East Kent held the
first round of the Summer Championship at Lamberhurst. There was a
fantastic turnout being a BSMA qualifier too. There were full line-ups
for most groups with a ‘double’ for the Seniors.
The day started cold
and frosty but the sun shone through defrosting the solid ground and
making the track fairly good going. By the end of the day it wasn’t
the track that caused concern but the paddock. Thank you very much to
Mr Nigel Harkness for supplying so many tractors to pull the stranded
from the field and to everyone else who stayed behind to help,
otherwise I think we would still be there.
Welcome to all new
comers and a good years racing to everyone.
All the Autos put in
a heroic effort to get round the whole track, the spectators cheering
them all the way. Jake Kemp won a Hat trick coming first in all three
races, well done Jake; Eton Williams took second place in the first
race and third in third moto. Carl Budge earn’t himself an overall
second place on the day with a third in the first race and second in
race two and three. Ashdon Manktelow came third in the third race.
There was another
hat trick in the Juniors this time from Jack Wilson who won all three
motos in style, Jake Deacon took second place for the day with a
second in the first race and a third in the third. Callum Heasman
gained himself the third spot by getting a third in the second moto
and a second in the third moto.
Mitchell Lewis took third place in the first race and Patrick O’Neill
had a second in the second race.
In the Small Wheels
Lee Newby had a great day winning races one and two. In the third race
he and Jack Fry looked like they might take each other out as they
chased Ollie Townsend who kept his lead and took first place in the
third race. At the end of the day Lee Newby took top spot on the
podium, Ollie second and Dan Packman third, who had a second in the
first race and third in the second.
The first Big Wheel
race was won by Chris Chapman followed by Jordan Divall and Zach
Peters. Jordan Divall won both the second and third motos giving him
the overall win. Chris Chapman had a second in race two and came
second in the overall. Zach Peters, who took third spot on the day,
also had a third in race three. Toby Harkness took second place in
race three.
In the Seniors there
was a double line up which meant we saw four exciting races, all
riders entering three each, which meant lots of different names in the
top three each time. In the first race Scott Hollingsbee won
with Piers Skinner and Jack Hasemore behind him, the second race was
won by Shaun Springer and second and third were taken by Rowan Hill
and Piers respectively. The third moto saw Joe Cundle win, Shaun come
in second and Jack third. First place in the forth race was also taken
by Joe and second by Rowan and third place by Craig Bliss. This Meant
Joe Cundle took first place overall Rowan Hill second and Shaun
Springer third.
The first AMX was
won by David Capper. Paul Willis taking second and Michael Chesney was
third. The second race was won by Troy Beck with Paul behind him and
David in third place; the third race was another win for Troy with
Paul in second and Alix in Third. Wild man Willis’s three second
places gave him the top spot overall for the day, Troy Beck second on
the podium and Alix Foreman third.
