CRESSING’S Jason Morland took two out of three race wins at the annual Stisted motocross to turn the tables on last year’s winner Ben Talbott and claim back the Jack Hubbard Trophy - his third in seven years.

Braintree and District Motor Cycle Club promoted the event in this their 61st year of scrambling at the Hatches Farm venue, where updates to the track layout, surface and start system produced an excellent day’s racing.

It looked, from the first combined MX1/MX2 group leg, that Bury St. Edmunds’ Talbott would once again deny local man Morland the trophy.

Morland headed the pack for the first four of the ten laps with Talbott snapping at his heels, only to have his rival get by him and hold the lead – but only for two further rounds until slipping off and letting Morland through to take the finish flag first.

Talbott’s chain broke in the second leg, earning him no points and Ipswich rider Brendon Meyers became Morland’s main threat from then on, with a leg win apiece, but by this time Morland had done enough to secure his name on the trophy.

At times over-cooking things, Stisted Enduro expert Will Hughes - riding the smaller MX2 KTM EXC against the MX1 machines – found his consistent placing over the three legs paid dividends to give him an excellent third place overall ahead of the unlucky Talbott.

Fellow Braintree Enduro man, James Yearley, riding a Courtney Lang-sponsored KTM, was using the event primarily for training but still managed to pick up points from his first 15 placings.

Rayne’s Aaron Smith was set to consolidate his current second in the NGR Over-30s Championship standings but had clutch problems with his new KTM after being with the leaders for the first half of leg one.

Morland lent him his spare machine to record fifth in his last ride.

The NGR class was dominated by Timothy Clark, last year’s Stisted winner, who, but for following eventual runner-up Aaron Hopkins for most of the first leg, led every other leg from start to finish.

The tightly fought EVO group saw Robert Mead emerge as overall winner, but the honours were spread with Jason Morettes and Jordan Pasquali each scoring leg wins.

Cecily Hubbard and family presented the Jack Hubbard Trophy and other prizes.

RESULTS: MX1/MX2: 1 Jason Morland 57, 2 Brendon Mayers 50, 3 William Hughes 35, 4 Ben Talbott 32, 5 Tom Crees 30; Leg winners: Morland (2), Mayers.

Best MX2: William Hughes.

NGR Over 30s Championship: 1 Timothy Clark 80, 2 Aaron Hopkins 55, 3 Craig Marsden 53, 4 Paul Hubbard 45, 5 Martin Cuddy 37: Leg winners: Clark (4).

Best Twinshock: Brad Tomlin.

Eastern Evo Champinship (Pre 1990 machines): 1 Robert Mead 66, 2 Jason Morettes 45, 3 Jordan Pasquali 44, 4 Jacob Chambers 43, 5 Gary Gladwin 39; Leg winners: Mead (2), Morettes, Pasquali.