Suzuki on top at British Enduro opener
By TMX Archives on 1st Mar 10
Suzuki's Tom Sagar and Paul Edmondson climbed to the top of their respective podiums yesterday as they won a class each at the opening round of the Metzeler British Enduro Championship at Thetford Forest in Norfolk.
In E2, Putoline Suzuki by www.fasteddyracing.com rider Sagar took his RMX450Z to victory in its very first British championship event and only dropped down the overall standings after a big crash in a special test.
Winning his class and finishing fifth overall in the standings, Sagar was upbeat about his day. He said: "Naturally I'm over the moon to take the win in E2. The bike ran extremely well and despite the wet conditions was a joy to ride. The crash was a bit of a blow for my overall finish, but I'm not too disappointed by this, as I think we've shown our potential for the rest of the season."
With Edmondson (pictured) contesting the new RM-Z250 in E1, he too was in blistering form, beating rivals much younger than himself to the win in the E1 class and crucially finishing second overall to E3 winner David Knight.
Edmondson said: "It's been a really encouraging first round. Tom rode really well and if it hadn't have been for his crash in the special test, would have given us a great overall result. For me, I'm just really pleased with how well the bikes ran. I knew both the RMX and RM-Z were good, but to win both classes and for me to finish runner-up overall just proves this. We're both looking forward to the next round of the series now."
Results:
E1: 1 Paul Edmondson (Suzuki), 2 Daryl Bolter, 3 Si Wakely.
E2: 1 Tom Sagar (Suzuki), 2 Greg Evans, 3 Ashley Wood
Overall: 1David Knight (E3), 2 Paul Edmondson (Suzuki), 3 Daryl Bolter.