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Banovallum Motor Cycle Club Enduro Championship 2016

The 2016 Banovallum Motorcycle Club Enduro Championship kicked off on Sunday 13th March at the popular venue near Ashby Peurorum. Bright and mainly dry conditions greeted a near capacity entry within the six category classes taking part. Some new tracks were added including an exciting “Table Top Jump” which added to the spectacle for the spectators watching on and also tested the Moto X skills of the riders.

The pace was fast and frenetic at the front and it was David Rushton (KTM) who took the honours in the Expert class completing 18 laps overall in a time of 3hrs 8mins 40sec with Ben Hamilton (KTM) second with Lee Hattersley third aboard his Husqvarna. Clubman category was won Darren Cox (Beta) completing 16 laps in 3hrs 18mins 24sec a lap clear of Oli Moses (KTM) in second with Kevin L. Bartle (Honda) rounding out the top 3. Matt Harris (Kawasaki) claimed victory in the ever competitive Sportsman Class ahead of the KTM pair Tom Dent and Marc Palin second and third respectively. Ollie Wood (Husqvarna) took home the top spot in the Beginners Class ahead of Joe Tapper (KTM) second with Andy Burnie (Husqvarna) in the final podium position. Shaun Woffinden (Honda) took the victory in the Over 45’s section while Kevin Bartle (Honda) once again was untouchable and claimed top spot in the Trail/Classic Class.

This venue close to Horncastle will figure again later in the series as Round 3 on Sunday May 8th of this year’s 9 round Championship. Round 2 is due to take place on Sunday 16th April at Thoresway Motoparc near to Caistor so to keep up to date check them out on their Facebook page or their new website http://www.spanglefish.com/BanovallumMotorcycleClub/index.asp