BUTTS IT JUST GETS BUTTER
Butts It just gets butter As English wins Round 1 national Putoline winter hare scramble championship The Dirtbike-traxs team were once again at the famous Butts quarry Derbyshire , the track had undergone significant changes from the june event , with the dirtbike-traxs course engineers including a lot more mx track , plus the traditional Butts routes the quarry wall and the rocky woodland climbs all mixed in to give the Butts circuit its own distinct hare scramble flavour that keeps riders coming back . Although the track was wet in places the area managed to avoid any rain over the weekend which was welcome and with the wind and sunny spells the track dried out well during Sundays racing . After the successful conclusion to the national Putoline hare scramble championship last weekend at Driffield, many riders had moved up into new classes The youth and ladies riders got the days racing under way with 9 am start . the race 90 minutes in duration and immediately we could see during the early stages Davey Todd and Scott Altass were going to be the pair to watch in the senior B class with Davey taking the win from Luke Gorse and in third place was Callum Morewood, Scott Altass retired on the last lap with a broken fuel tap after a crash . Jane Daniels proved unstoppable in the ladies class with a clear win from Gina Bewlay second and Jade Gordon third both jade and gina have improved measurably over this year . Michael Gilby was a new name at the top of the junior class with a fine win from Dan Bewlay and Ryan Cheal’ s hard work at the training schools paid off as he claimed 3rd place. During the hours break the course was altered to included all the adult routes, the water splash with its steep climb out would cause many riders trouble as well as providing the spectators with hours of fun. With a full adult entry and a good line up of experts including the return of Gavin Houson mps racing Husqvarna and a number of local mx aces the stage was set for some great racing. at 11.30 am the start signal was given and the experts and 040 were away, expert Adam Smith team Sandiford crashed on the first corner leaving him last after getting going and into his stride his chain snapped forcing an early retirement. meanwhile Gav Houson quickly got into his stride and into the lead, looking smooth and stylish for an hour, then a small crash resulted in the throttle on the 250 4st husky breaking and forcing him to retire. mx rider Craig English on yz 125 took up the lead and screamed the little machine to victory although on the last lap harry Hillas looked certain to catch him, after making up a 4 minute defecit over the last hour and now hot on Craig’s heels and applying maximum pressure Harry crashed , finishing 10 seconds behind to claim the runners up spot . gary daniels finished in third . in the 040 class Mark Houson dominated the class lapping second placed Ian Shannon , Tom Healey in his first outing as a clubman won comfortably from Chris Ball . while Robert Dawson continued his come back with a sportsman class win. Top lady rider Jane Daniels never seems to run out of energy after winning the ladies class in the early morning race won the senior A class to round of a good day for team Daniels This was a great start to the winter championship, it was good to see new names winning and getting podium positions in the different classes. a big thanks to the riders for supporting the event bearing in mind that we only finished the summer series last week, on a slightly different note this was the first time in years that we did not use the transponder system as it is under going updates and the results were late but normal service will be resumed when we go to Ellington Banks Ripon on the 8/9 November.