The Jersey Motor Cycle and Light Car Club’s motocross committee chairman Nigel Gregory said the visitors from the UK and France were hugely enthusiastic about the event and the venue.
‘The weather was against us on Saturday but this has not deterred any of the UK and French competitors from returning.
They were all very complimentary of the organisation of the event and the track is the one of the best in Europe and the UK that they have ridden on,’ said Gregory The only Channel Islands winner at the event was Guernsey’s Ben Carré in the adult 250 cc class who took maximum points in the four races.
Chris Fairburn was second and local boys Rowan Dixon and Oliver Eden finished on the same number of points – Dixon claiming third place courtesy of a higher finish in race one.
In the adult 125 cc class Steve Bixby returned to retain his title by winning all four races.
Jamie Skuse (16) finished second despite a fall in the last, ahead of third-placed English competitor Carl Luke.
Jersey champion Dale Campbell had a second and two thirds but did not finish the third and slipped to sixth overall.
Only two points separated first and second in the schoolboy 125 cc class with the UK’s Jamie Webb taking first with Guernseyman Craig Rouget runner-up.
UK rider Aaron Shirley took the senior big wheel 85 cc class, winning every race.
Daniel Moon was second overall with Kilian Dorey in third despite having to borrow a machine when his own broke down.
Alex Hussey took the chequered flag three times and had a second place in the inter small-wheel 85 cc class to take top spot.
Fellow UK riders Jake Alsop and Liam Wright took the other podium places The biggest class of the day was the junior 65 cc and it was neck and neck to the line for Jack Timms and Josh Brine with Timms winning the first two and Brine the third race with the last win of the day going to Aaron Pipon, a Jersey-born rider who now lives in the UK.
The three riders took the top three positions.
Local lad Lee Le Viellez was leading the first race but a fall in the meadow saw him finish in 5th place and he ended 12th overall after his motor blew in the final race.
Kieran Gregory also had bad luck on his first race with a fall in the meadow but followed it with three consistent results and finished seventh overall.
Matthew Le Brun had a fantastic last race to take a third place and finish eighth overall.
The youngest and smallest competitor in the event, six-year-old Tyrone Cleaver, won all of his races in the automatic 50 cc class.
The KTM rider will be a star of the future as he got to grips with the early morning muddy conditions.
Travis Wolfenden took second, with Michael Veloso, the current Jersey champion, in third.
Man of the Meeting went to committee member Andy Le Marquand who was the main organiser of the even and the sportsmanship trophy went to the St John Ambulance crew who were willing to turn up early on Sunday to enable the event to go ahead JMC and LCC officials thanked the following class sponsors: Equipment Rental Finance, Barette Plant Hire Ltd, Interlock Paving Systems Ltd, Frazier Gardening, Leonard’s Electrics, Fencing Centre, Top Pave, Andrew Allenet Electricans, Condor Ferries, Jersey Youth Service and Education Sport and Culture.
