ACU Quadcross John Mitchell
Wins British ATV Championship
Goldspeed ACU British
Quad Championship - Round 6 - Milton Park- October
2, 2011
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2011 ACU Quadcross
British ATV Champion John Mitchell
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England (10/3/2011) - This weekend
saw John Mitchell clinch the 2011 ACU Goldspeed
British Quadcross Championship title at the ACU
Events organised final round held at Milton Park
MX track. Going into the round onboard his ATV World
Yamaha 450, Mitchell needed to take four points
to keep ahead of his only title contender Paul Holmes
in an extended round, covering three races and with
a maximum of 75 points.
Paul Holmes qualified fastest and Stef Murphy
took the holeshot in race one. Taking the lead,
Murphy had started the day on joint points and
battling for the under 21 championship with James
Hellewell. Unfortunately, a crash and a subsequent
disqualification on lap three; all but ended Hellewell’s
chances to fight for the title. Meanwhile Holmes
had worked his way up to second place and with
17 minutes left on the clock, took the lead. “Once
I was leading the race I found a good rhythm and
rode within my comfort zone while working a five
second gap. I’m happy with the win and the
points.” Holmes commented as he took the
vital maximum points from the race.
It was Carl Bunce who took second place. After
settling behind Murphy, he was able to pass and
leave Murphy to grab third position. All eyes
were now on Mitchell. He finished in fifth, ensuring
he could not be beaten and claiming the 2011 championship.
“I knew I didn’t have to win this
one so I did what I was comfortable with. After
getting a decent start I nearly got wiped out
so I got up to fifth and nursed the bike home.
I’m absolutely over the moon, delighted
I’ve done it.”
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ATV World's
John Mitchell celebrates his 2011 ACU
Quadcross Championship aboard his Yamaha
YFZ450R ATV
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With the title decided, there were still positions
in contention and the under 21s to be decided.
In race two, Ricky Tordoff made an impressive
start, taking the lead and disappearing into the
dust. However, soon Holmes was closing in and
took the lead. With Bunce again on excellent form
he moved into second place. Meanwhile, Mitchell
had been busy working his way through while Holmes
had spun out. Seizing the opportunity Mitchell
took the lead, winning the race ahead of Bunce
and a resurgent Hellewell who took third. It was
a delighted Murphy who finished fourth and with
it the title of under 21s champion. “I’m
really pleased with the result, particularly after
the poor start to the season but I found my bearings
in the championship and happy I took the title
in the last round.” Said Murphy. Despite
his crash, Holmes managed to take fifth.
After a restarted final race due to a false
start, which had been cut to 20 minutes plus two
laps, Holmes again took the early lead. He managed
to maintain his position to take first place overall
ahead of Bunce and Mitchell. “I managed
to hold a really tight line to take third out
of the first corner and took first by the end
of the opening lap. I pushed really hard as I
wanted to win the overall round after finishing
second in the championship. I’m happy with
that.” Commented Holmes on his first overall
win of the season. It was also a great result
for Carl Bunce as he explained: “Second
on the day and third overall in the championship.
Spot on really, good result.”
The battle in the masters championship saw Paul
Harkness, Anthony Barrett and Darren Bridge battling
it out for the 2011 title. Barrett won the first
race but with two wins from the following two
races it was Harkness who won on the day and took
the championship. David Coatsworth wrapped up
the Support round impressively taking maximum
points ahead of Chris King and Sam Payne.
There was plenty yet to be decided in the youth
class championships with overall wins on the day,
some incredible performances and championship
titles for Leon Rodgers in the 250cc open class,
Frazer McFadden in the 250cc modified class, Anna
Dawson in the 250cc stock, Bailey Edwards in the
100cc geared, James Rawlins in the 100cc standard,
Dafydd Davies in the 100cc modified and Jonty
Wright in the 50cc standard. Despite a strong
performance to win overall on the day, Jordan
Harris had to settle for third in the championship
as Brad Swinbank took the 250cc Standard 2011
title. It was a similar story in the 50cc modified
class as Marcus Sprason won on the day with George
Oliver doing enough to win the championship.
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