This Bank Holiday weekend will see Round 2 of the Darley Moor Motor Cycle Road Race Championship take place on Easter Monday, 21st April 2014 at the circuit near Wyaston, Derbyshire (DE6 2ET).
Round 1 provided some surprises with several regular Darley winners switching classes and proving their speed in the new class, will Round 2 see them amongst the usual front runners in these classes again?
The Formula 600 class saw Ricky Tarren (Tamworth), runner-up in the 2013 GP125 Championship, make a successful transition to the larger machines, continuing to show his speed, recording two top 5 places against the class regulars. Will this weekend see further improvement, with more experience on this totally different machine? He will be up against plenty of local riders in this class, including early joint leaders Jamie Medhurst (Long Eaton) and Jamie Hodson (Wigan). There is extra interest in this class as the points scored in the second Formula 600 race this weekend will also count towards the Curtis Milner Trophy, the winner of the trophy will be decided at Round 4, at the end of June. In addition to the Trophy there is a prize fund of £500 to be shared between the top 3 places, all in memory of a young racer who started his racing career at Darley Moor, but unfortunately lost his life in a road traffic accident. It is hoped that Curtis’ parents, Craig and Tina, will once again be available to present the Trophy and prize money at Round 4.
Last year’s Curtis Milner Trophy winner, Tim Poole (Northwich) has now moved from the Formula 600 class onto a 1000cc machine in the Peak Cup and Open Class and has already recorded 3 wins from 3 starts, against the multiple Champion, Jim Hodson (Wigan)! Can his impressive start to the season continue?
Local interest will be found somewhere near the head of the field in the majority of classes, with entries already being received from many top 3 riders in the Championship. A small number of 2013 Champions have begun a successful defence of their titles, with Round 1 results taking them straight to the top of the standings, these include; David Bradley (Matlock) Classic 1000; Dean Ephgrave (Hucknall) Steel Framed 600; John Leese (Stoke on Trent) Classic 350 and Shane Pearson (Derby) Pre98(Up to 1300cc).
In addition to the regular Championship classes for two, three and four wheels there will be a round of the national Classic 50 Championship. This Championship will give spectators the opportunity to see and hear some of the smallest racing machines ever made and give a local Nottingham rider, Adrian Saunders the opportunity to take to the track on his more modern 50cc machine.
The action begins at 1000hrs with practice sessions for all classes, whilst the first race is anticipated to start at 1130hrs, then non-stop race action through to 1800hrs.
The cost of adult admission to Darley Moor for all meetings, except the end of season Stars at Darley meeting, is £12.00 per day, children under 16 are free, and Senior Citizens are £8.00. Parking and Paddock Transfer is free and a programme costs just £3.00. Adult admission to the Test Days is £6.00.
For the Stars at Darley event on 12th October the adult admission price is £16.00 and Senior Citizens £12.00.
Advance Tickets at discount prices are also available on-line just visit the Darley Race Shop for full details -
http://www.darleymoorstore.co.uk/.
There is ample room for spectators to camp and caravan at Darley Moor over the race weekends. The cost is £5.00 per unit per night. You can normally arrive after 5.00 pm on the Friday and stay until 10.00 am on the morning after the meeting.
Darley Moor is one of the few circuits in which dogs are welcome, provided they are kept on a lead at all times during race day and the owners act in a responsible manner.
Championship positions (after Round 1)
Peak Cup
1st Tim Poole, 18pts; 2nd Jim Hodson, 12pts; 3rd Mark Littler, 8pts
Open Solo
1st Tim Poole, 9pts; 2nd Jim Hodson, 6pts; 3rd Mark Littler, 4pts
Open Sidecars
1st John Potts/Neil Dutton
Lightweight
1st Paul Hedison, 18pts; 2nd Mark Tyrell, 12pts; 3rd Fred Burbidge 8pts
GP125
1st Mark Tyrell, 18pts; 2nd Justin Brown, 12pts; 3rd Stephen Campbell, 8pts
Formula 600
1st Jamie Medhurst, 15pts; 1st Jamie Hodson, 15pts; 3rd Ricky Tarren, 8pts
Formula Darley
1st Brad Vicars, 18pts; 2nd James Ford, 10pts; 2nd Anthony Porter, 10pts
Formula 125
1st Aiden Rushton, 18pts; 2nd Gavin Mills, 10pts; 3rd James Hind, 6pts
Formula 600 Sidecars
1st Dean Banks/Ken Edwards, 12pts; 1st Roy Hanks/Julie Hanks-Elliott, 12pts;
3rd Howard Baker/Mike Killingsworth, 9pts
Steel Framed 600
1st Dean Ephgrave,18pts; 2nd Jake Hingley, 12pts; 3rd Lloyd Harrison, 7pts
Pre Injection 600
1st Jamie Pearson, 18pts; 2nd Andy Lowe, 12pts; 3rd Robert Wise, 8pts
Mini Sound of Thunder
1st James Ford, 15pts; 1st Brad Vicars, 15pts; 3rd Anthony Porter, 8pts
Sound of Thunder
1st Gary Henriksen, 18pts; 2nd Stephen Poulson, 12pts; 3rd Mark Tomkinson, 6pts
Pre 98’s Up to 500cc
1st Fred Burbidge, 18pts; 2nd Chris Petty, 6pts; 2nd Alan Jones, 6pts
Pre98’s up to 1300cc
1st Shane Pearson, 18pts; 2nd Ken Davis, 12pts; 3rd Jamie Pearson, 7pts
Classic 250
1st Geoff Hadwin, 18pts; 2nd Andy Wilson, 12pts
Classic 350
1st John Leese, 18pts; 2nd David Glover, 12pts; 3rd Richard Hope, 8pts
Classic 500
1st Gordon Thorpe, 18pts
Classic 1000
1st David Bradley, 15pts; 2nd James O’Brien, 9pts; 3rd Mike Harding, 4pts