Low and behold...
By TMX Archives on 3rd Sep 09
THE sixth and penultimate round of the ACU Express Insurance British Youth Motocross Championship rolled into Cumbria once again to the excellently prepared track at Low Gelt Farm, near Brampton. And with the weather behaving itself until the last race was over, the spectacle of over 200 of the top Youth riders from all over the UK doing battle all weekend made this another success story for all the hard work by the team at East Cumbria MXC, and the team from the ACU.
JUNIOR 65cc
In the Cobra backed Junior 65cc class it was series leader Conrad Mewse who showed he can ride the deep sand by taking a start to finish win in race one, with Keenan Hird holding down second place until a mishap on the last lap let through Henry Williams and the battling Sid Evans, Williams claimed second with Evans third, just in front of support rider James McFadden in fourth.
SMALL-WHEEL 85cc
An upset was on the cards in the first race of the Par Homes sponsored Small-wheel 85 class, as Corrie Southwood hit the front with Matthew Callaghan, Connor Clark, Callan Cooper, Liam Knight and Tom Neal all in front of championship leader Ben Watson. Callaghan hit problems on lap two, which let Clark through and the battle for the win commenced between Southwood and Clark. Southwood succumbed to the pressure on lap five and Clark hit the front leaving Southwood to fend off Cooper for second place, Southwood held on to take second with Cooper third, Knight held on to take fourth with Watson taking fifth.
BIG-WHEEL 85cc
n race one of the Big-wheel 85cc class Nathan Watson hit the front with Ben Howell, Jamie McCanney, Sunny Thompson and Houghton all hard on his heels. In lap two and Watson had a mishap which let McCanney take over in front with Thompson and Houghton chasing him down, McCanney held his nerve and went on to win, with Thompson second, Jake Millward took third after getting past Houghton and Howell. But Watson pipped these two to fourth after charging back through the field.
ACU Express Insurance British Youth Motocross Championship
Low Gelt Farm near Brampton
Cobra Junior 65cc
1 Conrad Mewse 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 = 225
2 Sid Evans 40 + 42 + 42 + 34 + 42 = 200
3 Henry Williams 42 + 35 + 40 + 42 + 40 = 199
4 Aaron Piper 36 + 40 + 35 + 32 + 29 = 172
5 David Keet 38 + 26 + 33 + 38 + 35 = 170
6 Jack Camwell 33 + 33 + 34 + 33 + 32 = 165
Par Homes Small-Wheel 85cc
1 Ben Watson 36 + 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 = 216
2 Connor Clark 45 + 42 + 38 + 42 + 42 = 209
3 Corie Southwood 42 + 40 + 42 + 38 + 40 = 202
4 Callan Cooper 40 + 38 + 40 + 36 + 34 = 188
5 Liam Knight 38 + 35 + 35 + 40 + 35 = 183
6 Tom Neal 34 + 36 + 34 + 34 + 38 = 176
Big-Wheel 85cc
1 Nathan Watson 38 + 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 = 218
2 Sunny Thompson 42 + 42 + 40 + 42 + 40 = 206
3 Jamie McCanney 45 + 38 + 42 + 36 + 36 = 197
4 Ryan Houghton 35 + 36 + 38 + 40 + 42 = 191
5 Jake Millward 40 + 40 + 34 + 38 + 38 = 190
6 Luke Norris 34 + 35 + 35 + 33 + 34 = 171
Par Homes Youth Open
1 Luke Hawkins 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 = 225
2 Josh Waterman 42 + 42 + 38 + 42 + 38 = 202
3 Gary Sharp 40 + 40 + 40 + 38 + 40 = 198
4 Jack Rowland 38 + 33 + 42 + 40 + 42 = 195
5 Connor Walkley 35 + 38 + 36 + 32 + 33 = 174
6 Ewan McLaren 29 + 35 + 35 + 29 + 36 = 164
Adult Clubman Expert
1 Lee Tolson 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 + 42 = 222
2 Ryan Pottenger 0 + 42 + 42 + 42 + 45 = 171
Adult Clubman Junior
1 Zac Stealey 42 + 45 + 45 + 42 + 45 = 219
2 Peter Eccles 45 + 42 + 42 + 45 + 42 = 216
3 John Richardson 40 + 38 + 40 + 40 + 38 = 196
4 Justin Edgar 35 + 36 + 38 + 38 + 40 = 187
5 Gary Pottenger 34 + 34 + 36 + 35 + 36 = 175
6 Andrew Morten 33 + 32 + 35 + 34 + 34 = 168
Final Round: Foxhill on September 12/13.
FOR FULL REPORT SEE T+MX NEWS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009
Ben Watson turns on the style at Brampton, finishing with a near perfect results card with five out of six wins.