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Last time Kingston were here at Iron Hill it was very different and very
wet but today conditions could not have been better and what a cracking lap
the Kingston Mob put out, some gnarly technical stuff, amazing sweeping
superfast fire roads and great enjoyable forest trails
Championship Class
The Sherco boys were on fire yet again and was great to see Jon Hunt get
pressure from Phil Wiffen the whole event and i felt Phil was waiting for
Jon to make a mistake and pounce but Jon does not make many mistakes and
kept it together for victory over Phil, 3rd was Clive Gammage on a lovely
new 125 KTM and without doubt he rode the best i have seen for a long time
and made some spectacular but brave passing manoeuvres and i just wish Clive
would ride more events as he really does have the talent, Teamsnapper
maestro Neil Bowker was 4th and was having a great Witley battle with Rob
Carey which i enjoyed immensely, 5th Jason Bowen whom did well considering
this is probably his Achilles heel event as it is 100% enduro but also a
great learning curve for him.
Expert Class
I think Rob Carey’s dice with Neil Bowker had a great effect on Rob’s
class victory as well as being great fun I’m sure, but hot on his heels
all day and riding the fire roads like a American oval dirt track rider was
Dave Coles (2nd) who seems to be getting faster and better with age and was
without doubt the fastest rider on the fire roads all day, a solid 3rd place
for Teamsnappers Steve White ..... Steve can be an awkward bugger to write
about as quite fickle and sometimes it does depend on what Steve gets out of
bed on a Sunday morning... well this Sunday it was racer Steve and was a
pleasure to watch and for him to compete and fight, 4th Kawasaki rider
Christian Fairclough had a great race with Vet A rider Chris Stanger that
both enjoyed and probably upped both their games on the day and am sure
Christian learnt a lot more about Enduro from those laps chasing the old boy
than he had previously, 5th to Teamsnapper rider Dom Wilson who simply needs
to get up earlier and be a bit more organised and try to have some urgency
around him (enough said), 6th Carl Lillywhite on that beautiful red and
white Honda and i feel he would be a bit disappointed with the result but
never less rode well, 7th Teamsnappers Tristan Robinson whom i thought would
excel here as very technical in places and he did look sublime over the logs
and other hazards but just lacked a bit of pace compared to the above,
Richard Ball DNF’d and rightly so as not the best venue to ride with a
seriously bad knee/leg injury and also Teamsnapper rider James Meston DNF’d
but am uncertain why.
Vet A Classes
Chris Stanger is my best mate as most of you know and without going into
detail he had a week that would have broken most of us but Chris being Chris
always puts a negative into a positive spin and without doubt he rode out of
his skin today and never put a foot wrong and to beat a very on form John
Horton into 2nd tells its own story, well done mate and was great to see
Christian Fairclough push you hard, 3rd Tom Moore with very few “Offs” ,
yes Tom Moore not crashing is unheard of especially a pure forest event like
today (Well he did crash but not so much lol), Teamsnapper rider James Brown
4th on a new steed a very nicely presented Gas Gas and it looks like they
could become a happy couple despite my right hand blisters (nudge nudge wink
wink), 5th and a courageous effort from Mick Stradwick as lost his rear
brake on lap 1 and will be thankful for a finish and more points and has to
be said some great riding under the circumstances, Ian Mitchell 6th whom
sometimes is a bit too polite on track and i feel should fight a bit more to
keep position as noticed he would let rider by and then be back all over him
but having said that he completed 8 laps as did class winner, Great to see
Rich Smith(7th) (and Gina) and his mega aggressive riding style and i know
he has family commitments but would love to see him ride more, 8th Steve
Bryan who rode great but had one bad lap which i feel hindered his progress
any further.
Teamsnapper stalwart Birdy (Steve Bird) took the Over 50 class win and had a
great event and looked as happy as i have seen for a long time and oozed
confidence which was great to see, Colin Cowley not only rode ( do i hear
gasps from the galleries) but also finished (more gasps from the galleries)
and it was on a 250 ( yeah yeah yeah i hear from the galleries).....
Honestly he rode, finished runner up and was riding a new 250..... 3rd Simon
Gatehouse who may not have the pace of the top two but very much looked like
he was enjoying the course.
Clubman A Class
Teamsnappers Liam Thomas as usual took a lap to settle and then it was “Bang”
off we go and his style was very much suited to the track which was evident
to see and took class win with plenty in reserve, 2nd and a far more
composed thinking rider was Teamsnapper’s Rob Knight whom is becoming
quite a text book rider with his near perfect style and positioning although
i am becoming concerned about his father John and his tendency to want and
steal my quad ;-) 3rd and a great result for Jamie Moller whom i thought
rode without doubt the best for a long time and looked very unlike Jamie of
old with some great committed manoeuvres and be good to see riding more
regular, Ollie Findlay 4th whom i know very little about except a very
pretty lady was cheering him along from the sidelines, Nick Palmer 5th whom
has made great steps in a very short time and has the making of a good
Expert class rider however i feel he needs to add a bit of pace to complete
his armoury so maybe the odd MX event would help (Only my opinion),
Teamsnapper’s Alex Mace is sacked for such a dismal showing..... come to
think of it i think i sacked him last time out..... and the time before ...
ok I’ll give him a another chance as don’t want to be perceived as
bullying girls, talking of girls Teamsnapper’s Josh Kirby posted yet
another DNF which should read CBFB Can’t Be Fucking Bothered, Come on Josh
get your shit together and show us that talent, Chris O’Grady posted a DNF
with bike problems i feel (New bike time Chris).
Vet B Classes
Yo Yo Yo what a great ride from Tilf (Tim Newman) with yet another victory
and what makes it all so sweet is that Tim had sort of lost his love for the
sport a while back and not sure what has happened in his life of recent
times but he now oozes confidence, has new bike, making a great effort to
stop smoking, has lost weight and life is good for the Teamsnapper rider and
it’s also nice for me and Kaka as without fail he gives shout every lap
which keeps us on our toes, runner up Andy Sharp whom worked damn hard for
that place and i think was on a new bike, 3rd was the Man in the Cupboard
Matt Hubbard whom always looks happier and more at home on the pure forest
events, 4th to Teamsnappers Martin Turner on that beast of a Yamaha that
could be heard munching through the forest for miles and was far too much of
a beast for Iron Hill (Come on Martin get yourself a dedicated Enduro Bike),
5th the immaculately presented Karl Robinson whom looked happy enough out
there on his Gas Gas , Michael Toussaint pulled out early as was not
enjoying the event and could not get into a rhythm and decided its better
and safer to fight for another day, Iain Judkins has another crash in front
of Kaka (I have told her to stop flashing her boobs from now on mate) and
could not carry on due to rib injury and posted a DNF.
Another win for Stephen Scott in the Over 50 Class and only rider in class
to complete 8 laps, runner up to the Big Man Hans Gilham who a cracking
battle with 3rd placed Mr Happy himself Carl Smye who must have been smiling
and enjoying his battle with the Big Man Hans, Neil Marshall 4th with 7 laps
and also on 7 laps was Teamsnapper’s Stephen Head whom looks a lot happier
on the pure forest type events albeit he was seen and photographed on more
than one occasion with his front wheel aloft (Yes really), 6th Teamsnapper
rider although a stranger these days Timothy Tubb and his very infectious
smile, 7th Ade Wilkins which by Ade’s standards was not a good day at the
office, 8th Rob Giles who seemed to have a very steady or probmatic first
lap which probably hindered his progress and placing further up, 9th and a
great sight for Teamsnapper eyes Dangerous Dave Alexander whom we see very
rarely these days and even rarer seeing a BMW on the SEEC circuit and also a
big shout to Steve Bellars his pit bitch for the day.
Clubman B Class
Biggest class of the day and very much the championship contenders up the
pointed end with newlywed (he will be by the time he reads this)Brad Warton
taking the win with 8 laps and times to that of a top Clubman A rider,
runner up was Lee Boulden whom interests me the more i see of him as seems
to make such leaps and bounds and very much a precise and exact riding style
and i feel these two will battle for the rest of the season, 3rd Christopher
Warne who is a bit of an unknown quantity but definitely has the tools to
upset a few in the championship stakes, 4th Bradley Hale whom i know nothing
about but result does not stand as late entry, 4th Harvey Bish who rode as
well as his position dictates and good to see as always looks strong early
on in events, LFB/Teamsnapper rider Big Ben Young 5th had a 50/50 ride in my
opinion as one minute he looked keen and up for it and the next he was a bit
head down and a bit frustrated or at least that’s what it looked like to
me, 6th place for Rob Mussell which i feel is an error as very rarely rides
and when he does he just pussy foots around so 6th place is a fantasy
position and i suggest we all ignore (well done Rob ...great ride), 7th
Rainer Halsall whom has more bling on his bike than a New York rapper but
far easier to listen too, (Apolgies as well Rainer as i got in your way
trying to pounce from one bush to another), 8th to a very much slimmed down
Tim Lunn and he will be well pleased with a top 10 in such a big field and
very much deserved, 9th Ade Wainwright on the Gas Gas, 10th (but late entry
so result does not stand) for my good friend Oleg (The Mad Russian)
Savochkin who very much enjoyed the event compared to The Natterjack last
weekend, 10th Darren Smith (Husqvarna), 11th Dan Moore who seemed to enjoy
the course despite huffing and puffing as passed me lol, 12th Thomas Vandy
whom i feel did not relish the technical type of course and he was also
without the lovely Carly which may have hampered his progress lol, 13th for
Seb Bourgoin and his cow bell jingling Beta, DNF’s for Matt Taylor, Gerald
Holdway and Nick Spooner. Lance Hindley suffered a knee injury early on and
pulled out to stop damaging any further, Peter Reid was simply in an
alcoholic trance when he arrived and was in the same condition when he left
but somehow managed to put in 2 laps (Hope you had a great birthday weekend
mate).
Evo Class
Manny Bernardez took class victory which should not be spoiled by being the
only one in the class because he rode it with vigour and determination and
the Old Girl did everything he wanted her to do (O’er Madam).
Sportsman Class
3 cheers for Stephen Tull with class victory and very much deserved as very
much a determined never give up rider which without doubt helped to victory,
2nd Max Rose, 3rd Alfie Coles who baffled me for a while as saw this bike
with Teamsnapper written all over it but did not recognise the rider and
then i realised it was Matt Coynes bike loaned to a star of the future with
some great young skills akin to his Dad Dave, a great weekend for Woods The
Butchers Enduro Team with Adam going 2 places better than Dad with 4th place
and looking a lot more confident on the bike (Well done Adam), 5th AJP rider
Victor Sousa, 6th Robert Cahill on his very pretty KTM, 7th Peter Laker, 8th
Gordon Farquharson from the LFB club, Brian O’Hara 9th whom i always shout
encouragement to as always looks so pained but am now thinking it is his
natural look (Only kidding Brian), Keith Bicker from PMCRC 10th, James Negus
11th, Jack Gammon 12th.
KINGSTON
AND DISTRICT MCC
SEEC TIMECARD ENDURO ROUND 2 IRON HILL
Kingston over the last few years seem to get no luck when it comes to the
weather and today was no different with the clouds opening up early and then
showers throughout the event but being a true forest event it did not hinder
the going although the MX special test was better suited to a jet ski than a
motorcycle but made great entertainment for the many spectators that defied
the rain with whoops and jumps and puddles that became lakes, the other test
was an enduro forest test that was strewn with brash and felled trees and
really did require concentration at a very high level.
Championship Class
Max Varney was pre race favourite and showed his intent with a blistering MX
test but as conditions worsened the conditions suited one of the best and
most consistent all rounders Phil Wiffen and despite it only being his first
season in the top class he really showed his skill and true colours here by
taking the win fair and square from runner up Max, Bradley King made his
long journey up from Dorset worthwhile with 3rd.
Expert Class
No Mark Kirby today so it was left to Richard Ball and Steve White to fight
it out and what a contrast in styles with Richard Ball’s very animated
aggressive style against the lazy laid back deceptive style of Steve White
and today’s conditions without doubt suited the calmer more precise style
of Steve and not so good first enduro test from Richard sealed the win and
his first in the SEEC for Steve with Richard 2nd, 3rd and very close on the
tails of Steve and Richard was Carl Lilywhite who was quickest on two of the
three tests but lost lots of time of the final test to drop to 3rd.
Veteran A Class
A great battle between good friends in the guise of Darren Osborne and Chris
Stanger and with Chris being very much a thinking logical rider he decided
to be the very last rider on the MX test to avoid any backmarkers and that
alongside 2 awesome enduro tests was plenty enough to take top spot with
Darren just edging 2nd from a rejuvenated Si Beken 3rd.
Vet A over 50 class was won by Paul Armstrong who is very much going through
a purple patch and noticeably high on confidence, runner up and a rare
outing from Dorset’s Chris Boyce, 3rd Stephen Taylor.
Clubman A Class
Darren Perry is another very complete enduro rider who seems good no matter
what conditions or terrain, he may not be the quickest but his skill levels
make up for that and took the win quite convincingly, 2nd and a long time
coming for teenager Daniel Cooper who has shown so much promise but has been
plagued by bad luck the few times i have seen him but i am very confident he
will be threat in this class, 3rd for Aaron Dibnah who looked very
comfortable out there especially on the MX test.
Veteran B Class
Very much a competitive class this year but a very much rejuvenated Iain
Judkins looks like the man to beat and reading his body language he is very
happy on his new steed and confidence is running high, it seems that Andy
Sharp is always the bridesmaid and today was no exception, 3rd and a great
result from Tim Newman.
Vet B over 50 won by Ian Wilson who was not really looking forward this as
trying to stay fit and healthy for Romaniacs but never less looked liked he
wanted it, 2nd Phil Davies whose animated out of control style was a tad too
much for the conditions but a well earned podium, 2rd went to Paul Hart.
Clubman B Class
Very much a battle of the youngsters for top honours and was simply that
close it was a shame to have a runner up but victory and his first in the
class went to Matt Casey who really seemed on fire today but was chased
every second of the event by Nathan Baggott who will do his upmost to
reverse positions next time out, 3rd went to David Millar.
EVO Class was won by Manny Bernardez, runner up Andrew Greenwood and Hans
Gilham 3rd.
Sportsman Class
Another victory for Martin Delves who was simply in a class of his own but a
great battle between 2nd and 3rd between Frederic Torres and James Underhill
with James just beating the Frenchman.
Results
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SEEC/Teamsnapper
Hare and Hounds Championship
Hosted By KDMCC at Iron Hill Liphook 01-09-2013
Conditions could not have been better for rd 5 of the SEEC/Teamsnapper Hare n
Hounds Championship at Iron Hill, 6 mile loop of pure forest going and very much
akin to a Cross Country terrain but very tight in places and overtaking would
need much scrutiny due to the unseen hazards hidden by the fern, bracken and
loamy soil which included many felled tree stumps and roots.
Championship Class
George Hayes had a very lonely ride in the Elite class and despite not having
the best of starts he found a rhythm whilst bouncing off a few trees to complete
11 laps and take victory and was NOT shocked when told at end of race that his
Dad had been taken away by the fashion police and will be charged under the
"Not good for eyes act 1980", Si Beken did start race and I am
presuming pulled out due to the amount of unseen hazards which could have made
his injury worse.
Expert Class
Trials ace Ben Wibberley made a great start which is a major asset here due to
the narrow nature of loop but it was like watching hare running away from the
greyhound and was not long before the greyhound Mark Kirby got his prey and took
command in his very own unique aggressive style of riding that takes no
prisoners in its quest for victory, Super smooth text book rider Phil Wiffen had
moved past Ben into 2nd and due to his consistent effortless looking style he
started digging into The Kerbinator's lead which just made The Kerbinator dig
deeper fuelled with aggression that ultimately ended in a big off into a tree,
once bike straightened and back on course Phil had a good lead and took control
with The Kerbinator chasing him down with eyes as big as saucers and taking such
high risk manoeuvres trying to pull in the leader but as much as he tried the
mistakes and tiredness were taking its toll but neverless a true warriors
response that had to settle for 2nd taking nothing away from Phil who just did
what he does best and that is to ride basically perfectly in a super smooth
effortless style that others try to emulate but few manage it and that's why
another victory for Phil, Wibberley did a great job in 3rd by staying on the
same lap as leaders but very much a lonely ride at times but conditions and
nature of loop suited the trials ace, 4th went to Ashley Stokes who was at the
pointed end for all race but a big off early on made it hard work to catch the
top 3, 5th went to Ben Anstie who really is finding a niche in the Enduro world
and I thought he would struggle today but yet again proved wrong and a great
learning curve for Ben, 6th to Dave Coles who despite having a big off that
would have finished most for the day recovered well and completed 10 tough laps,
7th and the biggest crash of the day went to LFB rider and Supermoto ace Daz Lee
who approached a hazard a bit too quick and not in the right position made for a
spectacular crash and a very hard landing on an exposed stump but LFB riders are
made of steel (Did I mention that I am an LFB rider) and was shocked when he
brushed himself down and rode away and even more shocked for him to finish, 8th
Graham Maunder who looked happy and contented out there but last hour his body
language was showing signs of "I am Knackered" which was not
surprising as Graham has not ridden as often as he would like to but 10
completed laps which he will be pleased with. Elliot Davies was an early
casualty after a tree hugging session went wrong.
Veteran A Class
What a fantastic battle between two title contenders Steve White and Paul
Armstrong to see who could crash the most and hit the most trees, Steve got the
holeshot getting a few bike lengths lead over Paul on the 1st lap but knowing
Paul would take risks he got past Steve during one of his many off course
excursions but Steve kept Paul clearly in sight and I felt Steve just sat on the
back of Paul for lap after lap forcing Paul to make mistakes and use energy up
and then in the closing stages Steve pounced and looked as fresh as a daisy and
it looked like tactics won the day as Paul was then like a bull to a red rag and
was visibly doing all he could do to get back the lead and it was not talent
that stopped him getting past but simply exhaustion or that's what it appeared
to be from my view, but credit to Steve and a superb battle to watch for the
spectators, Darren Osborne was my tip for race victory in the class but a bad
start and polite nature of Darren's riding held him back at times and was always
on the back foot but as the event unfolded he got into his groove and made good
headway into the leaders but had to make do with the final podium, not quite
sure what happened to Chris (Ginge) Howman but was a bit behind the front two
even on the first lap and Ginge is another polite rider and I think today that
was a major stumbling block for certain riders but Ginge still managed 4th and
did plenty of airborne styling for me, 5th and a great ride in the A class for
Andy Sharp who like wine is getting better as he ages and very much loves this
sport with passion, 6th for Martin Turner who does make me smile as he rides
proper balls out MX style for first couple of laps bouncing from tree to tree
and then he settles into a more enduro style and makes steady progress but still
an entertaining rider to watch.
Veteran A Over 50 Class was won in dominant fashion by Steve Cook.
Clubman A Class
Another super battle between two riders with such similar styles and abilities
that went down to the wire between Stuart King and Richard Ball and from what I
saw I could not really separate them but just felt that Stuart rode slightly
less aggressive that seemed to give him the winning edge in the closing stages
as the loop deteriorated but both completed 11 laps, Josh Kirby took a
well-deserved final podium and seems to becoming a very intelligent rider that
seems to be able to handle any terrain in all weather conditions and very much a
mature brain on young shoulders, Great to see Steven Cooper again and did a lot
better than I thought he would in such tight nagger conditions and to his credit
his body language showed fitness and enjoyment and a well-earned 4th place, 5th
went to Jamie Moller who looked happy out there and dare I say much improved
from last time I saw him and am thinking he is a lot more suited to the forest
events which clearly shows, 6th Keith Workman seems to have a new lease of life
since getting his new steed and very much a happier looking Keith in the saddle
and seems to be back where he was a couple of years back before he had a serious
off… so Keith "Sky's the limit my friend", 7th and great to see him
in the SEEC is Dan Jarrat who I think maybe listening to me regarding points
make prizes as no doubting his talent but is very much a bull in a china shop
and is awesome for 2 laps but then runs out of steam, good effort today Dan.
Veteran B Class
Yet again The Machine Manny Bernardez takes a podium yet this time he has the
top one with a superb ride and did not side tracked by pressure from Tom Moore
who was really pushing and good to see Tom back on top form again to take 2nd
but consistency and smooth riding by many won the day, 3rd and top marks for
effort as Mick Stradwick looked and rode like he really wanted something from
today and it paid off and was on same lap as leaders at finish, 4th to Dene Hart
who seems to look younger every time I see him and very much like the movie (The
Curious case of Benjamin Button) but it seems to be reflecting in his results
and riding as very much on it today and at times very unlike Dene he looked a
bit out of shape…. Exciting times Dene, 5th and as one would expect Adrian
Wilkins always a finisher and always at the pointed end and is such a solid
reliable competitor and has the best poker face in the series, My good friend
Timmy Newman looked faster and better than his 6th place depicts as looked happy
out there all day, Gareth Allen 7th place….. not sure why or how but maybe the
pressure of his lovely wife Sharron watching from the side lines (Only Kidding),
I know Gareth loves forest events but today there was a lot of hazards in the
form of stumps and felled trees which I know detracts him from the job in hand
as really should be top 3 at the very least but a small consolation is that he
beat his good friend Tony Nother 8th who did well and as stubborn as he can be
he just dug in and a much earned finish , Andy Marriner was the villain today by
not only crashing and ending his day early but he was also responsible for
"The Kerbinators" crash whilst the "The Kerbinator was Leading by
a long margin (am i making you feel bad Andy lol...... i have passed your
personal details onto "The Kerbintors" entourage , when i asked
"the Kerbinator about the incident he gave me £10 and said tell the boy to
get some Mirrors as he needs to watch his back from now on , (lol), dangerous
Dave Alexander was riding well and had his usual smile on the still lovely
looking BMW until a puncture ended his day early,
Veteran B Over 50 Class was won by Colin Cowley with 10 laps completed and a
superb runners up spot from Orlando Bayne Powell with 9 very hard earned laps,
3rd was Peter Moller, 4th was Timothy Tubb whom I had a great 30 minute chat
with prior to start which was nice for me and I thought it may have been
inspirational for Tim …… obviously not …. Come on Tim this had 2nd place
written all over it for you (Bollocking over with), 5th Ian Wilson who without
doubt has improved massively since last time here back in April (I think) and
yes I feel his Romaniacs event has given him some personal confidence which
showed today and was in 2nd spot for a while and unsure why the 5th place but
well done Ian.
Clubman B Class
Class winner was very much the silent assassin today was London Fire Brigade
rider John Gilbertson who just went about his business unaware of the battle
behind between his fellow LFB rider Ben Young and Rob Knight with Ben currently
riding the best I have ever seen and is clearly oozing confidence and kept
pressure on Rob throughout and unlucky with a few mistakes that cost him time,
whereas Rob seemed to be more cautious today with no show boating as points make
prizes and Rob is definitely a thinking rider and I think that attitude got him
the runners up spot from Ben, another good result for Phillip Reynolds who is
becoming a good all rounder and does not seem to have any obvious weaknesses,
5th and after such a long time off a bike Martin Biles will be chuffed with that
result and to be fair did not show any signs of not riding, 6th Matty Taylor,
7th to The Legend himself Rob (The Muss) Mussell who has had his riding of late
kerbed by the lovely Mrs Muss (Batting well above your average their Rob) as he
does injure himself quite a bit rode well albeit a bit of a fairy over the wee
obstacles but never less a finish and a middle finger up to others (Best not
mention them)(yes i am a coward) welcome back to "The Muss", 8th Cole
Nother who just seemed to do the job in hand and not once did i see him in
trouble once so good ride, 9th and great to see back on a bike Shaun Hayward and
it did not show as rode as well as he ever did and his body language was clear
in that he was enjoying and good to see Mrs H there as well although she does
not seem to smile much :, Jonathan Casey did not seem to get into the swing of
things today and looked a little out of sorts but managed top 10, Other Facebook
Notables, Newcomer to me Peter Belton who rode a lot better that his position
depicts and look forward to seeing him ride again, Rob Giles mmmm not quite so
sure it was Rob under his gear as too much air under the wheels for the Rob i
know and love lol, a very confident looking Rob which was good to see, Rich
Hobbs down this far in results so not sure if he had bike or rider problem but
looked happy enough each time i saw him..... not that i could miss him with that
race top on (hee hee), Jonathan Starkey as colourful as ever kept out of
mischief and ever the polite rider pulling over, Andre Els whom i have not seen
for ages was on a new bit of kit and good to see it was not orange and looked as
happy as a pig in shit but not in the results ? Chris Welch also on new
machinery that was a horrible shade of orange did not chose a good venue to ride
with a broken thumb so early bath for big Chris.
Sportsman Class
Winner of class Neil Franks is a new rider to me and much talented on Clubman A
times and laps, Runner up Richard Turner who looked very much on form and at one
with the course, 3rd and what a comeback for Stuart Maunder after a long layoff
and did look the worse for wear towards the end, Good to see Carl Boroman back
riding as been a very long time and he seemed to like course and got a 6th place
for his efforts, 7th Justin Hindley who in my eyes seemed to get stronger as the
event wore on and is probably fitter than what he looks as that is a tough bike
to ride on a course like this so a well done to you Justin, Nick Summers 8th did
not look happy today and for what reason i have no idea but maybe still
recovering from the Dawn 2 Dusk , Matt Casey 9th who is in my bad books for not
wearing his Teamsnapper Hoody looked happier out there than his Dad but a great
learning curve track for the Curly boy wonder, Nick Rumble has huge Gonads but
no brains and that's enough said, Teenager Louis Zullo completed 7 laps in what
i think is his only 2 ever enduro event and looked confident and comfortable and
i personally would like to see him ride more often as definitely some talent
there, Roy Grassie took a very steady approach to the course but as the event
wore on he got more confident and looked happier, My good friend Myles Walsh was
as nervous as ever at the start but once he got going and got into a rhythm he
was having a ball and another great learning day for him. Lance (Goose Hog) was
running well up the front until the dying moments and had run out of fuel.....
lesson learnt i hope Goose, but was riding well and obviously enjoying immensely
until that moment.
SEEC
H & H RD3 Slab Common 23-09-12
Kingston and District MCC
It would seem that if you put Kingston MCC and Slab Common together you get
rain and lots of it and you have to feel sorry for them as they put so much work
into their events but in typical Kingston style they just grinned and got on
with it, they had a 5 mile loop which thankfully used a lot of the wooded areas
but Slab would not be Slab without the sand so they made sure the stuff they
gave the riders was deep and deep it was in places and on a personal note i
enjoyed the loop as no stoppers but still tricky in places.
Championship Class
Sadly only three entries in the elite class bearing in mind ISDE has at least 4
southern championship riders in Germany, Tyson Maytom-Jones(Midwest-Husaberg)
was my pre race favourite but went out on lap one, am not sure why but saw him
heading back to pits very slowly, which let REME hot shot Tony Cotty (KTM)take
the lead and looking comfortable until his seat fell off and that was the end of
his day which left Andrew Gorse (KTM) on his own on a brand new looking 450 KTM,
although Andrew started quite cautiously he definitely picked the pace up and
got better as event wore on to take the class win.
Expert Class
Tom Moss (Yamaha) led the whole pack for a good few laps and it was looking like
a win on the cards but an unscheduled stop for broken throttle resulted in an
early shower but it won't be long before Tom gets his bit of luck, 3rd went to
Islander Rob Taylor (Husaberg) with 9 laps, 2nd also on 9 laps KTM mounted Oleg
Savochkin who had a very good ride, but no doubting the winner with 12 laps
completed Teamsnapper/Finch Cycles rider Malcolm Coles (Yamaha)who looked very
happy in the woods but dare i say not quite so committed through the deep sand,
but knowing Malcolm so i am sure he listened to Dad and rode accordingly.
Veteran A Class
Am a bit confused on this one as results show different to what i thought as i
had good friend Mad Dog Mark Kirby (KTM) the clear winner by a good margin and
Mad Dog himself thought he had won and have to say his experience really showed
in these conditions and looked so comfortable and consistent lap after lap,
results show winner as Chris Howman(KTM) who was having great battle on and off
with Peter Archer (KTM) who came home 3rd and what a showman Peter is even in
such testing conditions,4th on the RAF Blue Honda Paul Hearn who rode superb and
by far the most consistent rider in the field and although i know Paul hates
these conditions it did not show in his riding, Darren Osborne (PH M/Cycles KTM)
5th.
Clubman A Class
Yet again the battle of brothers Mair on their splendid well prepared Maico's
with Jason taking top honours from Brad with both posting 13 laps each, 3rd to
Yamaha mounted Jevan Williams with 12 laps posted, who seemed to get more
confident as event wore on, Teamsnapper rider Steve White came home 4th also on
12 laps, but will forgive his non podium as he did buy me a burger and cuppa,
LFB rider Darren Lee and Teamsnapper Rider Richard Morgan both DNF'd.
Veteran B Class
A great ride by Andrew Sharp (KTM) to take class win with 12 laps and one thing
you get with Andrew is consistency and that never give up attitude and that was
the recipe for success here today, 3 riders shared 2nd place all on 10 laps a
piece Colin Cowley (Teamsnapper KTM), Stephen Brooman (KTM), and Adrian Wilkins
(Gas Gas), 5th Tony Nother (Husky) and 6th on his Husaberg Simon Minch.
Clubman B Class
A great result for Teamsnapper rider Keith Workman (KTM) who just enjoys riding
no matter what conditions he just adapts and in usual Keith style his
consistency paid off for class win, Andrew Gilden (KTM) took 2nd which he must
be happy with as not ridden as much this year and still trying to gain
confidence back after nasty crash earlier in season, 3rd LFB rider John
Gilbertson, 4th to Normandy MCC rider Richard Jones who rode best i have seen
especially in these conditions with 10 completed laps posted, 5th to the
brightly coloured Felix Warren (KTM) who looked a lot better out there than his
placing, Stephen Edy (Yamaha) 6th place, 7th on his new steed Andy Marriner (Teamsnapper
Husky) who took a few laps to get adjusted to the 125 characteristics but am
sure be regular top 5 soon.
Sportsman Class
With 11 laps posted i would hardly call winner Richard Ball (KTM) a sportsman
rider but never less an easy win, 2nd to REME rider Craig Hunter (Yamaha) who
really is showing improvements event after event, 3rd was shared between Yamaha
mounted Frederic Torres and REME rider Jake Morgan (Yamaha), 5th was shared
between James Ford (Suzuki) , REME rider Jamie Holloman (Yamaha) and Cole Nother
(Honda) who looked a lot quicker than his placing shows, 7th Kawasaki mounted
Robert Backshall, two young ladies Emelia Zullo (Honda)and Sophie Brady (Yamaha)who
were having their first enduro event came home joint 8th with 5 laps posted
which in these conditions is nothing short of fantastic (Well done girls).
Despite the rain the event was enjoyed and successful.
Well done Kingston and District MCC.
