TJs takes some beating!
June 13, 2008
As the first club to ride at the newly created track of TJs MX Park, we were unsure of what to expect. With a massive turnout again over 220 riders didn’t feel the same concerns. In the blazing sunshine the track turned out to be excellent – it was fast, safe and didn’t throw out any dust – even with so many riders hammering round it all day. Many thanks to Tony for a perfectly prepared track. He was out there all day Saturday, and from 3:30am Sunday morning and it showed.
Out first again went a big line up of Autos. Yet again Christopher Mills showed his domination of the Auto class with maximum race points from all 3 unchallenged wins. Ben Ruddick and Daniel Shepherd chased Mills hard, but couldn’t catch him. Shepherd took second overall, with Ruddick in third. Leading the pack behind Jake Winnard rode 3 excellent motos to take overall fourth, battling with Ryan Garthwaite and Thomas Holgate. Holgate’s second race let him down, leaving him in overall sixth with Gartwaite in fifth overall.
Next out went the Junior 65s with the local boys leading the way. Eddie Remmer looked set to win the day after taking the first two race wins, but a third place finish in the last race left the way clear for Tom Hume to take the last race win with some fantastic riding. Hume and Remmer were tied on points, so Hume took the overall top spot due to his excellent last race – it looks like Hume is showing the form in the 65s he always showed in the Autos because that was his first Junior overall win. Jake Biggs had a poor first race, but excellent riding took him into third overall. Shane Sherriff rode hard and fast all day and deserved his fourth overall finish. Jamie Osborne and Ryan Donaghy battled hard all day, riding hard to finish Osborne fifth and Donaghy sixth overall.
Out next went the Small Wheels 85’s. The front runners in this class were extremely fast, but clear out front was Ben Halfpenny, with maximum points took overall first. Chasing hard in second overall with 3 second place finishes was Joe Russell. Lauren Collinwood was not far behind with third overall. Jason James and Robbie Dowson encountered each other all day, with James taking fourth overall. Dowson took fifth overall, and Andrew Flatman had an excellent last race to take overall sixth.
The Big Wheels 85’s rode out next. Cole Hunter looked unstoppable out at the front taking all three race wins. Josh Hart rode excellent races to take overall second tied on points with overall third Brett Sanderson. Daniel Hall took three fourth place finishes to take overall fourth, just ahead of Simon Flaherty. Flaherty’s last race finish was enough to take him in fifth overall. Joe Anguish rode consistently well to take overall sixth.
Next out the Novices Members group. Again a full line up of adults flew from the start gate. Ben Williams was undisputed leader taking all three race wins, and overall first place. Taking three second place finishes and overall second was Carl Kirkbright. Chris Trott rode an excellent last race to take overall third, just ahead of Matt Redman in fourth place. Dave Thomas was just beaten in the last race by Redman, leaving Thomas in overall fifth. Kyle Maxwell rode consistently well all day to finish in sixth overall. Best wishes go to David Easters who broke his collarbone in the second race, the only serious accident of the day.
Next out the extra adult group of Non-members, put on to accommodate the many adults who turned up. Undisputed winner was Ashley Maguire who took all three race wins with ease. Second overall with excellent riding in a group with an excellent standard was Luke Crang. Third overall was taken by Wayne Locker, who was let down by the last race finish, but did just enough to keep in front of Andrew Holland in fourth overall. Tied on points, fifth and sixth battled hard, but Joe Crompton had an excellent third race to bring him into fifth overall above Nick Clare.
Next out went the Youth 125’s. Out at the front by a long way were Ryan Sumner and Bradley Harrison. Sumner took the first and the third motos by a long stretch to take the overall first, but Harrison took an excellent win in the second race to take second overall. The riders behind were still racing at an superb standard. Craig Maddock took overall, in front of Matthew Colwill in overall fourth. Luke Crowther and Ashley Collins changed positions all day, with Crowther doing enough to take overall fifth with Collins in sixth.
Out next another full line up of Adults in the B class. Again the top few riders were in a class of their own. Rob Hields rode three fantastic motos to take overall first, with Aaron Bruce behind him in each to take overall second. Stuart Danby rode excellently to take overall third. Darren Appleyard improved his racing in each moto, doing enough to take overall fourth. Trevor Gill and Ian Campbell also clashed all day, with Gill just having the edge over Campbell and taking fifth overall, with Campbel finishing overall sixth.
Last out went the Adult Expert As. Another full adult line up with some fantastic names on the sheet, this was always going to be pure entertainment, and the riders did just that. Luke Remmer took overall first riding, as always, with flair. He didn’t have it all his own way though – only the first two race wins were his. In second overall, even with a poor last race finish, was Brad Mercer. Joint on points for third and fourth were Will Foster and Scott Beevers. Foster had the upper hand in the last two races, enough to give him third overall, with Beevers in overall fourth. Simon Clover raised his standard in each race, and his last race finish was enough to give him overall fifth. Gavin Crane had a disastrous second race and came out of the gate on the last race, and the determination to improve was clear as he took the holeshot just in front of Remmer. Crane was resolute in the last moto, and although Remmer slipped through a couple of times he couldn’t keep it, leaving Crane to take the last moto, and pull Crane into overall sixth.
Another massive turnout was handled very well on the day, and will definitely be going back to TJs MX Park – an excellent new venue. It was also lovely to see injured Tom Jennings wandering through the paddock recovering well, and the club gave him a card signed by all the riders there wishing him well. Again the club collection for Yorkshire Air Ambulance, and the total raised is now £247.66.
Overalls:
Autos: 1. Christopher Mills 2. Daniel Shepherd 3. Ben Ruddick 4. Jake Winnard 5. Ryan Garthwaite 6. Thomas Holgate
Jnr 65: 1. Tom Hume 2. Eddie Remmer 3. Jake Biggs 4. Shane Sherriff 5. Jamie Osborne 6. Ryan Donaghy
SW 85: 1. Ben Halfpenny 2. Joe Russell
3. Lauren Collinwood 4. Jason James 5. Robbie Dowson 6. Andrew Flatman
BW 85: 1. Cole Hunter 2. Josh Hart
3. Brett Sanderson 4. Daniel Hall
5. Simon Flaherty 6. Joe Anguish
Novices C: 1. Ben Williams 2. Carl Kirkbright
3. Chris Trott 4. Matt Redman
5. Dave Thomas 6. Kyle Maxwell
Non Members: 1. Ashley Maguire 2. Luke Crang
3. Wayne Locker 4. Andrew Holland
5. Joe Crompton 6. Nick Clare
Youth 125: 1. Ryan Sumner 2. Brad Harrison
3. Craig Maddock 4. Matthew Colwill
5. Luke Crowther 6. Ashley Collins
Adult B: 1. Rob Hields 2. Aaron Bruce
3. Stuart Danby 4. Darren Appleyard
5. Trevor Gill 6. Ian Campbell
Adult A: 1. Luke Remmer 2. Brad Mercer
3. Will Foster 4. Scott Beevers
5. Simon Clover 5. Gavin Crane
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