Rooster’s Race Report ~ Northern Region Round 7, Manchester!
The penultimate round of the series visited Manchester, with rider numbers boosted by competitors from other regions looking to get experience on the Platt Fields track ahead of the National Series. Despite the rain the atmosphere was good, with the No Limits guys brightening the day for several novice racers with lots of free stickers. Monster Energy Drinks were on hand to dispense much needed fuel and with raffle prizes kindly donated by The Northwest Mountain Bike Centre there was plenty of off the track fun for spectators and riders alike.
A real highlight of the day was the novice category, featuring several riders stepping up from the youth club. Sabian Brown, who has enormous potential, took the win ahead of Ryan Cagney.
Results
7 and Under Girls; Imogen Hill Goldcoast 1st Ellie Featherstone North East 2nd
8-9 Girls; Ellie Jo Chappell Mid Lancs 1st, Elena Stafford Preston Pirates 2nd
10-12 Girls Manchester’s Valerie Zebrokova took 1st again, to keep a perfect record for the series.
13-15 Girls; Alice Law from Derby took the win in her only outing in the North Region, The Ghostrider’s Emma Myers took 2nd cementing her 2nd place in the series.
16+ Girls saw Alice’s sister Katie take the win ahead of Mid Lancs rider Hannah Boyle.
6 and Under Boys; Alex Brookes was perfect again, taking the win for Preston.
7 Boys Ryan Brookes won and leads ahead of 3 other Pirates in the overall.
8 Boys saw Finn Hall 1st (and overall) ahead of clubmate Ross Cullen.
9 Boys Euan Hunt pipped clubmate Shay Casey surprise surprise, both Preston!
10 Boys North East’s Ben Featherstone took the win ahead of Jamie Norris-Still from Mid-Lancs but there’s no room for relaxing with one round to go.
In 11 Boys Jake Jones won ahead of Chris Worrall, but Chris retain his lead in the series.
In 12 Boys, Mid Lancs clubmates Paddy Sharrock and Jack Clarke continued their series long ding dong battle, with Paddy taking the win on the day. They now have 3 wins and 3 seconds each and stand tied with 291 points each! Jenny Noble got 5th on the day, which is also where she sits in the overall standings.
In 13 Boys, Manchester rider Matthew Saunders took 2nd ahead of Cameron Jeffers, which brings him to within 3 points of the Mid Lancs rider. Taking the win though was Izzy Ferrada, doing it for Alan’s BMX and Girlracer. Izzy looked in control all day and will get a big boost in confidence with the win just before the Nationals on the same track.
Shane Dean from the Ghostriders took the win in 14 Boys and has an unassailable lead in the overall.
Jacob Roberts took the glory in 15 Boys, but Michael Hawker still leads the overall series
16+ is stacked, but North East seem to have it sewn up, with Jack Hall winning on the day ahead of clubmates Adam Smith and Rob Hawker. Jack leads the series ahead of Rob.
Cal Strickland has all but tied up the series in Payback, but was bumped to 4th on the day in a race full of heavy hitters, with Luke Gamble scoring his third win in a row, Dan Whyte in second and Grant Hill taking third.
Masters was a dramatic race but for all the wrong reasons. With three riders the “Life Begins At 30” boys were in a race of their own for the first time in the series, but Stephen Fereday’s nightmare crash in the second moto saw him hospitalised. Chris Wilkins took the win on the day, with yours truly chugging along like a knackered diesel in 2nd.
Scott Casey won 13-15 Cruiser and will get the 1 plate for the Brits.
In 16-29 Cruiser, the 24” wheelers were joined by MTB riders with the suspension and multiple gears bunch taking victory in the shape of Mark Maddox.
In Elite Cruiser…sorry, 30-39, Dialled Bikes rider Neil Harbour was on fine form and was leading the A-Final until the last 3 metres, until a stunning ride on the edge by Anthony Fisher.
Brent Featherstone took the honours in 40+ Cruiser with his closest competition for the series, Neil Saunders, taking on Marshalling duties on his home track.
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