Championship goes north of the Border
By TMX Archives on 11th Aug 10
This coming weekend sees the elite of British Quad Racing converge on the town of Leuchars in Scotland for a two-day spectacle of racing action.
Promoted by Quad Racing Scotland at the Comerton Farm venue on the outskirts of Leuchars, the stunning sand circuit provides a tough challenge that will test the skills and resolve of the huge entry of riders.
The action kicks off on Saturday with round four of the 2010 Goldspeed ACU British Quad Championship, which is being promoted alongside the sixth round of the QRS Scottish Quad Championship. Sunday will see round five of the Goldspeed ACU British Quad Championship, round four of the ACU British Masters Quad Championship and round two of the ACU British Youth Quad Championship fill an 18 race programme.
The man topping the table in the British Quad Championship is ten-times British Champion Paul Winrow, who will be aiming to extend his 12 point lead over round three victor Mark Watson. Having dominated the opening round in Ireland and leading the charge for Scotland, John Mitchell will be aiming to reduce the 17 point deficit to Watson. Fourth placed Jason Macbeth will be a strong contender around the technical circuit, while Carl Bunce's consistency has kept him well in touch with the leaders in 5th. Paul Holmes is working his way up the leader board while local rider Leon Beda will make the short trip from his Coaltown of Balgonie base, focused on giving the locals something to cheer about.
Having taken his first overall win at the previous meeting, Ben Harman now leads the British Under 21 class by nine points, but bolstered by his recent first-time European Championship podium, hard charging James Hellewell will be full of confidence.
After an epic battle in the Lake District which saw the top three on the rostrum split by just two points, the ACU British Masters Quad Championship is currently lead by Geoff Ingram with a 28 point lead over Geoff Sharp, with Stevenston native Ian Neill heading the Scottish assault in third and hoping to replicate his performance at round three.
With a strong representation in the ACU British Youth Quad Championship, there are lots of possibilities for Scottish successes in the various classes.
Action gets under way on both days with practice at 9am with the first of the race action kicking of at 10am.
Leuchars Motocross Circuit is located at Comerton Farm just off the Earlshall Road and will be signposted from the town. Postcode KY16 0JU will take you to within half a mile of the circuit.