A Tough Ddu for Tom
By TMX Archives on 12th Nov 09
STEVE Ireland's idea to use the Tough One's Little Brother as a warm-up for the main Tough One event in January certainly paid off at the weekend as a star-studded entry graced the start line at Wern Ddu Quarry, near Corwen, North Wales.
Remembrance Sunday was observed with a two-minute silence before racing began, as is always the case with WOR Events scheduled to run on the Sunday nearest to Remembrance Day and there was an eerie stillness around the quarry compared to the mayhem about to be unleashed.
Last year's event developed into a great battle between Paul Edmondson and Tom Sagar, where ‘Eddy' eventually took the win by a single second. This year, the two riders were both out on Suzukis representing the Fast Eddy Suzuki Enduro Team. Tom was on the RMZ290 and Paul ran with the RMZ250, the bikes they used at the ISDE in Portugal.
This year the result was reversed as Tom took control right from the start and built up an unassailable lead as ‘Little Ed' tried to close him down in the final stages.
TOUGH ONE'S LITTLE BROTHER
EXTREME SCRAMBLE
Wern Ddu Quarry, nr Corwen (WOR Events)
Pro: 1 Tom Sagar (290 Fast Eddy Suzuki) 14 laps - 1:48 time penalties, 2 Paul Edmondson (250 Fast Eddy Suzuki) 14 - 2:27, 3 Paul Bolton (Eurotek KTM) 13 - 7:02, 4 Dave Wood (Yamaha) 13 - 7:30, 5 Andrew Cripps (Kawasaki) 13 - 8:17, 6 Ross Danby (200 Gas Gas) 12 - 3:54.
Expert: 1 Rob Reese (300 KTM) 13 - 9:34, 2 Lewis Belfield (KBR KTM) 12 - 9:56, 3 Daf Jones (250 Yamaha) 12 - 11:21, 4 James Wood (???) 10 - 7:00, 5 David Biles (???) 10 - 7:01, 6 Ben Haycock (250 Kawasaki) 8 - 3:25.
Clubman: 1 Huw Jones (150 KTM) 10 - 4:05, 2 Gee Atherton (???) 10 - 4:35, 3 Niki Walker (250 F KTM) 10 - 13:06, 4 Aled Wyn Hughes (300 Gas Gas) 9 - 1:55, 5 Jane Daniels (150 KTM) 9 - 8:00, 6 David Dudley (200 KTM) 9 - 9:46.
Over 40: 1 Craig Parkes (250 KTM) 12 - 8:04, 2 Paul Sagar (250F WOR Rieju) 11 - 8:07, 3 Ian Barnett (???) 11 - 8:45, 4 Ian Jones (300 KTM) 11 - 12:06, 5 Geoff Hand (500 Brave Honda ) 10 - 3:36, 6 Justin Carter (250 KTM) 10 - 4:55.
Sportsman: 1 Alex West (125 KTM) 10 - 11:01, 2 Owain Davies (200 KTM) 9 - 12:16, 3 Dan Edwards (KTM) 8 - 5:04, 4 Huw Edwards (KTM) 8 - 5:38, 5 Liam Phillips (125 KTM) 7 - 3:42, 6 James Reeve (125 Husqvarna) 7 - 4:53.
FOR FULL STORY SEE T+MX NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009
Tom Sagar took his revenge on Paul Edmondson for last year's defeat, taking control of the situation right from the start.