Round 11 of the Moto Syko Pit Bike Racing Association series, sponsored by Bushys, took place on the JCK kart track at Jurby last week.
The mini motos provided much entertainment as Rhys Callister (aged eight) and Reece Hall (nine) duked it out on track.
A nasty spill in qualifying knocked the confidence of Callister in the earlier races, but he was soon back up to speed for the final.
Hall got a great start, but he was soon passed by the championship leader. Callister extended his lead and took the win by 1.29 seconds.
In the pit bike Evo class, James Comish took another hard-fought win to extend his lead in the championship. Alex Hollingsworth started on pole, but Comish followed closely and took the lead on lap six.
Hollingsworth fought back, but by lap seven had to drop out with engine failure, leaving Comish to bag full points.
David Carter finished a steady ride in third with Thomas Spiers fourth. Toby Marshall had been running well but a spill in the final stages of the race saw him sidelined for the rest of the race.
There was no let up from the two riders going head-to-head in the stock 140 pit bike championship.
Rob Vowles and Dave Gilbert shared the honours in the opening two races, but it was Vowles that took the glory in the final, closing the gap in the series to four points.
James Moore could well be the spanner in the works, knocking seconds off his lap times and putting in three very impressive rides to finish third. Jo Vowles, still chipping impressively away at her lap times, is also in the mix and took a solid fourth ahead of Paul Hartley.
Tony Cawte had been on rails in the first two races but, in the final 50cc classic bike race, engine trouble struck again forcing another DNS. Brian Kneale made a good start and led all the way to the chequered flag 0.58 of a seconds ahead of Richard Done. Andrew Watts finished third with Dave Cain fourth
The pit bike juniors crowned a new champion when Freddie Craine won all three races to take the 2013 title.
Ryan Crawley had bit at Craine’s heels all season, but work commitments meant he couldn’t attend the latest round enabling Craine to clean up.
A brilliant series, the pit bike juniors has seen some great racing from youngsters aged 10 to 16 on 125cc machines producing some very close finishes.
lThe next round is this Sunday, September 15. For more information call Moto-Syko on 459866 or visit moto-syko.co.uk