First blood to Dean! 2024 Nora92 British Cup Round 1 – Race Report & Results

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Over the Bank Holiday weekend Sunday and Monday, the opening round of the NORA92 British Cup Championships took place at the ever-popular Landrake Moto Parc in Cornwall.

Race Report and Images by Dave Rich

This was the first meeting at this venue and as usual the track had been prepped nigh on to perfection prior to the meeting, but a little rain early morning was to make things a bit difficult in places and with more rain falling mid-morning the track became very difficult especially for the smaller bikes, but Mondays racing was totally different as the track had been prepped again and the sun was out which was to produce some very good racing in all classes.

In the Expert class it was Luke Dean who was quickest in qualifying and had first pick of the gate, but it was Bradley Wheeler who got the better start in the opening race and look set to take the holeshot, but Dean had better ideas as he had the inside line and shot to the front exiting the first corner and took the holeshot with Finlay Evans there in third, but Evans was to go down on the opening lap and up in to third was now Corey Hockey. Dean was flying at the front and by the end of the second lap he had a fair cushion, but it was getting good behind him as Hockey was all over Wheeler looking to find a way pass which he eventually did on the eighth lap when Wheeler made a mistake and dropped back down the field and up in to third was now Tommy Alba who had a bad start, but right on his heels was local Cornish favourite Louie Kessell who was determined to find away pass Alba which he did on the last lap to take third behind Hockey and Dean who was a comfortable winner.

Louie Kessell gave his all and took second overall in the experts

In the second moto it was Lennox Dickinson who led early doors from Wheeler and Dean but by the end of the opening lap the lead had changed and it was Alba now at the front with Hockey close in second who was to challenge Alba on the third lap and managed to take the lead, but his lead was only for a lap as he was to go down hard injuring himself in the process which was to put him out for the rest of the meeting. Alba was back leading, but right with him was now Dean after his earlier mistake who took over at the front on the same lap and was to gradually pull away, but Dean was to make another mistake a lap later and Alba again was leading with Kessell now in second doing his upmost to hold off Dean. Alba took the win with Dean eventually getting the better of Kessell on the penultimate lap taking second.

Luke Dean turning the power on in the experts and took the overall win

In the third moto on the Monday initially it was Wheeler with the best start but after the opening lap Dean was at the front with Kessell in third all over Wheeler who he managed to get pass on the second lap as did Alba who was now in third. Both Kessell and Alba closed right up on Dean and were pressuring Dean for several laps until the seventh lap when Dean went down and both Kessel and Alba went through, Dean was soon back on it though and managed to catch and pass Alba and was soon to catch Kessell at the front who he got the better of on the last lap to take the win with Kessell just holding off Alba by two hundredths of a second to take second. The last moto saw Josh Taylor with the early lead, but as with the other races it all was to change by the end of the first lap as up in to the lead was to be Kessell with Alba now in third who a lap latter got the better of Taylor to take second. Dean didn’t have the best of starts in this one but was making ground all the time and was to soon pass Taylor to take third and on the same lap was to get the better of Alba and was now chasing down Kessell gaining on him all the time and on lap 8 he got pass Kessell and was to go on to take the win from Kessell with Alba third which was also the top three overall over the weekend.

No 55 Tott Liell and No 151 Josh Bond battling it out in the intermediate class

In the intermediate class there was some good close racing on both days where in the opening race on Sunday, it was a start to finish win for Dave Anthony with Ashley Locke after not the best of starts climbing his way up through the field to take second just a head of Billy Elvin who took third whereas in the second moto again it was Anthony who led early doors from Nigel Woodman before Woodman made a mistake towards the end of the opening lap saw Ross Hudson move up who was also to take the lead passing Anthony on the same lap. Locke again was not to have the best of starts but just as he did in the opening moto, he was to claw his way up through the field and by the end of the fourth lap he had caught and passed both Anthony and Hudson to take the lead and from there went on to take the win with Hudson after a real good tussle with Anthony taking second and Anthony third. The third moto was to be the best race in this class as positions were to change many times for the lead between Anthony and Connor Warren with Anthony just having the upper hand going in to the last lap but unfortunately for Anthony, he came to a halt which was enough to give Warren the win, Elvin took second with Locke taking third. The last moto saw Daniel Chapman lead from the off for the first couple of laps before losing out to Warren who from there went on to take the Chequered flag for the second time over the weekend with Chapman taking second and third went to Locke which was enough to give him the overall, Warren took second overall with Chapman third overall.

Connor Warren took second overall in the intermediate class

In the Novice class there was a fine display of riding from Harry Burton in the opening race as he didn’t have the best of starts and was to collide with a fallen rider on the opening lap and had it all to do which was exactly what he did moving in to the top three and then getting pass Shaun Anthony and in to second and was soon challenging Nick Oram for the lead which he took towards the end of the fourth lap and from that point he went on untroubled to take the win from Oram with Anthony third. Oram again with the best start in the second race with Lee Johnson this time in second but in third with a better start was Burton who was soon in a rhythm and by the end of the opening lap he had taken the lead which he wasn’t going to give up and took his second win, Greg Thynne had come through to take second with Oram third.

In the third moto it was Lee Johnson who shined at the front on the opening lap closely followed by Burton with Burton soon hitting the front who was followed by Thynne who had got the better of Johnson. Thynne was giving his all in this one and kept with Burton as not to let Burton get away, but Burton held strong holding off Thynne right to the chequered flag and took his third win of the weekend by less than a second from Thynne with Arron Saunders after a long hard battle with Oram taking third. In the last moto there was plenty of drama as it was Johnson again who led early doors before, he was to be passed by Oram who was soon put under pressure from Thynne who in tall was gradually being pressured by Burton who didn’t have a good start. Thynne managed to pass Oram mid race and took the lead as did Burton who was now in second and was to close in on Thynne and was to challenge for the lead which he took, but Thynne was to stick with Burton and retook the lead a lap later and was to go on to be the only rider to beat Burton over the two days with Saunders a distant third. Burton took the overall from Thynne with Oram third overall.

Riley Cowell in action in the youth class

The Ladies class saw some good tussles in all four races with Kathryn Booth taking two wins and the other two wins going to Grace Packman and Ria Truman but at the end of the two days consistency was the name of the game and that was exactly what Truman accomplished with a scorecard of 3,3,1,3 to give her the overall with Packman second overall and Booth third overall.

In the Youth class there was a first class display of riding from Charlie Richmond who had qualified three seconds quicker than any other rider and was the only rider over the two days to take a clean sweep of wins with Shane Jones taking second overall and Kenzie Cole third overall.

Jet Gardiner battling with the tricky conditions in the Small Wheel 85cc class

The Small Wheel 85cc class saw Jett Gardiner win the opening encounter even after dropping it early in the race while lying in third, but Jet picked himself up straight away and chased down the leading two and on the last lap was to catch and pass Author King to take the win with Ollie Truman taking third. In the second moto King again had a good start and led from the off but on lap 2 Gardiner was right on him before making a mistake which dropped him down the field and King went on to take the win from Truman with Daniel Devine taking third. Gardiner did come back from his mishap and finished 5th, but he was later disqualified for outside assistance. The third race saw King again dominate from the front and raced away to take the chequered flag with Gardiner second and Truman third whereas in the last moto it was Gardiner this time who was triumphant with King a close second and Truman third but the overall went to King with Truman second overall and third overall went to Sebastian Devine who was consistant in all four races.

In the Big Wheel 85cc class there was some good close racing especially in the opening race with Casey Lister setting the pace, but the battle was on behind him between Archie Congdon (Landowners Grandson), Ryan Waters and Olly Clift with them changing positions for the first couple of laps. Lister was to take a comfortable win with Clift taking second with Congdon having to settle for third. In the second encounter it was Lister with the best start, but right on his heels straight away was Waters who towards the end of the opening lap managed to pass Lister and took over at the front which he held for a couple of laps but Lister had kept with him and he was to retake the lead mid race and from there went on to take his second win with Waters not too far back taking second and Clift third. The third moto saw Waters have a blistering start who with a clear track in front of him was to soon pull away at the front and went on to take the race win with Clift taking second after passing lister mid race who came home in third. In the last moto it was Lister with the advantage from the off, but he was soon to be caught and passed by both Waters and Clift on the opening lap and Clift was to get the better of Waters to take the lead on the same lap, but this was short lived as straight away Waters piled the pressure on Clift and forced his way back to the front and from there went on untroubled to take the win with Clift second and Lister third which was also the overall over the two days.

Arthur King was consistent in the Small Wheel 85cc class

The 65cc class was also very competitive with Freddy Graham initially leading the opening race for the first couple of laps before getting passed by Jack Waters, but Graham had not given up and came back at Waters on the very next lap and took the lead back and was to go on to take the win with Waters second and third was to go to Blake Marks Bracey whereas in the second race it was Alfie Cotter who dominated the proceeding with a start to finish win with Logan Lewis just two seconds behind coming home in second with Waters third. In the third moto again, it was Cotter who led the race from the off before losing out to Waters on the second lap who was to go on to take the win, Cotter was second with Lewis third. In the last race it was Waters who held the lead for most of the opening lap before losing out to Cotter who had passed Graham on the opening lap and was now leading and was untroubled for the duration and took the win with Graham and Lewis both passing Waters on the last lap to take second and third which at the end of the two days we had four different race winners, but the overall went to Cotter with Waters second overall and third overall went to Graham.

The Auto 50cc class was well supported with some of these kids maybe stars of the future and the way they dealt with the tricky conditions on the first day was amazing. In the opening race it was Jenson King who showed his class with a start to finish win with Eli Reynolds second and Teddy Moore coming through on the last couple of laps taking third. In race two it was a carbon copy from King who led from the off to take the win by nigh on a minute from Moore with Reynolds third. The third race on the Monday saw Cohen Llewellyn who didn’t take part on the Sunday have a flyer off the line and led for all the race to take the win with King who had challenged Llewellyn earlier on in the race taking second with Reynolds third. The last moto was a bit of a precession for the leading two with Llewellyn again taking the win from King with third going to Moore. Overall was to go to King with Moore second overall and third overall went to the consistant Trevor hill.

Results

Experts

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Luke Dean	177	45	42	45	45
2	Louie Kessell	164	40	40	42	42
3	Tommy Alba	163	38	45	40	40
4	Domonic Newbury	148	36	38	36	38
5	Josh Taylor	141	35	36	38	32
6	Bradley Wheeler	135	33	35	32	35
7	Finley Evans	127	30	34	34	29
8	Tyron Cleaver	123	26	31	33	33
9	Alfie Calvert	123	29	33	30	31
10	Simon Booth	119	22	32	31	34
11	Lennox Dickinson	105	34	–	35	36
12	Ezra Blackwell	98	20	26	27	25
13	Ben Gillett	97	23	25	22	27
14	Lewis Bethell	90	19	23	24	24
15	Liam Gale	89	32	28	29	–
16	Callum Baldwin	85	–	29	28	28
17	Tom Parker-Butler	84	17	21	23	23
18	Ben Burridge	73	21	–	26	26
19	Jack Booker	58	28	30	–	–
20	Ben Clayton	57	27	–	–	30
21	Alan Pearce	52	–	27	25	–
22	Ben White	48	24	24	–	–
23	Brandon Benjamin	46	25	–	21	–
24	Corey Hockey	42	42	–	–	–
25	Scot James	40	18	22	–	–
26	Jake Smith	31	31	–	–	–
27	Brandon Baker	16	16	–	–	–

Intermediate

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	Ashley Locke	167	42	45	40
2	Connor Warren	158	30	38	45
3	Daniel Chapman	147	31	36	38
4	Billy Elvin	140	40	25	42
5	Elliott Clegg	134	33	32	33
6	Sam Browning	132	35	35	31
7	Aiden Woodman	129	32	26	36
8	Ross Hudson	118	38	42	–
9	Bradley Pearson	111	22	27	32
10	Jack Hawkins	110	27	28	30
11	Graham Webb	109	34	11	35
12	Dylan Harrison	104	26	30	29
13	Joe Kemp	102	36	21	24
14	Ashley Volz	100	28	23	26
15	Ross Dean	96	19	29	22
16	Nigel Woodman	90	23	33	–
17	Reegan West	88	24	24	23
18	Dave Anthony	85	45	40	–
19	Todd Liell	84	29	20	15
20	Dean Palmer	83	14	31	11
21	Kieran McLelland	81	17	22	34
22	Harvey Gater	79	10	17	28
23	Mark Cleaver	72	20	13	21
24	Josh Bond	69	16	19	19
25	Richard Tapscott	67	18	–	27
26	Aaron Spicer	62	12	18	18
27	Dave Yardley	60	13	15	20
28	Dave Colton	59	25	34	–
29	Charlie Simons	59	15	16	17
30	Chris Johnson	53	–	–	25
31	Lee Hocking	45	–	–	13
32	Jack Baulch	44	–	14	14
33	Robert Kendryna	41	–	12	16
34	Dan Curtin	29	11	–	9
35	Richard Woodman	22	–	–	12
36	Steve Clarke	21	21	–	–

Novice

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	Harry Burton	166	45	34	45
2	Greg Thynne	157	38	32	42
3	Nick Oram	145	42	30	38
4	Arron Saunders	141	33	28	40
5	Lee Johnson	132	35	29	35
6	Danny Miller	126	34	20	36
7	Sam Perrin	123	32	27	33
8	Sam Abbott	123	36	26	34
9	Sam Taylor	110	27	21	32
10	Liam Park	109	31	22	28
11	Shaun Anthony	107	40	–	29
12	Rhodri Moses	86	29	8	24
13	Chris Huggins	81	25	16	19
14	Jack Bassett	80	–	24	27
15	Matthew Luke	74	–	18	22
16	Kian Park	73	28	–	23
17	Ashley Levett	71	–	19	26
18	Luke Trim	67	26	–	18
19	Jack Clarke	63	–	–	31
20	Darren Elloway	55	30	25	–
21	Spencer Watts	45	–	15	30
22	Jon Allen	45	24	–	21
23	Stephen Gleed	44	–	–	20
24	Daniel Summerfield	39	–	14	25

Ladies

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Ria Truman	165	40	40	45	40
2	Grace Packman	156	45	42	42	27
3	Kathryn Booth	153	35	45	28	45
4	Nadiya Jones	153	36	35	40	42
5	Tanisha Thomas	149	42	36	35	36
6	Bethan Wheeler	143	38	33	34	38
7	Hollie Roberts	143	34	38	36	35
8	Daisy Blackwell	121	33	23	33	32
9	Amy Clarke	113	32	17	31	33
10	Eleanor Calby	103	–	31	38	34
11	Abbie Trowbridge	98	29	9	30	30
12	Raine Woodman	96	31	10	26	29
13	Hollie Bennett	69	–	12	29	28
14	Elsie Skuse	63	–	–	32	31
15	Jasmine Sikorski-Pullen	40	–	13	27	–
16	Heaven Woodman	36	–	11	25	–

Youth

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Charlie Richmond	180	45	45	45	45
2	Shane Jones	166	42	42	40	42
3	Kenzie Cole	160	38	40	42	40
4	Mitchell Conway	154	40	38	38	38
5	Jack Evans	144	36	36	36	36
6	Harley Prickett	138	35	34	35	34
7	Lewis Couzens	134	32	35	34	33
8	Tyler Jones	133	33	32	33	35
9	George Clark	124	31	31	32	30
10	Remeo Mead	115	28	28	30	29
11	Silas Mandeville	112	23	30	31	28
12	Phillip Tchorek	110	30	23	25	32
13	Alfie Irons	108	25	29	23	31
14	Sam Cook	108	26	27	29	26
15	Joseph Horn	102	27	26	24	25
16	Jack Couzens	101	22	25	27	27
17	Charlie Ludwell	98	24	24	28	22
18	Travis Rule	94	29	22	20	23
19	Archie Trimby	91	20	21	26	24
20	Leon Warren	78	18	19	21	20
21	George Worlock	78	21	20	18	19
22	Branden Stanley	70	19	15	19	17
23	Reuben Alway	67	34	33	–	–
24	Alfie Suggitt	66	17	17	17	15
25	Harrison Trmby	65	16	18	15	16
26	Riley Cowell	45	–	16	16	13
27	Jay Drydale	43	–	–	22	21
28	Tommy Young	42	15	13	–	14
29	Maddox Gaydon	32	–	14	–	18

Big Wheel 85

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Casey Lister	170	45	45	40	40
2	Olly Waters	168	36	42	45	45
3	Ryan Clift	166	42	40	42	42
4	Stanley Siebert	147	33	38	38	38
5	Archie Congdon	146	40	36	35	35
6	Leah Evans	143	38	33	36	36
7	Ryan Jackson	136	34	34	34	34
8	Spencer Newman	133	32	35	33	33
9	Theo Brown	126	35	28	31	32
10	Harley Pastoor	123	31	31	30	31
11	Dylan Webb	120	30	29	32	29
12	Ezra Fagan	119	28	32	29	30
13	Elliott Mason	108	29	27	27	25
14	Marcus Witt	101	23	26	26	26
15	Summer Watkins	95	24	24	23	24
16	Oscar Butts	94	25	23	24	22
17	Molly Neale	89	22	22	22	23
18	Kyle Graham	84	26	30	–	28
19	Bobby Farmer	80	27	25	28	–
20	Mason Ardren	52	–	–	25	27

Small Wheel 85

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Arthur King	174	42	45	45	42
2	Ollie Truman	162	40	42	40	40
3	Sebastian Brown	150	38	38	36	38
4	Daniel Devine	149	35	40	38	36
5	Jake Dixon	142	36	36	35	35
6	Jack Masters	133	34	31	34	34
7	Jett Gardiner	132	45	–	42	45
8	Rafe Symons	125	26	34	33	32
9	Olly Hadlow	123	29	33	31	30
10	Marcus Mountain	122	30	35	32	25
11	Angelica Bennett	121	33	32	30	26
12	Jesse James	118	32	29	29	28
13	Harry Bisgrove	113	28	30	26	29
14	Noah Veysey	108	31	25	25	27
15	Matthew Griebenow	107	22	27	27	31
16	Owen Gough	97	27	26	22	22
17	Parker Thomas	93	24	21	24	24
18	Frankie Oram	93	23	24	23	23
19	Caylub Rich	70	25	28	17	–
20	Harvey Grimsby	64	–	22	21	21
21	Rex Fagan	63	–	23	20	20
22	Oliver Bardoe	61	–	–	28	33
23	Henry Suggitt	58	–	20	19	19
24	Tyler Bennett	55	–	19	18	18

Junior 65

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Alfie Cotter	170	38	45	42	45
2	Jack Waters	165	42	40	45	38
3	Freddy Graham	160	45	35	38	42
4	Logan Lewis	158	36	42	40	40
5	Blake Marks Bracey	145	40	36	36	33
6	Reuben Matta	138	35	34	34	35
7	Charlie Farmer	137	34	38	35	30
8	Hunter Groves	130	33	28	33	36
9	Kai Benjamin	125	32	31	30	32
10	Haydn Escott	122	29	32	32	29
11	Mason Sheilds	117	27	30	29	31
12	Travis Meese	111	30	29	25	27
13	Sonny Saunders	107	28	33	12	34
14	Bailey Fraser	103	26	25	26	26
15	Ava-Mae Hulbert	103	31	24	24	24
16	William King	102	23	26	28	25
17	Travis Elloway	94	25	27	23	19
18	Teifi Powell	89	22	22	27	18
19	Ivy Warren	86	21	21	21	23
20	Stanley Allen	76	17	17	20	22
21	William Bulley	76	16	18	22	20
22	Iyla Smith	74	20	19	18	17
23	Nathan Griebenow	73	14	–	31	28
24	Frank Bishop	69	18	16	19	16
25	Harley Stone	68	24	23	–	21
26	Brendan McAreavey	56	19	20	17	–
27	Oliver Watts	55	13	14	14	14
28	Lilly Trevelyan	54	11	15	15	13
29	Dexter Bowers	50	12	13	13	12
30	Tallulah Warren	46	15	–	16	15
31	Coby Shipton	42	10	12	10	10
32	Rudy Symons	22	–	–	11	11

Autos

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Jenson King	174	45	45	42	42
2	Teddy Moore	160	40	42	38	40
3	Trevor Hill	148	38	38	36	36
4	Reggie Chard	145	36	36	35	38
5	Cooper Wright	138	34	35	34	35
6	Fletcher Hulbert	133	35	32	32	34
7	Brodi Waldron	130	32	34	33	31
8	Eli Reynolds	122	42	40	40	–
9	Fynnley Cone	120	30	31	26	33
10	Alfie Nicholls	117	28	30	29	30
11	Kolbe Red Sole	116	27	33	27	29
12	George Forrest	109	31	27	30	21
13	George Hutchings	104	29	24	31	20
14	Isaac Grainger	102	33	14	23	32
15	Jack Smith	98	22	23	25	28
16	Elliott Crewe	97	24	29	19	25
17	Eli Pole	92	19	26	20	27
18	Cohen Llewellyn	90	–	–	45	45
19	Millie England	88	18	22	22	26
20	Rhys Hudson	83	23	25	16	19
21	Lachlan Avis	81	20	19	24	18
22	Archie Pearce	74	25	28	21	–
23	Leo Morrall	72	–	21	28	23
24	Louie Ryves	66	26	–	18	22
25	Tommy Scammell	62	12	17	17	16
26	Alex Merrick	61	17	20	9	15
27	Maximus Hall	60	21	–	15	24
28	Archie Nicholls	59	15	15	12	17
29	Alfie Taylor	53	13	16	10	14
30	Ray Poolman	47	16	18	13	–
31	Elliott Watts	44	11	12	8	13
32	Jake Trevelyan	41	14	13	14	–
33	Jack-Junior Clarke	38	9	11	7	11
34	Oliver Wright	33	10	–	11	12
35	Finley Shipton	24	8	10	6	–