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KTM's Jason Macbeth & James Hellewell on the Move in Italy
2010 GOLDSPEED EMX Quad European Championship - Round 3 - Cingoli, Italy

Team KTM UK

Round 3 of the 7 round series was held in Beautiful Italy

Cingoli, IT (5/18/2010) - Team KTM UK riders, Jason Macbeth and James Hellewell, maintained their ascension through the European ranks at the weekend, with an impressive performance that took Macbeth to 3rd in the series and Hellewell to 12th in the 2010 GOLDSPEED EMX Quad European Championship.

Without doubt one of the most spectacular venues visited on the European Quad circuit, the Crossodromo “B. Tittoni” on the outskirts of Cingoli provided a picturesque setting for the third of the seven round series as thirty-one of Europe’s best riders battled around the hillside circuit.

For only the second time since the series began in 2008, inclement weather on Friday and Saturday threatened to cancel the meeting completely on the grounds of safety due to thick fog and heavy rain, with all Saturday’s free practice and qualifying sessions cancelled and replaced by one forty minute timed qualification session planned for Sunday weather permitting, but thankfully for all the thick fog and rain dispersed to let action get underway on Sunday morning.

Jason Macbeth - KTM 505SX ATV

Jason Macbeth put on a great performance and took away 4th overall on the day with a 5-4-5 race set

Bolstered by his ever improving results as he continues to adapt to the Team KTM UK 505 SX, Macbeth put in yet another superb display around the demanding circuit to take 4th overall on the day with a 5-4-5 scorecard, Macbeth battling through from poor starts and thrilling the crowded hillsides around the venue with his exploits to narrowly miss out on a middle moto podium, Macbeth showing amazing pace to take the honour of the fastest lap all weekend on the 1.1 mile circuit as he charged through the field.

“ It’s been a good result overall and I’m really happy to have moved up to 3rd in the series’” said a delighted Macbeth later, “ but it’s a shame that the weather was so bad before the meeting as it made the track dry out very one-lined and made passing really difficult. I struggled to get the right set up in practice and with only one session had to settle for 9th pick of gate, still on the front row but not where I wanted to be. I didn’t get the best of starts in each heat and left myself with a lot of work to do around a circuit that had lots of deep mud to catch you out if you strayed too far off the racing line, but having made a few adjustments to the bike I just settled in to my rhythm and was able to gradually work my way through towards the front. The back markers played a big part today with the track so one-lined, the guys on the circuit did a great job with the blue flags but they just seemed to ignore them and I know that I lost out on more than one occasion as a result, but the Team KTM UK 505 SX was working really well and it’s fantastic to have been the fastest rider all weekend. Everything is coming together now and I’ve shown that I’m as fast as anyone out there, so I’m looking forward to the next round in Poland where I’ll be aiming for a podium finish”.

James Hellewell - KTM 505SX ATV

James Hellewell notched a 10-12-10 score to put him at 10th overall for the day in Italy

Having recovered from an energy-sapping double header the previous weekend, Hellewell once again put in an outstanding performance against the best in Europe to confirm that he has the potential to go a long way in the sport, the eighteen year old pushing through from mid pack starts in all three moto’s and overcoming difficulties in heats two and three to post a 10-12-10 score for 10th overall, Hellewell jumping to 12th in the series standings with a display of riding skills unrivalled by anyone of his young years.

Commenting after the event, Hellewell said “ It’s been a good weekend and result for myself and the team, but I know that I could possibly have finished a little higher in the last two heats. The track here is awesome and it’s a pity that it rained so much beforehand as it made the track really slick and tough to overtake on. I had a good lap in qualifying and got my first front row start of the year, which was awesome, but I didn’t get the best start in the first race but was able to move up from 17th to 10th which I’m really happy with. In the next heat I got a better start and was inside the top ten on the opening lap, but a mistake pushing a little too hard over a jump pushed me in to the loose mud and stall. I got going again in 17th and managed to finish 12th so it was still a good result, and in race three I had worked my way up to 10th before I broke a nerf-bar and had to ease my pace. I’m really happy with my speed and fitness and the bike is working really well and a lot of fun to ride, it’s Poland at the beginning of June now for the next round so I’ll be aiming to finish well inside the top ten and improve on my overall championship position”.

2010 Goldspeed EMX Quad European Championship Rnd 2 ATV Results
  • ATV Race One
  • 1st – Mark Watson
  • 2nd – Matthieu Ternynck
  • 3rd – Nicola Montalbini
  • 4th – Romain Couprie
  • 5th – Jason Macbeth Team KTM UK
  • 10th – James Hellewell Team KTM UK
  • ATV Race Two
  • 1st – Nicola Montalbini,
  • 2nd – Davy Brems
  • 3rd – Matthieu Ternynck
  • 4th – Jason Macbeth Team KTM UK
  • 5th – Paul Holmes
  • 12th – James Hellewell Team KTM UK
  • ATV Race Three
  • 1st – Nicola Montalbini
  • 2nd – Romain Couprie
  • 3rd – Matthieu Ternynck
  • 4th – Paul Holmes
  • 5th – Jason Macbeth Team KTM UK
  • 10th – James Hellewell Team KTM UK
2010 Goldspeed EMX QEC Championship Standings after Round 2 (of 7)
  • 1st – Romain Couprie 194
  • 2nd – Matthieu Ternynck 167
  • 3rd – Jason Macbeth 139
  • 4th – Joe Maessen 137
  • 5th – Jan Vlaeymans 132
  • 12th – James Hellewell 63

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