4th for Stan at 2hr REME Evening Race

A good turnout of 120 riders braved the hottest evening of the year with the humid temperatures touching 32 degrees by the 6pm start time.

As per usual, the REME team were well organised and the 2hr hare and hounds race would be underway on time with the expert class leading the way; all classes were well supported and departed at 1 minute intervals on a route, similar to that of the 4hr race earlier in the year, only in reverse.

A narrow start line meant riders were jostling for an initial position to get away into the first left hand corner followed by a single line track, which was likely to see a clash of bikes and riders as they fought to gain an advantage into the tight woodland.

Daryl Bolter was easily favourite on the KTM Off-Road Racing 250cc four stroke followed by any one of the Midwest Husaberg UK Racing riders.

As the flagged dropped for the start, it was a complete lottery on who ended up where, as the 19 expert riders banged handlebars heading into the first woodland section. As expected Daryl Bolter took the holeshot followed by Husaberg's Aaron Smith and behind that it was a tight fit for everyone to get through.

Stan from Front Row GB had a poor start but through the mayhem of everyone trying to fit onto the single track, made up a few places and slotted in behind the Crescent KTM 250XC of Danny Hall as the riders took any opportunity to force a pass in the tight going.

On the first two laps as the riders were closely packed, dust made it difficult to make a defined pass and generally rider error was to blame for most of the position changes.

Stan on the Edmondson Racing KTM350XC and Danny on the new Crescent KTM supported 250XC two stroke made their own race for the first half of the event, where Danny over ran a 90 degree left hand turn for Stan to get ahead to be passed by Danny within less than a lap through a more technical section.

Lap 3 saw Stan get back in front of this tight local battle and Danny staying close behind until he had to pull up to refuel just over the hour mark. This allowed Stan to push on with no interference and increase the gap, although with no idea where he was running in the race overall.

The Edmondson Racing 350XC ran perfectly throughout with Stan making good headway on a course that covered an excellent mixture of terrain and ground conditions. Still at the finish line, it was with surprise that Stan picked up a 4th overall considering the depth and talent of the competition on the night.

Many thanks to;

Edmondson Racing
Voltcom
Talon
Adventure Spec
Arai