Crock leads Fox hunt but Hucklebridge claims title
By TMX Archives on 11th Sep 08
GORDON Crockard, mounted on a PAR Homes Honda, carefully picked his way round a very muddy and slippery Foxhill race circuit, near Swindon, and took two wins from two starts and the overall at the seventh and final round of the AMCA Wulfsport British Masters Motocross Championship for 2008.
But, while Crockard claimed first place on the day, a happy Mark Hucklebridge (Motoxtreme Kawasaki), in his final session of top notch motocross, finished third on the day and wrapped up the Pro Open championship, ten-points ahead of Pioneer Yamaha's Wayne Smith.
An in-form Allen Keet, riding another Pioneer Yamaha, seemed to revel in the tricky conditions and took the overall win in the Pro 125cc class, while second placed Neville Bradshaw lifted the championship crown ahead of the absent Shane Carless.
What a weekend!
Scott Elderfield gets the head start on the rest of the Youth 125cc field as he blasts around the first Foxhill bend.
It was dry Saturday morning and the track was in fine racing condition, but as lunch-time approached, so did the rain, and a heavy downpour made the track and paddock area look like it did when they cancelled GPs at Foxhill.
But, as this was the final round of the series all of the AMCA and track personnel did all they could to see that racing continued to the completion of the event.
And, for the most part, it was a success, considering what they were up against as they even had earth-moving machines refacing the jumps from 5am right up to the start of racing on Sunday morning.
Also, as transporters where towed out of the paddock and onto the road, two workers with high powered hoses washed down the sides of the vehicles, and the road, in an effort to keep the local authorities on side.
WULFSPORT BRITISH MASTERS MOTOCROSS CHAMPS
Rd 7 – Foxhill, nr Swindon (AMCA Ltd)
PRO OPEN CLASS
1 Gordon Crockard (PAR Homes Honda) 50+ 50= 100
2 Wayne Smith (Pioneer Yamaha) 45+ 47= 92
3 Mark Hucklebridge* (Motoxtreme Kaw) 47+ 45= 92
4 Mark Jones (ARB Tuning Kawasaki) 41+ 43= 84
5 Joe Dark (Meredith Suzuki) 35+ 41= 76
6 Jamie Lewis (ARB Tuning Kawasaki) 37+ 35= 72
7 Danny Smyth (Wiseco Honda) 39+ 33= 72
8 Jordon Rose (STR Honda) 43+ 29= 72
9 Jim Murro (STR Honda) 30+ 37= 67
10 Luke Mellows (Robinson KTM) 25+ 39= 64
*Hucklebridge Champion
PRO 125cc CLASS
1 Alan Keet (Pioneer Yamaha) 50+ 47= 97
2 Neville Bradshaw* (DB Honda) 47+ 45= 92
3 Ashley Greedy (PAR Homes Honda) 30+ 50= 80
4 Luke Burton (Honda) 39+ 41= 80
5 Phil Mercer (DK Kawasaki) 41+ 39= 80
6 Lee Dunham (Motoxtreme Kawasaki) 33+ 37= 70
7 Ross Hill (Poole Yamaha) 35+ 31= 66
8 Luke Remmer (Yamaha) 29+ 35= 64
9 Richard Williams (Wrayram Honda) 28+ 33= 61
10 Xavier Hemandez (Kawasaki) 45+ 0 = 45
*Neville Bradshaw Champion
Amateur Open: 1 Chris Brightmore (D&K Kawasaki), 2 Alex Hornsby (MX Honda), 3 Tom Neesam (Kawasaki), 4 Robert Fox (Motobrox Kawasaki), 5 Michael Smith (Auto Repairs Suzuki), 6 Steven Bailey (SCCD Honda), 7 Jacob Grossman (KTM), 8 Lee Buck (Rocket Centre Yamaha), 9 Stephen Wade (Renthal Suzuki), 10 Thomas Batty (Wulfsport Honda) (CHAMPION).
Amateur 125cc: 1 Jack Taylor (Honda) (CHAMPION), 2 James Shaw (DK Kawasaki), 3 Dean Haughton (Xtreme Yamaha), 4 Joseph Barry (Yamaha), 5 Charles Davis (Kawasaki), 6 Richard Gray (Corby Kawasaki), 7 David Conner (Suzuki), 8 David Blackburn (Kawasaki), 9 Bradley Lofthouse (Honda), 10 Jared Goodwin (Honda).
Youth 125cc: 1 Vitaulets Bucas (ARB Kawasaki) (CHAMPION), 2 Ryan Pottenger (Electraction TM), 3 Daniel Brough (Danger UK Honda), 4 Scott Elderfield (Pope KTM), 5 Richard Worrall (Honda), 6 Luke Houghton (Honda), 7 Declan Burke (Honda), 8 Luke Riley (KTM), 9 Joshua Armitage (Lassu Yamaha), 10 Jordan Goodwin (Yamaha).
Big-wheel 85cc: 1 Luke Hawkins (PAR Homes Honda) (CHAMPION), 2 Luke Norris (Kawasaki), 3 Rob Muscat (KTM), 4 Anthony Reville (TRM Honda), 5 Ian McEwan (AGM Honda), 6 Adam Extance (Yamaha), 7 John Hawkins (ARB KTM), 8 Stuart Owen (Xtreme Yamaha), 9 Luke Newman (Honda), 10 Bradley Bird (Ultimate KTM).
Small-wheel 85cc: 1 Callan Cooper (KTM), 2 James Dunn (Relentless Suzuki) (Champion), 3 Gabrielle Hamlet (Suzuki), 4 Charlie Hamlet (Suzuki), 5 James Priestley (Truck Parts KTM), 6 C-Jay Mort (Kawasaki), 7 Joe Skinner (Formula Yamaha), 8 Lewis Wigger (TRM Honda), 9 Rickie Roderick (Motopross Honda), 10 Kieran Banks (MC Honda).
FOR FULL REPORT SEE T+MX NEWS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
small pic; tmx_036_003_12-09-08
large pic: tmx_037_002_12-09-08
caption: Scott Elderfield gets the head start on the rest of the Youth 125cc field as he blasts around the first Foxhill bend.