Aaron Barrs the way for Clinton
By TMX Archives on 25th May 07
AFTER having its meeting at Horsley abandoned with just two races completed due to torrential rain the previous week, the North Avon/ South Glos AMCA group riders were able to return to action at Ford on Sunday.
In a meeting very efficiently promoted by the Chipping Sodbury AMCAclub, there was even dust rising this weekend as the entry producedsome red-hot, entertaining action. With the three blocks of competitioncompleted, only Junior, John Pozzoli and Expert, Lee Dunham were ableto boast maximum points scores.
The Expert Open group was first to tackle the Wiltshire venue onSunday, with the line-up boosted by several late entries which includedAMCA championship riders Clinton Barrs, Aaron Poolman and Phil Mercer,enjoying the chance to have another outing aboard his beloved 250cctwo-stroke Kawasaki. Indeed in the opening two motos, the abovementioned riders proved to be the main contenders along with GavinHookham and Richard Vincent.
With Poolman and Barrs scoring one win each, it was down to a lastmoto decider for the overall verdict. So, with Mercer a non-starter,Barrs quickly took control of that vital final clash only to slip backto third spot behind race winner and eventual overall victor, Poolman,and Hookham.
NORTH AVON/ SOUTH GLOS GROUP MOTOCROSS
Ford, Wiltshire (Chipping Sodbury MCC (AMCA))
Expert Open: 1 Aaron Poolman (450 GS Patios Honda), 2 Clinton Barrs(450 Wildmoor Wulfsport Honda), 3 Gavin Hookham (450 Honda), 4 RichardVincent (250 Suzuki), 5 Phil Mercer (250 Delkevic Kawasaki).
Expert 125cc: 1 Lee Dunham (250 MotoExtreme Kawasaki), 2 Aran Agius(250 Kawasaki), 3 Carl Benjamin (250 Thornbury Kawasaki), 4 JosephMeachin (250 Yamaha), 5 Jake Thompson (250 Kawasaki).
Senior Open: 1 Martin Leer (250 Suzuki), 2 Ben Webb (250 Yamaha), 3Bobby Edwards (250 Yamaha), 4 Roger Frankcom (500cc Honda), 5 MikeDudley (450 Kawasaki).
Senior 125cc: 1 Tom Guilding (250 Kawasaki), 2 Stuart Millard (250Yamaha), 3 Jason Wells (250 KTM), 4 Luke Smith (250 Kawasaki), 5 WayneMeacham (250 Kawasaki).
Junior Unlimited Group One: 1 John Pozzoli (250 Kawasaki), 2 JasonDovideo, 3 Joe Williams (450 Honda), 4 Peter Weide, 5 Dan Burnett (450Yamaha).
Junior Unlimited Group Two: 1 Steve Johnson, 2 Andrew Buxton (250Yamaha), 3 Ben Hillier (250 Kawasaki), 4 Andy Shakespeare, 5 AnthonyMallett (450 Husqvarna).
Junior 125cc Over 18: 1 Jacob Hogg (250 KTM), 2 Tom Preston (125KTM), 3 Michael Reeves (250 Honda), 4 Julian Coles (250 Kawasaki), 5Richard Cole (250 Honda).
Junior 125cc Under 18: 1 Steven Bath (250 Kawasaki), 2 JoshuaBlackwell (125 Kawasaki), 3 Matthew Bateman (125 Suzuki), 4 Adam Savage(250 Kawasaki), 5 Luke Smith (150 Honda).
Inter Junior: 1 Jack Drummond (85 KTM), 2 Thomas Woodward (85Kawasaki), 3 Brendan Griffith (85 Yamaha), 4 Benjamin Newman (85Kawasaki), 5 Kieran Dowler (85 KTM).
For full report, results and pictures see T+MX NEWS, Friday, May 25, 2007