British Quadcross Championship – The Final Round

The final round of the ACU Goldspeed British Quadcross Championship takes place this weekend with all classes participating at the ACU organised event. The decision has been taken to hold the final round at Milton Park on Sunday 2nd October and not over the full weekend as had originally been planned. Racing on Saturday has been cancelled due to lack of entries. Sunday’s event will see three races in each class as opposed to the original two race format. Despite the shorter weekend, there will still be plenty of action to entertain the crowds as a total of 13 championships are decided with riders battling it out for the prestigious British titles.

John Mitchell has been leading QMX1, winning every round until his main title contender, Mark Watson won in round five at Langrish and is 51 points behind him. Sadly, whilst competing in last weekend’s Quadcross of European Nations Watson crashed badly in free practice and having sustained numerous facial injuries will remain in hospital for at least three weeks, putting him out of contention for the championship. That leaves Paul Holmes as Mitchell’s only challenger for the title. With a maximum of 75 points available it’s tight in the rest of the standings and still all to play for in the top five.   

Current 2011 ACU Goldspeed  British Quadcross Championship standings:
John Mitchell (Yamaha) 225, Mark Watson (KTM) 174, Paul Holmes (Yamaha) 153, David Wray (Honda)  139, Carl Bunce (Suzuki) 130, James Hellewell (KTM) 125

It’s also going to be a close finish for the Under 21 Championship as James Hellewell and Stefan Murphy currently on equal points, battle it out as the main contenders in what has been a very competitive class. In the Masters, it’s also tight at the top with just 16 points currently separating the leading four.

Riders wishing to enter can still do so by visiting the Milton MX Park website where entry forms for the event can be found http://www.miltonmxpark.co.uk/events.html.

Riders and spectators alike can expect to see an enthralling and captivating conclusion to this year’s championship. Adult entry fees are just £5 and children only £3. Milton MX Park is situated in Northamptonshire, postcode NN4 0JF. Directions can be found on the Milton Park website.

The revised event timetable as follows:

Practice/Qualification
Commences at 9.00am and will be held in the following order:
50cc                               3 laps
All other Classes:           5 Minutes Free Practice followed immediately by 10 minutes qualification

Practice Order:
1st Session:       50cc
2nd Session:      100cc
3rd Session:      250cc
4th Session:      QMXM
5th Session:      QMX1

Race Order:     Racing Starts at approx. 10.45am

Race 1
50cc    8 Minutes plus 2 Laps
100cc 12 Minutes plus 2 Laps
250cc 15 Minutes plus 2 Laps
QMXM 20 Minutes plus 1 Laps
QMX1   25 Minutes plus 2 Laps

Lunch Break    Approx. 12.40 to 1.00pm Restart Racing at Approx. 1.00pm

Race 2
50cc    8 Minutes plus 2 Laps
100cc 12 Minutes plus 2 Laps
250cc 15 Minutes plus 2 Laps
QMXM 20 Minutes plus 1 Laps
QMX1   25 Minutes plus 2 Laps

Race 3
50cc    8 Minutes plus 2 Laps
100cc 12 Minutes plus 2 Laps
250cc 15 Minutes plus 2 Laps
QMXM 20 Minutes plus 1 Laps
QMX1   25 Minutes plus 2 Laps