Another hat trick for Jamie Devine (Kawasaki 600) carried him to his first Crewe and South Cheshire club’s 450-1100cc Open championship at Tonfanau on August 25.
The 24-year-old made it 11 wins from 12 starts this season to land the title by a 22 point margin from the 2012 title holder, 51-year-old Martin Powell (Yamaha 1000) and Barry Evans (Yamaha 600), who tied for runner-up spot.
Evans beat Powell home in race one. But Powell got the better of his rival in the next two races to take his tally for the year to 97 points, the same as Evans, but thanks to a win in the opening round of the year he took second place in the final standings.
A hat-trick for Steve Nugent (Minarelli) ensured that the 64-year-old took the 50cc Racing class title by a comfortable 45 points margin from the absent John Lee.
Just five points covered the top three Michael Robinson, Dean Ephgrave and Nick Jefferies, in the highly competitive Steel Frame class coming in to this meeting.
It was Ephgrave, though, who emerged as champion after the three dramatic points’ scoring race, winning the title by ten points from Robinson.
Caron Roberts (Yamaha TZ) wrapped up the Forgotten Era Up to 250cc championship with her third hat-trick of the season.
She finished 37 points ahead of her main rival, Huw Edwards (Rotax).
Kimberley Rose clinched the 125cc GP class again, beating Ted Cornes by 32 points.
With 400 Supersport championship leader Mike Carter competing in the Manx GP it gave his closest rival, Nick Ward (Honda), who trailed by 18 points, a chance to snatch the crown.
Ward struggled, though, having his worst meeting of the year, finishing fifth in all three races. That gave him the 18 points to tie with Carter, but the absent racer took the title thanks to his eight wins earlier in the season.
Ward had the consolation of winning the Forgotten Era 251-500cc title.
He ended the season on 101 points, 18 more than Paul Grantham.
It was a memorable meeting for Grantham, though. His victory in the first Forgotten Era race gave him his first win in ten years of trying at the Welsh circuit.
Craig Hauxwell and his 16-year-old daughter, Kirsty, could not add to the nine races they had won in the club’s Sidecar championship so far this season, but they still took the title.
It was visiting stars Tim Reeves (SMT Racing LCR 1000) and Craig Chaplow (Peme/Able Systems LCR) who naturally dominated affairs.
Reeves, the four times world champion, made his mark with a new absolute record lap for the Welsh circuit of 36.56 seconds along with a hat trick of victories.
Adrian Day held a 21-point lead over Anthony Norris in the Classic 251-500cc class coming in to this meeting.
Day’s Honda 350 broke down on the opening lap of the first race, which Norris won and Day thought he was out of the meeting.
He missed the second race repairing the engine, which Norris also won.
That meant Day’s lead was now down one point and to make things even tougher, he had to start at the back of the grid for the third and final race.
He charged through the pack to win, heading Norris home and winning the championship for the fourth time.
Dave Thorpe wrapped up the Classic 125 and Single Cylinder class, beating Steve Porter by 14 points.
Steve Birtles romped home to a comfortable victory in the Forgotten Era Over 501cc. He ended the year on 108 to Paul Stones’ 89.
Mick Crompton won the Classics Over 501cc and Ken Hankey took the Classic 250 title from the absent Geoff Hadwin, after winning all three races in this final round.
Yet another hat trick for Chris Ganderton earned him the Minitwins crown by a comfortable 33 points from John Nicklin.