The third round of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship was held at the fully revamped Canada Heights circuit at the weekend which lies just south of Dartford Bridge. With extensive work put in to the track which included a complete new layout and a bunch of new jumps and obstacles it was a welcome and exciting change for all competitors.
Qualifying was unfortunately dampened by a consistent drizzle but it still meant a competitive moto as Maxxis rider Bryan Mackenzie took the 5th fastest time.
Race one kicked off with a steady start as Bryan came 4th place. For the second race, Bryan looked to go one better. Slotting into 3rd position early, he found himself comfortably pulling away from the chasing pack when with just a handful of laps to go, Bryan found himself suffer a mechanical fault and was forced to return to the pits.
Race 3 and it was all to play for as Bryan explains:
‘’Race two’s no score made me even more determined to take a top 3 result from the last race to make the 8 hour drive home a little less painstaking and was adamant to end the day on a high. A good start was a great place to begin and by the end of lap two had pushed my way into 2nd place. Lap after lap for the remainder of the race I battled hard to hold on to my position from the series points leader and the gap yo-yoed back a forward down the stretch, but I was stronger to the finish this time out and able to hold onto the position until the chequered flag fell.
The final race really was the saviour to our day as we finished 6th overall even after our no points race two. Overall, I am pretty happy with the results as I’m now 4th in the series standings.’’
For MXY2 Maxxis rider Lee Perfect, it was another hard day at the office. In a field that has so many riders evenly matched, good starts are vital but luckily for our Lee he was quick out the traps all day which helped him no end towards getting his best results of the season so far in what is the toughest series of his year.
Starting inside the top-10 of race one, Perfect battled hard for the opening portion of the race to hold onto that top 10 place. Ultimately the intense nature of riding in those positions caught up with our young ripper and he fell into the clutches of arm pump. Not wanting to risk a crash, Lee rode sensibly to within his limits and scored his first points of the season in 17th.
Race two again started well and Lee found himself in a similar position. This time battling on a little higher up, he done a great job at hustling his way to a 9th place finish to record his first top 10 of the championship.
Finally, the last one didn’t go our way. A crash on the second turn left Lee at the back of the pack and with a lot of work to do. As afore mentioned the MXY2 class is ridiculously stacked with a lot of riders evenly matched so to work his way through the pack was a big ask. An eventual 27th to go with his previous 17th and 9th was enough to give Lee a satisfying 17th overall as he gets to grips with his first season racing on his KX250f.
