Barry Lee
Evans (Yamaha 600), runner-up in last season’s 401-1100cc Open championship,
took two wins and a third place in this,
the second of the four meeting Crewe and South Cheshire club’s series, to move
to within a point of series leader Martin Powell (Yamaha 1000)
Wet, damp or
dry it made no difference to Evans, the 25-year-old from Anglesey.
He won the
first, in the wet, by a second and a half from David Lewis (Suzuki 600),
setting the fastest lap.
Powell was
only sixth, unable to use the full power of his Suzuki.
Evans won
the second race by a similar margin from Powell, on a drying. This time Powell
set the fastest lap.
Evan was
third home in race three, won by another Welshman, Cardiff’s Julian Hughes (GP
Motorcycles Kawasaki 1000), starting from the back of the grid from Powell.
Hughes might
well have played a bigger part in the meeting, but for some bad luck in race
one.
He was
leading on the opening lap till bought down by a crashing rival.
It took him
until race three to repair the damage.
At the
hallway stage in the season, Powell, champion in 2012, has 47 points, to the 46
of Evans.
Steel
Frames and Minitwins
Barry Lee
Evans gave his Steel Framed Honda a run out for the first time this season and
notched up an impressive hat trick, beating the combined grid of his class and
Minitwins.
Mathews
Rees, unbeaten in round one, was absent and the opposition took advantage.
Nick
Jefferies took a sixth and two second places in his three races to move to the
top of the points’ table, on 400, three ahead of Mark Robinson.
Lewis Clark
is now third in the series, nine behind Jefferies.
Chris
Ganderton (Suzuki 650) crashed out of race one on the third lap, won by Gary
Gittins (Suzuki 650), but he bounced back to chase Gittins home in race two and
win the third and final outing.
Ganderton
stays leading the championship, on 49 points, six more than Michael Brookes
(Suzuki 650) who ended the day with two thirds and a sixth
CLASSIC
251-500cc
Jason
Markham was posted by the Army to Canada straight after the opening round at
Tonfanau.
He won all
three Classic 251-500cc races, that day, beating Mark Griffiths (Terry Woods
Honda 350) each time out.
Griffiths
took the lead in race one, after passing Adrian Day (Honda 350) and then lost
all drive.
He thought he had snapped
the chain, so turned into to pits.
Looking down he saw the
chain was still there. The bike fired up and he set off after the pack.
Griffiths had no first
gear for the rest of the race, but finished third.
He was put on the grass
in race two, but battled back to take second place Lee Jennings (Norton 500).
Griffiths was third
again in race three and now tops the championship, 20 points lead clear of Day.
FORGOTTEN
ERA OVER 500
Martin
Powell (Suzuki 1100) also has eyes on the club’s Forgotten Era Over 500cc
championship.
He could not
match the pace of Steve Birtles (Yamaha 1000), who notched up two wins and a
second to increase his lead in the series over Powell to ten, 57 to 47.
400
SUPERSPORT
Mike Carter
(Honda) looks certain to lose his 400 Supersport title.
After
another tough meeting he is 38 points behind series leader Mark Purslow.
Mark
Griffiths climbed to second in the standings, ten down on Purslow.