Penultimate Round of the Darley Moor Championship takes place on Sunday 20th September

Tuesday September 15, 2015 at 2:17pm

The penultimate round of the Darley Moor Motorcycle Road Race Championship is set to be a bumper meeting this Sunday, 20th September 2015, with a much bigger entry list than over the previous couple of Rounds. With the large majority of classes still to be decided there is certain to be some excellent racing on the track, near Wyaston, Ashbourne, Derbyshire (DE6 2ET).

With 54 points still available before the season ends, 18 points are available at Round 7 and 36 points from the final Round, there are only two classes that have been decided already. Brian Prescott is the Classic 350 Champion and Jamie O’Brien the Classic 1000 Champion, whilst nine of the remaining classes are being headed by just four riders.

Brendan Brown is currently leading 3 classes, the Peak Cup and Open Solo class, ahead of Simon Bowyer by 11 points and 16 points respectively on his 1000cc machine. His 3rd Championship is the 125GP class which he leads by 13points from Derek Clarke.

Chris Moore is leading the Pre 98(Up to 500cc) by 21 points from O’Brien and the Lightweight class by 36 points from Darren Spruce.

Lloyd Shelley has a 17 point advantage over Jamie Medhurst in the Formula 600 class, but just a single point puts him above Gary Henriksen in Sound of Thunder class.

Brad Vicars heads the Formula Darley and Mini Sound of Thunder classes, both from David Carson, by 12 points and 5 points respectively.

James Hind could possibly be crowned Formula 125 Champion this weekend, currently enjoying a 49 point advantage over young George Pidcock, providing he can secure just 5 points this weekend the title will be out of the grasp of Pidcock, irrespective of his results.

There are also large point advantages in the Pre Injection 600, Classic 250 and Classic 500 classes; Stone’s Andy Lowe and Robert Wise are separated by 34 points in the Pre Injection class; Geoff Hadwin enjoys a 30 point lead over Andy Wilson, and Gordon Thorpe has a 34 point lead over Oliver Presswood in the Classic 500 table.

The remaining classes will definitely ensure that there will still be Championships to be decided at the final Round. Virgil Stevenson has a 15 point lead over Richard Stubbs in the Pre98’s (Up to 1300cc) class. Anthony Porter has just a 9 point advantage over Dean Ephgrave in the Steel Framed 600 class.

On three wheels, the pairing of Anthony Eades/Nick Roberts has a 13 point lead in the Open Sidecar class over Ray Thomas/Neil Aslaksen. The Formula 600 sidecar class has the narrowest margin at the top of the table; Howard Baker/Mike Killingsworth just 5 points above John Chandler/Karl Schofield.

In addition to these regular Darley Moor Championship classes this weekend will give spectators another opportunity to watch the national Classic 50 riders, when they were last at the circuit Samuel Grief secured two comfortable victories aboard his machine.

As always Practice will starts at 10am, with the first race scheduled for 11.30am. The cost of adult admission to Darley Moor for all meetings, except the end of season Stars at Darley meeting, is £12.00 per day, children under 16 are free, and Senior Citizens are £8.00. Parking and Paddock Transfer is free and a programme costs just £3.00. Adult admission to the Test Days is £6.00, Senior Citizens 65 and over £4.00.

Championship positions (after Round 6)

Peak Cup

1st Brendan Brown, 65pts; 2nd, Simon Bowyer 54pts; 3rd Jamie Medhurst, 31pts

Open Solo

1st Brendan Brown, 70pts; 2nd, Simon Bowyer 54pts; 3rd, Jim Hodson 30pts

Open Sidecars

1st Anthony Eades/Nick Roberts 64pts; 2nd Ray Thomas/Neil Aslaksen, 51pts; 3rd Tony Thompson/Jack Jones, 33pts

Lightweight

1st Chris Moore 63pts; 2nd Darren Spruce, 27pts; 3rd Matty Whelan, 26pts

GP125

1st Brendan Brown, 67pts; 2nd Derek Clark, 54pts; 3rd Richard Mortimer, 46pts

Formula 600