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What a great course! Real mix of conditions with hummocky grass, straight fire roads and gloopy potholes in the woods.

*Final results*

Youth: 72 racing
Oli Dighton - 19 overall, 7th U14
Sam Dighton - 32 overall, 17th U16

Junior/Women/Vet 50+: 97 racing
Greg Dighton - 9 overall, 4th Junior
Steve Croggan - 15 overall, 11th 50+
Greg Thompson - 45 overall, 32nd 50+

Senior/Vet 40+: 98 racing
Gareth Scott - 19 overall, 14th Sen 30+
Doug Fielding Smith - 57 overall, 24th 40+
Simon Dighton - 68 overall, 32nd 45+

Well done everybody

Dave

Both me and Gareth had a stinker of a race. Greg is making me and Gareth look better than we were (thanks though Greg!). If you count the 45+ (so the whole 40-49 vets) I came 22. Gareth came 14th if you count the whole seniors up to 39. We both did a lot better in Shrewsbury race (Gareth 7th, me 13th).
I hit a tree and had a few problems in the muddy forest bit slipping on roots. This cost me a lot of time. I also went way too hard on the first lap and blew-there was over minute difference between 1st and last lap.
Gareth had a few mechanicals and also crashed into a bush. I'm putting this down as a bad 'un and moving on. As they say-that's cross racing.

As I said, great course! I suppose it's one of the more technical and the mix of conditions clearly made for interesting racing. Hope the shrubbery is ok.

Eventually got round to updating the final results. At Doug's request above, I've made the age group results look worse.

(In truth, the results are now showing the overall places within the broader 40+ & 50+ age ranges).