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Rock Oil Championship The Finale to an awesome year of RAW Enduro competition was held at the superb Driffield Training area last Sunday. In its first year with Lubricants Giant Rock Oil as headline sponsor, the RAW Enduro Hare & Hounds Championship has seen riders battle through highs and lows, as well as providing some of the best races on the most thought out courses which RAW Enduro have to offer. Wayne Braybrook has provided a platform for events in the north of England to run from which are second to none. In a fantastic line up of Youth riders, RAW Enduro team riders Saul Hirst and Richie Moorhouse had a winner takes all race ahead of them. Hirst had the better of Moorhouse at this event and his larger 125cc bike certainly gave him the advantage over the Driffield lap. Taking the win and championship was a great end to his first competitive racing season. Richie Moorhouse was pleased to place runner up having given his all, Race 2 rider Archie Wakefield held onto a credible final podium place. Jamie Williams a trials covert in his first year of enduro action dominated the Youth B and took the championship. Sam Boyd celebrated his runner up place on the day and is ready for a full championship attack in 2017. Speedway ace Jordan Palin turned to the bumps of Driffield for the weekend earning a fine third place.
A Packed AM race start saw just over 100 riders going head to head around the revised course for this final race of the season. Holeshot ace Lee Pallet was the Sportsman Vets winner, a returning Andy Pulfrey was delighted with his runner up place, and Damian Lord held on to second in the championship taking a solid second in class on the day. Graham Dickinson Secured the Sportsman Championship win by doing just enough taking forth on the day, MX ace Tim Gardham used the event for training riding both AM and PM races, Josh Hornshaw was runner up on the day after his disappointment of a flat tyre at round 7 which hampered his progress. Super Vet Mark Houson was the boss in the Over 50’s class out on his MX bike, Andy Maben was runner up, and Ian Hayworth grabbed enough points from 7th on the day to take the overall Championship win back home to sunny Lancashire. In another high capacity Novice class Nick Manger was the winner ahead of Steven Brown who was chuffed to bits with his second place finish to the season.
To sum up the season, the RAW Enduro events organistation in its second year of promoting events has provided some of the best races for its supporters, always a club to mix up the tracks to give fresh new challenges, as well as offering a variety of terrain so each rider has chance to shine on their favoured terrain. Well done to each and every rider who has competed this season, 2017 is set to have yet another fresh challenge as the Rock Oil Championship sees new venues introduced as well as the old favourites getting a winter make over to ensure they’re in perfect condition for next season. Special Thanks from Wayne Braybrook to all RAW Marshals and helpers, you really are the backbone of the club, efficient as ever, its now time for a well earned rest as the plan for 17 is etched is stone. 2017 Memberships http://www.rawenduro.co.uk/memberships/ NEXT Event HARD Enduro at Scunthorpe on December 11th details on www.rawenduro.co.uk
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short break for the morning events trophy presentation was followed by the
start of the PM race which had no fewer than 15 top experts lined up ready
to skip around the now testing Driffield lap. Returning from Injury D3 KTM
rider Sam Winterburn took on the challenge of Driffield in fine style
grabbing the holeshot, fast MX men like Gav Houson and Tim Gardham were
backed up by the regular enduro guard of Chris Hughes Brad Lilburn and Lee
Sampson to mention but a few. Setting a hot pace Winterburn dragged Houson
and Gardham with him, William Hoare was tagged onto the back of the group
looking strong. With a full 2.5 hours race, the course sorted the men from
the boys, Winterburn took advice from his crew when blistered hands slowed
his pace. William Hoare hit the front and gritted his teeth the battle
through blistered thumbs to take an awesome race win. His riding buddy Gav
Houson using the event as Skegness beach race training finished third, 
Sam
Winterburn placed runner up as he finds his fitness levels again after a two
year break. William Hoare’s win was very impressive, watch how this lad
gets on in the Super enduro indoor championship which is his next challenge.
The Expert Vets class was another winner takes all battle, Anthony Ayrton
and John Bradford were bashing bars for a large part of the race, in the end
it was a tie break which decided the championship as both riders finished
the season on 115 points. Anthony Ayrton takes the win by virtue of his
better final race result. Anthony Tempest kept them all honest by taking a
fine third on the day and in the championship for his season long efforts.
Kris Weston has had a great end to his season on a new 150 KTM, taking the
clubman win from the Hard charging Oliver Allbones who placed runner up just
missing out on the extra lap as the flag went out. Simon Howden saved his
best until last by taking the clubman vets win on his KORC sponsored KTM
150, championship winner Andy Harvey placed runner up with Julian Holmes
taking a well earned third place back home to North Yorkshire.