Jack on the box
By TMX Archives on 13th May 15
Great racing, a large crowd and top class presentation by the hard working Dursley MXC ensured that the opening round of the AMCA British Motocross Championship was a roaring success last Sunday.
As the saying goes: "First impressions are the most important,” and at long last an AMCA Championship had the razzmatazz and feel good factor that it has long deserved thanks to the front line efforts of several top class teams, a whole host of flags and banners and making the debut of a Dunlop tyre fitting and technical support roadshow.
Out on track Jack Cox took the overall MX1 win ahead of defending champion Luke Mellows and new boy Luke Dean. Over in MX2, Josh Waterman took the top step on the podium ahead of Ryan Crowder and Jansen Day.
After Dean and Waterman had posted the fastest times in qualifying to earn pole position in their respective classes, it was down to the real business of racing with MX1 first up.
With nerves jangling, Brandon Benjamin remained totally cool to grab the moto one holeshot closely followed by his KTM team-mate Mellows and new Superclass champion, Richard Cannings, in third. Before the end of lap one Cannings had crashed back to 13th while Mellows soared into the lead as Luke Meredith, Scott Bates, Joe Jones, James Dodd and Brad Turner provided the early challenge.
The moto quickly settled down into two big battles at the front as Mellows, Benjamin and Meredith broke clear of a five way tussle for fourth.
With the hunt for big points raging, Turner dropped from fourth to ninth as Dean climbed from 16th up to seventh, then went back again to tenth.
FOR FULL REPORT & PICTURES SEE TMX NEWS, THURSDAY MAY 14, (ISSUE 1971)
