ThundersportGB were on the Island of Anglesey in Welsh Wales this weekend as the Championships entered its penultimate round in warm conditions and beautiful surroundings. With some classes decided and others still wide open, here is a roundup of the action from the last Celtic Cup round:

ROGERS ENTERS RECORD BOOKS

Frazer Rogers is the official J&S Aprilia Superteens Champion of 2008. The 12-year-old is now the youngest-ever winner of the illustrious title and his name joins current MotoGP Champion Casey Stoner, who won the title in 2000.

He is also one of three riders to have won the Championship in his first year of racing.
With two wins and a second he was delighted with the victory as the battle behind him for second overall continues.

Adam ‘The Stinger’ Shelton was pushed back to third as the talented Bruce Winfield took four podiums including one win to move 14 points ahead of Shelton.

Josh Harland in fourth can still take second overall but will need to be full of form when they head to their last round at Donington.

A first win of the season for Northern Ireland’s Andy Read showed he is the real deal and George Martindale’s two podiums pushed him up to seventh overall ahead of Matt Paulo and Steph Waddelow.

CLINT, JOY AND READ ALL EDGE CLOSER

The Junior Powerbike and Streetfighter races have never failed to impress this year and with all Championships still up for grabs, the races were fast and fierce this weekend.
 
Clint De Tarnowsky again grabbed the headlines though, with three wins and a second from all four races, he extends his lead to 44 points over rival Tony Coombs who could only beat the South African on one occasion. With Paul Turner getting stuck in at his local circuit, he moved himself up to seventh overall in the standings with four podiums.

In Streetfighter ‘A’ Steve Joy held a 55 point advantage over Steve Hodgson and despite brave efforts, Hodgson was left to deal with Bob Docker who wanted a piece of the action and although the points table isn’t conclusive, he now needs other results to go his way.

Streetfighter ‘B’ leader Sam Read knew that he had an excellent opportunity of cementing his name at the top of the leader board when he heard the news that rival Hardwicke was on a borrowed bike due to his blowing up on the Friday practice. This turned out to be a bridge too far for Hardwicke as he fell 55 points behind. Third placed man Phil Page had an excellent weekend however, four podiums including two wins means he could in fact pip Hardwicke to the post for second still.

Will Hodgson once again rallied his Honda 450 into close contention of the top runners, proving his potential as he is crowned Moto 450 Champion.

Finally a get well soon message to the joker of the paddock Paul Martin, who was injured during race one, we hope to have you back soon!

THE IRISH DOMINATE GP1 CLASS

With Gary May already crowned Champion of the GP1 class, the battle was on for second and with a strong Irish field, Rob Elsmere had to stay sensible here if he was to hold onto a position he’s had since round two.

Ireland’s Rory Clarke and Mick Daly were the pair to make the rest pay. They both took a win each and with a further two podiums to give their season a last minute polish, Mick moved up to seventh overall with 128 points, whilst Rory climbs to eighth, a point behind Mick.

The battle for third, fourth, fifth and sixth however made for excellent viewing. Northern Ireland’s Scott Kelly, Jamie Wilkins, experienced Mike Walker and ‘Reckless’ Rob Elsmere all wowed the crowds with some classic fairing bashing and even the bravest gambler wouldn’t have bet on the victor of the pack.

Elsmere can breath a sigh of relief though, he has secured second overall after an excellent season. Scott Kelly’s impressive riding has given him third too with Keilty guaranteed fourth and then eight points separating Morley in fifth, Wilkins sixth, Daly seventh and Clarke eighth.

PALLETT FIGHTS FOR ENGLAND

Nathan Pallett from Sheffield was the only Englishman on the podium this weekend as the Irish continued to dominate in the GP2 class.

Saturday's race saw Portadown’s Chris McAloran take his first win of the season for the J&RB Racing team after returning from that nasty injury at Brands and he was joined on the podium for the most of the weekend by fellow Irishman as Mark Kelly and Ronan Shanahan were both in good shape.

It was an Englishman, however, that was to take to the main stage and battle to his first and second victory of the season. Nathan Pallett grabbed both wins on Sunday to move him up to third overall in the standings, a position he’ll look to keep hold of at his home Donington next month.

McAloran now has second place sewn up and with the return of GP2 Championship winner Mark Davies at Donington, McAloran would love some late consolation.  Some good riding from Joel Williams and Dave Hampton, cemented their presence within the top ten for this season.
With Barry Utting injuring himself during a crash on Saturday, it was good to see Sam Burman (currently fifth in the GP3 Championship) take to the saddle and try her luck on the bigger machine too, will this be the class for her in 2009?

HOYLES PILES PRESSURE ON MAY FOR 600 TITLE

A 68-point lead for Championship table-topper Gary May looked like being a bridge too far for Peterborough’s Rob Hoyles coming into this round, but there was no fat lady singing this weekend as Hoylesy’s light at the end of the tunnel was sent some well deserved electricity.
 
Hoylesy won all three races and even left Gary May scratching his head as he simply couldn’t catch the #59 machine.

To make matters worse for May, injury meant he was forced to coast home for third in Sunday’s first race with a pestering Christopher Mort nipping into second, and in the last race, he unusually fell, leaving Hoyles to eat into his lead and leave the round only 29 points ahead with 75 available.

Christopher Mort was delighted to take three podiums from the round, whilst Northern Ireland’s Cliffy Hamilton scored a podium and some well earned points to move him up to fifth overall, just seven points behind Billy Mellor in fourth and only 25 points away from Midwood in third.
Disappointment though for Marty Lennon who was favourite for a few podiums this weekend only to be hampered with mechanical failures.

REVELEY RELIEVED TO WIN SOUND OF THUNDER CROWN

A few rounds ago, it seemed nothing could stop Lee Reveley from winning the Sound of Thunder title. He had an enormous lead over rival Lee Cutts-Bland and he had the better of him on the circuit too. The last three rounds though have been far from comfortable for Reveley who was made to work hard in the end to take ocerall glory.

Three wins from three at Anglesey to add to his last two astonishing performances at Pembrey and Donington has made Cutts-Bland the new man to beat in the class. Unfortunately though, it’s all too little too late and although he has secured second, he will feel disappointed that the season ends here.

Lets not take away Reveley’s delight though, he has been a dominant force this season and his win spree mid way through the year was the key to his success.

Chris Norris grabbed two fourths to end the year with third place guaranteed and it was local hero James Powell that grabbed three second’s to move him up to sixth overall, he will be one worth keeping an eye on next year for sure.

RENDELL IS TOO HOT TO HANDLE

The man who has led from Round one, proved why he is number one of the GP3 class this weekend. Three wins from three made him GP3 Champion and so too the GP3 Cup Champion at Anglesey with nobody coming close to beating him.

Even Irish Champion Josh Elliot couldn’t handle the pace of Rendell as he now looks to take three title’s by winning the ACU Clubmans Trophy, a championship he leads by a slender two points.

Tom Weeden, second in all three categories, was amongst the battles for second and third with Josh Elliot and Fireplace Warehouse rider Adam Dudley who despite feeling poorly, had his best weekend yet and matching his season’s best second place finish. He now moves up to third in the GP3 Championship and the ACU Clubmans trophy.

Adam Boyle’s two GP3 cup podiums, moves him to seventh overall now in the main Championship and fifth in the Cup.