On Saturday afternoon Scunthorpe Speedway ran the fifth round of their Summer Championship with 33 riders in three classes racing over 57 races.
Scunthorpe Saints rider Stuart Parnaby took his second win of the championship in the Open Class defeating the Redcar Cubs pairing of Jade Mudgway and Jitendra Duffill along with Kye Norton in the final. The Support Class saw the Belgian father and son duo of Willy and Wim Kennis take the top two slots ahead of the North Lincolnshire pairing of Adam Oughtibridge and Andy Harrison whilst James Sarjeant was joined on the rostrum by Shane Hazleden and Cameron Hoskins in the Youth 500 Class.
With the wind continually drying the track conditions weren’t perfect but Parnaby had no problems in winning all six of his rides and close the gap on Duffill at the head of the championship standings by three points. Duffill, winner in the last round had to settle for fourth place this time around and will be looking over shoulder as other riders, like Parnaby and his fellow Saints’ rider Mike Pickering, complete their fourth qualifying rounds.
The Support Class championship standings now see five riders within five points of each other after leading riders, Montana Jowett and Duncan Towler had a nasty crash when they met in heat 40. Jowett, who had won the previous two rounds she had entered injured her shoulder in the crash whilst Towler was shook up and had damage to his bike. With neither able to continue the class became a shootout between the holidaying Belgians, Willy Kennis and his son Wim. Father Willy won through in the final but Chris Baldwin’s fifth place was enough to see the Northamptonshire rider climb to the top of the standings whilst Scunthorpe’s Adam Oughtibridge and Barnetby Le Wold’s Andy Harrison showed good form to make it to the final.
In the youth class six riders lined-up and put on a good show. Although at various stages of development there were some close battles and, most importantly, the lads looked to enjoy their afternoon. Shane Hazleden gave James Sarjeant a rare defeat around the Eddie Wright Raceway but Sarjeant won the next twice they met whilst Hazleden fell whilst chasing in heat 42. Cameron Hoskins won a three way battle for third place against Jack Butler, who will rue a couple of falls, and Chris Bint. The least experienced of the group, Kyle Howarth, improved as the afternoon went on after recovering from two early falls.
The sixth round of the Summer Championship takes place on Saturday 30th August and riders are encouraged to book early if they are to avoid missing out. Meetings are open to all-comers on a first come, first served basis but places are limited to sixteen riders in the ‘Open’ and ‘Support’ classes plus eight riders in the two youth classes. In the youth section it is the turn of the 250cc riders in round six. Places can be booked by contacting Richard Hollingsworth by e-mail richard@scunthorpespeedway.com
Open Class:
Stuart Parnaby 15, Jade Mudgway 14, Kye Norton 11, Lee Geary 11, Mike Pickering 11, Jitendra Duffill 11, Dan Lead 10, Richard Walsh 7, Andrew Blackburn 6, Matt Davis 6, Greg Walsh 5, Leigh Boujos 3.
A Final: Stuart Parnaby, Jade Mudgway, Kye Norton, Jitendra Duffill
B Final: Jitendra Duffill, Mike Pickering, Lee Geary, Andrew Blackburn
C Final: Andrew Blackburn, Dan Lead, Richard Walsh, Greg Walsh
Championship Round Points:
Stuart Parnaby 16, Jade Mudgway 15, Kye Norton 14, Jitendra Duffill 13, Mike Pickering 12, Lee Geary 11, Andrew Blackburn 10, Dan Lead 9, Richard Walsh 8, Greg Walsh 7, Matt Davis 6, Leigh Boujos 5.
Championship - after 5 rounds (one was rained off - top four rounds for each rider counts):
Jitendra Duffill 57 (4 rounds) (14-14-16-13), Stuart Parnaby 47 (3), Andrew Blackburn 44 (4) (12-10-14-10), Michael Pickering 39 (3), Lee Geary 36 (3), David Lidgett 32 (3), Richard Walsh 26(3), Greg Walsh 24 (3), Michael Faulkner 20 (2), Dean Hancox 18 (2), Jade Mudgway 15 (1), Kye Norton 14 (1), John MacPhail 14 (1), Oliver Gay 12 (1), Jon Stevens 11 (1), Chris Widman 10 (1), Daniel Mitchell 8 (1), Dan Lead 16 (2), Martin Emerson 7 (1), Matt Davis 6 (1), Leigh Boujos 5 (1), Ben Hannon 4 (1), Michael Mitchell 4 (1), James Fear 3 (1).
Support Class:
Wim Kennis 14, Willy Kennis 11, Andy Harrison 10, James Culbert 9, Chris Baldwin 9, Montana Jowett 8, Adam Oughtibridge 8, Kevin Thrift 8, Duncan Towler 7, Jeff Halford 5, Derek Holt 5, Andy Saxby 4, Adam Kenyon 4, Alex Gilroy 4, Michael Osborne 0.
A Final: Willy Kennis, Wim Kennis, Adam Oughtibridge, Andy Harrison.
B Final: Adam Oughtibridge, Chris Baldwin, James Culbert, Kevin Thrift.
C Final: Kevin Thrift, Adam Kenyon, Derek Holt, Alex Gilroy.
Championship Round Points:
Willy Kennis 16, Wim Kennis 15, Adam Oughtibridge 14, Andy Harrison 13, Chris Baldwin 12, Jimmy Culbert 11, Kevin Thrift 10, Adam Kenyon 9 , Derek Holt 8, Alex Gilroy 7, Montana Jowett 6, Duncan Towler 5, Jeff Halford 4, Andy Saxby 3, Michael Osborne 2,
Championship - after 5 rounds (one was rained off - top four rounds for each rider counts):
Chris Baldwin 42 (3), Duncan Towler 40 (4) (5-14-16-6), Jeff Halford 39 (4) (11-12-12-4), Montana Jowett 38 (3), Andy Lauder 38 (3), James Culbert 29 (3), Adam Oughtibridge 24 (3), Craig Osborne 21 (2), Tony Mitchell 20 (2), Michael Osborne 20 (4) (2-7-9-2), Marc Stevenson 18 (2), Andy Saxby 16 (2), Andy Harrison 16 (2), Mark Whitehead 15 (1), Alex Gilroy 15 (2), Jessica Lamb 12 (1), Craig Whitehead 11 (1), Derek Holt 10 (2), Peter Robinson 10 (2), Dan Moulson 10 (2), Philip Lane 9 (1), Jamie Roberts 9 (2), Joe Burdekin 6 (1), Darren Hartman 4 (1).
Youth 500 Class:
James Sarjeant 17, Shane Hazleden 14, Cameron Hoskins 11, Jack Butler 9. Chris Bint 9, Kyle Howarth 3.
Championship Round Points:
James Sarjeant 8, Shane Hazleden 7, Cameron Hoskins 6, Jack Butler 5, Chris Bint 4, Kyle Howarth 3.
Championship (after 3 rounds (one was rained off – top two rounds for each rider counts):
James Sarjeant 16 (8-8), Jack Butler 12 (7-5), Cameron Hoskins 12 (6-6), Shane Hazleden 7 (1), Chris Bint 4 (1), Kyle Howarth 3 (1).
