Bad weather in the borders region, near Berwick-on-Tweed, on Sunday denied Chippenham's Stephen Sword from gaining a British Moto-X championship win in the 125/250 class.

The meeting was called off following torrential rain after one Open Class race and one 125/250 class race.

Sword now has to wait until the final round at Landrake in Cornwall at the end of September, where he needs just eight points to take the title.

Sword finished nine seconds behind Shaun Simpson in Sunday's sole race.

Brad Anderson is the new Open Class champion after winning Sunday's race ahead of Ray Rowson.

Melksham road racer Darrell Higgins pocketed three wins in the New Era Club's meeting at the Castle Combe circuit on Saturday, but he was pushed hard in all three contests by Bristol's Aaron Ridewood.

Higgins won the Allcomers Championship race after getting past Ridewood in the latter stages.

The latter then held the upper hand in both 125/250 Grand Prix events until the final lap when Higgins twice made his move.

Results – New Era MCC National Road Race meeting at Castle Combe – Allcomers Championship, 6 laps: 1, D Higgins (250 Yamaha) 8mins 6.66secs -99.03mph; 2, A Ridewood (400 Kawasaki); 3, S Goldsmith (650 KTM); 4, S Sweetman (650 Suzuki). Fastest lap: Ridewood 1.18.94 – 99.42mph.

Lansdown Classic Cup – 1st race, 8 laps: 1, D Fitchett (500 Norton) 11.9.83 – 95.92mph; 2, M Russell (500 Norton); 3, G English (500 Matchless); 4, L Moore (500 Norton). Fastest lap: Fitchett 1.33 – 84.39mph.

Second race, 6 laps: 1, English 8.20.46 – 81.80mph; 2, Fitchett; 3, Bain (500 Norton); 4, Moore. Fastest lap: English 1.21.42 – 81.80mph.

600/1300cc, 6 laps: 1, P Shook (1000 Kawasaki) 7.32.88 – 105.41mph; 2, S Knowlson (1000 Yamaha); 3, C Pope (1000 Yamaha); 4, P Wilson (1000 Suzuki). Fastest lap: Pope 1.15.08 – 106.14mph.

125/250cc Gp/Formula 400/CB500/ and Supermoto – 1st race, 8 laps: 1, D Higgins (250 Yamaha) 10.31.72 – 102.23mph; 2, A Ridewood (400 Kawasaki); 3, D Clark (250 Honda); 4, S Hornsey (400 Honda). Fastest lap: Higgins 1.16.66 – 102.23mph.

Second race, 7 laps: 1, Higgins 9.11.76 – 86.09mph; 2, Ridewood; 3, Clark; 4, Hornsey. Fastest lap: Higgins 1.17.36 – 86.09mph.

Suzuki GXR GSX-R and 600cc Championships – 1st race, 8 laps: 1, D Jackson (600 Honda) 10.14.38 – 103.67mph; 2, R Connolly (600 Suzuki); 3, C Hawkes (600 Suzuki); 4, J Oakes (600 Yamaha). Fastest lap: Oakes 1.14.99 – 104.65mph.

Second race, 8 laps: 1, Jackson 10.9.79 – 88.55mph; 2, Connolly; 3, Oakes; 4, J Lees (600 Yamaha). Fastest lap: B Phillips (600 Yamaha) 1.14.85 – 88.98mph.

Four strokes "Sound of Thunder" – 1st race, 8 laps: 1, L Revely (1098 Ducati) 10.10.4 – 105.03mph; 2, A Ridewood (916 Ducati); 3, A Blackman (1000 Aprillia); 4, J Parry (675 Triumph). Fastest lap: Revely 1.14.72 – 105.03mph.

Second race, 8 laps: 1, A Rdiewood (916 Ducati) 10.17.15 – 88.1mph; 2, C Norris (1098 Ducati); 3, Blackman; 4, P Willis (1150 KTM). Fastest lap: Ridewood 1.15.59 – 88.10mph.

Ducati Desmor – 1st race, 8 laps: 1, A Sheppard 11.19.57 – 93.80mph; 2, T Pritchard; 3, T Parkes; 4, W Charters. Fastest lap: Sheppard 1.23.85 – 93.60mph.

Second race, 8 laps: 1, Sheppard 11.19.29 – 79.69mph; 2, Pritchard; 3, Charters; 4, Pike. Fastest lap: Sheppard 1.23.57 – 79.69mph.

Pro Bike Open Championship 8 laps: 1, M O'Brien (1000 Yamaha) 9.52.11 – 91.17mph; 2, D Johnson (1000 Kawasaki); 3, C Pope (1000 Yamaha); 4, P Shook (1000 Kawasaki). Fastest lap: O'Brien 1.13.05 – 91.17mph.

Simply Saab "King of the Combe", 8 laps : 1, O'Brien 10mins38secs – 89.20mph; 2, Pope; 3, Pusey; 4, Johns. Fastest lap: O'Brien 1.13.31 – 89.19mph.

National Inter Centre Team Trial at St Ives, Cornwall – Youths: 1, Yorkshire 9 marks lost + 6 time penalties = 15; 2, East Yorkshire 25+17=42; 3, Southern 35+8=43; 4, East Midlands 25+20=45; 5, Midlands 41+4=45; 6, Mid Wales 31+19=50; 7, North Eastern 43+14=57; 8, North Western 45+15=59; 9, Cornwall 51+15=66; 10 MCUI (Northern) 56+15=71.

Adult Solo: 1, South Eastern 56+0=56; East Yorkshire 91+16=107; Yorkshire 110+7=117; 4, South Western 160+9=169; 5, North Western 186+0=186; 6, East Midlands 187+1=188; 7, South West AMCA 221+6=227; 8, North Eastern 232+18=250; 9, South Eastern 238+18=256; 10, Cornwall 272+0=272.

Sidecars: 1, South Eastern; 2, Cornwall; 3, Cornwall AMCA.

Female Youth teams: 1, Yorkshire 10 marks; 2, East Yorkshire 15; 3, South Eastern 17.

British Moto-X Championships, Round 7 at Duns, Berwick-on-Tweed – First Open Class race: 1, B Anderson (Yamaha); 2, R Rowson (CCM); 3, W McKenzie (Honda); 4, T Church (CCM).

First 125/250cc race: 1, S Simpson (KTM); 2, S Sword (KTM); 3, M Barr (Suzuki); 4, M Pocock (Yamaha). Remaining races cancelled due to waterlogged circuit.

Championship standings – Open Class: Anderson 289 pts (Champion); Swanepeol 231; C Nunn 203; J Noble 201; T Church 178; S Columb 152.

125/250cc: Sword 197; Bradshaw 154; M Karro 134; Elderfield 125; J Nicholls 124; Barr 124.Mick Perry

Bad Weather on the England/Scotland borders near Berwick-on-Tweed on Sunday denied Chippenham's Stephen Sword from gaining a British Moto-X championship win in the 125/250 class. The meeting was called off following all day torrential rain after one open class race and one 125/250 class race were run on the treacherous Langton Lees Farm circuit at Duns.

Sword now has to wait until the final round at Landrake in Cornwall at the end of September where he needs just eight points, even if second placed Neville Bradshaw wins both final round races. Sword finished nine seconds behind Shaun Simpson in Sunday's sole race. Simpson, who was back in the driving seat for the first time since breaking a leg in May, led the race for seven laps before losing the advantage to Sword, but he regained the initiative a lap later.

Brad Anderson is the new open class champion after winning Sunday's race by 53 seconds from Ray Rowson. He cannot be beaten.

Billy Mackenzie and Marshfield's Tom Church kept Anderson at bay for the first five laps. Church fell foul of the conditions later in the races, but he fought his way up through the field from 12th to fourth at the finish.

Melksham road racer Darrell Higgins pocketed three wins in the New Era Club's meeting at the Castle Combe circuit on Saturday, but he was taken to the limit by Bristol's Aaron Ridewood in all three.

Higgins won the Allcomers Championship race by a shade under four seconds after getting past Ridewood in the latter stages. The latter held the upper hand in both 125/250 Grand Prix events until the final lap when Higgins made his move at Tower Corner. He won the first by .41 of a second and the second by .13.

There were also double race wins for David Jackson, Andy Sheppard and Mike O'Brien.

Led by national star Sam Connor, the South East Centre repeated their last year's success in the National Inter Centre Team Trial at St Ives in Cornwall on Sunday.They, Cornwall and North Western were the only teams who did not lose penalty points for finishing outside the six hour time limit in the two lap, 20 section event at Rosewall Hill overlooking St Ives Bay.

South Eastern also won the poorly supported sidecar event from two sides from the host centre.

Yorkshire won both male and female youth events.

Results - New Era MCC National Road Race meeting at Castle Combe - Allcomers Championship, 6 laps: 1, D Higgins (250 Yamaha) 8mins 6.66secs -99.03mph; 2, A Ridewood (400 Kawasaki); 3, S Goldsmith (650 KTM); 4, S Sweetman (650 Suzuki). Fastest lap: Ridewood 1.18.94 - 99.42mph.

Lansdown Classic Cup - 1st race, 8 laps: 1, D Fitchett (500 Norton) 11.9.83 - 95.92mph; 2, M Russell (500 Norton); 3, G English (500 Matchless); 4, L Moore (500 Norton). Fastest lap: Fitchett 1.33 - 84.39mph.

Second race, 6 laps: 1, English 8.20.46 - 81.80mph; 2, Fitchett; 3, Bain (500 Norton); 4, Moore. Fastest lap: English 1.21.42 - 81.80mph.

600/1300cc, 6 laps: 1, P Shook (1000 Kawasaki) 7.32.88 - 105.41mph; 2, S Knowlson (1000 Yamaha); 3, C Pope (1000 Yamaha); 4, P Wilson (1000 Suzuki). Fastest lap: Pope 1.15.08 - 106.14mph.

125/250cc Gp/Formula 400/CB500/ and Supermoto - 1st race, 8 laps: 1, D Higgins (250 Yamaha) 10.31.72 - 102.23mph; 2, A Ridewood (400 Kawasaki); 3, D Clark (250 Honda); 4, S Hornsey (400 Honda). Fastest lap: Higgins 1.16.66 - 102.23mph.

Second race, 7 laps: 1, Higgins 9.11.76 - 86.09mph; 2, Ridewood; 3, Clark; 4, Hornsey. Fastest lap: Higgins 1.17.36 - 86.09mph.

Suzuki GXR GSX-R and 600cc Championships - 1st race, 8 laps: 1, D Jackson (600 Honda) 10.14.38 - 103.67mph; 2, R Connolly (600 Suzuki); 3, C Hawkes (600 Suzuki); 4, J Oakes (600 Yamaha). Fastest lapL Oakes 1.14.99 - 104.65mph.

Second race, 8 laps: 1, Jackson 10.9.79 - 88.55mph; 2, Connolly; 3, Oakes; 4, J Lees (600 Yamaha). Fastest lap: B Phillips (600 Yamaha) 1.14.85 - 88.98mph.

Four strokes "Sound of Thunder" - 1st race, 8 laps: 1, L Revely (1098 Ducati) 10.10.4 - 105.03mph; 2, A Ridewood (916 Ducati); 3, A Blackman (1000 Aprillia); 4, J Parry (675 Triumph). Fastest lap: Revely 1.14.72 - 105.03mph.

Second race, 8 laps: 1, A Rdiewood (916 Ducati) 10.17.15 - 88.1mph; 2, C Norris (1098 Ducati); 3, Blackman; 4, P Willis (1150 KTM). Fastest lap: Ridewood 1.15.59 - 88.10mph.

Ducati Desmor - 1st race, 8 laps: 1, A Sheppard 11.19.57 - 93.80mph; 2, T Pritchard; 3, T Parkes; 4, W Charters. Fastest lap: Sheppard 1.23.85 - 93.60mph.

Second race, 8 laps: 1, Sheppard 11.19.29 - 79.69mph; 2, Pritchard; 3, Charters; 4, Pike. Fastest lap: Sheppard 1.23.57 - 79.69mph.

Pro Bike Open Championship 8 laps: 1, M O'Brien (1000 Yamaha) 9.52.11 - 91.17mph; 2, D Johnson (1000 Kawasaki); 3, C Pope (1000 Yamaha); 4, P Shook (1000 Kawasaki). Fastest lap: O'Brien 1.13.05 - 91.17mph.

Simply Saab "King of the Combe" 8 laps : 1, O'Brien 10mins38secs - 89.20mph; 2, Pope; 3, Pusey; 4, Johns. Fastest lap: O'Brien 1.13.31 - 89.19mph.

National Inter Centre Team Trial at St Ives, Cornwall - Youths: 1, Yorkshire 9 marks lost + 6 time penalties = 15; 2, East Yorkshire 25+17=42; 3, Southern 35+8=43; 4, East Midlands 25+20=45; 5, Midlands 41+4=45; 6, Mid Wales 31+19=50; 7, North Eastern 43+14=57; 8, North Western 45+15=59; 9, Cornwall 51+15=66; 10 MCUI (Northern) 56+15=71.

Adult Solo: 1, South Eastern 56+0=56; East Yorkshire 91+16=107; Yorkshire 110+7=117; 4, South Western 160+9=169; 5, North Western 186+0=186; 6, East Midlands 187+1=188; 7, South West AMCA 221+6=227; 8, North Eastern 232+18=250; 9, South Eastern 238+18=256; 10, Cornwall 272+0=272.

Sidecars: 1, South Eastern; 2, Cornwall; 3, Cornwall AMCA.

Female Youth teams: 1, Yorkshire 10 marks; 2, East Yorkshire 15; 3, South Eastern 17.

British Moto-X Championships, Round 7 at Duns, Berwick-on-Tweed - First Open Class race: 1, B Anderson (Yamaha); 2, R Rowson (CCM); 3, W McKenzie (Honda); 4, T Church (CCM)..

First 125/250cc race: 1, S Simpson (KTM); 2, S Sword (KTM); 3, M Barr (Suzuki); 4, M Pocock (Yamaha).

Remaining races cancelled owing to waterlogged circuit.

Championship standings - Open Class: Anderson 289 pts (Champion); Swanepeol 231; C Nunn 203; J Noble 201; T Church 178; S Columb 152.

125/250cc: Sword 197; Bradshaw 154; M Karro 134; Elderfield 125; J Nicholls 124; Barr 124.

Final round September 27 at Landrake, Cornwall.