Up the Pole' for Phil
By TMX Archives on 8th Apr 10
The opening round of this year's RDH Auctions sponsored National Twin-shock Championship was hosted by the Polesworth Twin-shock Club at the its Stipers Hill track. It was testament to the hard work of club officials and members in the weeks before the event that it actually went ahead, as several other events up and down the country were cancelled due to waterlogged venues.
The sandy terrain had been extensively graded, but was inevitably soft in places which gave the 240 riders plenty to think about during the sticky practice sessions. The meeting started in overcast conditions, but as the day wore on the sun came out and the track eventually dried out.
RDH Auctions National Twin-shock Championship
Rd 1 – Stipers Hill, Polesworth (Polesworth TSC)
Supported by Demon Tweeks
MD Racing Over 50: 1 Phil Ryan, 2 Martin Snape, 3 Brian Littler, 4 Davy Johnston, 5 John Bennett, 6 Steve Farthing.
MD Racing Over 60: 1 Jack McEwan, 2 Maurice Wharton, 3 Alan Deer, 4 Bill Brown, 5 Ray Hartill.
Wulfsport Experts Top 20: 1 Roy Wells, 2 Wayne Butt, 3 Russ Watson, 4 Alan Eaves, 5 Gary Parker, 6 Ian Nott, 7 Matt Murphy, 8 Russ Hartill, 9 Sean Dodders, 10 Gary Murfin.
Toughsheet Recycling 125cc: 1 Sean McCrae, 2 Graham Appleton, 3 Dave Ellis, 4 John Davis, 5 Adrian Hoskins, 6 Chris Rowlands.
Falcon Shocks 250cc: 1 Jon Cowgill, 2 Richard Wood, 3 Mick Armstrong, 4 Tom Holland, 5 Lee Hartill, 6 Steve Shambrook.
CI Sport / DEP Pipes Intermediate: 1 Dan Evans, 2 Neil Eardley, 3 Phil Martindale, 4 Chris Woodward, 5 Aaron Stephenson, 6 Mark Connole.
Cheshire County Crossers Veteran: 1 Gary Parker, 2 Steve Ward, 3 Alan Eaves, 4 Daryl Wilkinson, 5 John Iddon, 6 Phil Daley.
LPE Clubman: 1 Lloyd Griffiths, 2 Stuart Hodder, 3 Paul Kelly, 4 Rob Paine, 5 Tom Siebert, 6 Scott Curtis.
Motolink Yamaha Evolution: 1 Michael Smith, 2 Richard Chinn, 3 Derek Read, 4 Roy Wells, 5 Paul Coward, 6 Andy Hinchcliffe.
CNR Burrows Transport ‘Rider of the Meeting: Derek Read.
FOR FULL STORY SEE T+MX NEWS, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010
A good day for Rob Paine as he speeds to fourth place, his best result to date, in the LPE Clubman class.