An historic event for British motocross saw the Dirt Store ACU British championship join forces with the Fastest 40 at the renowned Hawkstone park in Shrewsbury. With Cas just 2 points off the championship lead in MX2 it was set to be a greats days racing with it all to play for.
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Valk qualified 3rd just 0.8 off of pole. Lining up for race one he secured a good start and was battling with Searle and Rizzi. Setting the fastest lap of the race he was eager to make the pass but the race was cut short with a red flag and no restart, resulting in a third place finish.
Race two he again another good start within the top 3 but made a mistake in the woods dropping back to 5th on lap 1. He made the pass for 4th before another mistake later on in the race meant Cas had to work hard to get back to the front. Consistent laps saw him work his way up to finish in 3rd place.
3-3 on the day gave Cas third overall along with the red plate, now with an 8 point advantage over rival Chambers.
“It wasn’t an easy weekend, I felt great on the track and was able to push but couldn’t make it happen and struggled a lot to pass riders but still came away with a podium, not the easiest few weeks for me personally but I will keep going!”
Next Round: SchoolHouse, August 31st.
Top 10 MX2 Standings post Round 4 of 6:
- #172 Cas Valk (KTM) 152
- #12 Jack Chambers (Kawasaki) 144
- #912 Joel Rizzi (Kawasaki) 141
- #100 Tommy Searle (Kawasaki) 135
- #53 Dylan Walsh (Kawasaki) 105
- #23 Taylor Hammal (Honda) 94
- #45 Jake Nicholls (Honda) 86
- #419 Joe Brookes (KTM) 75
- #731 Alfie Jones (KTM) 69
- #616 Ollie Colmer (KTM) 62
