Yorkies bar one
By TMX Archives on 23rd Jul 08
THE 2008 Inter Centre Team Trials were staged over the weekend by the North East Centre at their Longframlington venue with Youths and Girls on Saturday and Adult Solos and Sidecars on Sunday. Yorkshire bagged the Youths, Girls and Adult Solos while the South Eastern squad claimed the Sidecars...
ADULT SOLO
THE Inter Centre Team Trial finally returned to the North East centre for the first time in 37 years! Held at Hope Farm, near Rothbury, in Northumberland, the event suffered from heavy rain on Saturday which resulted in mud being dragged onto the rock outcrops and grip was at a minimum. Yorkshire started as clear favourites and subsequently went on to show the other 18 centres how it should be done, with four of their riders in the top six of the individual scores.
With a large, enthusiastic crowd following and encouraging the team, the home, North East lads produced the centre's best ever result with a fantastic second place, finishing clear of a strong East Yorkshire squad.
After an easy opener, the double step at section two caught many out on the first lap, with Dan Thorpe and Ian Austermuhle both suffering maximums, while Miles Jones was one of just a handful to make it look easy.
Midland's Ross Danby, who eventually went on to post the best individual score, dropped a slack dab on the tight exit on section four where plenty cleaned including Shaun Fox and South Midland's Michael James.
After a number of cleans, the huge slab at section six became extremely slippery and the tail-enders were struggling, but Gary Jenkins managed to drag his bike up with a huge dab, before James Carr got it perfect for the last clean before a flag was moved for the second lap.
INTER CENTRE TEAM TRIAL - ADULT SOLO
Longframlington, Northumberland (NE Centre (ACU))
1 YORKSHIRE - Total 110 marks lost (Dan Thorpe (Gas Gas) 28, Liam Walker (Gas Gas) 31, Lee Sampson (Sherco) 27, Ben Hemingway (Beta) 24, Sam Ludgate (Beta) 45).
2 NORTH EASTERN - Total 191 (Michael Phillipson (Beta) 15, Andy Huddleston (Montesa) 63, John Crinson (Scorpa) 39, Dale Robson (???) 74, Michael Lee (Montesa) 90).
3 EAST YORKSHIRE - Total 227 (Ian Austermuhle (Beta) 33, Guy Kendrew (Sherco) 56, James Carr (Scorpa) 74, Thomas Hick (Beta) 87, Simon Kershaw (Beta) 64).
4 EAST MIDLAND - Total 240 (Richard Timperley 52, Craig Robinson 49, Neil Jones (Sherco) 87, Adam Jones 73, Dan Farrer 66).
5 SOUTH WESTERN - Total 270 (Joe Baker 32, Nick Baker 80, Steve Martin 94, Ricky Wiggins 64, Ben Price 94).
6 SOUTH EASTERN - Total 296 (James Fry 37, Ben Wibberley 47, Simon Bird 98, Adam Farley 114, Steve Foord 120).
7 MCUI (SOUTHERN IRELAND) - Total 296 (Michael Burton 45, Gareth Andrews 87, Sean Doyle 56, Ben Braithwaite 108, Simon Flood 119).
8 MIDLAND - Total 301 (Ross Danby 9, Steven Harris 113, Buster Regan 94, Ben Sprigg 99, Shaun Fox 99).
9 CORNWALL - Total 395 (Shaun Martin 122, Gareth Andrew 124, Ross Hancock 74, George Edyvean 112, Jason Lawer 87).
10 MID WALES - Total 400 (Gary Jenkins 55, Darren Williams 108, James Francis 89, Gareth Hinton 148).
11 NORTHERN - Total 412 (Oliver Hart 121, Richard Gaskell 93, Stephen Dixon 85, Chris Dixon 113).
12 EASTERN - Total 443 (Stephen Douglas 93, Steve Monk 122, Matthew Neale 137, Graham Marfleet 121, Julian Harvey 107).
13 WESTERN - Total 445 (Simon Welch 70, Henry Bendall 121, John Luff 132, David Luff 140, Matthew Welch 122).
14 SOUTHERN - Total 467 (Dave Clinkard 129, Andy Blackman 107, Wayne Holdsworth 104, Simon Hiscock 127).
15 SOUTH MIDLAND - Total 499 (Chas Lee 116, Stephen Swanson 137, Joe Harris 132, Chris Koch 121, Michael James 130).
16 WEST SOUTH WALES - Total 517 (Wayne Jones 133, Stephen Richards 137, David Carr 110, Alan Lavis 137, David Collins 145).
17 AMCA (MIDLAND) - Total 531 (Terry Craig 110, Gary Proffit 171, Phill Hulme 158, Graham Walker 153, Mark Hicken 110).
18 WESSEX - Total 561 (Jeremy Cross 151, Robert Scott 152, Craig Talbot 127, Lee Hassall 131).
SIDECARS
THERE were a lot of happy faces in the South Eastern Centre's Sidecar Team on Sunday afternoon, having just successfully retained their Inter Centre Team Trial Crown, beating off the challenge of the Isle of Man team by the narrowest of margins, with the East Midland squad not far behind. Pat Treagus's lads were determined to repeat last year's victory but the Isle of Man kept the pressure on right up to the last section, to finish just a solitary dab behind the victors.
East Midland tream members Robin and Gill Morewood were the top individual crew.
The second section featured a step about as big as an outfit will get up and resulted in cleans for those who could manage it and fives for those that couldn't, with very little in between, although top individual crew Robin and Gill Morewood took a single dab on their first lap before cleaning on laps two and three. Top South Eastern pair, Kevin Nolan and Karl Jarvis lost five of their total of twelve here on their first lap.
INTER CENTRE TEAM TRIAL - SIDECAR
Longframlington, Northumberland (NE Centre (ACU))
1 SOUTH EASTERN - Total 88 marks lost (Mick Treagus/ Steve Gould (Gas Gas) 90, Pete & Daryl Dale (Beta) 55, Kevin Nolan/ Karl Jarvis (Sherco) 12, Rupert & Chris Kimber (Sherco) 21).
2 ISLE OF MAN - Total 89 (Gary Flowers/ Anthony Smith (Gas Gas) 23, Jonathon Kelly/ Ealish Baxter (Beta) 34, Andrew Smith/ Aaron Smith (Gas Gas) 32).
3 EAST MIDLAND - Total 175 (Robin Morewood/ Gill Morewood (320 Sherco) 8, Lee Granby/ Amelia Haigh (Gas Gas) 36, Tony Crabtree/ Jamie Howe (Sherco) 54, Ali Haigh/ Barry Poocock (Montesa) 77).
4 YORKSHIRE - Total 149 (Robin Luscombe/ Les Ashby 34, Kevin Morley/ Sam Luscombe 58, Les Lansley/ Ali Woodbridge 104, Ian & Dave Pickard 57).
5 WESSEX - Total 165 (Jon Tuck/ Matt Sparkes 18, Phil Sparkes/ Roger Tuck 63, David Tuck/ Steve Chandler 84).
6 CORNWALL - Total 397 (Michael Jewell/ Ali Smith 115, Shaun & Kelly Jewell 131, Paul Lower/ Carl Jenkin 91, Seemond Stephens/ Gary Davey 60).
7 EASTERN - Total 309 (David Ryan/ Kevin Ryan 163, Chris Dellow/ Kirsty Fenner 130, Dan Hornsby/ Bob Chapman 105, Mark Kemp/ Ian Allaway 74).
8 SOUTH WESTERN - Total 324 (Glynn Hawkins/ Tristan Rycroft 111, Gary & Kevin Parnell 113, Paul Churchill/ Andy Searle 100, Andy Cheeseman/ Paul Collins 142).
YOUTH
YORKSHIRE riders hit the jackpot in Northumberland on Saturday when Jonathan Richardson, Richard Sadler, Jack Stones, Josh Maude and Huddersfield youngster Jack Price ran away with the Inter Centre Youth trial from strong East Yorkshire and East Midland teams.
New Class A Youth champion, Ben Morphett, headed the invidual awards from Skeeby's Richardson while Richard Sadler won Class B in the age group battle. Josh Maude rode to a fine seventh while Jack Price lost first place on a tie-break to Class C championship leader Billy Bolt. Guiseley's Margaret Carter stage-managed the victory and also picked the winning Girls team where Danielle Whitham played a major part with Harriet Peacock and cousins Chloe and Hannah Richardson. Danielle was second overall in Class B behind Chloe.
The weather varied be-tween torrential rain and sunshine but the organising North East centre had their fingers on the button at Hope Farm, Longframlington with two laps of 20 sections.
The opener was half a mile into a copse where a narrow beck with roots caught Jon Richardson, Andy Chilton, Josh Stephens and Joe McMeekin for slack dabs. Ben Morphett got the line with Tom Sands, Joanne Coles, Jack Thompson and Jonny Walker. All the front runners in Class B cleaned the double rock turn and beck exit. Billy Bolt, Iwan Roberts, Jack Price and Dan Peace were the sharpest Class C riders.
INTER CENTRE TEAM TRIAL – YOUTH
Longframlington, Northumberland (NE Centre (ACU))
1 YORKSHIRE - 12 points (Jonathan Richardson (A, Sherco) 33, Josh Maude (A, Sherco) 77, Richard Sadler (B, Sherco) 29, Jack Stones (B, Gas Gas) 90, Jack Price (C, Beta) 14).
2 EAST YORKSHIRE - 20 points (Andrew Chilton (A, Sherco) 68, John Chilton (B, Beta) 57, Jack Howell (B, Beta) 44, Dan Peace (C, Beta) 15, Oliver Kendra (C, Beta) 45).
3 EAST MIDLANDS - 28 points (Jack Thompson (A, Sherco) 35, Joanne Coles (A, Sherco) 102, Luke Walker (B, Sherco) 51, Tom Dexter (B, Sherco) 62, Daniel Tuley (C, Beta ) 69).
4 MID WALES - 30 points (Gwynedd Jones 117, Jack Welch 43, Andrew Lee 94, Dewi Jones 41, Iwan Roberts 18).
5 SOUTH EASTERN - 34 points (Ben Morphett 28, Tom Sands 102, Chris Short 58, Max Varney 108, Ryan Laughton 74).
6 SOUTHERN - 35 points (Alan Ayres 100, Ben Heane 80, George Gosden 53, Chris Stay 70, Josh Stephens 85).
7 NORTH EASTERN - 41 points (Stephen Larkin 100, Joe Mc Meekin 111, Mark Walker 124, Robert Waite 88, Billy Bolt 14).
8 CORNWALL - 43 points (Freddie Lintell 86, Stefan Goodman 128, Keelan Hancock 39, Alex Lawer 130, Oliver Lawer 158).
9 NORTHERN - 45 points (Will Brockbank 118, Jamie Bingley 95, James Hayhurst 38, Jack Turner 121, Jonny Walker 35).
10 ISLE OF MAN - 52 points (Josh Brain 63,Tommi Maddrell 96, Jordan Birchall 121, Oliver Megson 133, Joe Yeardsley 65).
11 SCOTTISH - 59 points (Allan Mac Master 99, Iain Mac Phail 115, Duncan Mac Donald 89, Andrew Anderson 95, Jonathan Devlin 122).
12 MIDLAND - 78 points (Guy Kenyon-Bell 159, Thomas Foulkes 96, Connor Evans 111, Thomas Minta 24, Alex Green 147).
13 SOUTH WESTERN - 87 points (Jake Young 128,George Pollard 107, Jack Burch 108, Tom Bushin 118).
14 WESSEX - 93 points (Nathan Pekala 170, Fred Adams 142, Tom Adams 165, Josh Golding 86, Luke Golding 112).
15 SOUTH MIDLAND - 97 points (Ross Fletcher 151, Jason North 99, Jordan Fletcher 123, Tom Haslam 122, Bradley Cox 100).
16 MCUI (NORTHERN IRELAND) - 115 points (Andrew Gault 133, Andrew Morrow 101, Ryan Sailes 125, Ryan Dempster 132, Stuart Hanlon 132).
17 MCUI (SOUTHERN IRELAND) - 124 points (Cillian Doyle 100, Daragh Ewen 138, Greg Callaghan 143, Antony Purcell 153, Jamie McLoughlin 143).
18 CHESHIRE AND NORTH WALES - 126 points (Oliver Pitt 156, Liam Atkinson 152, Dec Bullock 122, Brad Bullock 158).
GIRLS
1 YORKSHIRE - 4 points (Harriet Peacock 137,Danielle Whitham 50, Chloe Richardson 43, Hannah Richardson 139).
2 EAST MIDLANDS - 6 points (Katy Bullock 144, Hannah Styles 88, Catherine Alford 97, Louise Alford 182).
3 SOUTH EASTERN - 13 points (Emma Colwell 182, Harriet Shore 187, Jenny Stephen 166, 200).
For full report see T+MX NEWS, Friday, July 25, 2008