Cardrona2000

SACU 2000 ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP
Round 7 SBEC Ian Goodall Memorial Enduro Cardrona Forest

A damp start greeted the riders in Cardrona Forest with the possibility another tough and rutted course to contend with. But the sun came out and the course held up very well to,the passage of 63 riders. Well up to the standard of previous events it was a hard and tiring course but always passable and with some good fast blasts across the moors and forest roads. The mixture of long hills - up and down - and slippy brashed tracks meant that riders rarely had a chance to rest. There were very few riders with course penalties so the timings were spot on.

The cross country test had a fast, tight start through the trees followed by an off camber section in trees , then onto a road and a long climb up a slippy path to a tight section at the end cards. No room for mistakes but one of the best tests this year.

Mel Hume and his team of workers are to be congratulated on another excellent event - same again next year -please.

Murray Thompson continued his winning run with another excellent performance. Derek Little posted the fastest time of the day but a mistake on the first test costing him dear.

Dougal Walker produced a blistering first test and a consistent ride to win the Over 40 class for 20 valuable points. This class producing some very exciting riding this year with the class still wide open.

In the clubman class Scot Girvan took the Gold with a healthy margin og 16 seconds from Stephen Lafferty. Scott being one of the few riders to post a faster second test time - well done considering the test was starting to cut up. Duncan McCormick on the 4 stroke Yam still sounding good in the forest and getting 6th - well done on a tight course. This was the year of the exhausting course. See Photos for proof. Stan Peterson and Rab Moir both cracked their exhausts at the same weld. I managed to put a football sized ding into the front of my own exhaust (must remember - drive round - not through trees) and Billy Mcgregor almost cut his exhaust in half then completed the whole of the next lap with a flat tire held on with cable ties. Still good enough for a Silver. Respect is due. As usual Cardrona is a great course but long and tough on machinery.

Alan Ritchie and Spike Donald in the Sportsman Class had a close battle swopping test times but with Alan the eventual victor.

Jim Goodall the father of Ian - in whose honour the event was named - finished on Gold. A fine tribute.

Bruce Frew of Scottish Youth Motorcycle and friend of the Goodall family donated a Ł20 Voucher (courtesy of Mickey Oates Motorcycles ) which will be presented to Stuart McDonald - the final Sportsman Finisher. A thoughtful gesture and much appreciated.

Photos at the bottom of the page.

			Course	Test 1	Test 2	Test 3	Test 4	Total
EXPERT
2	Murray Thomson	Blackwood		166.61	172.59	170.32	179.85	689.37	1	Trophy
1	Derek Little	Elgin		205.19	165.76	170.26	171.98	713.19	2	Gold
4	Malcolm Bissett	Hamilton		185.52	197.05	188.82	184.8	756.19	3	Gold
3	Martin Pennycook	Thornton		200.18	208.94	213.68	231.96	854.76	4	Silver
5	David Loudon	Strathaven		819.19	187.29	189.87	190.01	1,386.36	5	Bronze


OVER 40

15	Dougal Walker	Broxburn		173.73	188.56	192.13		554.42	1	Trophy
17	Rab Moir	Penicuik		192.47	187.91	197.72		578.1	2	Gold
20	Geoff Pennycook	Kirkcaldy		189.65	204.97	200.2		594.82	3	Gold
21	Kenny Donaldson	Newtongran		190.05	200.07	209.74		599.86	4	Gold
18	Stan Peterson	Edinburgh		195.19	213.71	227.52		636.42	5	Silver
19	Andrew McConnell	Newton St		211.09	212.37	218.93		642.39	6	Silver
16	Charlie MacKenzie	Edinburgh	900	248.64	244.89	299.48		1,693.01	7	Bronze

CLUBMAN

41	Scott Girvan	Galashiels		196.27	190.15	194.07		580.49	1	Trophy
23	Stephen Lafferty	Paisley		190.71	202.76	202.98		596.45	2	Gold
36	Steven Scott	Biggar		190.76	218.6	189.11		598.47	3	Gold
39	Hugh Richards	Haddington		180.92	229.89	194.5		605.31	4	Gold
27	Kenny Thompson	Aberdeen		195.3	201.43	211.8		608.53	5	Gold
33	Duncan McCormick	Fife		212.46	203.59	219.61		635.66	6	Gold
32	Duncan Braid	Fife		201.6	222.36	219.49		643.45	7	Gold
28	Alex Kirk	Gorebridge		209.78	221.69	215.88		647.35	8	Gold
37	Tom Anderson	West Lothian		190.96	234.47	222.36		647.79	9	Gold
45	Richard McVicker	Bonnyrigg		209.87	222.44	228.46		660.77	10	Gold
29	Neil Atkinson	Cumbria		220.9	237.51	218.11		676.52	11	Silver
40	Billy McGregor	Haddington		212.96	220.85	243.15		676.96	12	Silver
38	Hugh O'Neill	Bonnyrigg		218.42	229.31	242.76		690.49	13	Silver
34	Tim Wilson	Newton Stewart		228.45	235.94	236.37		700.76	14	Silver
43	Graham Smith	Glasgow		222.44	248.73	261.38		732.55	15	Silver
26	John McGaff	Currie		235.06	282.84	250.34		750.24	16	Silver
47	Michael Houston	Castle Douglas	120	258.18	271.48	291.34		941	17	Silver
24	Iain McMullen	Paisley	540	236.84	243.37	289.62		1,309.85	18	Bronze
25	Steve Forsyth	Wigton		244.72	428.77	275.2		948.69		RET
31	Gary Emsley	Newtongrange		195.62	195.62					RET
46	David Ramsay	Cupar		370.48	265.61	321.49		957.58		RET
48	Scott Maxwell	Thornhill		237.27	230.15	467.42				RET
35	Alan Lauder	Kelso								NS
42	Marco Martinelli	East Kilbride								NS
44	Norman McQueen	Castle Douglas								NS
30	Andy Wrigley	Cumbria		251.04	284.95	282.4		818.39		OOT

SPORTSMAN

52	Alan Ritchie	Livingston		234.2	229.32			463.52	1	Trophy
72	Spike J Donald	Gorebridge		228.71	239.29			468.15	2	Gold
64	steven Goodall	Penicuik		230.54	247.44			477.98	3	Gold
55	Mike Young	Wallyford		238.53	252.98			491.51	4	Gold
62	Graeme Chalmers	Bo'ness		224.57	274.85			499.42	5	Gold
78	Grant Millar	Strathaven		251.31	252.13			503.44	6	Gold
59	Stephen Gilhooley	Bonnyrigg		237.55	266.11			503.66	7	Gold
67	Graeme Hewitson	Broughton		260.5	257.14			517.64	8	Gold
51	Tony Barnett	Livingston		245.27	282.06			527.33	9	Gold
63	Jim Goodall	Penicuik		256.4	272.31			528.71	10	Gold
75	Neil Jacques	Whitehaven		269.43	280.51			549.94	11	Silver
65	Matty Raymond	Cumbria		281.76	272.24			554	12	Silver
76	John Percival	Whitehaven		288.74	272.93			561.67	13	Silver
53	John Moffatt	Culloden		275.27	291.79			567.06	14	Silver
70	Jimmy Patrick	West Lothian		262.5	313.42			575.92	15	Silver
54	Andrew Garriock	Penicuik		267.57	331.25			598.82	16	Silver
69	George McGowan	Rosshire		302.73	347.85			650.58	17	Silver
66	Stuart McDonald	Temple		279.38	376.41			655.79	19	Silver
60	Stephen Palmer	North Berwick		210.38	212.29			422.67		Finisher
56	John Pollock	Gorebridge		1,154.63	1,154.63					RET
57	Ian Bell	Broxburn		377.59	377.59					RET
58	Steven Cruikshanks	Livingston		387.74	387.74					RET
61	Steven Calvey	Edinburgh		237.27	237.27					RET
68	Jamie Melrose	Penicuik		281.27	281.27					RET
71	Blair Anderson	Dechmont		396.79	396.79					RET
73	Stewart Blackadder	Quothquan		RET
74	Craig McLaren	Penicuik		382.31	382.21					RET
77	Graeme Curnow	Whitehaven		257.94	439.06			697		RET



Finishers 49		Retirals 13		Non-Starters 3	Out Of Time 1		Starters 63	Entered 66

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Experts Away	Over 40's Away	Well kent faces- Dougal and Stan	Rab Moir - a clean start
The above photos courtesy of Stuart McDonald
Billys Exhausting Day	And this did another lap.	First event for Andrew Garriock (54) and a third for Steven Goodall (64)	John Moffat and Ian Bell enjoy a pre race laugh.
Ever vigilant Steward Stan Young	Great event again - Andrew McConnel (Left) with Clerk of the Course Mel Hume	Malcolm Bisset on form again	Race Winner Murray Thompson

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