Round 2 of the 2011 Smarter Than Smoking State Motocross Championship, Coastal Park
Coastal Motorcycle Club hosted round two of WA Motocross Championships over two big weekends, May 21st for the Quad Championship class in action at a full Quad day.
The Championship class running a 15min moto to start the day saw Jordan Dummett take the holeshot,
with Ryan Lancaster an Luke Gaisford all over the back of him for 5 laps til Gaisford made the pass,
he took the lead and headed off to a good win, Ryan Lancaster 2nd and Jordan Dummett 3rd.
Race 2 was a frantic 6 lap sprint, with Lancaster taking the lead and holding first across the chequers,
Gaisford having a shocking start, making his way through the pack up into second, with youngster Adam
Larsen taking third place.
Race 3 another 15minute moto would see 11 laps completed of the water logged Coastal Park Circuit.
Ryan Lancaster took the lead early, with Luke Gaisford second and Adam larsen again in third.
Gaisford holds a 22 point lead for the series, in front of Jordan Dummett, with Joel Mortimer and
Josh McKay holding equal 3rd place.
Sunday 29th May saw over 220 riders head to Coastal Park to compete for round 2 points for the series.
early entries from Luke Davis and Matt Moss, Jamie Law, Louis Calvin etc excited the organisers, but with Luke and Matt late withdrawls and out with injury, the podiums were now open to all.
Spectacular start to the Pro Open races, Jayden Smith with the 1st holeshot, while Louis Calvin got caught up in the first corner carnage, WA’s Michael Addison took off to an early lead with British rider Jamie Law in tow, a few laps in they both came together, giving local boy Daniel Woodward the lead with Paul Humberston now in second, it didn’t take long though for Jamie Law to get back to the front of the pack, with Addison back in second, while Louis Calvin gallantly fought his way back to third place.
Race 2 the 6 lap sprint saw Addison with the holeshot, Jamie Law soon on his back wheel with Louis Calvin in third, Addison dropped the bike, and Law made the move into first, results saw Addison hold second, with Calvin coming through for third.
The finale to the day had everyone lining every vantage point. Addison again had the jump on Law, this time Calvin was right there with them along with Daniel Woodward and Paul Humberston. Half way through the long ten lap journey, Law took the lead, Calvin seemed to be off the pace, while Addison sealed second place,
it wasn’t til late in the race, when Calvin put the hammer down and charged after Addison, again it was Law
with the win and the overall for the day, Michael Addison in second and Louis Calvin taking third, Daniel Woodward 4th and Jamie Shaw 5th
For the series to date, Michael Addison increases his lead to 39 points in front of Paul Humberston
with Jamie Shaw’s consistency propelling him to third place.
The Pro Lites class first race saw David Birch take the holeshot, and put 10 solid laps in never being challenged and taking a 20 second lead across the chequers. Sean Robertson was in second for most of the race with Jamie Law contesting both classes on his tail along with Tim Bell. With one lap to go it was Law who made the move along with Bell coming through to take 2nd and 3rd just a second apart. Sean Robertson having to settle for 4th.
Race 2 being a 6 lap sprint saw Birch again take the holeshot with Bell in second and Law in third, Law put the pressure on Birch, made the pass, then Birch came unstuck, Bell passed him and held onto the back of Law for the remainder of the journey, going across the finish line .020 behind. Birch came through for third with Ashley Whisler storming through the field to take 4th
The final moto of the day, another 10 lap moto saw David Birch take the lead with Jamie Law, Robbie Clarke, Sean Robertson on fire, Birch cemented his lead when Law pulled off the track with a mechanical incident leaving the minor places to be fought out behind him, Fifty three seconds would elapse before
Craig Bolton, Sean Robertson and Robbie Clarke would cross the line just 3 seconds apart. So after a gruelling day, David Birch 1st, Craig Bolton 2nd Sean Robertson 3rd.
For the series David Birch now holds a 35 point buffer over Sean Robertson, with Craig Bolton 3rd
narrowly in front of Shane Murray 4th and Tim Bell 5th
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