Well the clocks were altered here in the UK over the weekend but one could be forgiven for thinking it signified the switch from the winter months to the summer months and not the other way round. Just over 100 riders were bathed in glorious sunshine in this the 8th and final round of the Lincolnshire Enduro Clubs 2024 year.
Race Report by Martin Southwick – Images by Graeme Taylor
Taking place at Ashby Puerorum, the 5.1-mile route has now seen all crowns placed on the relative class champions’ heads. Riding with a “spring” in his step once more in this last round was Jack Rowland with this his 6th win of the year. Riding a new bike, the Ace Suspension/350 KTM jockey had what appeared to be a seamless victory over his nearest foes, this time by a complete lap. With 6 wins out of a possible 8 this year, you could presume crowning glory was heading Jack’s way anyway. However, lady luck hasn’t always sat comfortably on the South Yorkshire lad’s shoulder in 2024. At one point early on in the season and with 3 wins out of 3, it looked like Jack could possibly win every round! A couple of bike hiccups and his nearest rivals breathing down his neck stopped what would have been a clean sweep of victories for the year. In this, the Experts class, any slight mishap or misfortune is obviously seized upon. Last years Champion Dan Johnson has pushed Jack all the way, and when the eventual 2024 overall winner hasn’t sealed a win on the day, Dan has ! In the end, the title was only decided in this last race. As the club operates a ‘dropped round’ policy and the points margin was very small between the two, it was winner takes all in the last 3 hours of racing. Wesley Bell claimed the other podium spot at Ashby., whilst Lucas Travers is 3rd overall this year.
The Clubman class also saw a fairly large winning margin, for victor Kieran Austin. Himself and runner up Nicholas King may have been on the same amount of laps, but the gap between them was some 7 minutes. James Palmer came home in 3rd, a full lap adrift of the front two. This 2nd place sees Nicholas crowned king of the class. James is 2nd overall, with Thomas Hodgkinson in 3rd (4th on the day)
To the Sportsman 2T class, and one of the closest finishes of the day. The top 3 were covered by under 30 seconds. Jake Wilson came out on top, by just 15 seconds over runner up lad Matthew Knowles. A similar time difference saw 3rd placed rider Jack Coupland cross the line. Jodie Lambley using this as his ‘dropped round’ didn’t compete this time out but still wins the title. However, it has proved to be the closest of the title races this year; Jakes victory at Ashby sees him beaten by just 1 point. A 5th for Christian Humphries on the day clinches 3rd overall for this campaign. In the 4T class, the first 6 riders all had 6 laps under their belts at 3 hours. It wasn’t quite so close as the 2 Stroke division though. Jason Mccullum took the win from Paige Felipes, by some 40 seconds. Barrie Atherton was 4 minutes behind that. Courtesy of the runner up spot for Paige, he is now the 2024 title holder in the class. With his 4th spot on the day, Ross Pearson finishes 2nd for 2024, whilst Sunday’s result for Barrie takes him to a similar placing overall.
The Over 50’s has seen another close battle with yet again just 2 points separating the guys trying to take the yearly spoils. The 3 guys finishing in the top spots on Sunday are the same lads that have taken the rostrum overall, but not in the same order. Alan Vissian managed another win this time out, which took him to 2nd overall this year. His win by nearly 2 minutes was over this years Champion of class, Gareth Lodge. Ian Shepherd, a further few minutes adrift on Sunday in 3rd, takes a similar position this year. The Over 40’s division has been won by Andy Myers, with yet another top spot this time out. With a 4th, previous club champ Lee Hattersley has taken the runner-up position this year, with Chris Belford taking the ‘Bronze’ medal overall. (5th on Sunday). Race day in this class saw the closest of finishes, with Andy taking the win by just 3 seconds over Rob Millar. In 3rd place was Michael Harris. The Over 60s saw a year-long scrap between club stalwart Kevin Bartle Sr and Mark Peckitt. Swapping either 1st or 2nd places throughout, Mark comes out on top by just 4 points overall, with Paul Oates taking 3rd place.
In the newly formed Slam class, Neil Tapper has claimed the 2024 title, although he had to play second fiddle to Harry Hinkley this time out. Kyle Ardito was 3rd on the day, but is 2nd for 2024.The Trail and Classic title has been taken by Andrew Malkinson, with Sean Price in 2nd. Shaun Avison, with another win at the weekend takes 3rd spot this year..
With this, the last report for the year, the club wishes to pay fond farewells to four of its leading staff, without whom the club wouldn’t have survived over the previous 8 seasons. Whilst these guys are being replaced with some fresh faces, the club will never seem quite the same. Everyone at LEC wants to say au revoir and thanks to Louise, Ian, Andrew and Neil. Have a happy “retirement” folks, you leave with the club in fine shape, and with high standards to maintain. Many thanks, from all of us.
The club want to say a big thank you too to all riders, first aiders, marshalls, helpers, time keepers, food stalls, photographers etc etc
Next years race dates have been announced. They are . ..
Rnd 1 – 9/03/25
Rnd 2 – 6/04/25
Rnd 3 – 11/05/25
Rnd 4 – 22/06/25
Rnd 5 – 20/07/25
Rnd 6 – 14/09/25
Rnd 7 – 5/10/25
Rnd 8 – 2/11/25
Details are here for all things LEC…https://www.facebook.com/groups/LincolnshireEnduroClub/permalink/26549412034702130 or here >>https://lincolnshireenduro.wixsite.com/lec2016
Results
| Pos | Name | Time | Category | Cat Pos |
| 1 | Jack Rowland | 03:10:30 | Expert | 1 |
| 2 | Dan Johnson | 03:03:09 | Expert | 2 |
| 3 | Kieran Austin | 03:09:27 | Clubman | 1 |
| 4 | Wesley Bell | 03:10:47 | Expert | 3 |
| 5 | Nicholas King | 03:16:37 | Clubman | 2 |
| 6 | Andy Myers | 03:00:07 | OVER 40’S | 1 |
| 7 | Rob Miller | 03:00:10 | OVER 40’S | 2 |
| 8 | Alan Vissian | 03:03:53 | OVER 50’S | 1 |
| 9 | James Palmer | 03:05:10 | Clubman | 3 |
| 10 | Thomas Hodgkinson | 03:05:11 | Clubman | 4 |
| 11 | Gareth Lodge | 03:05:30 | OVER 50’S | 2 |
| 12 | Ian Shepherd | 03:07:56 | OVER 50’S | 3 |
| 13 | Gregory Sims | 03:08:41 | Expert | 4 |
| 14 | Charlie Edwards | 03:09:11 | Clubman | 5 |
| 15 | Jake Wilson | 03:10:02 | Sportsman 2T | 1 |
| 16 | Matthew Knowles | 03:10:17 | Sportsman 2T | 2 |
| 17 | Jack Coupland | 03:10:35 | Sportsman 2T | 3 |
| 18 | Michael Harris | 03:11:25 | OVER 40’S | 3 |
| 19 | Archie Barnett | 03:13:54 | Sportsman 2T | 4 |
| 20 | Lee Hattersley | 03:14:01 | OVER 40’S | 4 |
| 21 | Christian Humphrey | 03:14:23 | Sportsman 2T | 5 |
| 22 | Desmond O’sullivan | 03:16:20 | Sportsman 2T | 6 |
| 23 | Justin Lawson | 03:17:40 | OVER 50’S | 4 |
| 24 | Mark Peckitt | 03:17:49 | OVER 60’S | 1 |
| 25 | Chris Belford | 03:17:58 | OVER 40’S | 5 |
| 26 | Marc Worrall | 03:18:00 | OVER 40’S | 6 |
| 27 | Kevin Bartle | 03:19:15 | OVER 60’S | 2 |
| 28 | Darren Carter | 03:00:09 | OVER 50’S | 5 |
| 29 | Adam Jones | 03:00:13 | Clubman | 6 |
| 30 | Tom Fiddies | 03:00:43 | Sportsman 2T | 7 |
| 31 | Kurt Rafferty | 03:01:08 | Sportsman 2T | 8 |
| 32 | Stuart Ellis | 03:01:47 | Sportsman 2T | 9 |
| 33 | Jason Mccullum | 03:01:50 | Sportsman 4T | 1 |
| 34 | Riley Hill | 03:02:18 | Sportsman 2T | 10 |
| 35 | Paige Felipes | 03:02:31 | Sportsman 4T | 2 |
| 36 | Kenton Cox | 03:03:50 | Sportsman 2T | 11 |
| 37 | Jules Croft | 03:04:17 | OVER 50’S | 6 |
| 38 | Harry Hinkley | 03:04:39 | Slam | 1 |
| 39 | Antony Jelley | 03:04:58 | OVER 50’S | 7 |
| 40 | Adam Dunbabin | 03:05:59 | Sportsman 2T | 12 |
| 41 | Barrie Atherton | 03:06:27 | Sportsman 4T | 3 |
| 42 | Radley Hughes | 03:06:58 | OVER 40’S | 7 |
| 43 | Warren Myles | 03:07:23 | Sportsman 2T | 13 |
| 44 | Andrew Smith | 03:07:38 | OVER 40’S | 8 |
| 45 | Steven Buckthorpe | 03:08:19 | OVER 40’S | 9 |
| 46 | Robin Mckinnon | 03:08:28 | OVER 50’S | 8 |
| 47 | Thomas Sergeant | 03:08:47 | Sportsman 2T | 14 |
| 48 | Paul Oates | 03:09:42 | OVER 60’S | 3 |
| 49 | Ted Johnson | 03:09:45 | Sportsman 2T | 15 |
| 50 | Jack Griffin | 03:11:48 | Sportsman 2T | 16 |
| 51 | Rob Prest | 03:11:59 | Sportsman 2T | 17 |
| 52 | Rhys Hill | 03:13:57 | Sportsman 2T | 18 |
| 53 | Paul Snell | 03:15:05 | OVER 50’S | 9 |
| 54 | Andrew Burchnall | 03:16:02 | OVER 40’S | 10 |
| 55 | Mike Livsey | 03:16:12 | OVER 40’S | 11 |
| 56 | Tony Chawner | 03:16:33 | OVER 40’S | 12 |
| 57 | Ross Pearson | 03:16:35 | Sportsman 4T | 4 |
| 58 | Beth Borley-Stow | 03:18:19 | Sportsman 2T | 19 |
| 59 | William Ashmore | 03:18:22 | Sportsman 4T | 5 |
| 60 | Neil Tapper | 03:18:40 | Slam | 2 |
| 61 | Thomas Short | 03:19:05 | Sportsman 2T | 20 |
| 62 | Alex Rothwell | 03:21:00 | Sportsman 4T | 6 |
| 63 | Kyle Ardito | 03:01:02 | Slam | 3 |
| 64 | Oliver Shaw | 03:01:15 | Sportsman 2T | 21 |
| 65 | Justin Sharp | 03:01:58 | Sportsman 4T | 7 |
| 66 | Andre Jordan | 03:02:00 | Sportsman 2T | 22 |
| 67 | Steven Dickinson | 03:03:06 | OVER 50’S | 10 |
| 68 | Mark Brown | 03:03:24 | OVER 50’S | 11 |
| 69 | Jaden Hollingworth | 03:03:40 | Sportsman 2T | 23 |
| 70 | Ashley Allbones | 03:03:48 | Sportsman 2T | 24 |
| 71 | Richard Vawser | 03:05:55 | OVER 50’S | 12 |
| 72 | Graham Ayliff | 03:06:11 | OVER 40’S | 13 |
| 73 | Anthony Williamson | 03:11:33 | OVER 60’S | 4 |
| 74 | Euan Hamilton | 03:17:06 | Sportsman 2T | 25 |
| 75 | Callum Hedison | 03:20:38 | Beginners | 1 |
| 76 | Stephen Slater | 03:22:41 | Sportsman 4T | 8 |
| 77 | Finley Cheyne | 03:24:34 | Sportsman 2T | 26 |
| 78 | Kevin Crown | 03:00:32 | OVER 50’S | 13 |
| 79 | Ben Forde-Shaw | 03:06:39 | Sportsman 2T | 27 |
| 80 | Shaun Avison | 03:06:42 | TRIAL / CLASSIC | 1 |
| 81 | Richard Price | 03:15:08 | OVER 40’S | 14 |
| 82 | Paul Redford | 03:00:50 | OVER 50’S | 14 |
| 83 | Michael Silvester | 03:10:34 | OVER 50’S | 15 |
| 84 | Neil Varden | 03:21:36 | OVER 40’S | 15 |
| 85 | Joe Wenman | 03:00:28 | Beginners | 2 |
| 86 | Youssef Timson | 03:02:55 | Sportsman 2T | 28 |
| 87 | Paul Grewcock | 03:21:36 | OVER 50’S | 16 |
