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Yates hits the triple! 2021 South Midland Centre Motocross Championship Finale – Race Report and Results

The final round of the 2021 South Midland Centre Championships took place at Long Buckby hosted by NMCC. The unpredictable weather meant track conditions were difficult to guess in advance.

Report by Fraser Law – Images courtesy of www.motoxphotos.co.uk

Despite this the track crew once again put in weeks of hard work to ensure everything was perfect. Despite it being October it was still necessary to water the track hard on Saturday evening, before un-forecast rain showers on Sunday morning helped to finish off preparations.

In the Expert class Robert Yates took no chances, racing away to a hattrick of wins. Kyle Creevy secured second place overall by finishing ahead of third placed Thomas Allsopp in both of the afternoon races. Jordan Wills dominated both of the Junior A finals with a fine display of speed. Jamie Richmond had to be content with second each time for once, Reece Wain finished third each time ahead of George Cox. In the Junior B finals Jake Mould took the overall in what proved to be more unpredictable finishes. Nathan Kinnaird took second overall ahead of the more consistent Lee Hayward.

The NGR class saw Peter Hook run away to victory in all three legs. As the rest of the field dropped positions in at least one race, Lee Powell took second overall ahead of Tim Clark who slipped down the order in the final leg. Always popular with the spectators, the Pre 83 125 class brought out a fabulous collection of motorcycles. Robert Mead took the overall with two wins and a second place. Race two winner Jake Chamberlain finished second overall ahead of Jordan Hands. Mark Hawkins took the overall victory in the Premier O40 class, after trading wins and battling hard with Dale Phillips. Steven Chilvers took the final step on the podium.

In the always well attended Elite O50 class Anthony Leishman once again rode to a familiar overall hattrick of wins. Greg Cox rode consistently to second place each time. Shaun Brooker took third overall, as Fraser Law was side-lined with electrical issues in race one. Kevin Cole returned to racing with a fine overall victory in the Super O60 class. Vincent Wakerley took the win in the final leg on his way to second overall.

Kyle Creevy took three wins in the U40 class ahead of Reece Wain and George Elsden. George also took first overall in the 2 Stroke class that ran concurrently. Second this time was James Thompson, followed by Ian Tindle in third.

Results

Experts

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Robert Yates	135	45	45	45
2	Kyle Creevy	124	40	42	42
3	Thomas Allsopp	120	42	38	40
4	Paul Edge	112	37	37	38
5	Michael McClurg	78	38	40	–
6	Justin Carter	72	36	36	–

Junior A

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Jordan Wills	90	45	45
2	Jamie Richmond	84	42	42
3	Reece Wain	80	40	40
4	George Cox	76	38	38
5	James Thompson	73	36	37
6	Robert Hollis	73	37	36
7	Brett Wykes	70	35	35
8	Joshua Ford	66	32	34
9	George Elsden	66	33	33
10	Corey Blackwell	61	29	32
11	Charley Phillips	61	31	30
12	Scott Allen	60	34	26
13	John Dee	58	27	31
14	Russell Diggin	57	28	29
15	Anthony Banks	54	26	28
16	Brad Willis	49	22	27
17	Jack Duggins	49	24	25
18	Marc Nickerson	30	30	–
19	Daniel Barden	25	25	–
20	Ryan Blackwell	23	23	–
21	Scott Chamberlain	21	21	–
22	Daniel Miles	20	20	–
23	Bradley Thomas	19	19	–

Junior B

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Jake Mould	82	37	45
2	Nathan Kinnaird	80	38	42
3	Lee Hayward	80	40	40
4	Scott Goodson	74	36	38
5	Kieran Evans	73	42	31
6	Jack Fennymore-Birch	69	35	34
7	Ben Collins	66	34	32
8	Jordan Lamb	65	30	35
9	Thomas Elliott	62	29	33
10	Conor Frost	60	33	27
11	Ian Thompson	56	26	30
12	Sam Waterman	51	23	28
13	Ian Tindle	49	24	25
14	Nathan Goodman	49	25	24
15	Luke Twelvetree	48	22	26
16	Simon Tucker	45	16	29
17	Charlie Allsopp	45	45	–
18	Morgan Cowley	44	7	37
19	Richard Jochacy	42	19	23
20	Richard Ford	37	15	22
21	Bradley Thomas	36	–	36
22	Mark Stephens	34	14	20
23	Keiran Payne	32	32	–
24	Mark James	32	11	21
25	Liam Dale	31	31	–
26	Mark Frost	31	12	19
27	Matthew Mason	28	28	–
28	Ed Kelly	27	27	–
29	Sam Hill	27	9	18
30	Jack Hunton	21	21	–
31	Matt Huck	20	20	–
32	Ashton Coleman	18	18	–
33	James Murfitt	17	17	–
34	Trevor Bedford	13	13	–
35	Oliver Cook	10	10	–
36	Reece Kelly	8	8	–

Premier Over 40’s

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Mark Hawkins	132	45	42	45
2	Dale Phillips	129	42	45	42
3	Steven Chilvers	116	38	38	40
4	Lee Hayward	112	37	37	38
5	Gary Craig	109	36	36	37
6	Lindsay Judge	80	40	40	–
7	Stephen Marlow	35	35	–	–

Elite over 50’s

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Antony Leishman	135	45	45	45
2	Greg Cox	126	42	42	42
3	Shaun Brooker	111	36	37	38
4	Tony Fricker	108	38	34	36
5	David Grimshaw	106	31	38	37
6	Paul Burbridge	102	35	32	35
7	Nicholas Baum	98	34	30	34
8	Phillip Lovell	86	26	29	31
9	Fraser Law	80	–	40	40
10	Lee Silverosa	80	25	25	30
11	Justin Carter	76	40	36	–
12	Andy Duggins	72	37	35	–
13	John Wills	65	–	33	32
14	Matthew Mason	64	33	31	–
15	Kevin Fossey	58	30	28	–
16	Trevor Neave	55	28	27	–
17	Martin Allen	55	29	26	–
18	Ian Thompson	33	–	–	33
19	John Wills	32	32	–	–
20	Nick Hunton	27	27	–	–

Super Over 60’s

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Kevin Cole	132	45	45	42
2	Vincent Wakerley	129	42	42	45
3	Simon Tucker	118	38	40	40
4	Richard Jochacy	109	37	35	37
5	Nigel Miller	108	35	38	35
6	Richard Ford	107	33	36	38
7	Reg Willis	107	36	37	34
8	Stephen Hollins	106	40	33	33
9	Colin Booker	98	32	34	32
10	Trevor Roberts	94	31	32	31
11	Mark Stephens	70	34	–	36