Double top for Ogden! Toughsheet National Twinshock Championships Round 3 – Race Report & Results

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What a weekend the Nottingham Twinshock Club gave us at Bevercotes on Sunday for the third round of the Toughsheet National
Twinshock Championships, supported by Julian Dobb from Dobshox. The hillside track had been watered for two days before the event, and needed more after the first block, but from riders comments it was then the ‘best they had ever seen it’ and produced some of the fastest racing the series had ever witnessed. The full track was in use and included the long sweeping loop which the entry of well over 200 seemed to love.

Report by Geoff Shuttleworth – Images courtesy of Andrew Fairclough Photography

The Vets Modern Over 40’s were first to the line, and a good start meant all the difference, and it was Julian Freeberne who took the bull by the horns winning two from three to take overall victory. Simon Bonser won race two, which helped give him second overall, then only one point separated the next three riders, with Adam Wilkinson third, Chris Hind was fourth on a tie break with John Butler, who had a couple of second places.

The Vets Modern Over 50’s saw some of the best racing with the top five riders battling closely in each race. Ewan Johnston took two
holeshots but was gobbled up by the speed of Danny Blakeley and Jonno White. Danny took the overall courtesy of two wins ahead of
Jonno in races one and two. Then in the third race Paul Coward got to the front and stayed there for the duration to take a well-deserved win from Steve Ward in second, after both Jonno and Danny had falls.

The Wulfsport Experts Twinshocks ran together with the Inters and 250’s and there was disappointment for series leader Brad O’Leary at thestart of race one as he got to the line and had a rear wheel puncture. Michael Ogden took full advantage as he scorched to victory after a good battle with Ryan Ireland. Brad made no mistake in the next two races though as he reeled off two fine wins. Ogden eventually took the overall, by just four points from Ireland, with Michael Smith just a further two points behind in third and Sam Vickers fourth.

Chris Rogerson continued his fine form in the Intermediates Twinshock class, and his race one win helped him to the top step of the podium. Second place went to Ian Pycock, who was back after seven years away from the sport, and Mark Brockhurst took third with two wins and an unlucky DNF in race one which dashed his hopes of victory. Chris Anderton just got the better of his teammate Steve Morgan for fourth.

Oliver Dodders leads the way in the 250 Twinshock class winning two races and took the overall from Jack Mason who won race one. Matt Bennett with three thirds completed the podium.

Jamie Mason had a clean sweep of wins in the Clubman Twinshock class, with series leader Craig Ruck in second, and the two riders are only now separated by a single point in the series. Dave Lightbown had some great rides to take third from Andy Wimpenny and James Fugett.

Kris Winder and Matt Rudd had some tremendous battles in the 125 Twinshock class, swapping places throughout each race, but it was Winder who continued to dominate the class, eventually taking all three wins from Rudd in second. Mark Burrows took third, just in front of Robin Cowgill. The Pre 83 winner was Brandon Brockley.

Andy Lawton and Damo Strydom gave the crowd some fantastic racing in the Super Evo 125 class, and it was probably Lawtons extremely fast starts which gave him the advantage. After two races they had both gone 1-2, so it was all on the final race to see who took the victory, and it was Lawton who won after Damo hit problems and could only manage fifth in the final showdown. Lee Holland tried to hang on to the leaders, and took third from Charlie Silvester, who had his best result to date.

John Butler came out in the Evo 125 class, and looked to really enjoy the experience, taking two wins and a second for the top step of the Podium. Richard Mason pushed hard and took second, with Corey Nemeth the third race winner in third, and Jim Scrafton in fourth.

Michael Ogden was also racing the Evo Open class and took three wins from Joe Harper and Sam Pocock. Michael was awarded the Martindales Rider of the Meeting award for his efforts.

In the Super Evo Open class Lewis Parkinson had to work hard, but got his Honda singing and managed all three wins, and now leads the
Series. Callum Bircher had a great day and holeshot the races but had to settle for second behind Lewis. Lee Larkin was third on a tie break from Frazer Hatch.

Willie Burgess continued his dominance of the Over 50 Twinshock class with three flawless victories, but Jim Shand is getting closer and again, took second overall. David Hopkins has also got the bit between his teeth and was third in each moto. Sean Dodders took his Suzuki to fourth in front of Pete Williamson.

Evergreen Pete Mathia took another overall win in the Over 60’s to add to his tally, but a fall in race three just blemished his run of wins.

It was nice to see Alan Bott back on track after his operation, and he rode well for second, with race three winner Chris Rogerson in third and Andy Holland fourth.

The next round is at Pontrilas on July16/17, and round five is to be at a new venue as Bassenthwaite may be unavailable this year.

Matthew Rudd Photography – Gallery

Results

Martindales Rider of the Meeting – Michael Ogden.

Experts

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	MICHAEL OGDEN	59	25	20	14
2	RYAN IRELAND	55	20	15	20
3	MICHAEL SMITH	53	17	18	18
4	SAM VICKERS	52	18	17	17
5	BRAD O’LEARY	50	–	25	25
6	KYLE NOBLE	48	16	16	16
7	KIER TETT	44	15	14	15

Inters

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	CHRIS ROGERSON	62	25	20	17
2	IAN PYCOCK	57	20	17	20
3	MARK BROCKHURST	50	–	25	25
4	CHRIS ANDERTON	45	16	15	14
5	STEVE MORGAN	44	18	8	18
6	BRENDON ROWETT	44	15	14	15
7	SHAUN BURROWS	44	17	16	11
8	DARREN WILLIAMS	43	13	18	12
9	SIMON YOUNG	40	14	13	13
10	MARK LAKLAND	37	9	12	16
11	ASHLEY SMITH	32	12	10	10
12	ADAM PURDHAM	28	10	9	9
13	SAM DICKINSON	22	11	11	–
14	DAVID LAMB	8	–	–	8

250 Twinshock

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	OLIVER DODDERS	70	20	25	25
2	JACK MASON	65	25	20	20
3	MATT BENNETT	54	18	18	18
4	ROB KINGABY	51	17	17	17
5	DARREN WALKDEN	47	16	16	15
6	ROSS HAIGH	16	–	–	16

Clubman

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	JAMIE MASON	75	25	25	25
2	CRIAG RUCK	60	20	20	20
3	DAVE LIGHTBOWN	53	18	18	17
4	ANDY WIMPENNY	51	16	17	18
5	JAMES FUGGET	43	12	15	16
6	SIMON BENTLEY	42	14	13	15
7	ANDRE KERRY	42	17	16	9
8	ADRIAN HADMAN	37	11	12	14
9	JACK BUCK	36	15	11	10
10	SHAUN WILLIAMSON	32	10	10	12
11	ANDY CART	27	6	8	13
12	JOHN PATTISON	27	13	9	5
13	JORDAN BROWNRIGG	25	–	14	11
14	DAVID WHITE	21	7	6	8
15	DAMION ROBERTS	20	8	5	7
16	PAUL SMITH	15	9	4	2
17	JOE DICKINSON	12	4	7	1
18	MARK BROCKLEY	10	3	1	6
19	DAVID HOLLAND	10	5	2	3
20	CHRIS HOLDEN	6	2	–	4
21	DARREN WHEELHOUSE	3	–	3	–
22	MARK JONES	1	1	–	–

125 Twinshock

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	KRIS WINDER	75	25	25	25
2	MATT RUDD	60	20	20	20
3	MARK BURROWS	52	17	17	18
4	ROBIN COWGILL	49	16	16	17
5	DAVE ELLIS	46	15	15	16
6	MARCUS KEARS	43	14	14	15
7	DEAN HAKES	36	18	18	–
8	GARY BLUNN	13	–	13	–

Pre 85 125

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	JASON SLATER	75	25	25	25
2	BRANDON BROCKLEY	60	20	20	20
3	TREVOR KING	54	18	18	18

Over 50 Twinshock

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	WILLIAM BURGESS	75	25	25	25
2	JIM SHAND	60	20	20	20
3	DAVID HOPKINS	54	18	18	18
4	SEAN DODDERS	50	17	16	17
5	PETE WILLIAMSON	49	16	17	16
6	TIMA SABINE	45	15	15	15
7	CHRIS CANNON	42	14	14	14
8	GARETH NOBLE	37	12	12	13
9	MARK TILZEY	33	13	8	12
10	CARL TROUT	33	10	13	10
11	TOM MARR	32	11	10	11
12	JOHN JEWELL	26	8	9	9
13	KEV SMITH	19	–	11	8
14	DOUGIE MERCER	9	9	–	–

Over 60 Twinshock

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	PETE MATHIA	70	25	25	20
2	ALAN BOTT	57	20	20	17
3	CHRIS ROGERSON	55	12	18	25
4	ANDY HOLLAND	52	17	17	18
5	GARY MORLEY	45	16	15	14
6	JOHN BENNETT	42	15	14	13
7	MARTIN SNAPE	40	11	13	16
8	JIM SIMPSON	31	10	6	15
9	JON WOOD	29	13	16	–
10	ROB WAIRNWRIGHT	28	8	9	11
11	MARK KEARS	28	7	11	10
12	CRAIG HOLMES	26	14	–	12
13	STEPHEN HOLLINS	25	6	10	9
14	PHILL ALLAN	21	9	12	–
15	JOHNNY STAGG	19	4	7	8
16	PAT ROW	18	18	–	–
17	JOHN DICKINSON	13	5	8	–

Vets Over 40

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	JULIAN FREEBERNE	68	25	18	25
2	SIMON BONSOR	60	17	25	18
3	ADAM WILKINSON	52	18	17	17
4	CHRIS HIND	51	15	16	20
5	JOHN BUTLER	51	20	20	11
6	STEVE ALMACK	44	13	15	16
7	DALE GAYSON	42	14	14	14
8	PAUL FERGUSON	38	12	13	13
9	MATT RUDD	37	10	12	15
10	JOHN DAVIES	29	11	6	12
11	JAMES KAY	28	7	11	10
12	MIYCH DICKINSON	27	9	9	9
13	PHIL HODGKINSON	23	6	10	7
14	DALE SILK	21	8	8	5
15	DAVID HALL	20	5	7	8
16	MARTIN GREGORY	16	16	–	–
17	MARK COLLINS	13	3	4	6
18	TOM TIMSON	9	4	5	–
19	JASON LOGAN	6	2	–	4
20	PHIL WAKE	1	1	–	–

Vets Over 50

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	DANNY BLAKELEY	67	25	25	17
2	JONO WHITE	56	20	20	16
3	STEVE WARD	54	16	18	20
4	EWAN JOHNSTON	53	18	17	18
5	PAUL COWARD	48	8	15	25
6	ANTHONY HOUSEMAN	47	17	16	14
7	NEV KING	43	14	14	15
8	ADRAIN LEWIS	38	12	13	13
9	MELVIN HOMER	34	10	12	12
10	PAUL SLIEGHT	31	11	9	11
11	STEVE SHARPELS	29	9	11	9
12	SIMON WATSON	29	13	10	6
13	PAUL CROXTON	25	15	–	10
14	IVOR GILFORD	21	7	7	7
15	NEIL SMITH	17	6	6	5
16	ANDY FREEBURN	16	–	8	8
17	BRYAN MUNDY	14	5	5	4
18	DAVID CLAYBORN	11	4	4	3
19	PAUL HULSE	6	1	3	2
20	CHRIS ROWLANDS	5	2	2	1
21	NICK BAUM	3	3	–	–
22	MARK REYNOLDS	1	–	1	–

125 Evo

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	JOHN BUTLER	70	25	25	20
2	RICHARD MASON	56	20	18	18
3	CORY NEMETH	54	9	20	25
4	JIM SCRAFTON	51	17	17	17
5	JACK HYDE	50	18	16	16
6	JONATHAN COWGILL	46	16	15	15
7	AARON MOORE	41	14	13	14
8	AIDEE SMITH	40	13	14	13
9	IAN KNIGHT	35	12	11	12
10	TIM THORNTON	27	15	12	–
11	BILL HUTCHESON	27	7	9	11
12	IAN TINDALL	18	8	10	–
13	BEN HAMILTON	11	11	–	–
14	MICHAEL CLARK	10	10	–	–

125 Super Evo

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	ANDY LAWTON	70	25	20	25
2	DAMO STRYDOM	61	20	25	16
3	LEE HOLLAND	55	17	18	20
4	CHARLIE SILVESTER	48	14	17	17
5	DANIEL JONES	43	13	15	15
6	KERION DAVIES	39	12	13	14
7	DAN HUTCHINSON	36	18	–	18
8	GRAEME MARKHAM	36	11	14	11
9	CHRIS VISARD	35	10	12	13
10	RIAN WARREN	32	16	16	–
11	PAOLO CUSATON	32	9	11	12
12	NOAH BELL	28	8	10	10
13	LEE MARTIN	15	15	–	–

Evo Open

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	MICHAEL OGDEN	75	25	25	25
2	JOE HARPER	56	20	18	18
3	SAM POCOCK	52	18	17	17
4	ZAC HACKETT	48	17	16	15
5	CONOR SMITH	47	16	15	16
6	DARREN STONES	42	15	13	14
7	MATT READMAN	41	14	14	13
8	MICHAEL SMITH	40	–	20	20

Super Evo

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	LEWIS PARKINSON	75	25	25	25
2	CALLUM BIRCHER	58	18	20	20
3	LEE LARKIN	50	16	16	18
4	FRAZER HATCH	50	17	17	16
5	CHRIS HINCHLIFFE	45	15	13	17
6	LEE BUCK	43	14	15	14
7	JAMES NEWBY	42	13	14	15
8	JAKE MOSS	38	20	18	–
9	REECE MOREWOOD	36	12	11	13
10	ALEX CARSON	29	8	9	12
11	RYAN ROWBOTTEM	28	7	10	11
12	REECE WINSOR	27	9	8	10
13	JAY RUMBOLD	22	10	12	–
14	SHANE MANNING	21	6	6	9
15	BARRY THORNTON	20	5	7	8
16	PAUL CROXON	11	11	–	–
17	JASON LOGAN	4	4	–	–