LAND OF THE ELITE
By TMX Archives on 6th Aug 08
THE fifth round of the WP Elite Youth Cup Series took place in Landrake, Cornwall, at the weekend and boy was it an exciting weekend's racing for the UK's premier Youth riders.
Landrake, home of previous British Championship events, was a suitable stage for the popular Elite Series showing that the best young riders in the country deserve the best tracks to race on. The circuit was in perfect condition with a light drizzle keeping the surface sticky and producing lots of lines which made for great racing in all classes.
The youngest kids on the block got the ball rolling in the Junior 65cc class. Danny Lanfear made Landrake his own with four wins and a second place in the final moto on Sunday. Danny was looking for his first ever maximum but didn't quite manage it as Conrad Mewse took the chequered flag in race five.
The Junior 65cc brigade blast up the Landrake start straight.
Speaking to Danny's dad mid-race: "Danny is fine, it's me that's nervous!” The riders behind Lanfear were battling amongst themselves throughout the two days of racing, youngest of the Kellett brothers, Todd, took a much deserved second ahead of super quick Ben Green in third. The top six were rounded off with Ryan Snaith, Josh Gilbert and Dylan Hodgkins.
The Small-wheel 85cc class this year has seen some of the best racing in the Elite series. This round was no exception as James Dunn and Ben Watson swapped race wins throughout two days of spectacular action. Dunn was the most consistent this time, with three wins, and showed that his final year in the class could well be a championship winning one.
WP ELITE YOUTH CUP SERIES
Rd 5 – Landrake, Cornwall (MC Federation)
JUNIOR 65cc
1 Danny Lanfear 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 + 42 = 222
2 Todd Kellett 42 + 39 + 28 + 42 + 36 = 187
3 Green Ben 39 + 26 + 42 + 36 + 39 = 182
4 Ryan Snaith 18 + 42 + 39 + 39 + 30 = 168
5 Joshua Gilbert 30 + 24 + 20 + 33 + 26 = 133
6 Dylan Hodgkins 33 + 33 + 22 + 28 + 17 = 133
7 Conrad Mewse 19 + 20 + 36 + 11 + 45 = 131
8 Jack Seabourne 24 + 19 + 33 + 30 + 24 = 130
9 Joshua Coleman 36 + 22 + 26 + 16 + 28 = 128
10 Dan Whitehead 26 + 30 + 24 + 22 + 22 = 124
SMALL-WHEEL 85cc
1 James Dunn 42 + 45 + 42 + 45 + 45 = 219
2 Ben Watson 45 + 30 + 45 + 36 + 42 = 198
3 James Harrison 30 + 36 + 39 + 39 + 39 = 183
4 Rickie Roderick 36 + 33 + 36 + 30 + 36 = 171
5 Liam Garland 33 + 39 + 19 + 42 + 24 = 157
6 Turner Josh 39 + 28 + 28 + 28 + 33 = 156
7 Adam Sterry 24 + 42 + 33 + 33 + 0 = 132
8 Corrie Southwood 22 + 24 + 26 + 24 + 17 = 113
9 Mathew Callaghan 19 + 20 + 20 + 19 + 28 = 106
10 Tom Neal 26 + 18 + 24 + 18 + 19 = 105
BIG-WHEEL 85cc
1 Luke Hawkins 45 + 42 + 45 + 45 + 45 = 222
2 Bradley Pocock 42 + 45 + 42 + 42 + 42 = 213
3 Bryn Clarke 36 + 36 + 36 + 26 + 24 = 158
4 Josh Brine 33 + 19 + 30 + 22 + 30 = 134
5 Rob Muscat 2 + 17 + 39 + 39 + 36 = 133
6 Ty Kellett 28 + 22 + 24 + 28 + 20 = 122
7 Jamie McCanney 12 + 30 + 15 + 36 + 28 = 121
8 Anthony Reville 39 + 39 + 0 + 3 + 39 = 120
9 Dan Thornhill 16 + 24 + 14 + 33 + 33 = 120
10 Ryan Houghton 30 + 5 + 26 + 30 + 26 = 117
SENIOR 125cc
1 Jack Plowman 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 = 225
2 Christian Taylor 42 + 42 + 42 + 42 + 42 = 210
3 Jamie Houghton 39 + 36 + 36 + 33 + 36 = 180
4 Jasper Uphill 30 + 39 + 30 + 39 + 39 = 177
5 Ryan Turner 36 + 33 + 39 + 36 + 33 = 177
6 Nicole Hatcliffe 33 + 30 + 33 + 30 + 30 = 156
7 Mitchell Bligh 28 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 28
YOUTH OPEN
1 Matt Moffatt 45 + 42 + 42 + 26 + 39 = 194
2 Scott Elderfield 42 + 39 + 22 + 42 + 42 = 187
3 James Hutchinson 39 + 14 + 39 + 45 + 45 = 182
4 Lewis Tombs 36 + 36 + 33 + 33 + 18 = 156
5 Edward Allingham 7 + 28 + 45 + 36 + 36 = 152
6 Ben Field 33 + 19 + 36 + 22 + 24 = 134
7 Daniel Brough 30 + 18 + 26 + 39 + 19 = 132
8 Will Worden 15 + 26 + 30 + 28 + 30 = 129
9 Kelvin Townsend 20 + 22 + 24 + 30 + 22 = 118
10 Josh Waterman 10 + 45 + 0 + 15 + 33 = 103
FOR FULL REPORT AND PICTURES SEE T+MX NEWS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2008