Sudbury MCC Dave Barkshire 2-man Championship at Pebmarsh

A damp misty morning following heavy rain greeted the sombre riders briefing as Roger Chaplin the President of Sudbury MCC paid tribute to the Late Queen Elizabeth II before a 2 minutes silence.

This last event in the Dave Barkshire championship series concludes a difficult summer with events being cancelled or postponed due to fire risk and excessive dust, with final places being decided Saturdays downpours created perfect going and presented enough challenges for the most experienced rider as they tackled changes of terrain, ditches, bridges, bogs, logs and stubble with long fast straights for each riders 4 half hour timed sessions.

With a few mechanical issues troubling a number of partnerships it made for challenging handovers and time was key to getting the laps in and clocking up as few penalties as possible. With the course reversed for the afternoon sessions and a special test for the first rider out the beautiful hot autumn afternoon guaranteed some keen sport for the good turnout of supportive spectators to enjoy.

Championship 

1^st Jamie Roper & Craig Roper

2^nd Jack Sheppard & Toby Morley

3^rd Byron Jenness & Tom Braddock

4^th Jake Nichols & Joe Blacker

5^th George Eustace & Duncan Eustace

6^th Joe Henthorne & Shaun Leggett

Expert

1^st Jack Berry & Steve Mason

2^nd Barnaby Knight & Archie Gunton

3^rd Richard Squirrel & Dean Smith

4^th Jack Gatland & Mason Miller

5^th Jonathan Finch & Daniel Hills

6^th Chris Ballard & Paul Spurgeon

Clubman

1^st Oliver Brinkley & Dale Brinkley

2^nd Jonathon Masters & Russell Kenward

3^rd Lloyd Barker & Wayne Barker

4^th Paul Belton & Will Belton

5^th Terry Griffiths & Connor Ward

6^th Tim Ford & Paul Bennett