Scott's a Class' act
By TMX Archives on 22nd Apr 11
The newly formed Ross on Wye Classic MCC hosted round one of the British Classic Scramble Championship at Howton Court, Pontrilas, Near Hereford last weekend.
In the Pre-65 British Championship race it was Ricky Pedder and Shaun Lovegrove who took the early advantage. After a hard fought opening lap, Pedder had the lead but some excellent riding by Lovegrove resulted in him passing Pedder on lap two. Lovegrove held this lead until lap four when a mistake handed the advantage back to Pedder, this time Pedder was not going to let the lead slip away and he mounted a charge to forge out a healthy distance between himself and newly placed second position man Keith Best. As the flag dropped for the end of the race it was Pedder who took the win, followed home by Best and Rupert Copping aboard his 360cc CZ.
In the Pre-72 British Championship race it was 380cc CZ mounted Wayne Partington who took the holeshot from reigning Classic British and European Champion Scott Hayworth, however by the close of lap two Hayworth had found a way past Partington and went onto edge out a healthy lead. Behind Partington an excellent battle was ensuing between Rich Warner, James Holt and Keith Barnes. A mistake on lap six by Barnes left Warner and Holt to scrape it out for the third spot on the podium. At the finish it was a fine win for Hayworth, a solid second position for Partington and a well earned third for Warner.
In the Pre-60 / Mettisse and Pre-Unit class it was Martin Coleman who took the first race win of the day. In race two however he had a close fought battle with Gene Womack, with Womack snatching the victory on the line. In the final race of the day it was hard charging Terry Challinor who took the race victory, but a second position for Coleman was enough to give him the overall for the day.
The Pre-68 up to 250cc and Pre-77 classes were combined to give some great racing. In the Pre-68 up to 250cc class it was consistent riding from Jordan Pope with two seconds and a class win that give him the overall for the day. In the Pre-77 class, Honda 250cc mounted Chris Storey cruised to three excellent victories.
The racing as always was fast and furious in the Pre-68 over 250cc class. In race one Tim Dallaway, James Holt and Carl Pope fought for all five laps swapping positions, but eventually it was Holt that came out the victor from Dallaway and Pope. In race two a shortened race due to an accident was awarded to Dallaway. In the final race of the day it was Holt who took the holeshot from Dallaway, but by lap three Dallaway had found a way past and went on to take the race victory and this was enough to give him the overall for the day.
In the Pre-74 up to 250cc class it was Club member Gerard Copping who got off to winning ways in race one with a commanding race victory. In races two and three however it was Chris Storey who powered to victory with Copping taking the runner up spots.
A great line up of Twin-shock machines resulted in some close fought battles. In race one it was Carl Pope who took the holeshot but an over jump on the table-top resulted in him falling back down the field. The lead was handed to Stuart Miller and he held on to this to the drop of the flag. In race two it was Matt Fry who took the early lead, but Miller soon powered his way to the front taking his second race victory of the day. In the final race it was Yamaha mounted Wayde Parry who took the early advantage but on the final lap Miller had found a way through to the front once again and sealed an excellent class victory with a final race win.
The Pre-74 over 250cc class always provides excellent fast paced racing. In race one it was Scott Hayworth who took an excellent victory ahead of Wayne Partington. In race two however it was Partington who powered his way to front and took a start to finish victory. In the final race of the day all was looking good for Partington to take another race victory but a mistake on lap two handed the lead to Rich Warner who took full advantage by taking the race win. A fourth position for Partington however was enough to give him the overall victory.
RESULTS
Pre-60 / Metisse / Pre-Unit: 1 Martin Coleman, 2 Andy Carter, 3 Gene Womack, 4 Chris Castles, 5 Phil Edwards, 6 Simon Chell.
Pre-68 Up to 250cc: 1 Jordan Pope, 2 Peter Jones, 3 Richard Hall, 4 Wayne Stratford, 5 Steve Salmon
Pre-77: 1 Chris Storey, 2 Ian Stainton, 3 Alan Barnett, 4 Andy Storey, 5 Rob Hawkes.
Pre-68 over 250cc: 1 Tim Dallaway, 2 James Holt, 3 Keith Best, 4 Chris Collins, 5 Luke Hickie, 6 Steve Dent.
Pre-74 Up to 250cc: 1 Chris Storey, 2 Gerard Copping, 3 Trevor Hammond, 4 Ben Jones, 5 Alan Barnett, 6 Chris Lewis.
Twin-shocks: 1 Stuart Miller, 2 Chris Stone, 3 Andy Mills, 4 Karl Newman, 5 Wayde Parry, 6 Mike Popperwell.
Pre-74 over 250cc: 1 Wayne Partington, 2 Rich Warner, 3 Keith Barnes, 4 Nick Carter, 5 Robert Atkins, 6 Steve Dent.
British Championship Pre-65 (By Invitation): 1 Ricky Pedder, 2 Keith Best, 3 Rupert Copping, 4 Martin Coleman, 5 Terry Challinor, 6 Chris Castles.
British Championship Pre-72 (By Invitation): 1 Scott Hayworth, 2 Wayne Partington, 3 Rich Warner, 4 James Holt, 5 Ricky Pedder, 6 Chris Collins.
