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British Enduro Championship Danny
doubles Dirtbike Evolution debut!
Dirtbike Evolution hosted their debut ACU British
Enduro Championship round at the Thirlestane track near Lauder this weekend.
The weather was perfect. There were 2 tests in the 15 lap and they both included
cooling river crossings. Danny McCanney (GasGas E3) extended his overall lead
of the BEC with a win on the first day. Joe Wootton (hqv) was in good form and he had built
up a 10 second lead by the 6th test where he dropped 50 seconds in troubled
waters and Danny took
the win.
Tom Sagar (Beta) was 2nd and Jack Edmondson (Sherco best E2) 3rd. jet lagged
Cornishman Josh Gotts (TM) was
4th, Alex Snow (Honda best E1/4) 5th, Dan Mundell (Sherco best E1/2) 6th, Joe
Wootton recovered to finish 7th (hqv), Jay Thomas 8th (Yamaha), Fraser Flockhart (Yamaha) 9th and
Jed Etchells (Sherco) 10th. Charlie Evans crashed heavily on his 5th test but
he rode through the pain to finish. In his return to competition Paul Edmondson (Beta)
won the Expert class with wheelies for the fans. Luke Flack was runner up and Max Ditchfield was
3rd only 1 second down on Luke, while Aaron Gordon, Joel Gowan & Harry
Hillier-Rees finished a very respectable 4th, 5th & 6th in this hotly
contested class. Ben
Murphy was the early leader until he twisted his ankle and retired. The
top 3 Clubmen were Harry Houghton, Lewis Ranger and Luke Thomas. Over 40s 1st Andrew Reeves, 2nd Russell
Millward, 3rd Andrew
Edwards. Over 50s 1st Gary McCoy, 2nd Paul Davies, 3rd Jason Rees. Ladies 1st
Nieve Holmes, 2nd Rosie Rowett. Tom Sagar was
quickest on test 3 but Danny McCanney responded on test 4 pulling back 4
seconds off Tom and 3rd fastest rider Joe Wootton. Going
into lap 3 Danny was the overall leader from Tom Sagar by less the 2 10th of a
second. On test 5 less than 2 seconds separated Sagar, Wootton and McCanney.
The top 3 riders were so close they could have climbed onto one bike and saved
petrol but on test 6 the impasse was broken when Sagar dropped 9 seconds.
After the scheduled 5 laps Danny McCanney's consistency was rewarded with a 15 second lead
over 2nd placed Tom Sagar. Joe Wootton in 3rd was the best E2. Jay Thomas' steady
progress took him to the top of the E1/4 class in 4th - 2 seconds ahead of Jack
Edmondson. Luke Flack was the best Expert. Paul Edmondson was runner up and
Max Ditchfield was 3rd. Lewis Ranger topped the Clubman leader board ahead of
Stuart Mack and Harry Houghton. Nieve Holmes again scored maximum points ahead
Rosie Rowett in a small Ladies class. In the Over 40 Andrew Reeves was 1st,
Russell Millward 2nd and Andrew Edwards 3rd. Over 50 Paul
Davies 1st, Gary McCoy 2nd and Jason Rees 3rd. Congratulations to the Dirtbike Evolution team
on a very successful debut. Thanks to Jess Hockly and Gemma James for updates. Results
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Reports Alex Snow
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On Day 2 Joe Wootton put Day 1 behind himself
and he set the fastest time on the first test ahead of Tom Sagar and Danny
McCanney. Richard Tucker got stuck on the last test of Day 1 but he was Teflon
on Day 2 setting the fastest Expert time on the first test with an 8th
overall. Tom Sagar upped his game and he took the second test. Danny McCanney
was runner up and Joe Wootton was 3rd. At the end of the first lap Tom Sagar
led from Joe Wootton, Danny McCanney, Jack Edmondson, Dan Mundell, Jay Thomas,
Josh Gotts, Alex Snow, Fraser Flockhart and Andrew Bisset