Bob Collier Memorial MX at Long Buckby  18/05/14

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report: Fraser Law

Once a year the Northampton Motorcyclists Club run a memorial meeting at Long Buckby in honour of Bob Collier, with all proceeds going to Leukemia Research.  This meeting always attracts a large number of spectators, and this year was no exception. Nearly all the rider classes were full with reserve lists, with the added attraction of a round of the British Clubmans Sidecarcross Championship, and the first round of the new SMC 2 Stroke & EVO Championships. For this event the entire track had been rebuilt to a very high standard, and watered repeatedly in the preceding days. Despite all the preparation the weather had other ideas, race day proving to be the hottest of the year. Whilst this was great for the spectators, by the end of the day dust became an unwelcome visitor.

The first race out on the track was a combination of the Elite Over 50 class, and the ‘Friends of Bob’. The ‘Friends of Bob’ class saw Mark Bussey take victory in both races in determined style to win the Bob Collier Shield. David Muddiman finished runner up both times, with Eagan Bruley taking the final podium spot. Richard Wright won the first Elite O50 race as usual but had to settle for third second time out, giving him second overall. Mark Spruce won the second race after finishing runner up in the first to take the overall win. Colin Prince finished third overall after two top three places.

Next out were the sidecars. With a very impressive 27 outfits on the line the racing was close and exciting throughout the field. Simon Bradford and Luke Peters proved unbeatable with wins in both races. Behind them positions were very different in each race.  Richard Jenkins and Dan Chamberlain proved the most consistent to take second overall, from Arthur Walton and Faye Barnes. The sidecars are rarely seen in action in this centre but always prove very popular with the crowds.

In the Expert class Dexter Marks set about upsetting the form book after a very impressive ride to victory in the first race. A bad start in race two left him with too much to do however. James Russell was not about to accept defeat and hit the front early in race two and maintained his lead to the end. This gave James his familiar first overall by virtue of his last race win, with Dexter in second overall. Third overall went to Michael McClurg who was in the top four all day.

In the Junior A final Stevie Worts took victory despite the best efforts of Mark Bland in second. Justin Carter finished third after leading at the start,  just holding off a fast charging Matthew Smith. Tom Thierens took another impressive win in Junior B final. Second went to Simon Smith, from Robbie Wilson in third. The new SMC 2 Stroke Championship proved very popular, though none of the riders could catch Dexter Marks who took wins in both races by some distance. Second place overall went to Mark Bland with two third places. Second place in both races went to different Expert riders who only competed once, Dale Raynor in the first and Michael McClurg in the second. Darren Flitney’s consistent top 5 finishes gave him third overall.

The SMC EVO class saw Mark Elliott and Barry Burbidge tie on points for the overall with a win and a second each. Mark took the overall victory with the win in race two. Another points tie for third and fourth saw Bruce Garside take third ahead of Ian Mead for the same reason.  Last race of the day was the ever competitive Premier Over 40 class. Simon Wyes lead from the front and took the overall with two clear victories. Justin Carter followed Tony Leishman home in third in the first race, but was able to reverse this position in race two and take second overall after another tie on points. Tony had to be content with third overall after coming through the pack in the second race.

Results:

Expert: 1 James Russell, 2 Dexter Marks, 3 Michael McClurg, 4 Joe Wyse, 5 Simon Wyse, 6 Jack Gregory

Junior A: 1 Stevie Worts, 2 Mark Bland, 3 Justin Carter, 4 Matthew Smith, 5 Steven Chilvers, 6 Ashley Hutchings

Junior B: 1 Tom Thierens, 2 Simon Smith, 3 Robbie Wilson, 4 Callum McClurg, 5 Scott Chamberlain, 6 Jacob Wills

Premier O40: 1 Simon Wyse, 2 Justin Carter, 3 Tony Leishman, 4 Fraser Law, 5 Nigel Whitehead, 6 Adam Collins

Elite O50: 1 Marc Spruce, 2 Richard Wright, 3 Colin Prince, 4 Reg Willis, 5 Andrew Brightman, 6 Robin Prince

Friends of Bob: 1 Mark Bussey, 2 David Muddiman, 3 Eagan Bruley, 4 Dan Loveday, 5 Glen Warren, 6 Trevor Roberts

SMC 2 Stroke: 1 Dexter Marks, 2 Mark Bland, 3 Darren Flitney, 4 Tony Leishman, 5 Rob Mead, 6 Jordan Anderton

SMC EVO: 1 Mark Elliott, 2 Barry Burbidge, 3 Bruce Garside, 4 Ian Mead, 5 Neil Harris, 6 Adrian Matthews

British Clubmans Sidecarcross Championship: 1 Simon Bradford / Luke Peters, 2 Richard Jenkins / Dan Chamberlain, 3 Arthur Walton / Faye Barnes, 4 Danny Gray / Louis Gray, 5 Mark Banks / A N Other, 6 Roger Blackman / Eric Maguire

Mylaps-

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Results:

Expert: 1 James Russell, 2 Dexter Marks, 3 Michael McClurg, 4 Joe Wyse, 5 Simon Wyse, 6 Jack Gregory

Junior A: 1 Stevie Worts, 2 Mark Bland, 3 Justin Carter, 4 Matthew Smith, 5 Steven Chilvers, 6 Ashley Hutchings

Junior B: 1 Tom Thierens, 2 Simon Smith, 3 Robbie Wilson, 4 Callum McClurg, 5 Scott Chamberlain, 6 Jacob Wills

Premier O40: 1 Simon Wyse, 2 Justin Carter, 3 Tony Leishman, 4 Fraser Law, 5 Nigel Whitehead, 6 Adam Collins

Elite O50: 1 Marc Spruce, 2 Richard Wright, 3 Colin Prince, 4 Reg Willis, 5 Andrew Brightman, 6 Robin Prince

Friends of Bob: 1 Mark Bussey, 2 David Muddiman, 3 Eagan Bruley, 4 Dan Loveday, 5 Glen Warren, 6 Trevor Roberts

SMC 2 Stroke: 1 Dexter Marks, 2 Mark Bland, 3 Darren Flitney, 4 Tony Leishman, 5 Rob Mead, 6 Jordan Anderton

SMC EVO: 1 Mark Elliott, 2 Barry Burbidge, 3 Bruce Garside, 4 Ian Mead, 5 Neil Harris, 6 Adrian Matthews

British Clubmans Sidecarcross Championship: 1 Simon Bradford / Luke Peters, 2 Richard Jenkins / Dan Chamberlain, 3 Arthur Walton / Faye Barnes, 4 Danny Gray / Louis Gray, 5 Mark Banks / A N Other, 6 Roger Blackman / Eric Maguire

Mylaps results here.

Full results- 

Expert Expert Club
no. name r1 r2 r3 total  pos no. name r1 r2 r3 total  pos  
1 James Russell 42 45   87 1 1 James Russell 45 45   90 1
163 Dexter Marks 45 42   87 2 811 Stephen Marlow 38 42   80 2
7 Michael McClurg 40 38   78 3 55 Joe Tobutt 40 40   80 3
309 Joe Wyse 37 36   73 4 84 Adam Collins 36 38   74 4
308 Simon Wyse 30 40   70 5 124 Trevor Edwards 37 37   74 5
591 Jack Gregory 35 35   70 6 17 Harry Turner 42     42 6
811 Stephen Marlow 32 37   69 7
55 Joe Tobutt 33 33   66 8
871 Paul Edge 34 32   66 9
6 Dale Raynor 31 34   65 10
124 Trevor Edwards 29 30   59 11
84 Adam Collins 27 31   58 12
17 Harry Turner 38     38 13
32 Thomas Moore 36     36 14
286 Darren Flitney 28     28 15
Junior A Junior Club
no. competitor r1 r2 total  pos no. competitor r1 r2 total  pos
912 Stevie Worts 45   45 1 428 Mark Bland 45   45 1
428 Mark Bland 42   42 2 j 901 Justin Carter 42   42 2
901 Justin Carter 40   40 3 j 197 Steven Chilvers 40   40 3
81 Matthew Smith 38   38 4 72 Fraser Law 38   38 4
197 Steven Chilvers 37   37 5 j 231 Kyle Creevy 37   37 5
551 Ashley Hutchings 36   36 6 800 Jack Kearsley 36   36 6
72 Fraser Law 35   35 7 j 8 Rob Hollis 35   35 7
212 Carl Bottomley 34   34 8 95 Mindaugas Skema 34   34 8
153 Daniel Miles 33   33 9 317 Simon Collins 33   33 9
231 Kyle Creevy 32   32 10 j 22 Tom Thierens 32   32 10
371 Grant Blundell 31   31 11 151 Jacob Wills 31   31 11
114 Paul Cooper 30   30 12 16 Aaron Read 30   30 12
800 Jack Kearsley 29   29 13 j 115 Aaron Wills 29   29 13
62 Thomas Parkes 28   28 14 651 Ian Thompson 28   28 14
107 David Muddiman 27   27 15
8 Rob Hollis 26   26 16 j
95 Mindaugas Skema 25   25 17 j
410 Sam Harwood 24   24 18
256 Samuel Chapman 23   23 19
317 Simon Collins 22   22 20 j
91 Phillip Hammersley 21   21 21
284 Arron Frazer       DNF
191 Mark Gordon       DNF
108 Billy Fountain       DNF
Junior B Clubman  
 no. competitor r1 r2 total  pos  no. competitor r1 r2 total  pos
22 Tom Thierens 45   45 1 j 186 Stephen Pole 45   45 1
140 Simon Smith 42   42 2 53 Ian Tindle 42   42 2
519 Robbie Wilson 40   40 3 919 Harvey Adams 40   40 3
78 Callum McClurg 38   38 4 411 Tom Best 38   38 4
161 Scott Chamberlain 37   37 5 276 Ashley Batten 37   37 5
151 Jacob Wills 36   36 6 j 117 Rob Ashworth 36   36 6
16 Aaron Read 35   35 7 j 51 Stephen Wyles 35   35 7
101 Nicholas Hope 34   34 8
186 Stephen Pole 33   33 9 c
19 Richard Jochacy 32   32 10
115 Aaron Wills 31   31 11 j
702 Ian Clarke 30   30 12
53 Ian Tindle 29   29 13 c
651 Ian Thompson 28   28 14 j
919 Harvey Adams 27   27 15 c
237 George Thomas 26   26 16
56 Richard Davies 25   25 17
411 Tom Best 24   24 18 c
143 Lee Spencer 23   23 19
441 Arran Aris 22   22 20
276 Ashley Batten 21   21 21 c
117 Rob Ashworth 20   20 22 c
51 Stephen Wyles 19   19 23 c
779 Rupert Hills 18   18 24
184 Rob Levy 17   17 25
906 Tom King 16   16 26
x Glenn Warren 15   15 27
69 Richard England       DNF
160 Danny Smith       DNF
82 William Best       DNF
23 Cameron Curtis       DNF
284 Arron Frazer       DNF
24 Andrew Green       DNF
 
Premier Premier Club  
no. name r1 r2 r3 total  pos   no. name r1 r2 r3 total  pos  
308 Simon Wyse 45 45   90 1   901 Justin Carter 42 45   87 1  
901 Justin Carter 40 42   82 2 c 4 Tony Leishman 45 42   87 2  
4 Tony Leishman 42 40   82 3 c 72 Fraser Law 40 40   80 3  
72 Fraser Law 38 38   76 4 c 46 Nigel Whitehead 37 38   75 4  
46 Nigel Whitehead 36 37   73 5 c 84 Adam Collins 38 37   75 5  
84 Adam Collins 37 36   73 6 c 317 Simon Collins 36 36   72 6  
42 Rupert Fairclough 35 35   70 7   909 Scott Robertson 35 35   70 7  
294 Mark Elliott 34 34   68 8   117 Rob Ashworth 31 34   65 8  
96 Tim Manton 32 33   65 9   33 Dean Devereux 34     34 9  
153 Daniel Miles 33 31   64 10   307 Gerard Scott 33     33 10  
50 Kevin Turnbull 28 32   60 11   71 Richard Diggens 32     32 11
317 Simon Collins 30 30   60 12 c
909 Scott Robertson 29 29   58 13 c  
552 Dave Hutchings 24 28   52 14  
117 Rob Ashworth 21 26   47 15 c
522 Alan Forsyth 18 24   42 16  
143 Lee Spencer 31     31 17  
418 Colin Wilson   27   27 18  
33 Dean Devereux 27     27 19 c
307 Gerard Scott 26     26 20 c
460 Richard Lowe 25     25 21  
540 Jamie Nelson   25   25 22  
x Glenn Warren 23     23 23    
71 Richard Diggens 22     22 24 c
420 Piers Waddington 20     20 25  
221 Richard Doyle 19     19 26  
371 Grant Blundell            
105 Tony Fricker            
107 David Muddiman              
   
Elite   Elite Club  
no. name r1 r2 r3 total  pos no. name r1 r2 r3 total  pos  
31 Marc Spruce 42 45   87 1 14 Richard Wright 45 45   90 1
14 Richard Wright 45 40   85 2 c 57 Reg Willis 42 42   84 2
58 Colin Prince 40 42   82 3 89 Andrew Brightman 40 40   80 3
57 Reg Willis 38 37   75 4 c 44 Trevor Roberts 38 37   75 4
89 Andrew Brightman 36 36   72 5 c 902 James  Higgins 37 36   73 5
27 Robin Prince 37 33   70 6 64 Michael Freeman 34 38   72 6
418 Colin Wilson 35 34   69 7 156 Pete Chapman 36 35   71 7
19 Richard Jochacy 34 32   66 8 45 Roger Knibbs 35 34   69 8
118 Barry Burbidge 27 38   65 9              
144 Simon Tucker 32 31   63 10              
106 Stephen Mitton 33 29   62 11
44 Trevor Roberts 30 30   60 12 c  
64 Michael Freeman 23 35   58 13 c  
902 James  Higgins 29 28   57 14 c
156 Pete Chapman 28 27   55 15 c
45 Roger Knibbs 26 25   51 16 c
43 Richard Tett 24 26   50 17
54 Martin Raynor 25 24   49 18
904 John Mitchinson 31 0   31 19
             
Friends of Bob
no. name r1 r2 r3 total  pos
34 Mark Bussey 45 45   90 1  
107 David Muddiman 42 42   84 2  
162 Eagan Bruley 40 38   78 3  
299 Dan Loveday 34 40   74 4  
x Glenn Warren 38 35   73 5  
44 Trevor Roberts 35 36   71 6    
106 Stephen Mitton 36 34   70 7  
276 Ashley Batten 37 32   69 8  
145 Mick Collier 33 33   66 9  
64 Michael Freeman 28 37   65 10  
540 Jamie Nelson 31 31   62 11    
100 Hayley Rilings 32 0   32 12  
18 Robert Hollis 30 0   30 13
196 James Falkner 29 0   29 14  
 
SMC 2 Stroke 2 Stroke club
no. name r1 r2 r3 total  pos no. name r1 r2 r3 total  pos
163 Dexter Marks 45 45   90 1 428 Mark Bland 45 45   90 1
428 Mark Bland 40 40   80 2 c 4 Tony Leishman 42 42   84 2
286 Darren Flitney 37 38   75 3 281 Todd Bucknall 38 40   78 3
4 Tony Leishman 38 37   75 4 c 818 Ben Huckerby 40 36   76 4
905 Rob Mead 35 36   71 5 11 James Lewis 35 38   73 5
22 Jordan Anderton 32 34   66 6 53 Ian Tindle 34 37   71 6
281 Todd Bucknall 34 32   66 7 c 38 Martin Streeton 37     37 7
142 Daniel Cooper 30 35   65 8 13 Stephen Cole 36     36 8
481 Zak Howlett 31 33   64 9
818 Ben Huckerby 36 27   63 10 c
293 Danny Beckett 28 31   59 11
11 James Lewis 27 30   57 12 c
53 Ian Tindle 26 29   55 13 c
781 Jason Mann 23 28   51 14
7 Michael McClurg   42   42 15
6 Dale Raynor 42     42 16
38 Martin Streeton 33     33 17 c
13 Stephen Cole 29     29 18 c
904 John Mitchinson 25     25 19
555 Kyde Hartwell       0 20
SMC EVO
no. name r1 r2 r3 total  pos  
294 Mark Elliott 42 45   87 1  
118 Barry Burbidge 45 42   87 2  
39 Bruce Garside 38 40   78 3  
93 Ian Mead 40 38   78 4
170 Neil Harris 35 37   72 5
128 Adrian Matthews 37     37 6
234 Graham Walsh 36     36 7
902 James  Higgins 34     34 8
33 Dean Devereux       0 9
311 Robert Mott       0 10
Sidecars
no. name r1 r2 r3 total  pos  
100 Simon Bradford /  Luke Peters 25 25   50 1
2 Richard Jenkins / Dan Chamberlain 20 16   36 2
20 Arthur Walton / Faye Barnes 15 18   33 3
23 Danny Gray /    Louis Gray 11 20   31 4
25 Mark Banks /          A N Other 18 13   31 5
27 Roger Blackman /    Eric Maguire 12 15   27 6
211 Ross Bowers /     Guy Eastman 22     22 7
14 Stephen Parr /     Ian Sheppard   22   22 8
120 Thomas Smith /  Andy Smith 8 14   22 9
8 Andy Breacher /     A N Other 10 12   22 10
45 Harrison Payne / Richard Dixon 9 11   20 11
6 Stuart Brown /  Josh Chamberlain 16     16 12
540 Jamie Nelson /    Brad Connor 6 10   16 13
90 Lloyd Evans /     Brian Gray 7 7   14 14
13 Shaun Mallows /   Colin Dunkley 14     14 15
44 Nick Jarvis Ryan /  Humphries 13     13 16
121 George Kinge /    Zac Snell 2 9   11 17
35 David Millard / Matthew Connor 1 8   9 18
322 Tilo Maguire /     Ben White 3 6   9 19
193 Peter Thomas /   Ben Blythe 4 3   7 20
94 Robert Barnes /     Jo Reynolds 5 2   7 21
333 Andrew Houghton /    Sam Houghton   5   5 22
224 Shane Horton /  Rosie Jackson   4   4 23
113 Neil Warrington /  Daniel Spencer   1   1 24
40 James Ferryman / Sarah Ferryman       0 25
354 Stephen Jones /  Rob Jones       0 26
99 M.Millard /    D.Millard       0 27