New South Wales Under 16's 350cc Championship

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Taken from http://www.ccjuniormotorcycleclub.org.au/j...way/jpage2.html

 

25th October - Nepean

The NSW U16 350 championship was held along with the NSW U21 Championship. Junior 125s were also present as a support class.

Queenslander Nick Morris was in hot from. He dropped only one point (to Mason Campton) and won the rest of his races to finish top qualifier.

 

The day started well for Mason. He had three wins from his first three heats and looked very confident on his bike. Another Queenslander Tyson Nelson finished second to Campton in their first heat. He later went on to also score three very good heat wins including one over Mason when they met for a second time in the heats. These two finished in joint second on points and advanced to the A Final.

 

Mitchell Watson's stint was short lived, retiring for the day after heat 1 with mechanical problems. After that, some heats had only three riders.

 

Todd Kurtz, the reigning Australian Junior 350 champion, did not do as well as hoped on the dry and later dusty track. He scored enough points to be the final qualifier for the A Final.

 

Dirt track racers Fletcher Tydd and Daniel Begley along with Bryce Johnston kept the others honest always racing hard and never giving up. Begley in particular had two very good races against Tyson and Mason where he finished second and third respectively.

 

When the tapes went up in the final Tyson led away from Mason, Nick and Todd. The track was now very slick and dusty as they raced around. At the start of lap 3 Nick went too hard through the first turns and came down. On the restart (Minus Nick) Tyson again got away to a good start with Mason close behind followed by Todd. As with the heats the racing was hard and fast but Mason could not get close enough to pass. He moved high and low, in and out but Tyson was not to be denied. He crossed the line first with Mason very close behind.

 

A number of junior riders have progressed from 125s to 350s to 500s and are doing very well. The current crop of riders demonstrate great skill and racecraft and when, in a couple of years they move to 500s, they will do very well as seniors.

 

The 125s were run in support and Sean Mclellan had a couple of heat wins before mechanical trouble sidelined him. Another dirt track champion, this young rider is improving every time he races. Jack Holder, Kurtis Tydd and Sam Anderson had fun. Sam was especially happy after a heat win on the tight and bumpy track. It was good to see a couple of new faces in junior speedway and I hope we see more of them. This class of racing is a great way to start speedway and a number of successful juniors are now making an impression in senior ranks.

 

 

[Main Man]

Well done Nick!!