Archive for August, 2010

The Bank holiday weekend started with an afternoon of fun races led by the Porsche and Drakart drag races, quickly followed by any willing contender in the shape of Quads then Super Moto bike challenges. Then it was on to the eagerly awaited C90 race where seventeen riders managed to run their machines with four lady entrants being chased by the racers on their trusty steeds. Kelly Robertson racing for Team Wingate was not only the winning lady competitor but also raised a staggering £290 towards the rest of the entry fees for the Charity Races. Kev Drayton found his form in the final C90 race of the day thrilling the crowd and clinching the win from Andy Mitchell, who had suffered a puncture in the second race.
Early rain on Sunday meant the conditions would far suit those with a wet set up but soon after the times practice and early races were out the way the track dried with the help of a brisk wind, and conditions would stay dry for the rest of the weekend. The event concluded with Lee Rudd winning the final C90 race though John the Bong and Mr Addy turned this in to Stock racing for C90’s to entertain spectators. The Fun element of the weekend saw over £1000 raised for Air ambulance Charities organised once again by Barbara Norris.

Quads
Jonathan Dennan had a clear lead in the first Quad race chased by Mike Taylor, these two were clear out from the rest of the pack who were struggling for grip on the predominantly dirt track. Race two and Mike Taylor had the wind underneath him as he flew into first position in the final lap followed by Craig Kilner and Jonathan Dennan. Matt Lawry and Chris Wright were the next placed and Joe Hodgson retired with a broken chain. In the final race of the day Craig Kilner led with Mike on his heels followed by Jonathan Dennan once again, and Mike took first place early in the race leaving Craig to defend second but he had to concede to Mr Dennan giving him and excellent first, second and third on the day.

Quad Finishing Positions Final Race
1. Mike Taylor 2. Jonathan Dennan 3. Craig Kilner 4. Matt Lawry 5. Chris Wright

Junior 250
Malachi had the best of race one to secure the win seven seconds clear of Ben Stafford, in race where these two riders dominated. Sam Gilroy took third place but really had no threat from Ashley Saunders and Owen Connell. Ashley Rudd came in sixth to be the highest placed junior with Ryan Rudd and Loris Hunt making up the next two positions in the class. Malachi had another great start in the second but a mistake allowed Ben Stafford to take the lead despite loosing grip with a badly worn tyre, Ben hung onto the top spot to win the second race from Mal and Owen Connell. While in the junior class Ryan Rudd almost lost out to Ashley as they both found their machines kicking out going in to the home straight, Loris Hunt was left to take third with Matt in fourth. In the final race Ben Stafford held on to the lead for the whole race, and despite Malachi’s persistence and even though he was fastest out on the track Mal would have to settle for second place, as these two riders stretched out a good lead from Sam Gilbody in third, while Owen Connell pressured Michael Ford unsuccessfully for fifth place. Back in the race and Ryan Rudd tried his best to gain sixth place from Stuart Sharp.

Junior Finishing Positions Final Race
1. Ben Stafford 2. Malachi Mitchell Thomas 3. Sam Gilbody 4. Michael Ford 5. Owen Connell

450 Clubman
Michael Craig was the fastest in the Clubman races but Phil Gee would be the leader over the line in race one. Michael was second with Chris Lambourne in third. Chris would then take the win in the second race a couple of seconds ahead of Phil Gee and then Michael Craig this time in third. In the third race Phil Gee lost the lead and despite Michael Craig holding an early second place he would have to concede to a third place finish in the final. Chris Lambourne would take his second win of the day with John Gilbody taking his highest placed finish of the day in second spot. James Wood and Kris Norris were the closest two riders out on the track in fifth and sixth spot.

450 Clubman Finishing Positions Final Race
1. Chris Lambourne 2. John Gilbody 3. Michael Craig 4. Phil Gee 5. James Wood

450 Elite
James Addy had the early lead into the first corner and Richard Blakeman fell early into lap one. Over the line for the first time and James Addy led Andy Mitchell, Craig Venske, and David Hartley. Both Richard Blakeman and Ryan Dixon fell foul and ran into the banking leaving both riders well down in the running, and Andy Mitchell had a couple of off’s loosing him the valuable second place he had in the first lap. James Addy came under pressure from Craig Venske towards the end of the race and Craig would win the first with James second and Chris Walker third. David Hartley was in fourth and Chris Hodgson and Sami Salstola made up the next two positions. Lee Rudd held off Lewis Cornish to take eighth and
Ben Kirk man headed a four man battle for eleventh spot.
In race two there were falls in the first lap for George Clements, James Addy and Chris Hodgson. This left Craig Venske leading for the majority of the race from David Hartley, Chris Walker and Richard Sharpe. Lee Rudd held fifth for a good part of the race being chased by Lewis Cornish in sixth. James Addy made some great moves into the dirt each time picking off riders to eventually regain sixth at the end of the race. Craig Venske was the winner with Chris Walker having an excellent race in second and David Hartley and Richard Sharp in the next two places. Lewis Cornish had an excellent finish in fifth place and Lee Rudd took a fantastic seventh place finish.
In the final race Venske led the race from this time from Richard Sharp and Chris Walker with James Addy biding his time for a position. By the finish Venske had a clear lead for his third win of the day and James had taken second place though Richard Sharp had an excellent race to finish in third and David Hartley had fourth in front of Chris Walker and both these riders would claim excellent points. The rest of the group suffered mixed fortune as the weather and track conditions would catch many riders out. The fastest lap out of the whole day was set by Chris Walker who was rewarded with a tyre, similarly Michael Craig who finished third in the Clubman final and travelled 1000 miles was also rewarded with a tyre.

450 Elite Finishing Positions Final Race
1. Craig Venske 2. James Addy 3. Richard Sharp 4. David Hartley 5. Chris Walker

Open Clubman
Drier conditions on Sunday meant quicker lap times and the Clubman race was led by Sam Gilbody without challenge as Paul Fletcher, Scott Wright and Brad Hardy battled it out for second and third. Scott secured second place early in the race and Paul Fletcher secured third despite a challenge from Brad Hardy who finished fourth. Rob Dickens led the next pack of riders who had been close all day and as they closed in on Rob, all three Ashley Saunders, James Wood and Michael Ford were almost inseparable

over the line. Bradley led going in to the first corner of race two but he had to concede the race to Sam Gilbody with Scott Wright in third place, tucked safely in fourth position was Paul Fletcher though he was being hunted down by Karl Geary Jnr who needed a few more laps to gain fourth. John Sigsworth, Paul Reynolds and Craig Brisby had a great battle though Paul’s choice of tyre didn’t assist with the handling of his machine on the tarmac section of the track. In the final race Scott Wright had another great race while Bradley Hardy got the better of Sam Gilbody in the dying stages of the race. Paul Fletcher ran a good race unchallenged in fourth while Ashley Saunders tried hard to close the gap. Kris Norris and Karl Geary were in close contention chasing Stuart Sharp for tenth place. Joe Edwards had looked in fine form in fifth but couldn’t finish quite as well as he had looked during the race

Open Clubman Finishing Positions Final Race
1. Scott Wright 2. Brad Hardy 3. Sam Gilbody 4. Paul Fletcher 5. Ashley Saunders

Open National
In the first National race on Sunday morning Ben Stafford held the lead from Chris Jones who momentarily led the race, as Ben claimed it back at the end of the home straight going into the penultimate lap. The next three riders would remain the consistent until the finish with Chris Jones from Graeme Norris, then Ben Kirkman with Robert Hartley closing in for fifth.
Graeme Norris looked to have race two in the bag from Chris Jones and Lee Metcalfe off the line, with Ben Kirkman and Simon Bentley not far behind, but Ben Stafford moved quickly though the pack to depose riders along the way and charge past Graeme Norris on the final lap and take his second win of the day. Graeme finished in second and Lee Metcalfe got the better of Chris Jones for third place. Robert Hartley held Simon Bentley at bay and these two had a clear lead from Dean Wingate and Malachi, while the unfortunate Owen Connell fell in the last lap and dropped out of contention.
In the final National Race Chris Jones looked secure out in front as Ben Stafford hunted down Graeme Norris for second place, and with only one lap remaining Ben turned up the heat and made a last lap pass to take the final win of the day leaving Chris Jones second and Graeme Norris in third. Malachi couldn’t gain ground on the leaders but had a fourth place finish from Robert Hartley. Dean Wingate, Ben Kirkman and Dave Jolly battled for seventh place but it was Dave who would lead this trio over the line followed by Dean and Ben.

Open National Finishing Positions Final Race
1. Ben Stafford 2. Chris Jones 3. Graeme Norris 4. Malachi Mitchell Thomas 5. Robert Hartley

Open Elite
The first elite race was led by Willo but Craig Venske made an early move and once at the front he would stretch out a clear lead from Lee who safely secured second place. The battle for third was led by Sami Salstola early in the race but Richard Blakeman and Chris Hodgson had other ideas and Richard first made the move then Chris moved in for third and held onto third position until the conclusion of the race. Chris Walker had a well deserved fifth place closely followed by Sami and James Addy. David Hartley had been in an early battle with Lee Rudd and Lewis Cornish but he pulled out a clear gap in ninth leaving Lee to hold off Lewis for tenth spot.
Race two and a straight run for Mr Venske and after an early battle second spot it would be secured by Chris Hodgson from Richard Blakeman, but by the fourth lap James Addy had also got in the mix and was running in third place. Richard Sharp had been in fifth but would retire in the seventh lap leaving

fifth spot for Lee Williams who forged himself a clear gap from sixth placed Chris Walker. Second time at the flag it was Craig Venske then Chris Hodgson clear from James Addy and Richard Blakeman.
The final race for the elite riders and first time round it was Craig Venske once again at the front of the pack. James Addy would remain in second for the whole of the race while Chris Hodgson, Richard Blakeman and Chris Walker were clear from Lee Williams who sat comfortably in sixth placed. Sami Salstola was in seventh and was left unchallenged though Richard Sharp was on a charge from the rear at the start of the race and claimed ninth place. John the Bong, Jamie Duncan and Lee Rudd were battling early in the race and Jamie would finish the highest of these three riders in tenth place.
Three straight wins for Craig this weekend, while Chris Hodgson maximised on points only ten points away from the maximum score assisting with his position in the championship.

Open Elite Finishing Positions Final Race
1. Craig Venske 2. James Addy 3. Chris Hodgson 4. Richard Blakeman 5. Chris Walker

Superlites
The first Superlite race looked to be in the bag for Colin Griffiths but over the line Ian Biswell would take the honours followed by Dave Dixon who demoted Danny Whitmee to a very respectable fourth place, with Phil Lee and Alan Bott close behind. Colin then had to hold on for sixth in front of Ken Walton, Darrell Stainton had to retire before the end of the race
The second Superlite race was much closer run and far more pressure on the drivers to hold on to their positions. Dave Dixon had the second race in the bag though and was challenged by Danny Whitmee but then Danny and Ian Biswell battled right up until the final lap when Alan Bott slipped through and clinched second place leaving Danny in third and Ian in fourth. Phil Lee had a good run in the mid pack to claim fifth followed by KenWalton. In the final race Dave Dixon had a lead from Alan Bott and Phil Lee, and with difficulty making a pas Harvey Long den managed to move up into fifth place behind Danny White, with Ian Boswell having a great weekend with a first fourth and third place on the day. Dave Dixon tried for a clean sweep but had to settle for two out of three. Danny White also had an excellent weekend missing out on the third placed trophy in the final race after two third place finishes earlier in the day. Joe Ellis and Tony Turner both finding their feet on this challenging track had a little touch which left Joe sat out up the banking, while Alan Butt had to retire in lap six.

Supersites Finishing Positions Final Race
1. Dave Dixon 2. Phil Lee 3. Ian Biswell 4. Danny Whitmee 5. Harvey Longden