Race Report 2014 Bucket One Hour Enduro at Wakefield Park.
on 31st. August 2014

The Bucket one hour race was run the day after the Final round of the PCRA Championships and in total contrast to the previous day, it the last day of Winter was a warm sunny day ideal for racing.

Twenty nine contestants stream away from the Le Mans style start in the 2014 Bucket Racing one hour Enduro.

Qualifying 

Motolite qualifying had the Tyler Bradford/Stephen Kairl BBE Honda CBR150 on pole (01:15.279) followed by the Ray Skidmore/Dan May Honda CRF150 (1:15.9390) and the Jeff Brown/Cru Halliday Yamaha YFZR150 third (1:16.9830). Unfortunately for Jeff and Cru a blown head gasket put them out of the event.

Best of the Superlites was the #2 Ken Lindsay/Mark Strong Honda in 5th overall with the best of the CommuterLites being  Dean Scott on the #26 Anthony Vassallo/Dean Scott  Honda CBR125 machine in an impressive twelfth.

Pos #	 Riders	          Bike             Grade Class  Lap Time    Gap
1    77  T.Bradford/S.Kairl     Honda CBR 150        D/A    MOT    1:15.2790 
2    79  R.Skidmore/D.May       Honda CRFR 150       D/C    MOT    1:15.9390  0:00.6600
3    96  J.Brown/C.Halliday     Yamaha YZF 125       C/A    MOT    1:16.9830  0:01.7040
4    28  J.McGauley/M.McGauley  Honda RS 85          C/C    MOT    1:18.3090  0:03.0300
5     2  K.Lindsay/M.Strong     Honda RSC 150        A/B    SUP    1:23.3677  0:08.0887
6    50  D.Phillips/F.Holland   Honda CB 150         C/C    SUP    1:24.1780  0:08.8990
7    38  J.Murphy/J.Murphy      Honda CB125 125      C/C    SUP    1:24.8650  0:09.5860
8    18  B.Mowle/C.Pickett      Honda CBR 150        C/C    MOT    1:25.1250  0:09.8460
9    94  J.Olip/T.Smith         Moriwaki MH 85       C/B    MOT    1:25.1310  0:09.8520
10   22  J.Angel/K.Morgan       Moriwaki MH 80       D/D    MOT    1:25.7040  0:10.4250
11   15  L.Budniak/D.Budniak    Honda CRFR 150       B/D    MOT    1:25.9350  0:10.6560
12   26  A.Vassallo/D.Scott     Honda CBR 125        D/D    COM    1:25.9767  0:10.6977
13   88  L.Nelson/R.Sherwood    Honda CBR 125        A/D    COM    1:26.8050  0:11.5260
14   25  R.Phillips/W.Gow       Honda CBN 150        C/B    SUP    1:28.7060  0:13.4270
15   48  N.Wenban/R.Pulido      Honda CBR 125        D/C    COM    1:28.7873  0:13.5083
16   10  J.Blanch/D.Abbott      Honda CBR 125        C/A    COM    1:29.4170  0:14.1380
17   17  A.Martin/A.Cameron     Honda CB 125         D/D    COM    1:29.4310  0:14.1520
18   40  R.Cook/C.Berry         Honda CBR 125        D/D    COM    1:30.4120  0:15.1330
19  131  F.Pulido/R.Pulido      Honda CBR 125        C/D    COM    1:31.6380  0:16.3590
20   42  P.Wade/A.Jersey        Honda CBR 125        C/D    COM    1:32.1570  0:16.8780
21  555  N.Miller/L.Raynor      Honda CBR 125        D/D    COM    1:32.6162  0:17.3372
22   21  L.Stewart/C.Stewart    Honda CBR 125        D/C    COM    1:33.9380  0:18.6590
23    7  S.Oliver/D.Taylor      Wadden Minarelli 125 D/C    P 5    1:35.5620  0:20.2830
24  169  I.Gregory/J.Orford     Honda CB 150         B/D    SUP    1:36.4180  0:21.1390
25   92  J.Klinker/P.Lindsay    Honda CBR 125        D/D    COM    1:37.6630  0:22.3840
26   43  D.Harrison/T.Harrison  Honda CB150 150      C/C    SUP    1:39.4487  0:24.1697

Due to accidents and delays with oil spills time was getting away and the One hour enduros were shortened to 50 minutes.

After the usual push and shove of a Le Mans Start the Bucket field got away to a safe start with Steve Kairl on the #77 Blue Motolite getting the holeshot. However Dan May on the White #79 Honda RS150CRF took the lead first time around and with the lead changing back and forth between these two it was exciting stuff. Unfortunately on lap six the #79 machine struck a problem with the left handlebar slipping on the fork leg causing Dan's pace to drop away and by lap twelve the McGauley father and son duo Marty and Jack (Subway #28 Honda RS85cr) took control of 2nd place and held it to the end.

Dan May pitted on lap 17 and a lengthy stop to tighten the wayward handlebar dropped them down to fifteenth but now the bike had an overheating problem. It was just a matter of getting to the finish and with Raymond Skidmore doing the second stint he climbed back through to sixth overall, fourth in Class.

The #18 Brian Mowle/Chris Pickett Honda CBR150 with Brian doing the first stint had been as high as fifth and when Chris took over he brought it home to fine third place in the Motolite Class.

#94 Tim Smith riding John Olips Moriwaki was fluctuating between 5th and 6th and pitted for rider change in sixth position. However when John Olip rejoined the fray they were down in twelfth place. John brought it home to seventh.

The #22 Jeff Angel/Ken Morgan Moriwaki from sixteenth on lap one worked their way up to 5th at their changeover but struck a machine problem in the second stint and dropped down the order to finish twenty first.

2014 One Hour Motolite Results:

						
Pos #	Riders         BikeType   
     
1    77  T.Bradford/S.Kairl      Honda CBR 150   
2    28  J.McGauley/M.McGauley   Honda RS 85     
3    18  B.Mowle/C.Pickett       Honda CBR 150   
4    79  R.Skidmore/D.May        Honda CRFR 150  
5    94  J.Olip/T.Smith          Moriwaki MH 85  
6    22  J.Angel/K.Morgan        Moriwaki MH 80  
7    15  L.Budniak/D.Budniak     Honda CRFR 150  
8    11  M.McLean/C.White        Honda CBR 150   
9    96  J.Brown/C.Halliday      Yamaha YZF 125  
							

In the Superlite class the #50 David Phillips/Fred Holland Honda 150 was the early class leader with both riders running consistently in third place overall in their respective stints. On lap 27 Mark Strong riding the Ken Lindsay Honda RCB150 passed Fred for the lead for the Superlite class win and ultimately to a impressive third overall.

This is the sixth Superlite win for King Kenny. Paired with Mark this formidable duo won in 2005, 2009 and now this year. This will be Marks last one hour as he is retiring from racing this year, nice to go out on top.

The #25 Ryan Phillips/Wayne Gow Honda CB150 had been running in a strong third place but on lap 29 was passed by the #38 Jim Murphy/Junior Murphy CB150 (Junior riding) who went on to finish third in class, eight overall.

Ian Gregory #169 Honda CB150 partnered with Jake Orford had started from grid 24 and worked his way forward to lead the Superlite class for a lap before handing over to Jake Orford. However the bike slowed with some issue but Jake brought it home to fifth in class.

2014 One Hour Superlite Results:

Pos 	Riders               BikeType   

1     2  K.Lindsay/M.Strong     Honda RSC 150   
2    50  D.Phillips/F.Holland   Honda CB 150    
3    38  J.Murphy/J.Murphy      Honda CB125 125 
4    25  R.Phillips/W.Gow       Honda CBN 150   
5   169  I.Gregory/J.Orford     Honda CB 150    
6    43  D.Harrison/T.Harrison  Honda CB150 150 

The Commuterlite class was very competitive with Ron Pulido and Nicolas Wenban first and second in PCRA Commuterlite PRO championship pairing together on the #48 machine. Another competitive duo Adam Cameron and Andrew Martin the Commuterlite AM top scorers riding on the #17 machine and with the female duo of Leanne Nelson and Raschelle Sherwood on the #88 CBR125 it looked like it was going to be a close contest.

& The #48 of Ron Pulido and Nicolas Wenban was never headed in its class with the #88 Leanne Nelson/Raschelle Sherwood machine in close pursuit, who in turn had #17 Andrew Martin /Adam Cameron and the rest just seconds behind.

Whilst the leading #48 pair were in a class of their own the battle behind was intense and at the end of the enduro from second to tenth was covered by just 53 seconds all on the same lap.
Long or short races the Commuterlites continue to produce the closest racing.

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