ANDERSON HAS GREAT START TO HIS DEFENCE OF BRITISH MOTOX CHAMPIONSHIP
28th February 2010
Maxxis British MotoX Championship Round 1
Sunday saw the First round of the Maxxis British MotoX Championship take place at the Little Silver Track just outside Exeter.
The weather gods were watching down on proceedings and while most of the country got soaked, the Devon circuit stayed dry even with the odd glimpse of sunshine. Considering the rain in the previous 72 hours the track stayed in great condition, throughout the day.
The new race formats came into play and resulted in some thrilling racing. New for the 2010 season is the introduction of a Superpole similar to that used in Superbikes. After 15 minutes of practice the fastest 12 riders entered superpole, each rider doing a flying lap with the best time getting pick of the starting gates in time order. Also introduced was the new 3 race format, with each race lasting 20 minutes plus 2 laps for MX1 and MX2 classes.
Jake Nicholls making a great start
Fastest in Superpole in MX1 was Stephen Sword and fastest in MX2 was Zach Osborne.
So now the teams were ready to battled it out for the £ 96,000 cash pot available for the 2010 season. The racing could not have been closer with 5 different winners in the 6 races.
MX2 - The only double race winner of the day was USA rider, Zach Osborne (Bike It Cosworth Yamaha) who took back to back victories in the final two moto’s on a quickly drying circuit after finishing 4th in the opener. Jake Nicholls, (HM Plant Red Bull KTM UK) started each race well leading on the first lap each time only to be swallowed up by Osborne's speed. The final position on the podium was taken up by the chasing Martin Barr.
Zach Osborne dispatches Martin Barr on way to Final Moto win
MX1 - Everything was set up for a thrilling last Moto and it did not disappoint, with the Podium places being decided in the very last couple of laps. New boy Russian CAS Honda rider, Evgeny Bobreshev, suprised everyone with his speed to win the first Moto comfortably. In the second moto Brad Anderson (PAR Honda) returned to winning ways with the fast chasing Bobryshev in second. In the final moto CAS Honda GP rider, Gareth Swanepoel led from the start to finish with Anderson recovering to make it to 7th Position and take the top steep on the podium by one point.
Brad Anderson on his way to the top step
The next round of the championship takes place on March 21st at Mallory Park.
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Results:
MX1 Race 1: 1st Evgeny Bobryshev, 2nd Pascal Leuret, 3rd Ray Rowson, 4th Alex Snow, 5th James Noble, 6th Jason Dougan, 7th Brad Anderson, 8th Gordon Crockard, 9th Stephen Sword, 10th Gareth Swanepoel, 14th Carl Nunn (SUZUKI)
MX1 Race 2: 1st Brad Anderson, 2nd Evgeny Bobryshev 3rd Gareth Swanepoel, 4th Stephen Sword, 5th Jason Dougan, 6th Gordon Crockard, 7th Alex Snow, 8th Ben Lamay, 9th Jordan Rose, 10th Jamie Lewis, 14th Carl Nunn (SUZUKI)
MX1 Race 3: 1st Gareth Swanepoel, 2nd Tom Church, 3rd Stephen Sword, 4th Brad Anderson, 5th Carl Nunn (SUZUKI), 6th Jason Dougan, 7th Gordon Crockard, 8th Alex Snow, 9th Jordan Rose, 10th James Noble
MX1 Overall: 1st Anderson (57 points), 2nd Swanepoel (56), 3rd Evgeny Bobryshev (55), 4th Stephen Sword (50), 5th Jason Dougan (46), 6th Alex Snow (45), 7th Gordon Crockard (42), 8th Tom Church (41), 9th James Noble (32), 10th Carl Nunn (SUZUKI) (30)
MX2 Race 1: 1st Graeme Irwin, 2nd Elliot Banks-Browne, 3rd Martin Barr, 4th Zac Osbourne, 5th Kristian Whatley, 6th Jake Nicholls, 7th Mel Pocock, 8th Matiss Karro (SUZUKI), 9th Alan Keet, 10th Luke Hawkins
MX2 Race 2: 1st Zac Osbourne, 2nd Jake Nicholls, 3rd Kristian Whatley, 4th Elliot Banks-Browne, 5th Martin Barr, 6th Matiss Karro (SUZUKI), 7th Alan Keet, 8th Shane Carless, 9th Graeme Irwin, 10th Mel Pocock
MX2 Race 3: 1st Zac Osbourne, 2nd Jake Nicholls, 3rd Martin Barr, 4th Kristian Whatley, 5th Graeme Irwin, 6th Alan Keet, 7th Neville Bradshaw, 8th Mel Pocock, 9th Elliot Banks-Browne, 10th Luke Hawkins
MX2 Overall: 1st Osbourne (68 Points), 2nd Nicholls (59), 3rd Barr (56), 4th Whatley (54), 5th Irwin (53), 6th Banks-Browne (52), 7th Keet (41), 8th Pocock (38), 9th Carless (33), 10th Karro (SUZUKI) (32
Sunday saw the First round of the Maxxis British MotoX Championship take place at the Little Silver Track just outside Exeter.
The weather gods were watching down on proceedings and while most of the country got soaked, the Devon circuit stayed dry even with the odd glimpse of sunshine. Considering the rain in the previous 72 hours the track stayed in great condition, throughout the day.
The new race formats came into play and resulted in some thrilling racing. New for the 2010 season is the introduction of a Superpole similar to that used in Superbikes. After 15 minutes of practice the fastest 12 riders entered superpole, each rider doing a flying lap with the best time getting pick of the starting gates in time order. Also introduced was the new 3 race format, with each race lasting 20 minutes plus 2 laps for MX1 and MX2 classes.
Jake Nicholls making a great start
Fastest in Superpole in MX1 was Stephen Sword and fastest in MX2 was Zach Osborne.
So now the teams were ready to battled it out for the £ 96,000 cash pot available for the 2010 season. The racing could not have been closer with 5 different winners in the 6 races.
MX2 - The only double race winner of the day was USA rider, Zach Osborne (Bike It Cosworth Yamaha) who took back to back victories in the final two moto’s on a quickly drying circuit after finishing 4th in the opener. Jake Nicholls, (HM Plant Red Bull KTM UK) started each race well leading on the first lap each time only to be swallowed up by Osborne's speed. The final position on the podium was taken up by the chasing Martin Barr.
Zach Osborne dispatches Martin Barr on way to Final Moto win
MX1 - Everything was set up for a thrilling last Moto and it did not disappoint, with the Podium places being decided in the very last couple of laps. New boy Russian CAS Honda rider, Evgeny Bobreshev, suprised everyone with his speed to win the first Moto comfortably. In the second moto Brad Anderson (PAR Honda) returned to winning ways with the fast chasing Bobryshev in second. In the final moto CAS Honda GP rider, Gareth Swanepoel led from the start to finish with Anderson recovering to make it to 7th Position and take the top steep on the podium by one point.
Brad Anderson on his way to the top step
The next round of the championship takes place on March 21st at Mallory Park.
Photos: Your text to link here...
Results:
MX1 Race 1: 1st Evgeny Bobryshev, 2nd Pascal Leuret, 3rd Ray Rowson, 4th Alex Snow, 5th James Noble, 6th Jason Dougan, 7th Brad Anderson, 8th Gordon Crockard, 9th Stephen Sword, 10th Gareth Swanepoel, 14th Carl Nunn (SUZUKI)
MX1 Race 2: 1st Brad Anderson, 2nd Evgeny Bobryshev 3rd Gareth Swanepoel, 4th Stephen Sword, 5th Jason Dougan, 6th Gordon Crockard, 7th Alex Snow, 8th Ben Lamay, 9th Jordan Rose, 10th Jamie Lewis, 14th Carl Nunn (SUZUKI)
MX1 Race 3: 1st Gareth Swanepoel, 2nd Tom Church, 3rd Stephen Sword, 4th Brad Anderson, 5th Carl Nunn (SUZUKI), 6th Jason Dougan, 7th Gordon Crockard, 8th Alex Snow, 9th Jordan Rose, 10th James Noble
MX1 Overall: 1st Anderson (57 points), 2nd Swanepoel (56), 3rd Evgeny Bobryshev (55), 4th Stephen Sword (50), 5th Jason Dougan (46), 6th Alex Snow (45), 7th Gordon Crockard (42), 8th Tom Church (41), 9th James Noble (32), 10th Carl Nunn (SUZUKI) (30)
MX2 Race 1: 1st Graeme Irwin, 2nd Elliot Banks-Browne, 3rd Martin Barr, 4th Zac Osbourne, 5th Kristian Whatley, 6th Jake Nicholls, 7th Mel Pocock, 8th Matiss Karro (SUZUKI), 9th Alan Keet, 10th Luke Hawkins
MX2 Race 2: 1st Zac Osbourne, 2nd Jake Nicholls, 3rd Kristian Whatley, 4th Elliot Banks-Browne, 5th Martin Barr, 6th Matiss Karro (SUZUKI), 7th Alan Keet, 8th Shane Carless, 9th Graeme Irwin, 10th Mel Pocock
MX2 Race 3: 1st Zac Osbourne, 2nd Jake Nicholls, 3rd Martin Barr, 4th Kristian Whatley, 5th Graeme Irwin, 6th Alan Keet, 7th Neville Bradshaw, 8th Mel Pocock, 9th Elliot Banks-Browne, 10th Luke Hawkins
MX2 Overall: 1st Osbourne (68 Points), 2nd Nicholls (59), 3rd Barr (56), 4th Whatley (54), 5th Irwin (53), 6th Banks-Browne (52), 7th Keet (41), 8th Pocock (38), 9th Carless (33), 10th Karro (SUZUKI) (32
