Terry Icke & Gary Dighton (Poole Wheelers) were worthy winners of the VTTA (Wessex) Grand Prix Des Gentlemen 2-up 25. This end of season affair pairs veterans with younger teammates and is always a fierce contest. Icke & Dighton have been there or thereabouts all season without taking the top spot and both had earn’t the win. The P435 course between Bere Regis and Wareham provided a good test and the nagging breeze only got stronger. The Poole Wheelers duo lead all the way to clock 54.46, composite pairing, Paul Jones (BJW) & Tim Wallis (Red Kite Cycles) provided the challenge but ultimately came up short with 54.57.
John Sibley & Martin Edwards (Utag Yamaha.com) took third spot with 56.23).
The smile on Gary Dighton’s face back at the HQ said it all. Despite a Palmares that includes the Olympics, BBAR Champion and comp record at 25, “A Win is a Win” and it was Dighton’s first victory since the Post Office Championships back in 1998!
Provisional Result
1, T ICKE & G DIGHTON (POOLE WHEELERS) 54.46
2, P JONES (BJW) & T WALLIS (RED KITE CYCLES) 54.57
3, J SIBLEY & M EDWARDS (UTAG YAMAHA) 56.23
4, A SPURDEN & S HEALY (ANDOVER WHEELERS) 56.52
5, A STANTON & S BEROGNA (VC ST RAPHAEL/WAITES) 57.38
6, D BARR & J HEPPER (A3crg) 57.42
7, R SHERRIN & D FAGAN (A3crg) 58.22
8, R DAVIDSON & D LEWIS (POOLE WHEELERS) 59.12
9, T COX & L PINCHEN (NORTHOVER VT) 59.42
10, S WOOD & D EMMENS (ANTELOPE RT) 59.46
It was nearly 57 years to the day that event secretary, Peter Warhurst, promoted his first race and he shows no sign of stopping just yet!
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