Browny’s great Scott

The Gas Gas UK rider from Scarborough set Standard Time through the 76 observed sections on his way to the premier award, the coveted Alfred Scott Memorial Trophy, to win by 14 marks from three-time Scott winner and Gas Gas team-mate Dougie Lampkin. 

 

Doug posted the best score on observation – just 35 marks dropped through the 76 rocky sections, to the 43 of Browny – but 22 on time, as he slowed after losing his rear brake at the half way point, which proved too much to make up. 

 

The ever-consistent east Yorks ace Ian Austermuhle, who always delivers in the big events, completed the podium for Beta with an excellent 44 on observation.

 

Michael stormed round the tough, wet, moorland course in a time of five hours nine seconds – the time against which all others would be judged and penalised to the tune of one mark for each minute they took to finish after this time. 

 

The only rider to challenge this on the day was last year's victor, Jonathan Richardson, who was riding an event for the first time in 12 months after a delayed recovery following knee surgery.

 

In an heroic ride, Montesa-mounted Rich was just four minutes down on Browny but 70 on observation just kept Jonathan off the podium, pipped by Austy by just a single mark. 

 

Ross Danby gave Jotagas a memorable Scott debut with a fine fifth place, ahead of first Sherco home, Richard Sadler, the irrepressible Ben Hemingway completing the main awards. There was disaster for 2012 winner James Dabill though, with Dibs going out before the halfway-mark, saying, "I smashed the water pump on the engine. It wasn't going anywhere.” 

 

This was at Faggergill, and as bad luck would have it, both Dan Hemingway and Sam Connor went out at exactly the same spot as their machines lost water due to head gasket or ‘O' ring problems.

 

 

Reeth, nr Richmond, Yorks (Richmond MC (Yorks))

Alfred Scott Memorial Trophy: 1 (181) Michael Brown (300 JST Gas Gas) 0 (Time) + 43 (Obs) = 43

Raymond Bailey Trophy: 2 (192) Dougie Lampkin (300 Gas Gas) 22 + 35 = 57

Raspin Challenge Bowl: 3 (186) Ian Austermuhle (300 Beta UK) 29 + 44 = 73

Folbugg Cup: 4 (197) Jonathan Richardson (300 Montesa) 4 + 70 = 74

NMC-Copley Cup: 5 (196) Ross Danby (300 Jotogas) 41 + 65 = 106

Kart House Trophy: 6 (194) Richard Sadler (300 MRS Sherco) 57 + 55 = 112

1977 Silver Jubilee Trophy: 7 (164) Ben Hemingway (300 Beta UK) 34 + 80 = 114

SCOTT SPOONS: 8 (170) James Fry (MRS Sherco) 51 + 68 = 119, 9 (160) Dan Thorpe (300 JST Gas Gas) 62 + 59 = 121, 10 (178) Sam Haslam (300 JST Gas Gas) 55 + 74 = 129, 11 (174) Chris Pearson (290 MRS Sherco) 58 + 74 = 132, 12 (198) Thomas Hick (250 Acklams Beta) 49 + 88 = 137, 13 (158) Ricky Wiggins (300 JST Gas Gas) 40 + 98 = 138, 14 (190) Guy Kendrew (300 Ossa Moto UK) 53 + 91 = 144, 15 (166) Bradley Cox (125 Beta UK) 61 + 90 = 151, 16 (147) Will Reynolds (Beta 30) 44 + 108 = 152, 17 (185) James Lampkin (250 Beta UK) 72 + 82 = 154, 18 (177) Philip Alderson (280 Gas Gas) 58 + 99 = 157, 19 (169) John Sunter (250 Pidcock Montesa) 18 + 140 = 158, 20 (156) Adam Milner (300 Acklams Beta) 83 + 77 = 160, 21 (184) Aran Drachenberg (300 Beta) 76 + 92 = 168, 22 (85) Robert Waite (125 Beta UK) 73 + 101 = 174, 23 (109) Jack Stones (300 JST Gas Gas) 49 + 129 = 178, 24 (134) James Carr (280 AM Ossa) 67 + 121 = 188, 25 (171) Andrew Lishman (300 Gas Gas) 64 + 141 = 205, 26 (81) Luke Walker (250 MRS Sherco) 94 + 116 = 210.

SCOTT CERTIFICATES: 27 (152) George Pollard (300 Beta) 98 + 119 = 217, 28 (72) Kyle Duffus-Hayes (290 Beta) 76 + 142 = 218, 29 (136) Boyd Webster (250 Montesa) 112 + 117 = 229, 30 (165) Ben Wibberley (Inta Gas Gas) 92 + 138 = 230, 31 (150) Mark Sunter (300 John Lee Gas Gas) 74 + 157 = 231, 32 (173) Andy Cripps (290 MRS Sherco) 108 + 133 = 241, 33 (179) Sam Yeadon (250 Acklams Beta) 92 + 153 = 245, 34 (161) John Battensby (290 Sherco) 82 + 164 = 246, 35 (129) Danny Cockshott (Beta) 113 + 145 = 258, 36 (155) Anthony Ayrton (300 Gas Gas) 102 + 157 = 259, 37 (119) Graham Tales (250 Gas Gas) 119 + 141 = 260, 38 (101) William Brockbank (D3 Sherco) 107 + 155 = 262, 39 (146) Richard Kendra (300 Gas Gas) 88 + 179 = 267, 40 (191) Russell Rooksby (300 Beta) 121 + 152 = 273, 41 (82) Andrew Anderson (Jotagas) 100 + 174 = 274, 42 (103) Michael Jackson (280 Gas Gas) 98 + 177 = 275, 43 (87) Guy Chandler (300 Beta) 93 + 182 = 275, 44 (128) Jonny White (280 Gas Gas) 117 + 165 = 282, 45 (125) Russell Cannell (300 Gas Gas) 117 + 168 = 285, 46 (47) Sam Beecroft-Penny (125 Sherco) 117 + 171 = 288, 47 (99) Simon Sharp (250 Gas Gas) 104 + 188 = 292, 48 (115) Matthew Alpe (250 Pidcock Montesa) 111 + 184 = 295, 49 (116) James Duxbury (300 Gas Gas) 128 + 169 = 297, 50 (120) Katy Sunter (280 JST Gas Gas) 120 + 180 = 300, 51 (149) Harry Harvey (Pidcock Montesa) 103 + 207 = 310, 52 (55) Mark Raw (Gas Gas) 96 + 216 = 312, 53 (64) John Wallis (250 Beta) 97 + 222 = 319, 54 (89) Richard Ridley (250 Montesa 4RT) 84 + 235 = 319, 55 (88) Christopher Tennant (250 Fantic) 130 + 193 = 323, 56 (112) Carl Hollis (Gas Gas) 132 + 194 = 326, 57 (107) Ian Hopley (290 Beta) 135 + 199 = 334, 58 (139) Gary Collinson (300 Gas Gas) 116 + 220 = 336, 59 (56) Phil Scott (300 Beta) 140 + 203 = 343, 60 (24) Sean Quaye (250 Montesa 4RT) 133 + 210 = 343, 61 (45) Peter Rew (300 Beta) 123 + 221 = 344, 62 (76) James Graham (300 Gas Gas) 145 + 211 = 356, 63 (133) Philip Armstrong (290 Beta) 144 + 227 = 371, 64 (102) Simon Williamson (280 Gas Gas) 147 + 229 = 376, 65 (137) Thomas Tennant (300 Sherco) 127 + 253 = 380, 66 (62) Martin Hodgson (290 JHSM Beta) 144 + 244 = 388, 67 (71) Paul Terry (290 AGB Sherco) 129 + 268 = 397, 68 (66) Steve Jemison (300 JHSM Beta) 142 + 267 = 409, 69 (121) Gordon Crockard (250 Montesa) 150 + 268 = 418, 70 (42) Kevin Chapman (280 Gas Gas) 145 + 277 = 422.