Maxxis ACU British Championship Round 8 - Foxhills - 2017

MX1:
MX1 was more spaced out.  Brad got an excellent first lap in at the beginning and was sat in 4^th.  Then late on in the qualification Irwin and Krestinov slotted in a major lap and shifted Brad back down to 6^th place.  Still a pretty good position for the day.

RACE 1

MX2:
Jake got a bit squashed on the first bend and came round in 12^th place.  He managed to pass Tombs for 11^th but then he got it wrong on a jump and came off pretty big.  The bars banged down on his chest.  It took him a while to get up and sorted and a few laps had passed.  Jake dusted himself down, rode back but ended with a DNF in moto 1.

MX1:
Brad got a good start.  He was in 3^rd behind Elliot and Watson.  But Watson soon tired, presumably being new to MX1 and Searle soon pulled through to first.  Brad still in 3^rd was going well until Irwin got in the mix.  Irwin passed Brad and kept re-inventing his lines, so Brad just couldn’t find a way past.  Then Irwin slipped out in a rutted bend and Brad moved back into 3^rd.  Gert was closing now but there wasn’t sufficient time for him to get close enough to attempt a pass on Brad.  So Brad finished 3^rd in Moto 1 and closed 2 points, leaving 7 points now for him to gain on Gert in the final race to get the Silver.

RACE 2:

MX2:
Jake was out the gate mid pack on a narrow, rough, one liney fast track.  He started out in 10^th place and just couldn’t get passed anyone.  The track was getting rough.  Then Liam Knight found a way past on a rutted bend and Jake was relegated to 11^th.  Jake chased hard back at Liam butted couldn’t manage to pass him before the finish.  So Jake finished 11th in Moto 2.

MX1:
A bad start for Brad Anderson, which wasn’t ideal.   He was not only back in 8^th place but a mistake on the first lap put him back into 11^th.  Krestinov had got a good start and was out front in 3^rd!  It was so hard to pass.  It was rutted and fast.  It took over half the race to pass Jamie Law into 10^th, then Houghton, then Harris to move into 7^th.  There just wasn’t enough time left to take Norris for 6^th.  So Brad settled for an unlucky 7^th place finish in Moto 2. 

OVERALL

MX2:
Jake got a DNF and an 11^th place finish for 16^th overall.  Not the best of days by far!  This unlucky day knocked him back a place in the Championship and he finished it off with a 12^th place finish.

MX1:
Brad got a 3 – 7 to finish 4^th overall.  With Gert having a good 2^nd Race, Brad unfortunately didn’t manage to lose the gap for 2^nd in the Championship.  But nether-the-less he finished an excellent 3^rd overall for the Bronze Plate. 

QUOTE FROM JAKE MILLWARD
Not the best of days racing.  I was hoping to have finished on a high today with a good race in the bag.  But a DNF in race one put an end to that.  Disappointed on how my first race season has turned out, after going Pro.

QUOTE FROM BRAD ANDERSON
Last round of the British championship was close between me and Gert for 2nd in the championship. I closed the gap to 7 points got 3rd with Gert in 4^th.  In the second race I came off on the first lap.  I pushed to get back through to 7^th and another lap I would have been 6^th.  Still great to finish on the box in the British Championship with a 3rd, big thanks to Verde Sports KTM, my Dad and my family and everyone who has helped me in 2017.  It’s been a great year for me. 1st in the EMX300 and 3rd in the British championship.