Report/Result: Steve Lampier wins Velo29 North East Trophy

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A hundred and fourty five riders raced Saturday’s Velo29 North East Trophy on Croft Motor Circuit where Steve Lampier was a solo winner

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Steve Lampier wins Velo29 North East Trophy
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The NET (North East Trophy) is the first race of significance in the North East Calendar so the first coming together of the local stars and test of who’s riding well in the early season. It’s an E/1/2/3/4 handicapped National C+ ran over 25 laps of the 2 mile Croft Motor Racing circuit.

With all the expected names and teams there, the organisers knew they were in for some good racing. Many of the 3rd and 4th cats who’d enjoyed the last month of racing in the Velo29 Winter Series were up for pitting their form against the big hitters.

A lap of Croft takes around five minutes so the Elite/1st group was away when the 4th cats were breathing down their neck on the home straight. The handicapping worked well, taking about 10 of the 25 laps before the groups all came together.

The race quickly formed with the 3rd cats catching the 4th cat riders after 3 laps, the stronger 3rd cats started to put the hammer down hoping to hold off the 2nd and E/1st groups. The 5 lap prime was taken by James Sharp, formerly an Elite rider but off with the 3rd cats today and chancing his luck with an early attack. James stayed away for 3 laps before being absorbed by the then 4th and 3rd cat group.

It was a windy day so riders were lapping at an average of 25mph whereas on a still day, they’ve seen the Elite’s as high as a 31mph lap! Attacks came thick and fast over the next 10 laps with the 3rd and 2nd cat riders realizing they had a chance as the elites were catching slowly. At the same time, the Elite riders were attacking each other as they could see that there was a chance they wouldn’t catch the front of the race as a group.

A small break of 6 was established which lasted a few laps but was again absorbed by the group. After 10 laps, everything came back together, by which time many of the 3rd and 4th cat riders had been lapped. Immediately, attacks came, the first success was a group of 3 including 2012 NET winner Craig Anderson, now with Achieve/ Skinnergate. The trio enjoyed around 3 laps away and it looked like it might stick but with a big prize pot at stake, a win was never going to be that easy! They did stay away long enough for Craig to take the 20 lap prime.

Next came a group of six including 2011 winner Matt Kipling now with Team Velo29 Events. They were joined after half a lap by another group of 6 riders, including Lampier, Rutherford and David Lines. Lampier attacked quickly, opening a gap on the other 11 riders. When he crossed the line with 3 to go he had an 11 second lead.

The 11 riders looked at each other for too long, by which time Lampier had opened up an impressive 30 seconds lead. Riders chased well in the still very strong wind but Lampier was lapping fast, head down, big gear pushing hard on the pedals.

As the bell rang, it was clear victory would be Lampier’s, he actually managed to extend his lead on the last lap to 39 seconds! It was an impressive and well executed solo victory and one which was obviously sweet to Steve as he crossed the line, arms in the air.

Podium Dean Reeve

Alistair Rutherford brought home the chasing group ahead of Jack Barrett followed closely by the rest of the break with the peleton coming in a further 28 seconds down. It was another great race in the Velo29 Winter Series of events, many spectators enjoyed the racing and the excellent facilities at Croft.

Next week Velo29 move’s to the 2 event Croft Spring Series, this is a non-BC event ran by Velo29, a new format for 2014. It’s only £10 to enter each of the events, no licence is required. They are 15 lap races and we expect a good mix of abilities and again some great racing. Go here for further information

RESULT
1 Steve Lampier
2 Alistar Rutherford 17.203
3 Jack Barrett 2.304
4 Benjamin Peacock 0.084
5 Steven Lawley 11.168
6 Ryan Fenwick 0.266
7 Ben Hallworth 0.021
8 David Lines 0.443
9 Wiliam Brown 0.105
10 James Alder 0.276
11 Mathew Kipling 0.31
12 Callum Grieve 0.196
13 Ben Hetherington 0.863
14 Alex Dalton 27.77
15 Craig Anderson 4.834
16 Stephen Baker 1.84
17 Sean Noon 13.636
18 Tom Neale 4.349
19 Bradley Stokes 0.141
20 Jack Rees 1.094
21 Alex Bottemley 0.436
22 Tom Barras 1.42
23 Richard Moore 7.016
24 Gary Hand 0.358
25 Richard Bickley 01:00.8
26 Andy Brown 51.866
27 Richard Jones 0.013
28 Mark Yale 01:20.6
29 David Thomas 1 Lap
30 David Johnson 3.772
31 Michael Sloanes 0.63
32 Alex O’Sullivan 0.748
33 Chris Mather 1.158
34 Mark Johnson 0.796
35 Alexander Foster 0.1
36 Rhys Donnelly 0.31
37 Rory Mellis 0.192
38 John Dann 0.39
39 Stuart Balfour 1.888
40 Neil Wallbank 01:04.3
41 Finlay Young 28.579
42 Jon Chambers 01:00.3
43 Andrew Johnson 18.371
44 Jonathon Wears 01:04.5
45 Terry Ashmore 0.182
46 Rory McCrystal 0.124
47 James Wilson 0.846
48 Graeme Lee 2.612
49 Callum Mitchell 1.508
50 Micheal Guymer 7.75
51 Richard Meadows 1 Lap
52 Gordon Jackson 09:34.6
53 Stuart Neilson 9.725
54 David Bolland 0.319
55 Jason Burnill 1.705
56 Francis Webb 0.039
57 Martin Hopkinson 0.584
58 Jonathon Davey 2.639
59 Ellis Hutchinson 10.657
60 Alexander Kinsley 23.873
61 Lewis Mullholland 11.117
62 Matthew Clarke 7.704
63 Raimon Martin 33.242
64 Philip Trodden 4.584
65 Ben Forsyth 55.462
66 Andrew Laycock 26.671
67 Ellis Kirkbride 59.359
68 Lewis Grieve 18.725
69 James Sharp 1 Lap
70 Silas Goodworthy 04:08.6
71 Martin Brearer 10:36.0
72 James Cobb 01:05.2
73 David Jones 1.139
74 Toby Rees 01:18.2
75 Jake Dobson 01:37.2
76 Bryon Spence 15.214
77 Tom Arnstein 1 Lap
78 Rory Oliver 17:47.2
79 Darren Pike 10.515
80 Ben Sutcliffe 29.723
81 Lyle Carter 02:56.0
82 Kevin Gibbons 33.91
83 Richard Sharp 1 Lap
84 Mathew Smith 05:13.0
85 Adam Norris 08:40.3
86 Jessica Evans 08:49.2
87 Mac Wontrorowsi 1 Lap
88 James Moohan 02:32.8
89 Robert Tree 06:37.8
90 Iain Tilley 18:30.7
91 Karl Denton 1 Lap
92 Joe Brown 04:15.2
93 Stephen Lloyd 07:08.0
94 Michael Smart 1 Lap
95 Chris Constanti 06:00.9
96 Martin Lonie 1 Lap
97 Rian Hill 03:48.1
98 Daniel Bryant 55.076
99 Nev Baxter 0.496
100 Paul Sill 05:59.8
101 Alex Lineton 03:47.6
102 James Broadbent 10:22.8
103 Ian Cowen 2 Laps
104 Jon Schofied 1 Lap
105 Greg Booth 1 Lap
106 Thomas Timothy 1 Lap
107 Robert Gray 1 Lap
108 Jacob Brown 21.572
109 Grant Martin 02:10.3
110 Chris Ranson 1 Lap
111 Adam Robertson 01:04.4
112 Kevin Ball 06:59.4
113 Jordon Mathews 1 Lap
114 Jacob Trotter 1 Lap
115 Tim Allen 1.18
116 Conor Swift 02:28.7
117 Harry Tanfield 0.035
118 Tony Dougan 2 Laps
119 Geordie Anderson 3.259
120 Stephen Lee 01:10.5
121 Richard Wade 1 Lap

 

 

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