Bob Collier Memorial Motocross 17/4/11


at the Long Buckby National Track

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Report: Fraser Law

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The objectives for this meeting were simple, to remember a dear friend and to raise as much money as possible for a noble cause. To do this a crack team of Bob's closest friends and family was assembled. They worked tirelessly behind the scenes for months, contacting his motocross buddies, grading and preparing the track, finding sponsors, making the unique trophies, making cakes, contacting the media, the list goes on and on. The result? Something extraordinary. A day to be remembered by all who took part, much like the man himself.

Long Buckby's traditional cold wind was banished for the day, replaced with glorious sunshine from start to finish. The track was prepared perfectly looking the best it has for decades. A massive entry of solos and sidecars came together to take part in this unique event, watched on by a huge field of enthusiastic spectators.  Indeed such was the atmosphere that you'd have been forgiven for thinking that somehow you'd been transported back to the eighties.

To accomodate all of Bob's friends and interests it was necessary to run extra classes for twinshocks, sidecars and also the very special 'Friends of Bob' Class.  Probably never before had such a wide range of ages, for both machines and riders taken to the track all at the same time. Whilst some were fiercely competitive, others were just out to enjoy the ride and give another outing to some very special machinery. James Berrill took wins in all three of the F.O.B. races, followed by Mark Bussey on an immaculate Yamaha. Behind them Richard Sabin fought off David Muddiman and Rob Saunders to take the final podium place. Results in this class however told only half the story. Before racing to second overall Mark was a key member of the track preparation A Team, watering the circuit all Saturday evening as revellers at the hog-roast looked on.

Ryan Griffiths once again proved himself the man to beat at this circuit, taking a maximum 3 wins in both the Expert and Under 40 classes. In the Experts he was followed home by the smooth riding Mark Boswell and Michael Hand. In the Under 40 Class Roy Wilson took second from Jonathan Tapp in third. Racing with the Experts meant that the action at the front of the Junior races was always close. Jay Greavix won the first two motos and the overall, while Jamie Scott snatched victory in the final leg to take second overall. Roy Wilson finished third after some very close racing with Chuck Davis and Ben Huckerby.

In the Clubman Class Rupert Fairclough won the final two races to take first overall from Harry Burden who finished a consistent second. Race one winner Brad Willis was edged into third by a single point. Tony Leishman continued to dominate the Over 40 class with a hat-trick of wins. Behind him Adam Collins and Fraser Law fought closely for the runner up spot each time, with Adam eventually taking second overall. In the Over 50 Class a back on form Reg Willis won two out of three to take the win, while Andrew Brightman had to be content with second overall despite a win in race two from P Winter in third. Roy Wilson figured once again in the results for the 2-stroke class, winning all three legs, while Tony Leishman won a close battle with James Berrill for third.

The Twinshock class proved a crowd pleaser with some wondefully prepared machines out on the circuit. Matt Murphy dominated races one and three but a problem with the maico in race two dropped him to second overall. Marcus Feltham took advantage and the overall was his. David Muddiman took third from Ian Rowley giving Maico three out of the first 4 positions. Unlucky for some, but not for Shaun Mallows and Colin Dunkley as their number 13 sidecar outfit  dominated the sidecar races. The crowd were in awe as they hit the circuit's big jumps with abandon on route to three straight victories. Second each time went to Paul Morris and Mark Snell from Nick Leatherhead and Paul Young.

As well as the exciting racing there were plenty of fundraising activities taking place such as the very popular cake sales, the tombola and a 'guess the weight of the Goldstar' competition. The final amount raised has yet to be calculated but expect it to be a lot! Figures will be released on the club website as soon as they're available. Thanks to everyone who organised and took part in such a memorable day, the first of what will hopefully become an annual event.

 

Results:

Friends of Bob: 1 James Berrill, 2 Mark Bussey, 3 Richard Sabin, 4 David Muddiman, 5 Rob Saunders, 6 Jamie Nelson.

Expert: 1 Ryan Griffiths, 2 Mark Boswell, 3 Michael Hand, 4 James Berrill.

Junior: 1 Jay Greavix, 2 Jamie Scott, 3 Roy Wilson, 4 Chuck Davis, 5 Ben Huckerby, 6 Martin Streeton.

Clubman: 1 Rupert Fairclough, 2 Harry Burden, 3 Brad Willis, 4 Kevin Turnbull, 5 Andrew Modd, 6 Ashley Kiely.

Over 40: 1 Tony Leishman, 2 Adam Collins, 3 Fraser Law, 4 Rupert Fairclough, 5 Richard Lowe, 6 Kevin Turnbull.

Over 50: 1 Reg Willis, 2 Andrew Brightman, 3 P Winter, 4 Aidan Quinn, 5 Nick Bragg, 6 Richard Watts.

Under 40: 1 Ryan Griffiths, 2 Roy Wilson, 3 Jonathan Tapp, 4 Bill Brightman, 5 Jack Marriot, 6 Dan Holmes.

2 Stroke: 1 Roy Wilson, 2 Tony Leishman, 3 James Berrill, 4 Jonathan Tapp, 5 Bill Brightman, 6 Jack Marriott.

Twinshocks: 1 Marcus Feltham, 2 Matt murphy, 3 David Muddiman, 4 Ian Rowley, 5 Tim Mills, 6 Steven Shambrooke.

Sidecars: 1 Shaun Mallows/Colin Dunkley, 2 Paul Morris/Mark Snell, 3 Nick Leatherhead/Paul Young, 4 Chris Walker/Luke Williams, 5 Chris Batt/Richard Brinsen, 6 Shane Horton/Paul Horton.

 

FOB name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
27 James Berrill 20 20 20 60 1
47 Mark Bussey 17 17 17 51 2
198 Richard Sabin 15 13 15 43 3
107 David Muddiman 11 15 11 37 4
87 Rob Saunders 11 13 24 5
77 Jamie Nelson 10 10 20 6
119 Gary Coleman 9 2 9 20 7
83 Kevin Hand 6 5 6 17 8
23 Sean Dowling 13 4 17 9
273 Thomas Rose 8 6 2 16 10
75 Dan Holmes 7 8 15 11
201 Giles Agar 4 7 4 15 12
11 Pat Winter 10 10 13
1 Clive Bussey 9 9 14
57 Reg Willis 8 8 15
192 Ashley Hudson 7 7 16
138 Steve Shambrooke 1 5 6 17
149 ? 5 5 18
145 Eagan Bruley 1 3 4 19
131 Tom Austin jr 3 3 20
100 Archie Leishman 3 3 21
72 Fraser Law 2 2 22
167 Tim Mills     1 1 23
club  Expert
Experts name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.   name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
1 Ryan Griffiths 20 20 20 60 1 1 Ryan Griffiths 20 20 20 60 1
2 Mark Boswell 17 17 17 51 2 2 Mark Boswell 17 17 17 51 2
888 Michael Hand 15 15 15 45 3
27 James Berrill 13 13   26 4
club  Junior 
Junior  name  race 1 race 2 race3 total pos   name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos
35 Jay Greavix 20 20 17 57 1 5 Chuck Davis 17 17 17 51 1
31 Jamie Scott 11 11 20 42 2 31 Jamie Scott 13 15 20 48 2
54 Roy Wilson 10 17 15 42 3 818 Ben Huckerby 20 9 15 44 3
5 Chuck Davis 15 13 13 41 4 555 Tom Drabble 10 13 13 36 4
818 Ben Huckerby 17 5 11 33 5 381 Martin Streeton 15 20 0 35 5
381 Martin Streeton 13 15 0 28 6 84 Adam Collins 9 10 10 29 6
555 Tom Drabble 7 8 10 25 7 72 Fraser Law 4 11 11 26 7
84 Adam Collins 5 6 8 19 8 14 Tom Smith 8 8 9 25 8
212 Jonathan Tapp 9 9 0 18 9 15 Jacob Lowe 7 7 8 22 9
72 Fraser Law 7 9 16 10 171 Darren Faulkner 0 5 7 12 10
93 Jamie Richmond 10 7 17 11 125 Brad Willis 3 3 6 12 11
134 Ricky Scotney 6 0 6 12 12 141 Tom Austin jr 5 6 0 11 12
14 Tom Smith 4 4 4 12 13 55 James Chambers 6 4 0 10 13
317 Tim Soane 2 3 5 10 14 428 Mark Bland 11 0 0 11 14
428 Mark Bland 8 0 0 8 15 56 Cameron Curtis 2 2 5 9 15
15 Jacob Lowe 3 2 2 7 15
200 Jared Quinn 1 3 4 17
231 Daniel O'Callaghan 1 1 18
191 Gary Scotney 1     1 19
club  clubman 
Clubman name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.   name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
42 Rupert Fairclough 15 20 20 55 1 75 Dan Holmes 15 15 20 50 1
147 Harry Burden 17 17 17 51 2 192 Ashley Hudson 11 13 17 41 2
125 Brad Willis 20 15 15 50 3 424 Ashley Kiely 20 20 0 40 3
50 Kevin Turbull 11 11 13 35 4 307 Gerard Scott 9 11 15 35 4
41 Andrew Modd 8 9 11 28 5 199 Bill Brightman 17 17 0 34 5
424 Ashley Kiely 13 13 0 26 6 242 Andy Green 10 10 13 33 6
104 Thomas Gilbert 5 8 10 23 7 375 Hayley Rilings 8 9 11 28 7
75 Dan Holmes 9 5 9 23 8 48 James Higgins 7 8 10 25 8
118 Will Surtees 7 7 7 21 9 641 Ashley Rilings 5 7 9 21 9
199 Bill Brightman 10 10 0 20 10 6 Jon Curtis 3 5 8 16 10
56 Cameron Curtis 6 8 14 11 20 Sam Trolley 2 4 7 13 11
192 Ashley Hudson 3 4 6 13 12 201 Giles Agar 13 0 0 13 12
317 Simon Collins 2 3 5 10 13 51 Liam Walden 6 0 6 12 13
307 Gerard Scott 2 4 6 14 152 Matthew Knight 4 6 0 10 14
251 Jack Marriott 6 6 15
8 Todd Bucknall 5 5 16
201 Giles Agar 4 4 17
340 Jason Springham 3 3 18
40 Aaron Driver 1 2 3 19
34 Adam Clarke 1 1 20
145 Eagan Bruley 1     1 21
club  O40
  name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
84 Adam Collins 20 20 17 57 1
O40 name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos. 72 Fraser Law  17 17 20 54 2
4 Tony Leishman 20 20 20 60 1 46 Richard Lowe 15 15 15 45 3
84 Adam Collins 17 17 15 49 2 87 Rob Saunders 11 13 13 37 4
72 Fraser Law  15 15 17 47 3 201 Giles Agar 9 11 11 31 5
42 Rupert Fairclough 13 13 13 39 4 242 Andy Green 8 10 10 28 6
46 Richard Lowe 11 11 11 33 5 6 Jon Curtis 6 9 9 24 7
50 Kevin Turnbull 10 10 10 30 6 67 David Bain 13 0 0 13 8
87 Rob Saunders 8 9 9 26 7 131 Stephen Cole 10 0 0 10 9
201 Giles Agar 6 8 8 22 8 48 James Higgins 7 7 10
242 Andy Green 5 7 7 19 9 124 James Falkner 5     5 11
6 Jon Curtis 1 5 5 11 10
67 David Bain 9 0 0 9 11
131 Stephen Cole 7 0 0 7 12
39 Gary Brown 6 6 13
3 Dave Mitchell 6 6 14
66 Gordon Brown 4 4 15
80 Robert Clark 4 4 16
112 Andrew Brown 3 3 17
48 James Higgins 3 3 18
63 Simon Brown 2     2 19 club  O50
  name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
57 Reg Willis 20 17 20 57 1
O50 name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos. 89 Andrew Brightman 17 20 17 54 2
57 Reg Willis 20 17 20 57 1 10 Nick Bragg 15 15 15 45 3
89 Andrew Brightman 17 20 13 50 2 49 Richard Watts 13 13 13 39 4
11 P Winter 15 15 17 47 3 44 Trevor Roberts 11 11 11 33 5
454 Aidan Quinn 13 13 15 41 4
10 Nick Bragg 11 11 11 33 5
49 Richard Watts 9 10 10 29 6
44 Trevor Roberts 6 9 8 23 7
60 Michael Simons 7 0 9 16 8
83 Kevin Hand 10 0 0 10 9 club  U40
100 Archie Leishman 8 0 0 8 10   name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
1 Ryan Griffiths 20 20 20 60 1
U40 name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos. 199 Bill Brightman 15 17 17 49 2
1 Ryan Griffiths 20 20 20 60 1 75 Dan Holmes 9 13 15 37 3
54 Roy Wilson 13 17 17 47 2 307 Gerard Scott 10 11 10 31 4
212 Jonathan Tapp 11 15 15 41 3 152 Matthew Knight 7 10 11 28 5
199 Bill Brightman 10 10 13 33 4 192 Ashley Hudson 13 0 13 26 6
251 Jack Marriott 7 7 9 23 5 20 Sam Trolley 6 9 9 24 7
75 Dan Holmes 1 9 11 21 6 2 Mark Boswell 17 0 0 17 8
191 Gary Scotney 8 11 0 19 7 55 James Chambers 0 15 0 15 9
2 Mark Boswell 17 0 0 17 8 56 Cameron Curtis 11 0 0 11 10
317 Simon Collins 6 0 10 16 9 641 Ash Rilings 8 0 0 8 11
307 Gerard Scott 3 8 5 16 10
175 Kevin Mahoney 2 6 7 15 11
888 Michael Hand 15 0 0 15 12
192 Ashley Hudson 5 0 8 13 13
134 Ricky Scotney 0 13 0 13 14
152 Matthew Knight 0 5 6 11 15
55 James Chambers 0 11 0 11 16
681 Marcus Feltham 9 0 0 9 17
20 Sam Trolley 4 4 8 18 club 2 Stroke
56 Cameron Curtis 4 0 0 4 19   name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
199 Bill Brightman 20 17 20 57 1
2 Stroke name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos. 152 Matthew Knight 11 13 13 37 2
54 Roy Wilson 20 20 20 60 1 57 Reg Willis 17 20 0 37 3
4 Tony Leishman 13 17 17 47 2 192 Ashley Hudson 15 0 17 32 4
27 James Berrill 17 15 13 45 3 48 James Higgins 0 15 15 30 5
212 Jonathan Tapp 15 13 15 43 4 81 Peter Griffith 0 11 0 11 6
199 Bill Brightman 11 10 11 32 5
251 Jack Marriott 8 9 10 27 6
57 Reg Willis 9 11 20 7
175 Kevin Mahoney 6 7 8 21 8
152 Matthew Knight 5 6 6 17 9
192 Ashley Hudson 7 9 16 10
48 James Higgins 8 7 15 11
681 Marcus Feltham 10 10 12
81 Peter Griffith   5   5 13
Twinshocks name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
681 Marcus Feltham 17 20 17 54 1
22 Matt Murphy 20 8 20 48 2
107 David Muddiman 15 17 15 47 3
159 Ian Rowley 13 15 13 41 4
167 Tim Mills 11 11 10 32 5
138 Steven Shambrooke 13 11 24 6
39 Gary Brown 7 7 7 21 7
106 Steve Mitton 9 9 18 8
90 Paul Clarke 6 10 16 9
81 Peter Griffith 8 6 14 10
161 J Hobbins 2 2 9 13 11
173 Mick Collier 10 10 12
777 Rupert Hills 1 5 3 9 13
36 Neil Stevens 5 4 9 14
362 Sam Smith 8 8 15
112 Andrew Brown 4 4 8 16
91 Dave Rowsell 1 5 6 17
66 Gordon Brown 6 6 18
3 Dave Mitchell 3 3 19
616 Ian Murphy 3     3 20
Sidecars name  race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
13 Shaun Mallows 20 20 20 60 1
  Colin Dunkley          
1 Paul Morris 17 17 17 51 2
  Mark Snell  
191 Nick Leatherhead 13 13 11 37 3
  Paul Young          
32 Chris Walker 15 15 7 37 4
  Luke Williams  
46 Chris Batt 11 11 13 35 5
  Richard Brinsden          
224 Shane Horton 9 8 15 32 6
  Paul Horton  
112 Ross Chivers 10 10 10 30 7
  Glenn Restrick          
145 Jamie Nelson 7 6 6 19 8
  Tess Collier  
40 Ricky Cole   9 9 18 9
  Kev Mullins          
71 Paul Kimbell 8 8 16 10
  Alex Leisk  
34 Paul Giles 6 7   13 11
  Kieran Giles          
11 Neil Aldridge 5 5 12
  Olivia Cooke          


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