Nicholson McLaren MSA British Hill Climb Championship

Rounds 9 & 10: Shelsley Walsh, June 5-6Martin Groves astonished onlookers at rounds nine and 10 of the Nicholson McLaren MSA British Hill Climb Championship at Shelsley Walsh by winning both run-offs just a week after suffering a 100mph crash. Groves’ performances chipped away two points from Scott Moran’s lead in the title race, though the defending champion still enjoys a 22-point cushion atop the standings.Tom New was third fastest in the first run-off, with Rob Turnbull – veteran of over 35 campaigns – filling out the podium places in round 10.Results - Round 91 Martin Groves (3.5 Gould-NME GR55) 23.15s FTD2 Scott Moran (3.5 Gould-NME GR61X) 23.47s3 Tom New (3.5 Gould-Judd GR55) 23.92s4 Roger Moran (3.5 Gould-NME GR61X) 23.95s5 Paul Ranson (3.5 Gould-NME GR55) 23.98s6 Chris Merrick (3.5 Gould-Judd GR55) 24.03s7 Deryk Young (4.0 Gould-Judd GR51b) 24.08s8 Trevor Willis (2.8 OMS-Powertec) 24.16s9 Rob Turnbull (3.5 Gould-Cosworth HB GR55) 24.93s10 Will Hall (1.6 Force-Suzuki PC) 25.41s11 Oliver Tomlin (4.0 Pilbeam-Judd MP97) 25.46s12 John Chalmers (2.0 Ralt-Cosworth BDG F302-001) 26.34sResults - Round 101 Groves 25.96s2 Scott Moran 26.98s3 Turnbull 27.33s4 Roger Moran 27.46s5 Young 27.58s6 Ranson 27.64s= Merrick 27.64s8 Tomlin 27.76s9 John Bradburn (3.5 Gould-Cosworth HB GR55) 28.22s10 Chalmers 29.20s11 Morgan Jenkins (Pilbeam-Vauxhall MP87) 29.32s12 Willis, FailRounds 11 & 12: Loton Park, June 13Championship positions (provisional) after Round 10  1 Scott Moran – 77 points 2 Martin Groves – 55= Roger Moran 554 Trevor Willis – 46= Chris Merrick – 466 Tom New – 39

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