Smarter than Smoking
WA State Motocross Championships
Season Finale
Lightweight MC Hendley Park Byford 18th September 2011
Bethwyn Gaisford
Hendley Park Byford- The stage for WA’s finale to the Motocross championships, as the saying goes, Beautiful one day Perfect the next, but we arnt in Queensland, and the weather and track conditions accelerated downwards spiral as the predicted major weather front Hit Perth on Saturday night. Inches of rain were recorded and the track was footpeg deep in mud.
For Michael Addison who had secured the Pro Open Championship, his decision to not ride left the formalities of 2nd and 3rd to be fought out between Louis Calvin and Paul Humberston, Daniel Woodward, Anthony Hicks and Jamie Shaw. Race 1 saw and extraordinary fete by Calvin, lapping the entire field, the trying conditions saw bikes stuck in the mud and for the 15 minute journey it was almost painful but comedic to watch. Louis Calvin took the round win, while Anthony Hicks was second and Daniel Woodward 3rd.
Pro Lites Robbie Clark put in a huge round at his local club, showing everyone his talent and speed in very trying conditions, he took second in the first moto and won the last race of the season to clinch the overall for the day.
The Pro Lites Class was lead by youngster David Birch for the entirety of the season, he jumped out of the blocks at Kalgoorlie, his ex home track and built his lead at each round, taking out the series with two races to run. Sean Robertson came in second with Ashley Whisler on the podium in 3rd
The Womens Solo Championship competing in their 4th round of the series saw Jess Moore and Courtney Hirst back on track after injuries and securing 1st and second for the round, but it would be Chelsea Blakers who would come out Queen for the series, a hard fought consistent series campaign saw Chelsea take the win in front of Courtney Hirst and a thrilled Bronwyn Aplin rounding out the podium in 3rd.
The Quad Championship was declared at Round 6 with Luke Gaisford taking back to back wins in front of young guns Jordan Dummett and Josh McKay. The Quads were unable to run at Byford due to the depth of mud on the track which made it impossible for them to race.
The Womens Quads who unfortunately had run 2 of their 3 rounds, and had their 3 rd round shuffled to 3 events due to unforeseen circumstances declared their championship with Bernice Ackermann on top of the podium with Sarah Moore in second and Caitlin Piesse in 3rd
With the series now over for another year, it is time to reward all classes at the State Round Gala Presentation Dinner. All riders are welcome to come along and celebrate the podium placegetters receipt of trophies, door prizes, sponsors products, a transponder, Series Entry to 2012, Announcement of the Jamie Brockman Award recipient, the Highest Point Scorer of the year etc, a great night out at the East Fremantle Yacht Club on Oct 8th, book your tickets now with Alison Norton ali2norton@hotmail.com
Overall State Championship Class Results
Pro Open
1st Michael Addison 340
2nd Louis Calvin 304
3rd Paul Humberston 291
Pro Lites
1st David Birch 366
2nd Sean Robertson 293
3rd Ashley Whisler 273
Quad Championship
1st Luke Gaisford 346
2nd Jordan Dummett 298
3rd Josh McKay 241
Quad Women
1st Bernice Ackermann 147
2nd Sarah Moore 124
3rd Caitlin Piesse 114
Round 6 Results
Pro Lites
1st Robbie Clarke 47
2nd David Birch 45
3rd Riki Day 40
Pro Open
1st Louis Calvin 50
2nd Anthony Hicks 40
3rd Daniel Woodward 40
4th Paul Humberston 40
Womens Championship
1st Jess Moore 50
2nd Courtney Hirst 40
3rd Bronwyn Aplin 40
4th Chelsea Blakers 40
Clubman Lites
1st Daniel Guy 45
2nd Brendan Orlandi 40
3rd Jake Hill 31
Clubman Open
1st Stuart Kreush 50
2nd Phillip Cross 40
3rd Asley McTaggart 35
Intermediate Lites
1st Reece Colgan 47
2nd Charlie Creech 47
3rd Kyle Pacey 38
Last Modified on 20/09/2011 17:43