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Just after
returning from the United States racing
the AMA ATV MX Nationals KTM UK's James
Hellewell ripped up Dean Moor MX round
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Whitehaven, England (7/27/2011)
- Team
KTM UK’s James Hellewell had his most challenging
race meeting over the past three seasons at an
incident filled Dean Moor Motocross Park at the
weekend, the teen sensation returning to his Barnsley
base as series leader in the British Under 21
Quad Championship despite two difficult motos
to test his character at the 4th round of the
series.
Promoted by the NETT Quad Racing club on Sunday
the 24th of July at the picture perfect Cumbrian
circuit with the Lake District as a backdrop,
glorious sunshine and excellent track preparation
in the run up to the event ensured that conditions
for racing were ideal to provide the large gathering
of spectators well entertained.
Struggling slightly in qualification to get
a good set-up and clear flying lap on the demanding
hard-pack circuit, Hellewell nevertheless securing
an all important front row start in the twenty-nine
strong field for the two planned twenty-five
minute plus two-lap races.
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James Hellewell
currently holds down the points lead
in under 21 class
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As the gates dropped for the opening moto and
the field charged out on the first of sixteen
laps, Hellewell gated mid-pack from his disadvantaged
pick on the run to the first corner but immediately
set about getting to the front, overcoming the
dusty conditions in the opening stint of the
race to move up to 10th with five laps gone.
With his confidence at a high after his success
the previous weekend in the AMA ATV Motocross
Nationals, taking two top ten overalls in the
Pro Am Class, Hellewell continued to move his
way through the pack and at half distance slotted
in to 8th before making 7th his own on the next
lap. Embroiled in a battle for position as the
race progressed and running 8th as the last
lap board came out, Hellewell made his move
to regain 7th on the exit of the final corner
only to get tangled with the other rider within
yards of the finish line, Hellewell working
furiously to separate the bikes while dropping
valuable positions, managing to get underway
and take the flag in 15th after a drama filled
thirty minutes.
Quickly putting the disappointment of the opening
moto behind him as they lined up for race two,
Hellewell once again gated well from his starting
position and headed out on the opening lap in
13th. Finding his rhythm in the opening laps
as he adapted to the watered surface conditions,
Hellewell began to make his way towards the
pack and with less than a quarter of the race
run was poised to move in to the top ten when
disaster struck, a wheel hub shattering and
bringing a premature ending to his days racing.
Clearly disappointed after a frustrating day,
Hellewell said “it’s certainly one
of those days that I’ll not forget in
a hurry, but that’s racing I suppose and
you have to take the rough with the smooth.
I was really looking forward to this meeting
as I love the circuit and was on a high after
my results at Unadilla, but these things are
sent to test you and someone once said that
Championships are won on the bad days. Hindsight
is a great thing and looking back on what happened
at the end of the opening heat I should possibly
have settled for finishing 8th rather than take
any chances at this stage in the Championship,
but I’ve learned from it, put it behind
me and will move on to the next race. Despite
such a difficult day I’m still leading
the Under 21 class and am currently 7th in the
overall standings with twenty-nine points to
2nd, but with three rounds to go and dropping
the two worst scores there’s a lot of
racing yet to do”.
Next race: Sunday 7th August, 2011 GOLDSPEED
EMX Quad European Championship Rd 6, Kegums,
Latvia
Team KTM UK would like to thank all their sponsors,
friends and family for their valued and greatly
appreciated help and support.
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Goldspeed ACU British Quad Championship
- Round 4 - Dean Moor |
| Race 1 |
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| Position |
Rider |
| 1 |
Mark Watson Team
KTM UK |
| 2 |
John Mitchell |
| 3 |
Paul Holmes |
| 4 |
Davy DeCuyper |
| 5 |
Stefan Murphy |
| 6 |
Paul Winrow |
| 15... |
James Hellewell Team KTM UK |
| Race 2 |
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| Position |
Rider |
| 1 |
John Mitchell |
| 2 |
Paul Holmes |
| 3 |
David Wray |
| 4 |
Stefan Murphy |
| 5 |
Carl Bunce |
| 6 |
Justin Reid |
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Goldspeed
ACU British Quad Championship
- ATV Pro Points |
| Position |
Rider |
Points |
| 1 |
John Mitchell |
191 |
| 2 |
Mark Watson Team KTM UK |
124 |
| 3 |
David Wray |
118 |
| 4 |
Carl Bunce |
114 |
| 5 |
Paul Holmes |
109 |
| 6 |
Giles Davis |
100 |
| 7 |
James Hellewell Team KTM UK |
95 |
| 8 |
Justin Reid |
94 |
