Motocross Mania

THERE’S nothing like a nine-hour drive, for some, a last minute silencer change-over or a leaky plumbing system on your Quad, hitting an ill-timed neutral and team-mates finishing one-two on the podium to liven up your near-end of motocross championship season.
Glenrothes Youth MCC played host to the penultimate rounds of the ACU British Open, Under 21 and last but two Quad MMX Championship at its extremely well prepared circuit at Commerton Farm, Leuchars, on the east coast of Scotland, at the weekend.
The weather played its part in that the sun shone on the guys and gals that had travelled from afar with a breeze that kept the considerable number of spectators cool during the hot action going on around them.
As the day began under the blazing sun, the qualifying sessions were reduced to gate choice positions as a fair number of series riders had chosen not to make the long journey north.
Elliott Banks-Browne grabbed the overall honours in the Open class while teenage sensation PAR Homes’ Scott Elderfield took top honours after the Under 21 battles with Scotsman John Mitchell back to great form on his ATV World Yamaha on the top step in the Quad class.

AFTER having had British riders on the podium in the opening two rounds of the IMBA MX2 European Championship and currently holding down four out of the top five places in the series standings, hopes of a home success at Branston on Sunday were naturally very high. Unfortunately though, top German rider, Andre Adrian, was a party pooper by taking the overall win although Brits Lee Dunham and Phil Mercer did both record a moto win each and the AMCA lads on duty still produced another impressive, strong performance. Current IMBA series leader, Dunham, eventually took second spot on the podium, joined by fast-starting Matt Porter in third while Sean Frayne was fourth, Phil Mercer fifth, Scott Mathia sixth and James Lane 11th. Despite Adrian’s win, the British grip at the top of the IMBA championship table was strengthened as Dunham, Mercer, Porter and Frayne now fill the leading four positions!
Supporting the IMBA action was round five of the AMCA MX1 series with Brad O’Leary, Ben Saunders recovering from a massive first moto off, and David Campbell taking the wins, a result which sees O’Leary again increasing his Championship lead to 19-points.