle to let them play
catch-up, Shipton took three impressive wins to award the ex-Club Champ first
overall. Jake Hassell continued his
great run of top finishes, two second places securing him second overall.
An outstanding result for George Gough who remained a force to be
reckoned with at the front of the pack, an impressive fourth in race three
awarding him third overall.
Dean Cummings pushed hard in all three races, a brilliant fourth in race
two in this highly competitive group his best result on the day and ended up in
fourth overall. A disastrous start
and first race for Jackson Evans left him trailing way back in 24th
place, but he redeemed himself and rode at his best to chase down Shipton.
A second and third ensured fifth overall was his.
Ben Griffiths rode well in all three races, a fifth in the final moto
boosting his points tally to leave him in sixth overall.
Last but by no means least, the Inter 85s roared off the start, an
amazing and highly-entertaining battle pursued between Liam Knight and Billy
Hare. After finishing runner-up in
race one, Hare took the bit between his teeth and turned on the gas to stay at
the front of the field, notching up two wins to take first overall.
Knight stayed well in contention and with one win under his belt, his two
second places secured him second overall. Chris
Bayliss stayed hot on the heels of the front runners, and riding a consistent
set of races, he passed the chequered flag in third in all motos to take home
third overall.
David Roberts had a brilliant day on the track, finishing fourth in all three motos, chasing Bayliss all the way around the track. Consistent and well fought positions awarded him fourth overall. Three fifth places saw Andrew Hutchison rapidly pursuing Roberts and Bayliss, and a steady and confident set of races rewarded him with fifth overall. Oli Jones tried his utmost to pass Oli McMurray but McMurray stood his ground. Jones finally succeeded in moving into sixth position in race three after an unfortunate spill by McMurray and snatched sixth overall away.