MATCH REPORT: Manchester Grand Prix Round 2

August 23, 2020 Steve Copping

Report by Mike Hack, Photos courtesy of Alan Taylor.

Bury hosted Round 2 of the Manchester Individual Grand Prix series at Goshen on Sunday. Heavy rain early on made for wet and heavy track conditions, with 21 riders turning out.

Astley & Tyldesley’s Tom Morrissey raced to another maximum in the u-13s match, whilst Sheffield’s Oliver Banyard lost twice to Morrissey. Bury’s Harry Radford rode to another maximum in the Junior match, with Sheffield’s Kielan Burton losing twice to Radford, as he felt the effects of a heavy crash involving the pair in heat 1. A&T’s Reece Pollitt also rode to a convincing maximum score in the Senior match. All three maximum scorers extended the leads in their respective GP series.

Manchester Individual Grand Prix Round 2 results
U-13s: Tom Morrissey (A&T) 16, Oliver Banyard (Sheffield) 14, Tom Dunphy (Bury) 14, Duncan Whalley (A&T) 12, Oscar Belt (A&T) 12, Lucy Grantham (A&T) 9, Harriet Belt (A&T) 9, Myles Grantham (A&T) 8, Sam Dunphy (Bury) 7, Bobby Dunphy (Bury) 7.
Referee – Kaysar Mohammadi.

Junior: Harry Radford (Bury) 16, Kielan Burton (Sheffield) 14, Emily Burgess (A&T) 14, Tom Morrissey (A&T) 10, Charlie Burgess (A&T) 10, Owen Simcock (A&T) 6.
Referee – Kaysar Mohammadi.

Senior: Reece Pollitt (A&T) 16, Harry Radford (Bury) 13, Eryk Motala (Bury) 13, Kyle Holland (Sheffield) 12, Emily Burgess (A&T) 9, Mark Grantham (A&T) 9, Steve Mann (Bury) 4, Mark Radford (Bury) 4.
Referee – Neil Howarth.