Round 4 of the Revo British Motocross Championship was held at the prestigious Blaxhall motocross track close to Woodbridge in Suffolk. After setting up early on Saturday, the team settled and prepared for Sunday’s action.
Martin Barr was again the representative for our team and sponsors as 433 Jack Lindsay recovers from a double break in his leg. It was an early start for the media team who attended RHL’s media briefing before the event got underway. With the bikes already prepared well in advance, after all the setup was complete it was time to prepare for free practice.
As practice started, Martin was involved in a crash on his out lap along with several other riders due to track conditions which resulted with a chest injury in the incident, the session was stopped to attend to a rider who needed medical attention. Martin was in pain plus difficulties with his breathing, though still went out in the restarted practice/qualifying and managed 2 hot laps pushing through the pain to go 6th fastest in MX1.
Race 1, Martin did not make the best start, though he had a good first lap and made a few passes digging deep to push early before the pain set in.
He managed to maintain a good pace and finish 10th at the flag, which was fantastic as there was some deliberation between Martin and the team owners as to whether he was going to compete on the day.
Race 2, Martin knew he had it all to do. He needed to make sure he got the start to give himself a chance of securing a good overall finish position. With that said, by his own admission, Martin made his best start of the season firing his Apico Husqvarna inside the top 5, Due to the ferocity of the pack at the front, Martin decided to back off as it was important to finish as high up the field as he could and get points on the board. Martin settled into 10th position early, though as the race wore on and the pain intensified, he managed to do his best to defend to 14th at the end.
Martin finished the day with 18 points in MX1 for 13th Overall. Martin now sits in 12th position in the Revo British Motocross Championship, with 14 points separating him from 4th place in the table.
Dylan: “My stomach turned when I learnt about Martin’s free practice crash. After collecting himself and informing me he wanted to continue with the session, I was amazed to see Martin post a top 6 lap time. Anna and I took some time with Martin at the end of qualifying to see how he was feeling and if he was in shape to race. I must take my hat off to Martin as I thought we would be heading home early. All considered, Martin managed to do his job and get respectable points under the circumstances. We are awaiting the results of an X-Ray at the time of release to understand the injury and how this may affect the rest of his season. Fingers crossed it is not serious and Martin will be able to continue his campaign where he now sits 12th in the Revo British Championship. Jack’s recovery is progressing, though he’ll return to the racing when he is good and ready. Anna & I would like to thank all members of the team and sponsors for their support, I would also like to wish Shaun Simpson a speedy recovery who was injured in a separate free practice incident.”
