STEVE Kimber returned for his first race of the 2009 Mota-vation Series at Combe, and cruised to an emphatic victory over championship leader Steve Male.

Kimber, who was running for Windsor, Slough, Eton and Hounslow, but who also competes for Headington, started with a sub-five minute first mile as Male bravely tried to cling on.

But Kimber kept up a relentless pace to win by almost 30 seconds, with Abingdon’s Oz Ellis third and Kieren White (Hercules) finishing fourth.

Under 19 Rhys Glastonbury was fifth, with Jacob Simmons, also a junior, finishing in seventh place.

In the other divisions, Roy Treadwell (V60) and Kate Williamson (LV55) secured third successive victories, while Helen Barnes gained her second win in the senior ladies’ category.

Nicola Gomm returned to form by winning the LV45 race, while Brian Green gained his first V50 win in the series over Bryan Vaughan, who now heads the division.

Oxford City had all six members of their A team into the top 20 to open up a commanding lead in the men’s team competition, while Headington scored a clean sweep amongst the ladies.

The next race will be at Chipping Norton on 6 August (7.30 start), where no-one can enter on the night.

MOTA-VATION RESULTS (top 30, senior men unless stated) 1 S Kimber (WSEH) 20.10, 2 S Male (Oxford C, V40) 20.37, 3 O Ellis (Abingdon) 20.53, 4 K White (Hercules) 20.56, 5 R Glastonbury (WSEH, U19) 21.11, 6 P Egerton (Abingdon) 21.20, 7 J Simmons (Banbury H, U19) 21.22, 8 P Jegou (WHH) 21.30, 9 T Wright (Banbury H) 21.35, 10 L Newell (Abingdon) 21.38, 11 J Richardson (Oxford C, V40) 21.43, 12 T Jones (Witney RR) 21.52, 13 G Harris (Headington RR) 21.59, 14 B Green (Oxford C, V50) 22.01, 15 T Lock (Witney RR, V40) 22.13, 17 B O’Connor (Woodstock H) 22.16, 18 H van Zyl (Oxford C, V40) 22.18, 19 A Burgess (Oxford C) 22.20, 20 A Gleeson (Oxford C, V40) 22.21, 21 S Pritchard (Banbury H, V40) 22.26, 22 D Tame (Hook Norton, V40) 22.23, 23 C Bedford (Abingdon, V40) 22.36, 24 H Price (Woodstock H) 22.39, 25 K Dykes (unattached) 22.41, 26 B Vaughan (Woodstock H, V50) 22.49, 27 C Prince (Headington RR, V40) 23.03, 28 M Dunmore (Headington RR) 23.08, 29 T Dixon (Oxford C, V50) 23.12, 30 D Hamilton (Abingdon, U19) 23.16.

TEAM RESULT Men: 1 Oxford C A 84pts, 2 Witney RR A 160, 3 Abingdon A 170, 4 Banbury H A 215, 5 Woodstock H A 234, 6 Alchester A 273.

Ladies: 1 Headington RR A 6pts, 2 Witney RR A 33, 3 Alchester A 51, 4 Headington RR B 55, 5 Oxford C 57, 6 Eynsham A 59.

LEADING INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS (best two of three rounds count) Under 19 men: 1 R Glastonbury 2pts, 2 J Simmons 4, 3 R Brackston 6.

Senior men: 1 O Ellis 3pts, 2 K White 5, 3 N Marley 5.

Vet 40 men: 1 S Male 2pts, 2 V Zverev 4, 3 J Richardson 5.

Vet 50 men: 1 B Vaughan 3pts, 2 B Green 3, 3 T Dixon 6.

Vet 60 men: 1 R Treadwell 2pts, 2 D Parsons 5, 3 G Pritchard 6.

Under 19 ladies: 1 C Bradley 2pts, 2 E Patrick 3.

Senior ladies: 1 H Barnes 2pts, 2 K Jacobs 3, 3 D Moore 4.

Vet 35 ladies: 2 J Craft 2pts, 2 J Dixon 4, 3 S Rendell 7.

Vet 45 ladies: S Wolanski 2pts, 2 N Gomm 3, 3 J Pinnock 7.

Vet 55 ladies: 1 K Williamson 2pts, 2 D Hailey 5, 3 J Marshall 6.

LEADING TEAM STANDINGS (after three rounds) Men: 1 Oxford C A 328pts, 2 Abingdon A 451, 3 Witney RR A 543.

Ladies: 1 Headington RR A 26pts, 2 Headington RR B 138, 3 Witney RR A 149.