The weather gods saved the best weather for the last event of the season! Bright sunshine but with a strong westerly wind. The sunshine and wind also produced the most attacking race of the series. 32 riders took the start line with the 8 EFGH riders having a half lap lead. It looked like the older group would take the first prime but they were caught on the line with Paul Spicely taking the prize. Within a lap a strong group comprising Spicely, Craig Nicholls, Ross Courtnell, Matt Holmes, and Paul Miller had moved clear of the bunch. Courtnell unfortunately punctured but rejoined after taking 2 laps out to change a tube. At the second prime taken by Matt Holmes the bunch was beginning to split up with Matt Steel, Mark Cain, Murat Ozdenya, David Farrow, Aaron Green and Paul Davies moving clear. However they made little impression on the leading group. With 3 laps to go the leaders were starting to break up with Nicholls and Holmes attempting to stay clear but they were all together at the bell as the leaders lapped the bunch. On the line Nicholls took the win from Courtnell and Holmes. The chasing group was led home by Matt Steel and the bunch by Marco Coppola. Although Courtnell was originally given 2nd after further deliberations the judges agreed that he be relegated to last of the leading group due to him taking laps out due to a mechanical.
Overall, provisionally, in Cat A Aaron Green wins with 8 points from Lukasz Galka and Craig Nicholls both on 4; in Cat B Matt Holmes wins with 14 points from Ross Courtnell on 8, Matt Steel on 5 and Duncan Rimmer on 4; Paul Spicely takes Cat C with 10 points from Marco Coppolo and Murat Ozdenya both on 8 points; in Cat D Keith Walker wins with 11 points from David Farrow on 10 and Jason Fitchew, and Paul Turner on 4; in Cat E Stephen Piper wins with 18 points from Martin Meades with 8 and Duncan Thomas with 4; Steven Wade-Jones wins Cat F with a maximum 20 points from Trevor Gannon with 8 points and Reg Smith with Cat H with 4 points. The full overall result will be published once double-checked.
| Race | Race Pos | Name | Club | Cat | Cat Pos | Series Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1 | Craig Nicholls | Athlon | A | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | matt holmes | Arctic Aircon RT | B | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Paul Spiceley | Colourtech RT | C | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Paul Miller | ATHLON CC | A | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | Ross Courtnell | Essex Roads CC | B | 2 | 2 | |
| 6 | Matt Steel | Pronto Bikes RT | B | 3 | 1 | |
| 7 | Mark Cain | Abellio SFA Racing Team | B | 4 | ||
| 8 | Murat Ozdenya | Team Vision Racing Silver Hook | C | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | David Farrow | Eagle Road Club | D | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 | Aaron Green | Shaftesbury cc | A | 3 | 1 | |
| 11 | paul Davies | Velo Schils Interbike RT | B | 5 | ||
| 12 | Tomasz Chmielewski | Finchley RT | C | 3 | 1 | |
| 13 | Keith Walker | Wigmore CC | D | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Kevin Attreed | Glendene CC | A | 4 | ||
| 15 | Graham Rudd | API-Angliasport | B | 6 | ||
| 16 | Marco Coppola | Colourtech RT | C | 4 | ||
| 17 | Stephen Piper | Velo Schils Interbike RT | E | 1 | 4 | |
| 18 | Adrian Ward | Team Terminator | E | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 | Neil Dowie | API Anglia Sport | D | 3 | 1 | |
| 20 | Julian Boulter | Eagle Road Club | D | 4 | ||
| 21 | Joe Horton | East Grinstead Cycling Club | B | 7 | ||
| 22 | Duncan Rimmer | Morden CRC | B | 8 | ||
| 23 | Steven Wade-Jones | Bishops Stortford CC | F | 1 | 4 | |
| 24 | Duncan Thomas | Team Aerocycles | E | 3 | 1 | |
| 25 | martin meades | ciclos uno | E | 4 | ||
| 26 | Lukasz Galka | Finchley RT | A | 5 | ||
| 27 | Simon Constable | Basildon CC | B | 9 | ||
| 28 | David Crowe | Colour-Tech RT | E | 5 | ||
| 29 | #N/A | #N/A | D | 5 | ||
| 30 | Reg Smith | Temporary Memb er | H | 1 | 4 |
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