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ATV World's John
Mitchell currently sits first in the
ATV Pro Points
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Newry, Northern Ireland (7/5/2011)
- It took John Mitchell a little bit of luck and
a whole lot of skill to take the overall win this
weekend at round three of the Goldspeed ACU British
Quadcross Championships. Organised by Quad Racing
Ireland, who had made substantial improvements
to the fast paced track, including widening some
areas for more action packed racing.
John took the second fastest qualifying lap,
beaten only by Paul Holmes onboard his Yamaha
Lager’s 450. Paul went on to take the
holeshot in race one and set the pace as John
worked hard and battled past Paul Winrow into
third. With Mark Watson in front and only six
laps to go, John could see up ahead that Holmes
had suffered a flat tire and was unable to do
jumps. The gap closed and on the penultimate
lap he took his chance.
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Mitchell makes
his move on Mark Watson and Paul Holmes
to take the lead
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“Watson went round the outside of Holmes
and I managed to nip in on the inside and take
the lead” John said as he recalled seizing
the opportunity to take the lead and win. John
was especially pleased as he had sustained injuries
due to flying rocks hitting his face early on
in the race, causing his eyes to water and mist
up his goggles blurring his vision.
Clearly undeterred, John took the holeshot in
race two onboard his ATV World Yamaha Laeger’s
450 but hit a burm into the third corner which
allowed Holmes to pass. John settled for the
second place finish knowing that it was enough
for the overall win as the pair had gained a
36 second lead over Watson in third. It had
been a good day for the Yamaha machine, with
no other machine going faster at any stage of
the round.
Goldspeed
ACU British Quad Championship - Round
3 - ATV Pro Overall Top 3
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| Position |
Rider |
Manufacturer |
| 1 |
John Mitchell
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Yamaha |
| 2 |
Paul Holmes |
Yamaha |
| 3 |
Mark Watson |
KTM |
John commented “I’m really chuffed
for the team today. It’s been good, I
felt fit and the bike was great! It was a really
fast track and getting everything setup right
plays a vital part in the success of every race.
Today the Yamaha Laeger’s 450 were unbeatable.
The Elka suspension, Leager’s frame and
Goldspeed tyres all coming together in one awesome
package and I’m really looking forward
to Dean Moor in a few weeks.”
That makes it three wins out of three in the
championship but John knows that the lead is
tight and there are a number of riders in contention.
The next round of the championship will be at
Dean Moor, Cumbria on the 24th July and will
be organised by N.E.T.T
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.
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Corp., U.S.A.
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