King Brad rains!
By TMX Archives on 12th Jul 07
TWO things are for sure in British motocross, if you want to win any series you need to be able to ride in the mud and it wouldn't be Wales without the wet weather.
Both were in abundance at the final round of thePAR Homes/ Bache's Bargains sponsored Welsh Open Evening MXchampionship! Despite the almost constant rain, 2,000 spectators linedthe wet and wild Rhayader circuit to see if Brad Anderson could be thefirst person to take the Welsh Open championship for the third time.
Jamie Lewis was like ‘white van man' off thetraffic lights as the gates dropped for the opening Expert race. Thefirst corner argy bargy saw Lewis holeshot from Glen Philips and AshleyGreedy, but both lost drive up the second hill and Kip Herring movedinto second place.
However, bad news was on the way for the lead pairas Brad Anderson had moved into third by the close of the opening lap.Predictably, Anderson soon reeled Herring in and he set about takingthe lead from the hard working Lewis.
Anderson almost fell as he took a tight 180 degreeleft hander, almost bringing him to a standstill, but the Yamaha's rearwheel spun into action once more, sending the mud flying into Lewis'sface as it made its escape once more to the chequered flag for theopening victory. Lewis was probably happy to pick up second place,while Ashley Greedy threw caution to the wind and made some late passesto take third from Herring.
Moto two turned out to be the last of the 2007series and the best for Herring. The Yamaha rider was bar to bar withLewis as the pair went sideways through the sweeping first left hander.Herring closed the opening lap with Anderson just a second behind him,though unusually, Anderson could make no move for the lead on thesecond lap.
Opportunity knocked at the third attempt round theRhayader hills though and he slipped past Herring for the lead. Herringstayed with Anderson until the last lap when he backed-off the pace fora safe second place from Jamie Lewis.
WELSH OPEN EVENING MOTOCROSS CHAMPS Rd 3 - Cwmythig Hill, Rhayader
(Rhayader and DMCC)
EXPERT
1 Brad Anderson (450F Yamaha) 20 + 20 = 40
2 Jamie Lewis (450F Honda) 17 + 15 = 32
3 Kip Herring (450F Yamaha) 13 + 17 = 30
4 Ashley Greedy (250F Honda) 15 + 9 = 24
5 Glen Phillips (450F Kawasaki) 10 + 10 = 20
6 Andrew Gillett (450 Honda) 8 + 11 = 19
Final Series Standings: 1 Anderson 140 points, 2 Phillips 114, 2 Lewis 114, 4 Herring 66, 5 Greedy 63, 6 Jamie Powell 57.
SENIOR
1 Darren Simms (250 Kawasaki) 20 + 20 = 40
2 Charlie Evans (KTM) 11 + 17 = 28
3 Eirwyn Roberts (450 Yamaha) 13 + 15 = 28
4 Aled Bellis (250 Honda) 15 + 10 = 25
5 Craig Badman (250 Honda) 17 + 8 = 25
6 Thomas Davies (250 Yamaha) 8 + 13 = 21
Final Series Standings: 1 Simms 154 points, 2 Evans 120, 3 Eirwyn Roberts 98, 4 Aled Bellis 80, 5 Kevin Hughes 77.
JUNIOR
1 Kevin Williams (250 Suzuki) 20 + 20 = 40
2 Jason Williams (250 KTM) 13 + 17 = 30
3 Chris Matthews (250 Honda) 11 + 15 = 26
4 Chris Morris (450 Suzuki) 15 + 6 = 21
5 Gareth Hickey (250 KTM) 7 + 13 = 20
6 Jason Bryant (250 Kawasaki) 10 + 9 = 19
Final Series Standings: 1 Hickey 114 points, 2 KWilliams 110, 3 Chris Morris 109, 4 David Games 104, 5 J Williams 102,6 Kristian Jones 89.
NOVICE
1 Luke Davies (250 KTM) 20 + 20 = 40
2 Edward Jones (250 Yamaha) 15 + 17 = 32
3 Kev Lewis (250 Yamaha) 17 + 13 = 30
4 Daniel Rees (Kawasaki) 8 + 15 = 23
5 Trefor Davies (525 KTM) 13 + 9 = 22
6 Kyle Symmons (125 KTM) 10 + 8 = 18
Final Series Standings: 1 Jones 149 points, 2Lewis 114, 3 L Davies 111, 4 Terry Butchers 86, 4 Christopher Higgins86, 6 T Davies 58.
LOCAL BEGINNER: 1 James Rees (125 Suzuki) 20 + 20 = 40
Final Series Standings: 1 Rees 132 points, 2 Grenville Kember 86, 3 Shaun Buchan 60, 4 Jamie Bufton 57.
GRAND FINAL (125/250F): 1 Ashley Greedy (250FHonda), 2 Max Nyberg (250F Suzuki), 3 Alex Snow (250F Suzuki), 4 LukeHill (250F Honda), 5 Reston Lindique (250F KTM), 6 Ben Field (250FSuzuki).
GRAND FINAL (OPEN - 250/450F): 1 Jamie Lewis (450Honda), 2 Kip Herring (450 Yamaha), 3 Andrew Gillett (450 Honda), 4Wayne Smith (450 Honda), 5 Mark Hucklebridge (450 Kawasaki), 6 BradAnderson (450 Yamaha).
For full report, results and pictures see T+MX NEWS, Friday, July 13, 2007.