UK (6/30/2010) - Sunday
the 6th of June saw Tony Nash and the dedicated
QRA team promote the second round of the 2010
QRA ACU British Quad Cross Country Championship,
the re-worked Cosford venue on the outskirts
of Rugby providing a challenging test for
the large entry of riders taking part in the
seven-round series.
With fellow team-mate Justin Reid sidelined
due to the fractured wrists sustained at Desertmartin
a month earlier, Beverley Barnes stepped up
to the plate to fly the flag for the Justwin
Racing Team, and after a hectic three hours
racing Barnes had once again proved that she
has earned her enviable position as the only
lady to be promoted to the Expert Class, Barnes
putting in yet another fantastic display in
spite of a problematic start to take a superb
8th on the day.
Rounding the first corner in 6th as the field
charged out on the opening lap, Barnes began
to immediately move through on the whoop section
of the meticulously laid out track, only to
have her progress cut short, a broken chain
costing valuable time as she pushed the bike
back to the pits to effect a repair.
Working furiously to get underway but having
dropped two laps to the leaders, Barnes set
off at a blistering pace only to get caught
out by a nasty kicker on the first full lap
of the circuit and took a spectacular spill
from her machine. Quickly dusting herself
off but with no major damage to quad or rider,
Barnes set off once again to make up positions,
gradually increasing her pace as the track
came to her and posting 3rd fastest lap time
in the Expert class, bringing the Justwin
Racing Can-Am home in 8th and moving to 7th
in the series with just five points the gap
to 4th.
Slightly battered and bruised after the event,
Barnes commented "things certainly didn't
go as planned this weekend, but given the
circumstances I'm still upbeat about the final
result and scoring good points. It was all
a little hectic before the race as we had
a problem with a flat battery which wouldn't
charge, then when we got that sorted the bike
wouldn't run properly, but we traced the problem
to a loose battery terminal and made it to
the line in the nick of time. When the chain
broke I was lucky enough to be right beside
the pits and was able to push the bike back
in, but with losing twenty minutes I realise
now that I was pushing a little too hard on
what was effectively my first sighting lap,
and got caught out in a really fast part of
the circuit. When I got going again I found
it a little difficult to find my rhythm as
I was out on my own, but as some of the Pro
Class riders began to come through I was able
to pick my pace up and was able to stick with
them with lap times consistently in the top
three, so I'm really happy with that. I'd
obviously have liked to have taken more points,
but there are still five rounds to go and
only fifteen points between the top seven
places, so I'll be focusing on the next meeting
and know that a podium finish is within reach".
Cosford
ATV Cross Country Expert Class Results |
- 1st - Brendan Retter
- 2nd - Paul Harkness
- 3rd - Antony Barrett
- 4th - Nathan Palmer
- 5th - Ricky Roberts
- 8th - Beverley
Barnes Justwin Racing Can-Am
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Championship
Standings after Round 2 (of 7) |
Pro
Class
- Paul Winrow 50
- Ridian Wilford 38
- David Baldwin 34
- Steve Atkins 32
- Chris Cooper 30
- Justin Reid 8
Expert Class
- Paul Harkness 44
- Brendan Retter 40
- Antony Barrett 40,
- Sam Barrett 34
- Val Bell 33
- Beverley Barnes 29
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Next Race: Sunday 27th June
2010, GOLDSPEED ACU British Quad Cross Country
Championship Round 3, Wrangway Motocross Circuit,
Nr Wellington, Somerset