The NORA MX Club hosted the first round of the NORA MX championships of 2022 at Sherwood MX Park near Mansfield. It was part a fantastic two-day Easter NORA MX event that incorporated the British Sidecar Championship. The Easter weather was fantastic with the sun shining all weekend on the sandy, well-prepared track.
Report by Tracy Thacker – Feature Image courtesy of John Cook – Other images courtesy of John Cook and Tracy Thacker
There were a few changes to last year’s format with Rookies (young riders) joining the Pro / Pro-am class. Masters A and Masters B will run together on one gate drop. Clubman and Clubman Elite will run together or in separate races depending on rider numbers (to ensure safety). Ladies Championship will continue to run within the Inters class.
This weekend the Pro / Pro-am / Rookies were run as a 4-race weekend, with all other quad classes as a 5-race weekend.
In the Pro / Pro-am / Rookie class, racing got underway with an early lead for Oli Sansom with Harry Walker holding second. By the end of lap one Dafydd Davies took second with Dean Dillon behind. This left Harry Walker fourth but he was determined and fought back fighting past Dean Dillon, and Dafydd Davies, finally blasting past Oli Sansom and into the lead. Unfortunately, his bike picked up mechanical issues that could be heard as exhaust noise for the remainder of the race, the crowd were willing him to finish the race but it was not to be as he was left track side on the final lap. This left a battle for the lead with Jamie Morgan fighting past Oli Sansom, Carl Bunce took third ahead of Dean Dillon.
In Race two Oli Sansom took a second holeshot, with Harry Walker second from Dafydd Davies and Dean Dillon behind, but it was all change on the first lap with Dafydd Davies taking the lead from Harry Walker and with Oli Sansom holding third and Jamie Morgan through to fourth. The battle for the lead was on with Dafydd Davies and Harry Walker swapping the lead a number of times, the track was getting rough but that didn’t slow the leaders with a brilliant race at the front, Harry Walker managed to just take the win, but it wasn’t all good news, with a 5 place penalty for jumping the start gate. Dafydd Davies finished second but took maximum points. Dean Dillon blasted into third just a few laps from the end with Oli Sansom in fourth fighting off Jamie Morgan.
On day two there were another two races, with just as much excitement. Dafydd Davies blasted into the lead on Race three, going on to take another great win. Jack Naylor held second but was challenged by Harry Walker who fought past to take second. Jack Naylor battled to stay ahead but Jamie Morgan fought past to take third.
In their last race of the weekend, it was Jack Naylor took the hole shot but quickly passed by Harry Walker. Dafydd Davies had mechanical problems on the start and did not join the race. Harry Walker held the advantage going on to take a good win. After a few laps Jack Nailor had a problem dropping back out of the top five. This left Chad Beevers for fight with Craig Fisher, but it was Luke Berlyn who recovered from a slow start to blast into second on the final lap.
The Masters A and Masters B classes raced together and was a great format. They had three races on Saturday and another two on Sunday. In race one it was a battle between Ed Davies who took the holeshot and Paul Winrow who fought past into the lead, but Ed Davies was not giving up easily and blasted back into the lead, Paul Winrow held on to second despite challenges from Johnathan Mcknight. Darren Bridge recovered well from a slow start to take fourth.
In race two Paul Winrow did not leave anything to chance, quickly taking the lead from Ed Davies with Darren Bridge holding third. Ed Davies fought back even taking the lead at one point but it was Paul Winrow who held on for the win. Then disaster struck for Ed Davies who was left trackside with problems.
Race three was tough with the track rough and dusty, but the riders were determined to gain as many points as possible. Paul Winrow took an early lead holding on for the win. Ed Davies and Johnathan Mcknight battled for second with Johnathan Mcknight blasting ahead in the final few laps.
On day two there were another two races, and with one win for Ed Davies and two for Paul Winrow, we knew there would be great battles. In race 4 it was Davies vs Winrow from the start with Ed Davies holding the lead until the final few laps when Paul Winrow blasted past. Johnathan Mcknight took third just ahead of Darren Bridge.
In their last race of the weekend it was Ed Davies who took the hold shot and lead until the final lap. Paul Winrow had a slow start but was up to third by the halfway point and taking the win in style by shooting into the second two laps from the end, and into the lead on the final lap. Ed Davies held second from Johnathan Mcknight with Darren Bridge fourth.
With four out of five race wins that leaves Paul Winrow as championship leader.
In the 250 class it was Ross Dillon who dominated taking wins in all five races with Andrew Black close behind and taking second overall with Andrew Black third.
The Clubman Elite and Clubman classes raced together and was another great format. They also had three races on Saturday and another two on Sunday. It was the riders who stayed for both days that dominated the overall with Daniel Scott Evans taking the championship lead from Joe Pryke and Catrin Davies.
Kieran Marriott triumphed in the Intermediates over Tom Welch and Sam Francis, while in the Ladies Shanice Mott won out with Vassna Willcock in second and Chloe Keitch third.
In the 100cc Auto’s Seth Terrell went unbeaten, taking the overall ahead of Bentley Don Garrett and Josh Smart.
Over in the 100cc Geared Brodie North took the honours in a competitive class. Luca Shaw is second and Liam McGowan third.
Shay McKenna was the 50cc victor and got the number spot ahead of Macson Lorton and Dexter Griffin.
At the end of an eventful weekend there were lots of exhausted riders celebrating a great start to the racing season. The club worked tirelessly all weekend to make it a fantastic event, and we look forward to round two on May 21st & 22nd at Culham MX Park, OX14 3DA
Results
Pro Overall Combined
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
| 1 | Jamie Morgan | 132 | 40 | 33 | 35 | 24 |
| 2 | Harry Walker | 129 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 40 |
| 3 | Chad Beevers (U21) | 119 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 35 |
| 4 | Dylan Mckenna (R) U21 | 113 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 |
| 5 | Luke Berlyn | 112 | 29 | 18 | 28 | 37 |
| 6 | Craig Fisher (R) | 108 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 33 |
| 7 | Dafydd Davies | 108 | 28 | 40 | 40 | – |
| 8 | Scott Berlyn (R) U21 | 100 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| 9 | George Oliver | 99 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 27 |
| 10 | Jack Naylor | 93 | – | 31 | 33 | 29 |
| 11 | Zak Beevers (R) U21 | 89 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
| 12 | Alfie Walker (U21) | 78 | 31 | – | 21 | 26 |
| 13 | Oli Sansom | 72 | 37 | 35 | – | – |
| 14 | Dean Dillon (U21) | 70 | 33 | 37 | – | – |
| 15 | Marcus Sprason (U21) | 67 | 21 | 24 | 22 | – |
| 16 | Carl Bunce | 59 | 35 | – | 24 | – |
| 17 | Jack Holmes | 39 | 19 | 20 | – | – |
| 18 | Callum Davis | 37 | 18 | 19 | – | – |
| 19 | Lestyn Rolands(U21) | 28 | – | 28 | – | – |
Pro
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
| 1 | Jamie Morgan | 141 | 40 | 33 | 35 | 33 |
| 2 | Harry Walker | 134 | 28 | 29 | 37 | 40 |
| 3 | Dafydd Davies | 109 | 29 | 40 | 40 | – |
| 4 | Jack Naylor | 101 | – | 31 | 33 | 37 |
| 5 | Alfie Walker (U21) | 95 | 31 | – | 29 | 35 |
| 6 | Oli Sansom | 72 | 37 | 35 | – | – |
| 7 | Dean Dillon (U21) | 70 | 33 | 37 | – | – |
| 8 | Carl Bunce | 66 | 35 | – | 31 | – |
| 9 | Jack Holmes | 54 | 27 | 27 | – | – |
| 10 | Lestyn Rolands(U21) | 28 | – | 28 | – | – |
Pro-Am
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
| 1 | Chad Beevers (U21) | 154 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 37 |
| 2 | Luke Berlyn | 152 | 40 | 35 | 37 | 40 |
| 3 | Marcus Sprason (U21) | 107 | 35 | 37 | 35 | – |
Pro Rookie
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
| 1 | Dylan Mckenna (R) U21 | 157 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 37 |
| 2 | Craig Fisher (R) | 147 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 40 |
| 3 | Scott Berlyn (R) U21 | 138 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 35 |
| 4 | George Oliver | 138 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 33 |
| 5 | Zak Beevers (R) U21 | 124 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| 6 | Callum Davis | 58 | 29 | 29 | – | – |
Masters A
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| 1 | Paul Winrow | 197 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Johnathan Mcknight | 177 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 35 |
| 3 | Edward Davies | 176 | 40 | 27 | 35 | 37 | 37 |
| 4 | Darren Bridge | 158 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
| 5 | Keith Harden | 148 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
| 6 | Geoff Otway | 142 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| 7 | Chris Keitch | 129 | 31 | 37 | 33 | 28 | – |
| 8 | John Hall | 89 | 29 | 33 | 27 | – | – |
| 9 | Greg Fisher | 81 | 28 | 26 | – | 27 | – |
Masters B
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| 1 | David Hull | 200 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Gary Griffin | 177 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 31 |
| 3 | Mark Moseley (V) | 161 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 33 |
| 4 | Stumpy Lawrence (V) | 156 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 35 |
| 5 | Trevor Humphris (V) | 151 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 29 |
| 6 | Jason Hall | 139 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
| 7 | Christopher Gyles (V) | 132 | 26 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
| 8 | James Lees | 132 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| 9 | Steven Smart | 129 | – | 35 | 22 | 35 | 37 |
| 10 | Karl Pilcher | 123 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| 11 | Neil Peacock | 118 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| 12 | Russ Wells | 109 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| 13 | Stephen Claro | 95 | 29 | 29 | 37 | – | – |
| 14 | Nik Blythe(V) | 91 | 23 | 22 | – | 23 | 23 |
| 15 | Danny Gilligan | 49 | 24 | 25 | – | – | – |
| 16 | Ashley Willis | 40 | – | 19 | 21 | – | – |
| 17 | Rick Jones (V) | 20 | 20 | – | – | – | – |
Clubman Elite
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| 1 | Daniel Scott Evans | 187 | 37 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Joe Pryke | 158 | 33 | 37 | 26 | 35 | 27 |
| 3 | Catrin Davies | 154 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 |
| 4 | Jack Evans | 144 | 28 | 40 | 23 | 25 | 28 |
| 5 | Lewis Humphris | 142 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 33 |
| 6 | Aled Davies | 142 | 26 | 24 | 33 | 33 | 26 |
| 7 | Luke Brown | 141 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 25 |
| 8 | Axel Bone (U21) | 115 | 40 | 35 | 40 | – | – |
| 9 | Alfie North | 106 | 27 | 23 | 27 | – | 29 |
| 10 | Michael Williams | 105 | 31 | – | – | 37 | 37 |
| 11 | Will Mead | 87 | – | 25 | – | 27 | 35 |
| 12 | Jamie Bone | 84 | 21 | 28 | 35 | – | – |
| 13 | Mitch Couzens | 77 | 23 | 26 | 28 | – | – |
| 14 | Harry Grant | 50 | – | – | 24 | 26 | – |
| 15 | Ryan Hickman | 25 | 25 | – | – | – | – |
| 16 | Harry Koller | 22 | 22 | – | – | – | – |
Clubman
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 |
| 1 | Jack Shone | 154 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 37 |
| 2 | Ryan Thornborrow | 138 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 31 |
| 3 | David Marriott | 136 | 33 | 31 | 37 | 35 |
| 4 | Max Turner | 135 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 40 |
| 5 | Nicole Lowry | 133 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 33 |
| 6 | Christopher Bladon | 117 | 31 | 24 | 33 | 29 |
| 7 | Damon North | 112 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| 8 | Tom Miller | 108 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 |
| 9 | Adam Lomas | 106 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| 10 | Zack Hull | 100 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
| 11 | Myles Mott | 77 | 24 | 25 | 28 | – |
Intermediates
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| 1 | Kieran Marriott | 194 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 40 |
| 2 | Tom Welch | 174 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 20 |
| 3 | Sam Francis | 163 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 31 |
| 4 | Ewan Packman | 149 | 27 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 35 |
| 5 | Shanice Mott (L) | 145 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
| 6 | Vassna Willcock (L) | 144 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 33 |
| 7 | Kieren Johnson | 131 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 33 | – |
| 8 | Chloe Keitch (L) | 128 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 |
| 9 | Benjamin Woodhead | 126 | 29 | – | 29 | 31 | 37 |
| 10 | Amelia Mead (L) | 116 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 |
| 11 | James Scott | 115 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 26 |
| 12 | Grace Keitch (L) | 114 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| 13 | Carly Sewell (L) | 106 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 |
| 14 | Chris Thorn | 100 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
| 15 | Archie Welch | 96 | 23 | 25 | 24 | – | 24 |
| 16 | Richard Murphy | 95 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 |
| 17 | Chloe Green (L) | 90 | 31 | 33 | 26 | – | – |
| 18 | Charlie Batson | 38 | 19 | 19 | – | – | – |
| 19 | Dylan Wykes | 26 | – | 26 | – | – | – |
Ladies
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| 1 | Shanice Mott (L) | 189 | 40 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 37 |
| 2 | Vassna Willcock (L) | 187 | 33 | 37 | 40 | 37 | 40 |
| 3 | Chloe Keitch (L) | 171 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 |
| 4 | Amelia Mead (L) | 153 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 |
| 5 | Grace Keitch (L) | 153 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| 6 | Carly Sewell (L) | 144 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 |
| 7 | Chloe Green (L) | 112 | 37 | 40 | 35 | – | – |
250cc Combined
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| 1 | Ross Dillon (O) | 200 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Frank Marston (A) | 194 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 40 |
| 3 | Andrew Black (O) | 185 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| 4 | Louie Holt (A) | 179 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 37 |
| 5 | Charlie Eaton (A) | 171 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
| 6 | Reggie Binskin (A) | 166 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 29 |
| 7 | Alfie Pennington (O) | 165 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| 8 | Brooke Bunce (O) | 163 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 31 |
| 9 | Jay Sam (A) | 157 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 31 |
| 10 | Shane Havard Evans (A) | 146 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| 11 | Rylee Marshall (O) | 133 | 28 | 35 | – | 35 | 35 |
| 12 | Harry Terrell (A) | 112 | 29 | 28 | – | 28 | 27 |
| 13 | Morgan Junge (A) | 93 | 27 | – | – | 31 | 35 |
| 14 | Ellie Stott (O) | 87 | 29 | – | – | 29 | 29 |
| 15 | Connor Yates (O) | 31 | 31 | – | – | – | – |
250 Air Cooled
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| 1 | Frank Marston (A) | 194 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 40 |
| 2 | Louie Holt (A) | 179 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 37 |
| 3 | Charlie Eaton (A) | 171 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
| 4 | Reggie Binskin (A) | 166 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 29 |
| 5 | Jay Sam (A) | 157 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 31 |
| 6 | Shane Havard Evans (A) | 146 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| 7 | Harry Terrell (A) | 112 | 29 | 28 | – | 28 | 27 |
| 8 | Morgan Junge (A) | 93 | 27 | – | – | 31 | 35 |
250 Open
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| 1 | Ross Dillon (O) | 200 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Andrew Black (O) | 185 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| 3 | Alfie Pennington (O) | 165 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| 4 | Brooke Bunce (O) | 163 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 31 |
| 5 | Rylee Marshall (O) | 133 | 28 | 35 | – | 35 | 35 |
| 6 | Ellie Stott (O) | 87 | 29 | – | – | 29 | 29 |
| 7 | Connor Yates (O) | 31 | 31 | – | – | – | – |
100cc Auto
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| 1 | Seth Terrell (A) | 200 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Bentley Don Garrett (50) | 173 | 37 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 35 |
| 3 | Josh Smart (A) | 171 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 31 |
| 4 | Beatrix Drinkwater (A) | 165 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 |
| 5 | Cayden Hughes (A) | 161 | 25 | 35 | 37 | 27 | 37 |
| 6 | Keian Willis (A) | 146 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 |
| 7 | Beau Terrell (A) | 140 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| 8 | Louie Garrett | 115 | 31 | – | 27 | 29 | 28 |
| 9 | Abbie Eaton (A) | 80 | 27 | 27 | 26 | – | – |
| 10 | Brooke North | 52 | 26 | 26 | – | – | – |
100cc Geared
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| 1 | Brodie North | 186 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 37 |
| 2 | Luca Shaw (G) | 179 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 35 |
| 3 | Liam McGowan (G) | 176 | 33 | 37 | 31 | 35 | 40 |
| 4 | Seth Balaam (G) | 169 | 40 | 33 | 37 | 28 | 31 |
| 5 | Amelia Talent (G) | 165 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| 6 | Malachy McKenna (G) | 149 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 |
| 7 | Ella Robe (G) | 141 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
50cc
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 |
| 1 | Shay McKenna (50) | 195 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Macson Lorton (50) | 177 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 33 |
| 3 | Dexter Griffin (A) | 172 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 37 | 35 |
| 4 | Harry Barker (50) | 171 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 37 |
| 5 | Gracie-Anne Blythe (50) | 150 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| 6 | Erin Mansell (50) | 146 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 27 |
| 7 | Oliver Willsher (50) | 142 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
| 8 | Jaxson-blu Butcher | 130 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 9 | Cameron Lees (50) | 129 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| 10 | Jayden Garrett | 118 | 31 | – | 29 | 27 | 31 |
