Gillett stays sharp
By TMX Archives on 23rd Oct 08
ON Saturday, the final round of the Remedies Bar Motocross Champ-ionships took place at Ladram Bay, near Exmouth, Devon, which was followed by a presentation evening at Ladram Bay Holiday Park.
It couldn't have been a better end to the season with all four Champion-ships still to be decided and with the weather on side there was a bumper crowd in attendance to witness some exciting racing.
In Expert Open, Andrew Gillett went in to the final round with a 54-point lead over John May knowing that two consistent rides would give
him the title.
Gillett holeshot the opening race from Henry Western and Kip Herring with May back in fourth.
However, May was soon through to second after Herring's exit with a seized motor on lap two and he passed Western. He caught Gillett on lap three. Closing fast though was David Yelland, who had moved into third.
May eventually passed Gillett on lap six dropping into the valley and Gillett soon had Yelland for company but Yelland picked-up a rear wheel puncture and had to withdraw when the tyre came off the rim. Gillett closed on May again in the closing stages, but to no avail.
Gillett again set the pace in race two from Western, Herring and May. Herring and May overhauled Western on the opening lap and these two engaged in a real tussle, which let Gillett get away a bit.
On lap three, May got the better traction out of a left-hander and flew up the hill in to second.
Two laps later, he caught Gillett, who seemed to let him by, knowing that a safe ride was enough to give him the crown. May went on to take his second win of the day, but all the applause was for Gillett who just held off Mark Gunter in the closing stages to become 2008 Expert Open Champion.
In the final moto, Herring got the best start ahead of Yelland, while Tim Pearce was in third ahead of Gillett and May.
Yelland was all over Herring for several laps desperate to find a gap to pass. Such an opportunity came on lap 6 when Herring nearly dropped it
Herring was soon caught by Gunter and for four laps the pair scrapped it out until Gunter finally squeezed through to second.
Yelland had a full six-second advantage at this stage, but Gunter was on a charge and closed the gap each lap.
Yelland, though, was determined to go out on a high by winning his last race and held on to take the chequered flag.
REMEDIES BAR MOTOCROSS CHAMPS
Final Rd – Ladram Bay, nr Exmouth
(Remedies Bar Promotions)
REMEDIES BAR EXPERT OPEN CHAMPS – Race One: 1 John May (450F Meredith Suzuki), 2 Andrew Gillett (450F Paul Green Honda), 3 Mark Gunter (450F Charlton Suzuki), 4 George Davis (450F MotoXtreme Kawasaki), 5 Luke Mellows (450F Fowlers KTM), 6 Jamie Skuse (450F Honda).
Race Two: 1 May, 2 Gillett, 3 Gunter, 4 David Yelland (450F Phoenix Honda), 5 Henry Western (450F Yamaha), 6 Davis.
Race Three: 1 Yelland, 2 Gunter, 3 May, 4 Kip Herring (450F Off Roaders Yamaha), 5 Western, 6 Mellows.
REMEDIES BAR EXPERT 125cc CHAMPS – Race One: 1 Brad Cavill (250F Stevens Yamaha), 2 Ben Griffith (250F FMF KTM), 3 Darren Shears (250F SHC Suzuki), 4 Luke Hill (250F Maunders Kawasaki), 5 Jamie Smith (250F KTM), 6 Danial Preston (250F MotoXmanix Kawasaki).
Race Two: 1 Hill, 2 Cavill, 3 Daniel Wyatt (250F St Blazey Suzuki), 4 Shears, 5 Preston, 6 Griffith.
Race Three: 1 Preston, 2 Shears, 3 Wyatt, 4 Smith, 5 Hill, 6 Tom Harvey (250F Honda).
PHOENIX TOOLS OVER 35 CHAMPS – Race One: 1 Steve Davey (250 Honda), 2 Rob Lewis (450F Honda), 3 Rob Nevell (450F Suzuki), 4 Gary Down (450F Honda), 5 Anthony Hooper (450F Suzuki), 6 Max Hendy (250 Suzuki).
Race Two: 1 Davey, 2 Newell, 3 Lewis, 4 Dean Warren (450F Kawasaki), 5 Hendy, 6 Matt Evans (250F Kawasaki).
Race Three: 1 Davey, 2 Lewis, 3 Andrew Milliar (520 KTM), 4 Hooper, 5 Warren, 6 Down.
PETERSEN RACING JUNIOR CHAMPS – Race One: 1 Scott Williams (250F Suzuki), 2 Chris Milliar (450F Honda), 3 Josh Wyatt (250 Kawasaki), 4 Lee Cummings (250F KTM), 5 Mark Wakely (250F Honda), 6 Tom Moore (450F Suzuki).
Race Two: 1 S Williams, 2 Wakely, 3 Milliar, 4 Cummings, 5 Wyatt, 6 Michael Williams (250F Suzuki).
Race Three: 1 S Williams, 2 Milliar, 3 M Williams, 4 Cummings, 5 Wyatt, 6 Moore.
JUNIOR B – Race One: 1 Dean Cummings (250F KTM), 2 Lee Bradley (250F Kawasaki), 3 Edward Mountjoy (250F Yamaha), 4 Gary Worth (450F Yamaha), 5 Ben Fox (250F KTM), 6 Matthew White (250F KTM).
Race Two: 1 White, 2 Cummings, 3 Mountjoy, 4 Kelvin Sanders (144 KTM), 5 Richard Tapscott (250F Kawasaki), 6 Max Keate (125 Yamaha).
Race Three: 1 Cummings, 2 Bradley, 3 Sanders, 4 Worth, 5 Tapscott, 6 Roy Hooper (450F Honda).
For full report see T+MX News, Friday, October 4, 2008
A close call for Darren Shears as he took the Expert 125cc title by just one point.