A Shakedown for Cooper
By Dick Law on 6th Apr 07
MOUNTED on his 450 Suzuki, Chris Cooper won the Pro class at the QRA's first British Quad Endurance event of 2007, the Shakedown, at Ramsdell, Basingstoke, Hants, while lots of the fancied riders faltered with mechanical problems.
This event was a non-championship event designedfor the riders to sort out their race machinery, in a race situation,and for the organisers to sort out any problems with running the seriesbefore the championship starts in ernest next month.
Over 100-riders braved the cold wind to race forfour hours on an interesting track with fast straights and nadgerywooded section hidden away in the hills around Basingstoke.
The riders were sent off in waves to race fortwo-hours round the five-mile course, then after a civilized lunchbrake, another two-hours in the reverse direction, and the man with themost laps cumulatively declared the winner.
RESULTS
Pro: 1 Chris Cooper (450 Suzuki), 2 John Robson(450 Yamaha), 3 Chris Cook (450 Honda), 4 Simon Osenton (450 Suzuki), 5Caine Hinder (450 Honda), 6 Steve Atkins (450 Honda), 7 Andy Downes(450 Honda), 8 Stuart Jones (450 Honda), 9 Robert Orchard (450 Honda),10 Paul Winrow (450 Honda).
Expert: 1 Ben Morgan (450 Honda), 2 Roger Page(450 Suzuki), 3 Darren Bridge (450 Yamaha), 4 Rhodri Selby (500Polaris), 5 David Bray (450 Honda), 6 Gary Bowen (450 Honda), 7 GuyWalton (450 Yamaha), 8 Danny Ratcliffe (450 Suzuki), 9 Ben James (450Honda), 10 Max Walton (450 Yamaha).
Clubman: 1 Simon Lang (660 Yamaha), 2 JulianMawbey (450 Suzuki), 3 Clyde Thompson (450 Honda), 4 Kevin Chilcott(450 Honda), 5 Robert Atkins (450 Honda), 6 Andy Bone (450 Yamaha), 7Mark Lakeland (450 Suzuki), 8 Adam Wright (450 Yamaha), 9 Lewis Hill(450 Suzuki), Elizabeth Price (450 Suzuki).
Stock: 1 Tony Cook (450 Suzuki), 2 Wayne Bosworth(700 Yamaha), 3 Moose Pittaway (450 Suzuki), 4 Craig Watson (450Honda), 5 Richard Clark (350 Yamaha), 6 Tim Wedgwood (450 Suzuki), 7Steve Rynott (400 Honda), 8 Robert Rowney (450 Honda).
Auto 4x4: 1 Richard Smith (Honda), 2 Iain Johnston(800 Can-Am), 3 Paul Taylor (750 Kawasaki), 4 Anthony Smith (800Can-Am), 5 Dick Jennings (800 Can-Am), 6 Alan Bromley (Kawasaki).
For full report, results and pictures see T+MX NEWS, Friday, April 6, 2007.