Perfect conditions for YMSA championship round 2

There was a great turn out for the YMSA championship 2 at Sherwood. The weather was on our side and with a freshly prepared track the conditions were perfect for racing.

Cameron Box was off to a great start for the autos claiming the first win of the day. Box battled hard with Luke Dolman in the second race but just lost out letting Dolman take the win. Jude Turton wanted a piece of the action battling with Box for 2nd place but Box wasn’t going to give positions over easily and push Turton back to 3rd. By the third race of the day Box was back on form taking 1st place leaving the rest to battle it out behind him. Dolman rolled in 2nd and 2nd place overall, Turton a constant 3rd, and Lewis Cooper a constant 4th.

Logan Wilcox was hot on the wheels of Jayden Wright who made hole shot in the first race for the 65’s. Wrights lead did not last long as Wilcox pushed his way to the front. Wilcox was more determined in the second race leading from the off and claiming all three win overall. Dalton Dring was off to a good start battling with the front runners in the first race. An unfortunate DNF left Dring in 10th place overall even after a gallant effort in the following two races and two well earned 2nd place finishes.

Callum Green looked set to have a good day for the small wheel 85’s but an unfortunate DNF in the second race and a failure to start the third left Green in 10th place overall. Ben Burridge went from strength to strength after a 2nd and two 1st place finishes.

Jake Taylor had reason to celebrate after two wins in races two and three and 1st place overall. Whereas Lewis Grainger had to work hard for his overall 3rd after battles throughout and a best finish of 3rd in the final race of the day.

The senior class saw Kenny Ryalls claim hole shot and the win in their first race of the day. James Henderson had a great run coming in 2nd but was off the pace in the following races finishing a disappointing 8th place overall. Alex Hilton on the other hand got off to a bad start finishing 9th in the first race but improved to claim two 2nd place finishes and a well deserved 2nd place overall.

After taking the win in the first race for the Adult A’s Lee Harrison failed to start the final race and finished a disappointing 10th place overall. Alex Rach and Paul Burn were neck and neck into the first bend for the second race for the A’s but Matt Stephenson pushed his way past both riders stealing the win with Rach 2nd and Burn 3rd.

Shaun Bamford had a perfect run with three wins for the Adult B’s and Joe Tueman collected some good championship points coming in 2nd overall. Further down the pack Chris Worthington and Lee Huddlestone were battling in all races for over all positions of 6th and 7th with Worthington just getting the upper hand.

With a full gate the Adult C races had battles throughout. All riders appeared equally matched with lots of position switching. Day member Martin Briggs managed to claim the win in the first race but tough competition from Jamie Croft and Scott Harper pushed him back to 3rd in the second race. Shane Parkin managed to steal the lead mid race in the third race of the day after a battle with Scott Harper earning him 4th overall.

Written by Claire Worth
Picture by Lisa Griffiths

RESULTS
Auto
1: Cameron Box 2: Luke Dolman 3: JudeTuron
4: Lewis Cooper 5: Aidan Tomlinson 6: Conor Cordan

Junior 65
1: Logan Wilcox 2: Luca Pegg 3: Jayden Wright
4: Finn O’Malley 5: Keeton Cooper 6: Kieran Austin

S/W 85
1: Ben Burridge 2: Sammy Price 3: Danny Clarke
4: Kurtis Griffiths 5: Oliver Woods 6: Taylor Johnson

B/W 85
1: Jake Taylor 2: Alex Hamer 3: Lewis Grainger
4: Joe Oak Smith 5: Robbie Ashcroft 6: Charlotte Menarry

Seniors
1: Kenny Ryalls 2: Alex Hilton 3: Luke Atkinson
4: Josh Wilde 5: Luke Ryder 6: Ollie Kirby

Adult A
1: Matt Stephenson 2: Alex Rach 3: Paul Burn
4: Gavin Houson 5: Aaron Holmes 6: Jamie Simpson

Adult B
1: Shaun Bamford 2: Joe Trueman 3: Andy Cooper
4: Mark Housen 5: Elliot Stones 6: Chris Worthington

Adult C
1: Martin Brigs 2: Jamie Croft 3: Paul Groom
4: Shane Parkin 5: Scott Harper 6: Richard Hollis