Rowland runs riot! Lincolnshire Enduro Championship Round 3 – Race Report & Results

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In a welcome return to Lincolnshire Enduro Club, Expert Jack Rowland has now raced with the club twice only. The lad from South Yorkshire seems to enjoy it though as once again, he came away with a victory on Sunday at the latest race of LEC/Gear4 2021 championship.

Report by Martin Southwick – Images courtesy of Graeme Taylor

It was a repeat performance of his victory in the club’s last race of the 2020 “series” back in November. Jacks win saw him as the only rider on the day to dip under 16 minutes for one lap. Several laps of that quality ensured he was the only rider on the day in any class to attain eleven circuits. The first 2021 race winner back in April was Danny Catlin. He succumbed to second place this time though but does keep his nose in front with a very early look at the years annual positions. Another 2021 débutante rider was third place man Connor Bolsover. Whilst Jacks victory was due to that all-important extra lap, Danny and Connor both finished on ten laps with Danny edging it by just a short minute. Mark Lonsdale in fourth made up a group of only four riders in any class to accumulate ten circuits.

“Senior” rider John Cotterill (No 281) about to take a close inspection of the local shrubbery !

In conditions seen as “somewhat challenging”, over 140 riders took to the start line in LEC’s second race of the year. Once again using the three-hour format and returning to North Willingham, it may have been the driest Spring on record but the club delayed the race for a short time as they took the decision to pull some of the track at the last minute as some parts were considered nigh on impossible. 36 hours of rain over the days previous meant the lap was cut from six miles to somewhere just over four. On the day itself, and with some much welcome sun and some generous winds, lap times seem to reduce as the race progressed and the track dried a little. Early laps looked to have proved troublesome to some riders though.

In the biggest class of the day; the Clubman class, a grand total of seven riders finished on 9 laps. This class was a little bit closer than the Experts division with the two leaders being separated by just a couple of minutes. Thomas Sargent won the race ahead of Karl Day, with third spot going to Toby Hales another two minutes distant. Whilst it’s obviously very early days yet, Karl probably is edging it in the years standings.

Another big class on the day saw the closest finish. Three riders claimed eight laps in the Sportsman 2T class but it was won by a mere twenty seconds by Christian Humphries. Ryan Overton was runner up with Kane Williamson in third. Certainly close racing after 180 minutes, especially in the Lincolnshire “puree”

The 4T Sportsman division wasn’t nearly as well populated with only a handful of entrants but was dominated by Jason Macullum. Whilst Lola Stacey Jones equalled Jasons’ lap count (7), the lady rider couldn’t quite match Jason’s pace at the front. David Richman was third, albeit a lap down on the front runners.

Number 73, (Miles Dolphin) trying to escape from Daniel Maxey’s clutches (No. 114)

In the Over 40’s class, it was very much a case of Deja vu with the leaders. Unbelievably, the first 4 lads in the April race were exactly the same as on Sunday. They finished in exactly the same order too. It wasn’t quite as close this time though. Lee Hattersley’s winning margin in the April race was near two minutes. This time it was nearer twelve over second-placed rider, Darren Thorpe. With his “normal” place of third, Michael Harris slotted behind in his rivals with Jason Cowlishaw making up the foursome. This certainly seems a class to watch out for over the coming months.

In the Over 50’s, Alan Vissian kept up his winning ways with nine laps. Ian Shepherd went one better this time out with his runner up spot whilst Mark Peckitt improved further still, finishing his race in third. Both Ian and Mark were a lap down on the winner.

Kevin Bartle Sr won the Over 60’s group with John Cotterill in second. Shaun Avison won the Trail and Classic class. In testing conditions, hats off to the fellows in the Beginners class. Andrew Smith; Alexander Richardson; Andrew Castle; Charlie Sutherland, and last but not least, father and son team Edward and William Ashmore. LEC hope to see you all on the start line in June at Ashby P guys, and if you can ride those conditions on Sunday, you will be fine when it’s dry!

The club would like to thank the following. Timing experts (https://ticktocktiming.co.uk/lec) . . .Food experts (https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=rosie%27s%20country%20kitchen) and all marshalls/helpers/first responders etc.

Details of that race on June 13th are here for club members . . https://www.facebook.com/groups/LincolnshireEnduroClub or here for non-members. . https://lincolnshireenduro.wixsite.com/lec2016

Entries are available through the ACU website

Results

Overall

Pos	Name	Class	Laps	Total Time
1	Jack Rowland	Expert	11	3h14’23
2	Danny Catlin	Expert	10	3h07’08
3	Connor Bolsover	Expert	10	3h08’15
4	Mark Lonsdale	Expert	10	3h19’03
5	Daniel Maxey	Expert	9	3h00’08
6	Miles Dolphin	Expert	9	3h02’27
7	Lee Hattersley	Over 40	9	3h02’47
8	Thomas Kirk	Expert	9	3h04’09
9	Thomas Sargent	Clubman	9	3h05’13
10	Elliot Milburn	Expert	9	3h06’11
11	Karl Day	Clubman	9	3h07’04
12	Toby Hales	Clubman	9	3h09’11
13	Simon Bland	Expert	9	3h10’27
14	Gregory Sims	Clubman	9	3h12’13
15	Sean Thompson	Clubman	9	3h12’18
16	Carl Smalley	Expert	9	3h12’49
17	Alex Christopher	Expert	9	3h14’04
18	Alan Vissian	Over 50	9	3h14’05
19	George Pearce	Clubman	9	3h14’08
20	Darren Thorpe	Over 40	9	3h15’22
21	Michael Harris	Over 40	9	3h16’52
22	Darren Cox	Clubman	9	3h16’59
23	Matthew Woolridge	Clubman	8	3h01’18
24	Jason Cowlishaw	Over 40	8	3h03’33
25	Matthew Parkinson	Clubman	8	3h03’43
26	Ian Shepherd	Over 50	8	3h06’41
27	Christian Humphrey	Sportsman 2t	8	3h13’10
28	Duncan Oliver	Over 40	8	3h13’29
29	Ryan Overton	Sportsman 2t	8	3h13’33
30	Steven Buckthorpe	Expert	8	3h14’32
31	Mark Peckitt	Over 50	8	3h14’52
32	Jules Croft	Over 50	8	3h17’27
33	Lee Jackson	Clubman	8	3h18’23
34	Ben Hampel	Over 40	8	3h22’25
35	Kane Williamson	Sportsman 2t	8	3h37’43
36	Justin Lawson	Over 40	7	3h00’10
37	Matt Truelove	Clubman	7	3h01’41
38	Jake Norton	Sportsman 2t	7	3h01’44
39	Stephen Johnson	Over 50	7	3h02’14
40	Alex Cumberland	Clubman	7	3h02’19
41	Chris Belford	Clubman	7	3h02’43
42	Stuart Cryer	Over 50	7	3h05’18
43	Dean Kent	Over 40	7	3h06’18
44	Neil Tapper	Over 50	7	3h06’35
45	Steven Dickinson	Over 50	7	3h06’59
46	Jason McCullum	Sportsman 4t	7	3h10’39
47	Matthew Valentine	Sportsman 2t	7	3h10’53
48	Kevin Robertson	Over 40	7	3h11’24
49	Archie Kirk	Sportsman 2t	7	3h12’28
50	Kieron Moore	Sportsman 2t	7	3h13’53
51	Lola Stacey-Jones	Sportsman 4t	7	3h23’51
52	Tony Woods	Over 40	7	3h24’27
53	Rikki Harris	Clubman	6	2h27’36
54	Adam Harrison	Sportsman 2t	6	3h01’10
55	Jack Harrison	Clubman	6	3h01’37
56	Keith Rowland	Over 50	6	3h03’39
57	Justin Scottmurphy	Over 40	6	3h05’53
58	Sam Houlton	Clubman	6	3h07’02
59	Robin Mckinnon	Over 50	6	3h08’57
60	Harry Meanwell	Clubman	6	3h10’33
61	David Richman	Sportsman 4t	6	3h11’31
62	Dean Dixon	Sportsman 2t	6	3h12’30
63	Radley Hughes	Over 40	6	3h16’03
64	Stephen Slater	Sportsman 4t	6	3h17’48
65	Johnathan Railton	Clubman	6	3h17’59
66	Michael Greaves	Clubman	5	2h22’18
67	Neil Stanlake	Sportsman 2t	5	2h29’27
68	Joshua Johnson	Sportsman 4t	5	3h00’49
69	Joshua Everett	Sportsman 2t	5	3h03’03
70	Harry Truelove	Expert	5	3h04’08
71	Andrew Smith	Beginner	5	3h04’11
72	Shaun Avison	Trail / Classic	5	3h05’40
73	Lee Micheal Harris	Clubman	5	3h10’13
74	Scot Hargreaves	Clubman	5	3h10’40
75	Andrew Burchnall	Over 40	5	3h20’10
76	Dale Hall	Sportsman 2t	5	3h23’41
77	Jake Edey	Expert	4	1h21’52
78	Kevin Bartle	Over 60	4	2h13’58
79	Dean Harper	Over 40	4	2h30’05
80	Paul Snell	Over 50	4	2h33’36
81	Mark Scrimshaw	Over 40	4	2h33’48
82	Kevin Crown	Over 50	4	2h58’16
83	Robert Wilson	Sportsman 4t	4	3h00’45
84	Martin Southwick	Over 50	4	3h01’45
85	Richard Vawser	Sportsman 4t	4	3h03’23
86	Christopher Wakes	Over 50	4	3h14’00
87	Jeffray Leung	Sportsman 2t	4	3h15’03
88	John Cotterill	Over 60	4	3h36’37
89	Stephen Kemp	Over 50	3	1h38’45
90	Rik Stoney	Over 50	3	1h48’06
91	Chris Woodward	Over 50	3	1h49’01
92	Alexander Richardson	Beginner	3	2h25’59
93	Jamie Mallabone	Sportsman 4t	3	2h30’58
94	Edward Ashmore	Beginner	3	2h43’28
95	William Ashmore	Beginner	3	2h43’47
96	Paul Redford	Over 50	3	2h58’34
97	Ben Donald	Sportsman 4t	3	3h00’28
98	Kevin Dennis	Over 40	3	3h03’27
99	Andrew Castle	Beginner	3	3h12’02
100	Charlie Sutherland	Beginner	3	3h20’54
101	David Rushton	Expert	2	40’42
102	Joshua Hamilton	Expert	2	58’56
103	Ryan Mee	Sportsman 2t	2	1h08’44
104	Jamie Walker	Sportsman 2t	2	1h19’07
105	Simon Owen	Sportsman 2t	2	1h20’00
106	Akeem Knight	Sportsman 2t	2	2h20’45
107	Darren Bedford	Over 50	1	25’37
108	William Sharpe	Sportsman 4t	1	56’21
109	Spencer Barlow	Over 40	1	1h10’01
110	Andrew Cheyne	Sportsman 2t	1	1h52’13
111	finley cheyne	Sportsman 2t	1	1h52’18

By Class

Experts

Pos	Name	Laps	Total Time
1	Jack Rowland	11	3h14’23
2	Danny Catlin	10	3h07’08
3	Connor Bolsover	10	3h08’15
4	Mark Lonsdale	10	3h19’03
5	Daniel Maxey	9	3h00’08
6	Miles Dolphin	9	3h02’27
7	Thomas Kirk	9	3h04’09
8	Elliot Milburn	9	3h06’11
9	Simon Bland	9	3h10’27
10	Carl Smalley	9	3h12’49
11	Alex Christopher	9	3h14’04
12	Steven Buckthorpe	8	3h14’32
13	Harry Truelove	5	3h04’08
14	Jake Edey	4	1h21’52
15	David Rushton	2	40’42
16	Joshua Hamilton	2	58’56

Over 40’s

Pos	Name	Laps	Total Time
1	Lee Hattersley	9	3h02’47
2	Darren Thorpe	9	3h15’22
3	Michael Harris	9	3h16’52
4	Jason Cowlishaw	8	3h03’33
5	Duncan Oliver	8	3h13’29
6	Ben Hampel	8	3h22’25
7	Justin Lawson	7	3h00’10
8	Dean Kent	7	3h06’18
9	Kevin Robertson	7	3h11’24
10	Tony Woods	7	3h24’27
11	Justin Scottmurphy	6	3h05’53
12	Radley Hughes	6	3h16’03
13	Andrew Burchnall	5	3h20’10
14	Dean Harper	4	2h30’05
15	Mark Scrimshaw	4	2h33’48
16	Kevin Dennis	3	3h03’27
17	Spencer Barlow	1	1h10’01

Over 50’s

Pos	Name	Laps	Total Time
1	Alan Vissian	9	3h14’05
2	Ian Shepherd	8	3h06’41
3	Mark Peckitt	8	3h14’52
4	Jules Croft	8	3h17’27
5	Stephen Johnson	7	3h02’14
6	Stuart Cryer	7	3h05’18
7	Neil Tapper	7	3h06’35
8	Steven Dickinson	7	3h06’59
9	Keith Rowland	6	3h03’39
10	Robin Mckinnon	6	3h08’57
11	Paul Snell	4	2h33’36
12	Kevin Crown	4	2h58’16
13	Martin Southwick	4	3h01’45
14	Christopher Wakes	4	3h14’00
15	Stephen Kemp	3	1h38’45
16	Rik Stoney	3	1h48’06
17	Chris Woodward	3	1h49’01
18	Paul Redford	3	2h58’34
19	Darren Bedford	1	25’37

Over 60’s

Pos	Name	Laps	Total Time
1	Kevin Bartle	4	2h13’58
2	John Cotterill	4	3h36’37

Clubman

Pos	Name	Laps	Total Time
1	Thomas Sargent	9	3h05’13
2	Karl Day	9	3h07’04
3	Toby Hales	9	3h09’11
4	Gregory Sims	9	3h12’13
5	Sean Thompson	9	3h12’18
6	George Pearce	9	3h14’08
7	Darren Cox	9	3h16’59
8	Matthew Woolridge	8	3h01’18
9	Matthew Parkinson	8	3h03’43
10	Lee Jackson	8	3h18’23
11	Matt Truelove	7	3h01’41
12	Alex Cumberland	7	3h02’19
13	Chris Belford	7	3h02’43
14	Rikki Harris	6	2h27’36
15	Jack Harrison	6	3h01’37
16	Sam Houlton	6	3h07’02
17	Harry Meanwell	6	3h10’33
18	Johnathan Railton	6	3h17’59
19	Michael Greaves	5	2h22’18
20	Lee Micheal Harris	5	3h10’13
21	Scot Hargreaves	5	3h10’40

Sportsman 2 Stroke

Pos	Name	Laps	Total Time
1	Christian Humphrey	8	3h13’10
2	Ryan Overton	8	3h13’33
3	Kane Williamson	8	3h37’43
4	Jake Norton	7	3h01’44
5	Matthew Valentine	7	3h10’53
6	Archie Kirk	7	3h12’28
7	Kieron Moore	7	3h13’53
8	Adam Harrison	6	3h01’10
9	Dean Dixon	6	3h12’30
10	Neil Stanlake	5	2h29’27
11	Joshua Everett	5	3h03’03
12	Dale Hall	5	3h23’41
13	Jeffray Leung	4	3h15’03
14	Ryan Mee	2	1h08’44
15	Jamie Walker	2	1h19’07
16	Simon Owen	2	1h20’00
17	Akeem Knight	2	2h20’45
18	Andrew Cheyne	1	1h52’13
19	finley cheyne	1	1h52’18

Sportsman 4 Stroke

Pos	Name	Laps	Total Time
1	Jason McCullum	7	3h10’39
2	Lola Stacey-Jones	7	3h23’51
3	David Richman	6	3h11’31
4	Stephen Slater	6	3h17’48
5	Joshua Johnson	5	3h00’49
6	Robert Wilson	4	3h00’45
7	Richard Vawser	4	3h03’23
8	Jamie Mallabone	3	2h30’58
9	Ben Donald	3	3h00’28
10	William Sharpe	1	56’21