Grand Finale For Oset Cup
By TMX Archives on 16th Sep 11
Addingham Moorside was the venue for the sixth and final round of the Yeadon Guiseley Oset Cup, with a staggering 25 youngsters turning up to take part. British C class champion Joe Faunthorpe and his parents along with club chairman, Mike Jennings volunteered to help out to ensure the young Oset riders could complete each of the six sections, three timesbefore the start of the main trial.
The nature of the venue meant sections were a series of tight turns, rocky obstacles and hill climbs which delivered a fair and even final trial with the course neither favouring nor disadvantaging any of the electric machines.
Henry Stephenson delivered one of his best rounds on his 36v Oset machine, standing head and shoulders above his peers to win the round, dropping just two marks and taking the overall Oset Cup. In second was Dominic Horne with his best result of the series on 10. Rider of the day was Alex Davies who had never ridden over rocks before the event and had travelled all the way from Kent. He stormed the field to take a well-deserved and much applauded third place on just 11 marks dropped.
Commenting at the end of the championship, Mike Hinch, president of Yeadon Guiseley DMC, said: "This event has attracted 35 new members to our club and to be honest we couldn't have imagined that type of success when Dave Horne first proposed the idea at the AGM. Supporting young riders is the lifeblood of the sport and the club, so we're delighted to have achieved so much in such a short space of time. We're sincerely grateful to Oset for their continued support throughout the season and very much looking forward to next year and a highly successful electric championship.”
