The natural hillside circuit at Badby welcomed riders with glorious sunshine as the Northampton MCC hosted the SMC third round. The strong biting wind that the track is famous for however barely let up all day.
Report by Fraser Law – Images courtesy of www.motoxphotos.co.uk
In the Expert Class all three podium finishers won a race each, finishing overall within just a few points of each other. Final leg winner Thomas Allsopp took the overall after finishing one place better each time out. Shaun Robinson won race two, but had to be content with second overall in front of race one winner Michael McClurg. Jamie Richmond took a fine second place in the final race for fourth overall after a painful get-off at the start of the day.
Jordan Wills dominated both Junior A finals, taking fine wins on his way to the Expert ranks. Connor Haligan took second overall after finishing runner-up in both finals. Robbie Hollis took third overall from Rikki Knowlton after sharing third places. In the Junior B finals Brett Wykes took first overall by virtue of winning the final race, after tying on points with Jake Mould. Paul Atkinson took third each time ahead of Finn Morgan in fourth.
Greg Cox took a hat-trick of wins on his way to dominating the Over 40 class. Steven Chilvers and John Holmes too second and third respectively each time out. Paul Field won the first two Over 50 races, finishing just a point in front of final race winner Bruce Garside overall. Reg Willis took a fine overall win in the Super class. First leg winner Graham Watson took second overall from Simon Tucker.
Reece Wain took the overall win in the Under 40 and 2 Stroke classes which ran together. Ian Tindle took second overall in the Under 40s, and John Holmes did the same in the 2 Stroke class.
Results
Experts
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Thomas Allsopp | 127 | 40 | 42 | 45 |
| 2 | Shaun Robinson | 125 | 42 | 45 | 38 |
| 3 | Michael McClurg | 123 | 45 | 38 | 40 |
| 4 | Jamie Richmond | 115 | 37 | 36 | 42 |
| 5 | Connor Dickens | 114 | 38 | 40 | 36 |
| 6 | Reece Wain | 110 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
Junior A
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | Jordan Wills | 90 | 45 | 45 |
| 2 | Connor Haligan | 84 | 42 | 42 |
| 3 | Robert Hollis JR | 78 | 40 | 38 |
| 4 | Rikki knowlton | 77 | 37 | 40 |
| 5 | Max Flint | 74 | 38 | 36 |
| 6 | Robert Harwood | 71 | 34 | 37 |
| 7 | Ian Teverson | 69 | 35 | 34 |
| 8 | George Cox | 68 | 33 | 35 |
| 9 | Tom Thierens | 62 | 29 | 33 |
| 10 | Richard Teverson | 62 | 30 | 32 |
| 11 | Luke Jenkinson | 62 | 31 | 31 |
| 12 | Lewis Evans | 55 | 26 | 29 |
| 13 | Mitch Eaton | 36 | 36 | – |
| 14 | Paul Field | 32 | 32 | – |
| 15 | Mark Yates | 30 | – | 30 |
| 16 | Brad Willis | 28 | 28 | – |
| 17 | Michael Smith | 27 | 27 | – |
| 18 | Daniel Whitehead | 25 | 25 | – |
Junior B
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | Brett Wykes | 87 | 42 | 45 |
| 2 | Jake Mould | 87 | 45 | 42 |
| 3 | Paul Atkinson | 80 | 40 | 40 |
| 4 | Finn Morgan | 76 | 38 | 38 |
| 5 | Lee Hayward | 71 | 37 | 34 |
| 6 | Jamie Epplestone | 63 | 28 | 35 |
| 7 | Jack Marriott | 63 | 31 | 32 |
| 8 | Morgan Cowley | 63 | 32 | 31 |
| 9 | Stuart Moore | 63 | 35 | 28 |
| 10 | Lewis Mitchell | 62 | 25 | 37 |
| 11 | Nicholas Williams | 62 | 33 | 29 |
| 12 | Daniel Broughton | 60 | 36 | 24 |
| 13 | Ryan Blackwell | 58 | 22 | 36 |
| 14 | Nathan Goodman | 57 | 34 | 23 |
| 15 | Spencer Taylor | 56 | 26 | 30 |
| 16 | Bradley Thomas | 55 | 29 | 26 |
| 17 | Lee Tattersdale | 55 | 30 | 25 |
| 18 | Jason Fisher | 54 | 21 | 33 |
| 19 | Liam Dale | 51 | 24 | 27 |
| 20 | Jack Duggins | 48 | 27 | 21 |
| 21 | Luke Phillips | 45 | 23 | 22 |
| 22 | Ben Norgate | 40 | 20 | 20 |
| 23 | Joe Tarver | 37 | 18 | 19 |
| 24 | Thomas Elliott | 33 | 15 | 18 |
| 25 | James Kelson | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Ian Tindle | 30 | 13 | 17 |
| 27 | Richard A Mitchell | 29 | 17 | 12 |
| 28 | Thomas Kruger-Dean | 26 | 11 | 15 |
| 29 | Dan Pattinson | 25 | 12 | 13 |
| 30 | Simon Tucker | 25 | 14 | 11 |
| 31 | Oliver Whitehead | 24 | 10 | 14 |
| 32 | Ben Cannings | 19 | 19 | – |
| 33 | Corin Donaldson | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| 34 | Nick Collins | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| 35 | Jason Bocchi | 15 | 6 | 9 |
| 36 | Jamie Roberts | 8 | 8 | – |
Over 40’s
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Greg Cox | 135 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| 2 | Steven Chilvers | 126 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| 3 | John Holmes | 120 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 4 | Mark Quartermaine | 113 | 37 | 38 | 38 |
| 5 | Grant Griffin | 111 | 38 | 37 | 36 |
| 6 | Helen Morgan | 108 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| 7 | David Warner | 36 | 36 | – | – |
| 8 | Christopher Cotton | 35 | – | – | 35 |
Over 50’s
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Paul Field | 128 | 45 | 45 | 38 |
| 2 | Bruce Garside | 127 | 42 | 40 | 45 |
| 3 | Steve Bottoms | 120 | 38 | 42 | 40 |
| 4 | Sidney Richardson | 117 | 37 | 38 | 42 |
| 5 | Chris Koch | 114 | 40 | 37 | 37 |
| 6 | Warren Burbage | 106 | 34 | 36 | 36 |
| 7 | Stephen Gilbey | 105 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 8 | John Wills | 101 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| 9 | Richard David Lowe | 96 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
| 10 | Phillip Lovell | 95 | 30 | 32 | 33 |
| 11 | Brendan Corr | 91 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
| 12 | Kevin Franklin | 90 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| 13 | Andrew Smith | 88 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
| 14 | Adrian Hadman | 83 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| 15 | Ian Thompson | 80 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| 16 | Nick Collins | 77 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| 17 | Andy Antal | 36 | 36 | – | – |
Over 60’s
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Reg Willis | 132 | 42 | 45 | 45 |
| 2 | Graham Watson | 121 | 45 | 40 | 36 |
| 3 | Simon Tucker | 120 | 36 | 42 | 42 |
| 4 | Stephen Morgan | 116 | 38 | 38 | 40 |
| 5 | Mark Stephens | 114 | 40 | 36 | 38 |
| 6 | Richard Ford | 111 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| 7 | Andy Sturt | 35 | 35 | – | – |
U40: 1 Reece Wain, 2 Ian Tindle, 3 Robbie Hollis, 4 Connor Dickens, 5 Lee Tattersdale, 6 Thomas Elliott
2 Stroke: 1 Reece Wain, 2 John Holmes, 3 Ian Tindle, 4 Connor Dickens, 5 Thomas Elliott, 6 Lee Tattersdale
Workers: 1 Steven Chilvers, 2 Bradley Thomas, 3 Ian Thompson, 4 Richard Ford
