Quads fly high Peacocks Hay
By TMX Archives on 18th Jun 08
JH Quad Racing overcame initial concerns over the condition of the new track at Peacocks Hay in Stoke to put on yet another faultless day of action-packed racing which saw a strong turn out of some of the top riders in the country.
The gathered spectators, drawn out by the glorious weather, were in for a treat as all nine classes featured strong battles throughout the field. There were initially concerns about debris on some parts of the track, which was being used by JH Racing for the first time. But the organisers were quick to respond, cleaning up the offending corners before racing got underway.
Hybrid 250cc was dominated by Suzukis with Gavin Dodds coming up trumps ahead of Andy Lawton, who took a brace of second positions. Lewis Burns was never far off and ended the day third overall.
One rider worthy of mention was Tyler Soar. Typically strong rides all day were stymied by a series of niggling mechanical issues which pushed the youngster down the leader board.
Rheece Guest put in a strong performance in Adult A with two wins and a second, while Sam Harrison enjoyed a successful debut on his new 450cc, finishing the day second overall, just ahead of Tom Silvey.
In the Masters class,
Kevin Morris halted Simon Walton's winning streak with three podiums, including a win in the opening race. Second position went to Nigel Lewis with Simon close behind in third.
Oliver Drabble was on fine form in Modified 200cc, but was chased hard all day
long by Ryan Turner. Luke Sanfilippo was a close third overall. The Standfard 200cc group was won by Alexander Thompson with Daniel Lewis and Luke Gilboy enjoying a close battle for the runner-up position.
Irish domination is becoming the norm in Adult B, with Sam Coulter taking three dominant wins. A close battle between Lawrence Roberts and Kieran Power saw the former eventually taking the runner-up spot.
In Standard 100cc, Aled Jenkins won all three races, but was chased hard by both Joseph Ruby and Bailey Edwards all day. Close racing in the 100 B class saw Callum Carter end the meet ahead of Josh Tanner, with Kieran Taylor a close third. Ayrton Radford was on fine form with dominant rides all day long in Modified 100cc. Connor Taylor finished the day second while Kieran Jones recovered from recent mechanical gremlins to take a fine podium position.
A class worthy of watching in the next 12 months is the Shifter class as a number of new bikes join the field. This weekend was all about Alex Rossiter with three strong rides. Never far behind was the battle for second, which eventually went to Adam James ahead of Frazer MacFadden.
A big thanks to ATP Racing who generously donated the trophies for the day to be presented at the next meeting.
RESULTS
100cc Standard B: 1 Callum Carter 150 points, 2 Josh Tanner 132, 3 Kieran Taylor 127, 4 Harry Ruby 117, 5 Jaydon Slatcher 82, 6 Charlie Dunn 77.
100cc Modified: 1 Ayrton Radford 150, 2 Connor Taylor 128, 3 Kieran Jones 124, 4 Tommy Pittaway 121, 5 Ryan Dunn 111, 6 Leon Patmore 78.
100cc Standard A: 1 Aled Jenkins 150, 2 Joseph Ruby 127, 3 Bailey Edwards 127, 4 Sam Stephens 114, 5 Joshua Waring 113, 6 Joshua Crane 112.
200cc Air-cooled Mods: 1 Oliver Drabble 138, 2 Ryan Turner 132, 3 Luke Sanfilippo 130, 4 Brad Frost 126, 5 Bradley Cranwell 120, 6 Charlie Wing 113.
200/250cc Standard: 1 Alexander Thompson 150, 2 Daniel Lewis 130, 3 Luke Gilboy 129, 4 George Callaway 122, 5 Jon Draper 116, 6 Christian Morris 115.
250cc Water-cooled: 1 Gavin Dodds 150, 2 Andrew Lawton 135, 3 Lewis Burns 124, 4 Jay Daffurn 118, 5 Tyler Soar 114.
Adult A: 1 Rhys Guest 140, 2 Sam Harrison 129, 3 Tom Silvey 117, 4 Sam Bryan 114, 5 Jamie Meade 114, 6 Chris Allen 114.
Adult B: 1 Sam Coulter 150, 2 Lawrence Roberts 132, 3 Kieran Power 121, 4 Neil Wright 114, 5 Philip Munday 110, 6 Thomas Grayson 109.
Masters: 1 Kevin Morris 135, 2 Nigel Lewis 130, 3 Simon Walton 124, 4 Jon Statham 113, 5 Mark Turner 113, 6 Mark Ainsworth 104.
Shifters: 1 Alex Rossiter 150, 2 Adam James 132, 3 Fraser McFadden 129.