Runner-up Maurice Dore (left) congratulates B Race winner Paul Norton (Photo: Gary McIlroy)
Paul Norton (Bike Hub) has taken the ‘B Race’ at the ‘Fixx Coffeehouse Supercross Cup’, coming home with 23 seconds to spare over Maurice Dore (Bray Wheelers) after 50 minutes of cold and muddy racing in Swords, north Dublin.
However, while the winning margin suggested a comfortable victory, the race was nip and tuck throughout, with Dore putting on a very late charge and looking as though he may just threaten the eventual winner in the closing stages.
On the opening lap of six circuits on the hilly course at Ward Park, it was Dore who got away quickest. He finished the first lap as the leader, with five seconds to spare over Norton. Vincent Colgan (Park Wheelers) was in third just one second off Norton.
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However, Norton then moved up a gear on the second lap when he overtook the early leader and came through the start-finish area to start lap three with a 16 second lead on Dore, as Colgan paid for his fast start and fell away a little.
Norton then extend his lead on the third lap to 35 seconds and by the end of the following lap – with just two circuits remaining – the gap had grown to 43 seconds back to Dore and Norton looked to be coasting to the win.
However, Dore was not finished for the day and he pegged that back to 38 seconds going out onto the last lap. Sensing that he might just have a great comeback on his hands, he buried himself on the final testing loop, taking a further 16 seconds off the gap to the leader.
However, he ran out of time and Norton had judged his run nicely to take a very good win with 23 seconds to spare. He will now be promoted to the A races for all subsequent rounds.
In third place today was Damien Creighton (Blanch Wheelers). He put in a very strong and consistent ride, keeping Dore in his sights for most of the race and eventually coming home just 24 seconds behind him for the final place on the podium.
See full results of the ‘B Race’ just below the set of photos of today’s action.
All Photos Courtesy Gary McIlroy
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‘B Race’ Result: Round 2 ‘Fixx Coffeehouse Supercross Cup’, Swords, north Dublin
| Position | Name | Surname | Number | Lap 1 | Lap 2 | Lap 3 | Lap 4 | Lap 5 | Lap 6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul | Norton | 23 | 00:07:38 | 00:07:53 | 00:08:15 | 00:08:33 | 00:08:40 | 00:08:54 | 00:49:53 |
| 2 | Maurice | Dore | 10 | 00:07:33 | 00:08:14 | 00:08:34 | 00:08:41 | 00:08:35 | 00:08:39 | 00:50:16 |
| 3 | Damien | Creighton | 41 | 00:07:56 | 00:08:17 | 00:08:21 | 00:08:34 | 00:08:40 | 00:08:52 | 00:50:40 |
| 4 | Alan | Cullen | 1 | 00:08:22 | 00:08:39 | 00:08:33 | 00:08:39 | 00:08:37 | 00:08:24 | 00:51:14 |
| 5 | Donough | O'Keeffe | 35 | 00:08:17 | 00:08:23 | 00:08:32 | 00:08:41 | 00:08:55 | 00:08:35 | 00:51:23 |
| 6 | Brian | Crinion | 32 | 00:08:20 | 00:08:23 | 00:08:37 | 00:08:45 | 00:09:20 | 00:08:59 | 00:52:24 |
| 7 | Seamus | McAvoy | 11 | 00:08:37 | 00:08:30 | 00:08:37 | 00:08:58 | 00:09:01 | 00:09:04 | 00:52:47 |
| 8 | Dave | O'Conor | 12 | 00:08:26 | 00:08:53 | 00:08:51 | 00:08:49 | 00:09:02 | 00:09:09 | 00:53:10 |
| 9 | Ronan | Buggle | 16 | 00:08:01 | 00:08:40 | 00:09:16 | 00:09:13 | 00:09:07 | 00:09:06 | 00:53:23 |
| 10 | Vincent | Colgan | 3 | 00:07:39 | 00:08:44 | 00:09:04 | 00:09:22 | 00:09:32 | 00:09:04 | 00:53:25 |
| 11 | Mark | Yandle | 26 | 00:08:18 | 00:08:46 | 00:08:55 | 00:09:01 | 00:09:19 | 00:09:16 | 00:53:35 |
| 12 | Kieran | McGlynn | 18 | 00:08:00 | 00:08:45 | 00:08:44 | 00:09:10 | 00:09:37 | 00:09:36 | 00:53:52 |
| 13 | Declan | McCabe | 40 | 00:07:58 | 00:08:40 | 00:09:01 | 00:10:26 | 00:09:18 | 00:09:00 | 00:54:23 |
| 14 | Alan | Slevin | 44 | 00:08:30 | 00:08:40 | 00:08:58 | 00:09:13 | 00:09:18 | 00:09:46 | 00:54:25 |
| 15 | Colm | O'Reilly | 29 | 00:08:33 | 00:08:57 | 00:09:04 | 00:09:39 | 00:09:54 | 00:10:29 | 00:56:36 |
| 16 | David | Maher | 45 | 00:09:39 | 00:09:03 | 00:09:05 | 00:09:26 | 00:09:45 | 00:09:59 | 00:56:57 |
| 17 | Ronan | Kearney | 47 | 00:09:03 | 00:09:46 | 00:09:42 | 00:09:15 | 00:09:47 | 00:10:21 | 00:57:54 |
| 18 | Joe | Christian | 22 | 00:09:25 | 00:09:20 | 00:09:48 | 00:09:34 | 00:10:16 | 00:11:10 | 00:59:33 |
| 19 | Graham | Hand | 49 | 00:09:13 | 00:09:56 | 00:10:03 | 00:10:09 | 00:10:16 | 00:10:26 | 01:00:03 |
| 20 | Greg | Campbell | 4 | 00:08:14 | 00:08:19 | 00:08:05 | 00:08:27 | 00:09:35 | at 1 Lap | 00:42:40 |
| 21 | Clifford | Grace | 38 | 00:09:14 | 00:09:30 | 00:11:10 | 00:10:17 | 00:10:06 | at 1 Lap | 00:50:17 |
| 22 | John | Walker | 17 | 00:09:42 | 00:10:02 | 00:10:22 | 00:10:24 | 00:10:27 | at 1 Lap | 00:50:57 |
| 23 | Cathal | O'Gorman | 28 | 00:09:53 | 00:09:53 | 00:10:38 | 00:11:30 | 00:11:36 | at 1 Lap | 00:53:30 |
| 24 | Neil | O'Brien | 34 | 00:09:59 | 00:10:27 | 00:11:16 | 00:11:21 | 00:10:30 | at 1 Lap | 00:53:33 |
| 25 | Michael | Donoghue | 50 | 00:10:31 | 00:09:24 | 00:11:05 | 00:11:31 | 00:11:50 | at 1 Lap | 00:54:21 |
| 26 | Ronan | Ryan | 7 | 00:09:54 | 00:10:59 | 00:11:09 | 00:12:04 | 00:11:56 | at 1 Lap | 00:56:02 |
| 27 | Conor | McGrane | 43 | 00:10:44 | 00:11:38 | 00:11:21 | 00:11:50 | 00:11:33 | at 1 Lap | 00:57:06 |
| 28 | Sarah | Lane | 24 | 00:10:39 | 00:10:56 | 00:11:24 | 00:12:16 | 00:12:20 | at 1 Lap | 00:57:35 |
| 29 | Malcom | Prince | 46 | 00:10:56 | 00:11:24 | 00:12:02 | 00:12:16 | 00:11:54 | at 1 Lap | 00:58:32 |
| 30 | Conor | Wilson | 33 | 00:09:25 | 00:09:14 | 00:09:34 | 00:09:32 | at 2 Laps | 00:37:45 | |
| 31 | Ray | Scanion | 42 | 00:09:28 | 00:10:14 | 00:10:40 | 00:10:50 | at 2 Laps | 00:41:12 | |
| 32 | Colum | Bradley | 31 | 00:09:45 | 00:09:32 | 00:09:30 | 00:09:59 | at 2 Laps | 00:38:46 | |
| 33 | Vanessa | Fenton | 48 | 00:13:01 | 00:13:12 | 00:13:20 | 00:13:06 | at 2 Laps | 00:52:39 | |
| 34 | Fran | Meehan | 14 | 00:08:26 | 00:08:23 | 00:08:59 | at 3 Laps | 00:25:48 | ||
| 35 | Martin | O'Hagan | 36 | 00:08:08 | 00:08:26 | 00:08:36 | at 3 Laps | 00:25:10 | ||
| 36 | Barry | Dace | 2 | 00:07:43 | 00:08:49 | 00:16:32 | ||||
| 37 | Paul | Faherty | 27 | 00:08:15 | 00:08:50 | 00:17:05 | ||||
| 38 | John | Power | 25 | 00:10:49 | 00:11:41 | 00:22:30 | ||||
| 39 | Michael | Grimes | 21 | 00:16:36 | 00:08:56 | 00:25:32 | ||||
| 40 | Jason | Crotty | 9 | 00:09:56 | 00:10:16 | 00:20:12 | ||||
| 41 | Gerard | O'Donnell | 8 | 00:08:23 | DNF | 00:08:23 | ||||
| 42 | David | Dunne | 39 | 00:08:24 | DNF | 00:08:24 | ||||
| 43 | David | Dempsey | 37 | 00:09:24 | DNF | 00:09:24 | ||||
| 44 | Lenny | McManus | 13 | 00:09:48 | DNF | 00:09:48 | ||||
| 45 | Robert | Magee | 30 | 00:07:40 | DNF | 00:07:40 | ||||
| 46 | Robert | McAlinden | 20 | 00:10:08 | DNF | 00:10:08 |
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