Bolt is the Iron Man! 2021 British Extreme Enduro Championship Round 3 – Report & Results
Dirtbike Action hosted the third round of the 2021 ACU British Extreme Enduro Championship and the Iron Mine Extreme, which was held on the site of the old Iron Mine which closed in 1932.
The conditions were bone dry and it was very hot as the area had its hottest day of the year making things even harder for the riders.
The course used many of the old mine features, with hard relentless going of steep hill and descents, coupled with the remains of the old mine buildings and a bog for race 2 which certainly gave the riders a workout.
In race one there was an easier course than the later race, and it was the youth riders who took overall control of the race with Ashton Brigthmore and Cynan Jones a lap in front of anyone else with a masterful display of riding. Henry Life was third in the Youth class and in the race overall.
Tom Slater stole the march in the Sportsman class and grabbed the number one spot ahead of Phillip Hall in second and Tom Craggs third.
In the Vets Darren Heyes claimed the victory over Chris Salt and Scott Booth.
Race 2 saw the Championship, Expert, Elite Vets and Clubman do battle and it was Jono Richardson who held the lead early on from Billy Bolt. The course changes implemented took their toll on many including a bog which would claim many victims, with Richardson one of the riders who would suffer a DNF due to clutch problems. With Richardson out Bolt led the charge with Will Hoare in hot pursuit and keeping the pressure on for 2 hours with only a few seconds between them but the last 30 minutes Will dropped back giving the factory Husqvarna star Bolt the win, with Hoare second and Jack Spencer third having a fantastic ride to get his first ever championship class podium on the Beta UK machine.
Mitch Brightmore was right in the mix finishing fourth overall in the race and winning the Expert Class. Lee Sampson took the number two spot in the Experts with Richard Moorhouse third.
In the Elite Vets Mark Jackson hammered home 14 laps, one more than Matty Temple in second with Jamie Black rounding out the podium.
Jack Winn led the way the Clubman category fending off Doug Lote and Charlie Goddard.
Results
PM Race
| Pos | Name | Class | Laps | Total Tm | Diff |
| 1 | BILLY B0LT | Championship | 18 | 34:26.0 | |
| 2 | WILL HOARE | Championship | 18 | 36:44.7 | 02:18.7 |
| 3 | JACK SPENCER | Championship | 17 | 36:28.8 | 1 Lap |
| 4 | MITCH BRIGHTMORE | Expert | 17 | 37:20.5 | 1 Lap |
| 5 | JACK PRICE | Championship | 17 | 39:33.7 | 1 Lap |
| 6 | JOE DEAKIN | Championship | 16 | 30:02.5 | 2 Laps |
| 7 | JAMES DABILL | Championship | 16 | 30:13.2 | 2 Laps |
| 8 | LEE SAMPSON | Expert | 16 | 31:50.5 | 2 Laps |
| 9 | RICHARD MOORHOUSE | Expert | 16 | 32:50.4 | 2 Laps |
| 10 | ALED PRICE | Expert | 16 | 39:19.0 | 2 Laps |
| 11 | WIL WESTGARTH | Expert | 15 | 30:11.4 | 3 Laps |
| 12 | ROBERT CRAYSTON | Expert | 15 | 32:35.2 | 3 Laps |
| 13 | JOE DAWSON | Expert | 15 | 32:43.7 | 3 Laps |
| 14 | KALEM HICKS | Expert | 15 | 35:13.0 | 3 Laps |
| 15 | JAMES ALLEN | Expert | 15 | 35:43.3 | 3 Laps |
| 16 | REECE GAZZARD | Expert | 15 | 35:52.5 | 3 Laps |
| 17 | JAMES JACKSON | Expert | 15 | 38:20.8 | 3 Laps |
| 18 | MARK JACKSON | Elite Vets | 14 | 31:27.1 | 4 Laps |
| 19 | TOM MINTER | Expert | 14 | 31:32.7 | 4 Laps |
| 20 | JACK WINN | Clubman | 14 | 35:39.2 | 4 Laps |
| 21 | DOUG LOTE | Clubman | 14 | 36:05.2 | 4 Laps |
| 22 | JAMIE WILLIAMS | Expert | 14 | 36:56.0 | 4 Laps |
| 23 | CHARLIE GODDARD | Clubman | 14 | 38:19.3 | 4 Laps |
| 24 | BRODIE HEYES | Expert | 14 | 39:15.5 | 4 Laps |
| 25 | SAM MYERS | Expert | 14 | 39:43.3 | 4 Laps |
| 26 | MIKE SLATER | Expert | 14 | 40:48.3 | 4 Laps |
| 27 | MATTY TEMPLE | Elite Vets | 13 | 31:31.3 | 5 Laps |
| 28 | SHANE TASKER | Clubman | 13 | 34:00.2 | 5 Laps |
| 29 | STEVIE ROPER | Expert | 13 | 34:55.5 | 5 Laps |
| 30 | DANNY CALKIN | Clubman | 13 | 35:07.2 | 5 Laps |
| 31 | ASH JONES | Clubman | 13 | 35:57.0 | 5 Laps |
| 32 | LOAN HEYCOCK | Clubman | 13 | 38:18.2 | 5 Laps |
| 33 | MIKE TAYLOR | Clubman | 13 | 39:30.6 | 5 Laps |
| 34 | LEE MEREDITH | Clubman | 13 | 40:16.8 | 5 Laps |
| 35 | CHRIS BROWN | Expert | 13 | 40:22.8 | 5 Laps |
| 36 | BEN TENNANT | Clubman | 12 | 31:29.8 | 6 Laps |
| 37 | LEE CORBETT | Clubman | 12 | 31:48.1 | 6 Laps |
| 38 | JAMES SCOWCROFT | Clubman | 12 | 42:11.1 | 6 Laps |
| 39 | CHLOE RICHARDSON | Clubman | 12 | 42:22.9 | 6 Laps |
| 40 | JAMIE BLACK | Elite Vets | 12 | 43:16.1 | 6 Laps |
| 41 | EDWARD ELKIN | Clubman | 11 | 32:46.5 | 7 Laps |
| 42 | BRANDON BURNS | Expert | 11 | 35:21.6 | 7 Laps |
| 43 | DAN UDALL | Clubman | 11 | 41:19.9 | 7 Laps |
| 44 | PAUL DALEY-SMITH | Elite Vets | 11 | 41:43.2 | 7 Laps |
| 45 | IAN PARKER | Clubman | 10 | 30:41.6 | 8 Laps |
| 46 | BEN ROPER | Elite Vets | 10 | 31:06.6 | 8 Laps |
| 47 | MITCH PARKES | Clubman | 10 | 37:46.4 | 8 Laps |
| 48 | MARC VARDY | Expert | 10 | 38:05.6 | 8 Laps |
| 49 | MICHAEL LYONS | Clubman | 10 | 40:03.8 | 8 Laps |
| 50 | MARC BLENKINSOP | Clubman | 10 | 40:13.3 | 8 Laps |
| 51 | TOMMY GRIMMER | Clubman | 9 | 32:25.9 | 9 Laps |
| 52 | ELLIOTT WOODALL | Clubman | 9 | 32:33.2 | 9 Laps |
| 53 | MICHAEL SCRIVEN | Clubman | 9 | 34:34.5 | 9 Laps |
| 54 | KIERAN WEAR | Clubman | 9 | 37:22.9 | 9 Laps |
| 55 | ZAK STOKER | Clubman | 8 | 30:42.7 | 10 Laps |
| 56 | MALCOLM SUMMERS | Clubman | 8 | 32:01.4 | 10 Laps |
| 57 | ANTHONY TURNER | Clubman | 8 | 41:46.9 | 10 Laps |
| 58 | ANDY VOWLES | Clubman | 8 | 48:03.6 | 10 Laps |
| 59 | PAUL DIXON | Clubman | 7 | 37:29.2 | 11 Laps |
| 60 | HESSAM MIRMIRAN | Clubman | 6 | 30:51.3 | 12 Laps |
| 61 | JONATHAN BROWN | Clubman | 6 | 34:53.5 | 12 Laps |
| 62 | NICK GIFFORD | Clubman | 6 | 38:45.6 | 12 Laps |
| DNF | THOMAS WIDD | Expert | 8 | 24:15.5 | DNF |
| DNF | JACK ADAMS | Clubman | 8 | 28:44.8 | DNF |
| DNF | SAM WINTERBURN | Championship | 4 | 38:04.6 | DNF |
| DNF | PETER COLLINS | Expert | 4 | 43:54.8 | DNF |
| DNF | ASHLEY BACHE | Clubman | 4 | 54:57.6 | DNF |
| DNF | GRANT CHURCHWARD | Elite Vets | 2 | 24:33.8 | DNF |
| DNF | JACAB UDALL | Clubman | 2 | 57:44.3 | DNF |
| DNF | JONO RICHARDSON | Championship | 1 | 08:23.7 | DNF |
| DNF | LEWIS HELLIWELL | Clubman | 1 | 19:47.3 | DNF |
| DNF | ROSS MAILER | Clubman | 1 | 30:32.3 | DNF |
AM Race
| Pos | PIC | No. | Name | Class | Laps | Total Tm | Diff |
| 1 | 1 | 58 | ASHTON BRIGHTMORE | Youth | 13 | 01:14.1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 64 | CYNAN JONES | Youth | 13 | 10:23.7 | 09:09.6 |
| 3 | 3 | 65 | HENRY LIFE | Youth | 12 | 03:25.0 | 1 Lap |
| 4 | 4 | 62 | BERT BOAM | Youth | 12 | 06:29.3 | 1 Lap |
| 5 | 5 | 57 | JOSH KNIGHT | Youth | 11 | 00:33.1 | 2 Laps |
| 6 | 6 | 55 | SAM BOYD | Youth | 11 | 00:40.5 | 2 Laps |
| 7 | 7 | 56 | CALLUM HUGHES | Youth | 11 | 01:41.6 | 2 Laps |
| 8 | 1 | 81 | TOM SLATER | Sportsman | 11 | 03:50.2 | 2 Laps |
| 9 | 2 | 67 | PHILIP HALL | Sportsman | 11 | 04:18.5 | 2 Laps |
| 10 | 1 | 48 | DARREN HEYES | Vets | 11 | 06:43.7 | 2 Laps |
| 11 | 2 | 39 | CHRIS SALT | Vets | 11 | 08:23.3 | 2 Laps |
| 12 | 3 | 72 | TOM CRAGGS | Sportsman | 11 | 11:49.6 | 2 Laps |
| 13 | 4 | 76 | LIAM McSHANE | Sportsman | 10 | 03:36.4 | 3 Laps |
| 14 | 5 | 73 | BEN CROWCROFT | Sportsman | 10 | 03:48.9 | 3 Laps |
| 15 | 3 | 47 | SCOTT BOOTH | Vets | 10 | 03:57.0 | 3 Laps |
| 16 | 6 | 89 | MATTY NAPPER | Sportsman | 10 | 04:34.4 | 3 Laps |
| 17 | 4 | 127 | PAUL WESTGARTH | Vets | 10 | 08:07.9 | 3 Laps |
| 18 | 7 | 71 | JAMIE BERRY | Sportsman | 10 | 10:14.6 | 3 Laps |
| 19 | 8 | 59 | ALEX DAVIES | Youth | 9 | 00:35.4 | 4 Laps |
| 20 | 5 | 50 | SIMON NUTTER | Vets | 9 | 01:19.5 | 4 Laps |
| 21 | 8 | 79 | DAVID LAMB | Sportsman | 9 | 01:52.2 | 4 Laps |
| 22 | 6 | 38 | IAN ROBINSON | Vets | 8 | 00:17.0 | 5 Laps |
| 23 | 9 | 93 | ANDREW BARKER | Sportsman | 8 | 01:00.3 | 5 Laps |
| 24 | 9 | 61 | LUCAS TRAVERS | Youth | 8 | 06:01.6 | 5 Laps |
| 25 | 10 | 66 | ARRON WALTON | Sportsman | 8 | 06:11.7 | 5 Laps |
| 26 | 7 | 53 | PAUL McKIE | Vets | 8 | 07:38.0 | 5 Laps |
| 27 | 11 | 86 | ADAM CURWEN | Sportsman | 8 | 08:53.8 | 5 Laps |
| 28 | 12 | 83 | JAMES LEE TYAS | Sportsman | 8 | 10:31.9 | 5 Laps |
| 29 | 8 | 51 | STEVIE HANNA | Vets | 8 | 10:38.2 | 5 Laps |
| 30 | 13 | 70 | CHRIS BURKE | Sportsman | 7 | 06:52.3 | 6 Laps |
| 31 | 14 | 85 | DUNCAN ROSE | Sportsman | 7 | 10:05.6 | 6 Laps |
| 32 | 15 | 46 | DEAN GIBLIN | Sportsman | 7 | 10:28.3 | 6 Laps |
| 33 | 16 | 87 | GRANT ATHERSMITH | Sportsman | 7 | 14:49.6 | 6 Laps |
| 34 | 10 | 63 | RYAN STONELEY | Youth | 6 | 00:38.2 | 7 Laps |
| 35 | 17 | 94 | ADAM AINSLIE | Sportsman | 6 | 01:50.3 | 7 Laps |
| 36 | 9 | 52 | CARL TENNANT | Vets | 6 | 03:03.6 | 7 Laps |
| 37 | 18 | 45 | SAMUAL BOSWELL | Sportsman | 5 | 00:15.4 | 8 Laps |
| 38 | 19 | 75 | ALED HEYWARD | Sportsman | 5 | 03:18.7 | 8 Laps |
| 39 | 20 | 74 | DANIEL TAMPLIN | Sportsman | 5 | 07:19.6 | 8 Laps |
| 40 | 10 | 49 | MARK GIBSON | Vets | 5 | 15:31.1 | 8 Laps |
| 41 | 21 | 80 | ZOE ZEMBRZUSKI | Sportsman | 5 | 16:50.1 | 8 Laps |
| 42 | 22 | 90 | ZAC ROLAND | Sportsman | 5 | 16:52.8 | 8 Laps |
| 43 | 23 | 68 | MICHAEL PAYNE | Sportsman | 4 | 05:14.4 | 9 Laps |
| 44 | 11 | 40 | ROBERT ALLINSON | Vets | 4 | 07:18.3 | 9 Laps |
| 45 | 24 | 161 | DAVID SIMM | Sportsman | 4 | 11:43.9 | 9 Laps |
| 46 | 12 | 42 | PETER CRAWFORD | Vets | 3 | 00:25.0 | 10 Laps |
| 47 | 25 | 69 | RICHARD CHAMLEY | Sportsman | 3 | 00:52.2 | 10 Laps |
| DNF | DNF | 92 | BEN HUMES | Sportsman | 2 | 43:30.1 | DNF |
