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Round five of the 2008 MBP-Powersports National 4 Stroke Minibike Championship held at Motoland, Mildenhall delivered some great racing to set up an exciting finale for the closing event to be held at Bonneville in mid September. Rain on the day prior to the Suffolk based meeting left the track in great shape for Sunday’s action, with the two part circuit offering a mix of tacky clay and damp sand that rutted up beautifully and showed no sign of dust.

Joe Pyke may have taken the overall honours in the 50cc class, but it was Nick Cole who was the fastest rider in this division. Cole cost himself top spot after tangling with a backmarker in the last moto whilst leading, and has given Pyke a four-point lead in the series with just one to go. Jonny Grove took third place on the day and sits in the same position in the championship, just four-points behind Cole, to set up a great three way fight for the title.

In the 88cc category Lewis Blackbird slightly increased his advantage at the head of the table by taking the overall victory from Jamie McLaren who currently holds second spot in the general standings. Craig Powell claimed the final podium place to maintain third in the series.

Luke Coker continued his domination of the Open Mini class, but will need to produce an epic performance at the final encounter if he is to wrestle the title away from Paul Gipp. Coker’s poor showing at Cardiff has left him trailing Gipp by fifteen-points with just the Essex event remaining. Paul Williams finished third on the day, whilst Elliot Gardiner remains third in the championship.

The Superstock Midsize division was ruled by Jonny Groves as he marches towards claiming the championship crown in this class. Rhys Davies and Luke Coker filled the other rostrum places respectively, and are separated by just three-points in the title race.

Trevor Scott was relieved to have collected the overall win and to keep his series lead in the Open Midsize class after twice being beaten by Tommy Wright at Motoland. Wright deservedly finished as runner up, leaving the consistent scoring Patrick Crump in third spot.

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The 2008 MBP-Powersports National 4 Stroke Minibike Championship hosted its biggest meeting of the year as Doncaster Moto Park welcomed rounds three and four of this season’s series. Another packed entry enjoyed two fantastic days of racing as Friday’s rain gave way to a dry weekend and near perfect track conditions.

Saturday dawned with over cast skies, but a good breeze to dry the circuit, creating a surface of slippery damp sand that was appreciated by all the riders as the first sessions of practice got underway. The real action kicked off with Jonny Groves and Nick Cole resuming their battle in the 50cc Mini class, in which Groves was the eventual victor.

It was a similar story in the 88cc Pro Mini category, with Lewis Blackbird coming out on top after a day-long duel with championship leader Jamie McLaren. Repeating his winning ways, Groves was also victorious in the Superstock Midsize division, taking the main trophy ahead of the hard charging Luke Coker.

Coker went one better in the Open Minibike class, taking the win from the smooth riding Paul Williams, who in turn pushed Paul Gipp into third spot on Saturday. Small wheel supremo Trevor Scott continued his domination of the Open Midsize A category, whilst Jamie Standen took the overall in the B section of the same class.

Only the occasional cloud interrupted Sunday’s sunshine, as the riders awoke to find several modifications to the track, to allow the circuit to be run in the reverse direction to the previous day. The warmer conditions created even hotter action as Saturday’s winners repeated their successes, with the exception of Jamie McLaren and Craig Lucas who became the new victors in the 88cc Pro Mini and Open Midsize B classes respectively.

Round 3 Results
50cc Pro Mini
1st Jonny Groves
2nd Nick Cole

3rd Stu Hughes

88cc Pro Mini
1st Lewis Blackbird
2nd Jamie McLaren
3rd Nick Cole

Superstock Midsize

1st Jonny Groves

2nd Luke Coker
3rd Rhys Davies

Open Minibike
1st Luke Coker
2nd Paul Williams
3rd Paul Gipp

Open Midsize A
1st Trevor Scott
2nd Grant Dyer
3rd James Breckon

Open Midsize B
1st Jamie Standen

2nd John Cheonoworth

3rd Craig Lucas

Round 4 Results

50cc Pro Mini
1st Jonny Groves

2nd Nick Cole
3rd Joe Pyke

88cc Pro Mini
1st Jamie McLaren
2nd Lewis Blackbird
3rd Andrew Lawton

Superstock Midsize

1st Jonny Groves
2nd Luke Coker

3rd Jordan Fielder

Open Minibike
1st Luke Coker

2nd Paul Gipp
3rd Elliot Gardiner

Open Midsize A
1st Trevor Scott
2nd James McFerran
3rd Grant Dyer

Open Midsize B

1st Craig Lucas
2nd Ashley Rymer

3rd Craig Neale

Next event: Round 5 – 10th August – Mildenhall, Motoland

Championship standings to date

50cc Pro Mini

1st Jonny Groves 317

2nd Nick Cole 304
3
rd Joe Pyke 297



88cc Pro Mini

1st Lewis Blackbird 318

2nd Jamie McLaren 314

3rd Nick Cole 280

Superstock Midsize

1st Jonny Groves 343

2nd Luke Coker 283

3rd Rhys Davies 282



Open Minibike

1st Paul Gipp 323

2nd Elliot Gardner 301

3rd Luke Coker 297



Open Midsize A

1st Trevor Scott 334

2nd Grant Dyer 297

3rd Lee Kermode 248

Open Midsize B

1st Jordan Warren 225

2nd Craig Lucas 211

3rd Jamie Standen 207