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Report by Abbie
Wise
Some top racing was seen at the May Bank
Holiday International meeting held at Canada Heights in Kent.
The 60’s, Inter 85’s and Open 85’s
had double line-ups so the pressure was on to see who would qualify for the
main group or the support group for each class.
In the support race of the 60’s George
Gough grabbed the hole shot just ahead of Aaron Weller.
Marcus Lee Soper took the lead after the first lap and looked set to
win but Gough made a final bid for victory and scored.
Luke Hawkins kept his cool in the 60’s
main group and rode to victory followed by Josh Waterman.
Scott Elderfield, James Mulholland and Lewis Abbott were constantly
trying to get ahead of each other.
The Inter 85’s support group saw Thomas
Martin thundering away from the start gate but a small mistake after the
first bend led to Stuart Winik taking control of 1st place.
By the end of the 1st lap however, Ben Flynn took the
lead, and once out in front there was no stopping him.
The 4th race of the main group
of the Inter 85’s saw Alan Keet take the hole shot and complete the race
undisputed. Thomas Matthews and
Kristian Whatley were battling it out for second place which made for an
excellent race.
Ricky Bull took the lead in the 3rd
race of the supporting group of the Open 85’s.
Lee Morris overtook Bull but Bull kept his wits about him and scored
his first win in this class. Sam Simmonds took control of Monday’s racing
by winning both blocks and Dave Rumbold scored a satisfying second place in
the first race of the day followed by Harry Ring.
Some real pulsating action was seen in the
main group of the Open 85’s. Brett
Fisher took the holeshot and it seemed set in stone that he would win the 3rd
race. Jamie Smith was hot on
his heels and managed to just take Fisher on the final lap.
Some excellent riding by Brian Hartland and Jamie Skuse was also
seen.
The 3rd race of the 125’s saw
Rob Buckland take the lead after the 1st bend with Carl Newman in
second place. Buckland
maintained his lead but Andrew Greeney really put the pressure on him and
moved up to first position. It
was all chop and change though as Dustin Whitehead then pulled through into
first position ahead of Greeney with Jack Grover in a respectable third
position.
Ryan Lang was first out of the gates in
the 3rd race of the AMX but Lee Elliot took Lang just after the
hole shot. A true battle was
held between Elliot and Steve Bixby with Elliot on a 4-stroke and Bixby on
his 125. Elliot just won the
race but you had to give it to Bixby – the boy did well!
It was all go for the final race of the
Auto’s. Rob Muscal and Steve
Holcombe were at level-peggings after they had won 2 races apiece. Muscal took the holeshot followed by Max Coomber.
Holcombe came flying past Coomber to make second place and then the
heat was really on. Muscal used
his bike skills to the best of his ability and won the race with Holcombe in
second and Danny Rye taking 3rd position.
Results:
| MAIN
GROUP |
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AUTOs |
JUNIORs |
INTER
85s |
OPEN
85s |
SEN
125s |
AMX |
| 1st |
Rob
Muscal |
Josh
Waterman |
Alan
Keet |
Jamie
Smith |
Dustin
Whitehead |
Lee
Elliot |
| 2nd |
Steve
Holcombe |
Lewis
Abbott |
Thomas
Matthews |
Brian
Hartland |
Nicky
Kibble |
Steve
Bixby |
| 3rd |
Aaron
Aston |
Luke
Hawkins |
Kristian
Whatley |
Brett
Fisher |
Andrew
Greeney |
Ryan
Lang |
| 4th |
Danny
Rye |
Scott
Elderfield |
Brett
Robertson |
Sean
Frayne |
Jack
Grover |
Darren
Arscott |
| 5th |
Tallon
Terry |
James
Mulholland |
Max
Tranah |
Jamie
Skuse |
Mark
Harrison |
Jamie
Thomas |
| 6th |
Rhianne
Preece |
Daniel
Arnold |
James
Cole |
John
Haig |
Carl
Luke |
Paul
Gwyther |
|
SUPPORT GROUP |
| |
AUTOs |
JUNIORs |
INTER
85s |
OPEN
85s |
SEN
125s |
AMX |
| 1st |
|
George
Gough |
Ben
Flynn |
Sam
Simmonds |
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| 2nd |
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Marcus
Lee Soper |
Thomas
Martin |
Ricky
Bull |
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| 3rd |
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Jonathan
Cole |
Charlie
Cornell |
Dave
Rumbol |
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