Sudbury MCC Solo GH Motorcycles Solo Enduro Championship 3rd round at Foxborough Quarry

The first event of the season run by Sudbury Club saw relentless rain in the lead up to the event resulting in what racing pundits would call heavy going! consequently was reduced from 3 hours to 2.5 hours. The day clearly became a test of stamina and determination with the inclusion of two deep testing bogs with easier much longer routes an option for those choosing to avoid the risky challenge with potentially time saving rewards, casualties were high with bikes from across all classes getting completely stuck or mechanical failure in the process of trying to extricate themselves from the ever-deepening mud. From the original starters over 25 percent of riders did not finish.

Ben Clark was first away from the start and held the current title holder and winner of the last two rounds Luke Parker off to 2^nd place to the finishing line with 1 lap in hand after the gruelling session, with Sudbury Clubs own Jamie Roper in third place and Jack Berry in 6^th and Will Hughes from Braintree Club in 4^th and Chris Hockey in 5^th. The expert Class saw Braintree Clubs James Yearley take 1^st place with a lap in hand on Jack Edwards in 2^nd just 6 seconds ahead of Joe Henthorn in 3^rd, with less than 3 seconds in it Ian Parker took 4^th and Ross Taylor and Rob Aldridge finished on 12 laps with barely 2 seconds separating them for 5th & 6^th place.

Clubman the biggest class of the day saw some fierce competition from the top 6 riders   with just 3 seconds separating Charlie Aldridge who fulfilled a lifelong ambition having started riding when he was 7 and in his second year of Enduro race riding finished 1^st just 3 seconds ahead of fellow Sudbury member and Dave Roper team members Frazer Lawrence & Billy Sergeant who were a lap behind on 11 laps. 4^th place went to Adam Tutton 5^th Lee Clifford and 6^th Josh Womack with time being the deciding factor as they all finished on 11 laps.

Phil Roper took first place in the Expert Vet class for Sudbury with 13 laps and Murray Shotter from Reigate club making the journey worth his while won the Sportsman’s vet class on 12 laps, from Sudbury’s Graham Mays and Jez Moss on 10 laps and Andrew Arden on 10 and local rider Paul Belton finishing on 8.

The next Solo Championship round is also run by Sudbury on the 7^th  of May at Foxborough Quarry as the points begin to sort everyone out from these first 3 rounds of a possible 7 with results from 6 to count.

Championship

1^st Ben Clark

2^nd Luke parker

3^rd Jamie Roper

4^th Will Hughes

5^th Chris Hockey

6^th Jack Berry

Expert

1^st James Yearly

2^nd Jack Edwards

3^rd Joe Henthorn

4^th Ian Parker

5^th Ross Taylor

6^th Rob Aldridge

Clubman

1^st Charlie Aldridge

2^nd Frazer Lawrence

3^rd Billy Sargeant

4^th Adam Tutton

5^th Lee Clifford

6^th Josh Womack

Expert Vets

1^st Phil Roper

2^nd Paul Spurgeon

Sportman Vets

1^st Murray Shotter

2^nd Graham Mays

3^rd Jez Moss

4^th Andrew Arden

5^th Paul Belton

6^th Paul Webb