Super Kevin Strijbos takes back command of the MX1 class and the competition really heats up in MX2 after Round 3 of the British MX championship at Lyng, Norfolk

Overcast, cloudy skies and a brisk wind greeted motocross enthusiasts on Sunday morning as qualifying for the three races in each main event got under-way, with Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Nicholas Aubin of Dave Thorpe's Buildbase Honda team making the fastest time in the MX2 superpole and Raptor Titanium and HM Plant KTM UK's Kevin Strijbos cruising to pole position in the MX1 class.

MX2

Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Elliot Banks-Browne was looking for a good result for the day after weeks of being dogged by awful luck in the British Championship and the World GP rounds. He wasn't to be disappointed after a blistering start in the first MX2 race and was soon out of sight of the next man, Samsung Yamaha's Graeme Irwin in second, and cruised to victory comfortably in the opening race. All the drama took place further down the field as Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Mel Pocock of Monster Energy Bike It Cosworth Yamaha strived to catch Irwin but just couldn't get close enough to the Irishman to make a pass and settled for third place in the opening race.

Race 2 looked like a similar affair as Pocock took the holeshot and an early lead but Banks-Browne soon made a domineering pass to edge out Pocock, but soon after a nasty crash for Banks-Browne sent him tumbling to the dirt and by sheer grit and determination managed to rejoin the race and hang on for fifth despite being a little dazed after the crash. EBB's crash gifted the race to fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Mel Pocock, who took the opportunity with both hands and went on to win the race.

The final race was another dominant display by Banks-Browne as he launched out of the starting gate into the lead and didn't look back, winning by over six seconds. Pocock settled for second place to secure the overall win for the event and to retain the red plate for Monster Energy Yamaha going into Round 4

MX2 Overall Results

1. Mel Pocock YAM
2. Elliot Banks-Browne KTM
3. Graeme Irwin YAM
4. Steven Lenoir YAM
5. Bryan Mackenzie KTM


MX1

After a consistent display to grind out results in what was a tough round at Canada Heights for the British Championship red plate holder Kevin Strijbos, Round 3 at Lyng at the weekend was a totally different affair, much more reminiscent of his display at the opening round at Fat Cats in Doncaster where he took all three race wins comfortably.

Strijbos sprinted out into the lead in Race 1 after quickly passing fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider and former British MX Champion Stephen Sword of TYCO TAS Suzuki and didn't look back. Fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Shaun Simpson of Monster Energy Bike It Cosworth Yamaha came in second after passing Stephen Sword as well as making up ground on Strijbos to pressure the Belgian towards the end of the race.

Race 2 was a similar display of dominance as Strijbos eased out an early advantage and commanded the race from there. Simpson took another second in front of fellow Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Marc De Reuver of Lanes Kawasaki.

Finally, race 3 saw an excellent result for Raptor Titanium sponsored rider Mattis Karro of KTM STR who took second after a mistake from Simpson who was pushing hard to catch Strijbos and went down, handing second place to Karro who had to fight hard for the position as Marc De Reuver had a late surge in the race and challenged the young Latvian for second place in the last few laps, however Karro hung on to secure the third step on the podium in the overall results.

MX1 Overall Results

1. Kevin Strijbos
2. Shaun Simpson
3. Mattis Karro
4. Marc De Reuver
5. Gert Krestinov