Classic Scrambling gets underway! Somerset Scramble Club – Race Report and Results

Last Sunday the Somerset Scramble Club did their utmost to host the first Scramble in 2020. There were some sleepless nights for the organisers as the original venue wasn’t guaranteed as the grass had to be cut first and with just two days to go to the event the field was made unavailable, so another venue had to be found and give credit, where credit is due to the club, didn’t waste any time in finding one.

Report and Images by Dave Rich

All restrictions were included at the event due to Covid-19. Unfortunately, spectators were not allowed, but that didn’t put the dampers on the event as the stubble field produced some good racing in all classes. It was a step back in time as there was no start gate nor elastic, so it was a flag start with all riders having to put their left hand on their helmets and wait for the flag to drop.

In the Pre 74 classic class, this was to produce some of the best racing of the day with some close racing in all three races which was to produce three different race winners. The opening race was won by Matt Holcombe with Luke Parsons winning race 2, but it was Peter Hollinshead on his 1958 650 BSA a10 who won the last race by a whisker from Ross Wormer to put Hollinshead on the same points as Matt, but by virtue of winning the last race, Hollinshead was to take the overall.

The four-stroke category welcomed back a name from the past in the shape of Brian Withers who was back riding after several years out of the sport, and he showed he has still got it and was to take the overall after winning all three races.

In the Twinshock A class, it was Marcus Clare who ran away with the win in the opening race, but not so good for Kristian Marshall who could only manage 5^th after not the best of starts, but Marshall made amends in the second race taking the win from Clare, but Clare took the win in the last race and with it the overall from Marshall.

In Twinshock B there were two wins for Jim Shand, but a mistake in the last race cost him, and that was won by Eamon Cullen.

There was a win each in Twinshock C for Matt Harris, Rick Gardner, and Dave Watson whereas in Twinshock D it was John Pearce who won the opening race, but he had no answer to Daniel Morley in the other two races who raced away to victory in both and with it took the overall.

The Evo class was fast and furious with James Reeves dominating the opening race, but it was Matthew Holcombe who pipped James in the other two races.

Overall Results

Pre 74 Classics

1^st Peter Hollinshead

2^nd Matt Holcombe

3^rd Mark Mumford

4^th Ross Wormer

5^th Luke Parsons

6^th Mike Hodges

7^th Phillip Nicholls

8^th William Holland

Four Strokes

1^st Bryan Withers

2^nd George Wolff

3^rd Ryan Baker

4^th Ed Spear

5^th Dan Dark

6^th Paul Clarke

7^th Steve Davey

8^th Kevin Allen

Twinshock A

1^st Marcus Clare

2^nd Kristian Marshall

3^rd Tom Paulley

4^th Ross Millard

5^th Andy Elliot

6^th Steve Fews

7^th Phillip Peaster

8^th Luke Hickie

Twinshock B

1^st Jim Shand

2^nd Eamon Cullen

3^rd James Tupman

4^th James Scott

5^th Kevin Butcher

6^th Neil Aldridge

7^th Frank Morley

8^th Chris Stone

Twinshock C

1^st Dave Watson

2^nd Kevin Spiller

3^rd Gary Champ

4^th Justin Maddison

5^th Keith Newman

6^th Kevin Butt

7^th Robert Lawrence

8^th Michael Hill

Twinshock D

1^st Daniel Morley

2^nd Clifford Stone

3^rd James Bristow

4^th Steven Bristow

5^th Louis Butt

6^th Dan Drake

7^th Darren Sharpe

8^th Richard Tupman

Evo Class

1^st Matthew Holcombe

2^nd James Reeves

3^rd Darryl Sturt

4^th Tyler Green

5^th Ross Kerr

6^th Matt Yates

7^th Andy Elliot

8^th Triss Macey