SURREY POLICE MCC, 
HARE N HOUNDS CHAMPIONSHIP
24th November Bagshot
The final round of the SEEC Hare n Hounds
Photo/Report Rich Troth

Championship at Bagshot in what can only be described as water logged, however the Surrey Police team have managed to put in a 5 mile loop avoiding the worst hit areas to avoid a back log of stuck riders and with an entry of 180+ it was a tough ask but somehow it all ended well but was most definitely a testament of endurance and toughness.
Championship Class
What a great final round with so many permutations but it was Ben Wibberley who took command early on with Jon Hunt fast on his heels and a rejuvenated Aaron Smith in 3rd and series leader Phil Wiffen in 4th, early crash thwarted Aaron Smith’s progress, Jon Hunt took lead from Wibberley and very much looked like he would take win but as the conditions worsened the wet weather maestro Wiffen came into his own and passed Wibberley and was not long before he had challenged Hunt and taken the lead and take the victory with Hunt taking runners up spot, Wibberley held off a late challenge from Clive Gammage to hold on to 3rd place with Dan Lawry finishing off the top 5.

Expert Class
3rd overall and very much on championship times was expert class winner Royal Engineer Tom Ellwood who was pushed all day by Mark Kirby but the Royal Engineers youth and fitness showed in the final stages but a mightily warrior showing from Kirby in runners up spot, 3rd to Dorset’s Jack Hooper with 9 laps completed, 4th Freddie Broadway whom has not ridden all year put in a great showing in such testing conditions for bike and rider, 5th Tristan Robinson who put all his trials skills to test today to get that top 5 position.

Vet A Class + Vet A O50
What a great battle in this class with the top 3 really battling it out but too many crashes for the never give up Tom Moore gave him 3rd spot, 2nd and a rare outing for Docklands Rider Chris Salt who looked as graceful as ever in the testing conditions however it was the skilful but ever consistent Darren Osborne who took top honours in the class abundant in class, 4th went to Daz Lee whose race nearly ended on lap one after finding a very deep puddle on the first bend but recovered well, 5th and a very consistent and solid showing for Ian Mitchell.
The Over 50 class was even tighter for the top three who were only separated by two minutes but in my eyes it was won by the one who wanted it most Steve Bird and that showed in his aggression not only on the going but also refuelling, runner up Joe Beard who looked silky smooth and pretty much faultless all day, 3rd was the laid back Graham Reid.

Clubman A Class
Matthew Dark was very much the lone victor in the A class with 9 laps completed which was 1 more than his closest rival, runner up was farrier Daniel Dicker whom has jumped to the A class from the B class and showing what a great move that was, 3rd Ross Kerr on his first outing on the new Gas Gas 125 two stroke and looked very much the perfect tool for Ross with 8 laps completed, 4th Darren Perry who no matter what conditions always comes up in the top 5, 5th London Fire Brigades John Gilbertson who seemed to gel with conditions and get a top result.

Clubman B Class
Clubman B was as always very close in the championship standings with Brad Warton needing the win and Lee Boulden to falter and Brad did what he had to do and took the victory but the very skilful Lee Boulden knew it was his to lose so did not do anything stupid and came in runners up spot, Teenager Harvey Bish came in 3rd with his best performance all season.

Vet B Class + Vet B O50
Vet B winner was Dean Reed who completed 8 laps with a very much rejuvenated Jeff Cannons in runners up spot in what can only be described as the comeback of the year after a 5 year absence, 3rd to the Witley MCC legend many Bernardez.
The Over 50 class was won by Carl Smye who was pushed all the way by Stephen Scott and swapped positions a few times both completed 7 laps as did 3rd placed Hans Gilham.

Sportsman Class
Sportsman class was won by James Bowman whom was having his first outing in wet conditions and what a great initiation, runner up was Frenchman Fredderic Torres, and the likeable Stephen Tull in 3rd.