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Bengeo Trinity...................161132352225
Goffs Oak..........................161123401924
Hertford Heath...................16844402020
Greenbury..........................16745332318
Westmill............................16745262518
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Waltham Abbey 8216A8217............16367253712
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Elizabeth Allen OBs...........18936373021
Broxbourne Badgers.........18837443019
Watton-At-Stone..............187110506315
Wodson Park....................186210384514
Saracens..........................186111243813
Bengeo Trinity..................185211264912
Westmill Res....................18111619663
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Royston Town 8216A8217.............16925532920
Hatfield Town 8216A8217..............16736514217
Braughing........................16736403317
Broxbourne Res................16556384115
Elizabeth Allen Res..........16619344613
Mangrove.........................1625927399
Hoddesdon......................16321119528
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Heath Juniors...................201532642533
Waltham Abbey 8216B8217..........201433693231
Elizabeth Allen 8216A8217............201244804228
Oracle Components.........201244662828
Mangrove Res..................20929394020
Bury Rangres Res.............209110424919
Buntingford W. Res..........208210484618
Cottered Res....................207211335516
Watton-At-Stone..............204412409712
Roydon Spartans..............205114537011
E Trade Deaconsfield........20121719694Bengeo joy as teams
pick up silverwareTOP REF: Mark Taylor picks up his
award.
Photo: GSMJTNSC-08COUNTY SUCCESS: Tony Collins and Ian Sales with
the division two trophy
Photo: GSMJTNSC-09BENGEO Trinity celebrated
another memorable season
in the KB Tyres/Mercury
League when they picked up
the premier division trophy
at the annual presentation
night.Trinity claimed the title by
just one point from Goffs Oak
in a dramatic climax to the
season. Trinity were level on
points with an inferior goal
difference to their rivals but
had a game in hand. A goalless
draw with Hertford Heath
sealed the title.
The 2007/8 was another suc-
cessful season for the league
and more than 120 representa-
tives from all the teams gath-
ered for the ceremony at
Allenburys Sports and Social
Club in Ware, as well as league
president Ron Partridge and
Herts FA chiefexecutive
Eddie King.
Chairman Malcolm Phillips
thanked the teams for their
contributions to another excit-
ing season and to the officials
for helping administer the
league, before KB Tyres man-
aging director Keith Bird pre-
sented the trophies.
The main disappointment
last season came from the
withdrawal ofJohn Warner,
Bury Rangers, Ware Lions,
Little Munden, Inter Reserves
and Parklands and next season
Phillips said the league were
considering going down to
three divisions.
He told the Mercury: 8220It was
a good night and KB Tyres
have agreed to sponsor the
league for another three years
which is great because that
will include our centenary in
2010/11.
8220It8217s possible we may go
down to three leagues but
we're waiting to see ifmore
teams want to join.8221
Trophies were awarded as follows (win-
ners followed by runners-up): Premier
division: Bengeo Trinity, Goffs Oak; divi-
sion one: Baldock Cannon, Buntingford
Wanderers; division two: County Hall,
Much Hadham; division three: Heath
Juniors, Waltham Abbey B; Jubilee Cup:
Inter, Harlow Link; Reserve Cup: Waltham
Abbey B, Mangrove Reserves; Premier
Division Cup: Harlow Link, Goffs Oak;
Division One Cup: Baldock Cannon,
Buntingford Wanderers; Division Two Cup:
Braughing Rovers, Hoddesdon OBs;
Division Three Cup: Waltham Abbey B,
Oracle Components; sportsmanship tro-
phy: E-Trade Deaconsfield; Jack Carr
Trophy: Charlie Smith; John Bush
Rosebowl: Gerry Yates (E-Trade
Deaconsfield); Club linesmen award -
premier division: Gary Page (Westmill) -
division one: Paul Rainbow (Baldock
Cannon) - division two: Kevin Wilson
(Royston Town A) - division three: Chris
May (Heath Juniors); Referee of the Year:
Mark Taylor
.BRILLIANT BENGEO: John Ingram proudly holds the premier division trophy as
Ron Partridge, left, and Keith Bird look on.
Photo: GSMJTNSC-01.JUNIORS JOY: Heath
Juniors8217 Neil Young with the
division three trophy.
Photo: GSMJTNSC-03GUNNING FOR GLORY:
Baldock Cannon8217s Barry
Rainbow with the division one
trophy
Photo: GSMJTNSC-03By MARCBEYELERbeyelerm@hertsessexnews.co.ukLocal rally drivers hit top gearFOURlocal drivers from the Northaw-based
Green Belt Motor Club put up storming
performances to win trophies at the recent
two-day Gerald Alfred Finch Memorial
Autocross.
This pair of British Autocross Championship
events, which attracted competitors from as
far afield as Devon and Scotland, were jointly
organised by GBMC and Wickford Auto Club.
The two events both involved over 50
competitors completing a series of accurately
timed high speed runs around three laps of a
three-quarters-of-a mile long circuit set up in
a field at Straights Mill near Braintree.
On both days the overall winner was Scottish
driver Jimmy Wood, in his home built
autocross buggy.
Green Belters Simon Higgs, who lives in
Bengeo, and Ian Barnard, who works in
Waltham Cross, both drove the latter8217s IPB
Motor Services sponsored 2000cc Vauxhall
Astra.
Although this car had problems with its
gearbox mountings on both days, Higgs
managed a first day finish in second place in
the class for over 1600cc Economy Standard
Production Cars. He was just 0.6 second
slower than the class winner. The next day
Barnard achieved the same position 8211 by the
exactly the same narrow margin.
On both days the special awards for the best
performances by Green Belt members, who
had not qualified for any of the overall or
class trophies, went to Hertford residents.
Paul Whitlock, driving his Ocean Voice and
Data-sponsored 1600cc Peugeot 205, clocked
a best time of 3:20.2 to finish in 29th place
overall on day one, while Green Belt
competition8217s secretary Richard Warne was
23.4 seconds faster the next day.
Warne8217s 1600cc Ford Escort, sponsored by
Car Spares of Cheshunt, suffered from
overheating and tyre problems on both days.
Nevertheless it took him to second and fourth
place finishes in the class for 1400cc to
1650cc cars 8211 and 17th and equal 18th places
overall 8211 on the first and second days
respectively. BEST BELTER: Paul Whitlock8217s Peugeot 205 speeds round the course Photo:Photomotion.org.uk (s)
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