Despite heavy rain days before the Extreme Enduro last Sunday staged by the Sudbury Motor Cycle Club at Foxborough Quarry Sible Hedingham Essex the event took place with very muddy conditions. Unfortunately the field the Club rented for car parking was flooded however they obtained a smaller piece of land for cars only while the 4x4 vehicles were sent up a muddy track to the course but with regret several cars had to be turned away when their field was full.
Of the entry of 50, 44 riders started and at 15 seconds intervals the four Classes started by running down a hill to their bikes on the starting line. Riding in the Pro Class Jamie Roper (Sudbury) soon took the lead but was being chased by Charlie Frost (Somerset) riding in the Expert Class and throughout the two hours were neck and neck with the lead changing constantly.
As the conditions worsen it was Frost who rides in British Championship Extreme Enduros who took the Supreme Champion win by competing 12 laps to Roper’s 11. All the riders’ struggles around the course and the many Marshals were on hand to haul them up the steep muddy climbs but they still struggled on the flat ground over the many logs, telegraph poles, concrete stairway and the long slab climb.
Jamie Roper was the winner of the Pro Class on 11 laps while Ben Wibberley (Sidcup) was second 10 laps, Sam Toy (Sudbury) 9 laps, Chris Hockey (Sudbury) 4
th 8 laps and Ian Parker 5
th 7 laps.
The winner of the Expert Class Charlie Frost out rode his fellow Class riders with his 12 completed laps as the next two riders only completed 7 laps with Brendon Mayers (Halstead) in 2
nd place pushing Jack Berry into 3
rd place by 13 minutes while Alex Ramp ton and Kelvin Vant (both Sudbury) completed 6 laps it was Rampton took 4
th place to Vant’s 5
th place by 57 seconds. Two more riders tied on 5 laps with Ryan McDonnell taking 6
th place from fellow Sudbury member Phil Roper 7
th by 9 minutes while Jez Moss (Sudbury) took 8
th place 4 laps and Paul Belton on 3 laps finished 9
th.
The Clubman Class was also closely contested with Brian Till taking first place on 7 laps with Joe Till 2
nd on 6 laps bother these riders travelling from Northern England
Photos by Anthony Ridge