In the icy cold conditions, the riders battled to take the win in their classes for the ninth round of the Isle of Wight Motorcycle Club Winter Series set out by Jon, Freddie and Leo Death.
Many years ago Island riders would’ve tested themselves on sections set out by Jon’s grandfather the legendary Dave Death. Now in 2021 his legacy continues and the family actively encouraging motorcycle sport on the Island.
The Ted Phillips Cup
The Ted Phillips Cup was a mixture of tight turns and steep hill climbs all in the treacherous soft sand courtesy of Glen Draper’s Haslett sand pit.
The riders were grateful for the four observers who turned out on one of the coldest days of the year.
Expert riders
There were two experts in action, Jack Ayres attacked the course with some convincing rides on sections one and five to take the win from Tom Richards.
Ross Haydon managed a careful ride to secure another win in the intermediate class.
Ride of the day
But the ride of the day had to go to Daryl Biles with a loss of only five marks showing he has the skills to challenge for the championship next year.
Adam Morgan suffered a five first section of the day to relegate him to third place.
Over 50s class
In the over 50s class John Coombes was victorious over Phil Chase who came in second by a whisker with only three marks between him and third place.
Andy Scott-Jackson. Stuart Gummer rounded out the over 50s class on a respectable 39 dropped marks.
Convincing and comfortable wins
In the twin shock class Nick Symes takes a convincing win over Calvin Wright with a comfortable 15 points ahead.
In the Novice class Tristan Osborne took a comfortable win over a very competitive second place. Ben Ashcroft and Luke Jacobs both ended up on 31 marks, Ben took second place with the most 1s after matching Luke on amount of cleans.
John Townsend went round for impressive 47 marks on the D route piloting the heavy British bike to good effect in the soft sand.
Youth riders
In the Youth Experts Alfie Haydon took another comfortable win dropping ten marks, while Harrison Crickmore on only his second trial in the Youth Experts class dropped a respectable 45 marks.
In the youth Intermediate Freddie Death dropped 28 marks, continuously improving, much like Ollie Elford who dropped a honourable 29 marks in the youth Novice Class.
In the Youth Beginner class young Riley Baker riding his 80cc machine had a different competitor in Leo Death, who with some very careful throttle control riding the bigger 125 machine took the victory with a slim, but decisive six marks.
Finally we would just like to thank all the course setters for braving the appalling weather on the Saturday and we look forward to seeing you all at the next trial.
News shared by Alfie on behalf of the Isle of Wight Motorcycle Club. Ed
Image: © Viki Taylor
