Wilkinson finally scores a title victory
By TMX Archives on 6th Jul 07
THE third round of the CCM-sponsored MMX British Sidecar-cross Champs was held at Torrington, Devon. Again, defending champs, Stuart Brown and Luke Peters were missing from the line-up with driver, Stuart still suffering with a wrist injury.
This left the challenge for the race wins open, and Scott Wilkinson and Gary Burt on top form, stakes a claim to their first ever British championship race win and the pair went on to take the overall on the day.
John and Mark Watson picked up a 30-second penalty on their qualifying time for failing to stop at a red flag' which put them on the back row for the start of each moto, but this did not stop them putting on a great show even taking a win in the final race to take second overall and hold on to the championship lead.
Third overall went to John Lyne and Pete Girling, which was great to see them together on the British championship podium for the first time.
RESULTS
CCM BRITISH SIDECAR-CROSS CHAMPS
Rd 3 Waggadon Farm, Torrington (Torridge & DMCC)
1 S Wilkinson/ G Burt (AR Zabel VMC) 25 + 22 = 47
2 J Watson/ M Watson (WulfSport Zabel) 20 + 25 = 45
3 John Lyne/ Peter Girling (Just Zabel VMC) 22 + 18 = 40
4 A Eastman/ S Kirwin (Horsefly KTM VMC) 18 + 16 = 34
5 P Pelling/ C Burt (Centriplant H'varna VMC) 14 + 15 = 29
6 J Stevens/ C Dunkley (Ride MX H'berg VMC) 15 + 14 = 29
7 Andy Breacher/ Adam Hillyard (KTM VMC) 16 + 12 = 28
8 Thijs Derks/ Roy Derks (Husaberg BSU) 5 + 20 = 25
9 Daniel Millard/ Joe Millard (Husaberg VMC) 11 + 13 = 24
10 R Oldfield/ K Foyle (Trevor Pope KTM) 12 + 11 = 23
SERIES STANDINGS after 3 (of 6) rounds: 1 Watson 137 points, 2 Pelling 77, 3 Eastman 99, 4 Oldfield 73, 5 Breacher 72, 6 Wilkinson 110, 7 Stevens 59, 8 Balsillie 56, 9 Lyne 88, 10 Van de Boomen 50, 11 Derks 47, 12 Dan Millard 47, 13 Kinge 45, 14 Jarvis 39, 15 Brown 38,...
NEXT ROUND: Aug 5 Arncott, Bicester, (Chalgrove MCC).
Full report, results and pictures in T+MX News, issue July 6, 2007.