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The Bog factor! 2022 Eastern Enduro Championship Round 2 – Race Report & Results

Worries of a flooded course following heavy rain the previous week proved unwarranted as the track had dried to near perfect conditions at Foxborough for the second round of the GH Motorcycles Eastern Solo Enduro championship.

Report and Images by Paula Day Photography

The first event of the year for Sudbury MCC didn’t disappoint and welcomed back hundreds of spectators to enjoy the two-and-a-half-hour event with 130 starters from the whole Eastern centre region. The track was beautifully graded and laid out by the busy army of helpers and committee members who worked tirelessly following the havoc wreaked by storm Eunice and rode beautifully providing a mix of open farmland and natural woodland.

Ben Cole

The two bogs proved a deciding factor separating the riders dramatically with a much shorter harder option through the bog for the brave and fearless who weren’t frightened to tackle it flat out or a much longer drier twisty option for those playing safe.

Raymond Otaka

The first few laps saw riders getting to grips with slippery logs in the tight wooded section, with few places to overtake it was all about the technique of tackling the obstacles as quickly as possible till the field stretched out.

With each of the five classes setting off in rows of 40 at 30 second intervals the track was soon buzzing with bikes and back markers were being lapped by the championship and expert riders within the first lap. Fitness was key over the lengthy race though it proved too much for some so early in the season with 19 riders failing to finish out of the 130 starters.

Ben Clark

A well-deserved Championship win for Luke Parker from Norwich Vikings on 23 Laps making it his first win in this current series, over Ben Clark on 22 laps with Jamie Roper in third place three minutes behind on the same Lap Score.

The Sudbury Club look forward to welcoming everyone back to Foxborough on the 8th May for the third round in this 6 race Eastern Region championship series.

Results

Championship Class

1st Luke Parker 23 Laps
2nd Ben Clark 22 Laps
3rd Jamie Roper 22 Laps
4th Ben Cole 22 Laps
5th Christopher Hockey 21 laps
6th Jack Sheppard 21 Laps

Expert Class
1st Joseph Hall 21 Laps
2nd Toby Morley 20 Laps
3rd Shaun Leggett 20 Laps
4th Jack Austin 20 Laps
5th James Yearly 20 Laps
6th Adam Durkin 20 Laps

Clubman
1st Max Agar 20 Laps
2nd Robert Armitage 19 Laps
3rd Ben Jones 18 Laps
4th Gus Oblein 18 Laps
5th Lloyd Barker 18 Laps
6th Jonathan masters 18 Laps

Clubman Vet
1st Jason Green 17 Laps
2nd Simon Davies 17 Laps
3rd Jason Carsboult 17 Laps
4th Raymond Otoka 17 Laps
5th Spencer Newland 16 Laps
6th Chris Welch 16 Laps

Sportsman Vet
1st John Hilton 18 Laps
2nd Alan Vissian 18 Laps
3rd Paul Belton 17 Laps
4th Graham Mays 17 Laps
5th Jeremy Moss 16 Laps
6th Nigel Ross 16 Laps

Expert Vet
1st Paul Spurgeon 18 Laps

Full Results >> Foxborough adult H&H 13.3.22v1

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