Jay Hague steps up to MX1 after season ravaged by injury and illness

By Team TMX on 8th Jul 22

British Motocross Championship Jay Hague

Jay Hague will step up to MX1 at FatCat, switching from his usual Crendon Fastrack Honda CRF250R to ride the teams CRF450R for the rest of the season.

The 22-year-old has had a tough season that has been ravaged by injury and illness, so is not in contention for the MX2 title. Hague recently swapped to the 450 and has been testing on the sand tracks of the Netherlands and Belgium in the run-up to round five of the British series this weekend.

I love the Honda CRF450R after testing it and a making a few changes to suspension to get it more comfortable for me, said Hague. Its a bit faster than what Ive been used to, but I really love it now. The goal is just to race it and have fun with no pressure or expectations.

Team manager, three-time world 500 champion Dave Thorpe, said: Jay was really finding his form earlier in the year then had a few injuries and also fell ill and has struggled to come back as strong as he would like. So we talked and decided he should ride the Crendon Fastrack Honda CRF450R for the rest of the year. Hes a very talented rider and hopefully this change will be just the motivation he needs to have a successful end to the season.

Hague will join fellow Crendon Fastrack Honda rider Tommy Searle in the MX1 class. Searle has also been in Europe testing suspension on sand tracks to get prepared for FatCat. The 33-year-old three-time British champion and reigning MX1 title holder has won six motos this year, with two double wins and has a 13-point lead with just three rounds remaining.

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