ACU Quadcross Paul Winrow Wins Race
Goldspeed ACU British Quad Championship - Round 2 - June 12, 2011

Paul Winrow took his first race win of the season at Duns MX in Scotland

Hosted by Quad Racing Scotland on Sunday the 12th of June at the picturesque Duns Motocross Circuit nestled in the Lammermuir Hills in the Scottish Borders, the technical and demanding hardpack circuit was made all the more difficult for the riders on race day, heavy rain in the run up to the meeting leaving soft sticky patches around the circuit with the surface roughing up more than usual.

Winrow currently sits eigth in the ATV Pro Class after round 2

Struggling to get a clear track for a flying lap in the early morning’s timed qualification session, Winrow nevertheless secured an all important front row gate for the uphill start with 10th fastest time of the twenty-nine strong field. After a slight delay while the QRS crew and circuit owners worked diligently to re-grade and redress as much of the one and a quarter mile circuit as time and weather constraints would allow, the first of the two planned heats got underway with Winrow getting a great run to the first corner and slotting in to 4th. Gauging the surface conditions in the early laps and increasing pace as the track came to him, Winrow began to make his way towards the front and with four laps gone had moved up to 3rd, before slotting in to 2nd at half distance. Pegging the gap to the leader but unable to push at full speed with the effects of a loose ball-joint hampering his progress, Winrow’s pace was enough to ensure he had opened up a seven second advantage over the ensuing pack as he chased down the leader, his relentless pursuit rewarded with two laps to go when he seized the opportunity to take the lead, Winrow taking the chequered flag after thirteen laps with a sizeable twelve second winning margin.

Unfortunatly Winrow wrecked in Race two and was unable regain a position to give him a podium positon overall

After a bittersweet day at the office, Winrow commented “ it’s been a frustrating end to the day after taking the win in the opening heat, and at this stage I’m more disappointed at the bike not starting straight away than anything else. The circuit owners have done a superb job in getting the track prepared in such difficult conditions, and although it was a bit one lined in practice and the first race it was a lot of fun to ride. In the first race I felt really strong and had good pace until the ball joint came loose, but I kept plugging away applying pressure and it paid of with the win. In the second race I got a great start but struggled to find a good rhythm in the middle phase of the race, but once I got back in to it I was able to close in on 3rd but it wasn’t meant to be. The back marker was on the racing line so I had to go around the outside, and when I hit the braking bump it was one of those low speed spills where the bike pitched just far enough to roll over so didn’t cause any visible damage, but for some strange reason it wouldn’t fire up straight away, a problem that I’ve never had before. It was as if something had blocked the fuel supply temporarily as when I moved the bike to the side of the track out of the way it fired up straight away. It’s not been the overall result I’d hoped for, but there are still five rounds remaining and a lot of racing still to do”.

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