Charity charge!
By TMX Archives on 23rd Apr 08
MacKenzie continues his quest for the Fuchs Silkolene Charity Award THE hunt for the 2008 Maxxis ACU British Motocross Champions continued last Sunday as the third round of the series took place at a wet and muddy Torrington circuit in Devon. Despite the heavy going, Fuchs Silkolene backed rider Billy MacKenzie (CAS Honda) kept his 100% record intact as he took another two race wins to increase his tally to six victories from six starts. In addition to his overall victory, the reigning MX1 British champion once again stole The Fuchs Silkolene Charity Award, for recording the fastest lap of the day under race conditions.
In the MX2 it was overall winner Stephen Sword (Molson Kawasaki) who claimed The Fuchs Silkolene Charity Award, with his fastest lap time being recorded on the opening lap of race two, as was MacKenzie's in the MX1 category.
Fuchs Silkolene are the official lubricant partners of the 2008 championship in addition to being sponsors of this unique charity award. Using information provided by the championship's official time keepers, the fastest three riders in each class at each round are awarded bonus points on a five, three, one basis respectively. In addition to the two class winners being presented with prizes at each round, their cumulative points total will also count towards a very important overall prize that will be concluded at the last round in September. The rider with the highest points tally, irrespective of class, following the final meeting at Hawkstone Park will be presented with the Fuchs Silkolene Charity Award and a cheque for 1,500 to donate to a recognised charity of their choice.
The Fuchs Silkolene Charity Award Results for round three at Torrington are:
MX1 Class: 1 Billy MacKenzie 5 points, 2 Mark Hucklebridge 3, 3 Tom Church 1.
Overall MX1 to date: MacKenzie 15 points, Church 5, Hucklebridge 3, Anderson 3, Gundersen & Jones 1.
MX2 Class: 1 Stephen Sword 5 points, 2 Shaun Simpson 3, 3 Jason Dougan 1.
Overall MX2 to date: Sword 9 points, Simpson 8, Searle 5, Barr 3, Dougan & Leuret 1.
Next event: Round 4 Lyng May 4, 2008.