Sagar's sweet on the Tong
By TMX Archives on 30th Mar 07
TONG, near Bradford, was the venue for the second round of the National Putoline Hare Scramble Championship over the weekend, hosted by Dirtbike-Traxs. A lot of work had been carried out over a number of months, including the preparation of flowing tracks through the mature woodland with jumps and berms.
Several interesting features had been included onthe course including the Putoline Rocks of Doom' - an extreme sectionwhich, if ridden clean, could save as much as a minute compared to the scenic alternative, atrip along the lakeside before meandering through a short section ofwoodland to rejoin the course.
This particular section proved popular withhundreds of spectators who lined the rocks to watch the skills of thetop riders and see the lesser riders struggle, further around the course an off-camber decent into arocky stream bed proved tricky for some who ended up slithering downthe bank.
The main race of the weekend kicked off at 12.30pmon Sunday, with some of the UK's best off-roaders amongst a line-up of200 - including Si Wakley, Tom Sagar, Ryan Voase, Graham Jarvis andMark Jackson. Voase blasted off into an early lead by taking thehole-shot, with old timer Mark Houson in second spot.
Ryan was soon overhauled by Tom Sagar who startedto edge away. As Tom completed his first lap he came to the Rocks ofDoom'. He made them look easy, increasing his lead over Voase, with Si Wakley third and Mark Jackson in an early fourth.
NATIONAL PUTOLINE HARE SCRAMBLE CHAMPS
Rd 2 - Tong, nr Bradford (Dirtbike-Traxs)
MAIN EVENT
Expert: 1 Tom Sagar 14 laps, 2 Ryan Voase 14, 3 Si Wakely 14, 4 Paul Bolton 13, 5 Mark Jackson 13, 6 Justin Wilson 13.
Clubman E1: 1 Steve Jemison 11, 2 Tom Edwards 11, 3 Mick Mundy 11, 4 Niki Walker 11, 5 David Shann 11, 6 Harry Hillas 11.
Clubman Open: 1 Nathan Cannell 12, 2 JonathanHughes 12, 3 James Clift 12, 4 Adrian Clarke 11, 5 Anthony Cooper 11, 6Levi Johnson 11.
Over 40: 1 Jack Twentyman 12, 2 John Lofthouse 11, 3 Mick Kendall 11, 4 Rob Butler 11, 5 Phil Darwin 10, 6 Nigel Hutchinson 10.
SPORTSMAN RACE
Sportsman E1: 1 Terry Watson 11, 2 Peter Carr 10, 3 Rob Wright 10, 4 Liam Ward 10, 5 James Clarke 10, 6 Allan Holt 10.
Sportsman Open: 1 Colin Champion 11, 2 StuartGordon 11, 3 Ryan Patrick 11, 4 Simon Foulke 10, 5 Rob Cartwright 10, 6Kevin Critchlow 10.
Novice: 1 Kirk Wilson 10, 2 Phil Jones 10, 3 Nicholas Owen 9, 4 Neil Robinson 9, 5 Alistair Mcneil 9, 6 Fracis Derosa 9.
YOUTH RACE
Senior A: 1 Josh Taylor 11, 2 Michael Briggs 11, 3 Josh Bendill 10, 4 Rob Dawson 10, 5 Thomas Healey 9, 6 Will Howe 9.
Senior B: 1 Joe Deakin 10, 2 Robert Johnson 10, 3Billy Robinson 10, 4 William Hillas 9, 5 Scott Altass 9, 6 RichardPeers Davies 9.
Junior: 1 Luke Flack 8, 2 Michael Tatham 8, 3 Alex Clegg 8, 4 Harrison Bell 7, 5 Ryan Ashton 7, 6 Billy Steinman 6.
NEXT ROUND: April 14/15 - The Butts Quarry, Derbyshire.
For full report, results and pictures see T+MX NEWS, Friday, March 30, 2007.