THE second edition of the Colin Adams Motorparts Hurst Cup saw a fantastic 131 competitors take part on Saturday and Sunday in Clandeboye estate and at the Leadmines.
Riders travelled from as far away as Finland to take on the world famous event and they were met with glorious sunshine on Saturday.
The riders competed over a 10 mile long course consisting of 15 observed sections which they navigated two laps each day.
The first day was a lovely bright day and the competitors loved every minute of the event.
The second day kicked off at 9.30am and despite the overnight rain the riders dug deep and accepted the challenge of man against the course.
There were a total of three grades consisting of Expert, Clubman and Novice with three options of machinery in each grade. Pre 65, Pre 95 and Twinshock.
At the end of the day the overall winner of the Colin Adams Hurst Cup was Bangor man Stuart McClurg on an impressive score of just 20 marks for the two days. Second place went to Englishman Ben Butterworth on 39 marks lost followed by Portrush rider Alex Lennox on 43 marks lost.
In the Expert Twinshock class Englishman and 10 times British trials champion Steve Saunders took the win on 46 marks lost followed closely by young Ballywalter rider Ross Allen on 47 marks lost then third placed Englishman Phil Houghton on 56 marks lost.
In the Clubman classes first up is the Twinshock class and despite lots of riders suffering mechanical problems further down the list the top runners mastered the course with impressive skill.
First place went to Irishman Mark Harris with a very impressive score of just 11 marks over the two days, followed in second place by Englishman Phil Martin on 15 marks lost and third place went to Englishman Glen Scholey on 20 marks lost.
Clubman Pre 95 class was won by Ulsterman Jamie Chambers on just 35 marks lost followed in second place by local rider Ian McMahon on 102 marks lost and third place went to another local man Michael Adams on 104 marks lost.
Clubman Pre 65 class was won by Englishman James Noble on a seven marks over the two days followed by Irishman Philip Harris on 28 marks lost and third place went to Englishman Gary Baker on 34 marks lost.
In the Novice classes first up was novice pre 95 which was won by popular comber man George Robinson on 22 marks lost followed by John O’Neill on 27 marks lost and third place went to Chris Milliken on 32 marks lost.
Novice Pre 65 went to Englishman Roger Summers on 13 marks lost followed by race legend Iain Duffus on 26 and 3rd place went to Englishman and event sponsor Gary Fleckney on 30 marks lost.
Finally and by no means least, Novice Twinshock class was won by local road race legend Ryan Farquhar on 19 marks lost with young female English star Amie Walters on 43 marks lost and third place went to local Bangor legend Jonny McKimm on 46 marks lost.
The event was a great success and the club would like to thank the public who thoroughly enjoyed the huge displays of skill and the organisers really appreciated the sportsmanship of all the riders.
The organisers would like to thank all riders for taking part, and would also like to thank the huge number of people who helped with every aspect of work on the course and a massive thanks to all observers for standing out for two full very cold days to allow the riders to enjoy the event.
Thanks to the officials for their support on the course, to those who helped with the entries and to the results team for all their hard work.
Thanks to Colin Adams Motor parts for supporting the event at title sponsor and to all of the sponsors FG7, Motor-Tec, Scrabo Paving and landscape centre, Regency Car Sales, Signlines, OHA Motorsport, Eddie Irvine sports, U Hire, SJ Trials, SM Motorsports, Alpha Fire Protection, Rockshocks, Leadmines Motorcycles, Opening Doors, Ards Fireplaces and Pro Paramedics.
