Motorsport

Andy Molsom remains very much in the hunt for Caterham Graduates Championship glory after bagging two podiums at Brands Hatch recently. The Spalding racer, of Molsom & Associates Optometrists, went into rounds nine and ten of the series as the championship leader. Two finishes of third ensure that he now only has a share of the lead, but Molsom was ...

This weekend’s racing action at the Adrian Flux Arena (King’s Lynn) features the mighty BriSCA Formula One Stock Cars, V8 Hot Stox and 1300cc Stock Cars on Saturday night (5pm). The sport’s biggest names will be in action in the unlimited-power, Chevrolet V8-engined BriSCA F1s. Hoping to beat them all will be Spalding’s own Mark Sargent. Star names on Saturday’s ...

Ben Stafford had reason to be cheerful despite suffering a bike-wrecking crash at Snetterton over the weekend. Round five of the Dickies British Supersport Championship took Saracen’s Head speedster Stafford to the Norfolk circuit for only the second time since making the transition from supermoto. He managed a 13th placed finish on his Silicone Engineering Kawasaki in race one, before ...

Kirton race Aaron Clarke returned home from Snetterton with two richly-deserved Superstock 600 points for draperRACING. Having qualified a disappointing 28th at the Norfolk circuit, Clarke made up an amazing 14 places in the race to equal his best-ever finish in the series and take 14th place. Clarke admitted that he struggled for the right set-up in qualifying. That, along ...

Another day of fast and furious action is in store on Sunday as Spalding Autograss Club host their second meet of the season. There will be 45 races with 15 different classes on show at Hurdletree Bank (off B1168, Holbeach, PE12 8QQ) – with racing getting under way at 10.30am. Entry is £8, with concessions £6 and kids under-12 going ...

Race aces Ben Stafford and Aaron Clarke are gunning for points finishes at Snetterton this weekend after promising outings last time out. Saracen’s Head speedster Stafford managed a tenth place finish in the Dickies British Supersport Championship at Knockhill, claiming some morale-boosting points for Silicone Engineering racing in the process. Kirton racer Clarke is hoping for better weather conditions this ...

Andy Molsom held onto his lead at the top of the Caterham Graduates Championship after another strong showing at Thruxton. The Spalding racer, of Molsom and Associates Optometrists, managed finishes of fifth and third at rounds seven and eight of the series. Qualifying went well for Molsom at the United Kingdom’s fastest track as the South Holland race ace secured ...

Gosberton Risegate speedway ace Simon Lambert suffered a nasty injury while competing for Peterborough Panthers on Sunday. The professional racer was knocked unconscious during the Premier League KO Cup quarter-final clash against Somerset at the East of England Showground – and it was later revealed that the 27-year-old had suffered a broken left hand and concussion. Lambert was caught up ...

Ben Wilson’s recovery from a badly-broken leg continued last week with another operation at Addenbrooks hospital. The Kirton racer badly broke his femur in an accident during practice for the North West 200 in May. He was again treated by a pioneering surgeon at the Cambridgeshire hospital – and it is hoped that Wilson will make a full recovery. The ...

Three brothers from Pinchbeck enjoyed a weekend to remember on the motocross scene. Brodie, Bradley and Jack Ferguson all came home with trophies from a meeting at Milton Malsor in Northamptonshire, where they were competing for Coventry Motocross Club. With the rain falling heavily at the meeting, the track was incredibly wet – meaning the trio had to be on ...

Saracen’s Head speedster Ben Stafford managed a morale-boosting top ten finish at round four of the Dickies British Supersport Championship at Knockhill over the weekend. Silicone Engineering racer Stafford, who has been struggling with performance issues since the start of the season, has had to run a stock engine for two of the previous three rounds. However, he found a ...

The stock car racing world gathered to pay tribute to Steve Newman in his memorial meeting at King’s Lynn on Saturday night. The event attracted a big entry of cars and also saw the debut of the late Spalding driver’s son Billy in the junior bangers section. Sutton St James racer Simon Venni claimed the major honours, becoming the fourth ...

Spalding racer Liam Warren enjoyed another impressive outing at Cadwell Park as he took part in the Derby Phoenix series. Warren, who runs Woodgate Fencing Ltd in Spalding, had to contend with crazy weather at the Louth circuit. He enjoyed a good start to the weekend with his bike nicely set up ready from the previous weekend in the Thundersport ...

Spalding speed merchant Andy Molsom clinched two podiums as the Caterham Graduates Championship arrived at Rockingham Motor Speedway for rounds five and six. Finishes of second and third leave the South Holland racer, of Molsom and Associates Optometrists, at the top of the driver standings in the ‘Supers’ section. Qualifying went well for Molsom in Corby, as he clinched front ...

Spalding racer Liam Warren managed a solid 26-point haul from four Thundersport pre-national 600 class races at Cadwell Park as he bids to get his season back on track. Warren enjoyed finishes of 13th, 12th seventh and eighth at the Louth track to move up to 21st place in the rider standings. That represented a decent weekend for Warren, who ...

Kirton racer Ben Wilson is eyeing a return to action next season having been released from Addenbrooks Hospital. The Lincolnshire pace ace is back at home as he continues his recovery from a serious crash in Superstock practice for the North West 200 three weeks ago. Wilson was initially treated in Northern Ireland before being flown to Addenbrooks to see ...

Ben Stafford faced his hardest challenge to date when returning to the track last weekend following the death of his best friend and long-time team-mate. Malachi Mitchell-Thomas (20) died after a crash in the NW 200 races in Northern Ireland just seven days earlier. Although clearly devastated by this, Stafford opted to get to Brands Hatch and keep the focus ...

South Holland speedster Andy Molsom enjoyed an awesome double win at rounds three and four of Caterham Graduates championship at Snetterton. Saturday’s qualifying session was a mixed class affair and, despite Molsom feeling he had a little more pace, he qualified on pole position for both races. Saturday afternoon’s race saw Molsom – of Molsom & Associates Optometrists in Spalding ...

Four members of Team TRM took to the Chatteris track for the latest round of Peterborough Motocross Club’s championship on Sunday – but it was a mixed bag for the Holbeach lads. Leading the way was Mark Rudd, who finished first overall in the over-35 category. But the youngest member of the team, 11-year-old Kieran Rudd, suffered a broken elbow ...

Race ace Ben Wilson is facing a significant spell on the sidelines after breaking his leg following a crash at the North West 200 event in Northern Ireland last week. The Kirton racer crashed heavily during practice for the Superstock race on Tuesday evening – resulting in a compound fracture of the femur and causing the session to be red ...