Race Report , Round 2 "British Youth Enduro" Ashby 17th July 2010

The 4 Mile all weather course had taken an entire week to build and was in fantastic condition for Round 2 of the “British Youth Enduro” events calendar. The course had everything that you could wish for on an Enduro Event with : Jumps, Burms, Uphill climbs, Drop offs, Woodland, Ruts, Roots & the odd straight to clear your tyres.

The Number were up slightly on our 1st event at Long Compton with the 85cc Class getting the best turnout, followed closely by the 65cc & the Auto Class.

With everything in place Mr Pete Carter sent the Auto’s and 65cc Class off for a sighting lap to judge if both the riders and the course worked well together. 10 Minutes later they all returned with a Big Thumbs up and lined up ready to race.

The 65cc Class were the 1st away with the Hole shot going to Number 90 Alex Lancett, followed closely by the eventual winner Tom Grimshaw ( 161) & Daniel Van Der Hoeven ( 17) a very close 3rd. This was a very competitive class with Riders only Yards Apart for the Entire 1.25 Hours. As the time ended the 1st home was Tom Grimshaw (161) who rode a fantastic race & a well deserved win, 2nd in was Alex Lancett (90) who was just 2 minutes behind but never gave up the challenge for the lead. In 3rd place was Daniel Van Der Hoeven (17) who was only 5 Seconds behind Alex, another great racer who I am sure we will see on the podium many time in the future. Ben Murray (199) rode at his very best to gain and get the 4th place slot ahead of Allen Scott (18) in 5th with William Criq (147) 6th and finally Mathilde Criq (73) 7th.

The 50cc Auto Class were set off next with the other brother Dom Lancett (61) getting the Holeshot with Oliver Sheldon ( 28) in 2nd & James Hanscombe (94) in 3rd . As the rest of the field chased down the leading three the battle was on & these little Enduro Warriors rode like demons for 1.25 hours. This was again a closely fought race and there was no room for error or rest as it was all to play for & with Trophies down to 5th place in each group, they all had their eyes fixed firmly on the prize. There was a Family upset as Young Dom Lancett caught & passed older brother Alex Lancett on the last lap taking a fantastic 2nd overall. When the time expired the Winner of the Auto 50cc Class was Dom Lancett (61), just over a minute behind in 2nd was Oliver Sheldon ( 28) and only a few minutes behind was James Hanscombe (94) who came home a solid 3rd.

With the Older Groups of 85cc & 125cc Riders warmed up their engines the track was altered to add on an additional 1.5miles of tight, twisty, slippy & energy zapping woodland.

The 125cc Class were the 1st away with Joseph Giulianotti (126) taking up the lead from Ben Gwyther (491) and a close race developed between brothers Henry (96) & Ben Carroll (201) as they headed to the woods that soon became the killing fields.

The Over 13’s 85cc Class were next to set off with Katie (the Worm) Walker (252) taking the early lead from Sam Sault (34) and Hayden Meller (135) and the remainder of the class fighting for places behind.

Finally the Under 13’s 85cc Riders got way with Bradley Sullivan (99) taking up the challenge with Antoine Criq (262) and Piers Jones (191) on his tail. Again this highly competitive group swapped places for 1.5 hours and I don’t think I can count how many time we picked them up from the woodland section.

The Overall / Premier Winner was Katie Walker (252) who again gave a Master Class in Enduro Riding and showed everyone the way to go. The 2nd Place Slot went to another 85cc rider Hayden Maller (135) who was only 2 minutes and 6 Seconds behind Katie. 3rd went to Joseph Giulianotti (126) in the 125cc Class.

A massive thank you & respect to all of the riders who made the event possible, the course was not easy and we know you had to dig deep to carry on, great job.

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