Holmes hammers it home! Northampton MCC Season Finale – Race Report & Results

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It’s hard to describe just how good NMCC’s final meeting of the year was! For mid-October, the weather was more like June. A warm, dry day preceded by a few days of rain.

Race Report by Fraser Law – Images courtesy of www.motoxphotos.co.uk

Bud’s track work ahead of this weekend was perfect, leaving the track as good as it can ever be. With a massive entry of around 170 riders, this was the biggest line-up NMCC have seen for years. Some amazingly generous race sponsors meant prize money was available in all classes. The organisation ran like clockwork, and the large crowd of spectators enjoyed fantastic racing in all the groups.

In the Expert group Shane Holmes fought closely all day with club champion Jamie Richmond. After Jamie limped home at the end of race one with a broken gearbox it looked like it would all go Shane’s way. However, Jamie was back in front for race two on a spare bike, fighting Shane to the end. Shane took the overall win, with Jamie in second ahead of Kristian Hutchings. With such a large entry the Junior class ended up being split into A, B and C. The A group ran with the Experts, adding speed and excitement to the races. James Thompson put on a fine display to win the overall with second and first places. Rikki Knowlton took second by a single point from Gavin Jakeman. Brodie Ferguson took the overall in Junior B by virtue of a win in race two. George Clarke had to settle for the second step of the podium despite finishing on equal points. Frank Burton took third ahead of Bradley Thomas. Two wins made sure of first overall in Junior C for Jamie Epplestone. A tie for second ended up going Corey Blackwell’s way ahead of Grayson Campbell.

The Pre 83 125 class joined NMCC for this meeting. As usual these classic 125 machines looked and sounded just great. There were a few extra EVO bikes added to make up the numbers. Three wins for Kristian Hutchings meant an overall win in dominant style. James Thompson rode really well on his distinctly not 125 Kawasaki for second each time out. Darren Ismay also finished with perfect consistency, third each time out. The NMCC Ladies class ran once again. More numbers hopefully for next year, but the girls raced hard as usual. Kathryn Booth won all three races, a result that was never in much doubt. Abbie Piggott took second in all three races, with Kayla Crane third overall.

In the age group categories, Shane Holmes took all three race wins on his way to overall victory in the Premier O40 class. Dale Phillips battled all day with John Barnes, taking second by a single point in the end. The Elite O50 class saw Shaun Brooker win races two and three, after a crash in race two eliminated race one winner Daniel Haskett. Mark Hawkins took second overall, finishing right behind Shaun each time out. Justin Carter finished third despite some close battles with Fraser Law, back racing for the first time this year. A hat-trick of wins saw Stephen Hollins dominate the Super O60 class. Richard Jochacy made second place his own, ahead off a close battle between Simon Tucker and Reg Willis.

As the 2 Stroke and U40 classes run together the results are often similar, with a lot of riders qualifying for both. Reece Wain took the overall win, while a second race win for Kristian Hutchings gave him second from Scott Hipwell. Bradley Thomas took a fine win in the Workers race ahead of a back-from-injury Steven Chilvers.

Results

Experts

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Shane Holmes	132	45	42	45
2	Jamie Richmond	127	40	45	42
3	Kristian Hutchings	122	42	40	40
4	Luke Spence	112	38	36	38
5	Dean Filby	109	37	35	37
6	Reece Wain	109	35	38	36
7	Shaun Robinson	71	34	37	–
8	Laurence Wiltshire	36	36	–	–

Junior A

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	James Thompson	87	42	45
2	Rikki knowlton	78	38	40
3	Gavin Jakeman	77	35	42
4	Robert Hollis JR	75	40	35
5	Robert Harwood	74	36	38
6	James Johnson	71	34	37
7	Brett Wykes	69	33	36
8	George Elsden	66	32	34
9	Jason Mills	64	31	33
10	Charley Phillips	59	28	31
11	Kathryn Booth	57	37	20
12	Ben Jones	56	30	26
13	Willy Short	55	26	29
14	Shaun Meakins	53	29	24
15	Paul Atkinson	52	20	32
16	Callum Sedgwick	52	24	28
17	Michael Smith	52	27	25
18	Finn Morgan	51	21	30
19	Aaron Crane	49	22	27
20	Jonathan Tapp	45	45	–
21	Stan Tucker	40	19	21
22	Lewis Evans	39	16	23
23	Thomas Elliott	39	17	22
24	Scott Hipwell	25	25	–
25	Ryan Blackwell	23	23	–
26	Mark Pyner	18	18	–
27	Scott Robinson	15	15	–

Junior B

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Brodie Ferguson	82	37	45
2	George Clarke	82	40	42
3	Frank Burton	78	38	40
4	Bradley Thomas	77	42	35
5	Jake Mould	74	36	38
6	Jack Fennymore-Birch	72	35	37
7	Scott Allen	68	32	36
8	Morgan Cowley	67	34	33
9	Aaron Phillips	62	30	32
10	Neil Stimson	61	31	30
11	Bradley Moore	60	26	34
12	Jack Roberts	58	27	31
13	Jack Duggins	53	24	29
14	Anthony Sheward	49	22	27
15	Louie Barton	47	19	28
16	Nathan Goodman	46	21	25
17	Daniel Haskett	45	45	–
18	Karl Clack	43	17	26
19	Nicholas Willams	41	18	23
20	David Warner	40	16	24
21	Miles Woodhouse	36	14	22
22	Ian Postlethwaite	33	33	–
23	Scott Chamberlain	29	29	–
24	Ziggy Darien	28	28	–
25	Kris McClurg	25	25	–
26	Liam Dale	23	23	–
27	Brad Parkins	20	20	–
28	Abbie Piggott	15	15	–
29	Craig Thomas Williams	13	13	–

Junior C

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Jamie Epplestone	90	45	45
2	Corey Blackwell	82	40	42
3	Grayson Campbell	82	42	40
4	James Wilson-Hall	72	36	36
5	Matthew Mason	72	37	35
6	Lee Hayward	71	33	38
7	Dave Ashpole	71	34	37
8	Kevin Turnbull	70	38	32
9	Tommy Bindley	66	35	31
10	Antonino Di Micco	65	31	34
11	George Oliver	60	27	33
12	Louis Dunn	60	30	30
13	Adrian Hadman	59	32	27
14	Damon Hunt	58	29	29
15	David Walker	53	25	28
16	Richard Jochacy	52	26	26
17	Simon Tucker	49	24	25
18	Daniel Williams	49	28	21
19	Donald Rudd	47	23	24
20	Thomas Kruger-Dean	45	22	23
21	Alex Bell	41	19	22
22	Kayla Crane	39	20	19
23	Corin Donaldson	39	21	18
24	Ryan Spreadbury	38	18	20
25	Jack Pasquet	33	17	16
26	George Southam	32	15	17
27	? ?	31	16	15
28	Dale Baden	14	–	14

Ladies

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Kathryn Booth	90	45	45
2	Abbie Piggott	84	42	42
3	Kayla Crane	78	38	40
4	Abbie Walker	75	37	38
5	Beanie Reece	40	40	–

Over 40’s

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Shane Holmes	135	45	45	45
2	Dale Phillips	118	40	38	40
3	John Barnes	117	38	37	42
4	Greg Cox	115	37	40	38
5	Lindsay Judge	104	36	33	35
6	Grant Griffin	92	27	29	36
7	Laurence Wiltshire	84	42	42	–
8	Christian Livesey	77	22	21	34
9	Steven Chilvers	70	35	35	–
10	Mark Thomas	67	33	34	–
11	Darren Williams	63	32	31	–
12	Karl Clack	61	31	30	–
13	Miles Woodhouse	58	30	28	–
14	Dave Ashpole	56	29	27	–
15	Helen Morgan	54	28	26	–
16	Tommy Bindley	50	25	25	–
17	Corin Donaldson	47	24	23	–
18	Spencer Taylor	45	23	22	–
19	Brad Parkins	32	–	32	–
20	Thomas Kruger-Dean	26	26	–	–
21	Lee Wallace	24	–	24	–

Over 50’s

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Shaun Brooker	132	42	45	45
2	Mark Hawkins	124	40	42	42
3	Justin Carter	116	38	38	40
4	Fraser Law	113	35	40	38
5	Chris Koch	110	36	37	37
6	Steven Clarke	101	29	36	36
7	Mark Pyner	101	31	35	35
8	Tony Fricker	100	32	34	34
9	Andy Duggins	94	30	31	33
10	Warren Burbage	91	26	33	32
11	Kevin Turnbull	88	28	30	30
12	Stephen Gilbey	87	27	29	31
13	Matthew Mason	80	24	27	29
14	David Frampton	77	25	25	27
15	Kevin Franklin	76	22	26	28
16	Gary Burton	70	20	24	26
17	Phillip Lovell	69	21	23	25
18	Ian Postlethwaite	66	34	32	–
19	John Wills	61	33	28	–
20	Daniel Haskett	45	45	–	–
21	Ryan Griffiths	37	37	–	–
22	Stuart McClurg	23	23	–	–

Over 60’s

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Stephen Hollins	135	45	45	45
2	Richard Jochacy	126	42	42	42
3	Simon Tucker	117	37	40	40
4	Reg Willis	116	40	38	38
5	Stephen Morgan	73	36	37	–
6	Roger Knibbs	71	35	36	–
7	Richard Ford	38	38	–	–