Wayne's on PAR as he takes title
By TMX Archives on 22nd Aug 07
WAYNE Smith rode two nervous races, staying out of trouble and doing just enough to become the 2007 British Four-stroke Motocross Champion on his PAR Homes Honda at Howton Court, Pontrilas, on Sunday.
Just hours before the start of practice at roundseven of the CCM British MMX Championship, it was announced by theseries organisers that, with the loss of the last round venue, and withno substitute being found, the event would be the final round of theseries.
While Smith was doing his thing in theFour-strokes, Molson Kawasaki's Ray Rowson had already won theabreviated Under 21 championship as he went to the event with a healthy92-point lead over Relentless Suzuki's Jamie Law with only sixty pointsup for grabs. The Shropshire rider showed why he's champ on the daythough with two blistering wins.
In the British Quad championship, it went down tothe wire as series leader and reigning champ, John Mitchell, on the ATVWorld Yamaha, messed up his first race allowing Interlock Honda's PaulWinrow to close the gap, but he managed to win the second and hold ontohis title he fought so hard to pry out of Winrow's grasp last year.
What has happened to the English summer? It rainedand rained all day Saturday with riders and officials being towed intothe paddock and everyone with their wellies on, but it finally stoppedon Saturday evening and the track was in great shape come the start ofpractice.
CCM BRITISH FOUR-STROKE MX CHAMPS
Rd 7 Howton Court, Pontrilas, Hereford
(Oxford Ixion MCC)
1 Mark Hucklebridge (Motoxtreme Kawasaki) 30 + 30 = 60
2 Bryan MacKenzie (Twisted7 Kawasaki) 25 + 27 = 52
3 Steven Clarke (Maximum Solutions Suzuki) 27 + 25 = 52
4 Neville Bradshaw (PAR Homes Honda) 23 + 21 = 44
5 Danny Smyth (Wiseco Honda) 19 + 23 = 42
6 Glen Phillips (Kawasaki) 17 + 19 = 36
FINAL SERIES STANDINGS after 7 rounds: 1 Wayne Smith 331 points(CHAMPION), 2 Mark Hucklebridge 319, 3 Jody Smyth 243, 4 Danny Smyth242, 5 Anderson 240, 6 Bradshaw 191
PAR HOMES BRITISH UNDER-21 MX CHAMPS
Rd 7 - Howton Court, Pontrilas, Hereford
(Oxford Ixion MCC)
1 Ray Rowson (Molson Kawasaki) 30 + 30 = 60
2 Ashley Greedy (PAR Homes Honda) 27 + 27 = 54
3 Alex Snow (Relentless Suzuki) 25 + 25 = 50
4 Jamie Law (Relentless Suzuki) 21 + 23 = 44
5 Kristian Whatley (Ruddock KTM) 23 + 21 = 44
6 Mel Pocock (PAR Homes Honda) 19 + 17 = 36
FINAL SERIES STANDINGS after 7 (of 8) rounds: 1 Rowson 411 points, 2Law 303, 3 Greedy 260, 4 Whatley 259, 5 Snow 206, 6 Remmer 202
CCM BRITISH SIDECAR-CROSS CHAMPS
Rd 4 (Final) - Howton Court, Pontrilas
(Oxford Ixion MCC)
1 John & Mark Watson (WulfSport Zabel) 25 + 25 = 50
2 Scott Wilkinson/Luke Peters (AR Zabel VMC) 22 + 22 = 44
3 John Lyne/ Peter Girling (Just Zabel VMC) 18 + 20 = 38
4 A Eastman/ S Kirwin (Horsefly KTM VMC) 20 + 18 = 38
5 Thijs & Roy Derks (Husaberg BSU) 16 + 16 = 32
6 P Pelling/ C Burt (Centriplant Husq VMC) 15 + 12 = 27
FINAL SERIES STANDINGS after 4 rounds: 1 Watson/ Watson 187 points(CHAMPIONS), 2 Pelling/ Burt 104, 3 Eastman/ Kirwin 137, 4 Breacher 97,5 Oldfield 94, 6 Wilkinson 154
For full report, results and pictures see T+MX NEWS, Friday, August 24, 2007.