Lock Opens at Landrake
By TMX Archives on 30th Jul 09
ROUND four of the 2009 Best of British series was held at Landrake Moto Parc. The racing was the best so far in the series, with the first day in brilliant sunshine but the second day was overcast and the weather preventing the completion of the meeting, although the track was still rideable.
First to the line was the Open class with last year's champion, Alan Pearce, riding as a Support rider, still giving 101 per cent and gaining a superb win from Brett Wheeler.
In race two, the battle resumed, with this time Pearce chasing hard, only to summersault himself off the bike trying to pass Wheeler. He remounted to finish a close second, but no mistakes were made in race three with a clear win. Both riders were well clear of the remainder of a good class field. Daniel Walsh and Ross Flashman battled hard to head the chasing pack. Good points were scored by Championship runners Sean Lock and Connor Pearce.
The AMX was dominated on the first day by Mark Young with three wins, although he was made to work hard to catch and pass both Darren Banwell and James Cole. Warren Field, with some determind riding, gave him third place on the weekend.
Support rider Ross Keyworth, making life difficult for everyone, was a close third in two races and never out of the top eight.
Mark Young's absence on day two left it to Darren Banwell and James Cole to fight it out for top spot. Despite Darren winning race four it was not enough to topple Cole.
Jack Tovey had his best results so far with three top four positions on day one. Patrick Collins, Jonathan Pickett and Scott Hambridge completed the top six.
The best racing of the weekend was the Seniors, with every point fiercely contested.
Race one, and setting the pace for the weekend, was upgraded rider James Dunn, giving series leader Aaron Jenner a hard time as they battled handlebar to handlebar, both riders finishing equal on points.
Liam Wright had an excellent weekend, holeshotting from James Dunn, he seemed to be on a roll after his race three gate to flag. He crashed out when Dunn dropped it, picking up a stone in his chain and finished well down the field, this left Jansen Day in front until the last lap when his enthusiasm got the better of him allowing Aaron Jenner to take the win, closely followed by a remounted James Dunn.
The best ride, however, was from David Sweet who almost caught the leaders coming from last position on the first lap to a couple of bike lengths at the flag.
Big-wheel 85cc Non-Championship rider Sunny Thompson was the one to beat with three wins and a runner-up position. Challenging throughout the weekend was Alex Meadows who finished top of the series riders, giving Thompson some real opposition.
Luke Newman had his best meeting for a while. Jack Timms' gate to flag win in race three was always amongst the action, with a below par Jay Thomas riding well, coming back from a recent hand injury. Charlie Mills, Zac Alsop and Jack Gardner all added to the excitement in this group.
Mr Consistency, Liam Knight, came out on top in the Small-wheel 85cc class, winning just one race, with three second spots. He was always in the mix as riders in front crashed out.
Curtis Blamey, with two wins, took the runner-up spot with Danny Lanfear trying a little too hard, crashing out when leading, finishing third. Oliver Osmaston, the other race winner, who looked to be challenging for top spot had a disasterous DNF in the final moto. Ben Beadle, Greg Evans and Lewis all raced well to gain top six positions.
BSMA BEST OF BRITISH
Rd 4 – Landrake MP, Cornwall
(Cornwall SSC)
AMX Open: 1 Sean Lock, 2 Jake Grossman, 3 Connor Pearce, 4 David Ford, 5 Paul Hussey, 6 Daniel Boucher.
Support AMX Open: 1 Brett Wheeler, 2 Daniel Walsh, 3 Ross Flashman, 4 Martin Holman, 5 Alan Pearce, 6 Mike Mcnamara.
AMX: 1 James Cole, 2 Darren Banwell, 3 Warren Field, 4 Patrick Collins, 5 Jonathon Pickett, 6 Scott Hambridge.
Support AMX: 1 Ross Keeworth, 2 Jake Owen, 3 Matthew Richard, 4 Mark Young, 5 Mark Calcutt, 6 Craig Dawe.
Senior: 1 Aaron Jenner, 2 David Sweet, 3 Jansen Day, 4 Liam Wright, 5 Alex Hussey, 6 Dan Thornhill.
Support Senior: 1 James Dunn, 2 Tye Kellet, 3 Jamie Orchard, 4 Leighton Holmes, 5 Loyd O'Brien, 6 Tom Gibbons.
Big-wheel 85cc: 1 Alex Meadows, 2 Luke Newman, 3 Jack Timms, 4 Jay Thomas, 5 Charley Mills, 6 Zac Alsop.
Support Big-wheel 85cc: 1 Sunny Thompson, 2 Simon Gill, 3 Jack Jenner, 4 Max Wills, 5 Toby Harvey, 6 Jack Hicken.
Small-wheel 85cc: 1 Liam Knight, 2 Curtis Blamey, 3 Danny Lanfear, 4 Ben Beadle, 5 Greg Evans, 6 Lewis Hughes.
Support Small-wheel 85cc: 1 Josh Gilbert, 2 Dylan Bayton, 3 Luke Williams, 4 Liam Taylor, 5 Ben Gibbons, 6 Edward Crocker.
Junior 65cc: 1 Jake Deacon, 2 Conrad Mewse, 3 David Keet, 4 Tommie Schofield, 5 Michael Ellis, 6 Ethan Gatenby.
Support Junior 65cc: 1 Josh Bunter, 2 Callum Ford, 3 Harry Pritchard, 4 Harry Kimber, 5 Casey Williams, 6 Henry Bees.
FOR FULL, REPORT SEE T+MX NEWS, FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2009
Liam Wright, who finished fourth on the day, leads the pack in one of the Senior races.