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Astley & Tyldesley hosted the first of our four major events this
summer, with the staging of the Northern Individual Championships.
Thanks to the hard work of most club members, the arena was in tip top
condition and a great day's racing took place.
Bury's James Elston won the U-10 title, with a 16 points maximum score.
Astley & Tyldesley riders took the other podium positions, with Adam
Turnbull runner-up and first year rider Ross Green taking 3rd place.
Northern U-10 Individual Championship result
James Elston (Bury) 16, Adam Turnbull (A & T) 15, Ross Green (A & T) 14,
Jack Hart (Bury) 13, Tyler Koch (A & T) 12, Charlotte Gilmore (A & T)
11, Max Elliott (Bury) 10.
Referee - John Whiting (Bury).
A & T's Adam Phillips took the U-13 title, with a maximum 20 points
score. He beat his main rivals Matt Turner and Joel Partington early on,
recording easily the two fastest times of the match, and was always in
control after that. Turner was adjudged to have beaten Partington in a
very close finish in heat 8. Joel's chances of a top three place went
when he inexplicably slid off when well in front in heat 12. A & T's
first year rider Reece Pollitt turned in a good performance and would
have been in a third place run-off had he not stopped in heat 6 and let
Bury's James Elston through to take the win, when an opponent fell -
always ride to the referee's whistle! These riders' errors let in
Stockport's first year rider Callum Smith to take a surprise 3rd place,
behind his team mate Matt Turner.
Northern U-13 Individual Championship result
Adam Phillips (A & T) 20, Matt Turner (Stockport) 19, Callum Smith
(Stockport) 17, Joel Partington (A & T) 16, James Elston (Bury) 16,
Reece Pollitt (A & T) 16, Adam Watson (Sheffield) 13, James Chester
(Bury) 11, Jack Hart (Bury) 11, Bradley Smethurst (Bury) 10, Alex Green
(A & T) 8, Connor Smethurst (Bury) 8.
Referee - Pete Ward (Bury).
The U-16 Championship went down to the final series of races, with the
unbeaten duo of Stockport's Dylan Radcliffe and Hull's Matt Beharrell
lining up off grids 2 and 3 respectively in heat 10. A strong start from
Beharrell saw him gate across Radcliffe and hold on to take the win and
the title. Stockport's Jack Lush lost to the leading duo early on before
finishing with two wins to take 3rd place. Sheffield's Laura Watson
received the Ladies Champion award - the only entrant.
Northern U-16 Individual Championship result
Matt Beharrell (Hull) 16, Dylan Radcliffe (Stockport) 15, Jack Lush
(Stockport) 14, Mat Lush (Stockport) 13, Ben Swanborough (Hull) 12, Adam
Phillips (A & T) 11, Jake Read (Stockport) 10, Joe Pickford (Stockport)
9, Laura Watson (Sheffield) 8.
Referee - John Whiting (Bury).
The U-19 Championship was a keenly fought affair, which was effectively
decided in a re-run heat 8. Hull's Matt Beharrell made the most of his
grid 1 to hold off a strong challenge from his team mate Adam Stephenson
and take the win, with Sheffield's Ben Dickenson third. This was the
final finishing order in the match, as the three riders won all their
other races.
Northern U-19 Individual Championship result
Matt Beharrell (Hull) 16, Adam Stephenson (Hull) 15, Ben Dickenson
(Sheffield) 14, Jack Lush (Stockport) 13, Ben Higham (Stockport) 12,
Luke Jamson (Sheffield) 11, Phil Peach (Bury) 9, Will Owens (Bury) 8,
Ben Swanborough (Hull) 8.
Referee - Pete Ward (Bury).
The final event of the day saw a very competitive Senior Championship,
which kept the referee busy with plenty of clashes throughout the match.
Heat 2 ultimately proved to be a decisive race, as Stockport's Terry
Norman took the win from grid 1 in the re-run, ahead of Hull duo Matt
Beharrell and Adam Stephenson, with Sheffield's Dariusz Pilas fourth.
Norman, Stephenson and Pilas all won their remaining four races each
after that, to secure the top three places. Beharrell won his next two
races, before trailing in third from a grid 1 in heat 13. The match
boiled over with an ugly incident in heat 17. Beharrell was slowing up
as Stockport's Jack Lush dived up the inside at the pits bend. The two
riders clashed, with the referee stopping the race and excluding Lush
for ramming. Beharrell then decided to take his own retribution and
punched Lush in the face, leaving the referee no option but to match ban
Beharrell for fighting. Despite now being a veteran, Terry Norman added
to his record of having won more senior individuals than any other rider
at the Gin Pit circuit. Adam Stephenson showed his potential, in
recording the fastest time of the season, 42.91 secs, when winning heat
13.
Northern Senior Individual Championship result
Terry Norman (Stockport) 20, Adam Stephenson (Hull) 18, Dariusz Pilas
(Sheffield) 17, Robert Bandosz (Edinburgh) 15, Ben Higham (Stockport)
15, Dylan Radcliffe (Stockport) 15, Chris Parish (Bury) 13, Matt
Beharrell (Hull) 13, Darren Kent (Heckmondwike) 12, Luke Jamson
(Sheffield) 11, Mat Lush (Stockport) 10, Jack Lush (Stockport) 8.
Referee - Alan Farrell (Astley & Tyldesley).
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