TEAM WULFSPORT RACE REPORT
IST ROUND OF MAXXIS BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP
LYNG – 12TH MARCH 2006

Team Wulfsport made its debut in the British Championships at the 1st round at Lyng, Norfolk on Sunday 12th March 2006.

The circuit was partially frozen after arctic-style temperatures overnight.

MX2 qualification was a close affair with only 0.7sec covering Nunn in 3rd position to Shaun Simpson in 8th. Scott Probert, recovering from a knee injury sustained at Hawkstone Park last weekend, ended up in 14th. Adam Mckee qualified in 25th position – his best showing so far.

MX2 Race 1 saw Probert and Simpson in the top 10. On lap 2, Simpson had to take evasive action to miss a stricken Dougan, relegating himself to 17th. Probert settled into a steady rhythm to finish in 7th, with Simpson recovering to 8th. McKee crashed heavily on lap 1, finishing 32nd.

In MX2 Race 2, Simpson gated in 7th, with Probert in mid-pack. De Reuver again set a blistering pace and wasn’t really challenged, despite a mistake when trying to negotiate a backmarker. Simpson settled into a steady 8th place which he held to the flag. Probert steadily picked off riders on each lap and was up to 9th until a small mistake on the last lap saw him fall back to 10th. McKee crashed into the stricken first race winner Wayne Smith on lap 1, recovering to 31st.

MX1 qualification was dominated by Ken de Dijker – 2.2secs quicker than the rest of the pack! Gordon Crockard was in 3rd place during the session, but ended up in 8th.

MX1 Race 1 saw Crockard gate in the top 10 and by lap 5 was up into 4th place behind de Dicker, Coppins & Noble. The leading trio then started to drop GC by another 6 secs until 3 laps from home when Gordon counterattacked and reeled in Noble during the closing stages. Despite a number of challenges on the last lap, Crockard narrowly missed out on a podium position to Noble by 1.4 secs.

MX2 Race 2 saw Crockard again start in the top 10, but 2 crashes during the race saw him unable to challenge the leaders for the lead and ended up in 6th postion at the flag.

All things considered, it was a good day for Team Wulfsport, with 6 top 10 results in both classes.