East Anglian Grand Prix Individual Series 1998
* not needed in total 1 2 3 4
(only 3 best count) 19-Apr 24-May 14-Jun 04-Jul 25-Jul
Colchester Hethersett Kesgrave Whitton Total
Pos Club Qual Pts GP Pts Qual Pts GP Pts Qual Pts GP Pts Qual Pts GP Pts Qual Pts GP Pts GP Pts
Under-13
1 Daniel Pike GB 20 20 14 14 4 5* 14 20 11 14* 54
2 Shaun Brown Spix 16 16 4 5* 16 22 8 12 50
3 Paul Jarrett GB 12 12 7 5 12 18 5 4* 35
4 Lewis Osborne Kes 7 5 12 16 10 10 31
5 Thomas Pike Col 16 12 4 5 6 4 4 2* 21
6 Jay Harnett Col 17 18 18
7 Chris Osborne Kes 3? 5 7 6 6 6 17
8 Anthony Brooks Col 15 16 16
9 Matt Burling Col 11 10 1 5 15
10 James Girling Kes 2? 5 10 10 15
11 Chris Vincent Kes 14 14 14
12 James Luff Eat 12 14 14
13 Ben Cullum GB 3? 5 9 8 13
14 Rob Reeve Kes 11 12 12
15 Mark Veness Heth 10 10 10
16 Ricky Fields Col 11 8 8
17 Paul Miller Heth 10 8 8
18 Kelvin Hardy Kes 7 8 8
19 Carl Cullum GB 2 5 5 2 7
20 James Crewe Heth 8 6 6
21 Dave Brooks Col 7 6 6
22 Chris Gray Kes 2 5 5
23 Alex Reynolds Kes 1? 5 5
24 Manny Clarke Col 6 4 4
25 Jamie Joy Heth 6 4 4
26 Gary Fields Col 6 2 2
27 Martin Miller Heth 4 2 2
Under-16
1 Nick Bedson Heth 9 8 14 24 3 5* 14 6 38
2 Matt Sillis Spix 13 22 4 5 6 2* 16 10 37
3 Darren Slater Eat 12 4 14 20 16 8 32
4 Adam Peck Som 13 6 14 16 2 5 4 4* 12 4* 27
5 Lee Cossey Heth 9 2 13 18 3 5 25
6 Ben Loombe Spix 11 14 4 5 7 6 25
7 Andy Pearson Heth 9 12 12
8 Simon Turnbull Kes 7 7 2 5 12
9 Scott Jones Eat 8 10 10
10 Andrew Hardy Kes 1 5 10 2 7
11 David Alexander Heth 7 7 7
12 John Keymer Heth 6 4 4
13 Mike Kiddell Heth 4 2 2
Under-19
1 Oli Martin GB 15 18 13 10 10 4* 19 6 34
2 Richard Williamson Som 15 16 6 2* 4 5 10 8 8 4* 29
3 Dave Beeby Col 13 12 6 4 ? 5 21
4 Nicky Bray Heth 18 20 20
5 Ryan Self Eat 10 8 ? 5 10 6 6 2* 19
6 Lee Hulcoop Heth 14 14 ? 5 19
7 Joel Bamford Col 9 8 2 5 13
8 Barry Copping Som 9 6 3 5 11
9 Tom Kerley Heth 12 10 10
10 Chris Swinton Heth 6 2 5 6 8
11 Gareth Parker Kes 1 5 5
12 Dave Osborne Som 7 4 4
13 Scott Craigie Kes 8 2 2
Open
1 Gary Brown Som 11 20 13 10 3 5* 15 10 13 8* 40
2 Pete Ingram Kes 15 22 12 6 4 5* 15 8 36
3 Paul Jay Kes 12 18 2 5 14 4* 12 12 35
4 Richard Hunt Eat 11 16 15 12 28
5 Glen Wildon Kes 10 12 14 6 18
6 Dean Webb Kes 4 5 18 12 17
7 Elliot Jones Eat 16 16 16
8 Leon Yelland Som 17 14 14
9 Paul Starling Eat 11 14 14
10 Peter Williamson Som 6 4 7 3* 1 5 7 4 13
11 Adam Codd Kes 8 8 3 5 13
12 Neil Ablitt GB 7 3 4 5 6 2 10
13 Gary Colby GB 16 10 10
14 Graham Wright GB 9 10 10
15 David Martin Heth 13 8 8
16 Steve Copping Som 4 2 2 5 7
17 Danny Zagni Kes 17 6 6
18 David Ingram Kes 6 6 6
19 Ricky Burling Col ? 5 5
20 Vic Duffy GW ? 5 5
21 Terry Ashford GB 5 2 2

Info

Purpose: This series was introduced to give keen riders more racing locally without their clubs having to commit to lining up a full squad. The newest club Colchester were also considered. Not strong enough to compete in league racing, this competition enables them to compete against more experienced opposition when they wish.

How it works: Open to any rider who turns up, the riders are split into age groups and the draw is completely random for each race. Each round's highest scorers progress to a final to decide the top places. GP points are awarded at each round - 2 for competing and 2 for each rider beaten in each meeting's final positions. A rider's best 3 GP scores determine his final ranking.

Note: The initial Kesgrave round was abandoned when a storm broke out and completely flooded the track. The EACSA committee decided to award every rider 5 GP points for attending.

Photos
Nick Bedson chases Darren Slater @ Hethersett
U-13 action from Hethersett: Veness, ?, Jarrett, D Pike
U-16 Final from Hethersett: Cossey, Slater, Peck, Sillis, Bedson
Oli Martin leading the U-19 final @ Hethersett
U-19 Finalists @ Whitton: Ryan Self (3rd), Oli Martin (1st), Richard Williamson (2nd)
Senior Finalists from Whitton: Wildon (4th), Brown (3rd), Jay (1st), Colby (2nd)

Appearances by team
Kesgrave 35
Gt Blakenham 27
Somersham 25
Hethersett 23
Colchester 14
Eaton 13
Spixworth 11
Gt Wakering 1