East Kent Report 19/04/09 Bletchingley
The anti-rain dance performed by the committee during the week worked and a dry paddock and excellently prepared track greeted the members as they arrived for the 5th round of the Summer Championship and the final BSMA qualifier. The sun eventually appeared and some very exciting racing was enjoyed by everyone.
The Autos really are a group to watch at the moment. Three riders are hotly contesting the top 3 places nearly every meeting and this week was no exception. Gary Ashley got the first win with Lewis Cloud 2nd, Lewis Cloud got the 2nd and 3rd wins with Gary Ashley 2nd in the 2nd race and Reagan Brooks 2nd in the 3rd race. The two wins gave Lewis the overall, with Gary second and Reagan third.
Albie Wilkie made it all look so easy once again as he scored a hat-trick in the Junior group. It was left to Tom Lockhart to ride 3 good motos and collect second place, whilst Nathan Turner-Whittle took the third podium spot with some fast riding also. All the junior riders are picking up the pace now that we’re nearly halfway into the season and there was good riding throughout the group.
In the SW 85 group, Daniel Packman once more dominated the racing, taking his now customary first place. Jordan Wood has best result of the year taking second spot on the podium and Mitchell Lewis showed his usual consistent and determined style to take third spot. It was good to see Jack Wilson back with us after his injury.
Speaking of injuries, we send out best wishes to Jordan Divall and hope that his leg mends soon and well. In his absence, Lewis Dowsett and Jack Eldridge were both determined to pass the chequered flag first this week in the BW85 group. In the end it turned out to be Lewis’ day, but Jack couldn’t have been closer or tried harder. Some very good battling and nice to see the handshakes at the end. Lee Newby rode consistently well and got a well-deserved third place.
The Seniors were another group that, in the absence of Shaun Springer at a national, decided that the win could be anyone’s and the points reflected the close racing! Adam Cooper took the chequered flag in the first race – good to see his return to form. But George Foames was unstoppable in the second two races and raced home to take the overall. 3 riders had equal points after him, but Adam took second because of his win and Piers Skinner took third.
The AMX group never disappoints and this week was no exception. In the first race there were 5 different leaders but Joe Cundle was on top form and took the win in the end. Graham Heasman led for most of the second race and beat Dave Fearne to the flag. Joe took the third moto again and so the overall win for the day. This meant that Dave took second overall, having shown good, fast racing all day. Despite his win, Graham had to be satisfied with third spot.
Our next meeting is the East Kent 2-day International at Canada Heights on 3rd and 4th May. Limited space available in most groups, so if you haven’t got your regs in….hurry up!!
Autos: 1 Lewis Cloud, 2 Gary Ashley, 3 Reagan Brooks, 4 Charlie Burt,
5 Daniel Sultana, 6 Kyle MacGregor
Juniors: 1 Albie Wilkie, 2 Tom Lockhart, 3 Nathan Turner-Whittle, 4 Tom Borrett,
5 Oliver Rippon, 6 Sam Ongley
SW85: 1 Daniel Packman, 2 Jordan Wood, 3 Mitchell Lewis, 4 Patrick O’Neill,
5 Jack Wilson, 6 Charlie Cundle
BW85: 1 Lewis Dowsett, 2 Jack Eldridge, 3 Lee Newby, 4 Toby Stubberfield,
5 Daniel Guy, 6 Andrew Deadman
Seniors: 1 George Foames, 2 Adam Cooper, 3 Piers Skinner, 4 Craig Bliss,
5 Rupert Douglas, 6 Harrison Utting
AMX: 1 Joe Cundle, 2 David Fearne, 3 Graham Heasman, 4 Paul Willis,
5 Dave Capper, 6 Brian Carter
Tags: bletchingley, cooper, east kent, summer championship
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