Master and commander
By TMX Archives on 14th Aug 08
WAYNE Smith (Pioneer Yamaha) sailed to two dominant wins in the Pro Open class at round six of the AMCA's British Masters Series, staged at a rough and tough Hawkstone Park, Shropshire.The hard, fierce and technical conditions meant that in the very competitive Pro 125cc class, it was the rider who made the least mistakes would take the overall. And that's how it turned out Martin Barr (U-Tag Yamaha) claimed the overall win with a second and a race win, just two-points clear of race one winner, PAR Homes Honda rider, Shane Carless.
Weather-wise the two race days couldn't have been more different as Saturday started with drizzle that turned into rain, then back to drizzle, and so it continued all day.
On Sunday, in contrast, the sun poked through as the clouds were blown across the sky by a pleasant cool wind.
Hawkstone can take as much rain as the weather can throw at it, and racing continued without any problems.
PRO OPEN
RAY Rowson on his super fast PAR Homes Honda grabbed the holeshot at the start of the first Pro Open race with Carless, who was riding both Pro classes, proved that you don't need a big bike to be up front. He slotted his 250 Honda in behind his team-mate as they disappeared into the trees for the first time.
At the end of the opening lap Smith had moved into third with the on from Joe Dark in fourth.
On lap three Carless was still hounding Rowson for the lead while Smith was on his own in third and Dark was coming under pressure from Jordon Rose and Mark Jones.
The next three laps really shook things up as firstly Rowson made a mistake, letting Carless through to the lead. Then Smith took second a lap later, and the lead a lap after that as Rowson seemed to lose his rhythm and dropped off the pace of the two leaders.
With 20 of the 25-minute race completed, the Smith/ Carless battle had an 11-second lead over Rowson who, in turn, had a 14-second advantage over Dark in fourth who had Rose and Jones in very close company.
PRO 125cc
BARR lead the pack into the trees on the opening lap of the first Pro 125cc race, followed by Carless and Lewis Gregory. However, as the riders came round to complete their first lap, Carless was leading and already opening up a gap on the pack.
At the end of the third lap Carless had a four-second lead over Barr, with Gregory slipping back into the clutches of Bradshaw.
Kristian Whatley was in a lonely fifth while Owen Delaney and Scott Elderfield fought over sixth.
In the closing stages, Gregory made a slight mistake allowing Bradshaw through to take third, with Whatley and Elderfield filling the next two places as Delaney slipped back into the pack.
Carless crossed the winning line just over 16-seconds clear of Barr.
The fast-starting Carless got the holeshot in moto two ahead of the chasing Bradshaw and Barr.
BRITISH MASTERS MOTOCROSS CHAMPS
Rd 6 – Hawkstone Park Shropshire (AMCA Ltd)
Pro Open
1 Wayne Smith (Pioneer Yamaha) 50+ 50 = 100
2 Ray Rowson (PAR Homes Honda) 47+ 47 = 94
3 Joe Dark (Meredith Suzuki) 41+ 43 = 84
4 Mark Jones (ARB Kawasaki) 45+ 39 = 84
5 Martin Barr (U-Tag Yamaha) 33+ 45 = 78
6 Mark Hucklebridge (Motoxtreme Kawa) 37+ 37= 74
7 Neville Bradshaw (DB Honda) 39+ 33 = 72
8 Jordon Rose (STR Honda) 43+ 28 = 71
9 Alex Rach (Eurotech KTM) 29+ 41 = 70
10 Jamie Lewis (ARB Kawasaki) 31+ 35 = 66
Pro 125cc
1 Martin Barr (U-Tag Yamaha) 47+ 50 = 97
2 Shane Carless (PAR Homes Honda) 50+ 45 = 95
3 Neville Bradshaw (DB Honda) 45+ 47 = 92
4 Lewis Gregory (Relentless Suzuki) 43+ 43 = 86
5 Kristian Whatley (CCM) 41+ 39 = 80
6 Scott Elderfield (Pope KTM) 39+ 35 = 74
7 Ashley Greedy (PAR Homes Honda) 31+ 41 = 72
8 Owen Delaney (T&W Yamaha) 37+ 33 = 70
9 Mark Jones (ARB Kawasaki) 30+ 37 = 67
10 James Dodd (Sandiford Honda) 35+ 29 = 64
Amateur Open: 1 Matthew Lund (Road Track Yamaha), 2 Thomas Batty (Wulfsport Honda), 3 Stephen Wade (Renthal Suzuki), 4 Chris Brightmore (D&K Kawasaki), 5 Paul Keates (Eurotech KTM), 6 Steven Bailey (SCCD Honda), 7 Michael Smith (Auto Repairs Suzuki), 8 Stephen Tillotson (No Limits Honda), 9 James Dickinson (Heating Solutions KTM), 10 Adam Houseman (KTM).
Amateur 125cc: 1 Dean Haughton (Xtreme Yamaha), 2 James Snow (Delkevic Kawasaki), 3 Jack Taylor (TW KTM), 4 Alex Smith (Bavin Kawasaki), 5 David Wall (One 11 MX Yamaha), 6 Tom Wightman (Honda), 7 Sam Robinson (KTM), 8 Paul Neale (Tetbury Kawasaki), 9 Luke Spence (Suzuki), 10 Daniel Donlan (DPI Honda).
Youth 125cc: 1 Scott Elderfield (Pope KTM), 2 Jake Preston (Yamaha), 3 Daniel Brough (Danger Honda), 4 Vetaulets Bucas (Yamaha), 5 Scott Beevers (Honda), 6 Ben Mycock (Xtreme Yamaha), 7 Matt Burrows (KTM), 8 Damian Wales (Honda), 9 Zac Stealey (Kawasaki), 10 Jordan Goodwin (Yamaha).
Big-wheel 85cc: 1 Luke Hawkins (PER Homes Honda), 2 Anthony Reville (TRM Honda), 3 Rob Muscat (Hooper KTM), 4 James Rutter (Spectrum Honda), 5 Ben Howell (KTM), 6 Luke Norris (Team Green Kawasaki), 7 Cameron Pendreich (Motone KTM), 8 Luke Newman (Stickerchick Honda), 9 Joshua Chapman (ARW Yamaha), 10 Glenn Fletcher (ABG Honda).
Small-wheel 85cc: 1 James Dunn (Relentless Suzuki), 2 Callan Cooper (KTM), 3 Rickie Roderick (Motopross Honda), 4 Jay Thomas (KJ KTM), 5 Curtis Balmey (GGB Honda), 6 James Priestley (Truck Parts KTM), 7 Brad Freeman (Premier KTM), 8 Gabrielle Hamlet (Feehilly Suzuki), 9 Charlie Nicholls (Extreme KTM), 9 Frazer Viner (KTM), 10 Charlie Hamlet (Feehilly Suzuki).
NEXT ROUND: Sep 6/7 – Foxhill Moto Parc, nr Swindon (AMCA Ltd)
FOR FULL REPORT, SEE T+MX NEWS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2008
CAPTION; Martin Barr (50) nudges ahead of Shane Carless (68) at the front of a chasing Pro 125 pack, where Lewis Gregory (27), Neville Bradshaw (272), Owen Delaney (8) and Lee Dunham (28) get in the mix.