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The Final Winter Series Play and Race Format event was staged last Sunday at the Compact Butts Quarry Venue. After a record number of entrants at Winter Series round 2, Clerk of the course Wayne Braybrook took the decision to limit the number of competitors at Round 3 to ensure a good quality event played out for this the final combined adult classes Winter series event of the 2016/17 season. Youth riders had a 15-minute open practice session followed by a one-hour race. RAW Enduro Academy rider Richie Moorhouse was in great form taking the Youth A win from Sam Hogg in second. Sam kept the pressure on Moorhouse right to the end. Jamie Williams has shown he’s a serious contender for Youth A honours in 2017 after moving up from Youth B. Sam Boyd topped the Youth B class with a cool calculated ride, Bert Boam surprised lots of spectators by netting second spot with a very stylish ride. Josh Knight earned himself a great third place in class finishing just 2 minutes behind Boam.
Aiden Ferrell topped the Sportsman Class with blistering lap times which see him moving up to Clubman, Ben Walker earned a great runner up place ahead of newcomer Mark Turkington who was delighted with third place. Another rider who cemented an upgrade was Ben Martindale, Ben Blitzed the Novice class ahead of Simon Tate who now has a new lease of life after changing from an MX bike to a proper Enduro weapon for 2017. Stephen Boyle finished third with Scott Hipwell another newcomer taking a classy 4th place back home on the day. Vets class winners were Justin Carter in the Expert Vets and Butts Quarry stalwart Andy Harvey in the Clubman Vets. Over 50 Honours went to Enduro and trials spanner man Kev Hipwell, Kev who simply enjoys his weekend riding whether it be trials or enduro, Hipwell took the class win from the likeable D3 racing Boss Neil Crayston out this weekend on a KTM which actual made some noise. Local RAW member Steve Johnson rounded out the Over50 vets class. As a final shakedown of new race features for 2017, RAW Enduro are now more than ready for their biggest event of the year, Round 1 of the Rock Oil Championship Attracted over 300 riders in 2016, this seasons opener once again at the Awesome Driffield MOD Testing base is set to break even more records as riders get ready for the start of the North’s Premier Enduro Championship. Next Event |
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Series R3 Play & Race Butts Quarry
Once
the track was cleared of Youth riders and track alterations done, the packed
Adult group were released onto track for their 45-minute open practice
session, as always a fast turn around saw the start of the adult event away
by 11:45. Local Expert rider George Birchall was the holeshot and lap one
leader, closely followed by the likes of Sam Winterburn, Luke Lusher, and
Zac Sherwin to name a few. After around one third distance D3 Racing rider
Sam Winterburn hit the front and began to settle down and gain a small lead.
Zac Sherwin rode a solid race on his Appleyard RAW FX350 to take second
place just a minute and a half down on winner Winterburn. George Birchall
was third place finisher. The Clubman class is already shaping up for 2017,
with some new riders attending and other stepping up from Sportsman. Josh
Hornshaw took the win after a great battle with newcomer Gregory Hough, Lee
Stansfield narrowly edged out Tommy Grimmer for third in class. Phil
Dodsworth took his first Sportsman Vets win in the series, ahead by a clear
3 minutes from Mark Vardy who has decided to ride a few races this year with
Son Marc resting an injury. Jonathan Ellis took third in class with Martyn
Thomas in fourth just beating his mate Steven Dean on the day. Looks like it
is Mr Deans turn to buy the Beer.