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Holmes
Racing's Paul Holmes placed fifth overall
in the ATV Pro class at Castlenau
de Levis
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South France (4/20/2011) - Round 2 of
the Goldspeed European Quad Cross Championship
was held at the spectacular hillside venue of
Castlenau de Levis in the South of France this
past weekend. Blessed by beautiful sunshine
all weekend the track welcomed huge crowds to
witness the nail biting racing action on the
technical and difficult hard packed circuit.
HOLMES Racing’s Paul Holmes had been working
continuously with his new set-up before journeying
south in search of another strong finish to
keep his Championship campaign on track.
Saturday’s track action saw the usual
timetable of 2 free practice sessions of 30
mins during which time the Holmes
Racing team made the necessary adjustments to
set-up before Paul Holmes headed into the 40mins
qualifying
session which followed. With a great final lap
attempt Holmes made a time of 2.08.825 for 4th
place just 1.323 seconds
behind local Frenchman and American seasoned
pro Jermie Warnia in 1st, highlighting the extreme
competitiveness
of this European Championship.
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Paul Holmes
currently sits third in the Goldspeed
European Championships
ATV Pro Class Points
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Race 1:
Holmes didn't get the perfect start he'd hoped
for, sandwiched in and unable to break free,
he rounded the first corner mid pack. With a
lot of work to do Holmes started slicing through
the pack taking up 4 positions on the opening
lap. On lap 3 whilst battling hard Holmes got
caught up in the aftermath of another rider's
mistake and lost valuable time on the lead pack.
During the entire 30mins + 2 lap race, with
extreme heat belting down on the hardpack track,
Holmes rode hard and stayed out of trouble but
the loss of so much valuable time meant he couldn't
get further up the field than 8th place despite
really closing in the reigning Champion Romain
Couprie in the closing stages.
Race 2:
With another unfortunate start again, being
boxed in on the inside of turn one, Holmes was
sitting again mid pack but having made some
adjustments to the quad between races, Holmes
was able to work hard and dice through the pack
to take a well earnt 4th place behind series
points leader Jan Vlaeymans. Paul Holmes battles
up to 3rd in European Championship Despite the
non idyllic day, Holmes stayed positive, knowing
he had made good points towards the Championship
and moving into 3rd place overall is great news.
With the first British Championship event just
around the corner, being the top British rider
once again in the European Championship is extremely
encouraging.
Holmes commented after the weekend’s
action: “This weekend has been another
good weekend with some
strong points in the bag and loads more knowledge
of the quads which is really important at this
stage. I’m really
happy to have moved into 3rd place in the points
and as me and the team keep on making improvements,
we're
feeling really confident with our set-up.Once
again I would like to say a huge thank you to
all my incredible
generous sponsors along with my family and friends
for their unfailing support.
| Goldspeed
European Championships - Round 2 -
Top 5 ATV Pro Results |
| Place |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Stefan Schreiber |
50 |
| 2 |
Jan Vlaeymans |
40 |
| 3 |
Romain Couprie |
36 |
| 4 |
Davy De Cuyper |
34 |
| 5 |
Paul Holmes |
31 |
| Goldspeed
European Championships - ATV Pro Top
5 Points Standings |
| Place |
Name |
Points |
| 1 |
Jan Vlaeymans |
87 |
| 2 |
Romain Couprie |
73 |
| 3 |
Paul Holmes |
62 |
| 4 |
Davy De Cuyper |
62 |
| 5 |
Stefan Schreiber |
61 |
Holmes Racing would
like to take this opportunity to thank
GR Electrical Services PEP Suspension, Goldspeed
Tires, SHIFT Racing, DWT, Laegers, HINSON, DP
Brakes,Twin Air, Kutvek Kit Graphik, Motion
Pro, RNR, ATVs Only, AXP, BORN, Quad Tech, Renthal,
TPSL, Gaerne, Muk Junkie, Pulse Beats and Lonestar
Racing for their continued support and also
thank and welcome to the team new sponsors DOMA
Exhausts, Drag’on DistributionATV NRG,
Drag’on Tek, MOTUL, ATV World, Action
Cameras, GoPro, SAMCO hoses, Racebikebitz, Pro
Armour, Tire Balls, Leatt, USWE and Elkay Sports.
