Father Scott dominates third round of British Minibike series
 Bright
blue skies and warm weather provided the ideal conditions
for the delayed third round of the inaugural and 2007 British
Minibike series at Mildenhall, Suffolk. With the original
date lost to torrential rain, the returning competitors were
treated to an all-new extended circuit that included a new
sand section and was run in the opposite direction to previous
meetings.
Whilst the track changes brought great praise from all the
riders, with the less technical layout creating some closer
racing, the alterations did not stop Trevor Scott from dominating
two out of the five classes on the day. In addition to his
two winner’s trophies Scott received an extra special
prize in the form of his first child, with him being present
at the birth of his daughter Lacy, late on Saturday night
before dashing to the start gate on Sunday morning.
In contrast the other pre event favorite Trevor Buckley missed
out on getting his hands on any silverware as he twice crashed
out in the battle for supremacy in the 50cc Pro Mini category.
Eventual winner Jonny Groves enjoyed some real bar to bar
action with Buckley on route to claiming the overall victory,
just ahead of Simon Vowles. Vowles actually took the holeshot
in all three motos, but could not maintain enough pace to
keep Groves and Crump at bay.
The 88cc Pro Mini class saw Scott claim the first of his
victories with three straight wins, leaving Andrew Lawton
and Jamie McClaren to claim the remaining two podium places
respectively.
Tony Tomasso became yet another new winner of the Superstock
Midsize field, after he opted to swap classes and test his
luck in this single make category. Second positioned Toby
Souchotte remains the most consistent rider in this class
and headed off a strong challenge from Andy Sheppard from
Andover who ended up in third spot on the day on his debut
appearance in this category.
Irishman James MacFerran once again dominated the Open Minibike
proceedings, with Kurt Brain on a slightly under powered machine
using all his skill to take a well earned second place in
front of Martin Gill who has now recovered from the broken
leg he sustained at the opening round back in May.
With the effects of his action packed late night perhaps
taking their toll, Scott had to over come some poor starts
to come from mid pack on each occasion to secure his overall
win in the Open Midsize class. Stu Hughes took third spot
for the second round in a row, this time behind MacFerran,
who with a win and second place in the two classes he competed
in made his trip from Ireland more than worthwhile.
Round 3 Results
50cc Pro Mini Open Minibike
1st Jonathan Groves 1st James MacFerran
2nd Peter Crump 2nd Kurt Brain
3rd Simon Vowles 3rd Martin Gill
88cc Pro Mini Open Midsize
1st Trevor Scott 1st Trevor Scott
2nd Andrew Lawton 2nd James MacFerran
3rd Jamie McClaren 3rd Stu Hughes
Superstock Midsize
1st Tony Tomasso
2nd Toby Souchotte
3rd Andy Sheppard
Entries in some classes remain available for the final two
rounds. To take advantage of this offer and to see some great
coverage of the series to date, please visit the official
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Remaining rounds
Round 4 - Sept 2 - Tonymoto – Winchester
Round 5 - Oct 14 - Doncaster Moto Park
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