Motor Sport: Baildon's Steve Patrickson rounded off an excellent season with two runner-up finishes at a wet Croft National Superbike meeting.

In the 125 race, Patrickson battled through from seventh on the first lap on his Peter Howell Honda and then had a terrific battle for second with 1997 British Champion Darren Barton, which went down right to the final turn.

"Darren and myself had a real fight. He was really pressing me in what were slippery conditions, but his challenge ended on the final hairpin when he crashed out while trying to pass me."

That left Patrickson in a comfortable second position, behind Welshman Ian Lougher and ahead of this years British Champion Chris Palmer.

Patrickson had his first outing on a 250cc machine for nine years, riding for Irish-based 'Team MSR', where he again finished in second, behind Team Vimto rider John McGuiness.

"The 250 bike was great, but the conditions weren't! With all the standing water on the track and I was happy to bring the bike back in one piece.

"I really want to get back into the 250cc class next year, but it all depends on what sponsorship we can raise."

Oakenshaw's Dijon Compton, 19, was seventh, just missing out on sixth place in the 125cc event on his Honda by one-hundredth of a second.

Dougie Lampkin jetted to Spain, and won the Fortuna Ciudad Zaragosa International Arena Trial from Spanish rivals Marc Colomer and Amos Bilbao.

The Silsden rider had a shaky start in the qualifying runs, losing 17 marks - 18 was the cut - and Steve Coley went out. Lampkin survived with Bilbao after Colomer won the first run of ten sections, but the world and British champion came good to trounce Colomer for top spot.

Leeds youngster James Dabill won Class C in the British Youth Experts Trial at Bracken Rocks, near Matlock, riding his new GasGas machine.

Top A Class rider was Horsham's Jonny Starmer while Bradford's James Lovell took third in Class B - his best youth performance.

Guiseley riders Mark Jackson and James Noble topped the results at the East Yorkshire Two-Day Trial at Whitby, 160 riders taking part.

Preston's Andy Cripps - a triple Ilkley Grand National winner, raided the Craven MC Jack Cleaver Trial at Cawder Hall, Skipton, and won the top award from Bingley's Martin Crosswaite and Silsden's James Lampkin.

Paralysed motocross rider Ian Younghusband, 22 - son of former top speedway rider Dave, received a great financial boost from the Sheffield Supercross.

The organisers handed over a cheque for £750 to Thorne MC official Robin Stannard. Thorne also staged a major fund-raising meeting at Armthorpe Motoparc. Ian crashed at Armthorpe will be in Sheffield's Northern General Hospital for some time.

Top rider at Thorne, winning all the expert races, was Yorkshire champion Carl Stannard, 18, a computer studies pupil at Nantwich.

Bradford quad racer Bob Atkinson featured in the results on his Honda, taking two second places and a third that took him to runner-up.

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