Flawless outing for Conrad Mewse at Lyng

By Press Release on 24th May 21

British Motocross Championship Adam Sterry Lyng Conrad Mewse Bas Vaessen

Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee enjoyed a productive day at round two of the Revo ACU British Motocross Championship fuelled by Gulf Race Fuels, with Conrad Mewse winning at the old-school circuit of Lyng in Norfolk.

Mewse was dominant in the MX2 class and Adam Sterry edged closer to the red plate in MX1. The event, run in front of approximately 4,000 spectators, was a terrific chance for the team to showcase all of the work during the winter months.

Mewse oozed confidence

Mewse made his intentions quite clear in the MX2 qualifying session on Sunday morning, as he recorded a blistering lap to go more than three seconds quicker than anyone else.

That pace was clear for all to see in the first encounter too much to the frustration of his competitors, as he rocketed out to the early lead and consistently posted lap times that were seconds faster than anyone else. Mewse secured that moto victory with a 30-second advantage and oozed confidence as he turned his attention to the second stint.

Conrad Mewse holeshots at Lyng

The second moto followed a similar pattern, as Mewse utilised the power within his KTM to claim the holeshot and immediately gapped the rest of the field with some noteworthy times. Mewse was once again unchallenged and reached the finish line with a 26-second advantage.

Those two wins gave him the overall victory, of course, but most importantly, he extended his lead in the championship to a whopping 23 points an impressive figure after just two rounds of eight.

Conrad Mewse: "Great day at Lyng! I felt good right from the start and that showed it is good to see that a lot of hard work in the off-season is paying off. I am excited for Canada Heights in a couple of weeks. Then after that, we can finally get the MXGP series started! Thanks to the team for their continued support."

Sterry strong in MX1

Adam Sterry had a solid showing in the MX1 category, which was deeper than usual, after qualifying fourth in the morning. Sterry secured that same position in the first moto but did so in an impressive fashion after starting outside of the top five. The second moto looked even more promising for him he started in fourth and was strong in the early stages.

However, a vicious fall derailed his progress, but he remounted quickly and pushed on to claim sixth at the chequered flag. That left Sterry in fourth in the overall classification and helped him jump to third in the championship standings. 11 points separate him from the series leader.

Adam Sterry: "I had a solid day going, with fourth in qualifying and fourth in the first race. That was good for the championship! A stone snapped my roll-offs in the first moto, so I could not really see properly after the third lap.

"I had a good start in moto two, in fourth, but I made a small mistake before a drop off and it resulted in a very big crash. I am pretty sore but happy to walk away from that one. We are still right there in the championship hunt, so we will keep on working to be better at the next round."

Team Owner Roger Magee: "Lyng has traditionally been a kind circuit to the team over the years and 2021 proved to be no different. Conrad had a perfect day with P1 in qualifying, followed by two very dominant wins in both the MX2 motos and an extension of his lead in the overall championship.

"Adam again showed his true potential in MX1 with an excellent fourth in moto one. An unfortunate crash in moto two, when closing down [Tommy] Searle in the latter stages of the race, saw him bring it home in fourth overall, just missing out on a podium."

Moto community helping Bas Vaessen

"I want to take this opportunity of thanking everyone in the motocross community for the thousands of kind messages, emails and phone calls that the team has received since Bas Vaessen had his accident at Culham," Magee added.

"These have kept Bas in very good spirits, and along with his personal grit and determination, he has been making good progress with his rehabilitation in the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford.

"It is hoped that he will be repatriated soon to the rehab centre in Nijmegen in Holland. All of the teams that ran the #98 BV stickers today as a really nice gesture of support for Bas has shown the real comradeship that exists within our chosen sport of motocross."

The Hitachi KTM fuelled by Milwaukee team will continue to focus forward now, with the third stop on the ACU British Championship calendar scheduled for the first weekend in June. The 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship opening round will take place in Orlyonok, Russia, a week later.

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