Sidcup Sixty report, results and gallery
By Dick Law on 21st Jan 25
Beta-mounted Sam Connor tamed a tricky 2025 Sidcup Sixty Trial, sponsored by Body Clinic, to take a well-deserved victory on his 300cc machine. He lost just eight marks in the 20-section, two-lap event and finished 21 marks ahead of second-placed Daniel Dabreo (250 GASGAS).
This was the 87th running of the Sidcup Sixty, an event that started way back in 1931 and apart from WW2, petrol rationing in 1947, and Covid, has run every year since. This year, the hard-working members of the Sidcup MCC have built a number of new sections, plus extensively modified the others with the importation of large quantities of rocks to give the local riders some experience of different riding conditions for when they venture further afield.
Connor’s win was his 11th and moved him into the joint lead of the winner’s table with Ashley Newbery.
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The Expert Elite route tested the brave riders who attempted it to the maximum, which made Connor’s eight-mark loss very impressive. On his first lap, he was clean all the way to section eight, which claimed the most points from everyone. There, he had a three with some necessary footing and then had a couple of single dabs to finish the opening lap on five. Lap two started the same as the first lap, with Connor again being clean till he got to section eight. He lost another three but they were the only marks he lost that lap, making a total of eight for all 40 sections.
Dabreo’s first lap began well with a few single dabs in the early sections but when he reached the now infamous section eight, he was among many other riders who recorded a five. With another couple of fives on sections 12 and 18 and a few dabs along the way, Dabreo concluded the opening lap with a total of 21. His second lap was much improved and he even logged the first single dab on section eight. He’d finish the lap with an impressive seven marks lost, bringing his event total to 29 and securing him second place behind Connor.
Only seven points separated the following four riders as Max Dance (125 JSM GASGAS) had two consistent laps of 28 and 24 for third place with a loss of 52. Brett Harbud (300 Beta), Joe Snelling (300 Sherco) and Jack Challice (300 TRRS) filled the next three places with losses of 54, 56 and 59.
George Clark (125 Beta) and Gus Oblein (300 GASGAS) tied on points at the top of the Expert class, riding a slightly easier route than the Expert Elite riders. Clark finished his opening lap with just ones and twos for a total loss of 11 while Oblein recorded a couple of threes for 12. They almost matched each other on the second lap until Clark had a three on section 17. In the end, they both finished with a loss of 19, but Clark had 29 cleans to Oblein’s 28 and was declared the class winner. Ben Smith (300 Beta) was third, with Julian Harvey (250 Sherco) just two points behind him.
Only three points separated Martin Carter (250 TRRS) and Fraser Arden (250 Beta) at the top of the Intermediate class, with Graham Thomas (250 Montesa) third.
Rob Hoyles (300 Beta) won the Over 40s on the Intermediate blue route by just one point from Kevin Morphett (250 Montesa), with Paul Doney (250 GASGAS) a mark behind him.
Will Barden (200 Honda) and George Hann (250 Beta) tied at the top of the Novice class with the loss of 13 with Barden getting the premier award by virtue of his 35 cleans to Hann’s 31.
It was the same in the Over 50s as Tim Carter (250 Vertigo) and Ian Pape (200 Beta) tied for the win on six marks lost. Carter was awarded the class premier by the furthest clean rule.
Of the youth riders. Thomas Packham (125 GASGAS) was the winner of the three brave riders who took on the Expert Elite route from Kai Fisher (125 TRRS) and Richie Keet (125 Sherco).
Tommy Keet (125 Beta) was the youth winner on the Expert route, while Luke Batten (125 TRRS) won the Youth Intermediate class and Coben Brand (125 Beta) was first in the Youth Novice division.
Sidcup 60 Trial results
Expert Elite
1 Sam Connor (300 Beta) 8 marks lost
2 Daniel Dabreo (250 GASGAS) 29
3 Max Dance (125 JSM GASGAS) 52
4 Brett Harbud (300 Beta) 54
5 Joe Snelling (300 Sherco) 56
6 Jack Challice (300 TRRS) 59
7 Ashley Newbery (300 TRRS) 95
8 Tom McCabe (250 TRRS) 98 (12 cleans)
9 Max Golla (125 GASGAS) 98 (7 cleans)
10 Hugh Barker (300 TRRS) 106
Expert
1 George Clark (125 Beta) 19 (29 cleans)
2 Gus Oblein (300 GASGAS) 19 (28 cleans)
3 Ben Smith (300 Beta) 38
4 Julian Harvey (250 Sherco) 40
5 Alicia Robinson (250 Beta) 42 (19 cleans, 14 ones)
6 Daniel Beaven (301 Montesa) 42 (19 cleans, 10 ones)
7 Alex Davies (300 GASGAS) 42 (17 cleans)
8 James Burroughs (300 Beta) 45
9 Mason Meadows (300 Beta) 49
10 Graham Marfleet (300 GASGAS) 53
Intermediate, Blue Route
1 Martin Carter (250 TRRS) 21
2 Fraser Arden (250 Beta) 24
3 Graham Thomas (250 Montesa) 35
4 Gary Gladwin (250 TRRS) 41
5 James Arden (250 Beta) 45
6 Thomas Norris (250 GASGAS) 50
7 Michael Haydon (300 Montesa) 52 (17 cleans)
8 Aaron Richardson (250 Beta) 52 (16 cleans)
9 Marley Lowman (250 GASGAS) 53
10 Nathan Morton (200 Beta) 54
Over 40s, Blue Route
1 Rob Hoyles (300 Beta) 15
2 Kevin Morphett (250 Montesa) 16
3 Paul Doney (250 GASGAS) 17
4 Ashley Hall (300 Vertigo) 26
5 Lee Brocklehurst (300 GASGAS) 28 (27 cleans, 7 ones)
6 Mark Reason (250 Beta) 28 (27 cleans, 5 ones)
7 Richard Brush (300 TRRS) 34
8 Steve Mannerings (300 GASGAS) 35
9 Robbie Nutbrown (290 Sherco) 36
10 Stephen Howard (300 Sherco) 46
Novice, Red Route
1 Will Bardon (200 Honda) 13 (34 cleans)
2 George Hann (250 Beta) 13 (31 cleans)
3 Marcus Wright (200 Beta) 18
4 Tom Kemp (250 GASGAS) 19
5 David Little (300 Beta) 31
6 Russell Hart (300 GASGAS) 44
7 Mark Teal (300 Fantic) 45
8 Martin Jarvis (300 Montesa) 87
9 Lucas Denyer (250 Beta) 98
Over 50, Red Route
1 Tim Carter (250 Vertigo) 6 (Furthest clean)
2 Ian Pape (200 Beta) 6
3 Martin Medcraff (250 Beta) 9
4 Warren Eves (315 Montesa) 11
5 Paul Edwards (250 Honda) 12
6 Simon Clark (250 Beta) 14
7 Gareth Price (250 Beta) 15
8 Graham Baylis (320 SWM) 16
9 Robin Whorlow (175 Yamaha) 17
10 Doug Mummery (250 Vertigo) 19
Youth Expert Elite
1 Thomas Packham (125 GASGAS) 91
2 Kai Fisher (125 TRRS) 136
3 Richie Keet (125 Sherco) 138
Youth Expert
1 Tommy Keet (125 Bata) 99
2 Edward Mowat (125 GASGAS) 119
3 Joseph Baker (125 TRRS) 135
Youth Intermediate, Blue Route
1 Luke Batten (125 TRRS) 28
2 Oscar Sacre (125 GASGAS) 44
3 Rowan Dean (125 Beta) 47
4 Connor Johnson (125 TRRS) 81
5 Fin Penny (125 GASGAS) 83
6 Hayden Lillywhite (250 Sherco) 89
7 Sam Kent (125 GASGAS) 94
8 Kayden-James Hart (125 GASGAS) 104
Youth Novice, Red Route
1 Coben Brand (125 Beta) 23
2 Flynn Joyce (125 Beta) 32
3 Matthew Hann (125 Beta) 34
4 Lilly Wright (125 Beta) 47
5 Hector Kemp (80 Beta) 76
6 Reuben Keet (80 Beta) 83
