Maxxis British Championship Rd5

The fifth round of the Maxxis British Championship took place at Lyng, Norfolk on 12th July. The track was in great condition as always, as was the weather.

Qualifying
Rose qualified in 9th, Noble was 12th and Nez 26th.

Race 1.
Rose was the quickest of the three out of the gate in 7th, two places in front of Noble with Parker way down in 28th. Scott Column was between the two riders until he passed Rose on the second lap leading to a three way battle which lasted until lap ten when the New Zealander hit the deck. With Alex Snow crashing and Bryan Mackenzie being cleaned out by Columb a couple of laps earlier this left Rose in 5th with Noble on his back wheel in 6th. On the next lap Noble made a huge leap up the inside of Rose on the uphill ski jump before passing Tom Church for a hard earned 5th at the flag. Rose was to finish in an impressive 7th and was lucky to do so as his clutch was pretty much destroyed.
Parker had a nightmare as he struggled with his machine which had been losing power throughout eventually causing his retirement.

Race 2
Rose was again away with the front runners in 6th but this time Noble was down in 18th after overshooting a berm. After initially allowing Swanepoel and Dougan through Rose settled into an impressive pace and was reeling in Alex Snow when he suffered a rear wheel puncture which was to eventually end his race as the bead disintegrated, wrapping the wiring around the hub.
Noble meanwhile, was charging through the field and by lap six had made it through to 9th with Carl Nunn in his sights, albeit around 10 seconds in front. Within four laps he was crawling all over Nunn but hit his back wheel when attempting a pass, losing him 5 seconds in the process. He now had it all to do and to his credit never gave up the chase which in the end gained him another two places as both Nunn and himself blasted past Snow and Mackenzie in the latter stages. 7th at the finish wasn’t on Noble’s wish list as he sat on the line before the start of the race, however it was an impressive salvage job in the circumstances.
Parker’s day went from bad to worse as he suffered the same symptoms on his second bike as he had on his first one, resulting in another DNF. The problem finally being traced to particles fouling his fuel pump
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Noble fires the 5 tonner to 3 wins on first outing for new team

The Fuchs 2 stroke Championship rolled into Whitby on Sunday the 21st June and it was a chance for James Noble to show what he could do on a steel framed CR500.

In the first race Noble hit the gate on the start and was left at the back of the field. He quickly made his way through the pack and after a few laps was closing in on leader Mark Eastwood when he got it wrong coming through the woops section and binned it. He was left to come back from around 7th place to catch Eastwood and take the victory.

Noble wasn’t going to make the same mistake again in the next two races and fired the 500 out of the gate in both to take two holeshots and two more victories.

PRESS RELEASE

James Noble signs for the Proppa.com STR Honda team.


After weeks of speculation Proppa.com STR Honda have confirmed that they have secured the services of Noble for the rest of the season and also for 2010.

Steve Turner, team manager commented “After finding out that James and MVR-D had decided to part company and that he was being courted by a number of top teams within the paddock, I would have been a fool not to throw my hat in the ring. I have always been impressed with James as a rider and am flattered that he has chosen us ahead of the other teams which were vying for his signature. He certainly increases the team’s chances of success both in terms of results and of exposure for our sponsors”

Noble added “It’s unfortunate that I’ve parted company with MVR-D mid-season. All I can do now is get my head down, work as hard as I can and hopefully turn in some good performances.
I am looking forward to dealing with Steve and all the guys at STR and hope that I can get the results for the team and the sponsors as well as for myself.”

Maxxis British Championship Rd4

The fourth round of the Maxxis British Championship took place at Hawkstone Park, Shropshire on 14th June. Both the track and the weather conditions were excellent.

Qualifying
Rose qualified in 8th with himself and the other seven in front separated by just ¾ of a second. Parker enjoyed his highest Maxxis qualification of the season in 14th.

Race 1.
Both riders had poor starts and at the end of the first lap Rose was 14th with Parker in 18th. On lap four Rose pulled into the pits with an injured knee and was to take no further part in the race.
Parker had made his way through to 14th and was now catching Jamie Smith and Jamie Law and by lap eight he had passed both to move up to 12th but Smith wasn’t going to go down without a fight and actually gained the place back before Parker finally saw off his challenge on the thirteenth lap. He managed to pick up another place before the end as Scott Columb hit the dirt and finished in his highest position in the British Championship in 11th.

Race 2
Rose went to the line with his knee strapped up and managed to struggle round for a brave 15th at the flag. Parker had an awful start down in 35th as they exited the woods and after fighting his way through to the top twenty by the second lap it was looking good for another great result. However the worsening track conditions really took their toll on the youngster and he had to fight for all he was worth just to get to an 18th place finish at the end of what he found to be a tortuous race.

Maxxis British Championship - Rd3

The third round of the Maxxis British Championship took place at Brampton, Cumbria on 3rd May. The track had been upgraded and was in great condition and everyone was looking forward to a tough day’s racing.

Qualifying
Jordan qualified in 8th only 1 second off pole-setter James Noble with Nathan in 17th.

Race 1.
Jordan had the worst possible start with a fuel injection problem causing the bike to cut out on the line and again on the first corner resulting in him being dead last and by some considerable margin. Fortunately the problem seemed to clear itself and he was able to set off in pursuit of the field. By the lap four he was up to 31st but an altercation with Ashley Wilde cost him 20 seconds dropping him back to dead last. To his credit he stuck at it until the end to grab 20th at the finish.
Nez had a poor start in around 25th and after a tentative couple of laps found his rhythm and started to reel off some impressive lap times and by lap eleven had moved up to 12th..On the next lap he was passed by Billy MacKenzie who was recovering from an early fall but this only seemed to spur Nez on as he stuck with the reigning British Champion. As they both closed in on Dorren Coutts on the fast sweeping section past the pit area Nez passed Coutts and as MacKenzie lost traction Nez went for the pass only to get it all wrong, taking a huge plunge over the bars and ending his race on a stretcher.

Race 2
With Nez suffering from concussion and failing to make the line it was left to Jordan to deliver the goods but it was to be another terrible start to the race as he went down on the first corner with Tom Church and Zach Ozborne. Again he was faced with having to fight his way through the whole field which he managed to greater effect than the first race, finishing in 15th at the flag.

Riders gain wild card entries in British Round of MX3 World Championship

Both Jordan and Nez have been allocated entries in the forthcoming British round of the MX3 World Championship to be held at Hawkstone Park on the 11th & 12th April.
After a couple of weeks spent recovering from their injuries, suffered at the second round of the Maxxis Championship at Langrish both riders are enthusiastic about their chances to excel at the Shropshire venue.

The Championship is being promoted by RHL Activities as part of a three day extravaganza called the Handlebar Festival which includes Quad Bikes, Trials Bikes, BMX Bikes , Mountain Bikes as well as the Motocross. For details of the event log onto http://www.handlebarfestival.com/

Maxxis British Championship Rd2 - Langrish

Riders lucky to escape without serious injury

The second round of the Maxxis British Championship took place at Langrish, Hampshire on 22nd March and both riders were fortunate to escape without serious injury as they both had big crashes on the under prepared, extremely dangerous track. Jordan ended the day with a dislocated ankle but it could have been a lot worse and both riders were lucky not to have ended up with season ending injuries.

Qualifying
Jordan was impressive in qualifying posting the fastest time of any rider not doing GP’s leaving him with 6th gate pick for the races. Nez was looking relaxed and confident during the free practice but just as the timed qualifying got underway he suffered a massive crash on one of the big drop-offs at the top of the circuit wrecking his bike in the process but unbelievably not himself. After limping back to the pits he managed to pull himself together and proceeded to achieve 24th qualifying position albeit with his confidence severely dented.

Race 1
Jordan exited the first corner in 6th but somehow Nez had managed to rail it right around the outside and come out two places ahead in 4th. By the end of the first lap Jordan had moved up to 4th and Nez had settled into 8th but on the second lap he hit the deck at the end of the pit straight dropping him down to 13th and after recovering to 11th on lap six he went down again, this lime leaving him a lap down to eventually finish in 28th.
Jordan looked pretty secure in 4th in the early stages but as at Culham the week earlier he started to feel extremely tired after only ten minutes and was lucky to finish the race in 10th as he struggled to hang onto the bike in the closing stages.
Blood tests have revealed an iron deficiency which he can start to treat and hopefully get himself back to full fitness for the next meeting.

Race 2
Jordan had a poor start by his standards and was only in 13th at the end of the first lap. On the second lap as he made a move on Tom Church in the horrible valley section at the bottom on the circuit he came to grief, bashing his ankle on a post, ending his day in the process.
Nez had made an awful start and was down in 29th but to his credit he battled throughout the whole race trying to survive without crashing whilst trying to make progress through the field at the same time. He eventually brought it home in 18th place and was happy to drive away from Hampshire knowing that he wouldn’t have to ride the circuit again this year and looking forward to attacking his favourite track up at Brampton in the 3rd round.