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2011 PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AND DINNER
You should have all received with the early summers newsletter the booking form for the tickets which can be sent to the Club and if you wish to have a hotel room you will have received the hotel reservation form which should go straight to the hotel.
2012 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOW AVAILABLE
If you are renewing your ACU licence or applying for your first one you need to be a Club member, fill in the enclosed membership form and return it as soon as possible as it will be a great help to the staff in the office if this could be dealt with before Christmas.
RESERVING A RACE NUMBER
When filling in your membership form there is a place and a fee for you to reserve a specific number, 2011 numbers will be saved for regular riders until 1st January so if you want to keep your number let us have your membership and remittance as soon as possible.
After the 1st January numbers will be allocated first come first served. Please note these numbers are for the Club meetings and not Olivers Mount but we will do our best to accommodate where we can at the Scarborough meetings. Numbers cannot be changed on race days so if you have not reserved a number and are not happy with the one allocated to you for a race day theres nothing we can do.
IRISH,ISLE OF MAN AND SCOTTISH COMPETITORS DISCOUNT SCHEME TO CINTINUE IN 2012
This system has worked very well over the last two years which allows any rider from Ireland, The Isle Of Man and residents living in Scotland with a SACU licence to be eligible to a 50% discount on their first event entry at any meeting, extra events at the meetings will be payable at the full price.
CAR SPORTS COMMITTEE
To take the load off the general committee, the club are to re introduce the Car Sports Committee, who will have a say in the Hillclimb and Sprint events, plus any other car events anyone else wishes to run. Anyone who is interested in having their name put forward should phone the office on 01723 373000. It is envisaged that there will be a minimum of 3 Committee meetings, 2 at the beginning of the season and 1 at the end. Providing there are enough volunteers it is hoped to have the first meeting before Christmas.
TV COVERAGE
Plans are already well advanced for the major Road Race Championships that the club are running in 2012 to be televised, there is also a very good chance that at least 1 hillclimb and possibly 1 sprint will be covered
The DVD of the Gold Cup, presented by James Witham, is available by clicking onto suckinrabbits.com or by ringing 07891 700965. Later in the year coverage of the 2011 Gold Cup will be going out on TV so keep your eyes open
NORTHERN SIDECAR Fll CHAMPIONSHIP – has been won by Conrad Harrison and Lee Patterson who will be picking up the Thompson’s Fish and Chip trophy at the presentation in January. John Thompson the owner of the company will also be at the presentation to pick up the trophy for winning the Clubmans Sidecar Fll Championship. John’s son, Joe, will also be picking up a trophy for finishing 3rd in the Formula First class, not bad for his first season of racing.
TWO DATES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED FOR TRAINING
All A grade Marshals which includes all section leaders – Sunday 4th December at the Paddock Diner Olivers Mount at 10am prompt
All newcomers training at the same venue on the same date from 1.30pm til 4pm.
A training day for all other track marshals will be announced in the next newsletter but will take place at the end of January early February at a venue yet to be fixed.
Scrutineering /Paddock Marshal and Start Line staff - Sunday 18th December at the Paddock Diner Olivers Mount at 10am prompt.
Please note Marshals who are not eligible for the above seminars please come to the training day beginning of next year.
 
2011 Gala Dinner and Presentation Awards
This event looks like being as popular as ever with tickets selling fast.
Anyone wishing to attend should download the booking form by clicking here and send it to the club as soon as possible.
Trophies will be presented as per the supplementary regulation booklet for Road Racing, Sprint and Hill Climbs.
If you are eligible for an award i would recommend you book by the 1st December after which time tickets will be offered to non winners.
80 bedrooms have been reserved for guests at a special knock down price, click here to get the booking form and send it directly to the hotel (not the Club).
Latest Duke Road Race Rankings click here
Provisional dates for 2012 Olivers Mount Meetings
Ian Watson Spring National Road Races - 15th April
Barry Sheene Road Race Festival - 24th June
Cock o' the North Continental Road Races - 21st/22nd July
Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup - 15th/16th September
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Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup Road Races Saturday 17th September
Dull and overcast was the welcome that awaited competitors, officials, marshals and fans early Saturday morning as the 61st Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup Road Races were kick-started into action. However, by the time practice commenced at 9.00am the skies had cleared and a gentle wind was drying the 2.43-mile Oliver’s Mount circuit.
Notable absentee was seven times Gold Cup winner between 2003 and 2009, Guy Martin, sidelined with blood infection.
Practice and Qualifying completed the first of Saturday’s 11 races got underway at 1.00pm, with the first heat of the Darran Lindsay Superbike Trophy over four laps won by Michael Dunlop, 8.9 seconds ahead of Robert Wilson and Lee Vernon.
The second heat was won by Ryan Farquhar, just 0.75 of a second ahead of John McGuinness with William Dunlop taking third spot.
Race 3 was the 1st leg of the 250cc Lee Pullan Trophy Race, over 8 laps.
Chris Palmer took the lead and held it at the end of the opening lap by 0.3 of a second from William Dunlop, however a lap later the Ulsterman was in front of the Manxman by nearly two and a half seconds.
Lap three and Williams advantage was up to four seconds over Chris with Derek Clark third a further six seconds adrift. Half distance and the lead had increased by a further second with Palmer also extending his lead over Clark by a second.
The gap remained static up to three-quarters distance until lap seven when the lead was reduced to 3.6 seconds with third man another 9 seconds down.
At the flag it was William Dunlop 3.5 seconds ahead of Chris Palmer with Derek Clark third.
Race four was the opening leg of the 125cc Stu Reed Trophy over six laps. Chris Palmer took the early lead and after two laps was 4.3 seconds ahead of Craig Shirlaw with Darren Gilpin third.
At half distance it was Palmer 4 seconds ahead of Shirlaw with Gilpin a further 3 seconds down in third.
Palmer took the chequered flag for the 84th time 4 seconds ahead of Shirlaw, with Gilpin third another 13 seconds adrift.
Race five was the 1st leg of the Darran Lindsay Superbike Trophy. John McGuinness got the hole shot and held it at the end of the opening lap of eight from Ryan Farquhar by 7/10ths of a second.
A lap later the lead was cut to 3/10ths with Michael Dunlop third two seconds down. Then the red flags came out.
The restart over four laps saw McGuinness take the hole-shot and held it to the end of the first of the four laps from Farquhar and Michael Dunlop, the lead was 1.1 seconds.
The second lap saw the lead down to 0.379 of a second, the positions remaining the same.
Lap three and it was Ryan Farquhar heading the field with a 0.747 of a second advantage over McGuinness, with Michael Dunlop 3/10th down on John.
At the flag it was Ryan Farquhar from John McGuinness and Michael Dunlop, with William Dunlop, Ian Lougher and Dean Harrison completing the top six.
Race six saw the F2 Sidecars in action for the first time. The entire six laps saw a three way battle between Ian and Carl Bell; Conrad Harrison and Lee Patterson and Carl Fenwick and Mark Sayers until half distance when Harrison and Patterson retired with machine problems, leaving the Bell family to take the chequered flag from Fenwick and Sayers by 9.9 seconds.
Race seven saw the first heat of two of the David Jefferies 600 Supersport Cup.
Craig Shirlaw got the hole-shot, but it was William Dunlop who had the lead at the end of the opening lap of four, followed by Shirlaw and Ian Lougher.
William had a 4.2 second lead at the end of the second lap, but over Ian Lougher this time round as Shirlaw dropped to third.
Lap three and the gap between William and Ian had closed to 3.43 seconds.
At the chequered flag it was William Dunlop taking his first 4-stroke win at Oliver’s Mount, 3.47 seconds ahead of Ian Lougher, with Craig Shirlaw taking third.
Race eight was the second heat of the David Jefferies Supersport Cup, saw Ryan Farquhar with a 6 seconds advantage at the end of the opening lap only for the race to be red flagged on the second lap.
The restart over three laps saw Farquhar take the hole-shot and still held the lead at the end first lap by 1 second from Michael Dunlop and Mark Goodings.
The gap had been reduced by half next time round and the chequered flag went to Ryan by 0.657 of a second from Michael Dunlop with Mark Goodings third 19 seconds adrift.
Race 9 was the first leg for the Phil Mellor Trophy for 650cc SuperTwins, over eight laps provided Ryan Farquhar with start to finish victory, with Ivan Lintin and Dan Frear completing the podium.
Race 10 the first leg of the David Jefferies Supersport Cup was again over eight laps. Again Farquhar took the hole-shot and at the end of the first lap he had a 1 second lead over the Dunlop’s, Michael and William, half a second separating the brothers.
Lap two and positions remained the same with Farquhar increasing his advantage to 2.3 seconds, whilst the difference between Michael and William was down to 0.3 of a second.
Lap three and William was ahead of Michael by 0.6 of a second, as Ryan stayed in front by 2.6 seconds.
Half distance and William had reduced the gap between himself and Ryan to 1.7 seconds.
Lap five and the difference was down to 1 second, whilst Michael had also closed William down to 0.912 of a second.
The Darren Lindsay Race heading into Mere Hairpin - Sunday 18th September
Photos copyright of Paul Deighton
Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup Road Races Sunday 18th September
Despite blue skies and bright sunshine in downtown Scarborough, Oliver’s Mount was shrouded in sea mist as practice got underway at 9.00am.
Between practice and qualifying for the Steve Henshaw Gold Cup Race, seven times winner Guy Martin was interviewed by course commentator Tony Coupland. Guy was unable to ride due to a leg infection and was getting around with the aid of crutches! Also out and about was current Gold Cup winner Ian Hutchinson who is now minus the metal work on his leg having had it removed on Wednesday.
The opening race of the second days racing at the 61st Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup Road Races, the Solo Non Qualifiers race run over 7 laps of the 2.43-mile course as the rain started, causing a number of riders to pull off the grid, was won by circuit debutant Paul Shoesmith, 17 seconds ahead of John Simpson and Gary Graves.
The second leg of the Darran Lindsay Superbike Trophy was next, Ryan Farquhar was leading the opening lap of eight until he overshot Farm Bends and had to let his pursuers through, handing the lead to John McGuinness by half a second when they crossed the line to complete the opening lap. Third was Michael Dunlop.
Lap two and positions remained the same with McGuinness increasing his lead by a tenth of a second.
A lap later and the lead had been cut to just 0.306 of a second as Michael Dunlop held on to third 5 seconds adrift.
Half distance and the gap had increased again to 7/10ths of a second.
Next lap and the see-sawing of the gap had decreased to 4/10ths of a second.
Three quarters race distance and Ryan Farquhar was back in front of his Honda rival John McGuinness with an advantage of 7/10ths of a second as Michael Dunlop was now 10 seconds back in third.
Lap 7 and the lead was up to 1.5 seconds and at the chequered flag it was Ryan Farquhar, John McGuinness and Michael Dunlop.
Ryan retaining the Darran Lindsay Superbike Trophy for the third year in a row!
Race 15, the second leg of the Phil Mellor SuperTwins Trophy and despite Farquhar getting ‘boxed-in’ at the start, he was leading the race at the end of the first lap of eight from Ivan Lintin and Ian Lougher.
By half distance with the rain again falling Farquhar’s advantage at the front was now 1.3 seconds from Lintin with Lougher third another ten seconds down.
At three-quarters Farquhar was holding his lead with a gap of 3.12 seconds from Lintin, with Farquhar’s team-mate, Jamie Hamilton now third 38 seconds behind.
Ryan Farquhar took his 85th race victory at Oliver’s Mount and collected the Phil Mellor SuperTwins Trophy. Ivan Lintin was second and Jamie Hamilton third.
Next up was the feature race of the meeting the International Steve Henshaw Gold Cup.
Farquhar and McGuinness were first into Mere Hairpin, but it was Farquhar who led up Sheene Rise on the opening lap of eight. At the end of the first lap, it was Farquhar by 0.402 of a second from McGuinness, with Keith Pringle third one second behind.
Lap two and Farquhar’s lead had increased to half a second. With positions being the same, in fact the top 12 places remained unchanged.
Lap three and McGuinness was now 1.446 seconds adrift of Farquhar, as William Dunlop retired to the paddock.
At half distance the lead was nearly two seconds, with Cringle a further five seconds adrift.
Next lap and Ryan’s lost a tenth of a second on John, as Ian Lougher moved into third and opened up a 1.5 second advantage over Pringle now fourth and Michael Dunlop slots into fifth.
Lap six and the gap between the Kawasaki and Honda riders is up to 2.3 seconds.
The end of the penultimate lap as the sun came out to watch the spectacle the lead was now 3.4 seconds.
Ryan Farquhar took the chequered flag to become the first Ulsterman, to win the Steve Henshaw Gold Cup. Second was John McGuinness, third Ian Lougher and fourth Michael Dunlop. Fifth and sixth were Keith Pringle and Ivan Lintin.
After the presentation of the Steve Henshaw Gold Cup Trophy, the Phil Mellor Trophy and the Darran Lindsay Trophy to Ryan Farquhar, it was time for the F2 Sidecars.
Father and son Ian and Carl Bell led from the start and completed the first lap still in front, but flipped the chair at Mere on the second lap letting Conrad Harrison and Lee Patterson into the lead, which they maintained to the chequered flag. Second were Carl Fenwick and Mark Sayers, with Tony Thirkell and Nigel Barlow in third.
Race 18 the second leg for the David Jefferies Supersport Trophy saw Ryan Farquhar lead at the end of the opening lap by 0.28 of a second from Michael Dunlop and Ivan Lintin in third.
Lap two and the distance between the two Ulstermen had increased to 0.8 of a second, as Ian Lougher retired to the paddock.
Lap three and the distance was now 2.5 seconds as positions remained the same. Dean Harrison, William Dunlop and Jamie \Coward completed the top six.
At half distance Ryan continued to stamp his authority on the race adding another half second to his lead.
William Dunlop moved into fourth on lap five and by lap six the gap between Farquhar and Michael Dunlop 4.15 seconds and at the chequered flag it was Ryan Farquhar, Michael Dunlop, Ivan Lintin, William Dunlop, Dean Harrison and Jamie Coward.
JOHN AND LESLIE MOORE HONOURED AT THE GOLD CUP
2011 marked the 25th year that Leslie Moore had come to Olivers Mount from Lisburn, Northern Ireland, so the club decided to build a rest area in the Olivers Mount Paddock to celebrate the occasion and also to remember Leslies dad who sadly passed away last year. John was a regular visitor to Olivers Mount and has very much been missed, so the new centre has been named in his memory The John Moore Centre. the picture below shows peter Hillaby congratulating Leslie at the unveiling of the John Moore plaque on the friday evening of the Gold Cup.
Photo copyright of Chris Machin
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Cock O’the North Road Races Saturday
Overcast conditions were the order of the day for practice and qualifying at Oliver’s Mount for the first day’s action of the 2011 Cock O’the North Road Races.
The opening race of the two day programme was the first leg of the 600cc Supersport class.
Ryan Farquhar got the hole-shot and led into and out of Mere Corner on the first of the eight laps, holding the lead at the end of lap one from Ian Lougher and Michael Pearson, but the red flag was shown putting an end to the action, due to oil on the course on the approach to Farm Bends.
After the delay, it was decided to run race two, the first of five races for the sidecars at the meeting.
At the end of the opening lap of six it was Conrad Harrison and Lee Patterson 3.7 seconds ahead of Tony Thirkell and Nigel Barlow with DAVE Wallis and Steve Wareham third.
A lap later the leaders remained in the same positions, while Greg Lambert and Aaron Galligan moved into fourth.
At half distance Harrison’s advantage was up to 8 seconds with Wallis still third, chasing Thirkell.
The winning margin was some 10.4 seconds for Harrison and Patterson.
The next race was first leg of the Open class for machines 175cc to 1300cc.
Once again it was Farquhar who got the hole-shot into and out of Mere Hairpin.
The end of the first lap it was Farquhar from Pearson and Adrian Archibald, the gap being 3/10ths of a second and 1.4 seconds.
Next time round Pearson had closed the distance to 0.08 of a second, with Archibald now 3 seconds down in third.
A lap later the gap had widened to 0.244 of a second with the first three in situ. Ian Lougher moved into fourth ahead of Steve Mercer.
The half distance lap saw a change in the lead with Pearson in front of Farquhar by 0.313 of a second.
Lap five and six saw positions remain the same. Lap seven and the gap had increased to 1.433 seconds between Pearson and Farquhar and at the flag it was Michael Pearson from Ryan Farquhar and Adrian Archibald, the winners lead was a massive 8.536 seconds.
Next up was the combined 400c and 125cc machines for their first race of the meeting. Dan Frear opened a 4 second gap on the opening lap from James Cowton in the 400cc class, with Chris Palmer ahead of Paul Owen enjoying a six second lead as Ian Lougher pulled in at the end of the first lap with machine problems.
By half distance the leaders, Frear and Palmer were heading their races by 23 seconds and 20 seconds, with Palmer now third on the road.
At the chequered flag Daniel Frear took the 400cc win from James Cowton and Chris Palmer collected the 125cc victory from Paul Owen.
Race five saw the sidecars back in action with Harrison having a start to finish winning ride. Second and third throughout were Dave Wallis and Greg Lambert.
The combined 250’s and 650 SuperTwins were next. Chris Palmer took the hole-shot and continued to lead at the end of the opening lap of eight. Dan Frear took the lead from the off, but retired at the end of the lap with machine problems, handing the lead to Ryan Farquhar.
Palmer’s lead had increased to nearly six seconds on lap two, as Farquhar had nearly three seconds over Ivan Lintin.
At half distance the quarter-litre class saw Palmer still leading with a 10.4 second advantage from Derek Clark with Jamie Coward in third. Ryan Farquhar headed the 650’s from Ivan Lintin and Adrian Archibald.
Ryan Farquhar was second on the road by the end of the fifth lap.
Chris Palmer retired at Farms Bends towards the end of lap six, with a machine problem, as Farquhar now led on the roads. Derek Clark now led the 250’s.
At the chequered flag it was Farquhar who took the 650 victory and Derek Clark taking the 250 honours.
Next Up was race one, the 600cc and it was Ryan Farquhar who got the hole-shot from Michael Pearson and Ian Lougher.
However it was Lougher leading at the end of the first lap of eight from Archibald and Pearson. Farquhar reported as ‘cruising’ and retired back to the paddock with machine problems.
Lap two and the gap was now 5.5 seconds Lougher from Pearson with Archie now third.
Lap three it was Lougher, Pearson and Dean Harrison now third as Archibald retired with machine trouble.
Half distance and Lougher’s advantage was up to 8.5 seconds, with places remaining static.
Ian Lougher retired on the sixth lap handing the lead to Michael Pearson with Dean Harrison now second and Robert Wilson third.
No change to the leader board on lap seven, with Pearson 3.9 seconds in front. A lead he took to the chequered flag ahead of Harrison and Wilson.
The third leg of the Sidecars was the penultimate race of the day, which brought Harrison and Patterson their third win of the day.
The final race of the day was the Open Race Non Qualifiers event over eight laps won by Lee Vernon from Paul Gartland and Adam Child.
Cock O’the North Road Races – Sunday
Once again it was overcast skies as competitors commenced their second day of practice for the 2011 Cock O’the North Road Races at Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough.
Racing got underway promptly on time at 1.00pm with the second leg of the Open class over eight laps. Michael Pearson won the first leg but it was Ryan Farquhar who got the hole-shot ahead of Pearson.
At the end of the opening lap of eight it was Pearson from Farquhar by 0.366 of a second, the Steve Mercer, Keith Pringle, Adrian Archibald and Dean Harrison.
Lap two and the gap had closed by 3/100ths of a second with the top six remaining in position.
The leading gap had closed even further on lap three down to 0.273 of a second with no changes.
At half distance the distance had increased to 0.337, similar to lap two.
Ryan was back in front at the end of lap five by 0.420 of a second from Michael, as Dean Harrison also got past Adrian Archibald into fifth place.
Pearson was back in front at Drury’s lap six and retained the lead as he and Farquhar started their seventh lap – difference 0.339 of a second.
Dean Harrison was up to fourth.
Lap seven and Pearson held on to the lead by 0.382 of a second from Farquhar and they started their final lap, the end of which saw the BMW of Michael Pearson take the victory by 0.215 of a second from Ryan Farquhar with Steve Mercer finishing third.
Next up was the fourth leg of the F2 Sidecars, and Conrad Harrison with Lee Patterson in the chair took their fourth victory of the meeting with Dave Wallis/Steve Wareham second and Tony Thirkell/Nigel Barlow third at the end of six laps.
Then followed the combined second leg of the 400cc and 125cc races, again over eight laps, with Daniel Frear taking a start to finish victory in the 400cc class, as Chris Palmer did so in the popular single cylinder two-stroke race.
Next up was the second leg of the 600cc race, with Ryan Farquhar a non-starter for the eight lap race.
Michael Pearson got the hole-shot ahead of Ian Lougher, as the sun came out at last.
Pearson completed the first lap 0.777 of a second in front of Lougher, with Rob Wilson, Dean Harrison and Mark Lister all in front of Adrian Archibald in sixth place.
Lap two and the gap was 0.472 of a second to Pearson advantage, but Lougher was chasing hard.
Lap three and the gap was down to 0.170 of a second, with positions remaining the same.
Lougher was in front at Drury’s on the half distance lap and had a lead of 1.766 seconds and the end of the fourth lap into the fifth circuit.
Lougher’s lead was up to 5.78 seconds at the end of the fifth lap, with Pearson a similar distance ahead of third place man Robert Wilson.
Three-quarters distance and the leaders advantage was nearly eight seconds.
At the flag it was Ian Lougher some 8.8 seconds ahead of Michael Pearson with Robert Wilson third.
Race 14 was the final race for the ‘chairs’, the fifth of the meeting, which for the fifth time was a start to finish victory for Conrad Harrison and Lee Patterson.
Then came the feature race of the meeting, the ten lap Cock O’the North Race.
So close were the pack into the Mere Hairpin it was impossible to tell who had the hole-shot, however at the end of the opening lap it was Ryan Farquhar by a third of a second from Michael Pearson with Steve Mercer in third place.
Lap two and Ryan was still ahead by the same distance, but the red flags were out, stopping the race.
Keith Pringle the rider involved up on his feet OK, but machine blocking circuit – hence the red flag. Keith walked back to the paddock.
Michael Pearson was once again in pole position as the pack set off for an eight lap race.
Ryan took the hole-shot this time with Michael very close behind, but it Pearson at Drury’s lap one ahead who still held the advantage at the end of the lap, by 0.184 of a second from Farquhar and Steve Mercer.
Lap two and the lead has increased to 0.252 of a second with Pearson still in charge and Mercer third half a second adrift of Farquhar.
Mercer dropped further back on the third lap 1.5 seconds down on leader Pearson, with the gap closing slightly at 0.225 of a second.
Half distance and it was down to 0.200 of a second.
Lap five and the lead had increased to 0.323 of a second As Pearson put up the fastest lap to date. Mercer was still third 5 seconds down
Lap six and the gap had again opened at 0.408 of a second with positions still the same as Lougher, Harrison and Archibald completed the top six.
Lap seven, and the pace quickened and closed the difference to 0.321 of a second.
At the chequered flag it was Ryan Farquhar having taken the lead on the approach to Jefferies Jumps by 0.902 of a second from Michael Pearson and Steve Mercer, then Dean Harrison Ian Lougher and Adrian Archibald.
The penultimate race of the meeting was the combined 250cc and 650cc SuperTwins with victory in the quarter-litre class going to Lee Vernon from Chris Palmer and Jamie Coward, whilst Ryan Farquhar took his 81st race win at Oliver’s Mount on his KMR Kawasaki SuperTwin with Ivan Lintin second and Adrian Archibald third.
The final race of the Cock O’the Meeting 2011 was the Non Qualifiers race for the Open class, won by Paul Owen, followed by Paul Gartland and Kevin Strowger.
So ended an exciting Cock O’the North Road Race for 2011. All eyes now turn to the Steve Henshaw International Gold Cup Races on 17th & 18th September at Oliver’s Mount.
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Farquhar retains Cock o’ the North Trophy at Oliver’s Mount
Ryan Farquhar retained his Cock o’ the North trophy at Oliver’s Mount in superb fashion on Sunday when he pulled off a thrilling last lap manoeuvre over long time race leader Michael Pearson. The KMR Kawasaki shadowed his rival for the majority of the race before getting the better of his fellow countryman at Mountside Hairpin to keep the trophy for another year. With two more wins over the course of the two days, it was another successful weekend of road racing for Farquhar.
Conditions on Saturday at Scarborough were dry but cool and overcast with Ryan’s first outing coming in the 600cc race although this was soon halted and pushed back to later in the day. So, the first Superbike race was his first proper race and he immediately took the holeshot on the ZX-10R Superstock machine. He retained the lead until just after half race distance when Pearson overhauled him and although there was little between the duo, Ryan was unable to find a way by and he had to settle for second spot. Next up was the re-scheduled 600cc race and another good start saw Ryan take the lead but it was short-lived as problems with the Supersport bike saw him retire just a few corners later. However, he ended the day positively with a dominant win in the Supertwins race.
Sunday saw similar conditions around the woodland venue and with no time to repair the 600cc bike, Ryan was first out in the Superbike race where it was Pearson who this time led at the end of the first lap. Ryan sat behind him until he hit the front at the end of lap 5 on the entry to Farm Bends but Pearson wasn’t to be denied and retook the lead with a lap to go, holding on for the win by just 0.215s although Ryan did claim the fastest lap of the weekend at 82.956mph.
The feature Cock o’ the North race was next and although it was due to be held over 10 laps an incident saw it red flagged and ultimately re-started over 8 laps. It was again Pearson who held sway as the riders wound their way round the narrow, tree-lined circuit. The BMW rider looked like he had the race win sewn up but Ryan was always within striking distance and a superb late-braking attempt at Mountside Hairpin on the 8th and final lap saw him take the victory. He then rounded off his weekend with a hard fought victory over Ivan Lintin in the second Supertwins race.
Speaking afterwards, a delighted Ryan said: “It’s been a bit of an up and down weekend but I’m over the moon to have rounded it off with a win in the Cock o’ the North race and take the trophy for a second successive year. I’d had to give second best to Michael in the previous two Superbike race and I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to get the better of him as he was riding really well whilst I was constantly making changes to the bike to try and improve the handling. The bike doesn’t seem to work the same at any circuit and just when you think you’ve found a good set-up, you have to start again but I’m starting to understand it a lot more now so we’re making progress.”
“I was making changes all weekend and the bike was at its best for the main race so I sat behind Michael and waited to make my move although he was riding very defensively so it was tough going but I squeezed through on the final lap to take a good win. Ivan Lintin pushed me hard in the two Supertwins race but I managed to open up a gap towards the end of each race to take two good wins there and the only disappointment was the 600. We had a few problems in practice when it refused to fire up and although I got a good start in the race it felt like it was going to seize so I pulled the clutch in and coasted to a halt. I’ve got some work to do now to sort it out as we don’t know if it’s an electrical or mechanical problem but when I get home I’ll strip the bike down and make sure I’m all ready for the next race.”
Ryan now heads back home with his next race coming at the Armoy Road Races, Saturday July 30th.
Pictures by Glynne Lewis and Chris Machin
 
Bike Week Hillclimb and Sprints
Competitors had a thrilling 3 days at Dalby Forest and Olivers Mount for the traditional bike week speed events, results for all three meetings can be found on the results page.
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Barry Sheene Road Race Festival – Sunday 3rd July 2011
Bright sunshine greeted everyone at Oliver’s Mount for the annual Barry Sheene Road Race Festival, as practice got underway 9.00am, followed by qualifying, all incident free.
The first of nine races, the combined first leg of the Syd Barnett & Red Rose Trophy races over six laps for 350cc and 250cc classic machines went away on time at 1.00pm.
Adam Lonsdale on his 350 BSA Goldstar led at the end of the opening lap, but after another circuit it was 250cc rider Pete Wakefield who headed the file on his Suzuki., with Lonsdale leading the 350cc class, but he stepped off next time round at the Esses, hurting only his pride, gifting the lead to Grant Sellars in the bigger of the classes, with Wakefield still in front on the road at the half distance lap.
No changes to the race leaders on the fourth lap, as Geoff Hadwin moved into second place ahead of Ted Fenwick in the quarter-litre class.
Positions remained the same at the end of the penultimate lap and at the chequered flag Peter Wakefield took the 250 honours ahead of Grant Sellars who took the 350cc honours.
Race two, for Modern Solos up to 400cc and SuperTwins had Ryan Farquhar take the hole-shot.
At the end of the first of eight laps it was Farquhar ahead of Ivan Lintin and Mike Minns, positions that remained the same for the full race distance, with Ryan extending his winning lead to 16.950 seconds. James Cowton took the 400cc win.
Race three for Modern Solos, this time 600cc and over, once again over eight laps.
In pole position was Keith Pringle and who took the hole-shot into Mere Hairpin and led by 3.4 seconds at the end of the lap from Mark Lister and Mick Goodings. Ivan Lintin was fourth and the first of the 600’s, followed by Ryan Farquhar and Dave Woolams.
Lister dropped to fourth on lap two with positions remaining the same on the third lap with Farquhar pulling into the paddock with handling problems on his KMR Kawasaki.
Half distance and Pringles advantage was seconds over Mick Goodings, as brother Mark moved into sixth.
At the end of the fifth lap the lead had climbed to over six seconds, with positions staying static. A lap later and the lead had increased by a further two seconds and at the chequered flag it was Keith Pringle by 12.262 seconds from Mick Goodings and Ivan Lintin.
Next up was the first leg of the Geoff Barry and Denis Parkinson Trophy races, also over eight laps of the 2.43-mile circuit.
Keith Pringle once again had the pole position and took the pack into Mere Hairpin and up Sheene’s Rise.
Pringle had 0.8 of a second lead at the end of the first lap from John McFarlane and Ryan Farquhar, who was leading the 500cc category.
Positions remained the same at the end of the second lap, but the lead had been cut in half to 0.414 of a second.
Lap three and the gap had closed to 0.243 of a second, as placings remained the same.
At half distance, it was all change at the front with Farquhar taking the lead on the road from McFarlane with Pringle dropping to third.
Lap five and Farquhar’s lead was just under half a second, as McFarlane put up the fastest lap of the race at 72.978mph, with Pringle some 8 seconds down on the leader.
At three-quarter distance it was McFarlane leading, with Farquhar now 4 seconds down.
Lap seven and Ryan Farquhar retired at Mountside with machine problems, letting Pringle and Neil Vicars move into second and third on the road and a lap later John McFarlane took the win by 11.9343 seconds from Keith Pringle and Neil Vicars. The 500cc class was won by James Cowton.
It was back to the Modern machines for the second leg of the 400’s and the SuperTwins, which once again proved to be a Ryan Farquhar benefit having a lead at the end of the opening lap of 1.5 seconds from Ivan Lintin and extended it to 10.516 seconds at the flag from Lintin, with James Cowton taking third a further 42 seconds adrift.
Race six was the second leg of the combined Geoff Barry and Denis Parkinson Trophy races.
Keith Pringle led at the end of the opening lap, but put his hand up as he crossed the line and retired to the paddock, letting Ryan Farquhar into the lead, from John MacFarlane and Neil Vicars.
Ryan’s lead had increased to 7.6 seconds at the end of the second lap and by half distance it was over 23 seconds.
Ryan took the chequered flag four laps later by no less than 69 seconds.
Then it was time for the second leg of the combined Syd Barnett (350cc) and the Red Rose (250cc) Trophy race over six laps.
Peter Wakefield found a gap and went to the front and into Mere Hairpin first and maintained the lead at the end of the lap from Geoff Hadwin and Grant Sellars who was leading the 350cc class.
Wakefield’s lead was up to seven and a half seconds, as Robin Stokes got ahead of Grant Sellars to lead the Junior category.
At half distance Wakefield’s lead was up to 11 seconds, as Stokes moved into second spot.
Grant Sellars moved back into second place on the fourth lap.
Peter Wakefield took the chequered flag some 11.332 seconds ahead of Grant Sellars and Geoff Hadwin.
The feature race of the meeting was next, the six lap Barry Sheene Trophy Race for Classic Superbikes.
With only four riders on the grid, Ryan Farquhar opened up a near on 9 second lead at the end of the opening lap from Neil Vicars and extended his advantage to 17.5 seconds after three of the six laps and at the chequered flag the gap was 25.929 seconds. Neil Vicars finished second and Bry Bayes third.
The final race of the programme the second leg of the Modern machines of 600cc and over.
Keith Pringle took the hole-shot from Mick Goodings. At the end of the opening lap it was still Pringle by three-quarters of a second from Goodings and Mark Lister, who had fluffed the start!
Pringle increased his lead to 2 second after a second circuit, with positions remaining the same, as it did for the next two laps, enjoying a 4 second lead at half-distance.
Ivan Lintin moved into third place on lap six displacing Mark Lister, as the lead increased to just short of six seconds.
Places remained static on the penultimate lap, with the lead at 6.17 seconds and at the flag it was Keith Pringle enjoying a 6.8 second advantage over Mick Goodings, with Ivan Lintin third three seconds adrift.
That’s it folks, the next meeting at Oliver’s Mount is the Cock O’the North Road Races on Saturday and Sunday 23rd & 24th July 2011. _________________________________________
Congratulations To The Youngsters
The club are proud to have yet another batch of up and coming star riders. Alex and Sam Lowes, James Westmorland, Dan Linfoot all started their careers with the club in the 125cc events. It's great to see all these riders now doing well in the BSB and Sam Lowes in the World Championships this year. Unfortunatley Sam crashed at Assen which has forced him to miss the American round but he is ready and fighting to go in the next round in Italy in a week or twos time. Im sure all members will wish them all well in this years championships. Unfortunately there seems to be a gap at the moment as over the last two years no one has really come to the fore to follow in their footsteps but we are sure there will be someone in the very near future heading for stardom.
The Auto66 have been the starting place for a lot of top riders over the years, the Jeffries, Phil Mellor, Niall Mackenzie, Neil Hodgson, Jamie Whitham just to name a few.
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 John Johnson
The 61 year old racer and Hillclimber from Lincoln, who died recently following a short illness, will be missed by all his friends and fellow competitors of the Auto 66 Northern Speed Hill Climb and Sprint Championship.
John started his racing career on a 125cc Bultaco in 1970 and was a former lap record holder at Croft back in the late seventies and early eighties.
For the last few years, John was very popular and succesful contestant at the HillClimbs at Olivers Mount, Dalby Forest and Cadwell Park, where he finished second overall in the series on his Kawasaki 600.
At the Auto 66 road race meetings at Cadwell Park and Olivers Mount, John could always be spotted around the paddock helping out where he could, in particular he helped Steve Degnan, Chris Graily and James Cowton, who were fellow contestants in the Hill Climbs and who have nothing but praise for 'gentleman John', saying he was like a brother or father to them.
John attended the Club presentation night at the end of January this year and seemed in fine health, but soon afterwards he was diagnosed with a cancerous growth in his bile abduct and his health deteriorated rapidly and he passed away in hospital on April 19th.
The club and its members would like to pass on its condolences to Johns family.
John Clarke, one of Johns dearest friends has contacted the club suggesting that a memorial trophy be put up in JJs name for the 2012 season. The club are open to suggestions where the trophy should be placed, so if anyone has any ideas just pass them onto the club, as it is hoped to make an official announcement by ythe end of August.
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2011 DATES NOW CONFIRMED - CLICK HERE TO LOOK AT THE CALENDAR
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2011 Gala Dinner Presentation
The end of season championship awards will be made at the clubs presentation evening at Wetherby on Saturday 21st January - to download a booking form click here
and if you require accomodation at the hotel download this booking form and send it direct to the hotel
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2011 YORKSHIRE CAR SPEED HILL CLIMB AND SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP
Seven Sprints Seven Hill Climbs, 14 rounds, 12 to count.
Register now - click here
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2010 AWARDS PRESENTATION GALA DINNER
(Held at Ramada, Wetherby 22nd Januray 2011)
The 43rd annual dinner and presentations were a tremendous success on the 22nd January, a total sell out both for tickets and accommodation at the Ramada Hotel. for 2011 presentations we have booked the same venue and the hotel accommodation form is already here on the webpage for you to download, rooms will be sold on a first come first served basis, you will see from the booking for that you do this directly with the hotel, the prices have stayed the same as this January. there has been a £1 increase on the dinner tickets which go on sale next week at £30 each.
below are just some of the photgraphs of winners others can be found by going to www.alanhorner.co.uk where you can place your orders.
 
Sarah Boyes-125 Clubmans Challenge Champion Hill climb Champion Barry Warner, 2nd and 3rd
John Johnson and Susan Stelfox
 
Super Junior 125 Champion Luke Thackeray Cadwell Masters 400 Champion James Cowton
2nd and 3rd Jamie Thackeray and Kai Yoxall 2nd and 3rd Mark Goodings and Allwyn Dalton
 
Cadwell Masters 600 Champion Richard Gibson Richard Gibson, runner up Clubmans 600, Cadwell
and 2nd and 3rd Adam Child and Paul Rogers Master, Road and Track 600 + 1300 Champion + Cadwell Masters 600 + 1300 Champion
 
2010 Championship Awards Display Road and Track Trophies 2010
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ACU simplify
Road Race Licence's doing away with the Novice Licence and
lowering the age bracket on certain classes, click
here for more information
ROAD
RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The
Clubmans Challenge Star Championships will once again cater
for everyone in 2010 from 125 upwards, the Championships will
be run over ten rounds at Cadwell, Mallory and Elvington with
at least two rounds counting towards double points.
The Cadwell Masters
will have a new class named the Masters Super Junior for 125
Formula machines, this Championship class may also be extended
to the Mallory meetings. The present 125 GP , 400 , 600 ,
Open and Sidecars remain as in 2009.
The Road and Track Championship continues
in 2010 with rounds at Olivers Mount, Mallory and Cadwell
plus the possibility of two more circuits yet to be finalised
again the classes will remain the same as 2009.
ACU COMPETITION
LICENCES
If you held a competition licence
in 2009 you should have now received your licence renewal
forms from the ACU, as you are aware these need countersigning
by the Club Secretary. Renewals can be forwarded to the Club
with a stamped addressed envelope and payment to the ACU at
the same time as sending in your membership renewal. Once
your membership has been processed your form will be stamped,
photocopied and the original sent to the ACU on your behalf.
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