Dans the Man! 2021 Lincolnshire Enduro Club Championship Round 1 – Race Report & Results

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Before Lincolnshire Enduro club’s first race of the year on Sunday, a minutes silence was held due to the death of the ACU’s patron, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

Report by Martin Southwick – Images courtesy David Chapman

A minute later, that silence was shattered, as once again, a record number of riders sat on the start line and warmed their bikes up for LEC/Gear4’s maiden event of 2021.

Held at Willingham village near Market Rasen, the 7 mile course consisted of several wooden sections linked up by some super quick field areas. Apart from one or two fairly easy wet ditches, the terrain was dry, with no real “stoppers”. The weather was also pretty favourable to the riders with cool winds and mostly blue skies. It was only as the race was finishing that the heavens opened up for forecast hail/snow showers. Perfect timing in the end.

Booked up and full well before the closing date, the club used the 3 hour race format that proves popular with a lot of riders. Due to the obvious, and lack of practice, most of the 187 racers that took to that start line will probably have been somewhat rusty. It didn’t seem to show though!

Karl Day on his way to a third place in the Clubman class.

First out of the blocks and a rider who lead from start to finish was Experts winner Danny Catlin. Even though the first four riders in that group were all on the same amount of laps, (10) Danny’s margin over second-place lad David Rushton was a little over 5 minutes when the chequered flag came down 3 hours later. In addition to his win, Danny was the only rider on the day to dip under the 18 minute barrier for one single 7 mile lap. The race for third place could not have been closer, however. Whilst Mark Lonsdale and Jonathan Pearson may have been some seven minutes adrift of the runner up spot, Mark beat Jonathan into third spot by just a single second.

In the Clubman class, Ryhan Leighton came home first, two minutes in front of runner up George Pearce. 25 seconds adrift of George was Karl Day in the “Bronze medal” position. Half of that class attained 9 laps of the Lincolnshire course.

In the Sportsman 2T class, only two riders grabbed 9 laps; Carl Smalley beating Aaron Flynn by another close margin; just nineteen seconds. Ryan Overton was a lap down in third spot. This class was the biggest on the day with 38 riders on the starting grid. In the other Sportsman class, the 4 strokes; only one lad achieved 9 laps on his way to victory. local lad Joe Tapper came home with a win, from Alex Shaw in runner up spot. Scott Flynn was third. With his win, Joe was the only rider in class to dip under the 20-minute barrier for one full circuit. lee Hattersley won the Over 40’s class once again, beating Darren Thorpe into second place. Their lap times were all pretty similar but in the end, Lee was the stronger, winning by 90 some seconds. Michael Harris was a distant third.

The ever-popular Over 50’s not only had another big list of entrants but produced the narrowest of wins in a very close race. This time, the winning margin after 3 hours of racing was only 4 seconds. Alan Vissian was the eventual winner with Neil Tapper coming home in runner up spot. Ian Shepherd was third. The Over 60’s class was the largest its ever been with Kevin Bartle Sr winning, from John Cotteril in second and Mark Gorman in third. Whilst there are no points given out in the Beginners group, it still remains a healthy class. William Sheehan won the days proceedings with William Sharpe in second and Alexander Richardson in third.

Another note should be made of the fact that in a very much male-dominated domain, the club was blessed with a number of lady riders again. Indeed, the Sportsman class may have to be renamed “Sportsperson” in the future! Beth Borley Stow finished well in her class, the 2 strokes, whilst Leah Tokelove had her eye very much on the podium, with a fifth place in the 4 stroke division.

Last but certainly not least, a big show of hands should be given out to the youngsters on the day who raced with the club. These guys who are only 15 or 16, were racing for the very first time. These fellows are not only the future of the club but our sport in general. Joshua Everett, Paddy Coucom, Charlie Sutherland, Archie Kirk, Finley Cheyne, Edward Ashmore, Sam Martin, and Sebastian Croft. Well done to you all.

The next race, round two, is at the same venue North Willingham in the North of the county. That date is the 9th of May. Meanwhile (And also at the same place), the club is holding a practice day on the 25th of April. Details of those two events and anything else to do with racing with LEC can be had from here for members . . .https://www.facebook.com/groups/LincolnshireEnduroClub. Or here for non members . .https://lincolnshireenduro.wixsite.com/lec2016

Overall Results

Pos	NAME	LAPS	TOTAL TIME	Class
1	Danny Catlin	10	3h05’08	Expert
2	David Rushton	10	3h10’30	Expert
3	Mark Lonsdale	10	3h17’15	Expert
4	Jonathan Pearson	10	3h17’16	Expert
5	Miles Dolphin	9	3h00’16	Expert
6	Simon Bland	9	3h00’24	Expert
7	Elliot Milburn	9	3h01’46	Expert
8	Lee Hattersley	9	3h03’47	Over 40
9	Aaron Brown	9	3h03’53	Expert
10	Rhyan Leighton	9	3h05’04	Clubman
11	Darren Thorpe	9	3h05’20	Over 40
12	Joshua Hamilton	9	3h05’40	Expert
13	George Pearce	9	3h07’03	Clubman
14	Karl Day	9	3h07’26	Clubman
15	Matthew Parkinson	9	3h07’42	Clubman
16	Gregory Sims	9	3h08’19	Clubman
17	Kraig Kerfoot	9	3h09’37	Expert
18	Ben Hovell	9	3h09’59	Clubman
19	Alan Vissian	9	3h10’12	Over 50
20	Neil Tapper	9	3h10’16	Over 50
21	Carl Smalley	9	3h10’42	Sportsman 2t
22	Jake Wright	9	3h10’46	Expert
23	Matthew Woolridge	9	3h11’01	Clubman
24	Nicholas Whitehead	9	3h11’46	Clubman
25	Arron Flynn	9	3h12’33	Sportsman 2t
26	Darren Cox	9	3h12’54	Clubman
27	Sean Thompson	9	3h14’10	Clubman
28	Michael Harris	9	3h14’50	Over 40
29	Michael Greaves	9	3h14’53	Clubman
30	Joe Tapper	9	3h16’48	Sportsman 4t
31	Aaron Bourne	9	3h17’08	Clubman
32	Ian Shepherd	9	3h17’11	Over 50
33	Jason Cowlishaw	9	3h17’40	Over 40
34	Dean Kent	9	3h18’38	Over 40
35	Alex Cumberland	9	3h18’57	Clubman
36	Anthony Adams	9	3h19’03	Over 40
37	Josh Wilson	9	3h19’16	Clubman
38	Jules Croft	9	3h20’02	Over 50
39	Waine Ferguson	9	3h20’37	Expert
40	Mark Peckitt	9	3h20’45	Over 50
41	Andrew Jackson	9	3h20’52	Over 50
42	Justin Lawson	9	3h21’45	Over 40
43	Dan Green	8	2h56’16	Clubman
44	Scott Booth	8	2h56’30	Clubman
45	Ryan Overton	8	3h00’54	Sportsman 2t
46	Christian Humphrey	8	3h01’13	Sportsman 2t
47	Duncan Oliver	8	3h01’17	Over 40
48	Chris Burley	8	3h01’49	Sportsman 2t
49	Thomas Hobbs	8	3h01’55	Clubman
50	Alex Shaw	8	3h02’31	Sportsman 4t
51	Steven Buckthorpe	8	3h02’56	Expert
52	Jake Norton	8	3h03’17	Sportsman 2t
53	Scott Flynn	8	3h04’08	Sportsman 4t
54	Derek Carr	8	3h04’11	Over 50
55	Jason Wittering	8	3h05’59	Clubman
56	Jonathan Moffat	8	3h06’05	Sportsman 2t
57	Archie Kirk	8	3h06’05	Sportsman 2t
58	Adam Savage	8	3h07’14	Over 50
59	Chris Woodward	8	3h08’12	Over 50
60	Chris Belford	8	3h09’34	Clubman
61	Kevin Bartle	8	3h10’12	Over 60
62	Ian Robinson	8	3h11’28	Over 50
63	Simon Joselyn	8	3h12’05	Over 40
64	Dean Hawley	8	3h12’13	Sportsman 4t
65	Steven Dickinson	8	3h12’28	Over 50
66	Stephen Kemp	8	3h12’35	Over 50
67	David Clayborn	8	3h12’43	Over 50
68	Gawaine Clark	8	3h13’23	Over 50
69	Tony Woods	8	3h13’25	Over 40
70	Keith Rowland	8	3h15’11	Over 50
71	Richard Holmes	8	3h16’34	Over 50
72	Dean Dixon	8	3h16’47	Sportsman 2t
73	Nicholas Anderson	8	3h17’03	Sportsman 2t
74	Carl Moxon	8	3h18’28	Sportsman 2t
75	Matthew Valentine	8	3h18’36	Sportsman 2t
76	Paul Sykes	8	3h19’22	Sportsman 2t
77	Kieron Moore	8	3h20’10	Sportsman 2t
78	Harry Meanwell	8	3h21’00	Clubman
79	Joshua Everett	8	3h22’56	Sportsman 2t
80	Scot Hargreaves	8	3h22’58	Clubman
81	Leah Tokelove	8	3h25’10	Sportsman 4t
82	Philip Wilkinson	8	3h25’24	Over 40
83	Neil Munton	7	2h49’02	Clubman
84	Jack Harrison	7	2h49’58	Clubman
85	Steve Hollis	7	2h52’17	Over 50
86	Liam Cooke	7	2h59’15	Sportsman 4t
87	Kieron Jackson	7	2h59’35	Over 40
88	Jamie Walker	7	2h59’54	Sportsman 2t
89	David Richman	7	3h00’06	Sportsman 4t
90	Martin Southwick	7	3h00’15	Over 50
91	Robin Mckinnon	7	3h00’21	Over 50
92	Andrew Ward	7	3h00’21	Sportsman 2t
93	Colin Nockles	7	3h00’29	Sportsman 2t
94	David Gamble	7	3h01’21	Clubman
95	Adam Harrison	7	3h02’13	Sportsman 2t
96	Andrew Burchnall	7	3h02’14	Over 40
97	Thomas Smith	7	3h02’32	Sportsman 2t
98	Paul Snell	7	3h02’45	Over 50
99	Mark Harvey	7	3h02’49	Sportsman 4t
100	Ross Bentley	7	3h03’12	Sportsman 2t
101	Troy Seabrook	7	3h03’46	Sportsman 2t
102	Joe Harrison	7	3h04’10	Sportsman 2t
103	Richard Billups	7	3h04’45	Clubman
104	Lee Micheal Harris	7	3h05’33	Clubman
105	Jake Smith	7	3h05’35	Sportsman 2t
106	Radley Hughes	7	3h06’12	Over 40
107	Stephen Slater	7	3h06’20	Sportsman 4t
108	Neil Stanlake	7	3h09’00	Sportsman 2t
109	Steve Langley	7	3h09’58	Over 50
110	Oliver Howe	7	3h11’14	Sportsman 2t
111	Ryan Mee	7	3h11’21	Sportsman 2t
112	Darren Dunn	7	3h14’38	Sportsman 2t
113	Joshua Johnson	7	3h16’59	Sportsman 4t
114	Stuart Ward	7	3h17’05	Over 40
115	Duane Rooke	7	3h19’20	Over 40
116	William Sheehan	7	3h20’02	Beginner
117	Kevin Dennis	7	3h22’39	Over 40
118	William Sharpe	7	3h25’51	Beginner
119	John Cotterill	7	3h27’01	Over 60
120	Richard Vawser	7	3h36’13	Over 50
121	Ben Hamilton	6	1h59’47	Expert
122	Thomas Denton	6	2h10’26	Clubman
123	Graeme Richardson	6	2h37’54	Over 50
124	Phillip Robinson	6	2h44’53	Over 50
125	Rik Stoney	6	2h44’59	Clubman
126	Paddy Coucom	6	2h53’50	Sportsman 4t
127	Danny Burgess	6	2h55’07	Sportsman 4t
128	Robert Wilson	6	2h58’15	Sportsman 4t
129	Tom Barnard	6	2h58’46	Over 40
130	Beth Borley-Stow	6	3h01’13	Sportsman 2t
131	Richard Venables	6	3h03’23	Sportsman 2t
132	Joe Summers	6	3h04’06	Sportsman 4t
133	David Robinson	6	3h04’24	Sportsman 2t
134	Alexander Richardson	6	3h04’35	Beginner
135	Andrew Smith	6	3h07’40	Beginner
136	Darran Gill	6	3h08’54	Over 50
137	Edward Ashmore	6	3h09’50	Beginner
138	Shaun Avison	6	3h11’26	Over 50
139	Mark Hartley	6	3h19’02	Sportsman 2t
140	Jeffray Leung	6	3h21’26	Sportsman 4t
141	Daniel Rose	5	1h38’53	Expert
142	Phillip Crowe	5	1h49’25	Clubman
143	Sidney Richardson	5	1h58’56	Over 40
144	Mark Gorman	5	2h07’55	Over 60
145	James Curry	5	2h08’02	Beginner
146	Benjamin East	5	2h25’04	Over 40
147	Adam Desmond	5	2h29’32	Sportsman 4t
148	Ben Donald	5	2h30’15	Sportsman 4t
149	Michael Haywood	5	2h35’46	Sportsman 2t
150	Paul Redford	5	2h36’01	Over 50
151	Chris Boswell	5	2h37’48	Sportsman 2t
152	William Ashmore	5	2h42’25	Beginner
153	Alistair Pattison	5	2h44’22	Sportsman 2t
154	David Parker	5	2h49’37	Beginner
155	Scott Holland	5	3h03’14	Beginner
156	Dale Hall	5	3h20’39	Sportsman 2t
157	Thomas Kirk	4	1h18’35	Expert
158	Dean Harper	4	1h36’59	Over 40
159	Gary Blow	4	1h46’21	Over 50
160	Gavin Hurst	4	1h50’12	Sportsman 4t
161	Anthony Williamson	4	2h06’58	Over 60
162	Mike Silvester	4	2h11’17	Over 60
163	Andrew Cheyne	4	2h55’57	Sportsman 2t
164	Finley cheyne	4	2h56’11	Sportsman 2t
165	Adam Jones	3	1h29’26	Over 40
166	Dave Clark	3	1h31’28	Over 50
167	Justin Scottmurphy	3	1h35’52	Over 40
168	Thomas Carter	3	1h46’19	Sportsman 4t
169	Sam Martin	3	1h50’51	Beginner
170	Pete Hoare	3	2h01’47	Over 50
171	Charlie Sutherland	3	3h16’41	Beginner
172	John Reid	2	51’40	Over 50
173	Adam Dales	2	52’37	Expert
174	Kevin Crown	2	55’12	Over 50
175	David Williams	2	55’23	Over 50
176	Andrew Castle	2	1h22’30	Beginner
177	Niko perlessi	1	49’47	Sportsman 4t