British rule roost at IMBA round
By TMX Archives on 6th Jul 07
WITH nearby Tenbury Wells hitting the National headlines, due to severe flooding, and more heavy rain predicted for the weekend, Kinver Auto club faced a serious soul searching decision. Should they pull the plug on the IMBA Open European championship round at Upton Court Farm, or after months of hard work and preparation play poker with the weather gods and gamble?
The club decided to run the event. Was it worth it? You bet it was! Yes, competitors had to be towed into and out of the pits area, a new spectator parking area had to be quickly arranged, but the racing produced a simply glorious result.
On the Upton Court Farm circuit, which creates a remarkable lap time of nearly three minutes, the British riders delivered sensational performances with only current IMBA series leader, Belgian Christophe Descamps, preventing a top six whitewash...
Full report, results and pictures in T+MX News, issue July 6, 2007.
RESULTS
IMBA OPEN EUROPEAN MOTOCROSS CHAMPS
Rd 4 Upton Court Farm, Boraston, nr Tenbury Wells (Kinver AC)
Moto One: 1 Jamie Powell (GB), 2 Rick Du-Feu (GB), 3 Christophe Descamps (B), 4 Charlie Hollis (GB), 5 Clinton Barrs (GB), 6 Danny Blakeley (GB), 7 Simon Lane (GB).
Moto Two: 1 Barrs, 2 Powell, 3 Du-Feu, 4 Lane, 5 Hollis, 6 Frank Jansen-Teitz (D), 7 Blakeley.
Moto Three: 1 Barrs, 2 Descamps, 3 Hollis, 4 Du-Feu, 5 Jansen-Teitz, 6 Powell, 7 Lane,... 9 Blakeley,...
Overall: 1 Barrs 165 points, 2 Powell 157, 3 Du-Feu 151, 4 Hollis 142, 5 Descamps 137, 6 Lane 129, 7 Blakeley 121, 8 Jansen-Teitz 113, 9 Lhotsky 111, 10 van Camp 93.
Series Standings after 4 rounds: 1 Descamps 643 points, 2 Jansen-Teitz 549, 3 Du-Feu 537, 4 Barrs 504, 5 Lhotsky 491, 6 Lane 429, 7 Robins 410, 8 van Camp 404, 9 Furar 347, 10 Blakeley 346.