2010 ACU British
Quad Championship Season Preview
Double Header this Weekend at
Desertmartin - May 8-9, 2010
United Kingdom (5/6/2010) -
The fantastic Grand Prix Motocross track at Porters
Pit, Desertmartin, provides the venue for the
opening two rounds of the 2010 ACU Goldspeed British
Quad Championship this coming weekend, Quad Racing
Ireland promoting the double-header on Saturday
the 8th and Sunday the 9th of May.
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#1 Paul Winrow - 10x Champion |
With an entry list that includes the current
and a former European Champion, a record winning
British Champion and half of the top ten quad
riders in Europe, the two days of racing around
the challenging sand based circuit, with the addition
of the full GP circuit being used on Sunday, promises
to provide a superb racing spectacle as the Elite
of British Quad racing do battle.
Having secured the number 1 plate for a record
10th time in 2009, Paul Winrow will no doubt be
a strong contender for the honours again, this
time with the factory backing of KTM on the Team
KTM UK machine, but as the competition has shown
over the recent years the depth of talent in the
field has increased dramatically with very little
to separate the top ten riders.
Runner up to Winrow in 2009, current European
and triple Under 21 British Champion, Paul Holmes,
will certainly be a threat on the Holmes Racing
KTM having already dominated the Scottish Championship,
with Winrow’s new Team mate Jason Macbeth
showing that he has also adapted well to the Austrian
marque with a podium finish at the opening European
Championship meeting in April.
Former European and British Champion, John Mitchell,
knows how to win around the Desert and will make
the long trip from Stornoway aiming to get his
2010 campaign of to a good start on the ATV World
Yamaha, while Mark Watson has shown tremendous
speed on the D3 DWT Motoworks KTM, Watson taking
two podium finishes at the recent European meeting
at Langrish.
SMR Honda’s Stefan Murphy finished 4th
in the series in 2009 and is no stranger to the
podium, while Leon Beda will no doubt be aiming
to repeat or better his outstanding 3rd overall
at the venue last year on the 131 Racing Yamaha.
Not to be outdone by their mainland counterparts,
the series is well represented with four local
riders contending the full 2010 Championship all
of whom have extensive knowledge of the circuit.
Having finished 7th in the overall placings in
2009, Comber rider Justin Reid on the Justwin
Racing Can-Am took a superb second moto 3rd at
last years event, with current Ulster Championship
leader, David Cowan, making the trip from Banbridge
worthwhile with an opening moto 4th on the Cowan
Haulage Yamaha.
Lisburn’s 2008 Ulster Champion, David Wray,
is also no stranger to success at this level and
finished 7th overall at last year’s meeting,
while double Ulster Champion, Sean Goss, will
be hoping to continue his excellent run of form
shown lately and should finish well inside the
top ten.
The meeting also plays host to the opening two-rounds
of the British Over 40 / Masters Championship
which proved to be a huge success in 2009 with
some close fought battles, and with Quad and Solo
support races swelling the total entry to over
one hundred and fifty riders there will be some
fantastic action for everyone to enjoy and not
to be missed.
A great day for all the family can be had with
entry to the event only £5 each day for
adults with kids under-12 admission free, and
Desertmartin Motocross Circuit is located approximately
two miles outside Desertmartin Village on Rectory
Road, just off the main B40 Desertmartin to Draperstown
road. For further information check out the Quad
Racing Ireland website on www.quadracingireland.com
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