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Winrow Celebrates As Series Draws To A Close
After a four week break
the 2009 ACU British MMX Quad Championship headed to Oxfordshire for the ninth
and final round of the series at the weekend, the hard working NORA-MX Club
promoting the event at the challenging Culham Motocross Park on the banks of the
River Thames on Sunday the 20th of September.
Having already
comfortably secured a record tenth British Championship title at the previous
round in Blaxhall Pits, Paul Winrow and his Winrow Honda team-mate Giles Davis
travelled to the “old school” venue focused on delivering a good result to
end the year on a high, and as the dust settled after a hectic days racing it
had been a slightly bittersweet result for the team, Paul tying for 3rd
on points and only missing out on another podium finish on the countback rule,
while Giles sat out the meeting after a mechanical problem cut short his efforts
early in the day.
Clear blue skies and
glorious sunshine was the order of the day as the twenty-seven strong field took
to the line for timed qualification, Paul struggling to get a clear track for a
flying lap around the modified layout and posting 8th fastest time,
while Giles was forced to pull in on his first flying lap and with no spare bike
had to call it a day. As the gates
dropped for the first of two twenty-five minute plus two lap races, Paul got
fantastic drive off the line with the SCT tuned TRX450R blasting up the uphill
start to lead the field out on the first of fifteen laps. Quickly adapting to the tough conditions and with the Winrow
Honda working well around the varied terrain, Paul found a comfortable pace in
the opening laps as he became embroiled in a three-way tussle for the lead,
running in 3rd as the race approached half distance.
Maintaining his pace as the race progressed while others around him tired
and began to wilt, Paul moved back to 2nd as the clock counted down
and the two-lap board came out, Paul circulating at a frantic pace and reducing
the deficit to the rider in front from five seconds to less than a second at the
chequered flag much to the delight of the large crowd of spectators in
attendance.
Sporting a newly
designed Answer Racing kit to match his new liveried graphics kit in celebration
of his tenth British Championship title, Paul got a poor start by his standards
to the final outing of the day and slotted in to 10th on the opening
lap. With overtaking opportunities
few and far between on the tight and twisty circuit, Paul used the excellent
handling of the Lonestar / PEP suspension to attack the rougher areas of the
circuit and began to make his way up the leaderboard, running 8th as
the race crossed half distance. Now
embroiled in a four way tussle for position with the other three riders all
battling to secure a higher overall finish in the series, Paul’s years of
experience came to the fore as he eased his pace to preserve both himself and
his machine for the upcoming UEM Quadcross of European Nations the following
weekend, Paul taking no unnecessary risks as he cruised to the chequered flag
and settling for 7th to take 4th overall on the day.
Paul Winrow
“Today has been a lot
of fun and it’s always nice to be able to come to the last round knowing that
there is no pressure for maximum points, although you always seem to push for
that anyway! I got a really good
start in the first race and was happy to let the other guys through as I knew
I’d get back up to them near the end, but unfortunately I got a bad run on a
few back markers in key areas in the closing stages and just ran out of time.
My start in the second race was not the best and left me with a lot of
work to do, and although I pushed really hard in the early stages and was able
to move up some spots, the guys in front were having their own battle for final
positions in the Championship, so I thought being able to represent my country
in the Quadcross Of European Nations this coming weekend was more important than
taking un-necessary risks to get on the podium and just rode my own race to the
end. It’s been a fantastic year
and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in making
Winrow Honda such a success, all my much valued and appreciated sponsors for
their fantastic products, help and support throughout the years, and to all my
friends and family who have helped me to ten titles, without your help none of
this would be possible.”
Giles Davis
“ It’s definitely
not the finish to the season that I had anticipated or wanted, but I suppose
that’s racing for you and the difficult days make the good days feel all the
better. I’ve still been able to
finish 14th in the final positions and qualify for next year, so
given the lack of time on a quad in recent years I’m happy with how I’ve
progressed through the year. The
Winrow Honda TRX450R is an awesome bike to ride, and I’d like to really thank
Paul for all the help and support he’s given me throughout
this year, it’s been a real pleasure and honour to have worked with him
and be part of his 10th British Championship winning season. I’d also like to thank all the various Team sponsors for
their fantastic products and support throughout the year, and would like to take
this opportunity to wish Paul and the rest of the Great Britain team good luck
for the Quadcross Of European Nations in Germany this weekend.”
Results
Race One
1st
– Paul Holmes, 2nd – Paul
Winrow, 3rd – Leon Beda, 4th – Stefan Murphy, 5th
– John Mitchell
Race Two
1st
– John Mitchell, 2nd – Paul Holmes, 3rd – Jason Macbeth, 4th – Stefan Murphy,
5th – Carl Bunce…7th
– Paul Winrow
 
Championship Standings (Final)
Champion – Paul Winrow 387,
2nd – Paul Holmes 334, 3rd
– Jason Macbeth 318, 4th – Stefan Murphy 257, 5th –
Carl Bunce 244…14th –
Giles Davis 122
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