Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship 2007
Review – Rnd 7 Brampton, Cumbria – Sunday 12th
August
De Dycker and Brown deliver a CAS Honda whitewash
at Brampton
 CAS
Honda riders won all four main championship races, as Britain’s
premier motocross series returned to Cumbria after a long
absence. Reigning MX1 champion Ken De Dycker and his American
team mate Mike Brown dominated the proceedings at Brampton,
which formed the penultimate round of the 2007 Maxxis ACU
British Motocross Championship to set up a thrilling finale
that will be played out at Pontrilias on Saturday 15th September.
De Dycker confirmed his liking for the undulating sandy circuit
just a few miles away from the city of Carlisle, with a blistering
qualifying lap that was over two seconds faster than any of
his rivals. A very comfortable start to finish race win in
the opening MX1 moto reinforced the tall Belgian’s sheer
speed. In contrast current championship leader Billy MacKenzie
– De Groot Kawasaki had to battle through the field
to secure the last podium place after a poor start. MacKenzie
actually moved into second place for a short while, before
being charged down by Brad Anderson – Pioneer Yamaha
who was more than worthy of his runners up position.
Race two saw De Dycker once again take the victory from the
front, leaving MacKenzie to finish in second and lose further
points to his main championship rival. The factory Kawasaki
rider, who will join the CAS squad in 2008, now only a mere
eight point lead over De Dycker with one round and two very
important races remaining. Anderson, who took third place
in the second moto, and third overall now moves to third in
the series just a single point ahead of James Noble –
Multitek Honda, and will also have to wait to mid September
to see if he can grab the number three plate.
Although Brown was a full second and a half slower than Searle
in timed training, the highly experienced American proved
his true pedigree with a convincing gate to flag victory in
the first MX2 encounter. Whilst Brown was dictating the pace
at the head of the pack, Searle was faced with the daunting
task of having to cut his way through the field after getting
caught up in a first turn incident. Despite his best efforts
Searle could not manage any higher than fourth spot on the
very rutted circuit. Jason Dougan – Forkrent Suzuki
and Ashley Greedy – PAR Honda took second and third
places respectively, after coming under great pressure from
Searle.
Brown made another good start in the second moto, but was
soon caught by Seale, with the teenager delivering a strong
block pass on his elder rival to take charge of the race.
For several laps it looked like Brown had settled for a safe
second place to preserve his series lead, but was soon to
be rewarded for his constant pressure as Searle made an unforced
error to gift him the lead once again. There was no way back
for Searle as he crossed the line seven seconds behind Brown,
to go to the final round twelve points behind the Honda rider.
In the MXY2 youth class, it was Lewis King – Team Green
Kawasaki who took top honours on the day to move two points
ahead of Graeme Iriwn - KTM in the overall standings, with
just one more round to ride. Previous series leader Alex Rockwell
– RDH Pro Circuit Honda lost valuable ground with a
DNF in the second moto.
The final round of the series takes place at Howton Court,
Pontrilias on Saturday 15th September 2007, please visit the
all new official championship website - www.mxgb.co.uk - for
further details.
MX1 Moto One: 1: De Dycker 2: Anderson 3: MacKenzie 4: Smith
5: Bradshaw
MX1 Moto Two: 1: De Dycker 2: MacKenzie 3: Anderson 4: Noble
5: Smith
MX1 Overall: 1: De Dycker 60 2: MacKenzie 52 3: Anderson 52
Championship to date: 1: Mackenzie 342 2: De Dycker 334 3:
Anderson 292
MX2 Moto One: 1: Brown 2: Dougan 3: Greedy 4: Searle 5: Church
MX2 Moto Two: 1: Brown 2: Searle 3: Nunn 4: Swanepoel 5: Dougan
MX2 Overall: 1: Brown 60 2: Searle 50 3: Dougan 48
Championship to date: 1: Brown 328 2: Searle 316 3: Swanepoel
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