Gary gets it Wright
By TMX Archives on 2nd Nov 07
EVEN with the wet summer that we've had this year, the Southern Counties Enduro Club event, on October 28, proved that Dorset's monsoon season is definitely at the latter part of the year with riders greeted by horizontal rain and the kind of winds that demand a firm grip on the car door as you step into the muddy field.
The new course at Milton Abbas contained a bit of everything to keep those who were lucky enough to ride amused. The start led into a typically technical wooded section which snaked its way into a muddy field crossing which the faster riders made look easy, whilst those with slightly less momentum had to contend with clogged tyres and a wayward bike. The reward for climbing out of here was plentiful grip in the stubble-field MX track.
The Championship class looked to be going Mark Cornick's way as he took the lead and stayed there for the first two hours of the race. Mark was one of a number of four-stroke riders suffering from overheating and, having only just rebuilt his engine after cooking it at a previous event, he decided to retire, which handed the lead to Gary Wright. Wright finished the race with a six- minute buffer over second placed Bradley King, who in turn had a seven-minute gap to third placed Jeff Goss.
Southern Counties Enduro
Milton Abbas, Dorset (Southern Counties EC)
Championship: 1 Gary Wright, 2 Bradley King, 3 Jeff Goss.
Expert: 1 Sam Chapman, 2 James Ovens, 3 Gary McCoy.
E1 Clubman (up to 125cc two-stroke, 250cc four-stroke):1 Ian Shuttleworth, 2 David Parker, 3 Sam Richards.
E2 Clubman (over 125cc two-stroke, 250cc four-stroke): 1 Christopher Stuckey, 2 Tyson Mayton-Jones, 3 Matt Guppy.
Over 40: 1 Peter Archer, 2 Stephen Taylor, 3 Chris Beswick.
Sportsman: 1 Andrew Rossiter, 2 Brendan Reece, 3 Pete Fry.
See T+MX News, Friday, November 2, 2007 for full report and pictures.