The North East Centre ACU have hit the jackpot in terms of entry numbers for their double header this weekend and the spectacular Hope Farm venue west of Long Framlington in Nothumberland. The third round of the ACU Luscombe Suzuki Leeds Youth C and D Championship has thirty four starters with all the leading contenders listed.
Billy Green makes the long haul from Cornwall to meet Lincolnshire contender Daniel Slack. Both head the Class D standard wheels class on thirty seven points and have Keighley hot prospect Jacob Snowdon coming up nine points in arrears. The Medium wheels quintet has Yorkies Charlie Mosley and Edward Earle leading the class with Shropshire challenger Alice Minta charging up the standings. Surrey Schoolboys have a winner in Jack Dance is arrives on maximum points in Class D medium wheels.
The younger Mosley, Harvey, and the second of the Surrey boys, Dale Freeman, will be chasing as will Catterick’s Elliott Laws and Consett youngster Bobby Young. The course will be as last year so expect a two mile walk to get round the Fred Nicholson designed course. Start time is 10.00 am on both days.
The big guns will fire in Class A and B on Sunday morning. The five event series leaves no space for slack rides so round three is even more important. Nord Vue winner Iwan Roberts drops in on his was the the Scandinavian Euro rounds and he will be keen to make amends for his poor results at the Westmorland in May where Jack Price took the opposition apart.
The Denby Dale teenager, backed by Road and Trial, JST Gas Gas rider was edged out by Dan Peace at Otter Vale in the opening event so they are equal on thirty seven points. Local ace Billy Bolt could just upset the form book as could seventeen year old James Stones on his A.G. Brown MRS Sherco. The Arkengarthdale youngster has just finished ninth in the national Reeth Three Day Trial so he is the dangerman for the front runners, and on twenty six points, two up on Roberts.
Sam Johnson could just rattle Class B. The Skelding boy is the hottest property Yorkshire trials currently but Porlock’s Tom Hooper is the class act on his MRS Sherco. The hot trio are Sam Yoemans, Tom Minta and Jack Peace with Welsh hope Harry Houghton and Dunfermline’s much travelled Joe Dawson always in with a chance.