Manx masters!
By TMX Archives on 6th May 11
Winning the Elite, Under 19 and Under 23 classes at both rounds five and six of the 2011 Husqvarna ACU British Sprint Enduro Championship, Manx riders David Knight, Jamie McCanney, and Danny McCanney were the talk of the paddock.
As his last competitive outing before going under the surgeon's knife and having hip surgery David Knight was determined to show he's very much the boss of the Elite class and dominated rounds five and six.
As the fastest rider on all tests on both days Knight certainly signed off from the series in the best possible way. On both days Tom Sagar was the rider who got closest to the defending series champion. Despite carrying a few niggling injuries, and having to dash off as soon as the second day had finished in order to get to the start of the Scottish Six Day Trial, Tom kept Si Wakely behind him at round five and Daryl Bolter at round six.
Greg Evans, who had finished as runner-up to Knight at rounds three and four, retired from the event after he injured his knee and opted not to compete in round six. Behind Wakely at round five, series newcomer Jordan Rose delivered a highly impressive performance to claim fourth followed by Daryl Bolter, Paul Edmondson, Jamie Lewis and Gavin Houson. Round six saw Edmondson jump up to fourth followed by Wakely, who had a near disastrous fourth test, Aaron Poolman, Ollie Moyce and Mark Roberts.
Said Knight: "Everything went really well. I don't get to ride hard-pack conditions very often, not in the UK anyway, so it was completely different to what I've been riding recently. I had a new bike for this event, a little different to what I've been riding, and it worked perfectly right from the off. I felt really comfortable on the bike, not pushing too hard, and was pulling good time on the other riders all weekend. I didn't have any falls or problems. The test got faster and faster all weekend. As it turned out the test got really good, especially once a line cleared. It was the same on day two – once the line started to appear it was good and you could push hard. It's great to see Manx riders doing well in all the classes. Eight 10-minute tests on day one and seven on day two has been tough but it's been a great work out.”
Delivering sensationally fast special test times throughout the weekend Danny McCanney finished 22 seconds ahead of his closest rival in the Under 23 class, a result good enough for third in the Elite class. Chased hard by fellow Manxman Alex Rockwell, the pair placed ahead of Jonny Walker in third. The top performing E1 class rider in the Under 19 class was Ashley Wood in fourth, but despite his best efforts Ashley wasn't able to match the pace set by the three riders ahead of him.
Round six saw Danny McCanney claim an even bigger winning margin, placing one-minute up on Rockwell. Walker again claimed third and Wood fourth while Scott Neil Chatham improved two places to claim fifth overall.
Manx rider Jamie McCanney and Australian Ben Burrell slogged it out for the Under 19 win at round five with McCanney claiming victory 11 seconds ahead of Burrell. With the two riders comfortably ahead of third placed Jordan Scott close to one-minute then separated Jack Rowland from Steve Holcombe, and Holcombe from Joe Deakin in fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. Round six saw Jamie McCanney finish over one-minute up on Burrell as the Manxman put in seven consistent special tests while Burrell made numerous mistakes. Jordan Scott again placed third with Jack Rowland fourth Steve Holcombe fifth and Joe Deakin sixth.
In the Expert class Tyson Maytom-Jones finished on top at round five closely followed by Oliver Hart. With just three seconds separating the pair in Tyson's favour, on day two the tables were turned as Hart claimed a well-deserved half-minute winning advantage. Third on both days went to Steve Hunt who at round five was followed home by Richard Ely and Wyn Hughes while at round six finished ahead of Allyn Scotland and Ely.
Paul Davies claimed a comfortable winning margin in the Clubman class at the end of round five, placing ahead of Sam Gardener and Darren Osbourne.
British Sprint Enduro Championships
Rd 5/6, Dorset
Round five
Elite: 1 David Knight (KTM), 2 Tom Sagar (KTM), 3 Si Wakely (Husaberg), 4 Jordan Rose (Husqvarna), 5 Daryl Bolter (KTM), 6 Paul Edmondson (KTM), 7 Jamie Lewis (KTM), 8 Gavin Houson (Husaberg), 9 Mark Roberts (Kawasaki), 10 Ollie Moyce (Kawasaki).
Expert: 1 Tyson Maytom-Jones (Husaberg), 2 Oliver Hart (KTM), 3 Steve Hunt (KTM), 4 Richard Ely (Husaberg), 5 Wyn Hughes (Husqvarna), 6 Allyn Scotland (Suzuki), 7 Mike Bailey (KTM), 8. Danny Hall (Husaberg), 9 Tudor Davies (KTM), 10 Stan Watt (KTM).
Under 19: 1 Jamie McCanney (KTM), 2 Ben Burrell (KTM), 3 Jordan Scott (TM), 4 Jack Rowland (Husqvarna), 5 Steve Holcombe (KTM), 6 Joe Deakin (Husqvarna), 7 Thomas Healey (KTM), 8 Joe Jones (KTM), 9 Josh Bendell (KTM), 10 Frazer Norrie (Husqvarna).
Under 23: 1 Danny McCanney (Gas Gas), 2 Alex Rockwell (Husaberg), 3 Jonny Walker (KTM), 4 Ashley Wood (KTM), 5 Brad King (Gas Gas), 6 Jason Davis (KTM), 7 Neil Chatham (KTM), 8 Lewis Belfield (KTM), 9 Rheinallt Davies (KTM), 10 Daniel Beaven (KTM).
Clubman: 1 Paul Davies (KTM), 2 Sam Gardener (KTM), 3 Darren Osbourne (KTM), 4 Tom Paulley (KTM), 5 Jesse Say (KTM), 6 Ryan Poolman (Kawasaki), 7 Darren Morgan (Husqvarna), 8 Andy Claxton (KTM), 9 Phil Davies (KTM), 10 Ross Jones (KTM).
Round six
Elite: 1 David Knight (KTM), 2 Tom Sagar (KTM), 3 Daryl Bolter (KTM), 4 Paul Edmondson (KTM), 5 Simon Wakely (Husaberg), 6 Aaron Poolman (KTM), 7 Ollie Moyce (Kawasaki), 8 Mark Roberts (Kawasaki), 9 Gavin Houson (Husaberg), 10. Lee Edmondson (KTM).
Expert: 1 Oliver Hart (KTM), 2 Tyson Maytom-Jones (Husaberg), 3 Steve Hunt (KTM), 4 Allyn Scotland (Suzuki), 5 Richard Ely (Husaberg), 6 Mike Bailey (KTM), 7 James Burroughs (Husqvarna), 8 Wyn Hughes (Husqvarna), 9 Tudor Davies (KTM), 10 Danny hall (Husaberg).
Under 19: 1 Jamie McCanney (KTM), 2 Ben Burrell (KTM), 3 Jordan Scott (TM), 4 Jack Rowland (Husqvarna), 5 Steve Holcombe (KTM), 6 Joe Deakin (Husqvarna), 7 Joe Jones (KTM), 8 Frazer Norrie (Husqvarna), 9 Josh Bendell (KTM), 10 Stuart Owen (Yamaha)
Under 23: 1 Danny McCanney (Gas Gas), 2 Alex Rockwell (Husaberg), 3 Jonny Walker (KTM), 4 Ashley Wood (KTM), 5 Neil Chatham (KTM), 6 Gareth Davies (KTM), 7 Lewis Belfield (KTM), 8 Brad King (Gas Gas), 9 Daniel Beaven (KTM), 10. Rheinallt Davies (KTM).
Clubman: 1 Mark Houson (KTM), 2 Jesse Say (KTM), 3 Paul Davies (KTM), 4 Darren Osbourne (KTM), 5 James Boyle (KTM), 6 Tom Paulley (KTM), 7 Andy Claxton (KTM), 8 Ryan Poolman (Kawasaki), 9 Darren Morgan (Husqvarna), 10 Sam Gardener (KTM).
