ATV World Press Release - Paul Holmes Doninates Quad-X Championship
04.16.2008(This release posted as submitted by Alistair Plant of ATV World)
Held for the first time at the Mildenhall track in Suffolk , ATV World Yamaha rider Paul Holmes qualified comfortably in first place. In race one Paul was fourth into the first corner but it didn’t take the current under 21 British Champion long to get into first place. From there, Paul pulled a 20 second gap on second place rider Stef Murphy who was also riding well.
In race two Paul Holmes was riding in fifth place into the first corner but soon took the lead, pulling another massive 20 second lead from the rest of the chasing pack. With a flawless ride and a faultless quad, Paul is now leading the championship with a healthy margin.
Paul said after the race; “Coming to Mildenhall for the first time has been really exciting. I enjoy learning new tracks and I’ve come away with the best possible result. The quad has been 100% reliable all weekend and that gives me more confidence as we move into the busy part of the season.”
Paul wishes to thank all the 2008 sponsors for their continued support and to the organisers who ran a well organised meeting and were a credit to the club.
ATV World Rider Dean Thompson also had a promising weekend at the first round of the Irish Quad Racing Championship. Despite qualifying in 15th and suffering from some technical difficulties, Dean finished race one in fifth place. Making the move this year from youth racing to riding with the adult pro’s hasn’t phased Dean as he went on to take an impressive seventh place in both race two and three on his ATV World Yamaha YFZ450.
