Orchid Eurovets Series Round 7 sponsored by Yellow Brick Mortgages
Yesterday Hethersett Hawks hosted the 7th round of the Eurovets series. Raising money for the Orchid male cancer charity and sponsored by Yellow Brick Mortgages, many top riders travelled from all over the UK to compete in this event for veteran riders.A special presentation was made to the incredible Chic Mackie from Glasgow to mark his feat of still racing at the age of 80!!!! Glyn Morgan from the Hawks finished 3rd in the Over-50s B Final.
Over-40s
A Final – 1st Mark Winwood (Birmingham) 2nd Jason Keith (Northumbria) 3rd Steve Harris (Astley & Tyldesley) 4th Craig Marchant (Leicester)
B Final – 1st Rob Geech (Exeter) 2nd Carl Winwood (Birmingham) 3rd Jim Collier (Exeter)
Over-50s
A Final – 1st Paddy Wenn (Norwich) 2nd Norman Venson (Leicester) 3rd Dave Frith (Leicester) 4th Colin Simmons (Newport)
B Final – 1st Steve HGarris (Astley & Tyldesley) 2nd Paul Timms (Birmingham) 3rd Glyn Morgan (Hethersett) 4th Terry Kirkup (Northumbria)
Also raced – Clive Alford (Southampton)
Over-60s
A Final – 1st Colin Simmons (Newport) 2nd Les Stevens (East London) 3rd Paul Timms (Birmingham) 4th Terry Kirkup (Northumbria)
B Final – 1st Fred Rothwell (Bradford Olymoic) 2nd Chris Ward (Unattached) 3rd Chic Mackie (Glasgow)
Referee – Harley Hamill