Nora-MX Sidecarcross Championship Round 6 – Race Report & Results

The latest and sixth round of the Nora-MX Sidecarcross Championship was held at Milton Malsor circuit.

Report and Images by Tracy Thacker

After the weather extremes we have been seeing, the weather was much kinder to us for this round, mostly dry, hot and sunny with a few showers at the end of the day.

The sidecar group was split into two classes, with the three GP Teams racing without collecting any points. These teams were Stuart Brown / Josh Chamberlain, Dan Foden / Nathan Cooper, and George Kinge / Chris Pannell.

In race 1 Dan Foden / Nathan Cooper took an early lead from Tony Grahame / Zac Snell with Stuart Brown / Josh Chamberlain third, but they were on a charge and blasted into the lead on lap one going on to take the win. Dan Foden / Nathan Cooper held with George Kinge / Chris Pannell fighting through to third and closing the gap but didn’t find a way past. The first of the point scorers were Tony Grahame / Zac Snell who held fourth with Jack Etheridge / Jim Kinge in fifth ahead of Michael Hodges back from four wheels to three with the help of stand in passenger Dan Phelps.

In Race 2 George Kinge / Chris Pannell took the holeshot, with Stuart Brown / Josh Chamberlain close behind, passing on the first lap and going on to take a second win. George Kinge / Chris Pannell held second. Jack Etheridge / Jim Kinge had a great start holding third despite challenges from behind. Michael Hodges / Dan Phelps fought past Sam Osbaldiston / Harley Lloyd into fourth with Lee Foyle / Kevin Foyle just behind.

In the final sidecar race Stuart Brown / Josh Chamberlain were missing they had mechanical issues and didn’t make it to the line. The race got underway with Tony Graeme / Zac Snell charging into the lead with Dan Foden / Nathan Cooper putting their race 2 clutch problems behind them and chasing hard, but they struggled to find a way past, there was a great battle with Dan Foden / Nathan Cooper eventually taking the advantage and the final race win of the day. Tony Graeme / Zac Snell took a brilliant second. Jack Etheridge / Jim Kinge held third until George Kinge / Chris Pannell blasted past leaving them in fourth just ahead of Michael Hodges / Dan Phelps with Sam Osbaldiston / Harley Lloyd taking sixth.

Jack Etheridge / Jim Kinge took the overall championship win with Tony Grahame/ Zac Snell a close second.

Results

Race 1

1 888 Stuart Brown / Josh Chamberlain
2 5 Dan Foden / Nathan Cooper
3 3 George Kinge / Chris Pannell
4 6 Tony Grahame/ Zac Snell
5 27 Jack Etheridge / Jim Kinge
6 04 Michael Hodges/ Dan Phelps

Race 2

1 888 Stuart Brown / Josh Chamberlain
2 3 George Kinge / Chris Pannell
3 27 Jack Etheridge / Jim Kinge
4 04 Michael Hodges / Dan Phelps
5 114 Sam Osbaldiston / Harley Lloyd
6 145 Lee Foyle / Kevin Foyle

Race 3

1 5 Dan Foden / Nathan Cooper
2 6 Tony Grahame/ Zac Snell
3 3 George Kinge / Chris Pannell
4 27 Jack Etheridge / Jim Kinge
5 04 Michael Hodges / Dan Phelps
6 114 Sam Osbaldiston / Harley Lloyd

Championship overall