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ATV World's John
Mitchell currently sits first in the
Pro Points with 191 points
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Milton Park, Northampton (7/25/2011)
- ATV World Yamaha rider John Mitchell further
extended his lead in the ACU Goldspeed British
QX Championship on Sunday as he took a second
and first place finish to win overall at the idyllic
Dean Moor Motocross Park in Cumbria. Hosted by
the NETT Iveston & Satley MCC for round four,
blue skies and a dry track awaited riders as the
day’s action got under way.
With only 0.6 seconds separating the fastest
three riders in qualifying, John set an early
fast lap and was happy with Q3. On board his
ATV World Yamaha Laeger’s YZF450R he gated
fourth and battled for five laps with Paul Winrow
for third position. “Paul was riding well
and it was difficult to pass, once I did however
I could see Watson had pulled a gap. I passed
Davey Decuyper and from second place started
to close in on Watson.” John commented.
However, the gap proved to be too much and John
had to settle for second place. It was a superb
performance from John as he had injured his
wrist after an awkward landing on the main dropdown
early on.
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Dispite a wrist
injury Mitchell took flight in air &
on the ground aboard his Yamaha YFZ450R
ATV to claim the top spot on the Pro
ATV podium
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Keeping his wrist on ice must have worked as
John took a furious holeshot in race two, taking
the lead from local man Mark Watson. Going wide
in lap three, Watson passed and John tucked
in behind. The two began to pull away from the
rest of the pack. “I was right behind
Watson with about five laps done. As he landed
on the main dropdown, his axle broke and I got
his wheel hitting my leg” John said as
he recalled Watson’s early departure from
the race. John continued to extend his lead
and went on to take first place with an incredible
17 second gap and another overall win taking
his unbeaten record to four out of four.
John commented afterwards: “Overall I’m
really happy to have been on the pace and showing
good consistency today. Once again my Yamaha
Laeger’s YZF450R has been faultless and
was really well set up for today’s track
conditions. Big thanks to the guys at ATV World.”
| Goldspeed
ACU British Quad Championship - Round
4 - Dean Moor |
| Place |
Rider |
Manufactur |
| 1 |
John Mitchell |
Yamaha |
| 2 |
Paul Holmes |
Yamaha |
| 3 |
Stef Murphy |
Honda |
There were other excellent individual performances
from ATV World sponsored riders with both Sean
Goss and Josh Barrett returning from injury
and illness and getting right back into the
action.
Both John and the rest of the team wish to
thank all the organisers for hosting such an
excellent event. The next round of the championship
will be at Langrish MCC in Hampshire on 28th
August.
Thanks again for all the support from sponsors
who along with their outstanding products have
helped develop a potential championship winning
team for the 2011 season.
About Yamaha Motor
Corp., U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., (YMUS), a
leader in the motorsports market, makes the
toughest, most capable and versatile ATV and
Side-by-Side vehicles. The company’s ever-expanding
product offerings also include motorcycles,
outboard motors, personal watercraft, snowmobiles,
boats, outdoor power equipment, race kart engines,
accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products
are sold through a nationwide network of dealers
in the United States.
Headquartered in Cypress,
Calif., since its incorporation in 1976, Yamaha
also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia,
as well as factory operations in Tennessee and
Georgia. For more information on Yamaha, visit
www.yamaha-motor.com.
