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HEWITT NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP(ROUND 3) HELD AT CHAVENAGE ON SUNDAY,MAY 11TH AND PROMOTED BY THE MIDWEST MCC
REPORT AND PICS BY MIKE WOOD.
Regardless of the terrain,three hours of non-stop cross-country racing is a severe test of endurance for any competitor and machine.So,throw in a challenging seven mile lap and scorching temperatures and that battle to reach the finish line also becomes a stern examination of a riders physical and mental strength.At Chavenage on Sunday during round three of the Hewitt National cross-country championship,an event again superbly promoted by the Midwest MCC,the heat was to be further increased by the appearance of top enduro rider Daryl Bolter and Chris Tett. Despite the welcome inclusion of Bolter and Tett,Midwest Racing supported rider Darren Wheeler was looking for an hat-trick of Expert class wins and he made a fantastic start to Sunday’s event,and by the completion of the first seven mile blast had already forged a big early advantage with Bolter in tow.From here onwards a superb contest developed as the lead changed hands following required fuel stops.With just two laps remaining,the gallant Wheeler’s challenge was then effectively destroyed by a fall.Remounting and quickly firing his Husaberg back to life,he still managed to take 2nd spot a clear eight minutes ahead of Chris Tett with Rich Warner 4th,Gary Baker 5th and Derek Bawn 6th.
RESULTS HEWITT NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY SERIES (ROUND THREE) :
EXPERTS
1 Daryl Bolter 2 Darren Wheeler 3 Chris Tett 4 Rich Warner 5 Gary Baker 6 Derek Bawn.
VETERAN EXPERTS
1 Marcus Barnes 2 Alastair Bramwell 3 Jerry Adams 4 David Lote 5 Stuart Keedwell 6 Hans Kaashoek.
CLUBMAN TWO-STROKE
1 Seb Dexter 2 Ben Roberts 3 Matthew Woodham 4 Dane Palmer 5 Nerys Williams 6 Christian Seldon.
CLUBMAN FOUR-STROKE
1 Tyson Maytom-Jones 2 Gary Sims 3 Wayne Partington 4 David Fowler 5 Mark Taylor 6 Adrian Francis.
VETERAN
1 Robert Shore 2 James Browning 3 Guy Mansfield-Smith 4 David Johnson 5 Pat Poole 6 Andrew Taylor.
SPORTSMAN TWO-STROKE
1 Jeff Cripps 2 Paul Jones 3 Benjamin Wyles 4 Daniel Hosznyak 5 Robert Macfarlane 6 Wayne Tibbles.
SPORTSMAN FOUR-STROKE
1 John Bradley 2 Stephen Walker 3 Garry Price 4 Nathan Kennedy 5 Andy Chubb 6 Stephen Chesterton
