NORA-MX WITNESSES FAST & FURIOUS ACTON


May 7th,2021.

NORA-MX 2021 CHAMPIONSHIP – ROUNDS 2 & 3. Brookthorpe, Gloucestershire, 2nd & 3rd May 2021.

Report & images: Tracy Thacker

The second and third rounds of the Nora-MX Quad and Sidecar Championships – the club’s first double-header weekend - were again free of public spectators, thanks to the necessity to make it a COVID-secure event.




In the quad class there were the usual six groups - Pro/Pro Am, Clubman Elite/Masters A, Clubman/Masters B, Intermediates and Ladies, 250cc Open and Air Cooled, 100cc Geared, and 50cc Auto, 100cc Auto.

The Pro races were fast and furious with plenty of action. In race one Mark McLernon took the holeshot but was hunted down by Harry Walker. Disaster struck when Walker’s quad started to smoke. He continued with one lap remaining but dropped back to seventh. Jamie Morgan had a great race, fighting through to second ahead of Dafydd Davies and Simon Hammersley. McLernon led from the start in the second moto, ahead of Oli Sansom with Walker third, but he battled forward to take a solid win. McLernon held second from Davies. The final race of the day saw a large rain cloud soak the track and made the racing difficult. McLernon took the holeshot and remained out front to take the win. Walker battled up to second but could not close on the leader. Simon Hammersley and Dean Dillon were close behind. In the ProAm class Robbie Wood, Alfie Walker, and Ayrton Knowles enjoyed fast and furious battles, taking a win apiece.



On Day two the weather made racing at speed more difficult, however, the standard was high with two fast and exciting races. Sansom hole-shotted both races, looking great in the muddy conditions. In race one the competition from behind was strong with McLernon taking the lead from lap two and Walker taking second ahead of Morgan while Sansom held fourth. The second race a far more determined Sansom and held the lead throughout to take a well-deserved win ahead of Dillon and Walker in a very close in third.

The Clubman Elite raced with the Masters A group. The races were dominated by Luke Berlyn who took three great wins. In race one Sonney Ward fought through to second just ahead of Danny Smith. Berlyn took second in race two, with Ward close behind in third. In the final race of day one, Berlyn led from the start with rain making things difficult behind. Smith was the second Clubman Elite to finish with Ward again in third. Masters A rider Johnathan McKnight had a fantastic day to take the overall win in his class.



The Clubman Elite also found conditions tough on the second day with the muddy track making passing very difficult, but that didn’t stop them. Michael Hodges – a regular Sidecar GP runner – took the holeshot, he stayed close but the competition for the lead was fast with Ward and Daniel Scott Evans dicing for the lead. Ward took the win in the final few laps, Hodges held on for third. In race two Berlyn took the lead at the halfway point and held on for another win.
The Clubman class raced with the Masters B. This class was dominated by Lewis Painter taking wins in all five races across the weekend. Matthew Kirk did the same in the Masters B Class.

Current British Champions Stuart Brown/Josh Chamberlain took the holeshot in race one, holding on for a good win. Dan Foden/Nathan Cooper initially held second, but were passed by Brett Wilkinson/Maxime Cuche, George Kinge/Steve Kirwin took third with Dan Foden/Nathan Cooper holding fourth. Jake Brown/Joe Millard had problems on the start but still fought hard to catch their rivals, but it was race two where they really showed what they could do taking the holes shot and blasting ahead for the majority for the race, Brown/Chamberlain shadowed them throughout, blasting into the lead in the final few laps. But the final race of the day was the wild card, the skies opened, and the rain poured making the course slippery and any racing was difficult. Wilkinson with Swiss passenger Cuche took the holeshot and held the lead throughout. Brown/Chamberlain were amongst the pack and overtaking was difficult in the conditions, but they picked their way through to take a great second and enough for an overall win.



On Day two the Brown/Chamberlain duo did not race, which left four GP teams in the mix. Each of the two races saw a holesshots for Brown/Millard, with Wilkinson/Cuche chasing throughout and taking second Foden/Cooper took third with Kinge/Kirwin fourth in each race.

The main Sidecar class was dominated by Sam Osbaldiston/Harley Lloyd who took another three good wins. In the first race Matt Connor/Jake Grahame, took second ahead of Paul Pelling/Jack Wilkinson, with Tilo Maguire and stand in passenger Chris Pannell fourth. In race two, Jack Etheridge/Nicky Adair put their race one problems behind them and took second with Maguir/Pannell third just ahead of Pelling/Wilkinson. The final race was the battle in the rain, the start was slow and slippery, and the race was steady and cautious. Osbaldistin/Lloyd battled hard andpassed Pelling/Wilkinson to take the win with Maguire/Pannell just behind taking third overall. Etheridge/Adair were fourth.



On Day two Osbaldiston/Lloyd took two good wins and now hold maximum championship points. Jack Etheridge with a passenger change to Jake Grahame kept the leaders in sight throughout taking second in both races. Third was a battle between Pelling/Wilkinson and Maguire/Pannell who fought throughout and took a third place each.

RESULTS:
Nora-MX ACU Quad & Sidecar Round 2 - CLICK HERE

Nora-MX ACU Quad & Sidecar Round 3 - CLICK HERE


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