Commeth the hour, Commeth the BYMX
By TMX Archives on 18th Jun 08
ALL roads lead to Scotland for the fourth round of the Moggstar ACU BYMX Championship at the Commerton Farm track at Leuchars, near St Andrews, Fife, this weekend.
With the track being prepared by renowned track builder Johnny Hamilton the week prior to the meeting, spectators and competitors are sure to be in for a fantastic meeting, as the series hots up in all classes.
In the Junior 65 class, Ben Green will be looking to extend his championship lead on his favourite sand going but with Scotland's Ryan Snaith coming back after his disappointment at Brampton, and a win in the recent Elite Cup, he will be the one to watch. Robert Yates, Jack Wilson and another Scottish front-runner, Jay Lamb, will also be gunning for the wins.
The Small-wheel 85cc class will see close racing again as Jordan Godwin and James Dunn battle for the honours following their frantic duels at Brampton. Dunn claimed the overall victory by winning the final race, after both finished on the same points. This class will once again be one to watch as Callan Cooper and Michael Eccles will be there to upset the top two if they falter.
The Big-wheel 85cc class is all about one man, PAR Honda youngster Luke Hawkins, who in the last two rounds has been unbeaten. With eight race wins to his credit, Luke takes a 49 point advantage to Leuchars. Can he do the clean sweep again with Ryan Houghton, Daniel Hutchinson and Jamie McCanney hot on his tail, along with a host of other riders?
The Open class is not set in stone as yet with Joe Gregory leading the championship by just eight points from Scotland's Tommy Fenwick, who will certainly want to impress and improve from his championship standing on home turf. With only a 48 point difference between the leader and the man in sixth place, Edward Allingham, any of the top six; Fenwick, King, Elderfield, Trickett and Allingham could take the lead if any mistakes are made by the leaders. The class is wide open and should, once again be excellent to watch.
Other riders wanting to impress the local crowd will be Stuart Simpson and Robbie Fifer in the Junior class, John Adamson and Fraser Polen in the Small-wheel 85's, William Lambie in the Big-wheel 85's and in the Open class Sean McDonald and Ryan Blair, plus a host of young riders from the region.
The circuit at Commerton Farm, Leuchars will be sign posted from the A91 main St Andrews road. Practice starts at approximately 9.30am both days.
Bobby Blair from the organising Glenrothes club has asked the ACU to let everybody know that the track and paddock area will not be open until 12.30pm today, Friday.