Steve shows 'em How
By TMX Archives on 12th Oct 06
THE recently newly formed Dorset Classic Scramble Club resurrected an old evocative title for its second scramble of the year at Milborne St Andrew, near Blandford Forum, on Sunday.
The 'Clash of the Titans' brings back memories of Roundhouse and Askerswell meetings under that name in recent years, events in which many of the new Club members were involved.
The June meeting had set a high standard by the new Club and this was repeated on Sunday, the revamped first bend eliminating the only real problem at their first event and even the dust was all but absent this time around, resulting in a near perfect days racing.
Practice finished well on time and the slightly lenghtened course of just over a mile again contained long loops which climbed and descended around the natural basin with ample passing places.
The Classic races were over five laps and the Twin-shocks seven, each category having three races to decide the overall winners.
The Classics were first out and right away a titanic struggle developed between Dave Bell and newcomer James Newstead Dave had the choice of Alan Brown's immaculate Metisses as usual and elected to use the Jawa powered version while James Newstead all the way from Diss, was having his third ever classic outing on an ex-Jim Aim 650 Triumph Metisse.
CLASH OF THE TITANS MOTOCROSS
Pre-65 (Norman Ley Trophy): 1 Dave Bell (500 AB Jawa Metisse), 2 James Newstead (650 Triumph Metisse), 3 Matt Fry (650 Cheney Triumph), 4 Bryan Smith (441 BSA), 5 Steve Holland (650 Triumph Metisse), 6 Paul Burgess (650 Triumph Metisse).
Pre-60: 1 Andy Burgess (350 Royal Enfield), 2 Richard Harrison (650 Tribsa), 3 Brian Ayres (350 BSA).
Pre-74 (Vic Hiscock Trophy): 1 John Hooper (380 CZ), 2 Martin Perrett (500 TC CCM), 3 Paul Salt (441 BSA).
Twin-shock 125cc (DCSC Trophy): 1 Richard Wareham (Honda), 2 Richard Partridge (Cagiva), 3 Kevin House (Honda).
Twin-shock A (Roscoe Shepherd Trophy): 1 Steve How (510 Husqvarna) 20 Richard Carter (510 Husqvarna), 3 Marcus Feltham (510 Rovarnia), 4 Dave King (500 Honda), 5 Tom Lowe (490 Maico), 6 95.
Twin-shock B (BDCSC Trophy): 1 Neil Vanstone (500 CCM), 2 Kevin Louth 250 Honda), 3 Derek Cook (490 Maico), 4 John Pierson (500 KTM), 5 Mike Gillingham (500 Honda), 6 Sam King (250 Yamaha).
Race of the Day: 1 Steve How, 2 Kristian Marshall (440 Maico), 3 Richard Carter, 4 Tom Lowe, 5 Marcus Feltham.
For full report, results and pictures see T+MX NEWS, Friday, October 13, 2006