Local Riders,Local Races: New Forest CC "The Brewery 10"

Saturday 8 October 2011

New Forest CC "The Brewery 10"

Adam Topham (High Wycombe CC) broke Ray Hughes’s 9 year old course record to win the New Forest CC 10. Topham lead all the way to clock 21.34, taking 9 seconds off the old mark. The P303 heads south from Ringwood turns at the Woolpack Inn, before heading back through the lanes, a circuit with no reputation for speed. In-form Gary Dighton (Poole Wheelers) looked impressive but had to settle for 2nd place with 21.57.

Julia Shaw (Drag2zero) stopped the clock on 22.13 for third place and of course first Lady. Like most of the field Shaw’s season is nearly over, the goal of selection for the world championships in Copenhagen achieved. Happy? “Yes, top ten would have been nice” The slight dissatisfaction in her voice is a good sign. No specific targets have been identified as yet for next year; Shaw’s biggest dilemma appears to be “Two weeks off the bike or two months”

Topham too is just about finished “the Rudy Project & the Brighton Mitre 25” are all that’s left of his season. Last Years winner, Steve Whitewick (utag –Yamaha) entered too late and was disappointed not to get a ride. Whitewick, however would get his racing fix later that day in the Glenn Longland 2 day.

The New Forest 10 is sponsored by the local Ringwood Brewery and the prize winners had earn’t their beer. The brewery produce an award winning ale called “Old Thumper” a sobriquet that could fondly be applied to Ray Hughes (Clarence Wheelers), Ray seems to have been around forever and clearly loves his racing, along with stoker Wendy Pails, they won the tandem event with 23.43. Hughes then went off last in the solo competition, his 22.37, good enough for 4th place!

Provisional Result

1, A TOPHAM (HIGH WYCOMBE CC) 21.34
2, G DIGHTON (POOLE WHEELERS) 21.57
3, J SHAW (DRAG2ZERO) 22.13
4, R HUGHES (CLARENCE WH) 22.37