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First event of the year for RORE and what a great entry with an excellent Championship class of 11 riders, lap of 6 miles with that cross country theme of fast and flowing areas and a few hazards to mix things up.

Championship Class
Daryl Bolter was in magnificent form today despite being out on his practice bike but plain to see his fitness is good and up to speed in preparation for the season ahead and took the win by 1 extra lap over runner up Bradley King who really did try and keep with Bolter and by that edged away from 3rd spot Tom Ellwood whom was out on his brand new bike this weekend and hopefully has found a good set up no, 4th and another sterling ride from the Cornishman Kyle Jacobs, 5th Ashley Scott whom to me rode faultlessly and very much the styler out there, Good to see the CORE club represented in all classes and Jack Penhaligan was their Championship entry and went back to Cornwall with 7th place, Bed Hair Hawker took 8th place with his usual display of wreckless riding and his continued lack of personal hygiene and i can now understand why his lovely wife prefers sleeping in the stables, 9th Ben Scott will be a bit miffed being beaten by sibling Ashley especially i saw him tampering with Ashley’s bike pre race :-0 10th went to Jason Bowen whom i saw very little of due to his very dull, lack of creativity riding kit..... did anyone else see a very fast but small man dressed like a Satsuma ?, 11th and very surprised Steve (What Perm) Harding as sure he was running a lot higher than his finishing position dictates.

Expert Class
Have always rated and ranted about Dominic Thomas and today he did not let me down with class victory and a show of speed and skill equally mixed and does not seem to have weak point, runner up also on 12 laps along with Dominic was Bradley Rowland, 3rd RAF rider The Shadow Adam Senior who was in superb form with 11 laps completed, 4th Steve O’Keefe with his amazing air show, 5th Gary McCoy also on 11 laps and very much the showman but i was expecting more from Gary until i found out he had dropped his hole punch gun, Jonny White i feel would be slightly pissed that The Shadow beat him but as a consolation he gets my award for save of the day as so nearly looped it, 8th Wayne Player whom will be pleased he beat Paul Armstrong 10th but on Paul’s defence he is a fat fucker at the moment and was up late eating pies and pizza so don’t get too excited Wayne, 9th Karl Langford who needs to ride more as looks like a scolded cat at the start but by half way he is more like Fucked Ferret, 11th Niles Reid with 11 laps, 12th Bud Benney who might not be god’s gift to woman or be the fastest rider out there or the most intelligent but what he does have is ...... not sure really but please let me know if you know something i don’t, Boy band wanna be Jack Spracklen also did 11 laps but had a couple of groupies hassling him on track which he stated “Took me out of my zone”, 14th Mike “Wahoo” Harlow who will simply be wallowing in victory over fellow CORE riders Matt “A women’s work is never done” Ward 17th, Slim “Scared of Heights” Tyrone 18th and Toni (Spelt with an i Mate) Burrows 19th, Jack Hooper 20th seems to have borrowed Russ Johns book of Race excuses.

Veteran Class
Steve Elford MX veteran put on a great show of talent with the cross country fast course suiting his skills and ability which helped him muscle past Andy Claxton who was on his comeback ride after surgery and will be pleased with runners up spot, 3rd Peter King who had a great battle with Amped rider Tim Cotton 4th, 6th Simon Thomas who was the last rider with 11 laps, 7th Quintin McLaughlin whom is a great guy but chose his own path in life and that path leads to a place we all fear and dread and pray that we do not stray this way in our lives, so when you see Quintin at events give a second glance as i am sure this will help you all stay clear of Pie Shops, Pizza Parlours and Greasy Cafes, 9th Mito UK’s Steve Cook with 10 laps, 11th Wayne Tipton also on 10 laps, a battered Geoff Brigden in 12th , Steve Dagger looking better every time i see him and a well earned 10 laps, Steve Taylor also completed 10 laps despite being concussed the day before at Ashdown Farm after being hit by a rock which makes me think he is either Rocky or Psycho, Cornishman Dave Brignall completed 10 laps, Michael Brooks somehow ended the race with a cleaner bike than he started which tells me a lot about him and now wonder whether he lives in a caravan ;-) Great to see TM my favourite bikes represented by Neil Fripp with 9 laps completed, Neil Marshall looked mega stylish but somehow ended way down in the results, Nathan Daniels was simply an embarrassment to his son whom i feel will be looking through Ebay for a new father or role model.

Clubman Class
Very competitive top 3 for the Clubman win with all completing 11 laps with Jack Sherwin taking top honours from Graham Reid and Scott King respectively, 4th Tim Hewlett and 5th on 10 laps was teenager Liam Bartlett who has very much upped his game, 6th Shaggy The Showman Mulliner and as always loves to play up for the camera and keeps me amused, 7th Ross Curtis who always looks like he is mega fast and committed but somehow results say otherwise but love his style, 8th Brett Moore Jnr will be a happy lad after beating fellow RAF rider Sean Delaney 9th and Dad Brett Moore Snr 11th , 10th Ady Matthews with 2 top 10 finishes over the weekend which is a testament to his fitness and mental attitude, 12th Daniel Dicker who by his own admissions was not at the races today but he had raced Saturday as well at Ashdown along with Ady, 13th Jason Naruzewicz with 10 laps representing the RAF, 15th Mark Bartlett who rides a damn sight better than his position says and very much text book style as well as a beautiful bit of Beta kit, Paul “Never fall off “ Feltham has made serious progress as only saw him fall off twice and is looking so much more confident, Richard Swaffield had a great consistent ride with 10 laps completed as did Stu Bowers but probably feeling the effects after a while since his last competitive ride, Pete Nash had a bad start after being punted off and had to make repairs but still enjoyed his day and laps, Nathan Baggott finished an event which is good news but to be out of the top 20 is not so good or did you push the bike round ;-) Tom Vandy like his team mate Jason Bowen went un-noticed so if you do see a pair of Satsuma’s (One large and one small) please get in contact, and finally..... although a finish is a finish whichever way you look at it and that does mean a personal victory ... well not in the case of long time friend Gary Joynson who came in a good while after everyone else had gone home... which made him LAST

Sportsman Class
West Country’s Jordan Brigden took top honours with Lewis Ranger runner up on his debut ride both completed a credible 10 laps a piece which at this level is top draw, 3rd with 9 laps Emily Hall who has yet again made vast improvements since I last saw her, 6th the blonde bombshell Nick Windsor, 7th Dan Ford all the way from Cornwall with 9 laps completed, Zac King 8th which was a good result as rode Saturday as well at Ashdown Farm, 9th Harry Burt whom looked great early on but about midway his shoulders seem to drop and body language was a bit down trodden, 10th Dave Legge who seemed to be having fun and was consistent lap after lap and dare i say seems to be getting fitter, 11th and have to say best i have seen him ride was David Wright and was on new machinery a beautiful Beta and looked a different rider to me, 12th Core top girl Hannah Clarke who left pretty disappointed as bike had a mechanical woe which she dealt with skilfully and positively but cost her a definite top 5, Jay Tipton 13th with 9 laps completed, 14th to young Adam Moore whom simply loves to be out on his bike which is clear to see and is becoming more proficient every time out, 15th Andy Curtis also on 9 laps, Rich Truscott was making his comeback ride and put up a good show despite riding with a nasty shoulder injury, Simon Colvin completed 8 laps and also a much improved rider, Peter Mainhardt made the long journey from Portsmouth and completed 6 laps.