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ATV World's John
Mitchell still sits first in the ATV
Pro Points after round 5
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Langrish, England (8/31/2011) - Team ATV
World Yamaha UK rider John Mitchell kept a healthy
gap at the top of the leader board during round
five of the ACU Goldspeed British Quadcross Championship
despite his kill switch coming out in race two,
ending his chances of a podium finish.
Held at the Langrish circuit during the prestigious
45th Ken Hall Trophy weekend, huge crowds enjoyed
the day’s quad racing action. It was the
first time John had raced at the fast paced,
hard packed track and he was pleased with a
third quickest lap time in qualifying.
Having just won the Scottish Championship a
week earlier, John took the lead out of the
second corner in race one. By the end of lap
two, Paul Holmes and Mark Watson had got behind
him as the three riders began to pull a gap
from the rest of the pack. On lap three John
left too much space on the inside as Holmes
passed, then Watson got through on the outside.
Despite getting very close to passing Holmes
in the closing stages, John couldn’t get
passed and settled for a solid third place.
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Dispite his great
start, Mitchell ran into some bad luck
in race two forcing him to work his
way up from the back of the pack
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Gating sixth in race two, John was forced to
stop in the middle of the track during lap one
as his kill switch accidently came out. Restarting
the race in 16th, John pushed hard to regain
position and made nine places to finish an impressive
seventh. The result wasn’t enough to get
on the podium, finishing overall in fourth.
Commenting afterwards, John said: “Langrish
wasn’t my style of track. I was happy
with my pace but it was unfortunate with what
happened with the kill switch. It still leaves
me in a very strong position in the championship.”
The final two rounds will take place at Milton
Park in a double weekend on the 1st and 2nd
of October.
“I rode at Milton Park for the NORA MX
Championships in July as preparation for the
final two rounds. I took two wins from there
and that gives me confidence when we return
for the deciding rounds. Finishing overall fourth
today is still a good result.”
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Goldspeed
ACU British Quad Championship - Round
5 - ATV Pro Overall Top 5 |
| Position |
Rider |
Points |
| 1 |
Mark Watson |
50 |
| 2 |
Paul Holmes |
44 |
| 3 |
Jason Macbeth |
38 |
| 4 |
John Mitchell |
34 |
| 5 |
Paul Winrow |
33 |
Both John and the rest of the team wish to
thank all the organisers for hosting such an
excellent event as the championship enters its
closing stages.
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