Motorex State Motocross Championships Round 3
Southern Capes
Pro Quads Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Race 1		 Round3
Race 2		 Round 3 Race 3 Round 3 Total Overall
Chris Brenton 70 72 25 25   50 192
Ryan Lancaster 64 67 dnf dnf   0 131
David Sanders 52 52 dnf 14   14 118
Josh Higson 51 29 20 22   42 122
Anthony Yewers 49 60 16 20   36 145
Chad McKay 47 51 22 18   40 138
Coby Holland 42 0 14 15   29 71
Colin Jefferies 39 41 X X   x 80
Tom Stevens 35 40 15 dnf   15 90
Taylor Milling 26 28 18 16   34 88
Daniel Wilkinson 0 24 dnf dns   0 24
Intermediate Quads              
Luke Gaisford 75 75 25 25   50 200
Paul Hughes 62 54 20 18   38 154
Michael Harcourt 58 48 18 20   38 144
Kyle Lawrence 50 60 dnf 16   16 126
Daniel udell 48 51 15 15   30 129
Ben Papas 40 29 22 22   44 113
Luke Harrison   44 16 dnf   16 60
Clubman Quads Round 1 Round 2
Total		 Round 3
Race 1		 Round 3 Race 2 Round 3
Race 3		 Round 3 Total Overall
Steve Trandos 75 75 22 dnf   22 172
Ricky Stephens 66 64 25 25   50 180
Tom Udell 60 53 13 dnf   13 126
Scott Lawrence 52 33 x x   0 85
Brian Williams 50 42 15 20   35 127
Jessica Osborne 43 40 12 13   25 108
Kym Killian 38 28 x x   0 66
Callum Boult 29 49 14 18   32 110
Jessica Harrison 28 41 11 dns   11 80
Jordan Smith 0 53 20 15   35 88
Brodie Puleo 0 36 9 14   23 59
Gina Merrylees 0 32 10 dns   10 42
Jesse Dick x x 18 16   34 34
Nathan Vestey x x 16 22   38 38
Veteran Quads              
Grant Gaisford 75 64 22 25   47 186
Brett Petricevich 64 75 25 20   45 184
Vince Tomson 60 54 18 22   40 154
Vince Hastings 51 62 16 15   31 144
Mike Allfrey 49 46 14 16   30 125
Darryl Maringoni 49 47 15 18   33 129
Shane Smith 14 0       0 14
               
A picture says a thousand words... Mud bath
Pic by Simone G
Round 3 of the 2008 Motorex WA State Motocross Championships will be memorable not just for being the first State Round to be held at Jindong, but because of the flooding !

Three hundred riders entered and the track was prepped by loyal Southern Capes members well into the late evening, it was after midnight when the heavens opened, and it didnt stop for hours, the track was definately going to be a survival circuit for all. Some declined to race, some just packed up and went home, but mostly Motocrossers dont mind a bit of mud and got out there for the business at hand, which was to earn some more lucrative points towards the Series Championships.

First of all, every rider that raced trully should be congratulated, entertainment factor was just enormous, riders spinning in corners, sliding sideways off the track, thank goodness for Transponders ! ! If it wasnt for them, no one would know who won, it became so difficult to tell riders apart, bikes and gear all the same colour, brown.

Down to the business end of proceeding, there were only two rounds run due to conditions, so maximum 50 points were up for grabs, Chris Brenton had a "Clean" getaway and extended his lead on the series. Ryan lancaster had a horrific day with a pair of dnf's. Anthony Yewers had tussled it out with Ryan all over the track, lap after lap, the close racing kept everyones eye's on the 22 & 44 machines. Chad Mckay on board the Savage Suzuki got back on the podium with a 2nd, while Josh Higson rounded out the top 3.

Race 2 was again on between Lancaster and Yewers while Brenton put the hammer down, through caution to the wind and took off to a good lead, Josh Higson slotted in behind for a well earnt second, Chad Mckay was back at the pointy end again until he spent some considerable time saving himself from sliding off the side of a table top.Intermediates  Luke Gaisford and Ben Papas seem to find the right lines and stay out of trouble finishing the race in 3rd and 5th outright, passing bikes who had stopped, slipped off berms, stuck on the sides of jumps, but to their credit they rode very well to have their best finishes of their young Senior careers, Anthony Yewers passed Papas to take the 4th position late in the last lap to get some valuable points.

If we thought the Pro/Int field had it tough, the Clubman/Vets class had only 7 out of the 16 riders finish all laps in the second race,  All of us in the mechanics area, ccould only encourage and cheer them all on as they finished what was probably one of the hardest rides they had had. Newcomers Nathan Vestey and Jesse Dick scored some valuable points, while Jessica Osborne was the only female to finish the day on her KTM.

Round 4 will see the Quads back up to AJS Motorcycle Club for a full Quad State Championships on July 13th.