Maxxis British MX: Bad luck Strijbos, lead for Karro
Kevin Strijbos has dominated the MX1 class of the Maxxis British MX Championship until now, but that changed during the fourth round at Milton MX Park in Northampton. It was STR KTM rider Mattis Karro who would pull the curtains...
It was the Estonian Mattis Karro who took pole position in the morning during the so-called Superpole session. Karro was 0.05 seconds faster than Kevin Strijbos. Shaun Simpson followed in third ahead of guest driver Joshua Coppins and Kristian Whatley. Karro would also prove to be the fastest in the first heat. He won by a good 8 seconds ahead of Tyco Suzuki's Stephen Sword and Shaun Simpson. Strijbos turned 9e about 4 seconds behind Marc de Reuver.
The victory would also go to the Latvian in the second MX1 round. He won with a lead of just under 7 seconds over Shaun Simpson. Kevin Strijbos became 3e at 30 seconds. Also in the combined (MX1-MX2) 3e round – or Superfinal if you prefer – there was no limit for Mattis Karro. The Latvian outpaced the opposition and won by 24 seconds over Shaun Simpson. Kevin Strijbos would not score any points in this heat. When he fell, his throttle broke and so it was game over for the HM Plant KTM UK rider. Elliot Banks-Browne was the best MX2 rider in the 3e heat. Karro did an excellent job in Northampton because in addition to the three heat victories and the overall victory, he also took the championship lead. The DNF cost Kevin Strijbos a lot of points and that meant he moved to third place in the standings.
Results Maxxis British MX – Milton MX Park
1e moto MX2: 1. Elliot Banks Browne, 2. Nicolas Aubin, 3. Mel Pocock, 4. Graeme Irwin, 5. Neville Bradshaw, 6. James Cottrell, 7. Bryan McKenzie, 8. Stuart Edmonds, 9. Ray Rowson, 10. Liam Garland
2e moto MX2: 1. Elliott Banks Browne, 2. Nicolas Aubin, 3. Neville Bradshaw, 4. Steven Lenoir, 5. Bryan McKenzie, 6. Graeme Irwin, 7. Ray Rowson, 8. James Cottrell, 9. Jordan Booker, 10. Alexander Eriksson
1e moto MX1: 1. Mattis Karro, 2. Stephen Sword, 3. Shaun Simpson, 4. Gert Krestinov, 5. Joshua Coppins,, 6. Kristian Whatley, 7. Martin Barr, 8. Marc de Reuver, 9. Kevin Strijbos, 10. Jamie Law
2e moto MX1: 1. Mattis Karro, 2. Shaun Simpson, 3. Kevin Strijbos, 4. Joshua Coppins, 5. Kristian Whatley, 6. Gert Krestinov, 7. Stephen Sword, 8. Martin Barr, 9. Dorron Coults, 10. Jamie Law
3e heat MX1-MX2: 1. Mattis Karro, 2. Shaun Simpson, 3. Kristian Whatley, 4. Joshua Coppins, 5. Stephen Sword, 6. Elliott Banks Browne, 7. Steven Lenoir, 8. Bryan McKenzie, 9. Alex Snow, 10. Jamie Law
Final score MX2: 1. Elliott Banks Browne, 2. Neville Bradshaw, 3. Nicolas Aubin, 4. Bryan McKenzie, 5. Steven Lenoir, 6. Graeme Irwin, 7. Ray Rowson, 8. Mel Pocock, 9. James Cottrell
Final score MX1: 1. Mattis Karro, 2. Shaun Simpson, 3. Joshua Coppins, 4. Stephen Sword, 5. Kristian Whatley, 6. Gert Krestinov, 7. Jamie Law, 8. Kevin Strijbos, 9. Alex Snow, 10. Martin Barr
Photo: STR KTM
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