DE DYCKER LEADS THE WAY AT HAWKSTONE INTERNATIONAL
Ken De Dycker and Josh Coppins headed up a strong showing of Honda riders at the Hawkstone International motocross meeting this weekend (5 March).
CAS Honda rider De Dycker was placed the highest in the MX1 class with a third place finish in the first outing of the day. In the second, the Dutchman experienced a poor start and finished the twenty-five minute and two-lap race in ninth place.
Team mate Coppins had a steady start to his season and scored a fifth and a sixth place at a track where, last year, the New Zealander dislocated his shoulder.
RWJ Honda’s James Noble, who was making his 2006 UK debut, finished ninth in the first race and went one better in the second with an eighth place finish.
Gordon Crockard showed good early season form at the demanding venue. The Wulfsport Honda rider scored a 14th and then a solid tenth place finish ahead of his first British Championship round next weekend.
Multitek Honda’s Pascal Lauret put in an impressive performance. It was Lauret’s first visit to the respected British track and the Frenchman, a good hard track rider, adapted well to the sandy venue and finished 15th and 13th.
In the MX2 class, 15-year-old Steve Clarke scored a memorable fifth place finish in his first-ever International appearance. The talented teenager looked on course for another solid finish in the second race but for an unlucky off when running in the top ten. His team mate Wayne Smith showed good early season form with eighth and fourth place finishes.
Elliot Banks Browne felt the full might of the infamous Hawkstone Hill, spectacularly crashing when running in a strong third place. This sidelined the RWJ Honda rider for the remainder of the day, while team mate Jason Dougan finished the first race in seventh but was caught out in the second and failed to finish.
Wulfsport Honda Shaun Simpson scored a disappointing 29th place in the first race but turned his fortunes around in the second, finishing in a well-deserved sixth place. His team mate Scot Probert’s day drew to an early close when he came off in the first race; he injured his knee and was forced to retire from the meeting.
Honda’s Off-Road Manager Roger Harvey commented: “Hawkstone is a notoriously soft track which always catches a fair few riders out so, it was good to see the Honda lads out there having a positive meeting before the first round of the British Championship next week.”
The opening round of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship takes place at Cadders Hill, Lyng Norfolk Sunday 12th March.
CAS Honda rider De Dycker was placed the highest in the MX1 class with a third place finish in the first outing of the day. In the second, the Dutchman experienced a poor start and finished the twenty-five minute and two-lap race in ninth place.
Team mate Coppins had a steady start to his season and scored a fifth and a sixth place at a track where, last year, the New Zealander dislocated his shoulder.
RWJ Honda’s James Noble, who was making his 2006 UK debut, finished ninth in the first race and went one better in the second with an eighth place finish.
Gordon Crockard showed good early season form at the demanding venue. The Wulfsport Honda rider scored a 14th and then a solid tenth place finish ahead of his first British Championship round next weekend.
Multitek Honda’s Pascal Lauret put in an impressive performance. It was Lauret’s first visit to the respected British track and the Frenchman, a good hard track rider, adapted well to the sandy venue and finished 15th and 13th.
In the MX2 class, 15-year-old Steve Clarke scored a memorable fifth place finish in his first-ever International appearance. The talented teenager looked on course for another solid finish in the second race but for an unlucky off when running in the top ten. His team mate Wayne Smith showed good early season form with eighth and fourth place finishes.
Elliot Banks Browne felt the full might of the infamous Hawkstone Hill, spectacularly crashing when running in a strong third place. This sidelined the RWJ Honda rider for the remainder of the day, while team mate Jason Dougan finished the first race in seventh but was caught out in the second and failed to finish.
Wulfsport Honda Shaun Simpson scored a disappointing 29th place in the first race but turned his fortunes around in the second, finishing in a well-deserved sixth place. His team mate Scot Probert’s day drew to an early close when he came off in the first race; he injured his knee and was forced to retire from the meeting.
Honda’s Off-Road Manager Roger Harvey commented: “Hawkstone is a notoriously soft track which always catches a fair few riders out so, it was good to see the Honda lads out there having a positive meeting before the first round of the British Championship next week.”
The opening round of the Maxxis British Motocross Championship takes place at Cadders Hill, Lyng Norfolk Sunday 12th March.
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