By Sweltering, searing, muggy, humid, the weather was hot, hot, hot today at Scarbados!
A spate of red flags, an oil spillage all pushed back the intended schedule running-order, more than a touch, as qualifying sessions per class finalised at 2:40 PM.
At 2:48 PM, racing finally was underway with JMS Group Super Twins competition. Pole-sitter Rob Hodson gained the hole-shot and would not be bested for the remainder of race distance, ultimately winning by close to ten seconds (P2 occupier Gary McCoy).
On-route to honours, the SMT Racing rider neared his own existing Twins lap-record, lapping at 1 minute 49.855 seconds.
Hodson was also to the fore in the BDS Motorcycles Supersport races. The middleweight category race opener, saw the Wigan racer finish P2 behind Jim Hind after red-flags arose (technical red-flag) as the eighth, final lap dawned.
Finishing just before 6:00 PM, today’s final race-contest saw Hodson place one better, securing in forthright fashion victory laurels, finishing 10.865 clear of Mad Bros Racing’s Gary McCoy.
VRS Racing’s Andy Smart, on his return to roads scene explorations was a fine third.
The Ramsdens Steve & Matty sped to P1 in a depleted Yorkshire MAG Sidecars race, with just four outfits completing the race distance.
Second, third, fourth place finishers behind the Ramsdens were Carl Fenwick/Phil Knapton, Michael Russell/Jake Roberts and Bruce Moore/Josh Smith.
2016 Senior Manx Grand Prix winner Tom Weeden edged 2024 King of The Mount Championship leader Gary McCoy for Classic Superbike race-one glory.
Aran Sadler rounded out the first three finishers whilst the Road Racing News Lightweights race curtain-raiser saw Whippet Racing’s Stuart Hall collect another Scarborough triumph.
Andy Jackson finished top chaser to Hall but only just following a spirited late race challenge from three-wheeling TT hero Dan Sayle.
Kingston Upon Hull’s Adam Shelton made it four successive CB500 class wins at North Yorkshire’s ‘Mini TT’, respective 125/Moto 3, 400 4-Stroke victories went to Tony Flinton, Oliver Dean.
243 Road Racing Association Support race 1 wise, it was the Justin Collins show as the well-liked Welshman surged to success. Arthur Gissing, who set the races’ top lap-time (1:58.102) took second with Stephen ‘Degsy’ Degnan a gritty third.
Quick stat attack to finalise this article, 31 competitors recorded lap times below 2 minutes in race conditions this afternoon, early evening.
Words by Stevie Rial #dontletfearcontrolyou
