Results 2023
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HOGG HILL THURSDAY LEAGUE
The Ron Day MK Bowl Race 5
The Ron Day Memorial MK Bowl races – Race 5 – 6th June 2023 (Sponsored by Church Lane Creative).
The sun forgot to turn up tonight, but a safe and dry race going out the gates after 30 mins.
Lots of attacks in the ABCD race saw Mike Jackson riding away on lap 4 and tryng again with 3 laps to go. Campbell Noon rode away on lap 18 but both were brought back and the race finished with a bunch sprint won by Glenn McMenamin.
The EFGHW race saw Pat Ellerbeck taking an early break on lap 4 but was caught on lap 12. On lap 17 Steve James rode away and stayed away to take the win, followed by a bunch sprint won by Mim Taylor who took 2nd E and 1st Lady.
Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to all the helpers, we appreciate your help allowing these races to take place.
Look forward to seeing you next week when hopefully the sun with turn up.
Full results can be found here
Solihull CC Road Race
FORD CC DUNTON SERIES Race 3
On another bright but cool evening the EFGH riders were set off with a half lap lead but straight away the ABCD’s split in two chasing them. Under this determined chase the leading group was caught after 4 laps with the ABCD’s still split. The first prime was taken by Ross Courtnell. After a further 5 laps the second bunch caught up with the leaders in time for the second prime which was taken by James Mead. Immediately after the prime Paul Hart , Ross Courtnell, Matt Steel and Marco Copolla escaped. Within the next two laps Hart went clear on his own and Coppola dropped back to the bunch. Hart didn’t look like he would be caught and at 3 laps to go he was over a minute clear with the bunch now altogether. Hart comfortably took the win 2 minutes clear of the bunch where Coppola escaped in the last kilometer to take second with Steel just taking third from Courtnell. Stephen Piper was the first EFGH rider.
Overall after 3 events Paul Hart comfortably leads Cat A with a max 12 pts; in Cat B Matt Steel leads with 7 pts from Matt Holmes with 6 and Marco Coppola with 5; Jamie Bishop leads Cat C with 7 pts from Murat Ozdenya with 6; in Cat D Antonius Wubben just leads with 5 pts one clear of paul Turner, Jason Fitchew and Keith Waller all on 4; Stephen Piper leads Cat E with 8 pts from Martin Meades on 6; and Chris Dunn leads Cat F with 8 pts.