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Tombs and Gardiner take Victory at Wattisfield – ACU Eastern Centre Motocross championship Round 2 – Race Report & Results

Tombs and Gardiner take Victory at Wattisfield – ACU Eastern Centre Motocross championship Round 2 – Race Report & Results

Diss MCC staged round two of the Eastern Centre Motocross Championships, sponsored by Instanda and Stebbings Car Superstore, at their Wattisfield Hall circuit on Sunday.

Report from Charlie Ralph – Images courtesy of Andy Waters

Heavy rain on the previous day, had made the hardpack circuit perfect for racing, and following timed practise, the fastest forty qualified for the Premier class, leaving three full groups of riders in the support classes.

The first twenty-minute-long Premier group race saw Lewis Tombs, (Banks Honda), snatching the lead from Norfolk’s Declan Whittle, Lings Husqvarna), to claim another 25 points win, to add to his maximum 75 point haul at Wakes Colne at round one. Whittle held off former champion, Luke Parker, (Pope Kawasaki) for a few laps, but after ten minutes, Parker made his move to snatch second place. Reece Martin on his MX2 Husqvarna, rode well for fourth place, from Max Broadbelt. Will Farrow got the better of Rob Nicoll to round off the top six. A heavy fall at the start, saw Ben Cole scything through the pack from dead last to claim 8th position. Leading junior was Ryan Gardiner, who battled with sixteen-year-old Callum Murfitt throughout, to take 10th place.

Parker led the second leg at the start, but Tombs soon moved to the front of the pack, leaving Parker to fend off his fellow Norfolk rivals, Whiittle and Cole. The trio battled hard, with Parker claiming another second-place finish, ahead of Whittle and Cole. Impressive teenager, Will Farrow, competing in his first year as an expert, took 5th place, ahead of Nicoll, Brad Woodroffe and Sam Arbon. Callum Murfitt had an excellent ride to top the juniors with a 10th place.

The third leg saw Tombs leading into the tight first corner, chased by Parker and Reece Martin. but a couple of spills by the former National grade rider, saw Parker taking over at the front. Tombs gave chase, but after a third spill, had to settle for second place, behind a jubilant Parker. Martin rode well for third, holding off Cole and Whittle. South African Woodroffe was 6th, just ahead of a great battle between Farrow, Arbon, Nicoll and George Ellis. First junior was Gardiner in 12th, but it could have been so different as young Murfitt was forced into the fencing on the first corner, spoiling his overall chances.

Braintree rider, Aaron Smith, took the overall win in the supporting A group of races. A win in race one, followed by a third and second place, was enough to finish ahead of young Finley Jarvis.

Jarvis rode consistently well, with two seconds and a third place. Jack Whitlam secured third overall, and despite two leg wins, Robert Baldry had to settle for 4th on the day.

In the group B supports, Dan Palmer took the overall win with three second place finishes. Local rider, Andy Cattermole had two race wins, and a 5th place to take 2nd place in the overall standings.

Robert Lock took his Kawasaki to three race wins in group C, and despite a trip in the pond, Carl Hood secured second overall. Former speedway rider, Shaun Tacey had a second and third place finish, but a problem at the start of race three saw him having to settle for third overall on the day.

Round three of the series is on May 30th at the Blaxhall circuit, hosted by the Woodbridge club.

Results

Premier Class Expert 

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Lewis Tombs 72 25 25 22
2 Luke Parker 69 22 22 25
3 Declan Whittle 56 20 20 16
4 Reece Martin 50 18 12 20
5 Benjamin Cole 49 13 18 18
6 Wiliam Farrow 45 15 16 14
7 Robert Nicoll 41 14 15 12
8 Samuel Arbon 36 10 13 13
9 George Ellis 34 12 11 11
10 Brad Woodroffe 29 14 15
11 Harry Clark 26 8 8 10
12 Jack Youngs 25 9 7 9
13 Benjamin Alexander 25 11 9 5
14 Connor Baldry 22 5 10 7
15 Tomas Hardcastle 19 6 5 8
16 Philip Burton 19 7 6 6
17 Max Broadbelt 16 16
18 Bill Moynes 4 4

Premier Class Junior

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Ryan Gardiner 72 25 22 25
2 Callum Murfitt 62 22 25 15
3 Tommy Clark 57 20 15 22
4 Connor Bunkle 56 16 20 20
5 Matthew French 54 18 18 18
6 Ryan Powley 43 13 14 16
7 Archie Fisher 43 14 16 13
8 Shaun Leggett 40 15 11 14
9 Daniel Willis 28 3 13 12
10 Gareth Lane 28 10 8 10
11 Shane Brown 28 8 12 8
12 Benjamin Watling 26 12 9 5
13 Mark Goodson 25 6 10 9
14 Joshua Deadman 22 5 6 11
15 Marc Nickerson 22 11 5 6
16 Charlie Baker 17 9 4 4
17 Jake Ward 17 7 7 3
18 Luke Nolan 11 2 2 7
19 Callum Lake 9 4 3 2
20 Ben Roper 2 1 1
21 Ethan Martin 1 1

Support A

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Aaron Smith 129 45 41 43
2 Finley Jarvis 127 43 43 41
3 Jack Whitlam 117 41 39 37
4 Robert Baldry 108 18 45 45
5 Lewis Holmes 106 35 32 39
6 Paul Hubbard 104 34 35 35
7 Shaun Palfrey 104 37 34 33
8 Lewis Bond 102 33 37 32
9 Marcus Smith 91 31 29 31
10 James Gadd 83 29 28 26
11 Jack Austin 81 24 30 27
12 William Jurgens 81 30 31 20
13 Karl Sturman 80 27 19 34
14 Jason Aylett 80 28 27 25
15 Thomas Mustard 72 21 23 28
16 Kieren Hibble 70 32 21 17
17 Jack Watling 67 12 25 30
18 Scott Goodson 57 23 26 8
19 Stephen Atkins 55 20 13 22
20 Daniel Wright 55 14 22 19
21 Bradley Allen 52 19 33
22 Henry Cox 51 15 12 24
23 Daniel Lawlor 49 17 20 12
24 Dan Lee 46 6 11 29
25 Josh Smith 45 8 14 23
26 Ben Secker 45 11 18 16
27 Georgia Potter 44 16 7 21
28 Josh Sturman 43 9 16 18
29 Joshua Warren 42 22 10 10
30 Robert Aldridge 42 39 3
31 Ty Atkins 41 26 6 9
32 Daniel Cummings 39 7 17 15
33 Olly Quinsee 39 13 15 11
34 Gareth Cushion 34 10 24
35 Zak Roberts 29 25 4
36 Aaron Holden 28 5 9 14
37 Tavis Coulson 25 4 8 13
38 Dean Suckling 5 5

Support B

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Dan Palmer 129 43 43 43
2 Andrew Cattermole 127 37 45 45
3 Ethan Cone 115 41 39 35
4 Johnny Ellis 113 35 37 41
5 Chris Elvin 101 31 33 37
6 Jacob Carter 100 26 35 39
7 Dexter Lambe 99 39 30 30
8 Charlie Starsmoore 94 32 34 28
9 George Stark 86 21 32 33
10 Sam Cushion 86 45 41
11 Max Monk 84 27 25 32
12 Lewis Abel 82 34 27 21
13 Ryan Goode 78 30 19 29
14 Craig Page-Baker 76 23 29 24
15 Ryan Preston 76 33 31 12
16 Luke Jordan Pharoah 75 29 15 31
17 Andrew Rooke 69 22 20 27
18 Jesse Eaves 66 25 7 34
19 Lewis Saunders 61 24 17 20
20 Andrew Smith 56 28 28
21 Jake Lane 53 15 21 17
22 Aaron Saunders 52 20 18 14
23 Shaun Woodrow 51 18 8 25
24 Reece Horne 49 23 26
25 Samuel Cook 49 12 14 23
26 Jack Noon 44 16 13 15
27 Ollie Denyer 43 17 26
28 Wayne Fulcher 43 19 24
29 Russell Snowling 34 6 6 22
30 Adam Groom 34 9 9 16
31 Dylan Wilby 30 11 19
32 Michael Kester 30 12 18
33 Tom Garnham 30 14 16
34 Ian Fisher 23 5 5 13
35 Jack Matthews 22 22
36 Robbie Blaxell 20 10 10
37 Robert Green 13 13
38 Jason Turner 11 11
39 Shaun Mutch 8 8
40 David Ward 7 7

Support C

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Robert Lock 135 45 45 45
2 Carl Hood 115 39 37 39
3 Shaun Tacey 115 43 41 31
4 Russell Brown 109 32 34 43
5 John Rogers 107 37 35 35
6 John Smith 101 33 31 37
7 Tony Rooke 98 34 32 32
8 William Pooley 97 26 30 41
9 Anna Groves 94 28 33 33
10 Trevor Neave 87 31 27 29
11 Jack Hunton 85 30 21 34
12 Evan Brown 84 25 29 30
13 Robert Mortlock 84 41 43
14 Jason Eaves 83 29 26 28
15 Darren Stone 74 35 39
16 Stephen Hood 73 27 20 26
17 Kai Ryder 71 23 23 25
18 Adam Baker 68 24 24 20
19 Matthew Herring 61 19 19 23
20 Andrew Carter 58 21 22 15
21 Ashley Doggett 57 22 13 22
22 Travis Dorrington 53 18 16 19
23 Aaron Tilley 52 25 27
24 Nick Hunton 50 11 15 24
25 Michael Blaxell 50 15 17 18
26 Liam Ryland-Pye 50 16 18 16
27 Geraint Hubbard 49 20 12 17
28 Colin Booker 47 12 14 21
29 Paul Neave 38 14 11 13
30 Mark Jackson 31 17 14
31 Ben Saltmarsh 28 28
32 Aiden Payne 23 13 10
33 Mark Secker 22 10 12