Midwest Husaberg UK Team

2011 Season

Mar 22, 2011

3 Podium Finishes for Midwest Husaberg Riders

Category: 2011

Posted by: Jack Stringer

British Enduro Sprint Championship
Rd 3 & 4 Monmouth 19/20th March

Conditions were perfect for rounds 3 & 4 of the BESC at Monmouth on the Welsh/English border and would prove to produce some very close racing. Saturday saw bright sunshine greet the competitors who would complete 7 tests and Elite rider Si Wakely aboard his Midwest Husaberg TE 250 go one position better than the previous round and finish 3rd gaining his first podium of the season. Day 2 saw the course run in reverse direction and Si started well holding 3rd position but 2 mistakes on test 3 dropped him a couple of positions behind Sagar & Bolter, with the course being fast it was difficult to make back lost time so finished the day in 5th. Si said Third, yes, good result, I'm happy with that. I was quite surprised when I saw the time of my first test because I didn't think I was going that quickly and I kept it going all day. Towards the end of the day I got a bit nervous, trying not to crash. It was getting very bumpy but I seemed to find the right lines. Fellow Midwest Husaberg Team rider Alex Rockwell was looking forward to better riding conditions but an unfortunate incident in the stream which saw a log get jammed between his front wheel & mudguard saw him loose a minute and leave him in a lowly 39th position after the first test. In the following tests Alex pushed hard to improve his times, setting times which equalled some of the top Elite class riders, and move his way up the leader board to eventually finish 1st in his class. Day 2 was a better start for Alex which saw him matching times set by fellow Under 23 & WEC Junior rider Josh Green but catching a rider who got stuck in the stream crossing slowed Alex in test 3 and a crash on test 6 meant 3rd overall & 1st in class was the best he could achieve. Alex said It's been a bit of a mixed weekend for me. I hit a tree on the first lap on day one and got it wedged between my front wheel and the engine. I was there for over a minute. I had to spend the rest of the day playing catch-up after that. The second day started really well and I managed to get some good times in but a few mistakes towards the end of the day cost me. Fair play to Danny and Josh as they were both really on it, but it was a good day and I really enjoyed it. The track was fast but I enjoyed it, it was certainly different.

In the Expert class Midwest Husaberg rider Tyson Maytom-Jones used the awesome power of the Husaberg FX450 around the fast, following circuit to his advantage and easily won day 1 but the second day saw a much closer battle between him & former British Enduro Championship competitor, Wyn Hughes and going into the final test Tyson had a 1 second advantage. Tyson started first closely followed by Hughes who kept him in his sights and chased him all the way to beat Tyson by 3 tenths of a second on that test but gave Tyson the overall win by only half a second!