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DAN THE MAN . . . AGAIN ! It has only seemed like five minutes since the dust from race three has
settled down (quite literally) when race four comes along very soon
afterwards. In this, the latest instalment in the LEC/Gear4 Hare and Hounds
race series for the year; another four letter word can describe the day . .
FAST .! With nigh on 120 riders on the start line, the fourmile farmland
course at Ropsley village hasn't always been used by the club but it seems
to be becoming one of the tracks that a lot of riders favour !. In all
probability, It will go down as the fastest race the club has ever seen in
its relatively short history. The lack of any true technical sections this
time was made for up in the shape of some super quick straights and equally
quick (and long) corners. Apart from a few
In the Clubman class. Toby Hales also took his second victory of the year with this win at Ropsley. Thomas Sargeant was runner up, some four minutes down, with Alex Cumberland just one single second behind that, in third. After four rounds Toby and Gregory Sims are level on points in class. The top five riders on the day achieved the same amount of laps, nineteen. With a seventh place on the day, Matthew Parkinson is third overall in the title race. The only rider in the Sportsman 2T class to gain eighteen laps with his win was Jake Norton. His rivals Ryan Overton and Matthew Valentine were both a lap down with Ryan some seven minutes in front of Matthew. Ryan leads the championship table but Jakes win sees him slot into second for 2021. Once again there was another rider on the day who recorded a second win for the year in his class, the 4 Stroke Sportsmen. Joe Tapper on seventeen laps was some three minutes in front Dean Hawley, who in turn was the same amount of time in front of third placed man Alex Shaw. David Richman leads the class.
It was good to see a healthy Beginners class once again, with seven riders on the start line this time. All details for club member are here https://www.facebook.com/groups/577585608978128 . And for non-members here. https://lincolnshireenduro.wixsite.com/lec2016 Riders are reminded of the forthcoming events with the club starting with
a practice day at Ropsley on the 15th of August, and then three Photos, all by Graeme Taylor are No 16 Danny Catlin storming to another win. No 20 Ryan Clark leading the pack in the Clubman class and No 69 Andrew Jackson washing his feet in the Over 50's !! Report by Martin Southwick
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Danny
Catlin stormed to victory once again in this, the fourth race of the LEC
year.. With twenty laps over the three hours, Danny's second win of the year
has now seen him edge in front of the runner up on the day (Mark Lonsdale),
in the years league table. There is now only one point separating the two
riders in 2021's standings. Mark was also on twenty laps on the day but some
three minutes adrift of the victor. Whilst there is no prize for the fastest
lap of the day, Danny and Mark's quickest circuits differed only by one
second. Third place man was Elliot Milner. Whilst a lap down on the two top
runners, his race sees him keep a bit of pressure on Messrs Catlin and
Lonsdale in the championship table.
In
the Over 40's, the two top lads on the day are now the top two for the year.
Darren Thorpe and Lee Hattersley both obtained 19 laps at