Mission Nymp possible!
By Mike Wood on 19th Aug 11
Dursley MXC again showed the way to promote top level motocross with its superb presentation of round six of the AMCA MX1/ MX2 Championship at Nympsfield on Sunday.The club's sterling efforts in ensuring a well prepared track, with an abundance of further water on hand (if required) was rewarded by a good crowd and yet another AMCA thriller! In MX1, Clinton Barrs back to his very best took the win ahead of Richard Cannings and Lee Dunham, who maintains his points advantage.
The biggest benefactor, though, during round six was without doubt MX2 series-leader, Shane Holmes. While the Yamaha pilot took the overall win, joined on the podium by the very impressive young duo of Ryan Morris and Kristofer Ayres, his closest rivals in the title race, Ben Saunders, Jack Taylor and Paul Neale did not enjoy the best of fortunes.
So, Sunday's results means that Holmes has now almost doubled his MX2 title lead and with just two rounds remaining boasts a massive 111-point advantage.
With the excitement levels pumped to maximum thanks to the excellent MC, Marky Mark Parmenter, it was time to go racing and as the gate dropped for MX1 moto one, Clinton Barrs grabbed the holeshot and lead Lee Payne, Glen Phillips, Richard Cannings, Jamie Dobson and home favourite, Lee Dunham.
Lap two, and Payne was in control having passed Barrs, but in a frantic opening, it was as you were as Barrs then soared back to the front of the pack. Also on the move was Cannings, who eventually got through to second to make it a very nervous finish. However, Barrs was not to be denied, hanging on for the win with Cannings charging hard in second, Payne third, Dunham fourth, with Aran Agius taking fifth after initially gating tenth.
After falling on turn one, James Lane finished 23rd. Fast starting Payne led moto two with Barrs, Luke Meredith and Cannings for close company while Dunham was surprisingly down in ninth.
Cannings then quickly relegated Meredith, and a super three-way battle developed at the front while Dobson and Agius also locked horns in a great scrap for fifth. On lap four, Cannings stamped his authority on proceedings but although in control he was certainly made to work very hard for the victory as the determined duo of Barrs and Payne pushed him all the way to the line.
As Dunham recovered to get home in fourth, Dobson eventually got the better of Agius, with Meredith slipping to seventh.
After being far from happy with his starting at Nympsfield, Dunham responded in the best way possible, getting his head down and pulling off a dream holeshot in the final MX1 clash, only to lose his advantage on lap one, when passed by a super-quick Payne.
Meanwhile, Cannings' hopes of overall glory were in tatters after he was involved in a turn two collision, which relegated him to 30th spot. While Cannings started a comeback, Payne controlled at the front for the next six-laps despite coming under immense pressure from a smooth Dunham. Eventually the Kawasaki pilot made his move, using his vast home track knowledge to make a quality pass stick just three-laps from home and there he remained. With a happy Dunham taking the win, Barrs passed Phillips and Agius to earn a stylish third and also a deserved overall win on the day.
Having a strong meeting, Dobson got home sixth, one-place in front of a frustrated Cannings. Dunham's victory in this final moto also earned him the final podium step after finishing the meeting locked on the same 154-points tally as Payne.
FOR FULL REPORT AND PICTURES SEE T+MX AUGUST 19
AMCA MX2 MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Rd 6 – Nympsfield, nr Stroud (Dursley)
Sponsored by: Thornbury MX Practice tracks and Tuck Truck
1 Shane Holmes (IDS Transport Yam) 60 + 47 + 60 = 167
2 Ryan Morris (BCMX Suzuki) 50 + 60 + 50 = 160
3 Kristofer Ayres (KTM) 43 + 41 + 47 = 131
4 Lewis Abbott (Kawasaki) 41 + 45 + 45 = 131
5 Paul Neale (RaceSpec Kaw) 54 + 54 + 19 = 127
6 Ben Saunders (150 AJP KTM) 47 + 16 + 54 = 117
7 Jack Taylor (Delkevic Kawasaki) 25 + 50 + 39 = 114
8 Carl Benjamin (Thornbury Kawasaki) 39 + 43 + 29 = 111
9 Sean Frayne (SPS Honda) 45 + 19 + 43 = 107
10 Matthew Porter (KTM) 27 + 39 + 41 = 107
11 Joseph Del-Busso (711MX KTM) 37+37+20=94, 12 Edward Briscoe (EBL Kawasaki) 33+25+31=89, 13 Joseph Meachin (Yamaha) 17+33+35=85, 14 Scott Williams (Suzuki) 29+20+27=76, 15 Martin Jones (Honda) 21+29+25=75, 16 Tom Guilding (Kawasaki) 24+23+26=73, 17 Ryan Crowder (Rocket Centre Honda) 19+31+23=73, 18 Christopher Hill (Honda) 22+22+24=68, 19 James Chadwick (Suzuki) 7+27+33=67, 20 Jack Jones (KTM) 26+24+17=67, 21 Scott Mathia (Wullfsport Honda) 31+35+0=66, 22 Aled Bellis (CF Racing Kawasaki) 23+26+14=63, 23 Kieran Mulloy (IDS Transport Yam) 8+8+37=53, 24 Brandon Benjamin (Thornbury Kawasaki) 20+21+12=53, 25 Dean Swift (KTM) 16+13+22=51,...
RACE ONE: 1 Holmes, 2 Neale, 3 Morris, 4 Saunders, 5 Frayne, 6 Ayres, 7 Abbott, 8 Carl Benjamin, 9 Del-Busso, 10 Barrs, 11 Briscoe, 12 Mathia, 13 Williams, 14 Porter, 15 Jack Jones, 16 Taylor, 17 Guilding, 18 Bellis, 19 Hill, 20 Martin Jones.
RACE TWO: 1 Morris, 2 Neale, 3 Taylor, 4 Holmes, 5 Abbott, 6 Carl Benjamin, 7 Ayres, 8 Porter, 9 Del-Busso, 10 Mathia, 11 Meachin, 12 Crowder, 13 Martin Jones, 14 Chadwick, 15 Bellis, 16 Briscoe, 17 Jack Jones, 18 Guilding, 19 Hill, 20 Brandon Benjamin.
RACE THREE: 1 Holmes, 2 Saunders, 3 Morris, 4 Ayres, 5 Abbott, 6 Frayne, 7 Porter, 8 Taylor, 9 Mulloy, 10 Meachin, 11 Chadwick, 12 Briscoe, 13 Carl Benjamin, 14 Williams, 15 Guilding, 16 Briscoe, 17 Jack Jones, 18 Guilding, 19 Hill, 20 Brandon Benjamin.
SERIES STANDINGS after 6 (of 8) rounds: 1 Holmes 939 points, 2 Saunders 828, 3 Taylor 806, 4 Neale 796, 5 Frayne 747, 6 Porter 720, 7 Abbott 693, 8 Carl Benjamin 685, 9 Morris 622, 10 Mathia 581, 11 Williams 502, 12 Bellis 476, 13 Briscoe 463, 14 Del-Busso 452, 15 Ayres 437,... 16 Crowder 434, 17 Martin Jones 425, 18 Chadwick 396, 19 Mulloy 395, 20 Scott Smith 377,...
AMCA MX1 MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
Rd 6 – Nympsfield, nr Stroud (Dursley MXC)
Sponsored by: Millwood Motors and Mitsubushi Motors, Dursley
1 Clinton Barrs (Delkevic Kawasaki) 60 + 54 + 50 = 164
2 Richard Cannings (Craigs Honda) 54 + 60 + 41 = 155
3 Lee Dunham (Maxxis Henderson Kaw) 47 + 47 + 60 = 154
4 Lee Payne (Malin Floors Honda) 50 + 50 + 54 = 154
5 Aran Agius (Kawasaki) 45 + 43 + 45 = 133
6 Jamie Dobson (350 MTR KTM) 41 + 45 + 43 = 129
7 Glen Phillips (KTM) 43 + 35 + 47 = 125
8 Mark Popperwell (???) 37 + 37 + 33 = 107
9 Michael Reynolds (Suzuki) 39 + 26 + 39 = 104
10 Stephen Tillotson (Suzuki) 35 + 39 + 29 = 103
11 Luke Meredith (KTM) 27+41+31=99, 12 Richard Meakin (Honda) 31+29+35=95, 13 Simon Lane (LRT Honda) 33+24+24=81, 14 Sam Hyde (Honda) 22+31+27=80, 15 Shaun Pearce (Husqvarna) 29+25+26=80, 16 Chris Neesam (Kawasaki) 26+22+25=73, 17 Matthew Williamson (KTM) 0+33+37=70, 18 Christian Dicks (KTM) 23+27+19=69, 19 Chad Yarranton (Kawasaki) 25+14+16=55, 20 Matthew Nash (Kawasaki) 16+17+20=53, 21 Michael Smith (Honda) 20+19+14=53, 22 Sean Bond (Kawasaki) 11+20+21=52, 23 Darren Marklove (Yamaha) 24+15+12=51, 24 Chris Sanders (???) 14+18+18=50, 25 Stu Hughes (500 Honda) 10+23+15=48,...
RACE ONE: 1 Barrs, 2 Cannings, 3 Payne, 4 Dunham, 5 Agius, 6 Phillips, 7 Dobson, 8 Michael Reynolds, 9 Popperwell, 10 Tillotson, 11 Simon Lane, 12 Meakin, 13 Pearce, 14 Meredith, 15 Neesam, 16 Yarranton, 17 Marklove, 18 Dicks, 19 Hyde, 20 Blackburn.
RACE TWO: 1 Cannings, 2 Barrs, 3 Payne, 4 Dunham, 5 Dobson, 6 Agius, 7 Meredith, 8 Tillotson, 9 Popperwell, 10 Phillips, 11 Williamson, 12 Hyde, 13 Meakin, 14 Dicks, 15 Michael Reynolds, 16 Pearce, 17 Simon Lane, 18 Hughes, 19 Neesam, 20 Simon Williams.
RACE THREE: 1 Dunham, 2 Payne, 3 Barrs, 4 Phillips, 5 Agius, 6 Dobson, 7 Cannings, 8 Michael Reynolds, 9 Williamson, 10 Meakin, 11 Popperwell, 12 Meredith, 13 Tillotson, 14 Hyde, 15 Pearce, 16 Pearce, 17 Simon Lane, 18 Hughes, 19 Neesam, 20 Simon Williams.
SERIES STANDINGS after 6 (of 8) rounds: 1 Dunham 891 points, 2 Barrs 814, 3 Cannings 779, 4 Turner 654, 5 Phillips 646, 6 Payne 626, 7 Michael Reynolds 578, 8 Meredith 569, 9 Williamson 548, 10 Tillotson 546, 11 James Lane 535, 12 Agius 535, 13 Simon Lane 534, 14 Pearce 525, 15 Dobson 519, 16 Meakin 503, 17 Crowder 415, 18 Neesam 406, 19 O'Leary 398, 20 Hyde 388,...
NEXT ROUND: September 4 – Shobdon (Shobdon & DMCC).
SUPPORT RACE RESULTS
Nympsfield, nr Stroud (Dursley MXC)
CHAMPIONSHIP NON-QUALIFIERS (sponsored by Farm Meats & Berkley Heath Motors): 1 Lee Clarkson 162 points, 2 Chris Rudd 160, 3 Nathan Smith 142, 4 Barry James 133, 5 Jake Humphreys 131.
EXPERT UNLIMITED (sponsored by Farm Meats & Berkley Heath Motors): 1 Joe Russell 174, 2 Mike Woolf 168, 3 James Price 144, 4 Zeb Rhodes 134, 5 John Heath 133.
SENIOR UNLIMITED (sponsored by Landcare Services): 1 Simon Aldridge 180, 2 Richard Collins 162, 3 Damian O'Brien-Jones 150, 4 Ryan Waterhouse 129, 5 Harry Garraway 115.
JUNIOR UNLIMITED (sponsored by Superior Property Services & Leigh Delamere): 1 Harry James 168, 2 Vincent Drewitt 147, 3 Bradley Carter 144, 4 Shane Hampton-Neale 127, 5 William Kirby 120.
INTER-JUNIOR (sponsored by Drivepath Computer Services): 1 Aaron Hardiman 174, 2 Ross Jones 164, 3 James Kay 151, 4 Rhys James 142, 5 Samuel Bye 137.
