Hive of activity
S3, Sidecars and Ladies
Spread out over an eight-month period, this ever-popular S3 Parts British Championship continues to sample the changeable weather conditions in Great Britain from its February spring start to the close in September in early autumn. Aimed very much at a wide variety of riding abilities, the series has a class to suit everyone. From the early indications of the strong entry numbers in some classes, we look forward to watching this championship unfold after we have looked at these first three rounds.
The S3 Expert Championship class is once again a hive of activity as we have already registered three different winners in Guy Kendrew (JST Gas Gas UK), Luke Walker (Sherco) and the ever-improving Chris Stay (BVM TRS), who keeps making the long journey from the Isle of Wight. With just over ten marks covering the top five positions, at the moment this championship is headed by the experienced Dan Thorpe (JST Gas Gas UK) but expect the other riders to rise to the challenge.
The Clubman and Over 40 classes can always throw out a surprise winner but the men on form at the moment are Welsh rider Philip Houghton (Beta) and Darren Wasley (Gas Gas). Both these riders enjoy a mix of the modern and classic machines, having achieved success in both. Unfortunately, the S3 125cc class has once again a very poor entry level, which is very disappointing. With just three riders having ridden in the opening rounds it’s youngsters Brett Harbud (BVM Beta) and Jake Eley (Beta) who are the ones enjoying these very much traditional events.
The S3 Elite non-championship class is also, as we have seen in the past, poorly supported. When the organisers go to the effort to incorporate this class into the events it’s down to the riders to support them so let’s see some more entries coming in! Already supporting the class with wins in 2019 are Michael Brown (JST Gas Gas UK), Tom Minta (BMS Scorpa) and Ross Danby (SXS TRS).