The drizzle stopped just as practice/qualifying commenced – and by the time racing commenced the track was fully dry on a day that kept improving for Round Two of the 2017-18 AMCC Club Series at Hampton Downs last Sunday.
On track, the action came thick-and-fast across all classes.
Daniel Mettam and Alastair Hoogenboezem starred in Superbike, with Hoogenboezem taking a narrow 0.7 second win in Race Two; only to suffer a DNF in Race Three when it was shaping up to be a repeat dash to the flag.
David Hall swept the SuperSport class, whilst Brendon Coad continued to tighten his grip on the SuperStock 1000 field.
Intermediate had plenty to see, with Nathanael Diprose comfortable in SuperLite, and similarly Jason Hearn in 125GP; while over in ProTwin 650 there is just a 7 point gap between the top 4 contenders.
Nick Burke and Jacob Stroud continue to dominate the 250 categories, but Grant Cullen and Sean White are not far off; while Lightweight Production remains in the hands of Alistair Wilton after Round Two, Wilton riding double-duty with the Post Classics, who had a sizeable field on hand enjoying the sunshine.
Phil Duxbury and Mark Wigley both put on a great show in the Posties also.
In sidecars, the Lawrance Brothers had another outing on their new LCR rig and lead the points having taken 3 wins and 2 second placing so far this Series.
The AMCC Club Series now takes a break as competitors focus on the Suzuki Series and initial NZSBK National Championship rounds thru December and January.
The AMCC Club Series returns for Round Three at Hampton Downs on 25th February.
The 2016-2017 Series is organised and promoted by the Auckland Motorcycle Club – who acknowledge all our valuable partners for the season:-
The Lion Foundation, Barnes-Jenkins Insurance Brokers, Carl Cox Motorsport, Castrol, Colemans Suzuki, Counties Honda, Darbi Accessories, Hyosung NZ, Motomail, Mr Motorcycles, Nationwide Accessories, Northern Accessories, Protecta Insurance, Spectrum Motorcycles, and Red Baron – along with CTAS and MX Timing.
2017-2018 AMCC Club Series Points:
Points – Senior: SUPERBIKE
120 Daniel Mettam
65 Alastair Hoogenboezem
48 Clive Mancini
Points – Senior: SUPERSPORT 600
75 David Hall
60 Morgan Long
50 Nathan Jane
Points – Senior: SUPERSTOCK 1000
120 Brendon Coad
85 Adrian Clare
16 Karl Christensen
Points – Senior: PRO TWIN OPEN
50 Steve Bridge
Points – Intermediate: SUPERLITE
125 Nathanael Diprose
75 Simon Ramsdale
52 Scott Findlay
Points – Intermediate: PRO TWIN 650
72 Matt Dunlop
66 Ben Rosendaal
66 Jase Augustine
Points – Intermediate: 125ccGP
102 Jason Hearn
57 Chris Malcolm
56 Regan Phibbs
56 Campbell Grayling
Points – Junior: LIGHTWEIGHT PRODUCTION
78 Alistair Wilton
75 Regan Phibbs
60 Gavin Veltmeyer
Points – Junior: 250 PRO LITE
98 Nick Burke
69 Jacob Stroud
65 Sean White
Points – CARL COX MOTORSPORT HYOSUNG CUP:
288 Jacob Stroud
247 Nick Burke
208 Grant Cullen
Points – PRE 72 JUNIOR
100 John Comer
Points – PRE 82 SENIOR
125 Matthew Ineson
40 Russell Barker
40 David Oyden
Points – PRE 82 JUNIOR
100 Alistair Wilton
98 Phil Oades
84 Guy Webster
Points – PRE 89 F1
116 Phil Duxbury
85 Mark Wigley
36 Andrew Skelton
36 SJ Cavell
Points – PRE 89 F2
100 Nigel Lennox
60 Nick Brown
52 David Smith
Points – PRE 89 F3
70 Steve Collingwood
25 Mark Robinson
Points – PRE 95 F2
125 Graham Moorhead
Points – PRE 95 F3
95 Ray Waring
50 Finn Webster
Points – SIDECARS
115 Chris Lawrance / Richard Lawrance
91 Mark Halls / Neville Mickelson
61 David McArthur / Tony New
Points – CLUBMAN SENIOR
115 Jonathan Skyrme
60 Selby Inkster
50 Aaron Lowe
Points – CLUBMAN JUNIOR
125 Amy Thurston
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