dukes Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Workington kindly allowed the staging of The Northern Junior League 125cc Championship on Saturday 1 October. From each of the teams in the Northern Junior League the top averaged rider was selected leaving 2 vacant places for the next 2 averaged riders. With this rule it was an achievement within itself that Halifax `Golden Fleece` Dukes had 3 riders in the 2016 NJL 125cc Riders Championship. Heat1 with Harry McGurk flying from the tapes and Jordan Palin following it looked like a dream start for the Dukes Duo, unfortunately it was not to be with Jordan Palin coming unstuck and taking a tumble, leaving the way for Harry to be a clear winner with Kieran Taylor to finish second and Corban Pavitt third. Heat 2 was Sam MuGurk`s turn to wipe the board, but not without a push from Alex Goldsborough and Luke Harrison who kept him honest all the way. Unfortunately Archie Freemans bike gave way early on. Heat 3 saw the McGurk brothers pit their skills against each other and Harry was not for a repeat of their last race at Sheffield. Racing home to a new track record of 79 seconds that had stood for years, Harry triumphed with Sam following closely with Corban Pavitt and Alex Goldsborough not far behind. Heat 4 and out of sorts Jordan Palin would have to push for points for a final spot, but home track specialist and one of the favorites, Kieran Taylor would not be beaten. Kieran raced home ahead of Jordan with Luke Harrison and Archie Freeman pushing all the way. Heat 5 Sam McGurk was gone, Kieran Taylor and Archie Freeman could not find any answer to extinguish on fire Sam. Heat 6 was to decide the finalists and with Harry McGurk making a clean sweep in his 3rd qualifying race, Jordan Palin held on for second to deny Luke Harrison a final spot. Qualifying Scorers Kieran Taylor Workington 2 3 2 8 Harry McGurk Halifax 3 3 3 9 Jordan Palin Halifax f 2 2 4 Corban Pavitt Northside 1 1 ef 2 Luke Harrison Berwick 1 1 1 3 Sam McGurk Halifax 3 2 3 8 Archie Freeman Newcastle ef 0 1 1 Alex Goldsborough Redcar 2 0 0 2 Finalists:- Jordan Palin, Harry McGurk, Sam McGurk and Kieran Taylor lined up at the tapes, dreams and expectations would they come fruit.........YES THEY DID and with a dream top three finish the night was well deserved for the Dukes trio. Final:- 1st Harry McGurk. 2nd Sam McGurk. 3rd Jordan Palin. 4th Kieran Taylor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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