Justin Reid Fantastic 4th Overall
At British Series Finale
ACU British MMX Quad Championship
- Round 8 - Culham Motocross
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Justin Reid
Can-Am ATV Racer
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Europe (9/24/2008)
- Justin Reid and the dedicated Team Can Am crew
travelled to the banks of the River Thames for British
Championship quad racing action on Sunday the 21st
of September, Culham Motocross circuit eight miles
south of Oxford the venue for the Nora MX promoted
eighth and final round of the 2008 ACU British MMX
Quad Championship. Returning to the natural terrain
circuit for the first time since winning the British
500cc Championship in 2003, Justin embarked on the
nine hundred mile round trip confident of delivering
a good result to bring a
hectic British season to a close, and after a hot
and frantic days racing Justin once again delivered
a result that had team boss Martyn Heard smiling
from ear to ear, Justin taking the Team Can Am DS450
to a fantastic 4th overall on the day and narrowly
missing out on a podium finish, his outstanding
6 - 4 scorecard taking him to 13th in the final
standings and the top rider in the series from the
Emerald Isle.
Race One
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ATV Rider Justin Reid on his Can-Am DS450
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Clear blue skies and glorious sunshine were the
order of the day as Justin took to the circuit for
timed practice, Justin having several of his attempts
compromised while negotiating around riders in the
tighter sections of the circuit but still able to
secure a front row start. As the gates dropped the
Rotax power plant rocketed the DS450 along the steep
uphill start straight and around the first corner,
Justin heading out on the first of fifteen laps
of the demanding circuit in a fantastic 5th. The
previous days ACU British Youth Quad Championship
action and two support races prior to the first
moto had taken it's toll on the circuit, but using
the excellent handling of the Lonestar / PEP suspension
Justin quickly found his rhythm and set off in pursuit
of 4th. Setting a blistering pace in the initial
stages of the moto, Justin gradually closed the
gap while fending off numerous challenges, but clipping
a braking bump on the approach to a corner unsettled
his machine slightly, Justin running wide and dropping
to 6th at the ten minute mark. Now embroiled in
a five rider tussle and determined not to yield
position, Justin used the excellent handling of
the Team Can Am DS450 to maintain his tempo as the
race progressed, individual challenges by Wayne
Tyson, William Waggott, Simon Hammersley, Joe Maessen
and Richard Tordoff all dealt with comfortably over
the remaining twenty minutes of the moto, Justin
taking the chequered flag after thirty furious minutes
for a superb 6th.
Race Two
A slightly poorer start to the second moto saw
Justin heading out on the opening lap in 9th before
dropping back to 11th as the field broke the timing
beam for the first time. With the circuit now
roughened up and one-lined in many corners, making
up positions was proving to be difficult, but
once again using the excellent handling of his
machine Justin quickly settled in to a blistering
pace and began his charge up the leader board,
passing David Hammersley and Paul Holmes on lap
two before moving past William Waggott for 8th
a lap later. Experimenting with different lines
to smooth out the surface, Justin passed Wayne
Tyson and James Behan with ten minutes gone for
6th, Ricky Tordoff relegated one lap later and
Justin quickly closing the gap to Carl Bunce.
With half the race run Justin passed Bunce for
4th and began to edge away from the chasing pack
before moving up to 3rd after passing early race
leader Leon Beda on lap twelve. With less than
ten minutes to go Paul Holmes had joined Justin
in a tussle for 3rd, and for the next two laps
a fierce battle raged with Justin holding of the
many challenges from Holmes, but a slight mistake
on the penultimate lap allowed Holmes to slip
through, Justin trying valiantly for the remaining
two laps to regain the position but unable to
do so, Justin taking the chequered flag after
fifteen gruelling laps for an outstanding 4th
and his highest overall finish for the year.
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ATV Racer Justin Reid
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This has been a truly fantastic result for Justin
and Team Can Am and is a fitting finale to what
has been a remarkable year for the team. In only
it's first year of racing the Can Am DS450 has
proved itself to be a machine capable of delivering
results at the highest level of racing, and in
Justin's capable hands the machine has progressed
as the year wore on, Justin and the Team Can Am
DS450 a winning package that will continue to
grow from strength to strength.
Justin Reid
'It was nice to end the British Championship
on a high note today. I'm a little annoyed that
I just missed out on my first podium of the year
but we have achieved a lot this season and I would
like to take this opportunity to thank everyone
that has helped make it happen. The track here
was very dry and fast which shows that the Can-Am
can work no matter what the conditions. The Ulster
Championship is still up for grabs and we will
now be turning our attention towards securing
it.'
ATV
Race Results |
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Race
Two |
- Mark Watson
- Leon Beda
- John Mitchell
- Paul Holmes
- Carl Bunce
- Justin Reid
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- John Mitchell
- Joe Maessen
- Paul Holmes
- Justin Reid
- Carl Bunce
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Championship
Standings (Final) |
1. Paul Winrow - 333
2. John Mitchell - 263
3. Paul Holmes - 229
4. Ricky Tordoff - 227
5. Stefan Murphy - 172
13. Justin Reid - 141
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