NDH Mass Start Endurance

11:48 pm in News by Charleyboy14

This weekend was the first ever mass start  ‘mega avalanche’ style race in the UK, which was held at Kielder Forest, the race attracted a good turn out including some enduro specialists such as James Shirley and Liam Moynihan, with a number of XC racers and British Downhill Series racers.

James Shirley hauls ass down the start with Liam Moynihan closely following

The format for the race was similar to that of the mega avalanche with the seeding for the heat races using the first entered first on the grid system which unfortunately left me at the back of my grid. I managed to work my way through getting stuck behind a number of riders on the single track, but managed to get myself into 8th getting a place on the eighth row of the ‘A final’. Impressively in Liam Moynihan’s heat he started at the back of the grid but managed to get up into 1st and take the heat win with a massive gap.

When yout lying down waiting for a shot the least the rider could do is whip

On Sunday not a lot of riders practiced the track and most made there way to the top of the hill for the B final, it was a good start with a lot of elbow bashing a someone ended up on the floor rite at the start. it was good to see some awesome off camber sprinting from the boys on the outside of the pack. Very impressed with Hamsterley boys Zak Hubery and Thomas Reed managing to make there way from the back up to 4th and 5th.

Final sprint over some tables in qualification

Then came the A final, there was a massive scramble and I managed to get a decent start and got past a few just before the first jump and a few more pedaling as much as I could down the flat out loose fire road.

Orange 5's where a good choice when mixing fast loose descents with short climbs

Once we got onto the single track there was about five of us stuck behind one kid at the front and we were there until the start of the climb but as we started to go past the now walking rider who with a bit of a disappointing attitude was trying to push people off the track with his bike as we had to get off and try and push around him, after getting very annoyed and pushing past him I got back on and slogged up the climb. Once we were into the next single-track section I was behind a rider but after a second attempt managed to get up the inside of him in a berm and got a decent gap.
I managed to pass around 16 riders and got up into 12th position. Well done to Michael Thickens with the win, James Shirley in second and Liam Moynihan in 3rd.

Winner winner chicken dinner, Michael Thickens takes the win

Really good, fun weekend, well done to the Northern Downhill Boys on a successful first ever UK mass start ‘Mega Avalanche’ style race.

James Shirley still has some energy to throw down some style

 

Results

A Results

  1. michael thickens Senior    12.17
  2. James Shirley Senior    12.22
  3. liam moynihan Senior 2 12.37
  4. Chris Buchan Master    12.54
  5. Keith Buchan Master    12.57
  6. Charlie Williams Master    13.08
  7. Craig Scott Master    13.15
  8. Adam Nolan Senior  13.23
  9. Joshua Morris Junior    13.39
  10. David Bentley Veteran    13.45
  11. Andrew Heaton Senior    13.59
  12. Liam Little Senior    14.06
  13. Marcus Jones Veteran    14.14
  14. chris mumford veteran    14.16
  15. James Bell Senior 33 14.19
  16. Joe Young Senior    14.23
  17. David Pickering Senior    14.25
  18. James Dalleywater Master    14.28
  19. Stephen Brown master    14.3
  20. Matthew Handley Senior    14.33
  21. Rob Pickard Junior    14.35
  22. Oscar Armistead Junior    14.57
  23. Dave English Master    15.02
  24. Lee Baines Senior    15.05
  25. Ben Roberts Master    15.07
  26. Nicholas Richards Senior    15.12
  27. Gavin Hancock Senior    15.3
  28. Henry Stam Senior    15.38
  29. Matt Chester Master    15.48
  30. Tony Marshall Veteran    15.51
  31. Neville Hebdon Master    15.33
  32. Karl Eling Master    16.15
  33. Robert Blackburn Senior    16.26
  34. Scott Turtle Master    16.3
  35. Lee Baxter Master    17.08

B results

  1. Harrison Carhill Junior    14.21
  2. Rick Ellis Veteran    14.25
  3. David Gregory Master    14.51
  4. Zak Hubery Master    15.02
  5. Tom Reed Master    15.08
  6. Chris Weir Master    15.19
  7. Craig Caddow Master    15.24
  8. Nathan Million Junior    15.38
  9. Neal Jarrett Master    15.46
  10. Mark White Veteran    15.53
  11. Phil Mclaren Master    16.02
  12. Kevin Baxter Veteran    16.15
  13. Nick Turner Senior    16.44
  14. Ben Gregg Junior    16.47
  15. Jamie Sharp Senior    16.5
  16. Blake Walden Junior    16.56
  17. Abe Watkinson Senior    17.12
  18. Chris Pickard senior    17.19
  19. Stephen Coulthard Master    17.23
  20. Graham Marshall Veteran    18.01
  21. Kathe Pickard woman, vet    18.5
  22. Steven Johnson Veteran    18.58
  23. Tony Child Veteran    19.02
  24. Sam Snowdon Senior    19.27
  25. James Wilson Junior    20.46
  26. Leo Warwick Senior    21.39
  27. Trevor Francis Veteran    26.33
Preview of the 2011 Northern Downhill Series coming soon.
Cheers,
Liam Little.

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