Long Lane produces thriller
June 20, 2008
More than 260 riders from the North Shropshire North Wales motocross group turned out to ride at Long Lane, near Wellington this weekend.
The Inter Juniors were first up with Chester rider Will Hughes and Market Drayton’s Harrison Pharo battling for the first place trophy. A win in race three clinched it for Hughes after Pharo was unlucky to not score points after a nasty fall. Continuing an excellent season, Ryan Davies finished third overall following a second place in race three.
From the moment the gate dropped on the MX 2 Experts, it was evident that there would be no easy winner as the top three fought it out for supremacy. Scott Mathier was the eventual victor, with two wins to his name. North Shropshire’s Tim James, returning from a break in racing, finished in second. Aled Bellis looked unstoppable early in the day but a spectacular fall in race three ruined his chances and he had to settle for third position.
To accommodate a large Junior entry, the club took the decision to run an extra set of races. In Group Three Neil Roberts took the win with maximum points. Andrew Marriot and Stuart Williams finished behind him on equal points but Marriott’s second place in race three gave him the edge giving him second position overall. Group One saw some competitive racing between the top two, with only one point deciding the overall result. Christopher Jones from Chester was the victor, with Scott Kerry from Oswestry finishing in second.
Local lad Reece Oglesby had an excellent day in Seniors Group Two. After some tight racing he managed to hold onto first overall, a victory as this was only his third race in the Senior class following his recent upgrade from the juniors. Stuart Arden finished just one point behind in second, with Jimmy Pickering from Market Drayton close behind him. Seniors Group One saw a victory from Richard Roberts from Oswestry, with Nantwich club member Lewis Battersby in second. Home club member Chris Mackay finished the day in third position.
This weekends meeting is at Ollerton courtesy of Market Drayton MXC. Some of the best AMCA riders will be in attendance, promising top motocross action, as the club host the second round of the AMCA Two Stroke Championships.
Inter Juniors
Will Hughes
Harrison Pharo
Ryan Davies
MX2 Experts
Scott Mathier
Tim James
Aled Bellis
MX1 Experts
Stephen Tillotson
Gavin Rizzi
Tino Rizzi
Juniors Group One
Chris Jones
Scott Kerry
Simon Cope
Juniors Group 2
Andrew Roberts
Peter Harper
James Whitfield
Juniors Group 3
Neil Roberts
Andrew Marriot
Stuart Williams
Juniors Under 18
Ian McCartney
Matthew Enright
Owen Bayliss
Senior Group One
Richard Roberts
Lewis Battersby
Chris Makay
Seniors Group Two
Reece Oglesby
Stuart Arden
Jimmy Pickering
Images and report by Claire Bennett - To view more of Claire's photography please click here
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