WIRRAL OFF-ROAD SUMMER EVENING CHAMPIONSHIPS - ROUND THREE.
7th Sep 2010
WOR EVENTS
Wor events staged round 3 of the CF Racing Wednesday
night summer championships last night in conditions that were just about
perfect. The track was set out quite a bit different from a usual WOR
Event with a very fast and flowing field based track including several
new wooded areas and a completely new parking and paddock set up. The
Oror Estate is a brilliant venue but the 3 times it has been used
previously has seen monsoon type weather ruin the day, not so on
Wednesday night as at last the sunshine was out and t shirts were the
order of the day.
It really was a busy day for WOR, with a first time try out for the popular Race Experience practice day running midweek, then the evening 2 hour event followed on by the launch and open night of the WOR endorsed CF Racing off road shop. An action packed off road day that was well worth all the hard work to set up.
The midweek practice day was a winner, the evening event then had a superb turn out and the open night at the shop was packed to the rafters, so all in all a good day was achieved.
The serious stuff was the racing and with the big open track in perfect condition it was a huge arena for the faster riders to strut their stuff.
Jason Thomas is a young rider that has recently been out in the States competing in the Gncc`s along with the OMA series and with some success too. The last ride he had with WOR was the 2006 Tough One and after honing his skills even more in the US it was a marvel to watch the speed of the ex mx rider as he simply destroyed the opposition from start to finish. Out on a Morris Lubricants/Core Yamaha 250 and with top-drawer competition from Andrew Edwards, Rowland Morris, Lincoln Brewster and Lee Payne it was fair to say that Thomas was unstoppable. Race Boss Steve Ireland commented to me during the race that he had not seen a rider go so fast in one of his events for a long time especially in the woods. Brewster and Morris are Hare and Hounds specialists and after having ridden the BEC the previous weekend with average results (not what they are used to!) they were out to try and redeem themselves. Edwards was out to gain valuable points as he and Brewster were on the same score after the first 2 rounds. Lee Payne had traveled up with Brewster for a blast and really set the cat amongst the pigeons as for 1 hour and 45 minutes it was the KTM mounted Payne that was running second to Thomas. With The flying Thomas was so far ahead at the front of the pack, Payne had the same size lead from 3rd place and only a very unlucky running out of fuel situation cost him a fantastic podium place and an unfortunate DNF. After a steady start Andrew Edwards (KTM200) started to fly and was in the race of his life with GAS GAS man Rowland Morris. They were neck and neck over the last couple of laps and crossed the line at the checkered flag only 3 seconds apart with Andrew the higher placed rider. With that 2nd place finish Edwards is now the series leader going into the last round. Lincoln Brewster was plagued by a dodgy back brake from early on in the second hour and just could not push hard enough on the super quick sections of the circuit. Jason Thomas unbelievably lapped the entire field cleanly within the time allowed a fine display and a fully deserved win.