Wildcard Shipton Wins Two Dayer in Style at Foxhill

Report and Photos by Dave Rich

 

Last weekend the Phoenix Tools Premier motocross Championship visited Foxhill Moto Parc for a 2 day meeting which was rounds 5 & 6 in the series which also incorporated rounds 3 & 4 of the 2-stroke and Evo/Super Evo Championships. Saturday started with nigh on perfect conditions with the sun shining but by mid-afternoon the heavens were to open which made things a bit tricky, but never the less on Sunday for round 6 after some more rain overnight the track was to gradually dry and was to produce some good quality racing.

               

In the Gabriel Insulations Expert Championship there was no stopping wildcard entry Jake Shipton (Pictured No 731) on the Crescent Racing KTM who took a hat trick of wins on the Saturday with the D S C Cornwall Kawasaki of Sunny Thompson and Championship leader Jamie Skuse on the Tony Maunders Racing Suzuki battling it out for 2nd and 3rd respectively in all 3 races. Shipton again was to dominate all 3 races on the Sunday, but he had to work a bit harder in a couple of the races to get past Thompson who tried his all to keep Shipton at bay, but it was a big ask as once Shipton hit the front he was to ease away.

               

In the M D Racing Over age classes there was a no nonsense performance from Championship leader in the over 35's Wayne Shimell on the Tyremarks Husqvarna who shone above the rest on both days to notch up 6 wins out of 6, but it wasn't plain sailing for over 40's Championship leader Stuart Rawlings who's day started off bad in the opening race as he made a few mistakes in what was a wet race which was to be won by the Gabriel Insulations Honda of Steve Elford who had returned from a bad injury. Rawlings was to mke ammends in the second moto with the win, but in the last moto on Saturday he was in a battle royal with Chris Brown on the Cheddar Mx Honda who was to hold off Rawlings to take the win. Sunday however was a different kettle of fish as Rawlings was to get the better of Brown who had led the opening 2 races early on to take the wins then won the last race from start to finish. In the Over 50's again it proved a good weekend for Mark Roberts who took the overalls on both days where he was to notch up 5 wins with the other race win going to Championship leader David Ford. 

               

In the R C Motorhomes Championship round 3 saw Will Worden carry on where he left off at the last round where he took his first race win by taking the first 2 races by storm then finishing 2nd in the last race behind winner Ben Milward on the Inchains Yamaha to give him the overall on the day. Sunday though was a different day and it belonged to Championship leader Leighton Holmes who took all 3 races, but not so good for Worden who after leading the second race grinded to a halt when his bike blew and with no spare bike this ended his weekend and with it has let Holmes pull away in the standings.

               

The Evo/Super Evo Championship class there was very few riders so they were to be put in with another group where Ricky Brown was to shine in all 3 races on the Saturday to take the overall ahead of Championship leader Andrew Williams who only rode in 2 races. Williams was a non Starter on Sunday which was to cost him the Championship lead, Brown was to take a hat trick of wins and has now moved up into 2nd in the standings behind Adam Plant who now leads by 36 points with 2 rounds remaining.

 

Tyron Cleaver on the Thornbury Mx/Brad Turner KTM returned to the Tony Maunders Junior Championship in style on Saturday and was to dominate the first 2 races and looked good to take the third race, but Championship leader Harry Linton who hadn't had the best of starts in the first 2 motos had a better one in this one and was soon to pass Cleaver and from there went on to take the win which was to continue for Championship leader Linton on Sunday where he had a better day and notched up a hat trick of wins to extend his lead in the Championship.

 

Saturday Round 5 Overall Results

Gabriel Insulations Expert Championship

1^st Jake Shipton (450f Crescent Racing KTM) 2^nd Sunny Thompson (450f D S C Cornwall kawasaki) 3^rd Jamie Skuse (450f Tony Maunders Racing Suzuki) 4^th Loukas Maggio (250f Dave Thorpe off Road Honda) 5^th Jordan Carter (450f Stone Supplies/MotoXtreme Kawasaki) 6^th Kelvin Townsend (450f Tony Maunders Racing Yamaha)

M D Racing Over 35’s Championship

1^st Wayne Shimell (350f Tyremarks KTM) 2^nd Jonathan Morrissey (350f Holden Engineering KTM) 3^rd James Price (450f Ace Comfort Cooling Kawasaki) 4^th Christian Seloon (250 GVTS KTM) 5^th Luke Dewey (450f New Milton Tyres Suzuki) 6^th Guy Longmead (350f Longmead Construction KTM)

M D Racing Over 40’s Championship

1^st Chris Brown (450f Cheddar Mx Honda) 2^nd James Knatchbull (350f KTM) 3^rd Stuart Rawlings (450f Honda) 4^th Rob Lewis (450f Tony Maunders Racing Honda) 5^th Richard Tapscott (350f Tony Maunders Racing KTM) 6^th Daniel Cavanagh (350f R S Racing Husqvarna

M D Racing Over 50’s Championship

1^st Mark Roberts (450 Alan Roberts Garage Honda) 2^nd David Ford (450f Projuice KTM) 3^rd Alan Packer (450f Simpsons Plant Hire Honda) 4^th Adrian Toy (250 KTM)

R C Motorhomes 2-Stroke Championship

1^st Will Worden (125 R C Motorhomes/Gibbs performance/Armaid KTM) 2^nd Ben Milward (250 Inchains Yamaha) 3^rd Leighton Holmes (250 Moto 64 KTM) 4^th Henry Ebbutt (250 KTM)

Tyremarks/Framptons Evo/Super Evo Championship

1^st Ricky Brown (CR 250 Tony Maunders Racing Honda) 2^nd Andrew Williams (125 Kawasaki) 3^rd Adam Plant (CR 500 Adam Plant Flooring Honda) 4^th Danny Malone (????)

Tony Maunders Junior Championship

1^st Tyron Cleaver (250f Thornbury Mx/Brad Turner KTM) 2^nd Harry Linton (250f Bridgestone KTM) 3^rd Ben Cryer (350f KTM) 4^th Bradley Barfoot (450f Yamaha) 5^th Dave Anthony (450f Oakleaf Building Honda) 6^thRoss Churchill (350f Topline Glass KTM)

Junior B

1^st Lee Randall-Smith 2^nd Marcus Feltham 3^rd Mathew Fuller 4^th Luke Stephens 5^th Oakley Hayward 6^th Daniel Griffin

 

Sunday Round 6 Overall Results

Gabriel Insulations Expert Championship

1^st Shipton 2^nd Thompson 3^rd Skuse 4^th Townsend 5^th Tommy Alba (450f D S C Cornwal Kawasaki) 6^th Carter

M D Racing Over 35’s Championship

1^st Shimell 2^nd John Hinz (450f Ad-tech Raceworks Honda) 3^rd Price 4^th Morrissey 5^th Dewey 6^th Seloon

M D Racing Over 40’s Championship

1^st Rawlings 2^nd Brown 3^rd Lewis 4^th Tapscott 5^th Cavanagh 6^th Laurence Watkins (450f MVRD/Totally Transporters Honda)

M D Racing Over 50’s Championship

1^st Roberts 2^nd Ford 3^rd Packer 4^th Toy

R C Motorhomes 2-Stroke Championship

1^st Holmes 2^nd Milward 3^rd Ebbutt 4^th Grant Bryant (250 KTM)

Tyremarks/Framptons Evo/Super Evo Championship

1^st Brown 2^nd Plant

Tony Maunders Junior Championship

1^st Linton 2^nd Cleaver 3^rd Cryer 4^th Josh Canton (????) 5^th Jay Lewis (450f Tony Maunders Racing Honda) 6^th James Bailey (450f Chedar Mx Store Yamaha)

Junior B Race 1

1^st Michael Merrick 2^nd Curtis Mears 3^rd Feltham 4^th Adam Ford 5^th Tom Wilkins 6^th Frank Carter

Junior C Race 1

1^st Thomas White 2^nd Adam Barfoot 3^rd Regan Smith 4^th Mike Summers 5^th Graham Pugsley  6^th Justin Napier