Long Buckby Spring Motocross 20/2/11

Club Championships 2011 First Round at Long Buckby hosted by Northampton Motorcyclists Club

Report: Fraser Law

Photos: www.motoxphotos.co.uk

  

Sometimes the weather forecasters get it right. On the weekend of NMCC's first meeting of the year unfortunately they did. Whilst most clubs cancelled their meetings, NMCC decided to carry on and provide some racing for all the eager entrants. After a miserable 24 hours of rain leading up to the event, the circuit was shortened in advance to avoid the two worst hills in order that the majority of riders could get round. Conditions started out very challenging and heavy going, but by midday some drier lines started to appear and by the end of the day things had improved no end. The season got underway almost exactly as the last on had finished with reigning champions at the front in most classes.

Reigning SMC Expert Champion Ryan Griffiths stated the season in fine style. Revelling in the muddy going he took two wins and a second place in the Expert class to secure overall victory. Mark Boswell was never far behind but had to settle for second on this occasion. Michael McClurg found speed on his 2 Stroke as the track dried to finish third after a good win in the final race.

In the Junior group, the club's 2010 Junior Champion Martin Streeton was once again the man to beat. After a second in the first encounter he went on to win both the other races and take first place. Jake Penny finished second overall after battling through from a slow start in the opening race. Mark Bland showed lots of skill to win the first race, but problems in the final leg dropped him to third overall. The Clubman class had to be decided on the results from races two and three, after the bikes became so muddy in the opener that they were impossible to lapscore. Jacob Lowe and Vince Branch both shared wins but it was Jacob who took the overall, with Scott Chamberlain in third position.

The Over 40 class was dominated by another 2010 SMC Champion Tony Leishman, winning all three races. Richard Wright made full use of his new electric start to quickly restart on a few occasions and took second overall. Kevin Turnbull rode smoothly and consistently to the final podium position. Andrew Brightman once again dominated the Over 50 class, but didn't have it all his own way as a fit again Reg Willis snatched victory in the final race for second overall, from Richard Watts in third. The Under 40 group provided another three wins for Ryan Griffiths who never looked like he could be beaten. Matt Willis used his enduro skills to full effect in the tricky conditions to take second, with Dan Holmes on his new 450 in third.

New for 2011, the 2 Stroke class saw close racing all day. Michael McClurg opened the day with a win in the first leg but then concentrated his efforts on other classes. Dale Raynor took maximum advantage of this by winning the other two races and taking the overall. Tony Leishman rode extremely well to finish second overall from Jordan Wright.

It was good to see so many new club members this season, the action continues on March 13 at Badby.

Results:-

Expert: 1 Ryan Griffiths, 2 Mark Boswell, 3 Michael McClurg, 4 David Frankland, 5 Dale Raynor, 6 Simon Wyse

Junior: 1 Martin Streeton, 2 Jake Penny, 3 Mark Bland, 4 Jordan Hughes, 5 Trevor Edwards, 6 John Barnes

Clubman: 1 Jacob Lowe, 2 Vince Branch, 3 Scott Chamberlain, 4 Kevin Turnbull, 5 Ryan Flack, 6 Steven Powell

Over 40: 1 Tony Leishman, 2 Richard Wright, 3 Kevin Turnbull, 4 Fraser Law, 5 Giles Agar, 6 Jason Bain

Over 50: 1 Andrew Brightman, 2 Reg Willis, 3 Richard Watts, 4 Nick Bragg

Under 40: 1 Ryan Griffiths, 2 Matt Willis, 3 Dan Holmes, 4 Gerard Scott, 5 Joe Wyse, 6 James Barnwell

2 Stroke unlimited: 1 Dale Raynor, 2 Tony Leishman, 3 Jordan Wright, 4 Mark Bland, 5 Bill Brightman, 6 Martin Streeton

Workers: 1 Dan Holmes, 2 Fraser Law, 3 Gerard Scott, 4 Andrew Green

Experts name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
1 Ryan Griffiths 20 20 17 57 1
2 Mark Boswell 17 17 15 49 2
31 Michael McClurg 15 10 20 45 3
371 David Frankland 10 15 13 38 4
6 Dale Raynor 13 11 9 33 5
7 Simon Wyse 11 13 7 31 6
74 James Barnwell 7 8 11 26 7
21 Jack Barnwell 6 9 8 23 8
8 Joe Wyse 0 0 10 10 9
club positions
  name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
1 Ryan Griffiths 20 20 20 60 1
2 Mark Boswell 17 17 17 51 2
371 David Frankland 13 15 15 43 3
6 Dale Raynor 15 13 11 39 4
74 James Barnwell 11 10 13 34 5
21 Jack Barnwell 10 11 10 31 6
Junior name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
38 Martin Streeton 17 20 20 57 1
174 Jake Penny 15 17 17 49 2
428 Mark Bland 20 13 8 41 3
241 Jordan Hughes 6 15 15 36 4
124 Trevor Edwards 13 9 10 32 5
10 John Barnes 2 8 11 21 6
30 Tom Harwood 9 6 6 21 7
71 Jake Grossman 5 13 18 8
125 Brad Willis 10 4 3 17 9
62 Billy Fountain 7 9 16 10
72 Fraser Law 8 7 15 11
358 Aaron Edwards 4 10 14 12
17 Harry Brookes 11 11 13
81 Ben Huckerby 11 11 14
27 Darren Faulkner 2 5 7 15
41 Martin Rogers 3 4 7 16
84 Adam Collins 7 7 17
161 Scott Chamberlain 5 5 18
242 Andrew Green 3 3 19
69 Cameron Curtis 2 2 20
33 Oliver Barwell 1 1 21
65 Jason Bain 1 1 22
24 Adam Limbert 1 1 23
16 Matt Willis 0 24
28 Dan Tyldesley 0 25
102 Alex Fountain 0 26
39 Kevin Taylor 0 27
51 Liam Walden 0 28
142 ?       0 29
club positions
  name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
38 Martin Streeton 17 20 20 57 1
428 Mark Bland 20 17 17 54 2
125 Brad Willis 13 15 11 39 3
72 Fraser Law 11 10 15 36 4
27 Darren Faulkner 6 13 13 32 5
69 Cameron Curtis 4 9 10 23 6
65 Jason Bain 5 11 16 7
16 Matt Willis 7 8 15 8
81 Ben Huckerby 15 15 9
51 Liam Walden 3 7 10 10
84 Adam Collins 10 10 11
242 Andrew Green 9 9 12
24 Adam Limbert 8     8 13
Clubman name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
15 Jacob Lowe   20 15 35 1
811 Vince Branch 11 20 31 2
161 Scott Chamberlain 13 17 30 3
50 Kevin Turnbull 17 13 30 4
5 Ryan Flack 15 11 26 5
351 Steven Powell 8 10 18 6
29 Darren Hennerby 9 9 18 7
75 Dan Holmes 6 8 14 8
36 Pete Gall 10 10 9
242 Andrew Green 3 5 8 10
224 Chris Livesey 4 4 8 11
307 Gerard Scott 7 7 12
3 Jason Fisher 5 2 7 13
99 ? 7 7 14
22 Henry Boiling 6 6 15
375 Ashley Rilings 1 3 4 16
49 Richard Watts 2 2 17
14 Jon Curtis 1 1 18
39 Kevin Taylor 0 19
424 Ashley Kiely 0 20
199 Bill Brightman 0 22
78 Daniel Sills       0 23
club positions
  name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
15 Jacob Lowe   20 20 40 1
75 Dan Holmes 17 17 34 2
242 Andrew Green 15 13 28 3
224 Chris Livesey 13 11 24 4
307 Gerard Scott 8 15 23 5
375 Ashley Rilings 10 10 20 6
14 Jon Curtis 6 9 15 7
49 Richard Watts 11 11 8
424 Ashley Kiely 9 9 9
199 Bill Brightman 7 7 10
78 Daniel Sills   5   5 11
O40 name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
4 Tony Leishman 20 20 20 60 1
34 Richard Wright 15 17 17 49 2
50 Kevin Turnbull 13 13 15 41 3
72 Fraser Law 11 15 11 37 4
20 Giles Agar 7 10 13 30 5
65 Jason Bain 9 11 20 6
67 David Bain 10 8 18 7
242 Andrew Green 8 9 17 8
84 Adam Collins 17     17 9
club positions
  name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
72 Fraser Law 20 20 17 57 1
20 Giles Agar 10 15 20 45 2
65 Jason Bain 13 17 30 3
67 David Bain 15 11 26 4
242 Andrew Green 11 13 24 5
84 Adam Collins 17     17 6
O50 name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
89 Andrew Brightman 20 20 17 57 1
57 Reg Willis 17 17 20 54 2
49 Richard Watts 15 15 30 3
10 Nick Bragg 13 13   26 4
club positions
  name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
89 Andrew Brightman 20 20 17 57 1
57 Reg Willis 17 17 20 54 2
49 Richard Watts 15 15 30 3
10 Nick Bragg 13 13   26 4
U40 name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
1 Ryan Griffiths 20 20 20 60 1
16 Matt Willis 17 15 11 43 2
75 Dan Holmes 15 13 9 37 3
307 Gerard Scott 11 10 10 31 4
8 Joe Wyse 17 17 34 5
74 James Barnwell 15 15 6
30 Tom Harwood 13 13 7
28 Dan Tyldesley 13 13 8
17 Harry Brookes 11 11 9
29 Darren Henerby 9 9 10
31 Michael McClurg 8 8 11
800 Sam Trolley 7 7 12
199 Bill Brightman     6 6 13
club positions
  name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
1 Ryan Griffiths 20 20 20 60 1
16 Matt Willis 17 17 15 49 2
75 Dan Holmes 15 15 11 41 3
307 Gerard Scott 13 13 13 39 4
74 James Barnwell 17 17 5
800 Sam Trolley 10 10 6
199 Bill Brightman     9 9 7
2 Stroke name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
6 Dale Raynor 17 20 20 57 1
4 Tony Leishman 15 15 17 47 2
63 Jordan Wright 13 17 15 45 3
428 Mark Bland 11 13 13 37 4
199 Bill Brightman 7 10 11 28 5
38 Martin Streeton 10 11 21 6
31 Michael McClurg 20 20 7
375 Ashley Rilings 6 9 15 8
65 Jason Bain 9 9 9
41 Tom Austin 8 8 10
67 David Bain 5     5 11
club positions
  name race 1 race 2 race 3 total pos.
6 Dale Raynor 20 20 20 60 1
428 Mark Bland 17 17 17 51 2
199 Bill Brightman 10 13 15 38 3
38 Martin Streeton 15 15 30 4
375 Ashley Rilings 9 11 20 5
65 Jason Bain 13 13 6
41 Tom Austin 11 11 7
67 David Bain 8     9 8
Workers
75 Dan Holmes 20     20 1
72 Fraser Law 17 17 2
307 Gerard Scott 15 15 3
242 Andrew Green 13     13 4

 

  


 

 

 



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