Bob Collier Memorial MX 2012 at Long Buckby 15/04/11

 

Report: Fraser Law

Photos: www.motoxphotos.co.uk

 

For the second annual Bob Collier Memorial Motocross at Long Buckby the sun shone brightly and the prevalent April showers stayed away. Mid-week rain and lots of track prep work meant the course was in excellent condition. Over 150 riders and several thousand spectators attended this very special event, in honour of long term club member Bob Collier. Alongside the spectacular racing there were tombolas, cakes sales and all manner of fund raising ideas taking place.  As last year the Collier family provided unique handmade trophies, and all proceeds from the event will be donated to Leukaemia Research. As well as entertaining the crowds the inclusion of the Sidecar, Twinshock and 'Friends of Bob' classes provided his many friends with an opportunity to race and pay their respects.

In the Expert class British Championship contender Neville Bradshaw gave a thrilling display of fast riding to take the first two races. His sheer pace around the picturesque Northamptonshire circuit was unmatched, though an early departure prevented him taking the overall. Making the most of this opportunity Dale Raynor won the final leg, but had to settle for second overall to the consistent top three finishes of Mark Boswell. Similarly dominant in the Junior A category Alex Meadows put on a fine display, winning all his races and beating most of the Experts at the same time. Behind him some close racing saw Tom Pallett eventually take second overall from Matt Harrison and Alex Butler.

In the Friends of Bob races Fraser Law and James Berrill battled closely all day. Fraser took all three wins but there were never more than a few yards in it. David Muddiman finished third, just one point in front of Reg Wilis. A clean sweep for Paul Morris and George Wolff saw them take the win in the sidecar group. Chris Walker and Luke Williams lost out to Andy and David Nourish in the final leg, but their seconds in the first two races were enough for second overall.

Lee Holland took victory in the Twinshock class with two wins and a second place. Beating him in the second leg but having to settle for the second spot on the podium was David Muddiman. Paul Harrison finished third in the first two races, but lost out on the overall to Neil Williams after not finishing the final race. Such was the popularity of the Clubman class that two separate races had to be run. In group 1 Steven Chilvers recovered from a first race fourth to win both the other legs and the overall. Cameron Curtis rode consistently inside the top three, improving as the day went on to take second overall from race one winner Todd Bucknall.  Group 2 saw a hat trick of wins for Marc Bates, with Daniel Miles consistently in second each time. Third overall went to Martin King from Guy Pickering.

Unsurprisingly victory in the Over 40 class once again went to Tony Leishman, though he didn't have it all his own way. Ryan Griffiths won the first two but was sidelined due to injury in the third. Cliff Lester took second overall after never finishing outside the top three. Adam Collins took third overall after some close racing with the first half a dozen riders. Reg Willis came close to winning the over 50 class taking wins in races one and three, but a problem in race two gifted both the race win and the overall to ultra-consistent Steve Mitton. Michael Simons followed Steve home each time to take the final step on the podium.

Neville Bradshaw took the first leg win in the Under 40 category, but Jack Gregory took the second and the overall from Tom Parkes in third. Events conspired to limit the number of races that the 2 stroke class could run this weekend, but in the one scoring race Alex Butler rode to the win. Behind him Ben Huckerby was second in front of Tony Leishman and Lee Holland.

Thanks to all of the team responsible for putting so much effort into ensuring this year's event was once again such a big success.

Results:

Expert: 1 Mark Boswell, 2 Dale Raynor, 3 Neville Bradshaw, 4 Jack Gregory, 5 Darren Webster, 5 Michael McClurg

Junior A: 1 Alex Meadows, 2 Tom Pallett, 3 Matt Harrison, 4 Alex Butler, 5 Billy Fountain, 6 Thomas Harwood

Friends of Bob: 1 Fraser Law, 2 James Berrill, 3 David Muddiman, 4 Reg Willis, 5 Sean Dowling, 6 Steve Mitton

Sidecar: 1 Paul Morris/George Wolff, 2 Chris Walker/Luke Williams, 3 Andy/David Nourish, 4 Charlie Chivers/Glenn Restrick

Twinshock: 1 Lee Holland, 2 David Muddiman, 3 Neil Williams, 4 Paul Harrison, 5 Graham Challis, 6 Stephen Howard

Clubman 1: 1 Steven Chilvers, 2 Cameron Curtis, 3 Todd Bucknall, 4 Wayne Parks, 5 David Bain, 6 Adam Clarke

Clubman 2: 1 Marc Bates, 2 Daniel Miles, 3 Martin King, 4 Guy Pickering, 5 Chris Matthews, 6 Josh Dorks

Over 40: 1 Tony Leishman, 2 Cliff Lester, 3 Adam Collins, 4 Ryan Griffiths, 5 Mark Bland, 6 Fraser Law

Over 50: 1 Steve Mitton, 2 Reg Willis, 3 Michael Simons, 4 Andrew Brightman, 5 Pete Chapman, 6 Trevor Roberts

Under 40: 1 Jack Gregory, 2 Neville Bradshaw, 3 Tom Parkes, 4 Jono Bourn, 5 Alex Meadows, 6 Todd Bucknall

2 Stroke: 1 Alex Butler, 2 Ben Huckerby, 3 Tony Leishman, 4 Lee Holland, 5 Mark Bland, 6 Ashley Wilson


Full results-

Sidecars
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
1 Paul Morris 20 20 20 60 1
  George Wolff          
32 Chris Walker 17 17 15 49 2
  Luke Williams          
46 Andy Nourish 15 15 17 47 3
  David Nourish          
111 Charlie Chivers 11 13 13 37 4
  Glenn Restrick          
354 Rob Jones 6 11 11 28 5
  Lisa Jones          
14 Nick Leatherhead 13     13 6
  Paul Tewel          
120 Tom Smith 9     9 7
  Andy Smith          
143 Jamie Nelson 8     8 8
  Tess Collier          
11 Neil Aldridge 7     7 9
  Jamie Webb          
FOB
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
72 Fraser Law 20 20 20 60 1
27 James Berrill 17 17 17 51 2
107 David Muddiman 15 9 15 39 3
57 Reg Willis 10 15 13 38 4
141 Sean Dowling 13 11 11 35 5
106 Steve Mitton 5 10 10 25 6
62 Egan Bruley 8 8 8 24 7
198 Richard Sabin 11 13   24 8
60 Michael Simons 9 3 9 21 9
314 Dan Loveday 6 5 7 18 10
73 Tom Rose 4 4 6 14 11
75 Dan Holmes 3 7 4 14 12
153 Daniel Miles 2 6   8 13
303 Mark Bussey 7   7 14
61 Ian Dye   5 5 15
120 Giles Agar 1 a 3 4 16
79 Anthony Martin b b 2 2 17
64 Mike Freeman d 2   2 18
24 Christian Livesey a 1 1 2 19
145 Mick Collier c c a 0  
184 Ashley Bud Batten e g   0  
31 Roy Elliot f d b 0  
96 James Falkner g f   0  
25 Bob Sabin h h   0  
251 Martin Kennedy i   0  
179 Tim Rose   e   0  
Twinshock
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
427 Lee Holland 20 17 20 57 1
107 David Muddiman 17 20 17 54 2
525 Neil Williams 10 13 15 38 3
78 Paul Harrison 15 15   30 4
156 Graham Challis 8 9 11 28 5
53x Stephen Howard 6 8 10 24 6
106 Steve Mitton 13 11   24 7
6 Tim Manton   10 13 23 8
364 Pat Aldridge 4 7 9 20 9
66 Gordon Brown 3 6 8 17 10
159 Ian Rowley 11   11 11
60 Michael Simons 9   9 12
96 James Falkner 2 5   7 13
64 Mike Freeman 7   7 14
164 Geoff Cutts 5   5 15
54 Harvey St Clair 1     1 16
Over 40  Club Over 40
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
4 Tony Leishman 13 17 20 50 1 4 Tony Leishman 15 17 20 52 1
21 Cliff Lester 15 15 17 47 2 84 Adam Collins 17 15 15 47 2
84 Adam Collins 17 13 13 43 3 428 Mark Bland 13 13 17 43 3
5 Ryan Griffiths 20 20   40 4 5 Ryan Griffiths 20 20 40 4
428 Mark Bland 11 11 15 37 5 72 Fraser Law 11 11 13 35 5
72 Fraser Law 10 10 11 31 6 177 Paul Baldwin 10 10 11 31 6
177 Paul Baldwin 9 9 10 28 7 771 Wayne Parkes 9 9 9 27 7
105 Tony Fricker 6 7 9 22 8 67 David Bain 8 6 10 24 8
140 Simon Matthews 5 8 8 21 9 307 Gerard Scott 5 8 7 20 9
771 Wayne Parkes 4 6 6 16 10 28 Lee Robinson 7 8 15 10
525 Neil Williams 2 4 5 11 11 120 Giles Agar 3 5 5 13 11
67 David Bain 3 d 7 10 12 242 Andrew Green 2 4 6 12 12
68 Martin King 8 2   10 13 117 Robert Ashworth 4 3 4 11 13
133 Fred Saunders 7 1   8 14 13 Stephen Cole 7 7 14
50 Kevin Turnbull 1 3 3 7 15 159 Ian Rowley 6 6 15
966 Lee Spencer b 5   5 16 174 John Curtis 1 2   3 16
28 Lee Robinson a 4 4 17
70 Karl Hurst c c 2 2 18
307 Gerard Scott e a 1 1 19
159 Ian Rowley d   0  
6 Tim Manton f   0  
117 Robert Ashworth g g c 0  
53x Stephen Howard h   0  
120 Giles Agar i e b 0  
242 Andrew Green j f a 0  
364 Pat Aldridge k   0  
174 John Curtis l h   0  
30 Sam Grzyb m   0  
13 Stephen Cole   b      
Over 50  Club Over 50
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
106 Steve Mitton 17 20 17 54 1 106 Steve Mitton 17 20 17 54 1
57 Reg Willis 20 9 20 49 2 57 Reg Willis 20 9 20 49 2
60 Michael Simons 13 17 15 45 3 89 Andrew Brightman 15 11 13 39 3
89 Andrew Brightman 15 11 13 39 4 155 Pete Chapman 10 13 11 34 4
155 Pete Chapman 10 13 11 34 5 44 Trevor Roberts 8 15 10 33 5
44 Trevor Roberts 8 15 10 33 6 222 Martyn Raynor 9 10   19 6
222 Martyn Raynor 9 10 19 7 45 Roger Knibbs 7     7 7
19 Colin Wilson 11 11 8
64 Mike Freeman   8 8 9
45 Roger Knibbs 7     7 10
Expert Club Expert
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
2 Mark Boswell 17 17 15 49 1 2 Mark Boswell 20 20 17 57 1
1 Dale Raynor 10 15 20 45 2 1 Dale Raynor 17 17 20 54 2
272 Neville Bradshaw 20 20 40 3 84 Adam Collins 10 10 15 35 3
59 Jack Gregory 9 11 17 37 4 5 Ryan Griffiths 15 13   28 4
811 Darren Webster 11 9 10 30 5 818 Ben Huckerby 11 15   26 5
7 Michael McClurg 13 13 26 6 38 Martin Streeton 13 11   24 6
871 Paul Edge 6 7 11 24 7
5 Ryan Griffiths 13 8 21 8
124 Trevor Edwards 4 5 9 18 9
84 Adam Collins 5 4 8 17 10
818 Ben Huckerby 7 10 17 11
10 Joe Wyse 15 15 12
38 Martin Streeton 8 6 14 13
196 Joshua Williams 3 3 7 13 14
Junior A  Club Junior 
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
148 Alex Meadows 20 20 20 60 1 108 Billy Fountain 15 20 20 55 1
151 Tom Pallett 10 13 17 40 2 102 Alex Fountain 20 17 17 54 2
41 Matt Harrison 13 15 7 35 3 29 Tom Parkes 11 13 15 39 3
140 Alex Butler 17 17 34 4 55 James Chambers 10 10 13 33 4
108 Billy Fountain 5 10 15 30 5 3 James Beeby 9 11 11 31 5
410 Thomas Harwood 11 11 5 27 6 8 Ashley Wilson 13 15 28 6
102 Alex Fountain 9 8 11 28 7 197 STEVEN CHILVERS 5 9 10 24 7
27 Graham Webb 4 9 13 26 8 23 CAMERON CURTIS 6 7 9 22 8
228 Glyn Lichfield 7 5 10 22 9 281 TODD BUCKNALL 8 8 6 22 9
131 Jack Gardner 15 1 16 10 67 DAVID BAIN 4 6 8 18 10
29 Tom Parkes 1 6 8 15 11 37 Mark McCann 17 17 11
36 Jono Bourn 2 9 11 12 94 JACK FOSKETT 3 5 7 15 12
8 Ashley Wilson 3 7 10 13 82 JAY GREATRIX 2 4 5 11 13
115 Jonathan Tapp 8 8 14 83 ARRON DRIVER 1 3 4 8 14
19 Colin Wilson   6 6 15 14 RICHARD WRIGHT 7     7 15
55 James Chambers b 2 4 6 16
3 James Beeby c 3 3 6 17
37 Mark McCann 6 6 18
294 Ashley Matthews a 4 4 19
             
2 Stroke  Club 2 Stroke
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
140 Alex Butler   20   20 1 818 Ben Huckerby   20   20 1
818 Ben Huckerby 17 17 2 4 Tony Leishman 17 17 2
4 Tony Leishman 15 15 3 428 Mark Bland 15 15 3
427 Lee Holland 13 13 4 8 Ashley Wilson 13 13 4
428 Mark Bland 11 11 5 38 Martin Streeton 11 11 5
8 Ashley Wilson 10 10 6 177 Paul Bladwin 10 10 6
38 Martin Streeton 9 9 7 123 Alex Barnett 9 9 7
177 Paul Bladwin 8 8 8 13 Stephen Cole 8 8 8
115 Jonathan Tapp 7 7 9 375 Hayley Rilings 7 7 9
36 Jono Bourn 6 6 10 152 Matthew Knight 6 6 10
294 Ashley Matthews 5 5 11 127 James Higgins 5 5 11
153 Daniel Miles 4 4 12 175 Kevin Mahoney 4 4 12
106 Dave Alexander 3 3 13 24 Christian Livesey   3   3 13
354 Steve Jones 2 2 14
123 Alex Barnett 1 1 15
144 Hannah Spencer a 0 16
13 Stephen Cole b 0 17
375 Hayley Rilings c 0 18
152 Matthew Knight d 0 19
127 James Higgins e 0 20
175 Kevin Mahoney f 0 21
24 Christian Livesey g 0 22
35 Stephen Bland   h   0 123
Under 40  Club Under 40
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
59 Jack Gregory   15 20 35 1 29 Tom Parkes   20 17 37 1
272 Neville Bradshaw   20   20 2 55 James Chambers   15 15 30 2
29 Tom Parkes   9 11 20 3 16 Ashley Rilings   13 13 26 3
36 Jono Bourn   17 17 4 281 Todd Bucknall   20 20 4
148 Alex Meadows   17   17 5 197 Steven Chilvers   17   17 5
281 Todd Bucknall   15 15 6 152 Matthew Knight   11 11 6
55 James Chambers   5 9 14 7 20 Sam Trolley   11   11 7
115 Jonathan Tapp   13 13 8 24 Christian Livesey   10 10 8
41 Matt Harrison   13   13 9 53 Ian Tindle   10   10 9
154 Rob Jones   3 8 11 10
871 Paul Edge   11   11 11
294 Ashley Matthews   10 10 12
151 Tom Pallett   10   10 13
16 Ashley Rilings   2 7 9 14
99 Marc Bates   8   8 15
228 Glyn Lichfield   7   7 16
152 Matthew Knight   6 6 17
197 Steven Chilvers   6   6 18
127 James Higgins   5 5 19
24 Christian Livesey   4 4 20
751 Guy Pickering   4   4 21
354 Steve Jones   3 3 22
20 Sam Trolley   1   1 23
53 Ian Tindle   a   0 24
 Club Clubman
Clubman1 no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position 771 WAYNE PARKES 17 20 20 57 1
197 STEVEN CHILVERS 13 20 20 53 1 307 GERARD SCOTT 13 17 17 47 2
23 CAMERON CURTIS 15 15 17 47 2 152 MATTHEW KNIGHT 7 8 15 30 3
281 TODD BUCKNALL 20 17 7 44 3 16 ASHLEY RILINGS 3 13 11 27 4
771 WAYNE PARKES 6 13 15 34 4 117 ROBERT ASHWORTH 8 9 9 26 5
67 DAVID BAIN 7 11 11 29 5 375 HAYLEY RILINGS 10 15 25 6
80 ADAM CLARKE 5 10 9 24 6 175 KEVIN MAHONEY 6 4 13 23 7
133 FRED SAUNDERS 8 13 21 7 75 DAN HOLMES 11 11 22 8
307 GERARD SCOTT 2 9 10 21 8 198 RICHARD SABIN 20 20 9
94 JACK FOSKETT 1 8 8 17 9 242 ANDY GREEN 5 5 8 18 10
14 RICHARD WRIGHT 17 17 10 123 ALEX BARNETT 15 15 11
82 JAY GREATRIX c 6 5 11 11 127 JAMES HIGGINS 1 7 6 14 12
294 ASHLEY MATTHEWS 11 11 12 53 IAN TINDLE 6 7 13 13
32 KARL CROWTHER 10 10 13 87 PETER BANDY 2 10 12 14
198 RICHARD SABIN 9 9 14 411 TOM BEST 2 10 12 15
49 JAMIE BURKE f 7 7 15 20 SAM TROLLEY 4 5 9 16
113 EDWARD DAWKINS d 6 6 16 184 ASHLEY (BUD) BATTEN 9 9 17
16 ASHLEY RILINGS p 4 1 5 17 222 MARTYN RAYNOR 3 3 18
375 HAYLEY RILINGS e 5 5 18 48 SIMON HEDGES 1 1 19
152 MATTHEW KNIGHT k a 4 4 19 179 TIM ROSE 0 20
50 KEVIN TURNBULL 4 4 20 174 JON CURTIS       0 21
83 ARRON DRIVER i b 3 3 21
75 DAN HOLMES b 3 3 22
123 ALEX BARNETT 3 3 23
175 KEVIN MAHONEY m g 2 2 24
411 TOM BEST q 2 2 25
117 ROBERT ASHWORTH h 1 b 1 26
70 KARL HURST a 0  
184 ASHLEY (BUD) BATTEN g 0  
114 GEORGE THOMAS j e 0  
290 LUKE BOYCE l 0  
242 ANDY GREEN n h c 0  
20 SAM TROLLEY o f 0  
127 JAMES HIGGINS r c f 0  
87 PETER BANDY s j a 0  
53 IAN TINDLE t e d 0  
40 ANDREW MODD u 0  
174 JON CURTIS v l 0  
222 MARTYN RAYNOR i 0  
48 SIMON HEDGES k 0  
179 TIM ROSE   m   0  
Clubman2
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
99 MARC BATES 20 20 20 60 1
153 DANIEL MILES 15 15 15 45 2
68 MARTIN KING 17 17 34 3
751 GUY PICKERING 17 11 28 4
187 CHRIS MATTHEWS 13 10 23 5
58 JOSH DORKS 11 2 9 22 6
32 KARL CROWTHER 7 13 20 7
294 ASHLEY MATTHEWS 9 11 20 8
134   4 10 14 9
177 PAUL BALDWIN 13 13 10
88 JAMES GRIFFITH 10 3 13 11
144 HANNAH SPENCER 9 1 10 12
11 NEIL THOMPSON b 8 8 13
140 ALEX BUTLER 8 8 14
966 LEE SPENCER 8 8 15
70 KARL HURST c 7 7 16
46 ANDREW LOWE 7 e 7 17
290 LUKE BOYCE h 6 6 18
30 SAM GRZYB 4 k 2 6 19
40 ANDREW MODD 6 6 20
35 STEPHEN BLAND 6 6 21
92 CHRIS LACK f 5 5 22
50 KEVIN TURNBULL 5 5 23
179 TIM ROSE 5 5 24
12 JONATHAN LUCAS 4 4 25
113 EDWARD DAWKINS a 0  
133 FRED SAUNDERS d 0  
114 GEORGE THOMAS g 0  
65 ROBERT PERRY  i 0  
251 MARTIN KENNEDY   j   0