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Justwin
Racing's Justin Reid placed second
in Moto 2 to take seventh overall
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Northern Ireland (8/10/2011) -
This past weekend saw Comber
rider Justin Reid return to domestic Championship
duties, the Justwin Racing crew travelling to
County Armagh to make a welcome return to the
fantastic Tandragee Motocross Circuit, North
Armagh MC & CC hosting round six of the
2011 Ulster Premier Quad Championship at John
Sinton’s excellent venue near Laurelvale
on Saturday the 30th of July.
Despite a hectic race schedule that has seen
Reid compete in his third Championship event
in just seven days, Reid once again put in
an awe inspiring performance to take a final
heat 2nd position for 7th overall on the day
despite a dramatic finish to the opening moto,
moving up in the overall Championship standings
with two rounds still remaining.
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Reid currently
sits seventh in the points race aboard
his Can-Am DS 450 ATV
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Clear skies and an excellently prepared hardpack
circuit were the order of the day as the timed
practice and qualifying session got underway
for pick of gate, Reid’s session limited
drastically by a broken terminal on the battery
in the early stages, but posting 10th fastest
nonetheless for a decent front row start.
Gating 6th around the tight first corner
as the field charged out for the first of
the two twenty-minute plus one-lap heats,
Reid quickly found his rhythm around the fast
and flowing 0.9 mile circuit and began to
make his way towards the front, slotting in
to 5th on completion of the first lap. Posting
2nd fastest race time of the day as he closed
in on the rider in front, Reid moved up to
4th with a third of the ten laps gone and
set about closing the six second gap that
had opened up to 3rd. Maintaining his blistering
pace as he reduced the deficit by two seconds
per lap, Reid moved up to 3rd on lap seven
and immediately began to pull away as he hunted
down 2nd, but a sudden loss of all power on
the take-off face of a table top left him
no option but to jump from his wayward bike,
Reid quickly remounting but unable to get
underway and forced to take no further part
in the race.
Showing his true professionalism to put the
earlier disappointment behind him, and with
the fault traced to a broken electrical wire
and repaired in the interval, Reid once again
took to the line for the final heat of the
day, getting a slightly better start on the
run to the first corner and heading out on
the first lap in 5th. Charging from the outset
as he focused on getting to the front, Reid
took two spots on the opening lap as he fought
his way through the pack before moving up
to 2nd with three of the ten laps run. Circulating
at almost one and a half seconds per lap faster
than the ensuing pack, Reid comfortably pulled
away as the race progressed and was reducing
the deficit to the leader before time ran
out, Reid taking a superb 2nd at the flag
after twenty-three fast and furious minutes
to round out the day 7th.
After a bittersweet result at the spectacular
Tandragee circuit, Reid commented, “I’m
a lucky lucky boy today as that was as big
a get off as I’ve had in a long time
– I can’t believe I got away with
nothing more than a slightly sore chest, I
think my neck brace really did it’s
job. It turned out that a spot weld holding
the solenoid onto the battery box broke and
allowed it to flap around which broke the
main power supply wire. Unfortunately it just
happened in a really bad place!
The result was ok in the second moto though
I’m a little disappointed as my confidence
took a knock and I couldn’t really commit
to push my hardest. Good to get decent points
though and brilliant to be back at this fantastic
venue.”
Next race: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st
August 2011, Maxxis Pont De Vaux 12 Heures
Mondial du Quad, Pont De Vaux, France
| Ulster
Premier Quad Championship - Round 6
- Tandragee MX |
| Race 1 |
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| Position |
Rider |
| 1 |
David Wray |
| 2 |
Michael McAneney |
| 3 |
Jonny Kelly |
| 4 |
Reece Boal |
| 5 |
Johnny McKnight |
| 6 |
Paul Winrow |
| 10 |
Sean Goss |
| Race 2 |
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| Position |
Rider |
| 1 |
David Wray |
| 2 |
JUSTIN REID (JUSTWIN RACING) |
| 3 |
Michael McAneney |
| 4 |
Reece Boal |
| 5 |
Jonny Kelly |
| 6 |
Sean Goss |
| Ulster
Premier Quad Championship
- ATV Pro Points |
| Position |
Rider |
Points |
| 1 |
David Wray |
278 |
| 2 |
Michael McAneney |
211 |
| 3 |
Sean Goss |
185 |
| 4 |
Jonny Kelly |
182 |
| 5 |
David Cowan |
162 |
| 6 |
Johnny McKnight |
155 |
| 7 |
Justin Reid |
144 |
