Dirty Harry wins Ellington
By TMX Archives on 13th Nov 08
ELLINGTON Banks, Ripon, played host a complete weekend of hare scramble action, the hard working DirtBike-Traxs crew had laid on a variety of off-road motorcycling activities, starting on Saturday with a training academy day, with Husqvarna's Si Wakely in charge.Running alongside this in the morning was an open practice session and for those that wanted to try out the 2009 model Husqvarnas, NTB Racing was on hand with the full range of enduro models assisted by the MPS Racing team. At 2pm on the Saturday the Youth and Ladies races. On Sunday, two races were staged. Despite all the heavy rain over the weekend, the Ellington terrain stood up well. Although there was a lot of water on the surface, the ground never turns boggy at the venue.
Saturday saw a good turn out for the Youth and Ladies classes, and at 2pm starter Paddy Langan set the race in motion.
The Senior B group lead the field away. In the front pack were Harrison Bell, Scott Altass and Davey Todd.
It wasn't long before Todd was at the front. Harrison Bell and Michael Tatham were well up with the leaders, in their first race in the Senior B group.
However, Todd kept extending his advantage and eventually won with a clear margin from Scott Altass with Harrison Bell third.
In the Ladies class, Jane Daniels was the clear winner with Gina Bewlay second and Anita Gordon third.
Michael Gilby headed the Junior class with Ryan Cheal second and Dan Bewlay third.
The rain lashed down through Saturday evening and into Sunday morning, leaving parts of the course under standing water. The lagoon section' had risen by a foot overnight, but this wasn't likely to be to be a problem.
There was a full entry ready on the start line and at 11.30am, the race got underway with Dirty Harry Hillas, Anthony Aryton, Danny Blakeley, Gary Daniels and Josh Bendell all trying for the win
Through the early stages Harry Hillas was the clear leader but, as the riders became coated in mud from head to toe, it was hard to distinguish them. Only with the aid of the transponder system did anyone know what was going on.
Club Hare Scramble Weekend
Ellington Banks, Ripon (DirtBike-Traxs)
SATURDAY RACE
Senior B: 1 Davey Todd 10 laps, 2 Scott Altass 10, 3 Harrison Bell 9, 4 Michael Tatham 9, 5 Robert Pickard 9, 6 Luke Gorse 9.
Junior: 1 Michael Gilby 9, 2 Ryan Cheal 8, 3 Dan Bewlay 8, 4 Justin Stalpers 7, 5 Joseph Donnelly 7, 6 Ben Clark 7.
Ladies: 1 Jane Daniels 9, 2 Gina Bewlay 8, 3 Anita Gordon 8, 4 Emma Ball 7, 5 Jade Gordon 6, 6 Molly Howe 6.
SUNDAY RACE
Expert: 1 Harry Hillas 15 laps, 2 Anthony Ayrton 15, 3 Adrian Townson 14, 4 Danny Blakeley 14, 5 Josh Bendell 14, 6 No 15 14.
Clubman: 1 Thomas Healey 14, 2 No 56 14, 3 Jordan Johns 13, 4 Ian Harrison 13, 5 Mick Robson 13, 6 George Knowles 13.
Over 40: 1 Ian Shannon 14, 2 Phil Edmondson 14, 3 John Hedley 13, 4 Colin Blunt 13, 5 Phil Brown 12, 6 Billy Hayton 12.
Sportsman: 1 Chris Coates 13, 2 Lee Carling 13, 3 Craig Thorpe 13, 4 John Curwen 12, 5 Gareth Jones 12, 6 Ben Pattinson 12.
Novice: 1 Gary Court 12, 2 Dan Murr 12, 3 Elliot Shaw 11, 4 Billy Parkinson 11, 5 Harry Foyle 11, 6 Harvey Sutcliffe 11.
Senior A: 1 Jane Daniels 12, 2 William Hillas 12, 3 Alex West 12, 4 James Wardingley 11, 5 Luke Flack 11, 6 Edward Field 11.
FOR FULL REPORT SEE T+MX NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008