Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship 2007
Review – Rnd 5 Desertmartin – Saturday
23rd June
De Dycker and Searle rule in Ireland
 CAS
Honda rider Ken De Dycker took a positive step towards the
defence of his MX1 British crown as he closed in on current
series leader Billy MacKenzie – De Groot Kawasaki, with
two moto wins at the fifth round of the series held in Northern
Ireland. The 2007 Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship
moved past the halfway point with some fantastic racing in
both classes at the superb Desertmartin circuit.
Teenage sensation Tommy Searle – KTM UK strengthened
his position at the top of the MX2 standings by taking the
overall win just ahead of Tom Church – Molson Kawasaki,
as Church’s team mate Gareth Swanepoel suffered a disastrous
day with a 18-8 showing. Mike Brown – CAS Honda now
moves ahead of Swanepoel in the series, to become Searle’s
nearest challenger.
Local favourite Gordon Crockard – PAR Honda played
his part in entertaining his home fans with a third and second
place over the two races. Poor qualification by Crockard did
not help his starts, with the Ulsterman having to come through
the pack on both occasions to earn his runners up spot overall.
Whilst De Dycker dominated the second moto from the front,
Crockard was by far the quickest rider on the track with lap
times two seconds faster than his Honda counterpart.
The last three laps of the second MX1 encounter saw some
of the best racing seen this season, with Crockard, MacKenzie,
Brad Anderson – Pioneer Yamaha and James Noble –Multitek
Honda all fighting it out for the overall runners up spot,
with all four tied on a virtual fifty points apiece at this
late stage in the day.
Another local rider, this time in the form of Martin Barr
– Bike It Yamaha, endured a mixed day. Barr qualified
fastest in the MX2 class and then took second position in
the opening moto, but was taken down on the second corner
of race two. Martin was forced to visit the work area to straighten
a bent gear lever, but went out of the race later on as his
gearbox seized as the full extent of the crash damage became
apparent.
Sean Hamblin – Swift Suzuki saw his championship hopes
fade as he lost vital ground to his rivals as he crashed out
of the first moto and took no further part in the day. Reigning
MX2 champion Carl Nunn – Bike It Yamaha continued his
return to form with a second race win and third overall. Stephen
Sword – Molson Kawasaki made a welcome return to the
series after his long term injury, and recorded two top ten
finishes to confirm he is back on the road to full recovery.
MX1 Moto One: 1: De Dycker 2: Anderson 3: Crockard 4: MacKenzie
5: Noble
MX1 Moto Two: 1: De Dycker 2: Crockard 3: Noble 4: MacKenzie
5: Rose
MX1 Overall: 1: De Dycker 60 2: Crockard 52 3: Noble 46
Championship to date: 1: Mackenzie 260 2: De Dycker 247 3:
Crockard 230
MX2 Moto One: 1: Searle 2: Barr 3: Church 4: Dougan 5: Brown
MX2 Moto Two: 1: Nunn 2: Church 3: Campano 4: Searle 5: Simpson
MX2 Overall: 1: Searle 53 2: Church 52 3: Nunn 49
Championship to date: 1: Searle 253 2: Brown 216 3: Swanepoel
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