In the qualifying sessions both Krestinov and Kahro lined up in the same group, and produced strong lap times to qualify in 3^rd and 17^th places respectively in there group. In the MXY2 class Ben James qualified just outside the top 15 in 17^th place.

The opening Pro class of the weekend saw drama as soon as the gate dropped with MX2 rider Erki Kahro collided with a number of other riders resulting in him retiring from the two day event with a concussion. Meanwhile Krestinov suffered a poor start and had to work his way up from 17^th on the opening lap. After a couple of laps Gert had progressed through the pack to the top 10 and continued to push forward. At the half way point of the race Krestinov had climbed forward to 4^th position gaining lap by lap on 3^rd place rider Elliott Banks Browne, unfortunately Krestinov ran out of time to make the pass for 3^rd.

The second Pro class race on Sunday saw Krestinov make a slightly better start and rounded the first lap just outside the top 10. Within 6 laps Gert was into 5^th and pressing Bradshaw hard for 4^th place. Once passed Bradshaw, Krestinov hunted down Banks Browne once again to finish half a second behind at the chequered flag.

The final race of the weekend saw Gert start outside the top 20 however quickly battled his way into 10^th place at the end of the first lap. Krestinov continued to carry speed shown in the two previous races to finish in 5^th place. Gert’s three consistent results saw him finish 3^rd overall on the day taking a well-deserved podium position in the MX1 class.

On the Saturday, youth rider Ben James suffered with a bad start but managed to work his way up to 13^th place. On the Sunday James’ starts improved which meant he was to round the first laps consistently in the top 10. Sunday’s three results saw James finish 15^th, 7^th and 9^th in the final race, following a mid-race crash. James strong results saw him finish 11^th overall only one point behind the top 10.

The team now have a two week break where the next team outing will be at Lyng for the second round of the Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship. Krestinov and Kahro both hope to continue recent pace to progress their positions in the championship while James has his opening race in the MXY2 class.

Gert Krestinov – “It’s been a good weekend, I came here feeling good as I always go well around this track. In qualifying I produced a third fastest time in my group so that gave me a good gate pick for the whole weekend. The first race I rode well to come from 17^th to 4^th but I’m fed up with my poor starts. The second race I struggled with my rhythm but still rode ok to come from 10^th to 4^th again and then in the last race the sun was really low and it was hard to see the ruts so I took steady and finished 5^th and stayed safe. I’m really happy to have finished on the podium in third and now looking forward to the coming races.”

Ben James – “It was a really good start to the series, I had a ok qualifying with 17th then in my first race I didn’t get the best of starts but came through to 13^th. In my second race I got a really bad start and made some mistakes on the first lap but managed to get back to 15^th. The 3rd race I got a good start and was inside the top 10 and worked my way up to 7th which was my best result of the weekend. My last race I got an even better start and was 8th on the first lap and worked my way up to 6th and was in 6th for a couple of laps but slipped off in a corner and restarted in around 15^thand got my head down to pass as many as I could, eventually finishing 9th and this gave me 11th overall only 1 point off 10. I am still really happy as our aim for this weekend was top 15.”

Steve James – “This is a new series for everybody and I think that the organisers have done a really good job. The racing all weekend has been really good and I cannot fault them. For us as a team it has been a really great weekend, we finished third overall in the MX1 class and that is great because it gives us a solid starting point. Gert was riding well all weekend and we just need to work on his starts and then we will be battling at the front from the start. In MX2 it wasn’t a great weekend for Erki as he crashed on the start straight of the opening race and suffered a concussion. In the MXY2 class Ben James finished 11^th overall and that is a great result and a big step up from his results last year. Overall I’m very happy for all our sponsors, Apico, LPE, Maxxis, Kawasaki and each and every one of our product sponsors.”

Pro Class Overall

 
MXY2 Overall