
SMCC Foxborough Hare & Hounds
26th July 2020
Report and Photos by Paula Day
A beautiful summer morning dawned over
Foxborough in Hedingham promised of a great days racing
after months of inactivity. This regular venue used with the
kind permission of landowner Mr William Turtle has been on
the Sudbury calendar for years but following a facelift with
the inclusion of the bog after many years lying dormant,
alongside many other tweaks and track variations it
transformed the familiar undulating course and posed a few
questions for the 120 riders who tackled the race after
heavy rain the night before.
With championship, expert & clubman
classes run at the same time with staggered starts for the
2-and-a-half-hour race, the bog offered a hard but much
quicker option and it soon sorted the men from the boys and
the 30 odd seconds it saved when tackled successfully soon
added up as the Championship winner Jake Nicholls from
Woodbridge MCC finished on 22 laps ahead Ben Cole and Shaun
Southgate on 21 laps ahead of Expert winner Mitchell Parfitt
form Sidcup and District MCC Expert winner on 20 laps as was
Colchester based & Sudbury Club members Joe Phillips in
2nd place and Lawford based Joe Henthorn who took the
chequered flag for the clubman class with 19 laps.
After the first 3 laps the bog truly lived
up to its name with some 7 odd bikes stuck fast creating
several more obstacles for the already tested riders.
The Sudbury club have spent the last few
weeks fine tuning the many extra measures to cover
government and ACU guidelines including social distancing,
and although very different from a usual race day a hugely
successful day was had by all.
Championship
1st Jake Nicholls 22 laps
2nd Ben Cole 21 Laps
3rd Shaun Southgate 21 Laps
4th Jamie Roper 21 Laps
5th Craig Roper 20 Laps
6th Jack Berry 20 Laps
Expert
1st Mitchell Parfitt 20 Laps
2nd Joe Phillips 20 Laps
3rd Shaun Leggett 19 Laps
4th Phil Roper 19 Laps
5th George Bales 19 Laps
6th Conor Gadd 19 Laps
Clubman
1st Joseph Henthorn 19 Laps
2nd Roger Frean 18 Laps
3rd Barnaby Knight 18 Laps
4th Gary Curtis 18 Laps
5th Darren Carter 18 Laps
6th Colin Brand 18 Laps |

Mitchell Parfitt Best Expert
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Joe Phillips 2nd Expert
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Best Clubman Joe Henthorn
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