May MX - 2000


The following is by Marge Clarke :-

We were lucky with the weather, after a week of quite violent rain showers the day was warm and sunny, and the track was ideal for racing - soft with no dust.

Things kicked of fine with good racing until the first Junior B moto cross got under way. Then all hell broke loose with the Clerk of the Course, Alan Clarke having to think quickly on his feet as to whether he should stop the race because of a start line bend accident. Luckily the rider was OK by the time the riders completed their first lap but then another nasty looking accident happened on the orchard table top, again Alan was looking to his red flag but the Red Cross quickly treated the fallen rider then he had a call on the radio to say it looked as if Kristian Ruse had broken his leg on the other side of the hill. These injuries resulted in all of the ambulances being used to transport the injured to hospital and racing had to be held up for half an hour until one returned to the track.

Ray Smith and Jody Smythe kept everyone on their feet with some good battles in the Ace Four Stroke Races. Whilst late entry Brian Jorgensen, trying to get some training under his belt after coming back from injury and only riding a 125 , put up a good performance with Ben Taylor and the superfit Jody Smythe in the Expert Races. Juniors scoring their expert points today were Steve Bixby 7 , Darren Redman 6 , Keith Best 4, Jonathon Catt 2, Mark Wooldridge 1.

Junior Heat 1                                   Junior Heat 2                       Junior Heat 3

73 Dave Edwards               127 Steve Bixby                  176 Darren Redman

66 Jordan Keene                125 Jonathon Catt 151 Ian Christoforides

62 Alex Luff                          100 Keith Best         163 Gary Ward

58 Jon Waghorn                 123 Gareth Davies  167 Paul Burdett

75 James Berrill                  111 Mark Wooldridge        154 James Tuesday

56 Rob McNealy                 117 Justin Chamberlain   159 Craig Withers

Experts Leg 1                                  Experts Leg 2                      Experts Leg 3

24 Ben Taylor                                  24 Ben Taylor                      24 Ben Taylor

29 Jody Smythe                              29 Jody Smythe                  29 Jody Smythe

21 Scott Eastwood                        21 Scott Eastwood            21 Scott Eastwood

9 Greg Fitch                         15 David Williams  9 Greg Fitch

44 Steven Partridge           44 Steven Partridge          39 Chris Cox

5 Scott Robinson               10 Dan Verbeeten 45 Ryan Lang

 

Ace 4 Strokes Leg 1                      Ace 4 Strokes Leg 2          Ace 4 Strokes Leg 3

 

30 Ray Smith                                   30 Ray Smith                       29 Jody Smythe

29 Jody Smythe                              29 Jody Smythe                  39 Russ Jarman

18 Yan Dixon                                   39 Russ Jarman                 18 Yan Dixon

39 Russ Jarman                             18 Yan Dixon                       2 Rob Simpson

5 Rich Barber                                  5 Rich Barber                      68 Lee Moore

14 Gary Woollam                10 Rob Mead                      51 Andrew Simpson

 

Junior A Leg 1                                 Junior A Leg 2

176 Darren Redman                      127 Steve Bixby

127 Steve Bixby                              100 Keith Best

125 Jonathon Catt             176 Darren Redman

100 Keith Best                                 111 Mark Woolridge

111 Mark Woolridge                       62 Alex Luff

123 Gareth Davies              73 Dave Edwards

 

Junior B Leg 1                                Junior B Leg 2

78 Mark Robinson              78 Mark Robinson

69 James Kinloch              69 James Kinloch

55 Mark Jessup                              129 David Cecy

120 Steve Humphrey                     55 Mark Jessup

129 David Cecy                               105 Nick Batten

174 Tim West                                   122 Steve Penfold

 

Junior C Leg 1                                Junior C Leg 2

168 Dale Phillips                 166 Mark Fellowes

162 John Nicols                              63 Mark Deacon

166 Mark Fellowes             162 John Nicols

63 Mark Deacon                  108 David Day

108 David Day                     128 Sean Aldrich

116 David Kinloch              116 David Kinloch

Late entries are given numbers beginning with 300 and do not feature in the results for prize money or points.