WILDCARD WHATLEY SHINES AT Rd 3 PHOENIX TOOLS IFLY PREMIER CHAMPIONSHIP

Last Sunday round 3 of the Phoenix Tools Ifly Premier motocross Championship took place at the ever popular Garlands Moor track Nr Holsworthy. The track was to be a bit damp in places after the rain prior to the meeting, but it was prepped nigh on to perfection and was to produce some really fast and top quality racing.

 

In the Pro Expert class there was a fair entry and included wildcard Kristian Whatley on the Buildbase Honda who was having his first ride in the series. In the opening race it was the Phoenix Tools Ifly Husqvarna of Alex Snow who was to get the best start from Whatley with Dan Thornhill on the Cab Screens Yamaha there in 3^rd. Snow was put under huge pressure on the opening lap from Whatley who seemed to be in a real hurry to hit the front which he did on lap 2 passing Snow over one of the jumps. Thornhill was soon under pressure from fellow Phoenix Tools Ifly Husqvarna rider Alfie Smith who wasted no time in getting pass and was now in 3^rd giving chase, but this was to no avail as Whatley stormed away to take the win with Snow a comfortable 2^nd.

 

In the second moto Whatley hit the front from the start from Snow and Smith and it didn’t take Whatley long to ease away at the front, but disaster struck for Whatley on lap 5 when he made a mistake and went down, luckily his bike kept running and he was to rejoin behind Snow who had taken the lead. Whatley was soon back on the gas and was closing in on Snow all the time and a lap later Whatley regained the lead and from there went on to take the chequered flag with Snow again 2^nd and Smith 3^rd.

 

In the last race this time it was Thornhill who didn’t give an inch going in to the first corner with the holeshot from Snow with Whatley there in 3^rd. Whatley was to get pass Snow on the opening lap and was to gradually haul in Thornhill, but it wasn’t until the end of lap 2 that Whatley took the lead with Snow also getting pass Thornhill who was up in to 2^nd, but with a clear track in front of him Whatley went on to make it a hat trick of wins on the day with Snow yet again taking 2^nd with Smith after a mid race tussle with Thornhill coming home in 3^rd.               

 

In the Expert class there were a few missing, but making a return after leading the Championship after the opening round was Ty Kellett on the S J Hodder Husqvarna who was to show that it wasn’t a fluke at the opening round as he again took a hat trick of wins on the 2-stroke. Luke Sturgeon on the Goss Mx KTM had a pretty good day taking a hattrick of 2^nd’s, but taking third overall on the day was the Phoenix Tools Ifly Husqvarna of Charlie Putnam who has now taken the Championship lead away from Ryan Redwood who trails by 3 points.

 

In the Over age class races which consisted of Over 35, Over 40 and Over 50’s there was some really good battles, but there was no stopping Nick Life onboard the Gibbs Performance/St Blazey Yamaha in the Over 35’s class who extended his Championship lead after taking a hat trick of wins as did the Crescent Suzuki of Terry House who also took three wins in the Over 40’s with Graham Beale now moving up in to 2^nd in the Over 50’s Championship as he also took a hat trick of wins.                     

 

In the Junior Championship class there were many wildcards, but the rider to beat was young 15 year old Jamie Carpenter on the Phoenix Tools Ifly Husqvarna who was having his first ride at this venue and he had soon got to grips with it as he was unstoppable and increased his Championship lead to 93 points after taking a dominant hat trick of wins ahead of Billy King on the R J King Kawasaki who finished 2^nd to him in all three races and Reagan Skinner who took a hat trick of 3^rd’s.   

 

RESULTS

Phoenix Tools Ifly Pro Expert Championship Race 1

1^st Kristian Whatley (450f Buildbase Honda) 2^nd Alex Snow (350f Phoenix Tools Ifly Husqvarna) 3^rd Alfie Smith (350f Phoenix Tools/Ifly Husqvarna) 4^th Dan Thornhill (450f Cab Screens Yamaha) 5^th Shane Carless (450f Oakleaf Motorsport Honda) 6^th Jamie Skuse (450f Tony Maunders Racing Suzuki) Race 2

1st Whatley 2^nd Snow 3^rd Smith 4^th Thornhill 5^th Carless 6^th Ross Hill (450f Gabriel Solution Services Suzuki)

Race 3

1^st Whatley 2^nd Snow 3^rd Smith 4^th Thornhill 5^th Skuse 6^th Carless

Tony Maunders Expert Championship Race 1

1^st Ty Kellett (250 S J Hodder Husqvarna) 2^nd Luke Sturgeon (450f Goss Mx KTM) 3^rd Alex Hussey (????) 4^th Ben Butler (450f D S C Cornwall Kawasaki 5^th David Keet (250f Danger UK Husqvarna) 6^th Luke Hill (450f Hill Power Racing Honda)

Race 2

1^st Kellett 2^nd Sturgeon 3^rd Hussey 4^th Charlie Putnam (250f Phoenix Tools Ifly Husqvarna) 5^th Hill 6^th James Kensington (250 Rocket World/M D Racing/Tony Maunders Racing KTM)

Race 3

1^st Kellett 2^nd Sturgeon 3^rd Butler 4^th Putnam 5^th Hussey 6^th Jack Stevens (450f D S C Cornwall Kawasaki)

M D Racing Over 35’s Championship Race 1

1^st Nick Life (450f Gibbs Performance/St Blazey Yamaha) 2^nd Ben Harmon (450f M D Racing Honda) 3^rd Rick Hanson (350f Readypower KTM) 4^th Carl Dezis (350f KTM) 5^th Jamie Deadman (450f Gibbs Performance KTM) 6^th James Knatchbull (450f Suzuki)

Race 2

1^st Life 2^nd Harmon 3^rd Hanson 4^th Dezis 5^th Deadman 6^th Knatchbull

Race 3

1^st Life 2^nd Harmon 3^rd Hanson 4^th Deadman 5^th Knatchbull 6^th Dezis   

M D Racing Over 40’s Championship Race 1

1^st Terry House (450f Crescent Suzuki) 2^nd Chris Brown (450f Cheddar Mx Store Honda) 3^rd Richard Green (450f T R Green Engineering Yamaha) 4^th David Ford (350f Projuice KTM) 5^th Tony Bayliss (????) 6^th Richard Tapscott (250f MVRD Honda) 

Race 2

1^st House 2^nd Brown 3^rd Green 4^th Ford 5^th Tapscott 6^th Shaun Stowell (450f Honda) 

Race 3

1^st House 2^nd Brown 3^rd Green 4^th Tapscott 5^th Ford 6^th Gibbs

M D Racing Over 50’s Championship Race 1

1^st Graham Beale (250 KTM) 2^nd Mark Gleadhill (250 Honda) 3^rd Adrian Toy (150 KTM) 4^th Dave Watson (250 Honda)

Race 2

1^st Beale 2^nd Gleadhill 3^rd Watson 4^th Toy

Race 3

1^st Beale 2^nd Gleadhill 3^rd Toy 4^th Watson

Tyremarks Junior Championship Race 1

1^st Jamie Carpenter (350f Phoenix Tools/Ifly Husqvarna) 2^nd Billy King (250f R J King Kawasaki) 3^rd Reagan Skinner (250f Mx Store Honda) 4^th Jason Brooke (250f Honda) 5^th Harry Linton (250f Wright Racing KTM) 6^th Harry Mitchell (250f Yamaha)     

Race 2

1^st Carpenter 2^nd King 3^rd Skinner 4^th Brooke 5^th Mitchell 6^th Linton      4^th Ryan Butler (250f Poole Yamaha) 5^th Jason Brooke (250f Honda) 6^th Harry Linton (250f Wright Racing KTM) 

Race 3

1^st Carpenter 2^nd King 3^rd Skinner 4^th Brooke 5^th Jay Lewis (350f Tony Maunders Racing KTM) 6^th Mitchell

Junior B Race 1

1^st Ross Parkinson 2^nd Clinton Townsend 3^rd Ryan Southern 4^th Marcus Feltham 5^th Chris Clapham 6^th Ethan Davies

Race 2

1^st Michael Austin 2^nd Davies 3^rd Feltham 4^th Parkinson 5^th Robin Wilkins 6^th Townsend

Race 3

1^st Southern 2^nd Townsend 3^rd Parkinson 4^th Feltham 5^th Aiden Newitt 6^th George Edwards

Junior C Race 1

1^st Daniel Budd 2^nd Adam Barfoot 3^rd Adrian Hatcher 4^th Lewis Smith 5^th Paul Herniman 6^th James Foden

Race 2

1^st Hatcher 2^nd Smith 3^rd Fraser Hopkin 4^th Budd 5^th Barfoot 6^th Herniman

Race 3

1^st Hatcher 2^nd Budd 3^rd Smith 4^th Barfoot 5^th Hopkin 6^th Foden

 

Report and Photos by Dave Rich