Harry Molloy: October 2008

Monday, October 27, 2008

Porc Race 26th October

I wasnt able to race here because I injured my arms training. I went along to see what when on anyway; to see my friends and DMR sponsored the event too.

- Lee Huskinson was there testing out his new ride!

-the pocket rocket Brandon was ripping as usual.

-His big sis was liking the mud more than most!

-Alister Gubbins (Ali G) with the help of his farming trousers "blinged" his way to 2nd fastest.

- Jo Vials powering through the mud on his hardtail.

- Yeah these next few pictures show just how wet it was

- Paul Burford

-Will Davis taking the pro line. haha

-Phillip Da Silva came all the way from France

- Stef Vials and the new addition to the family

- Paul has a fight with a bush

- Darrel Harris showing some style

- Nathan Vials.... wooped everyone... get on!

-Diago... great person! 4X rider all the way from Andora! stayed at mine... riding on slick's... no joke! Respect!

Here are the overall results:

Overall Number Name Category RUN 1 RUN 2 RUN 3 Best

1 22 Nathan Vials Junior 0:00:58.020 0:00:57.253 0:00:59.113 0:00:57.253

2 37 Ali Gubbins Junior 0:01:01.327 0:00:59.789 0:01:03.598 0:00:59.789

3 2 Oli Burton Senior 0:01:02.735 0:01:01.627 0:01:00.036 0:01:00.036

4 28 Tom Reeve Junior 0:01:03.099 0:01:02.395 0:01:01.429 0:01:01.429

5 8 Ant Jones Senior 0:01:01.559 0:01:04.244 0:01:05.567 0:01:01.559

6 13 Lee Huskinson Senior 0:01:01.742 0:01:01.634 0:31:53.590 0:01:01.634

7 55 Brandon Love Youth 0:01:07.423 0:01:03.164 0:01:02.049 0:01:02.049

8 59 Simon Parsons Junior 0:01:04.831 0:01:07.840 0:01:03.462 0:01:03.462

9 58 Chris Marshall Senior 0:01:03.806 0:01:05.871 0:01:05.485 0:01:03.806

10 27 Chris Gray Junior 0:01:08.689 0:01:04.209 0:01:05.203 0:01:04.209

11 52 Tart Boy Senior 0:01:04.444 0:01:24.183 0:01:08.549 0:01:04.444

12 25 Tom Gredley Senior 0:01:05.729 0:01:04.508 0:01:18.336 0:01:04.508

13 47 Sam Boardman Senior 0:01:08.245 0:01:04.765 ?? 0:01:04.765

14 48 Charlie Collins Junior 0:01:06.127 0:01:09.234 ?? 0:01:06.127

15 29 Philippe Da Silva Veteran 0:01:07.854 0:01:10.125 0:01:06.318 0:01:06.318

16 9 Burf Hardtail 0:01:12.042 0:01:18.658 0:01:06.638 0:01:06.638

17 4 Elliott Kett Youth 0:01:07.783 0:01:34.718 0:01:08.092 0:01:07.783

18 14 Mick Ridgeway Senior 0:01:10.770 0:01:08.815 0:01:36.606 0:01:08.815

19 60 Chris Seager Youth 0:01:09.113 0:01:14.326 0:01:44.179 0:01:09.113

20 19 John Poteous Senior 0:01:10.403 0:01:18.650 0:01:09.468 0:01:09.468

21 31 Darrel Harris Junior 0:01:12.375 0:01:11.930 0:01:09.592 0:01:09.592

22 38 Gee Amos Senior 0:01:11.810 0:01:20.933 0:01:09.663 0:01:09.663

23 43 Adam Thomas Youth 0:01:10.175 0:01:10.494 0:01:11.535 0:01:10.175

24 18 Matty Evans Senior 0:01:11.398 0:01:26.548 0:01:18.079 0:01:11.398

25 6 Paul Moore Master 0:01:11.764 0:01:14.219 0:01:19.312 0:01:11.764

26 23 Joe Vials Hardtail 0:01:12.436 0:01:18.858 0:01:11.795 0:01:11.795

27 36 Bob Cain Master 0:01:12.926 0:01:11.998 0:01:13.332 0:01:11.998

28 35 Diego Alvaro Master 0:01:19.735 0:01:15.370 0:01:12.330 0:01:12.330

29 53 Will Gubbins Youth 0:01:12.919 0:01:27.162 0:01:14.951 0:01:12.919

30 30 Simm Petholff Senior 0:01:20.371 0:01:16.924 0:01:13.527 0:01:13.527

31 54 Mick Slowman Master 0:01:15.470 0:01:13.786 0:01:15.465 0:01:13.786

32 42 Rob McCrombie Youth 0:01:14.369 0:02:27.641 ?? 0:01:14.369

33 39 Ben Smurthwaite Senior 0:01:14.425 0:01:15.470 ?? 0:01:14.425

34 44 Paul Branton Hardtail 0:01:15.070 0:01:16.562 ?? 0:01:15.070

35 50 Ian Bressat Hardtail 0:01:16.200 0:01:38.516 0:01:15.384 0:01:15.384

36 24 Chris Charles Hardtail 0:01:17.421 0:01:15.933 0:01:15.588 0:01:15.588

37 5 Adam Ashworth Youth 0:01:20.016 0:01:16.495 0:01:25.403 0:01:16.495

38 57 Luke Beall Youth 0:01:17.679 ?? 0:01:26.344 0:01:17.679

39 51 Glen Hounsome Junior 0:01:17.894 0:01:23.185 ?? 0:01:17.894

40 11 Josh Lowe Youth 0:01:20.566 0:01:18.639 0:01:34.675 0:01:18.639

41 3 Frankie Hobbins Senior 0:01:19.412 0:01:21.681 0:01:29.817 0:01:19.412

42 17 Spank Master 0:01:19.470 ?? ?? 0:01:19.470

43 20 David Parsons Senior 0:01:24.894 0:01:21.210 0:01:24.263 0:01:21.210

44 56 Tom Sharp Youth 0:01:21.749 0:01:28.984 ?? 0:01:21.749

45 45 Ben Blackwell Hardtail 0:01:22.426 0:01:22.237 0:01:21.850 0:01:21.850

46 34 Malcolm Coles Junior 0:01:21.870 0:01:25.665 0:01:25.580 0:01:21.870

47 16 John-Paul Brophy Master 0:01:27.976 0:01:21.899 0:01:29.917 0:01:21.899

48 15 Matt Crouch Youth 0:01:27.999 0:01:26.044 0:01:25.400 0:01:25.400

49 1 Arran Smith Junior 0:01:40.828 0:01:52.952 0:01:26.081 0:01:26.081

50 12 George Lineham Youth 0:01:42.417 0:01:26.257 0:01:41.923 0:01:26.257

51 10 Alex Richardson Youth 0:01:27.250 0:01:30.980 0:01:42.091 0:01:27.250

52 46 James Hart Junior 0:01:31.492 0:01:40.436 ?? 0:01:31.492

53 26 Will Bennett Junior 0:01:34.260 0:01:34.638 ?? 0:01:34.260

54 41 Katie Love Ladies 0:01:35.966 0:01:38.754 0:01:46.299 0:01:35.966

55 33 Jake Sheldon Junior 0:01:42.218 0:01:42.817 0:01:37.575 0:01:37.575

56 32 Will Pipe Junior 0:01:40.055 ?? ?? 0:01:40.055

57 7 Jason Coulter Master 0:01:53.568 0:02:03.609 0:01:51.834 0:01:51.834

58 49 Jason Ethymian Hardtail 0:01:53.749 0:02:00.500 ?? 0:01:53.749

59 40 Steve Wooff Master 0:02:40.761 0:02:01.542 ?? 0:02:01.542

Hopefully I will be able to race at least one of the series... I hope my arms are healing quickly!

Sunday, October 05, 2008

Scarborough Downtown Fat Face Night Race;

-Sponsored by Fat Face, Jagermeister and Monster Energy.

It was a late one coming all the way up on Friday night that’s for sure. When we got to the venue and got out it was absolutely freezing. I guess I should have expected the worst parking about 30 feet away from the sea. Temperatures must have been cold without the wind as I was on the edge of being cold even in my double sleeping bag arrangement. Haha.

I woke up to that horrible sound of rain hitting the top of the van. Soon, with bacon burger in hand, I walked up the course. I thought it looked pretty awesome. First of all you come flying down through castle walls for about 200 yards on coble path. Then it’s hard on the brakes to turn a sharp left down about 8 flights of steps turning right.

A gradual left takes you over a tall tabletop made from scaffolding through a chicane to slow the speed and over a take off to land on the platform of a 40 foot long lorry.

Off the lorry and it’s a very fast section with a chance to get into your hardest gear. Next is up hill up a gravel path with wooden slates in it. You had plenty of speed from the section before to get up the hill so it was fine.

It began to go downhill again and the idea of the next bit was to go up on the grass verge, around a bin and cut into the next sharp right hand corner.

A short gravel path brought you to a sharp left which was a real hard one because the very inside of the corner had a slopping drop to it.

A short pedal brought you to about another 8 sets of steps, right onto another scaffolding structure that drops you onto the road at a round-a-bout.

A short sprint leads you to the finish line.

We were scheduled to have 4 practise runs, a qualifying run and a race run. However with delays at the beginning of practise we were limited to 3 practise runs. I decided I had to go fast from the start if I was going to be able to put in a good time. I kept to most of my lines I saw from walking the course and after practise felt pretty confident.

Seeding runs were at a time where the light had begun to change and the lights came on. I was the last person down in my category I think. I came down and had a good run; obviously not all out but a good comfortable run. I came through the finish and the commentator said I had won with a 2 second lead with a time of 1 min 17 seconds.

It got darker and the tension was building up. The atmosphere at the bottom was really good with loads of spectators.

Race runs began but it wasn’t long before delays took over the event. The weather was awfully windy and the rain just kept on coming which meant some of the lights couldn’t be put up so some sections were very dark. After the medics had brought out the spine board a few times decisions had to be made about what was going to happen. We were waiting at the top for a long time and it eventually come down to the rest of the race runs being cancelled. All the juniors would take our seeding run times. I didn’t really want to win it like that at all but I’ll take it.