Two new names, both teenagers, have been added to the honour roll of the Honda / The Construction Team Central Coast Cup motorcycle meeting after an exciting day of racing at the Allen Park track at Somersby on June 13.

Forbes rider Tom Drane took the honours in Honda Junior Cup before Harrison Ryan won The Construction Team Senior Cup.

Harrison was a previous winner of the Junior Cup and his success means he becomes the third rider since the inception of the event in 2005 to have won in both the Junior and then the Senior class.

For much of the day Harrison Ryan was playing second fiddle to Boyd Hollis who won the final of the Pro 450 class and also came out on top on points over the five rounds of the MX Open class.

Early in the 8-lap Cup event Hollis led, but fell and withdrew leaving Ryan with a clear run to the checkered flag ahead of Blake Wilby and Angus Hutchinson.

There had to be a new name on the list of senior winners after three-time winner, and the only previous winner entered, David Smith was sidelined early in the day after being concussed after a heavy fall.

The Junior Cup was less dramatic with Drane leading home Kurri Kurri rider Cameron Dunker and host club member Cody Lewis after that trio had turned on some great battles in the supporting class, before ultimately finishing in the same order.

Other senior riders to stand out were Angus Hutchinson of Kurri Kurri who won the Pro 250 class as well as being prominent on the bigger capacity machine along with Taree’s Blake Wilby.

The Over 35s class again provided its share of excitement with Anthony Farrell overcoming former motocross star Danny Anderson, while Dave Eklund was best on the Pre ’95 machines, both winners being from the host club.

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The younger age brackets in the juniors showcased plenty of great talent coming through the ranks.

Cowra rider Beau Bailey was a dual class winner claiming one on points after five rounds and the other in a final ahead of the unbeaten rider from the heats, Alexander Adamson.

Albury-Wodonga rider Jed Fyffe was the only class winner on maximum points, with Gold Coast rider Hudson Lloyd only just falling short of matching that achievement in his class win.

North Brisbane brothers Bodie and Jake Paige made their trip worthwhile being involved in plenty of close racing to finish among the placings.

Press Release prepared by Peter Baker 0409 903196; bakerp@westnet.com.au

On behalf of Central Coast Junior Motor Cycle Club

The 2021 Honda / The Construction Team Central Coast Cup dirt track motorcycle meeting is on this weekend as a one-day event on Sunday June 13at the Allen Park track at Somersby.

Since its inception in 2005 the Central Coast Cup meeting has established itself as one of the major non-championships meetings on the dirt track calendar but  this year it falls in between an Australian Championship meeting and a New South Wales Championship meeting two weeks either side of it.

Even with entry numbers down on previous years Central Coast Junior Motor Cycle Club President David Smith Snr. said that the club is committed to staging the meeting for the competitors who have supported the event.

“I’m still excited about the line-up for Sunday. Quantity might be missing, but there are plenty of quality riders who will be fighting it out for honours “said Smith.

Looking down the honour roll of winners in both the senior and junior (13 to Under 16s) classes you quickly realise how significant the Central Coast Cup is.

The senior class has been won by previous, or future, Australian champions and even a future world champion.

David Smith will be striving to become the first rider to win the Senior event for a fourth time, but he faces a stern task to do so.

Harrison Ryan will also be out to achieve an unusual double as he is aiming to become the third Junior Cup winner to go on to win the Senior Event.

David Smith and his brother Peter are joined by another pair of brothers Angus and Rory Hutchison in the line-up.

Boyd Hollis, who won the Casey Stoner Cup meeting late last year, and the fast-starting Luke Bush are two others expected to serious contenders.

There will definitely be a new name on the Junior Cup honour roll, with two contenders standing out as favourites.

Kurri Kurri Junior Club rider Cameron Dunker and host club rider Cody Lewis loom as the stand-out contenders.

The younger age brackets will have to wait to be able to chase Central Coast Cup honours but their racing invariably provides plenty of close, hard-fought racing which augers well for the future of the sport.

Also on the programme to add to the variety will be races for older riders (Over 35s) and older bikes (pre1995).

The 8-lap finals of both the Junior and Senior Cup will wrap up the program on Sunday afternoon after action gets underway at 10 am.

Entry fee for spectators this weekend will be $10 per vehicle payable at the gate as a tax deductible donation to the St Johns First Aid.

The Allen Park track is situated at Debenham Road North, Somersby.

For more information about the Central Coast Junior Motor Cycle Club check out the club’s website www.ccjuniormotorcycleclub.org.au or contact Club President David Smith on 0412 506503 or Col Adams 0422 573923.

Previous Winners of the Central Coast Cup

The sun shone although it was bitterly cold off track, but thankfully there was plenty of red-hot action on-track as the Forbes Auto Sports Club hosted its first-ever championship meeting on the weekend (April 10 & 11).

The 2021 New South Wales Senior Track Championships produced five different class winners after two days of very competitive action.

There were three championship classes staged over four rounds of heats before a repechage and pulsating final, the rest being decided over five point-scoring rounds.

Dirt Track Sidecars were the first final with the three big guns finishing on the rostrum – Scott Sandow / Wayne O’Meley beating the topscorer from heats Kai Frame / Michael Bryant, with David Grainger / Trevor Gaze a close third.

The Pro 450 class saw only five riders share the 12 heat wins, and as often happens that did not dictate what was to come in what was a classic final.

Even without winning a heat veteran Damien Koppe proved he is still an elite performer to almost win one for the older brigade. It took almost three of the four laps for Jarred Brook to get past him, while teenager Harrison Ryan can still be mightily pleased with third place behind such an accomplished duo, but still ahead of the rest of the classy field.

Not that Harrison Ryan was satisfied though, as he later turned in a faultless ride to win the MX Open final. Jarred Brook got up to second after a very congested opening lap and was closing in on Ryan, leaving the winner happy the final was

not over another lap. Thomas Donnelly capped his weekend with a strong third place, again ahead of a classy field.

The MX Open win was Harrison Ryan’s second class win after he had dominated the five rounds to claim the Pro 250 class. Second placegetters can sometimes be disappointed with results but runner-up Rory Hutchinson was at least happy to have relegated his brother Angus Hutchinson to third place.

There was only a small roll-up entry of slider machines with Michael Slade the most successful rider with the very busy Harrison Ryan restricted by several broken chains.

Even though Brisbane rider Briony Hendrickson continued her domination in the Women class the form of Hunter duo Keegan Pickering and the much improved Laura Saxon did not make it easy for the Queenslander.

In addition to the championship classes the Over 35s added their usual brand of close racing to the program with Tim Darmody edging out Brisbane rider Carl Hendrickson and Kenny Angel in a tight points battle.

Junior classes were only support acts but their racing again showed that the future of the sport looks to be in good hands.

The next group to progress in to the senior ranks, the 13 to Under 16s , turned on hard fought battles with Talon Cardinale edging out Cody Lewis and Daniel Kennedy on points.

The other junior winners were David James and Sam Drane, who had to overcome his Forbes clubmate Hugh Hope-Hodgetts.

The final wash-up from the title meetings was all positive, except for what were a few hopefully not too serious injuries.

The track and the organisation were praised, the only complaint being how cold it was!