Murphy closes in on Elkington for the Handicap Trophy

The excellent run of dry sunny evenings for our TT eventually had to come to an end. The rain had stopped a few hours before the start of the TT and despite some residual dampness on a few of the corners the conditions were good but a mixture of the heavier air and not quite such a favourable wind resulted in no PBs this evening.

This was the first time this season that no PBs were posted. As can be seen from the Handicap Results table only two riders were within a minute of their PB.

18 riders at the start line for the 15th SNCC TT of the season including 5 guests. Very good to see Chris Preston back with us having posted his PB in 2012 and he elected to go off first ahead of Norman. Stephen Lyons was able to make his 2018 debut and welcome back.  Also good to see former member Dan Baxter joining us after his move to Bury St Edmunds and a welcome back to Ian Stokes a regular guest for the past 10 years who has been injured this season.

Ian’s brother, Kevin, was fastest home this evening with a 27:24, followed by our own David Lindsay with a 27:25 with three former members filling 3rd, 4th and 5th slots.

Lanterne rouge was the indomitable Norman King and once again our thanks to Mandy, Colin and John for their timekeeping duties which allows us all to enjoy these evenings plus, of course, Mandy’s wonderful home baking on offer.

Average time this evening was 30:53 and to date 50 members have taken part this season. We would encourage more members to join us on a Thursday evening.

Next TT – Thursday 16th August – Sign on by 7.00 and Start at 7.15 pm

TT Results – 9th August 2018         

1

Kevin Stokes

27:24

Guest

2

David Lindsay

27:25

 

3

Darren Preston

27:49

Guest

4

Dan Baxter

27:55

Guest

5

Mark Mossop

28:14

Guest

6

Simon Murphy

28:23

 

7

Simon Richardson

29:37

 

8

Paul Littledyke

29:42

 

9

Dave Wilson

30:26

 

10

Francis Sykes

30:59

 

11

Ian Stokes

31:15

Guest

12

Alistair Henderson

31:37

 

13

Craig McDonald

31:52

 

14

Stephen Lyons

32:22

 

15

Leon Bradford

33:27

 

16

Adrian Lewis

33:30

 

17

Chris Preston

36:48

 

18

Norman King

37:24

 

Handicap Results

Quick reminder that for the Handicap Trophy points are awarded for the number of riders on the night less Guests and First Time Members. So tonight 18 riders and 13 points on offer. A Handicap Time of 25 minutes or less means that you have either matched your PB or improved on it. A Handicap Time greater than 25 minutes shows how much you are off your PB.

To be in contention to win the 2018 Handicap Trophy you need to do as many TTs as you can and ride as close to or improve on your PB consistently until the end of the season.

Congratulations to Simon for taking the maximum points.

Handicap Results – 9th August   

 

 

H/Cap

H/Cap

 

Name

Time

 

Time

Points

Simon Murphy

28:23

2:43

25:40

13

Stephen Lyons

32:22

6:35

25:47

12

Francis Sykes

30:59

4:59

26:00

11

Dave Wilson

30:26

4:24

26:02

10

David Lindsay

27:25

1:20

26:05

9

Alistair Henderson

31:37

5:17

26:20

8

Leon Bradford

33:27

7:06

26:21

7

Paul Littledyke

29:42

3:17

26:25

6

Norman King

37:24

10:55

26:29

5

Adrian Lewis

33:30

6:58

26:32

4

Craig McDonald

31:52

4:44

27:08

3

Simon Richardson

29:37

2:18

27:19

2

Chris Preston

36:48

7:15

29:33

1

Handicap Trophy – 2018 – Running Total

Simon Murphy has closed the gap on Simon Elkington to 1.5 points however he will be absent for the next TT which may allow the other Simon to extend his lead. With 3 TT’s left the destination of the 2018 Handicap Trophy remains wide open. Chapeau to Norman King who has ridden consistently all season.

   

19/07/2018

26/07/2018

02/08/2018

09/08/2018

TOTAL

1

Simon Elkington

15

13

0

0

193.5

2

Simon Murphy

14

14

18

13

192

3

Norman King

2

5

7

5

159

4

Jim Robertson

0

0

0

0

134

5

Leon Bradford

9

0

13

7

119

6

Francis Sykes

8

15

11

11

114

7

Roger Silk

6

1

2

0

96

8

Pat Ellerbeck

0

0

0

0

94.5

9

Nic Pillinger

0

11

0

0

92

10

David Lindsay

0

0

0

9

92

11

Mike Biggs

12

9

10

0

82

12

Dave Wilson

0

6

0

10

71

13

Dave Richards

0

0

0

0

70

14

Martin Bond

16

0

16

0

69

15

Richard Bond

0

0

17

0

69

16

Ruth Stapleton

0

0

0

0

66

17

Graham Wesson

0

0

0

0

65

18

Simon Richardson

10

0

0

2

64

19

Wayne Tunnah

4

0

0

0

62

20

Jane Wilson

13

12

1

0

57

21

Alan Hurst

0

0

0

0

56

22

Alistair Henderson

5

7

9

8

51

23

Daniel Grant

17

0

15

0

49

24

Mark Greenhow

11

0

0

0

48

25

Dawn Parr

0

0

0

0

38

26

Daniel Biggs

0

0

0

0

36

27

Adrian Lewis

3

8

6

4

36

28

Bob Tate

0

0

0

0

35

29

Craig McDonald

0

4

0

3

35

30

Chris Green

0

3

0

0

30

31

Tom Stead

0

10

19

0

29

32

George Lendrum

7

0

3

0

28

33

Geoff Smith

0

2

4

0

25

34

David Leech

0

0

0

0

24

35

James Dent

0

16

0

0

24

36

Hugh Walton

0

0

12

0

24

37

Matt Charter

0

0

0

0

22

38

Simon Rinaldo

0

0

0

0

22

39

Sam McDonald

0

0

0

0

19

40

Karl Hiner

0

0

0

0

16

41

David Hodgson

0

0

0

0

15

42

Tom Stokes

0

0

0

0

15

43

Mark Colmer

0

0

14

0

14

44

Paul Littledyke

1

0

5

6

12

45

Stephen Lyons

0

0

0

12

12

46

Keith Barton

0

0

0

0

10

47

Andrew Kinglake

0

0

0

0

9

48

Mick Lawrence

0

0

8

0

8

49

Chris Preston

0

0

0

1

1

50

Gareth Mount

0

0

0

0

0