The penultimate round of the Darley Moor Motorcycle Road Race Championship is set to be a bumper meeting this Sunday, 20th September 2015, with a much bigger entry list than over the previous couple of Rounds. With the large majority of classes still to be decided there is certain to be some excellent racing on the track, near Wyaston, Ashbourne, Derbyshire (DE6 2ET).

With 54 points still available before the season ends, 18 points are available at Round 7 and 36 points from the final Round, there are only two classes that have been decided already. Brian Prescott (Burton upon Trent) is the Classic 350 Champion and Jamie O’Brien (Liverpool) the Classic 1000 Champion, whilst nine of the remaining classes are being headed by just four riders.

Brendan Brown (Newcastle under Lyme) is currently leading 3 classes, the Peak Cup and Open Solo class, ahead of Simon Bowyer by 11 points and 16 points respectively on his 1000cc machine. His 3rd Championship is the 125GP class which he leads by 13points from Derek Clarke (Hull).

Chris Moore (High Peak) is leading the Pre 98(Up to 500cc) by 21 points from O’Brien and the Lightweight class by 36 points from Darren Spruce (Wolverhampton).

Lloyd Shelley (Burntwood) has a 17 point advantage over Jamie Medhurst (Long Eaton) in the Formula 600 class, but just a single point puts him above Gary Henriksen (Matlock) in Sound of Thunder class.

Brad Vicars (Tadcaster) heads the Formula Darley and Mini Sound of Thunder classes, both from David Carson (Northwich), by 12 points and 5 points respectively.

James Hind (Nettleton) could possibly be crowned Formula 125 Champion this weekend, currently enjoying a 49 point advantage over young George Pidcock (Alfreton), providing he can secure just 5 points this weekend the title will be out of the grasp of Pidcock, irrespective of his results.

There are also large point advantages in the Pre Injection 600, Classic 250 and Classic 500 classes; Stone’s Andy Lowe and Robert Wise are separated by 34 points in the Pre Injection class; Geoff Hadwin (Ulverston) enjoys a 30 point lead over Andy Wilson (Northampton), and Gordon Thorpe (Matlock) has a 34 point lead over Oliver Presswood (Bath) in the Classic 500 table.

The remaining classes will definitely ensure that there will still be Championships to be decided at the final Round. Virgil Stevenson (Derby) has a 15 point lead over Richard Stubbs (Stone) in the Pre98’s (Up to 1300cc) class. Anthony Porter (Chesterfield) has just a 9 point advantage over Dean Ephgrave (Nottingham) in the Steel Framed 600 class.

On three wheels, the pairing of Anthony Eades/Nick Roberts (Hyde/Coventry) has a 13 point lead in the Open Sidecar class over Ray Thomas/Neil Aslaksen (Birkenhead). The Formula 600 sidecar class has the narrowest margin at the top of the table; Howard Baker/Mike Killingsworth (Sutton Coldfield/Lincolnshire) just 5 points above John Chandler/Karl Schofield (Knaresborough).

In addition to these regular Darley Moor Championship classes this weekend will give spectators another opportunity to watch the national Classic 50 riders, when they were last at the circuit Samuel Grief (Derby) secured two comfortable victories aboard his machine.

As always Practice will starts at 10am, with the first race scheduled for 11.30am. The cost of adult admission to Darley Moor for all meetings, except the end of season Stars at Darley meeting, is £12.00 per day, children under 16 are free, and Senior Citizens are £8.00. Parking and Paddock Transfer is free and a programme costs just £3.00. Adult admission to the Test Days is £6.00, Senior Citizens 65 and over £4.00.