Singleton’s Luke Richards and youngster, Billy Van Erde, mixed it with the best during the 28th Trackmasters meeting at the Barleigh Ranch Raceway on the weekend.
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Staged by the Hunter Motor Cycle Club, and sponsored by Chris Watson Motorcycles and Honda Australia, the meeting attracted riders from as far away as Townsville and Melbourne.
And, provided some superb action as some of Australia’s best riders fought it out for honours.
The feature event – the first staging of the Rod Allen Memorial Pro Open Trophy – was as an exciting race as fans could hope for with teenager with Jarred Brook passing Damien Koppe on the last corner.
The Queensland 1-2 was followed by Mackenzie Childs in third, and Richards in fourth place.
Brook actually scored a clean-sweep of his three classes leading home Childs, Richards and Koppe in the Pro 450 final, while in the Pro 250 class Brook beat Boyd Hollis, Bayley James and Bailey Spencer.
In the junior racing, Van Eerde was again the standout in the older age brackets winning two classes and beaten by Harry Maxwell from Proserpine in the other, while Kye Andrews of Taree was also prominent.
Results:
- 100-150 2-str 13 – U/16 – 1st Billy Van Eerde (Singleton), 2nd Kye Andrews (Taree), 3rd Jayden Rodgers (Kurri Kurri);
- 200-250 4-str 13 – U/16 – 1st Billy Van Eerde (Singleton), 2nd Harry Maxwell (Whitsunday), 3rd Caleb Browne (Gold Coast);
- 2str & 4str. 13 – U/16 – 1st Harry Maxwell (Whitsunday); 2nd Billy Van Eerde (Singleton), 3rd Kye Andrews (Taree);
- PRO 450 – 1st Jarred Brook (North Brisbane), 2nd Mackenzie Childs (Kurri Kurri), 3rd Luke Richards (Singleton).
