The vast package of races that is the Red Bull Pro Nationals made their 2010 bow at former des Nations and Grand Prix circuit Foxhill Moto Park on the 14th of March – the supporting Fuchs Silkolene 2 Stroke British Championships ran the Open class on Saturday which saw James Noble sweep imperiously to a trio of wins aboard the steel framed Proppa.com Honda CR500. Behind him, some typically frenetic 2 stroke racing saw a frantic four-way battle for the podium with Stuart Edmonds coming out on top ahead of reigning champion Mark Eastwood, Nathan Parker and Dave Willett, a welcome sight after the series stalwart‘s lengthy absence last year with a serious knee injury – Willet would lose out on victory in the final moto by less than a tenth of a second to Noble, so that knee must be fairly well healed…
Dave Willett surfs his YZ to victory.
In the 125 class of the 2 stroke Championships, Dave Willett took the race one win ahead of reigning champion Jim Davies, who was recovering from a midpack start, followed by the Kawasakis of Jamie Smith and Luke Remmer, before the race was stopped prematurely by the collapse of an inflatable arch – race two saw both Willett and Davies on the floor on lap one, James Dunn leading from the off and desperate to get away before the chasing pack closed him down. Jamie Smith, Lloyd Morgan and Luke Remmer indulged in a three way battle before Smith broke free and began to run Dunn down. Morgan and Remmer would be scrapping all race, whilst Smith bridged the gap to Dunn, taking a great win by less than a second from Dunn, Remmer and Morgan. Willett finished with a spectacular flourish in moto three, however, winning by a country mile ahead of the TM of Davies and young Dunn – both Smith and Remmer were in the hunt but Smith would crash out of contention whilst Remmer would collide with another rider whilst leading, damaging his front wheel and effectively ending his contribution to proceedings.
Results/Series standings
Open Expert
1 James Noble 75
2 Stuart Edmonds 58
3 Mark Eastwood 55
4 Nathan Parker 54
5 David Willet 51
6 Daniel Arnold 45
7 Zac Blackwell 41
8 Will Worden 38
9 Connor Walkley 35
10 Dexter Marks 29
Open Junior
1 Daniel Ward 72
2 Jason Kendrick 60
3 Joe Golding 52
4 Mark Sharman 50
5 Shane Headon 50
6 George Foames 38
7 Scott Ross 38
8 Scott Webb 37
9 Daryl Hall 36
10 Ben Anstie 32
125 Expert
1 David Willet 66
2 Jim Davies 59
3 James Dunn 56
4 Lloyd Morgan 52
5 Jamie Smith 45
6 Matthew Thomas 44
7 Peter Mitchell 41
8 Matthew Coles 39
9 Luke Remmer 38
125 Junior
1 Charles Statt 75
2 Ryan Tomkins 66
3 Ashley Crossley 56
4 Simon Booth 48
5 Ben Thomson 46
6 Jason Wells 43
7 Chase Neale 40
8 Stevie Gesner 38
9 Nathan Jacobs 29
10 Tom Johnson 26
