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Holmes
Racing's Paul Holmes and his KTM Race
quad went 1-1-1 on the day to take the
overall win for the 2nd race in a row
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Lanark, Scotland (6/23/2010) - Holmes takes
maximum points at Scottish Round 4 in Lanark Lanark,
just below Glasgow in Scotland played host to
an exciting round 4 of the SACU Scottish QuadcrossChampionship
on Sunday 20th June.
With a rain free forecast for the entire weekend
it looked like being a red hot
day with dust being an issue so good starts
would be vital. Current points leader Paul Holmes
made the 4 hour
drive north to continue his championship campaign
and grab valuable track time before next weekend's
British Championship event.
Race 1: Holmes making a perfect
start to the day took a great Holeshot and started
to pull away from the field. The track was extremely
technical and packed full of big jumps but Holmes
rode smooth and faultlessly continuing his lead
in the race before taking the chequered flag
with a 19.77 seconds lead over Watson and Beda.
Holmes also managed to get the fastest lap of
the race which was an impressive 1.56.087 seconds.
Race 2: As the track was watered
prior to the race Holmes knew another good start
would be important. He took the Holeshot and
found a very slippery track waiting ahead. A
spectacular battle ensued between Holmes and
Watson which made for some good, clean, action
packed racing which thrilled the spectators.
As Holmes slipped out in a hairpin turn just
short of the half way marker Watson got by.
Holmes, not happy with his mistake, soon retook
the lead two corners later. Holmes kept a tight
hold of the lead until he claimed his second
win of the day with a 12.97 second lead.
Race 3: Holmes made another
great start grabbing another Holeshot and soon
began to pull away. At the half way point Holmes
had build up a respectable lead and kept it
consistent until the finish to win the third
race of the day ahead of local Scotsman John
Mitchell and fellow Englishman Mark Watson in
3rd place. With yet another maximum score, Holmes
has now won 11 out of the championship's 12
races, taking all 4 overalls to extend his lead
in the series to 48 points.
Holmes commented after the days racing: "I'm
more than happy with the 3 wins today as it
means I'm still leading the Scottish Championship.
It has also been great practice for me ahead
of next weekend's British Championship. We have
been pushing the quad set-up mid week and again
today to get the maximum out of the HOLMES Racing
KTM and we're pleased with the progress, I feel
really confident in myself and my quad and am
looking forward to more racing. Again I’d
like to say a big thanks to all my great sponsors,
Team and family for making this happen."
Scottish
ATV Championship Standings After Round
4
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- Paul
Holmes - 297 points
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Leon Beda - 249
- - John Mitchell - 248
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