YMX SCOTLAND YOUTH SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP & SACU ADULT 125CC CHAMPIONSHIPSUNDAY 13^TH MAY HIGHLAND MX CLUB, ARDERSIER

The Highland Club at Ardersier near Inverness, were pulling out all the stops for round four of the YMX Youth Scottish Championships. After missing out on a round last year they were making sure rd 4 of the championship made a lasting impression on the 140 riders who made the long journey north. Superb track preparation was not marred by the heavy overnight rain, but thankfully Sunday dawned clear and sunny.

Almost at the half way stage of the nine round championship, there was all to play for and THE DAY promised to be full of action!

Practice for the 65cc boys was on the muddy side, after the night’s rain but the track did dry as the day went on. By the time they took to the track for the first race, the ‘big boys’ had cleared the mud and the usual fierce racing amongst the wee guys got under way. Greg Queen set a blistering pace leading from the ever quick John Adamson, but an engine seizure for Queen handed Adamson the win. Fraser Pohlen was on form and took second ahead of Dean McLeod. Queen made sure in races two and three that the same wasn’t going to happen and took both wins, with Adamson taking two seconds ahead of a consistent Dean McLeod in third. Adamson took the overall along with increasing his lead in the championship, with McLeod in second and Jack Taylor having a trouble free day to take third.

Matthew Fleming was again the man to beat in the Small Wheel 85c class and despite a spill in race one took three convincing wins, to increase his lead in the championship. Ryan Livingstone is proving to be not only fast but consistent and took runners up spot behind Fleming with three second places. Danny Stalker who has just moved up to this class mid season showed Josh Craig and Ian Sewart a clean pair of heels taking the third podium position with a third and two fourths.

Just to give the spectators some excitement, the top three Big Wheel 85cc riders off the line in moto one decided to all drop their bikes in the same spot!!. Fortunately, Ewan Mclaren, Mark Perfect and Steven Craig all got back up uninjured, but in the meantime had handed the lead to Hannah McLeod who is flying the flag for girl power! She led for most of the race before being overhauled by McLaren. Mark Perfect was third. Races two and three were dominated by Ewan McLaren, however Craig, Perfect and McLeod were all hanging in there and battling for the top positions. Perfect eventually got second overall, with Craig just taking third ahead of a valiant effort from Hannah.

The 125cc Youth class saw Tommy Fenwick as the man out front once again. Three maximum scores on the board in a trouble free day. All of the top six gave some fast and  exciting racing with not much between them! A mistake by anyone would not have been forgiven! Clinton Duff and Ryan Blair, as always battled it out on the track, with Duff getting the better of Blair with two seconds and a third to Blair’s two thirds and a second.

The CompMX Adult 125cc Scottish Championship saw some wheel to wheel exciting racing with any one of the final top five capable of winning. Tony Craig’s determination rewarded him with three wins in the end, with Scott Findlay and Ricky Mair tying on points for the other podium places, but Findlay got the higher place due to a higher finish in moto three. Sean MacDonald was consistently fast and had a trouble free day to take 4^th on the day and the championship lead.

Round 5 sees the championship head south to the exciting Drumclog track on 17^th June.

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