In a welcome return to Lincolnshire Enduro Club, Expert Jack Rowland has now raced with the club twice only. The lad from South Yorkshire seems to enjoy it though as once again, he came away with a victory on Sunday at the latest race of LEC/Gear4 2021 championship.
Report by Martin Southwick – Images courtesy of Graeme Taylor
It was a repeat performance of his victory in the club’s last race of the 2020 “series” back in November. Jacks win saw him as the only rider on the day to dip under 16 minutes for one lap. Several laps of that quality ensured he was the only rider on the day in any class to attain eleven circuits. The first 2021 race winner back in April was Danny Catlin. He succumbed to second place this time though but does keep his nose in front with a very early look at the years annual positions. Another 2021 débutante rider was third place man Connor Bolsover. Whilst Jacks victory was due to that all-important extra lap, Danny and Connor both finished on ten laps with Danny edging it by just a short minute. Mark Lonsdale in fourth made up a group of only four riders in any class to accumulate ten circuits.
In conditions seen as “somewhat challenging”, over 140 riders took to the start line in LEC’s second race of the year. Once again using the three-hour format and returning to North Willingham, it may have been the driest Spring on record but the club delayed the race for a short time as they took the decision to pull some of the track at the last minute as some parts were considered nigh on impossible. 36 hours of rain over the days previous meant the lap was cut from six miles to somewhere just over four. On the day itself, and with some much welcome sun and some generous winds, lap times seem to reduce as the race progressed and the track dried a little. Early laps looked to have proved troublesome to some riders though.
In the biggest class of the day; the Clubman class, a grand total of seven riders finished on 9 laps. This class was a little bit closer than the Experts division with the two leaders being separated by just a couple of minutes. Thomas Sargent won the race ahead of Karl Day, with third spot going to Toby Hales another two minutes distant. Whilst it’s obviously very early days yet, Karl probably is edging it in the years standings.
Another big class on the day saw the closest finish. Three riders claimed eight laps in the Sportsman 2T class but it was won by a mere twenty seconds by Christian Humphries. Ryan Overton was runner up with Kane Williamson in third. Certainly close racing after 180 minutes, especially in the Lincolnshire “puree”
The 4T Sportsman division wasn’t nearly as well populated with only a handful of entrants but was dominated by Jason Macullum. Whilst Lola Stacey Jones equalled Jasons’ lap count (7), the lady rider couldn’t quite match Jason’s pace at the front. David Richman was third, albeit a lap down on the front runners.
In the Over 40’s class, it was very much a case of Deja vu with the leaders. Unbelievably, the first 4 lads in the April race were exactly the same as on Sunday. They finished in exactly the same order too. It wasn’t quite as close this time though. Lee Hattersley’s winning margin in the April race was near two minutes. This time it was nearer twelve over second-placed rider, Darren Thorpe. With his “normal” place of third, Michael Harris slotted behind in his rivals with Jason Cowlishaw making up the foursome. This certainly seems a class to watch out for over the coming months.
In the Over 50’s, Alan Vissian kept up his winning ways with nine laps. Ian Shepherd went one better this time out with his runner up spot whilst Mark Peckitt improved further still, finishing his race in third. Both Ian and Mark were a lap down on the winner.
Kevin Bartle Sr won the Over 60’s group with John Cotterill in second. Shaun Avison won the Trail and Classic class. In testing conditions, hats off to the fellows in the Beginners class. Andrew Smith; Alexander Richardson; Andrew Castle; Charlie Sutherland, and last but not least, father and son team Edward and William Ashmore. LEC hope to see you all on the start line in June at Ashby P guys, and if you can ride those conditions on Sunday, you will be fine when it’s dry!
The club would like to thank the following. Timing experts (https://ticktocktiming.co.uk/lec) . . .Food experts (https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=rosie%27s%20country%20kitchen) and all marshalls/helpers/first responders etc.
Details of that race on June 13th are here for club members . . https://www.facebook.com/groups/LincolnshireEnduroClub or here for non-members. . https://lincolnshireenduro.wixsite.com/lec2016
Entries are available through the ACU website
Results
Overall
| Pos | Name | Class | Laps | Total Time |
| 1 | Jack Rowland | Expert | 11 | 3h14’23 |
| 2 | Danny Catlin | Expert | 10 | 3h07’08 |
| 3 | Connor Bolsover | Expert | 10 | 3h08’15 |
| 4 | Mark Lonsdale | Expert | 10 | 3h19’03 |
| 5 | Daniel Maxey | Expert | 9 | 3h00’08 |
| 6 | Miles Dolphin | Expert | 9 | 3h02’27 |
| 7 | Lee Hattersley | Over 40 | 9 | 3h02’47 |
| 8 | Thomas Kirk | Expert | 9 | 3h04’09 |
| 9 | Thomas Sargent | Clubman | 9 | 3h05’13 |
| 10 | Elliot Milburn | Expert | 9 | 3h06’11 |
| 11 | Karl Day | Clubman | 9 | 3h07’04 |
| 12 | Toby Hales | Clubman | 9 | 3h09’11 |
| 13 | Simon Bland | Expert | 9 | 3h10’27 |
| 14 | Gregory Sims | Clubman | 9 | 3h12’13 |
| 15 | Sean Thompson | Clubman | 9 | 3h12’18 |
| 16 | Carl Smalley | Expert | 9 | 3h12’49 |
| 17 | Alex Christopher | Expert | 9 | 3h14’04 |
| 18 | Alan Vissian | Over 50 | 9 | 3h14’05 |
| 19 | George Pearce | Clubman | 9 | 3h14’08 |
| 20 | Darren Thorpe | Over 40 | 9 | 3h15’22 |
| 21 | Michael Harris | Over 40 | 9 | 3h16’52 |
| 22 | Darren Cox | Clubman | 9 | 3h16’59 |
| 23 | Matthew Woolridge | Clubman | 8 | 3h01’18 |
| 24 | Jason Cowlishaw | Over 40 | 8 | 3h03’33 |
| 25 | Matthew Parkinson | Clubman | 8 | 3h03’43 |
| 26 | Ian Shepherd | Over 50 | 8 | 3h06’41 |
| 27 | Christian Humphrey | Sportsman 2t | 8 | 3h13’10 |
| 28 | Duncan Oliver | Over 40 | 8 | 3h13’29 |
| 29 | Ryan Overton | Sportsman 2t | 8 | 3h13’33 |
| 30 | Steven Buckthorpe | Expert | 8 | 3h14’32 |
| 31 | Mark Peckitt | Over 50 | 8 | 3h14’52 |
| 32 | Jules Croft | Over 50 | 8 | 3h17’27 |
| 33 | Lee Jackson | Clubman | 8 | 3h18’23 |
| 34 | Ben Hampel | Over 40 | 8 | 3h22’25 |
| 35 | Kane Williamson | Sportsman 2t | 8 | 3h37’43 |
| 36 | Justin Lawson | Over 40 | 7 | 3h00’10 |
| 37 | Matt Truelove | Clubman | 7 | 3h01’41 |
| 38 | Jake Norton | Sportsman 2t | 7 | 3h01’44 |
| 39 | Stephen Johnson | Over 50 | 7 | 3h02’14 |
| 40 | Alex Cumberland | Clubman | 7 | 3h02’19 |
| 41 | Chris Belford | Clubman | 7 | 3h02’43 |
| 42 | Stuart Cryer | Over 50 | 7 | 3h05’18 |
| 43 | Dean Kent | Over 40 | 7 | 3h06’18 |
| 44 | Neil Tapper | Over 50 | 7 | 3h06’35 |
| 45 | Steven Dickinson | Over 50 | 7 | 3h06’59 |
| 46 | Jason McCullum | Sportsman 4t | 7 | 3h10’39 |
| 47 | Matthew Valentine | Sportsman 2t | 7 | 3h10’53 |
| 48 | Kevin Robertson | Over 40 | 7 | 3h11’24 |
| 49 | Archie Kirk | Sportsman 2t | 7 | 3h12’28 |
| 50 | Kieron Moore | Sportsman 2t | 7 | 3h13’53 |
| 51 | Lola Stacey-Jones | Sportsman 4t | 7 | 3h23’51 |
| 52 | Tony Woods | Over 40 | 7 | 3h24’27 |
| 53 | Rikki Harris | Clubman | 6 | 2h27’36 |
| 54 | Adam Harrison | Sportsman 2t | 6 | 3h01’10 |
| 55 | Jack Harrison | Clubman | 6 | 3h01’37 |
| 56 | Keith Rowland | Over 50 | 6 | 3h03’39 |
| 57 | Justin Scottmurphy | Over 40 | 6 | 3h05’53 |
| 58 | Sam Houlton | Clubman | 6 | 3h07’02 |
| 59 | Robin Mckinnon | Over 50 | 6 | 3h08’57 |
| 60 | Harry Meanwell | Clubman | 6 | 3h10’33 |
| 61 | David Richman | Sportsman 4t | 6 | 3h11’31 |
| 62 | Dean Dixon | Sportsman 2t | 6 | 3h12’30 |
| 63 | Radley Hughes | Over 40 | 6 | 3h16’03 |
| 64 | Stephen Slater | Sportsman 4t | 6 | 3h17’48 |
| 65 | Johnathan Railton | Clubman | 6 | 3h17’59 |
| 66 | Michael Greaves | Clubman | 5 | 2h22’18 |
| 67 | Neil Stanlake | Sportsman 2t | 5 | 2h29’27 |
| 68 | Joshua Johnson | Sportsman 4t | 5 | 3h00’49 |
| 69 | Joshua Everett | Sportsman 2t | 5 | 3h03’03 |
| 70 | Harry Truelove | Expert | 5 | 3h04’08 |
| 71 | Andrew Smith | Beginner | 5 | 3h04’11 |
| 72 | Shaun Avison | Trail / Classic | 5 | 3h05’40 |
| 73 | Lee Micheal Harris | Clubman | 5 | 3h10’13 |
| 74 | Scot Hargreaves | Clubman | 5 | 3h10’40 |
| 75 | Andrew Burchnall | Over 40 | 5 | 3h20’10 |
| 76 | Dale Hall | Sportsman 2t | 5 | 3h23’41 |
| 77 | Jake Edey | Expert | 4 | 1h21’52 |
| 78 | Kevin Bartle | Over 60 | 4 | 2h13’58 |
| 79 | Dean Harper | Over 40 | 4 | 2h30’05 |
| 80 | Paul Snell | Over 50 | 4 | 2h33’36 |
| 81 | Mark Scrimshaw | Over 40 | 4 | 2h33’48 |
| 82 | Kevin Crown | Over 50 | 4 | 2h58’16 |
| 83 | Robert Wilson | Sportsman 4t | 4 | 3h00’45 |
| 84 | Martin Southwick | Over 50 | 4 | 3h01’45 |
| 85 | Richard Vawser | Sportsman 4t | 4 | 3h03’23 |
| 86 | Christopher Wakes | Over 50 | 4 | 3h14’00 |
| 87 | Jeffray Leung | Sportsman 2t | 4 | 3h15’03 |
| 88 | John Cotterill | Over 60 | 4 | 3h36’37 |
| 89 | Stephen Kemp | Over 50 | 3 | 1h38’45 |
| 90 | Rik Stoney | Over 50 | 3 | 1h48’06 |
| 91 | Chris Woodward | Over 50 | 3 | 1h49’01 |
| 92 | Alexander Richardson | Beginner | 3 | 2h25’59 |
| 93 | Jamie Mallabone | Sportsman 4t | 3 | 2h30’58 |
| 94 | Edward Ashmore | Beginner | 3 | 2h43’28 |
| 95 | William Ashmore | Beginner | 3 | 2h43’47 |
| 96 | Paul Redford | Over 50 | 3 | 2h58’34 |
| 97 | Ben Donald | Sportsman 4t | 3 | 3h00’28 |
| 98 | Kevin Dennis | Over 40 | 3 | 3h03’27 |
| 99 | Andrew Castle | Beginner | 3 | 3h12’02 |
| 100 | Charlie Sutherland | Beginner | 3 | 3h20’54 |
| 101 | David Rushton | Expert | 2 | 40’42 |
| 102 | Joshua Hamilton | Expert | 2 | 58’56 |
| 103 | Ryan Mee | Sportsman 2t | 2 | 1h08’44 |
| 104 | Jamie Walker | Sportsman 2t | 2 | 1h19’07 |
| 105 | Simon Owen | Sportsman 2t | 2 | 1h20’00 |
| 106 | Akeem Knight | Sportsman 2t | 2 | 2h20’45 |
| 107 | Darren Bedford | Over 50 | 1 | 25’37 |
| 108 | William Sharpe | Sportsman 4t | 1 | 56’21 |
| 109 | Spencer Barlow | Over 40 | 1 | 1h10’01 |
| 110 | Andrew Cheyne | Sportsman 2t | 1 | 1h52’13 |
| 111 | finley cheyne | Sportsman 2t | 1 | 1h52’18 |
By Class
Experts
| Pos | Name | Laps | Total Time |
| 1 | Jack Rowland | 11 | 3h14’23 |
| 2 | Danny Catlin | 10 | 3h07’08 |
| 3 | Connor Bolsover | 10 | 3h08’15 |
| 4 | Mark Lonsdale | 10 | 3h19’03 |
| 5 | Daniel Maxey | 9 | 3h00’08 |
| 6 | Miles Dolphin | 9 | 3h02’27 |
| 7 | Thomas Kirk | 9 | 3h04’09 |
| 8 | Elliot Milburn | 9 | 3h06’11 |
| 9 | Simon Bland | 9 | 3h10’27 |
| 10 | Carl Smalley | 9 | 3h12’49 |
| 11 | Alex Christopher | 9 | 3h14’04 |
| 12 | Steven Buckthorpe | 8 | 3h14’32 |
| 13 | Harry Truelove | 5 | 3h04’08 |
| 14 | Jake Edey | 4 | 1h21’52 |
| 15 | David Rushton | 2 | 40’42 |
| 16 | Joshua Hamilton | 2 | 58’56 |
Over 40’s
| Pos | Name | Laps | Total Time |
| 1 | Lee Hattersley | 9 | 3h02’47 |
| 2 | Darren Thorpe | 9 | 3h15’22 |
| 3 | Michael Harris | 9 | 3h16’52 |
| 4 | Jason Cowlishaw | 8 | 3h03’33 |
| 5 | Duncan Oliver | 8 | 3h13’29 |
| 6 | Ben Hampel | 8 | 3h22’25 |
| 7 | Justin Lawson | 7 | 3h00’10 |
| 8 | Dean Kent | 7 | 3h06’18 |
| 9 | Kevin Robertson | 7 | 3h11’24 |
| 10 | Tony Woods | 7 | 3h24’27 |
| 11 | Justin Scottmurphy | 6 | 3h05’53 |
| 12 | Radley Hughes | 6 | 3h16’03 |
| 13 | Andrew Burchnall | 5 | 3h20’10 |
| 14 | Dean Harper | 4 | 2h30’05 |
| 15 | Mark Scrimshaw | 4 | 2h33’48 |
| 16 | Kevin Dennis | 3 | 3h03’27 |
| 17 | Spencer Barlow | 1 | 1h10’01 |
Over 50’s
| Pos | Name | Laps | Total Time |
| 1 | Alan Vissian | 9 | 3h14’05 |
| 2 | Ian Shepherd | 8 | 3h06’41 |
| 3 | Mark Peckitt | 8 | 3h14’52 |
| 4 | Jules Croft | 8 | 3h17’27 |
| 5 | Stephen Johnson | 7 | 3h02’14 |
| 6 | Stuart Cryer | 7 | 3h05’18 |
| 7 | Neil Tapper | 7 | 3h06’35 |
| 8 | Steven Dickinson | 7 | 3h06’59 |
| 9 | Keith Rowland | 6 | 3h03’39 |
| 10 | Robin Mckinnon | 6 | 3h08’57 |
| 11 | Paul Snell | 4 | 2h33’36 |
| 12 | Kevin Crown | 4 | 2h58’16 |
| 13 | Martin Southwick | 4 | 3h01’45 |
| 14 | Christopher Wakes | 4 | 3h14’00 |
| 15 | Stephen Kemp | 3 | 1h38’45 |
| 16 | Rik Stoney | 3 | 1h48’06 |
| 17 | Chris Woodward | 3 | 1h49’01 |
| 18 | Paul Redford | 3 | 2h58’34 |
| 19 | Darren Bedford | 1 | 25’37 |
Over 60’s
| Pos | Name | Laps | Total Time |
| 1 | Kevin Bartle | 4 | 2h13’58 |
| 2 | John Cotterill | 4 | 3h36’37 |
Clubman
| Pos | Name | Laps | Total Time |
| 1 | Thomas Sargent | 9 | 3h05’13 |
| 2 | Karl Day | 9 | 3h07’04 |
| 3 | Toby Hales | 9 | 3h09’11 |
| 4 | Gregory Sims | 9 | 3h12’13 |
| 5 | Sean Thompson | 9 | 3h12’18 |
| 6 | George Pearce | 9 | 3h14’08 |
| 7 | Darren Cox | 9 | 3h16’59 |
| 8 | Matthew Woolridge | 8 | 3h01’18 |
| 9 | Matthew Parkinson | 8 | 3h03’43 |
| 10 | Lee Jackson | 8 | 3h18’23 |
| 11 | Matt Truelove | 7 | 3h01’41 |
| 12 | Alex Cumberland | 7 | 3h02’19 |
| 13 | Chris Belford | 7 | 3h02’43 |
| 14 | Rikki Harris | 6 | 2h27’36 |
| 15 | Jack Harrison | 6 | 3h01’37 |
| 16 | Sam Houlton | 6 | 3h07’02 |
| 17 | Harry Meanwell | 6 | 3h10’33 |
| 18 | Johnathan Railton | 6 | 3h17’59 |
| 19 | Michael Greaves | 5 | 2h22’18 |
| 20 | Lee Micheal Harris | 5 | 3h10’13 |
| 21 | Scot Hargreaves | 5 | 3h10’40 |
Sportsman 2 Stroke
| Pos | Name | Laps | Total Time |
| 1 | Christian Humphrey | 8 | 3h13’10 |
| 2 | Ryan Overton | 8 | 3h13’33 |
| 3 | Kane Williamson | 8 | 3h37’43 |
| 4 | Jake Norton | 7 | 3h01’44 |
| 5 | Matthew Valentine | 7 | 3h10’53 |
| 6 | Archie Kirk | 7 | 3h12’28 |
| 7 | Kieron Moore | 7 | 3h13’53 |
| 8 | Adam Harrison | 6 | 3h01’10 |
| 9 | Dean Dixon | 6 | 3h12’30 |
| 10 | Neil Stanlake | 5 | 2h29’27 |
| 11 | Joshua Everett | 5 | 3h03’03 |
| 12 | Dale Hall | 5 | 3h23’41 |
| 13 | Jeffray Leung | 4 | 3h15’03 |
| 14 | Ryan Mee | 2 | 1h08’44 |
| 15 | Jamie Walker | 2 | 1h19’07 |
| 16 | Simon Owen | 2 | 1h20’00 |
| 17 | Akeem Knight | 2 | 2h20’45 |
| 18 | Andrew Cheyne | 1 | 1h52’13 |
| 19 | finley cheyne | 1 | 1h52’18 |
Sportsman 4 Stroke
| Pos | Name | Laps | Total Time |
| 1 | Jason McCullum | 7 | 3h10’39 |
| 2 | Lola Stacey-Jones | 7 | 3h23’51 |
| 3 | David Richman | 6 | 3h11’31 |
| 4 | Stephen Slater | 6 | 3h17’48 |
| 5 | Joshua Johnson | 5 | 3h00’49 |
| 6 | Robert Wilson | 4 | 3h00’45 |
| 7 | Richard Vawser | 4 | 3h03’23 |
| 8 | Jamie Mallabone | 3 | 2h30’58 |
| 9 | Ben Donald | 3 | 3h00’28 |
| 10 | William Sharpe | 1 | 56’21 |
Trail/Classic
| 1 | Shaun Avison | 5 | 3h05’40 |
