3rd Round of SACU Hare and Hound Championship 2012 - Melville MC at Lochhouses.

ROUND 3 OF THE SACU HARE & HOUNDS CHAMPIONSHIP

SUNDAY 19^TH FEBRUARY 2012

LOCHOUSES FARM , TYNINGHAME , EAST LOTHIAN.

FINAL RESULTS for Sunday - Click here

More pics from Round 3 - email kirstykmq@gmail.com for some great pics. Copies available for a donation to charity

 

 

 

Allyn Scotland wins Incident Packed Melville Hare and Hound

 Incredibly it was another beautiful day at Lochhouses Farm for the third round of the SACU Metzeler Melville Hare and Hound Scottish Championship on Sunday. All five races at this incredible venue have been blessed with superb weather throughout the winter months. The ground was frozen when the riders arrived but by the time the race began at 11.00am the track was in perfect condition for the 130 riders and there was not a cloud in the sky.

 Expert rider Allyn Scotland took the holeshot award sponsored by Stuart Tait’s EcosseMX.com although he was passed by double Scottish Champion Ricky Mair on the second lap.  Read more ... Click here Report by Campbell Chatham

And the score here - Tree 1 - KTM 0 . The rider was carried off but was Ok by the end of the day.

Team Scotland Report

Riders were greeting with a cold but sunny morning at lochhouses on sunday. This made for a fantastic days racing, the track was well set out and held up very well throughout the day. Motocross Scotland had 3 riders entered in the event Allyn Scotland, Steven Currie Jnr and Ross Hamilton. 

 The race started at 11 am with the experts away first. Allyn took the holeshot with young stevie following close behind. As the riders rounded the first turn there was some confusion as the tabe that was being used to mark the holeshot line had been blown up by the wind and looked as if the track was being diverted. All the riders braked hard looking for a turn off that wasn't there. Allyn lead the first lap and had a small lead over Ricky Mair who had worked his way through the pack after a bad start. Half way throught the second lap, Allyn started to suffer from serious arm pump problems. This forced him to slow his pace considerably and had dropped back to 6th after the second lap. Young Stevie Currie had caught and passed Allyn and was in pursuit of Ricky who was slowly pulling away at the front. Allyn continued to battle with his arm pump issues until his first pit stop. He knew he had his work cut out if he was going to catch back up with the rest of th experts. He set about putting in some fast laps, passing the 5 expert riders in front of him in the same lap and set about trying to close the gap on Ricky. Unfortunatley Ricky had bike problems and had to retire. Towards the end of the race Stevie was starting to tire and lost a place to Drew Harvey. Allyn had a sizeable lead with 3 laps to go, having mad a mistake on his fueling his pit crew had to call him in for extra fuel. After leaving the pits he noticed his bike was making a strange noise and the bike was handleing differently, this was due to his shock spring coming loose. He decided to play it safe as he had a sizeable lead and nurse the bike for the remaning laps. With Drew riding hard he managed to close the gap to wothing 10 seconds at the end. Ross Hamilton had an eventful day, getting a bad start he slowly worked his way through the Clubman up to 3rd place. He had a massive crash, he was sligtly dazed and confused when he got back to his feet and had lost a number of places. Losing his front mudguard in the crash, Ross was finding it difficult to ride at his usual pace. Digging deep he worked himself back up to 4th place at the finish. All in all a good outing for the team and hope that we can continue the results into the next round of the championship. Stevie Currie Jnr is now 2 points in front of Drew Havey in the expert Championship. Ross Hamilton is currently 2nd in the clubman championship.

Yellowhat video - click here.  Some great footage here.

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