2012 SMC Championship Finale at Long Buckby hosted by NMCC.

Report: Fraser Law

Photos: www.motoxphotos.co.uk

 

 

The 2012 SMC Adult Motocross Championships drew to a close at the Long Buckby National track hosted by NMCC. This season has seen every type of track condition and weather possible, mostly when least expected. The final round was to prove no exception. The perfectly graded circuit suffered torrential rain for much of the week and while many events chose to cancel, NMCC bravely soldiered on. Helped by some modifications to the circuit in the wettest parts and finally a nice sunny weekend, track conditions went from wet and slippery to drying and fast as the day progressed.

In the Expert class Michael McClurg was always near the front. He took race one closely followed by Trevor Edwards who revelled in the tricky conditions. In race two and three Michael tried hard to catch Joe Wyse but to no avail. Showing a late season burst of speed Joe won both the final legs, but had to settle for second overall behind Michael due to a fifth place finish in the tricky race one. David Frankland took third overall with two solid third place finishes in races two and three.

The pressure was on in the Junior A class, with a number of riders looking to secure Expert status from the few remaining points on offer. Tom Harwood took first overall with a win and a second, Ady Peedle was just two points behind with a win and a third place finish. Aiden Maloney continued his recent run of good form taking the final podium position. In the Junior B class Glyn Litchfied dominated the opening race after missing the qualifying heat. However a nasty finger injury put him out of race two allowing Craig Barrow to take overall victory from Gary Shaw. Richard Sabin rode consistently  to take third.

In the Premier class Ryan Griffiths took one of the few hat-tricks of the day. Staying out of trouble at the front he won all three legs, whilst behind him Mark Bland battled closely all day with Tony Leishman. Mark took second overall by just two points after beating Tony to the flag in races one and three. Stephen Harrison was the rider on form in the Elite class, also winning all three of his race by some distance and revelling in the tough conditions. Behind him Nigel Miller finished runner up from Reg Willis in all three encounters.

In the Under 40 class Tom Parkes took the overall by virtue of his win in the last race. Winner of race one Martin Streeton matched him on points but had to settle for second overall, with Matthew Knight in third. In the two stroke class Mark Bland again battled closely with Tony Leishman but was able to stay in front this time and win all three races.

 

Results:

Expert: 1 Michael McClurg, 2 Joe Wyse, 3 David Frankland, 4 Dale Raynor, 5 Trevor Edwards, 6 Jack Gregory

Junior A: 1 Tom Harwood, 2 Adrian Peedle, 3 Aiden Maloney, 4 Alex Fountain, 5 Darren Flitney, 6 Billy Fountain

Junior B: 1 Craig Barrow, 2 Gary Shaw, 3 Richard Sabin, 4 Mark Barnett, 5 Glyn Litchfield, 6 Tom Rose

Premier Over 40: 1 Ryan Griffiths, 2 Mark Bland, 3 Tony Leishman, 4 Fraser Law, 5 Tony Fricker, 6 Steve Gilbey

Elite Over 50: 1 Stephen Harrison, 2 Nigel Miller, 3 Reg Willis, 4 Andrew Brightman, 5 Sam Boak, 6 Alan Bourn

Under 40: 1 Tom Parkes, 2 Martin Streeton, 3 Matthew Knight, 4 Jack Gregory, 5 Jamie Scott, 6 Craig Barrow

2 Stroke: 1 Mark Bland, 2 Tony Leishman, 3 James Higgins

Workers: 1 Tom Rose, 2 Andrew Green, 3 Gerard Scott, 4 James Higgins

 

Full results:

Expert club Expert
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
7 Michael McClurg 20 17 17 54 1 9 David Frankland 17 20 20 57 3
10 Joe Wyse 11 20 20 51 2 1 Dale Raynor 20 17 17 54 4
9 David Frankland 13 15 15 43 3 31 Jamie Scott 15     15 7
1 Dale Raynor 15 11 13 39 4
124 Trevor Edwards 17 10 10 37 5
591 Jack Gregory 10 13 11 34 6
31 Jamie Scott 9     9 7
Junior A club Junior
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
410 Thomas Harwood 17 20   37 1 102 Alex Fountain 20 20   40 1
172 Adrian Peedle 20 15   35 2 108 Billy Fountain 15 17   32 2
95 Aiden Maloney 13 17   30 3 991 Michael Austin 17 15   32 3
102 Alex Fountain 15 13   28 4 182 Jack Lee 13 13   26 4
286 Darren Flitney 8 11   19 5 29 Thomas Parkes 10 11   21 5
108 Billy Fountain 10 10   20 6 23 Cameron Curtis 8 10   18 6
991 Michael Austin 9 9   18 7 197 Steven Chilvers 9 9   18 7
182 Jack Lee 7 8   15 8 313 John Gill 11     11 8
29 Thomas Parkes 5 7   12 9
141 Jono Bourn 11     11 10
23 Cameron Curtis 3 6   9 11
197 Steven Chilvers 4 4   8 12
153 Dan Miles 2 5   7 13
313 John Gill 6     6 14
307 Gerard Scott 1 3   4 15
Junior B club clubman
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
74 Craig Barrow 17 20   37 1 307 Gerard Scott 20 20   40 1
59 Gary Shaw 15 17   32 2 198 Richard Sabin 17 17   34 2
198 Richard Sabin 11 13   24 3 771 Wayne Parkes 13 15   28 3
883 Mark Barnett 8 15   23 4 98 Tom Rose 15 13   28 4
282 Glyn Litchfield 20     20 5 175 Andrew Green 11 11   22 5
98 Tom Rose 10 8   18 6 117 Rob Ashworth 9 9   18 6
22 Tom Thierens 13 5   18 7 184 Ashley Batten 10 8   18 7
11 Neil Thompson 7 9   16 8 152 Matthew Knight   10   10 8
771 Wayne Parkes 3 11   14 9 53 Ian Tindle   7   7 9
501 Tom Burn 4 10   14 10
158 Rob Smythe 5 4   9 11
125 Nathan Wells 9     9 12
92 Thomas Matthews 1 7   8 13
93 Matthew Mason a 6   6 14
3 Tom Goswell 6     6 15
175 Andrew Green 2 3   5 16
122 Karl Clack e 2   2 17
152 Matthew Knight   1   1 18
184 Ashley Batten b b   0  
751 Luke Boyce c     0  
64 Michael Freeman d     0  
16 Scott Maudsley f d   0  
66 Rupert Hills g     0  
117 Rob Ashworth h a   0  
901 Harvey Adams i f   0  
53 Ian Tindle   c   0  
41 Andrew King   e   0  
Premier O40 club Premier O40
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
5 Ryan Griffiths 20 20 20 60 1 5 Ryan Griffiths 20 20 20 60 1
428 Mark Bland 17 15 17 49 2 428 Mark Bland 17 15 17 49 2
4 Tony Leishman 15 17 15 47 3 4 Tony Leishman 15 17 15 47 3
72 Fraser Law 11 11 13 35 4 72 Fraser Law 13 13 13 39 4
105 Tony Fricker 13 10 10 33 5 771 Wayne Parkes 11 11 11 33 5
147 Steve Gilbey 8 13 11 32 6 175 Andrew Green 9 10 10 29 6
42 Rupert Fairclough 9 9 9 27 7 120 Giles Agar 10 9 8 27 7
771 Wayne Parkes 7 7 7 21 8 117 Rob Ashworth   8 9 17 8
88 Kevin Fossey 10 8   18 9
175 Andrew Green 5 5 5 15 10
50 Kevin Turnbull   6 8 14 11
120 Giles Agar 6 4 3 13 12
93 Matthew Mason 4 2 6 12 13
117 Rob Ashworth   3 4 7 14
Elite O50 club Elite O50
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
18 Stephen Harrison 20 20 20 60 1 57 Reg Willis 20 20 20 60 1
68 Nigel Miller 17 17 17 51 2 89 Andrew Brightman 15 17 17 49 2
57 Reg Willis 15 15 15 45 3 106 Stephen Mitton 17     17 3
89 Andrew Brightman 10 9 13 32 4 156 Pete Chapman   15   15 4
148 Sam Boak 8 13 11 32 5
90 Alan Bourn 11 8 9 28 6
64 Michael Freeman 9 11 7 27 7
25 Gary Burn   10 10 20 8
19 Richard Jochacy 6 6 8 20 9
106 Stephen Mitton 13     13 10
49 Richard Watts 7 7   14 11
156 Pete Chapman   5   5 12
76 Stephen Morgan 5     5 13
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
29 Thomas Parkes 15 15 20 50 1 29 Thomas Parkes 17 17 20 54 1
38 Martin Streeton 20 13 17 50 2 38 Martin Streeton 20 15 17 52 2
152 Matthew Knight 11   15 26 3 152 Matthew Knight 15   15 30 3
591 Jack Gregory   20   20 4 31 Jamie Scott   20   20 4
31 Jamie Scott   17   17 5
74 Craig Barrow 17     17 6
901 Harvey Adams     13 13 7
22 Tom Thierens 13     13 8
2 Stroke club U2 Stroke
no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position no. name race 1 race 2  race 3 total position
428 Mark Bland 20 20 20 60 1 428 Mark Bland 20 20 20 60 1
4 Tony Leishman 17 17 17 51 2 4 Tony Leishman 17 17 17 51 2
127 James Higgins 15 15 15 45 3 127 James Higgins 15 15 15 45 3


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