Roper Wins Sudbury Youth Hare and Hound

Incorporated in the recent ACU Eastern Solo Enduro Championship at Little Hadham Hertfordshire was another one hour Hare and Hounds for 12-16 year olds.  The Sudbury Motor Cycle Club wants to promote events for these youngsters who ride elsewhere outside of East Anglia and there are other youths under the age of 12 riding regularly.

For this event there were twelve riders which included three females and the course was laid out in the wood which included an easy route to and through the bog. Once again the competitors had to run to their bikes and first away was Jake Roper closely followed by half the field. Following Roper on the first lap were Max Brown, Joe Phillips and Doug Lote while further down Jemma Sargeant and Maisy Hockney were holding off Louis Dutton.  On lap two Roper opened up a big lead over Phillips who had in the meantime passed Lote, Georgia Potter moved into 4^th place while Dutton had moved up from 12^th to 5^th.  Following a little further behind were Max Brown, Will Belton, Evan Brown, Archie Gunton, Evan Herbert and Hockney. 

On the next lap it was Phillips who was first round with a commanding lead over Roper who had struggled through the bog.  Potter slipped past Lote with Dutton chasing hard, Belton was 6^th, Brown 7^th, Gunton 8^th and Evan Brown 9^th.  As the race progressed Roper was gaining on Phillips and just over the half hour it was neck and neck and on the next lap Roper regained the lead.  For the rest of the time Roper kept extending his lead which was a good thing for him as he flipped his bike over in the bog and lost several seconds. 

On the last few laps Phillips was gaining on Roper who had decided to pace himself as he had a good lead to take the win while Dutton had passed Potter for 3^rd and Potter had to hold off a determined Lote for 4^th place.  Another successful event organised by the Sudbury Motor Clubs who would like to thank the parents for their help and assistance.

Results: 1^st Jake Roper 18 laps, 2^nd Joe Phillips 18 laps, 3^rd Louis Dutton 17 laps, 4^th Georgia Potter 17 laps, 5^th Doug Lote 17 laps, 6^th Archie Gunton 15 laps, 7^th Max Brown 15 laps, 8^th Will Belton 15 laps, 9^th Evan Brown 13 laps, 10^th Jemma Sargeant 11 laps, 11^th Maisy Hockney 6 laps 12^th Evan Herbert 6 laps.