RDH Auctions Centre National Twinshock Championship

RDH Auctions National Twinshock Championships

Round 8

Wilden MXC

Wilden Lane, Stourport

Report Geoff Shuttleworth

Pictures Andrew Boardman

The eighth and final round of the RDH Auctions sponsored National Twinshock Championships was held at Wilden Lane last weekend, hosted by Tom and Mark Arnolds Wilden MXC. The track was prepared and watered to perfection on Saturday, and once more the weather was superb for what was to become an intriguing day with championship titles won and lost. Read the rest of this entry »

RDH Auctions National Twinshock Championships

Round 7

Cumbria TSC

Howton Court, Pontrilas

Report Geoff Shuttleworth

Pictures Andrew Boardman

The seventh and penultimate round of the RDH Auctions sponsored National Twinshock Championships took place last weekend at Howton Court, Pontrilas hosted by the Cumbria Twinshock Club. Unusually for an RDH round the weather was perfect, and the track which had been heavily used the previous few weeks, had been graded by Phil Roberts and was watered extensively on Saturday night. Following the Sunday morning practice though, it became apparent that more water was required, and this caught out several riders in the opening combined MD Racing Over 50’s and 60’s class. One rider it did not affect was Jack McEwan who coasted to three unbeaten outings in the Over 60’s from Bill Brown and Michael May, in fact Jack even beat his younger counterparts in race one. With championship leader of the Over 50’s class Pete Mathia missing with illness, Peter Lightfoot took the first race from Martin Snape and Terry Connor, and Snape took race two from Connor and Lightfoot. In the decider Lightfoot came round for the win from Snape and Stuart Miller, giving him the overall by a slender one point, but Snape now holds the championship lead going into the final round. Read the rest of this entry »

RDH Auctions National Twinshock Championships

Round 6

Cumbria TSC

Long Compton

Report Geoff Shuttleworth

Pictures Andrew Boardman

The sixth round of the RDH Auctions sponsored National Twinshock Championships took place last weekend at Long Compton, deep in the Cotswolds hosted by the Cumbria Twinshock Club.

Once the riders had negotiated the long trek up the farm lanes to the track they were greeted by what most described as an old school scramble track with not a man made jump in sight. John Pounders crew had power harrowed the circuit to perfection, and it had plenty to test the riders with up hill sweeps, drop offs, and ditches to test the technical ability of everyone from the start. Read the rest of this entry »

RDH Auctions National Twinshock Championships

Round 5

Cumbria TSC

Warmingham Lane, Sandbach

Report Geoff Shuttleworth

Pictures Andrew Boardman

The fifth round of the RDH Auctions sponsored National Twinshock Championships took place last weekend at Warmingham Lane, Sandbach hosted by the Cumbria Twinshock Club. A thunderstorm hit the circuit on Friday evening leaving the track very wet come Saturday morning for the first of two days racing, although it did dry out midway through the day leaving the track at its best with each class getting their three races in. Things didn’t go to plan on Sunday morning either as more rain left the club with no option than to curtail racing after the first block, but what racing there was definitely separated the men from the boys, with only the best riders getting around the saturated track. Read the rest of this entry »

RDH Motorhome Centre National Twinshock Championships

Round 4

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Whittas Park, Bassenthwaite

Report Geoff Shuttleworth

Pictures Andrew Boardman

The fourth round of the RDH Motorhomes sponsored National Twinshock Championships took place on Sunday at Whittas Park, Bassenthwaite, in Lake District hosted by the Cumbria  Twinshock Club, who had done a tremendous job on Saturday, power harrowing and watering the circuit, leaving it looking in pristine condition.

Sunday dawned with wall to wall sunshine, something the twinshock series is not accustomed to and it was the MD Racing Over 50’s who made an early start with evergreen Pete Mathia taking the holeshot in what was to be the first of three start to finish faultless victories. Pete Lightfoot came from a fifth place start to take runner up on the final lap of the first race, from Martin Snape and Chris Barker. In the second and third legs Snape rode steady races for two runner up spots ahead of Lightfoot and Barker.

In the MD Racing Over 60’s there was some added spice with the former works CCM pairing of Jimmy Aird and Norman Barrow joining the fray for the first time this season, but Airds lightning start didn’t last long as he came to grief exiting the bomb hole leaving him with badly bruised ribs. This left Jack McEwan to romp away with three clean cut victories, and Barrows day was spoilt by machine trouble in the second leg, even so he did bagged a pair of seconds, but this left the Captain Bill Brown to take second overall from Michael May. Read the rest of this entry »