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Well here are the entry forms for the 2012 MWMCC H&H Season.
We are holding a practice "Winter Warm Up" weekend to blow out the winter cobwebs on 25th/26th February at Knook, Near Warminster, Wiltshire. Starting at 11am and finishing at 4pm. Open to Youth and Adult, there will also be a Beginners/Auto separate course. The course is mainly open fields with some small wooded areas and a large "U" shaped valley so ideal for a warm up practice event before the first club championship race the following weekend on 4th March at the ever popular Chavenage farm, Tetbury. Entry fee is Adult £30 per day, Youth £20 per day, Auto track £10 per day. There is an option to by a "2 Day Practice Ticket" which will be cheaper prices are Adult £50 for 2 days, Youth £30 for 2 days, Auto is still £10 per day. No need to book in just turn up on the day.
We are working on the Final Standings and will get them out as soon as we have checked them a few times.
But for now here are the results.
The course is looking awesome for this Sunday, we have been at the track all day Wednesday and are running the course in reverse direction to last year. There are now more long uphill climbs (one with 4 different routes) and 2 new quarry type sections and the mx track area is in perfect condition compared to the frozen ground last year. The weather forecast is looking good for the weekend which should bring a nice end to the season. See you all Sunday.
Charlie Oakman's Fast Bikes report about Midwest MCC's events.
http://www.fastbikesmag.com/2011/11/17/midwest-enduro-mayhem/
Postcode for this weekend event SN14 8RD.
There will be NO Saturday training at this event.
Also ADULT (over 16) only race no youth race.
Video,
2011 Round 6 Chickwell Farm
Filmed on Sunday 16th October 2011
2011 Round 5 Chickwell Farm Youth
Some short clips from the youth race at Hemington
Photographs,
Going to try something new. I have uploaded the results to Google Docs.
Midwest MCC X Country Championship Round 3 Cley Hill June 19th 2
Full HD film from Cley Hill
2012 Husaberg Test day on SATURDAY 15th October 2011 at Chickwell Farm, Hemington, Nr Radstock, BA3 5XT from 10am to 4pm. Please call 01225 791179 to book a 20 mins riding session on the whole 2012 Husaberg range of TE125, 250 & 300 two strokes and FE390, 450 & 570 four strokes. Each session has a £10 fee which is fully refundable on purchase of a new 2012 Husaberg (see conditions). Please note you are NOT allowed to bring your own bike.
Adult & Youth Practice Day
At
Chickwell Farm, Hemington, Nr Radstock, BA3 5XT
On Sunday 21st August 2011
Starting at 10.30am until 4pm
Separate Auto/Beginner Track
Call 01225 791179
To book in
Adult £30 Youth £25
Pay cash on day
Adult Race Results
Youth Race Results
Jack Twentyman was spotted by 3 people having his engine running at the start, this is a warning next time he will get a 1 minute time penalty
The next event will be SATURDAY 6th August not Sunday 7th August as advertised, this is by the request of the land owner.
REMEMBER ITS ON SATURDAY
MWMCC Cross Country Championship June 19th 2011 – Adult Round 3, Youth Round 2
The latest round of Midwest MCC cross country championship at Cley Hill, Nr Warminster was held on 300 acres of woodland owned by the Longleat Estate, it proved to be a tough challenge for the riders as it was the first time in 3 years that the course started off wet due to heavy rain the previous day and overnight.
The riders were greeted Sunday morning with clear skies and with the promise of sunshine throughout the day it meant the racing would be interesting as the course started to dry out.
The Experts were first away to tackle the 5miles of technical terrain which would require 100per cent concentration to negotiate the various forest tracks and meandering woodland, this proved to suit Welshman Jon Hinam riding his Husaberg 300 as he appeared at the lap scoring on the first lap nearly 1minute ahead of Si Wakely, the next rider through was the ever youthful Jack Twentyman followed by Jeremy Box, Tyson Maytom-Jones and Arran Smith who were in a close battle for fourth place. Si Wakely chased down Jon Hinam and on lap 3 managed to pass him for the lead, it remained a close battle throughout and as the track dried the lap times became quicker allowing the 2 team mates to complete 13 laps with Si winning by the smallest of margins being only 3 seconds. After completing the first lap in ninth place Derek Bawn relentlessly pursued the early leaders to finish a commendable 3rd place after completing 12 laps followed 3mins later by the ever consistent Jeremy Box in fourth place. Also completing 12 laps were Jack Twentyman, Arran Smith and Tyson Maytom-Jones in 5th 6th and 7th positions respectively.
Gary Baker was in a class of his own in the Veteran Experts beating his closest rivals by a clear lap, Stephen Grimshaw finished a comfortable 2nd 9minutes ahead of Jason Rees who both completed 11 laps. Regular rider Marcus Barnes finished 4th followed by Shaun Price then Adrian Francis completing 10 laps.
With 11 laps to his name Richard Perkins was outstanding in the Clubman 2stroke winning his group by a lap from Jesse Say who rode the whole race with a front wheel puncture 2minutes ahead of Robert Ellick. After his bike failed to start on the line Sam Hoskins battled his way through to finish in 4th place followed by Shaun Couzens and Simon Prideaux all on 10 laps.
The Clubman 4stroke group was a closely fought affair with only nine minutes separating the top five finishers which was headed by Reg Sheppard who was 4minuets ahead of Pete Ballinger in second place with George Fraser, James Heath and Matthew Lefevre . A closely fought battle between Kevin Butcher and Roger Billam meant that they finished a lap ahead of their rivals with Kevin topping Veteran group by a minute, and then came a solitary Gary Clarke on 9 laps with Andrew Taylor, Andrew Trott and Alan James a further lap behind.
Matthew Jones dominated the Sportsman 2stroke class with a lap advantage over the young Mitch Frost who finished 2mins ahead of Iain Randall, with David Threadingham, Alex Knott and Callum Collins also achieving 9 laps.
The young Jack Liddiard proved to be learning fast since leaving the youth class to win the Sportsman 4stroke group a clear lap ahead of his nearest rivals by completing 9 laps. Tom Austin was in 2nd place 5mins ahead of Steve Curtis with 4mins separating the remaining riders who were Anthony Mallet, Steve Rolstone and Andrew Rippa.
Training Day on Saturday 18th June at Cley Hill. Starts at 1pm for 3 hours open to adults & youths call 01225 791179 to book in.
Due to lack of entries we will have to postpone the BXCC round 2 at Chavenage on May 15th with the possibility at re-running it at a later date if possible.
Download the entry form for the 2nd round of the ACU BXCC series.
The event will be held at Chavenage Farm (GL8 8XU) near Tetbury in Gloucester on the 15th May 2011
What a nice day.
I was a little warm but what nice weather to enjoy some good racing with. We had a good turn out of riders. The expert class defiantly had a few quick riders in there. Look forward to seeing you at the next event.
Jack Stringer (our event photographer) has managed to sort the problems he had with his gallery after last month's event. So there are loads of pictures for you to see online.
Video
Digger's Latest Video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o4RKptCI_k
Results
Adult Series
Youth Series
Just a few notes
There were a few riders who started in the wrong groups, please don't as you risk upsetting Michelle. CAUTION NEVER UPSET HER!
Also there was reports that a few riders went past some marshals at full speed. If a marshal is on course please slow down.
Well its almost time for the second round of the MWMCC Series and the first round for the youth. Hope you are already for it.
We have moved the car park again, this time you turn off by the farm like we did last time. But now you need to go down the concrete road just a little further and you will see the parking on the left.
Just a few things we would like to say
Tear offs are not allowed, yet we picked up lots of them around the track. It is stated on the entry form and final regs that no tear-offs are allowed. Next event we will be watching and at the lap scoring area we will stop any rider using tear-offs and remove them. This rule is for the sake of the landowner who has livestock (sheep & cattle) and they will eat these tear offs if they are left. Be warned we will be watching!
Also general rubbish left in the car park was more than usual there are black bin bags provided so please use them or just take the rubbish home with you and save someone else the job of picking up your rubbish.
Finally with some new members there seemed to be a few helpers in the re-fuelling/work area as stated on the entry form this is not allowed and there are also signs around the work area so please no people in the work area except the rider, this is for safety.
On a positive note it was good to see so many of you enjoying a good days riding and several new additions to the track, see you all again in April in reverse direction at Chavenage Farm.
Results
Results will be online shortly, but while you wait you can watch the latest video from Digger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg9W8qTHgWY
Don't forget there is also loads of photgraphs over at,
http://gallery.jackstringer.co.uk/c1949819.html
This year we have a new carpark at Chavenage Farm for Round 1 of the 2011 Midwest Series. Below is a map showing the new entrance. For those that have been before, the new entrance is at 'The Dairy' which is the farm buildings you pass on the way towards the old entrance if you come in from the A46.
View Chavenage Farm 2011 in a larger map
Training day with Midwest Husaberg team riders on Saturday 5th March at Chavenage Farm (Tetbury) 1pm start, 3 hours in duration open to adult & youth members & non-members, call 01225 791179 to book in. £30.
The next Midwest club event is 6th March at Chavenage Farm, Tetbury, Gloucester, GL8 8XU
Other Vids
Well thats the 2010 Midwest MCC season over. We have had a great season and what a way to end it with a rather cold race. The final championship standings will be posted online shortly. But for now here are the results.
Provisional Dates for 2011
- March 6th - ADULT ONLY
- April 17th - ADULT & YOUTH
- June 19th - ADULT & YOUTH
- August 7th - ADULT & YOUTH
- September 11th - ADULT & YOUTH
- October 9th - ADULT & YOUTH
- November 20th - ADULT ONLY
The next Midwest club event is 28th November at Toplands Farm, Ford, Nr Chippenham, Wilts.
Results for the latest round are now online.
DOWNLOAD
Round 6 of the Hewitt Cross Country Championships Oct 24th at Cheyne Court Farm, Ditteridge, Box near Bath (SN13 8QS) and if you are planning to ride then get your entries in ASAP as entries are a bit slow coming in from riders and if you don't enter by Wednesday we might not have enough riders to run the event!
Please contact Michelle on 01225 791179.
We are making an amendment to one of our club rules as follows:
Adult Grading System - The winner ONLY in there group will automatically be up-graded to a group of a more difficult ability. The grading will happen as follows: Winner Expert remains in the expert group although any expert rider over the age of 40 will be allowed to change to the Veteran Experts. The winners in Clubman 2T & 4T will be up-graded to the Expert group or if they are age 40 or over they can ride in the Veteran Experts. The winners in Sportsman 2T & 4T will be up-graded to the Clubman 2T & 4T respectively or if they are age 40 or over they can ride in the Veterans. The winner in Veterans will be up-graded to the Veteran Expert group.
PLEASE NOTE:This will take immediate effect so it will be included in the 2010 championship overall results.
The next Midwest club event is 24th October at Cheyne Court Farm, Ditteridge (SN13 8QS).
Held at Black Dog Woods Sunday 19th September
Promoted by Midwest MCC
The venue for round 4 of the National Hewitt XC Championship was in Black Dog Woods part of Lord Baths Longleat Estate near Warminster Somerset the course laid out by the Midwest teem started in two large open fields laid out as motocross type going then entering the woods for a ten minute loop which was tight and technical the woods were unusually dry but still had some wet parts and not using any fire roads in the woods riders were given a good test.
The large expert field kept the crowds of spectators entertained with drama from the first corner until the finish three hours later with the very close racing and the lead changing all the time.
The flag dropped at 11.00 o’clock for the experts at the first corner Rich Warner rounded in the lead followed by Matt Ridgway, Jeremy Box, and Malcolm Lean there was drama for Ollie Moyce when he collided with the sideways Pete Kyte and fell off when he picked his bike up he was in last position with the charging pack in the distance.
At the start of the second lap Jamie Paget was in the lead with Tyson Mayton-Jones right on his back wheel closely followed by Jon Hinam then young Aaron Smith and in fifth was Ollie Moyce storming through field from last place.
In the Veteran Experts Dave Potts took the holeshot followed by Peter Fry, Gary Baker and Jack Twentyman, on the next lap Gary Baker was in the lead with Peter Fry, Dave Potts and Marcus Barnes close behind.
In the Clubman 2t Jason Hamblin took the lead followed by Mark Hamblin Aaron Wells and Pete King, the next lap Mark Hamblin moved into the lead followed by Jason Hamblin and Pete King.
The Clubman 4t Fredie Davis got the holeshot followed by Jez Dance and Philip Gilder on the next lap it was Fredie Davis, Jez Dance and Philip Gilder.
Vets class saw Peter Fry leading at the first corner from Darren Jones and Ashley Jones, next lap Peter Fry was still leading Alan James moving up to second and Chris Davis third.
Sportsman 2t Chris Stevens took the lead from Sam Hoskins and Wayne Tibbles next lap Sam Hoskins moved into the lead with Wayne Tibbles and Alex Knot close behind.
Sportsman 4t Kevin Park led from Anthony Mallett and Oliver Craig, second lap Michael Jones took the lead from Colin Baker and David Sharp.
Jamie Paget rode despite still suffering from his chest injury and set the joint fastest lap with Tyson Mayton-Jones before easing up to save any further injury before the Naterjack.
Matt Ridgway's run of bad luck continued when he lost the coolant on the second lap, Rich Warner had problems with his exhaust and DNF,
Gary Baker lost time when he stopped to replace a damaged hose when leading but still finished forth in the Vet/Experts.
The forecast rain only came after the finish with the afternoon youth race having bright sunshine for the late spectators stopping off on their way home from Farleigh which is only 15 minutes up the road.
RESULTS
- Experts - 1 Ollie Moyce, 2 Jon Hinan, 3 Tyson Mayton-Jones, 4 Darren Wheeler, 5 Dave Nuttall, 6 Aaron Smith.
- Veteran Expert - 1 Jack Twentyman, 2 Chris Brown, 3 Marcus Barnes, 4 Gary Baker, 5 Lewis Davis, 6 Adrian Francis.
- Clubman 2t - 1 Mark Hamblin, 2 Jason Hamblin, 3 Shaun Couzens, 4 Aaron Wells, 5 Donovan Pearce, 6 Dan Groom.
- Clubman 4t - 1 Fredie Davis, 2 Chris Ginn, 3 Jez Dance, 4 Niki Richardson, 5 Lee Neale, 6 Matthew Jones.
- Veteran - 1 Peter Fry, 2 Darren Jones, 3 Alan James, 4 Simon Woolls, 5 Ashley Jones, 6 Paul Herbert.
- Sportsman 2t - 1 Sam Hoskins, 2 Wayne Tibbles, 3 Mike Owen, 4 Alex Knott, 5 Chris Stevens, 6 Chris Watkins.
- Sportsman 4t - 1 James Heath, 2 Kevin Park, 3 Colin Baker, 4 Paul Creily, 5 Michael Jones, 6 Steven Gingham.
Report & Pictures by Martin Harding
Results for the latest round are now online.
Saturday 18th September at Black Dog Woods. Come and see all the 2011 Husaberg enduro range both the new 2 stroke as well as the 4 strokes. Even better if you would like to try one around the Black Dog Woods cross country track just call us on 01225 791179 to book a 30 mins test ride and you can also bring your own bike and compare it to the new Husabergs.
The next Midwest club event is 19th September at Blackdog Woods.
An added feature will be a Husaberg test day on the 18th September at the same venue so you can come along and try the all 2011 Husabergs (2 stroke & 4 stroke), so why not make a weekend of it and ride Saturday and Sunday. As an added bonus you can bring you own bike to compare it against the 2011 Husabergs ( only 1 ride of your own bike allowed ) Call Midwest on 01225 791179 to book in for both events.
Results for the latest round are now online.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
Results for rider numbers 69 Jack Twentyman and 82 Tom Moore are under investigation for "Verbally abusive language to FEMALE marshals"
The marshals are there for your safety and do not need any sort of abuse at all. We are considering what penalty to enforce at the moment though it does state in our rules section "15-Rider Behaviour".
Also, just to clarified the "youth rider assistance" in the youth race is that a helper age 18 and above is allowed to follow on a motorcycle with hi-vis vest group 4 riders only ( ages 6 to 10 ) unless they are a complete beginner in any other group.
Michelle has done the points for the first few rounds.
There is no training day for the 26th June event. As the Team riders are in Poland at another meeting.
Results are out,
YouTube Video
The Shuttleworth Shock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DuY4SLabyQ
The AM Race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnFalNEy6jg
The PM Race
Digger's Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFtksXz6xWU
Jack's Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um8OS5LJf50
Here are links to some YouTube vidoes from the last round.
Hewitt National XC Championship (Round 2) at Chavenage Farm on Sunday, 18th April organised by Midwest MCC
Report By Mike Wood
The super Chavenage venue, scene of last months successful staging of the first ever ACU British Enduro Sprint championship witnessed yet more action at the weekend as the Midwest MCC held the second round of their Hewitt National XC series. Once again a bumper entry was in attendance to tackle the very dry,undulating Gloucestershire circuit, with for the first time racing for Youth riders. The kids in attendance proceeded to produce some great competition after first witnessing Midwest Racing supported riders Ollie Moyce and Tyson Maytom-Jones score a great 1-2 in the main Adult event aboard their Husaberg machines.
Indeed it could have been total domination for the Midwest team as in the opening few circuits of the Experts Adult event, Jamie Padget was also keeping his teammates company up at the front until a re-occurrence of a recent hand injury was to eventually force him out on lap four. Earlier in the contest it was though the very experienced Ady Smith who had led the pack away to commence their three hour blast aboard his two-stroke KTM before dropping back to 5th spot. Another rider initially in contention for honours and producing some very impressive lap times was James Jackman until retiring on lap eight after his Yamaha lost all of its gearbox oil and seized. So,after passing Smith before the completion of lap one,the immaculate Moyce led all the way to the chequered flag,finishing two minutes ahead of his very determined teammate Tyson Maytom-Jones whilst third placed Darren Wheeler was charging hard and just a very narrow five seconds behind Jones.
In the Veteran Experts,winner Gary Baker and Alastair Bramwell both completed 13 laps. From here onwards,the next ten finishers all managed 12 laps with Marcus Barnes taking 3rd ahead of Terry Beecham, Stuart Keedwell and Chris Brown. The other class for Veteran riders at Chavenage produced a very interesting contest as the top ten finishers all managed a grand total of 11 laps. Although both Roger Billam and Richard Newman posted a fastest lap time of 15 minutes 14 seconds,it was Billam who was the class winner,nearly five minutes ahead of Malcolm Elliott whilst Newman finished 3rd.
Clubman 2T and Arran Wells,Jason Hamblin, Mark Hamblin, Dan Morris and Andy Stagg all completed a total of 12 laps and both Wells and J Hamblin recorded an identical fastest lap time of 14 minutes and 35 seconds. Victor though was Wells just 26 seconds better than Jason Hamblin with the other Hamblin, Mark in 3rd. The top four in Clubman 4T,Daniel Price, Fredie Davis, Shaun Couzens and Darren Morgan also managed 12 laps of the flowing Chavenage circuit each. Taking the win in this class was Price,21 seconds ahead of Davis.
Sportsman 2T and Wayne Tibbles was to be the first man home after blasting to a total of 11 laps completed,48 seconds in front of Sam Hoskins. Also managing 11 laps was Chris Stevens and David Threadingham the respective 3rd and 4th placed finishers. Likewise,the top two finishers in the Sportsman 4T, James Heath and Joshua Fusco also completed 11 Chavenage laps. Heath not only recorded the fastest lap time in this class but also finished an very impressive 5 minutes ahead of runner-up Fusco whilst John Brown,Michael Jones,Kevin Park and Steve Curtis completed the top six.
As mentioned for the first time,a Midwest MCC event staged XC racing for youth riders. In a separate race lasting for 90 minutes and on a shortened circuit,there was four different groups. For the oldest kids in a MX2 class,George Hayes scored a great win,a full lap ahead of runner-up Jack Liddiard. In the Big-Wheeled 85cc class,the top three of Lewis Dowdeswell, Joshua Ford and Sam Widdicombe all managed 10 laps. In a race to the chequered flag, Dowdeswell was to earn the win, 22 seconds ahead of Ford.
In an incredibly tighter finish though,just a very slender 4 seconds separated Small-Wheeled 85cc winner Stefan Millward and runner-up Isaac Atherley. On the same lap total as the top two were Ross Jones, Jordan Ridgeway and Charlie Wood. The final class for riders aged 6 to 9 years saw seven gallant riders come to the start line.After 90 minutes of honest,competitive XC racing,Freddie Box was to take the win 27 seconds ahead of Josh Wilson, Luke Molter, Alfie Webb, Matthew Martin, Sam Nunn and Archie Hicks. Although finishing in 7th spot,Hicks did record the fastest lap time in this group, some 36 seconds quicker than Box!!. This was another great Midwest MCC promotion and there is certainly the promise of plenty more to come as the 2010 season unfolds!!,so get your entries in fast!!.
Results for the second round are online. Current standings will be worked out over the next few days (yeah I know) so be sure to come back and check.
Entry Forms for the First round of the BXCC Series
Download the Regulations
Download the Entry Forms
Midwest Motor Cycle Club Youth Cross Country Series starts on April 18th with classes for;
- Group 1 age 14-16 bike size 125cc 2-T or 250cc 4-T,
- Group 2 age 12-14 bike size 85cc 2-T or 150cc 4-T B/W,
- Group 3 age 9-12 bike size 85cc 2-T S/W,
- Group 4 age 6-9 65cc 2-T or 100cc 4-T.
There are a total of 5 races through out the year on the following dates April 18th, June 27th, July 25th, Sept 12th, Oct 24th. Races are of one and half hours duration in the afternoon after the adult race.
A total Youth Prize fund of £1200 will be awarded to the top 6 riders overall in each group at the end of the championship season details as follows: All groups 1st £100 2nd £70 3rd £55 4th £30 5th £25 6th £20.
All groups will be product prize vouchers to buy goods to the value of the awarded prize fund amount. They will also receive trophies.
Contact Midwest on 01225 791179 or visit the website www.mwmcc.co.uk for more info and registration and entry forms.
The Official British Championship
- Round 1 - 16 May - Midwest Racing venue Chavenage Farm, Tetbury, Glos.
- Round 2 - 20 June - Ride Offroad UK venue Harwood Dale, Yorkshire
- Round 3 - 1 August - Sidcup & DMCC Ltd Canada Heights, Swanley, Kent
Riders' Entry Fee for each event - £50 per round
AM race - 2 hours duration for the following classes
Sportsman (2 and 4 stroke on entry form to split start line-up)
Over 50
Clubman (2 and 4 stroke on entry form to split start line-up)
PM race - 2.5 hours duration
Championship
Expert
Clubman Elite (2 and 4 stroke on entry form to split start line-up)
Expert Over 40
Championship points allocation
For each race - 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. First to fifteenth place
Entry form to follow very shortly
The meeting on the 21st March will now be re-scheduled for June 27th, this will now include both adult and youth riders. This is due to MWMCC being involved with the ACU British Enduro Sprint Series scheduled to run March 27/28 at the clubs Chavenage Farm venue. MWMCC’s commitment to helping the ACU organize a new enduro event means that it in not possible for the club to run two events simultaneously, as to not to disappoint MWMCC members we have re-scheduled the event.
Further commitments form MWMCC to promote the new British Cross Country Championship in conjunction with the ACU, scheduled for May 16th has meant the club event on May 23rd has been cancelled. All club members are invited to ride this event and will be an ideal opportunity to ride the Chavenage Farm venue and also see some of the top enduro/cross country riders in the afternoon (details wail be sent out to club members). If club members wish to ride this event then they will be given a £5 discount off the next MWMCC meeting on June 27th, due to the fact that the British Cross Country Event will cost £50. MWMCC club championship points will not be awarded at the British Cross Country event.
This is the revised schedule of MWMCC events:
April 18th - Adult & Youth
June 27th - Adult & Youth
July 25th - Adult & Youth
Sept 12th - Adult & Youth
Oct 24th - Adult & Youth
Nov 28th - Adult only
Other MWMCC organised events:
*March 27/28th - British Enduro Sprint Championships
*May 16th - British Cross Country Championship
*(These events are separate to MWMCC club championships)
We have produced new set of results following a number of complaints about some of the finish times. I sent the race data away to the person who made the timing program and he noticed that one of the internal clocks in one of the readers was reading slow due to a low voltage from the internal battery, he has recalculated the times with this information in mind and has come up with this set of results which he says are correct. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.
Report by Bob Mullins Photos by Martin Harding & Jack Stringer
The 1st round of the 2010 Hewitt National XC Championship got off to a cracking start at Chavenage Farm near Tetbury on Sunday 21st February. Overnight snow had dusted the fields with a light frosting. The sun shone but the air was cold. The Midwest team of Ollie Moyce, Jamie Paget & Tyson Maytom-Jones had organised a training session the day before & their first job on Sunday morning was to chip the frozen mud off their wheels. Despite heavy snow in the North, Craig Reynolds & Lewis Belfield had slogged their way down to ride at Midwest for the first time.
By the 11.00am, 208 riders were signed on & grouped in 7 ranks on the start line. As the flag dropped, Dave Nuttall whipped up his ktm to take the holeshot ahead of Aaran Poolman on his 09 Husaberg. In the slick conditions, the grass cambers of the opening mile were treacherous & by the 3rd corner Aaron had taken the lead. Jack Twentyman led of the Expert Vets away with Marcus Barnes close behind. Other Shooters were: Clubman 2T Robert Macfarlane, Clubman 4T Freddie Davis, Vets Kevin Butcher, Sports 4T Michael Jones.
The Chavenage course runs for 6 miles around a picturesque Gloucestershire valley & this year it will be the venue for the British Enduro Sprint Championship & a round of the ACU Hare & Hounds Championship. With such a busy schedule COC Simon Molter opted for a faster flowing course that would help to conserve the ground. From the start the riders skirted 4 fields before entering the first of 2 woods. There was less of the snaking through the trees than last year but there was a big hill. It presented a challenge but it's gravel base held up well. Darren Wheeler (left Martino) made short work of the climb but it gave a few riders a warming work out. They then skirted more fields before dropping down into the valley to cross the stream by the bridge. Turning into a wide pasture the course invited the competitive to wind open the throttle but there was still a bit ice about & several riders simply kept on turning & turning.
The course then climbed the steep side of the valley & entered the 2nd wood. At this point the marking clearly directed the riders along last year's easy route but an Expert Vet suffered a bit of memory loss & forgot why he was there. He took a shortcut up the old hard route. By the 2nd lap a couple of logs blocked the route as a reminder. Halfway around the 1st lap, Lewis Belfield's gearbox selector failed while he was running in 3rd. Fortunately the KB Racing team carry a full set of spares so Lewis could carry on.
As the bikes & riders flashed through the dappled light beneath the trees, the spectators gathered at the finish. Lap scoring was by transponder & there were 2 channels. The first through was Ollie Moyce (right JS) ahead of Aaran Poolman, Jason Fraser & Jamie Paget. The leading group were 30 seconds ahead of Dave Nuttall who slipped coming out of the gate & Premier team mate Rich Warner collided with him. Ian Francis pitted early with a loose plug. Kevin Bartlett snapped his chain on the start line. Tyson Maytom-Jones wrote off his Airoh helmet on a low branch. For Tyson most branches fit neatly into the low category. Dan Beavan & Ben Shuttleorth both retired with a snapped head bolts. James Blanch's clutch lever was jamming against his light switch assembly. James' solution was to have a fag. Neville Goodman was still nursing a hand injury he picked up in South Africa which would to be too much for him on the day. On lap 2 Derek Bawn dropped off the radar. He lost an hour getting back into race & he did very well clock up 9 laps. Matt Ridgway's dad John had 3 family members to support. His nephew Sam Tucker had been playing rugby the day before & he started the day with more bumps & bruises than most riders finished with. The close racing in the wet meant that mud became a problem for both the bikes & the riders. It clogged the rads & splattered their goggles.
By the halfway point the sun had begun to work it's magic & the course began to dry. The Chavenage course is very compact & a good crowd had turned out to support the riders. Ollie Moyce held onto the lead, closely followed by Jason Fraser but with less than 30 minutes to go Jason's new Suzuki ran out of petrol. He had only had the bike for 3 days & he wasn't too sure of the capacity. Ollie Moyce went on to take the overall win. He had enough of a lead to stop for a splash & dash on his last lap. Midwest team mate Jamie Paget (right Martino) clocked in for his final lap with 10 seconds to go to take the runner up. Jamie did well to get so much out of his Husaberg 570 in such slick conditions. Darren Wheeler was 3rd & Rich Warner was 4th. Manchester Xtreme's Craig Reynolds had a worthwhile journey in 5th & Dave Nuttall pick himself up to finish 6th. Despite losing his gear selector Lewis Belfield finished 7th with 12 laps. Aaran Poolman finished in 8th His fastest time was only 1 second slower than the winner's. Tyson Mayton-Jones nudged his way into 9th with one eye on the clock & one eye on the rapidly approaching Jeremy Box. Jack Twentyman won the Expert Vets ahead of Marcus Barnes. Aaran Wells was the best Clubman 2t & Pete King was the runner up. Freddie Davis led the Clubman 2t from the start to the finish. Mark Hamblin was the runner up. Kevin Barnes won the Vets ahead of Darren Jones. Sam Hoskins & Mike Ridgway both clocked up 9 laps in the Sports 2t & Macej Devdzy was the best Sports 4t as well as the worst selection possible in Scrabble.
After the event Ollie Moyce said that he hadn't had the best of starts & he had struggled with arm pump on the first few laps but it was probably the same for everyone. Once the course began to dry out he really enjoyed the ride & he was looking forward to a cheeseburger at the finish. Sadly the crowds had eaten all the buns.
Gary Baker who competes in the Veteran Expert class broke has broken his foot during the first hour on Sunday's event. Even though he broke his foot he still carried on and managed to finish 3rd in his class. Proving even though he is old he can still keep racing like the kids do. GWS Gary.
Results for the first round are online. Current standings will be worked out over the next few days so be sure to come back and check.
On a slightly sadder note, Simon would like to say,
There have been reports of some riders swearing and shouting at other riders when they come up to pass them. This is only a minority of riders and seem to be the same offenders, your numbers have been noted and next you will be "named & shamed" on the website, further complaints will results in exclusion. All riders encounter back markers/laped riders and most wait or pass fairly so everyone is paying the same money to be out there please respect them.
Entry forms for the 1st Round of the Midwest MCC National XC Championship are out and can be downloaded by following the link below.
Membership forms are out, get them in quick if you want to get your prefered number.
Well here they are, the Final Standings for the 2009 Hewitt National XC Championship.
Top 10 for each Class
2009 Expert Class
- Darren Wheeler - 145
- Rich Warner - 131
- Derek Bawn - 121
- Jeremy Box - 90
- Keith Jenkins - 88
- Neil Thomas - 77
- Tyson Maytom-Jones - 58
- Matthew Ridgway - 57
- Ollie Moyce - 55
- Steve Biddle - 51
2009 Veteran Experts Class
- Gary Baker - 150
- Alastair Bramwell - 134
- Dave Potts - 86
- Stuart Keedwell - 84
- Terry Beecham - 78
- Marcus Barnes - 75
- Adrian Francis - 72
- David Lote - 72
- James Browning - 58
- David Grimshaw - 52
2009 Clubman 2T Class
- Nathan Etheridge - 135
- Neil Pettit - 115
- Ricky Sage - 112
- Benjamin Wyles - 101
- Peter Kyte - 88
- Keith Jones - 74
- Fredie Davis - 70
- Trevorr Jones - 69
- Pete King - 57
- Richard Multon - 56
2009 Clubman 4T Class
- Grant Churchwood - 141
- Wayne Partington - 136
- Jason Webb - 126
- Richard Cox - 79
- Matthew Lefevre - 73
- Simon Evans - 67
- Asa Hurley - 66
- Chris Ginn - 62
- Peter Ballinger - 60
- Mark Docherty - 50
2009 Veteran Class
- Tony Hobbs - 144
- Graham Reid - 113
- Trev Child - 91
- Toby Bevan - 89
- Glenn Woodland - 84
- Garry Price - 82
- Paul Hoskins - 74
- Stuart Jones - 67
- Terry Hoskins - 60
- Darren Jones - 58
2009 Sport 2T Class
- Daniel Price - 138
- Robert Dixon - 111
- Jason Hamblin - 87
- Tomas Janikowski - 81
- Robert Lees - 79
- David Mears - 73
- Mike Owen - 69
- Mark Hamblin - 61
- Scott Thompson - 50
- Sam Hoskins - 49
2009 Sport 4T Class
- Scott King - 150
- James Tucker - 131
- Sean Smith - 111
- Niki Richardson - 103
- Nick Worlock - 72
- Mathew Jones - 70
- Kevin Park - 65
- Tom Austin - 57
- Chris Bishop - 51
- Chris Jones - 50
During the event I was playing with my new camera. It records HD video, as well as take pictures. I took some short videos and have chucked it onto YouTube for you all.
To watch it in hi definition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiYrq8Rbj3A
Or Watch it here.
Here are the results,
RESULTS
We will be going over the Final standings for the championship this week. I will send out a e-mail to all members on the mailing list to tell them when they are done.
Don't forget, the new On-line Shop at Midwest Racing
I have just seen a report from the guys at West Glos & Dean Forest
Motor Cycle Club. We are pleased hear you all had fun.
Entry forms for Round 6 of the Hewitt National Cross Country series have been released.
2010 Event Dates for Midwest MCC
- Round 1 (Adult only) - 21st February 2010
- Round 2 (Adult only) - 21st March 2010
- Round 3 (Adult & Youth) - 18th April 2010
- Round 4 (Adult & Youth) - 23rd May 2010
- Round 5 (Adult & Youth) - 25th July 2010
- Round 6 (Adult & Youth) - 19th September 2010
- Round 7 (Adult only) - 24th October 2010
- Round 8 (Adult only) - 28th November 2010
The event planned for the 18th of October has been cancelled due to land issues.
The next event will be in November and the track will be at a new venue.
I have also done the Current Standings which is now in PDF format and has the corrected results (ie the worst taken off). This should help with me getting them online quicker for you all.
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Here are the results,
RESULTS
Thank you to all that turned up for a great days racing. Also a big thanks to the marshals and medics as well.
A special thanks from Robert Dixon (403) to Daniel Price (412) because even though they are in a battle in their class Daniel came to the aid of Robert when he ran out of fuel. Daniel had gearbox problems so was out of the race so loaned Robert a few litres out of his bike so Robert could continue to a 2nd place finish in his class.
Well due the postal strikes some of the entries have not been coming in as quickly as normal. So if you are not on the ENTRY LIST and you have sent your entry form then please ring the shop on 01225 791179
Thank you.
Entry forms for Round 6 of the Hewitt National Cross Country series have been released.
Due to 2 other clubs having to move their dates to the 13th of September due to land issues, we have decided to move our event to the 20th of September to make things easier for everyone.
So remember Ston Easton, 20th September.
I have also updated the Current Standings page and it should show the lastest figures. I have not taken the worst scores away yet.
Results are in and now they are online.
We had a lot of luck with the weather today. With only slight drizzle during the racing.
The track was a tough one again, but riders were still smiling by the end of the event.
1st - Matt Ridgway
2nd - Rich Warner
3rd - Derek Bawn
Photographs by Jack Stringer are now online
Parking for the Woods is on the A36. It is recommended to come from Warminster as it is a busy road and it maybe hard to turn across the traffic.
GPS Loonies can use this, Cords. 51.244495, -2.252424
View Midwest Rd5 2009 - Blackdog Woods in a larger map
Entry forms for Round 5 of the Hewitt National Cross Country series have been released.
If you would like to purchase DVDs of the events please visit Alan's website or call into the Midwest Racing Shop
Report by Martin Harding
The event was held in Norridge Wood in the shadow of Clay Hill part of the Longleat estate near Warminster. The Midwest team had laid out a superb course mostly in the woods where the many drainage ditches kept riders concentrated along with the tree stumps and roots and not using the fire roads there was no rest for riders.
Late entry Tom Sager along with his father Paul both winning there class which added a lot of interest for the many spectators Tom spending time signing posters and having his photo taken with his supporters. With the temperature souring the race started at 11.00 o'clock with the 200 riders facing a tough 3 hour race with the course changing as the race progressed it became very unpredictable with most experts having one or more falls. First class away the Experts saw Steve Grimshaw and Rich Warner arrived at the first corner together, 1st Tom Sager 16laps, 2nd Darren Wheeler,3rd Rich Warner, 4th Derick Bawn 15 laps, 5th Anthony Dean.
Next away the Vets EXP. Alistair Bramwell got the hole shot followed by James Browning and Dave Potts, 1st Gary Baker 15laps, 2nd Alistair Bramwell, 3rd David Grimshaw, 4th Dave Potts 14 laps, 5th Lewie Davie.
Clubman 2t Fredie Davies got to the corner first with Bebjamin Wyles right on his back wheel followed by Trevor Jones, 1st Nathen Etheridge15 laps, 2nd Trev Jones 14 laps. 3rd Peter Kyte, 4th Benjamin Wyles, 5th Neil Pettit.
Clubman 4t Simon Evens and Stuart Davy Fought side by side from the line right into the corner with Andy Chub close behind. 1st Grant Churchwood 14 laps, 2nd Jason Webb, 3rd Mathew Lefever, 4th Asa Hurly, 5th Simon Evens.
The Veteran class saw the most closely fought start with three riders together in line at the first corner Ian Griffiths Tony Hobbs and Paul Sager, 1st Paul Sagar 14 laps, 2nd Tony Hobbs 13 laps, 3rd Trev Child, 4th Glen Woodland, 5th Garry Clark.
The sportsman 2 Stroke, Dan Price was the clear leader off the line, 1st Dan Price 14laps, 2nd Robert Dixon 13 laps, 3rd Robert Lees, 4th Scott Thompson 12laps, 5th Thomas Janikowsi.
The sportsman 4 stroke, A spectacular arrival at the corner by Nicholas Keen with back wheel off the ground with feet up at seat height standing on his arms nearly gaining control before colliding with James Tucker then falling off, 1st Scot King 13 laps, 2nd James Tucker, 3rd Kevin Parker 12 laps, 4th Steve Chesterton, 5th Tom Aston.
Expert class winner Tom Sager said he enjoyed the event and the woods were good but the ground became very unpredictable as the roots became exposed.
Next Event Round 5 26th July
Results are in and now they are online.
Tom Sagar joined in today for Round 4 of the Hewitt National Cross-Country series at Norridge Woods near to Warminster. He took the first place finish in front of Darren Wheeler and Rich Warner.
Full report to follow soon.
Results should be out Monday afternoon. I will try to get them on here ASAP. If you want to have an e-mail sent to you when we have published the results then please join the Newsletter.
Well I have been down to the track today and had a ride out on the FE450 Husaberg. Its a very nice bike, it coped with my lack of riding ability very well. The track is in excellent condition. See you all there tomorrow.
Wile I was there Simon told me that Tom Sagar will be turning up to compete. This should be a fun event to watch.
Different to what is written on the regs but we will be parking on the other side of the woods. Parking is at a similar location to the Clay Hill round last year.
View Norridge Woods in a larger map
Postcode: BA12 7QG, Cley Hill farm, Corsley Heath
Lat and Long for GPS freaks: 51.212583, -2.228165
Entry forms for Round 4 of the Hewitt National XC Championship are ready for download.
Get them here.
Location: Norridge Woods, Warminster
Date: 14-06-2009
Start: 11am
Well I have made a new feature for the Midwest MCC website. A newsletter that you can subscribe to a keep informed about all things Midwest MCC. But mainly its for informing you all about the release of Entry Forms and Results.
To subscribe just go to the Newsletter page and enter your name and your e-mail address.
Well Alan has done it again, he has made a short highlights video for round 3 of the Hewitt National Cross Country Series.
If you would like to purchase DVDs of the events please visit Alan's website or call into the Midwest Racing Shop
Results are in and now they are online.
Only a short report for tonight. It was another fine day at Chevenage Farm. I got to have a go on the new Husaberg and I can say its wheelie good, must see if I can borrow it another day for a more in depth test ;-)
Full Results should be online Monday Evening. But for now here are the top 4.
1st - Darren Wheeler
2nd - Keith Jenkins
3rd - Rob Warner
4th - Tyson Maytom-Jones
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Alan from Zebedi.co.uk has uploaded a few shorts to YouTube.
If you would like to purchase DVDs of the events please visit Alan's website or call into the Midwest Racing Shop
Entry forms for Round 3 of the Hewitt National XC Championship can be downloaded from here.
The event will take place on the 10th of May 2009 at Chavenage Farm near to Tetbury.
On the original staging date for the opening round of the 2009 National Hewitt XC series back in February, eight inches of snow covered Chavenage, a venue that has endless potential and which sits in a gorgeous Cotswold valley with Gatcombe Park, the royal residence of HRH Princess Anne in the distance. For the re-staging of this Midwest MCC promoted event on Sunday though,there could have been no greater contrast in conditions as warm, Spring like sunshine greeted the truly fantastic 307 strong entry, again proving the immense popularity of not only the Hewitt series but also XC racing in general. At most venues, an entry of this size would create congestion, but such is the fast, flowing nature of the vast Chavenage expanses with its combination of motocross style blasts and open wooded sections that a majority of riders managed to comfortably complete the three hour blast with little difficulty. Once again Midwest MCC produced a quality event for their entry and so it was therefore rather fitting that the eventual top Expert honours in this Hewitt opener should be claimed by one of their main team riders, Ollie Moyce. However the Husaberg rider certainly had to work overtime for his win, snatching victory on the final lap of the event following a thrilling tussle with Matt Ridgway.
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Right from the start, Matt Ridgway had been the early pace-setter, forging an advantage ahead of Ollie Moyce before the latter eventually hit the front. Then, came the first moment of drama as Ollie Moyce stopped to refuel in the parc-ferme. Whilst filling up, Ollie Moyce lost his balance and was trapped under his machine with the fuel spilling onto his race clothing.
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Once upright again, Ollie regained his composure before racing off in hot pursuit of Ridgway, lap by lap reeling him into his sights. With just one lap remaining, Moyce had finally caught the Suzuki rider, locking him into his sights, and the battle of the young guns was well and truly on. On that final lap though came the race deciding moment in the only wet, muddy area of the entire circuit. On the exit from a rutted stream crossing, Matt Ridgway spun off and so close was the charging Moyce that he was unable to avoid collision, falling on top of his stranded rival. In the battle to remount, Moyce was quickest to climb aboard his machine and regain traction before blasting off to take the win.
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