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Race ace battles back to the top


By Phil Simpson


RACE ace Dave Walker has proved th a t anything can be achieved if you set your mind to it.


Four years ago, the 44-year-


old broke his collar bone riding in the Anglesey Grand Super­ bike event, forcing him to sit out the entire 2002 season. But he has battled back to


climb his way back up the lad­ der, and become Preston and District 600cc champion. I t has been an eventful few


years for Walker, known as Buzby to his friends, finally cul­ minating in his title triumph last season. That came 12 months after


he missed out on the title, on the final corner of the final race of the campaign, by just 200ths of a second! T h a t prompted Walker to


trade his Honda CBR in for a “more competitive machine”, a Kawasaki ZX6R. And after surrendering the


title to Wigan’s Russ Mount- ford in 2003, he gained his revenge to relegate him down to


second spot last season. And he admits he is going all


o u t for the double this time around, as he also competes in the Open Class Championship. He said: “I t was hard work


after my accident, and to battle back only to lose the title on the last race was demoralising. “But to win it last season was


a dream, everything I ’d worked for came right. “This season hasn’t gone to


badly either a t this moment in time - I ’ve won four out of four in the 600c Class and took three


wins and a runners-up spot in the Open. “But my ambition this sea­


son is to claim both titles, and then try and get on the podium in the Anglesey Grand a t the end of the season.” The Preston and D is tr ic t


Ghampionship is run over 14 rounds between March and October, a t Wigan’s Three Sis­ ters and the Anglesey circuit in North Wales. As well as that. Walker also


competes in the Wirral lOOcc Championship in Anglesey, as well


as the Cheshire and Nantwich Championships at Anglesey and Oulton Park, Cheshire. Walker is sponsored by John


Walsh at Buckhurst Plant Hire a t Waterfoot, as well as Keith Clement Auto Electrical Ser­ vice at Chatburn. However he is on the lookout


for more, and anyone interested in sponsoring Dave can contact him (07970 057416). Dave would also like to thank


Bill and Pam Redmayne, for all their help and support over the past few years.


S E C O N D -p la c e d Clitheroe secured a 4-0 win away a t Whalley B to keep their promo­ tion bid alive. In the top match


Roger Ravenscroft and Derek Parrott won an edgy encounter 6-4 6-3, holding their own serves throughout but being able to break at the key moments. On the other court


rehable second stringer Phil Mileham once again teamed up with Daniel Bush and they ran out 6-1M . The return rubbers


provided something of a contrast and the most competitive match of the day. Ravenscroft and Par­ ro t t shut out their opponents 6-1 6-2 and pulled up a grandstand seat to see if their team-mates could secure all five points. The initial signs


were good with Bush’s heavy serves leaving Mileham little to do in the first set. However,


Whalley always fight hard in these matches and when they took the second set 6-4 it looked as it the tide had turned. In the end Clitheroe ensured they took all the points with a 6-2 finish. Clitheroe junior


team maintaineid their 100% record with a 7- 2 victory over Whalley to extend their lead at the top of the table. Andrew Hartley and


Matt Hanson strug­ gled initially against a strong Whalley A pair losing the first set 6-3, but they responded superbly with a 6-0 whitewash. Meanwhile, Mark


Higson and Jennifer Holgate had a com­ fortable victory against the B pairing to give Clitheroe the half-time advantage. In the reverse


matches, Higson and Holgate had a very entertaining tussle with the A pair and after losing the first set


m Clitheroe’s derby day win


7-0 they dug in to win the second 6-3 to share i the match. Hartley and Hanson


also won well against the B pair to complete the win. O Saturday saw' disap­ pointing results for Whalley with only the C team securing any points. The A team lost by


four rubbers to nil againstParkw'ood. It was left to the C


team to restore some honour against Fenis- cowles B. Tom Ormerod and Paul Jenkins w'on both their matches in straight sets, whilst Andrew Cuyes and Peter Hayes won their match against the opposing second string in three sets.


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CLITHEROE have been giyen a home s ta r t when the new UniBond Football League season kicks-off. The campaign starts on Saturday,


August 20th and the Blues will have home advantage against Brigg Town - a side who finished 11 places and 18 points ahead of Clitheroe last time around. That is followed by a trip to newly-


promoted Fleetwood Town and their only other league game in August pairs Tommy Lawson’s team with Spalding United. The two both finished just above


the drop zone last time around and will be looking to improve in the 2005/06 campaign.


j Keen fans face a trip on Boxing Day if they want to keep tabs on the Blues as they hit the road to the Potteries to face Eastwood Town. Over the holiday period they are


also at home to Bridlington Town on New Year’s Eve and entertain Chorley on January 2nd. The more local games see Clitheroe


on the road to Bamber Bridge on October 11th and en te r ta in Rossendale United on December 17th. The return match a t Rossendale’s


Dark Lane will take place on March 25th, the trip to Chorley is on October 18th and the Blues are set to end their season when Bamber Bridge vis it Shawbridge on April 29th. Before the season actually kicks-off


there are six senior friendlies. There are home dates with Leigh


RMI (July 26th), Lancaster City (July 30th) and Cammell Laird (August 9th). And away dates have been pencilled


in against Buckley Town (July 23rd), Colne (August 2nd) and Penwortham (August 6th).


August


20 BRIGG TOWN.......................H 23 Fleetwood Town.......................A 27 Harrogate Railray ..................A (FA Cup Prelim)


29 SPALDING U T D ................... H September


3 BISHOP AUCKLAND .............H OStocksbridgePS........................ A 10 FA Cup IQ ................................ 13 OSSETT ALBION ..................H 17 Gresley Rovers........................A 20 Kendal Town ......................... A 27 FLEETWOOD TOWN............. H October


01 Bridlington Town.....................A 01 WOODLEY SPORTS........ . . . .H 08MOSSLEY.............................H 11 Bamber Bridge........................ A 15 SPALDING U T D ................... H (FA Trophy IQ)


ISChorlcy................................. A 22 KIDSGROVE .ATHLETIC...... H 25 Warrington Town..................... A 29 Belper T o r n ........................... A November


05STOCKSBRIDGEPS............. H 12 FA Trophy 2 Q ........................... 19 Shepshed Dynamo................... A 26COLWYNBAY............. .•....... H


December


3 Brigg Town.............................. A 10 Goole.................................... A 17 ROSSENDALE U TD ...............II 26 Eastwood Town ............... . .. .A 31 BRIDLINGTON T N ...............H January


02 CHORLEY........ '................. H 14 Spalding U n ited ...................... A 21KEND.ALT01VN................... H 28 Bishop Auckland .....................A February


04 GRESLEY ROVERS...............H 18 SHEPSHED DYNAMO ..........II 25ColwynBay ........................... A March


04 Kidsgrove Athletic................... A 14 WARRINGTON TOWN ..........H 18 Ossett Alhion ..........................A 25 Rossendale U n ited ................... A April


01 GOOLE................................. H 08 EASTWOOD TOWN...............H 15 HELPER TOWN ................... H 17 Mossley................................. A 22 Woodley Sports........................ A 29 BAMBER BRIDGE................ H # All lixtures subject to revision, check Clitheroe Advertiser and Times for updated details.


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