Sword takes double victory

Albion KTM UK's Stephen Sword romped to a double race victory on Sunday at Round 3 of the British Motocross Championship held at Wakes Colne, Halstead in Essex. Stephen won both legs of the 125cc Championship from fellow Scot Billy MacKenzie, Sword was also the first 125cc rider past the chequered flag in the final mixed - Maxxis Cup Race.

After three rounds Sword finds himself in second position in the championship and with a good turn of speed he is set for Round Seven of the World Motocross Championship this coming weekend in Bulgaria. Matt Winstanley took two top ten finishes on board his KTM machine but could only manage 15th in the Maxxis Cup when competing against the might of 250 and four stroke power houses.

Antti Kallonen could not have wanted a better start to his British Championship race, he missed round 2 though injury and after only a few outings on the bike since his crash back in March found himself on the podium in race one with a magnificent 3rd position behind Sword and Mackenzie - Albion KTM taking two out of the top three positions. Unfortunately for Antti he had trouble with the clutch in his next outing and failed to finish the moto.

125cc Moto 1 Result

Pos Rider Bike Pts
1 Stephen SWORD KTM 125 30
2 Billy MacKENZIE Yamaha 125 27
3 Antti KALLONEN KTM 25
4 Neil PRINCE Honda 125 23
5 Adam LYONS TM 125 21
6 Tom CHURCH KTM 19
7 Wayne SMITH KTM 17
8 Matt WINSTANLEY KTM 125 15
9 Danny SMYTH Yamaha 250 13
10 Philip McCULLOCH KTM 125 11
11 Ricky HIGGS Husqvarna 125 10
12 Ben SAUNDERS KTM 9
13 Phil MERCER KTM 125 8
14 Gary DAVIES Kawasaki 7
15 Jody SMYTH Yamaha 250 6
16 Carl FIRTH KTM 125 5
17 Alex RACH KTM 125 4
18 Bryan MacKENZIE Kawasaki 3
19 Leigh La RESERVEE Yamaha 125 2
20 Paul TEASDALE KTM 125 1
125cc Moto 2 Result

Pos Rider Bike Pts
1 Stephen SWORD KTM 125 30
2 Billy MacKENZIE Yamaha 125 27
3 Adam LYONS TM 125 25
4 Wayne SMITH Yamaha 23
5 Neil PRINCE Honda 125 21
6 Tom CHURCH KTM 19
7 Matt WINSTANLEY KTM 125 17
8 Ben SAUNDERS KTM 15
9 Ricky HIGGS Husqvarna 125 13
10 Jody SMYTH Yamaha 250 11
11 Jeff PERRETT Kawasaki 125 10
12 Graeme GOWLAND Honda 125 9
13 Paul TEASDALE KTM 125 8
14 Owen DELANEY Suzuki 125 7
15 Sydney BALES 6
16 Bryan MacKENZIE Kawasaki 5
17 Mark MILWARD Yamaha 4
18 Leigh La RESERVEE Yamaha 125 3
19 Steve BIXBY Honda 2
20 Danny SMYTH Yamaha 250 1
Open Class Moto 1 Result

Pos Rider Bike Pts
1 Carl NUNN Husqvarna 250 30
2 Paul COOPER Honda 250 27
3 Gordon CROCKARD KTM 250 25
4 Mark JONES Honda 450 23
5 Justin MORRIS Yamaha 250 21
6 James NOBLE Honda 450 19
7 Ben TAYLOR Honda 250 17
8 Craig PRATLEY KTM 520 15
9 Jason HIGGS Yamaha 250 13
10 David CAMPBELL Honda 450 11
11 David WILLET KTM 520 10
12 Brad ANDERSON Yamaha 9
13 Stuart FLOCKHART Honda 450 8
14 Darryl ATKINS Kawasaki 7
15 Kim ASHKENAZI 6
16 Chris LILLYWHITE KTM 540 5
17 Barry MORRIS Honda 450 4
18 Finbarr KNEAFSEY Honda 250 3
19 Jamie BREEDON Honda 250 2
20 Neil FLOCKHART Honda 450 1
Open Class Moto 2 Result

Pos Rider Bike Pts
1 Carl NUNN Husqvarna 250 30
2 Paul COOPER Honda 250 27
3 James NOBLE Honda 450 25
4 Gordon CROCKARD KTM 250 23
5 Stuart FLOCKHART Honda 450 21
6 Glen PHILLIPS KTM 520 19
7 Mark HUCKLEBRIDGE VOR 530 17
8 Jason HIGGS Yamaha 250 15
9 Kim ASHKENAZI 13
10 Craig PRATLEY KTM 520 11
11 Brad ANDERSON Yamaha 10
12 David WILLET KTM 520 9
13 Rob HERRING Honda 450 8
14 Ben TAYLOR Honda 250 7
15 Darryl ATKINS Kawasaki 6
16 Jamie BREEDON Honda 250 5
17 Mark JONES Honda 450 4
18 Chris LILLYWHITE KTM 540 3
19 David WILLIAMS Honda 450 2
20 Neil FLOCKHART Honda 450 1
Maxxis Cup Race Result

Pos Rider Bike Pts
1 Gordon CROCKARD KTM 250 30
2 Carl NUNN Husqvarna 250 27
3 Paul COOPER Honda 250 25
4 James NOBLE Honda 450 23
5 Jason HIGGS Yamaha 250 21
6 Stephen SWORD KTM 125 19
7 Stuart FLOCKHART Honda 450 17
8 Billy MacKENZIE Yamaha 125 15
9 Mark HUCKLEBRIDGE VOR 530 13
10 Glen PHILLIPS KTM 520 11
11 Neil PRINCE Honda 125 10
12 Philip McCULLOCH KTM 125 9
13 Darryl ATKINS Kawasaki 8
14 David WILLET KTM 520 7
15 Matt WINSTANLEY KTM 125 6
16 Wayne SMITH Yamaha 5
17 Ben TAYLOR Honda 250 4
18 Rob HERRING Honda 450 3
19 Jamie BREEDON Honda 250 2
20 Chris LILLYWHITE KTM 540 1
125cc Points Standings
Following Round 3

Pos Name Bike Points
1 Billy MacKenzie 125 Yamaha 199
2 Stephen Sword 125 KTM 149
3 Tom Church 125 KTM 130
4 Tallon Vohland 125 Kawasaki 117
5 Neil Prince 125 Honda 110
6 Adam Lyons 125 TM 102
7 Matt Winstanley 125 KTM 94
8 Danny Smyth 250 Yamaha 86
9 Wayne Smith 125 Yamaha 84
10 Kim Ashkenazi 125 KTM 67
11 Patrick Caps 124 KTM 65
12 Phillip McCullough 125 KTM 62
13 Antti Kallonen 125 KTM 51
14 Ben Saunders 125 KTM 51
15 Ricky HIGGS Husqvarna 44
16 Brett Metcalfe 124 KTM 42
17 Jody Smyth 250 Yamaha 27
18 Jordan ROSE TM 26
19 Phil Mercer 125 KTM 26
20 Marco Dorsch 124 KTM 21
21 Leigh La Reservee 125 Yamaha 19
22 Chris Hammel 125 Yamaha 16
23 Jeff PERRETT 125 Kawasaki 16
24 Ryan Voase 125 Suzuki 13
25 Jon Barfoot 125 Yamaha 12
26 Alex RACH 125 KTM 11
27 Paul Teasdale KTM 9
28 Graeme Gowland Honda 9
29 Bryan Mackenzie Kawasaki 8
30 Aston Bird 125 KTM 7
31 Tim WARNES 250 Yamaha 7
32 Gary Davies Kawasaki 7
33 Owen Delaney Suzuki 7
34 Tommy MERTON 125 KTM 6
35 Sydney Bales 6
36 Danny TOLLET 5
37 Carl Firth KTM 5
38 John DOUGLAS-HAMILTON 4
39 Mark Milward Yamaha 4
40 Julien Bill 124 KTM 3
41 Steve Bixby Honda 2
42 Brad NIXON KTM 1
43 Jamie LAW 1
Open Class Points Standings
(following Round 3)

Pos Name Bike Points
1 Gordon Crockard 250 KTM 230
2 Carl Nunn 250 Husqvarna 223
3 Paul Cooper 250 Honda 207
4 James Noble 450 Honda 154
5 Glen Phillips 520 KTM 150
6 Jussi Vehvilainein 250 Honda 144
7 Jason Higgs 250 Yamaha 136
8 Stuart Flockhart 450 Honda 126
9 Ben Taylor 250 Honda 83
10 Craig Pratley 520 KTM 80
11 Mark Jones 450 Honda 79
12 Mark Hucklebridge 530 VOR 78
13 Yoshitaka Atsuta 250 Honda 46
14 David Willet 520 KTM 45
15 Brad Anderson 250 Yamaha 41
16 David Campbell 450 Honda 40
17 Justin Morris 250 Yamaha 38
18 Darryl Atkins 250 Kawasaki 30
19 Chris Lillywhite 540 KTM 21
20 Kim Ashkenazi 19
21 Barry Morris 450 Honda 17
22 Jamie Breedon 250 Honda 17
23 Ray Smith 520 KTM 16
24 Manuel Priem 250 Kawasaki 15
25 Paul Tett 450 Honda 15
26 Rob Herring 450 Honda 11
27 Paul Coward 450 Honda 10
28 David Williams 450 Honda 9
29 Marc Fraikin 520 KTM 7
30 Sean Hodgson Honda 450 6
31 Craig Trew Honda 250 5
32 Jonathan Pettitt 530 VOR 4
33 Finbar Kneafsey 250 Honda 3
34 Neil Flockhart 450 Honda 2
35 Ricky Higgs 250 Husqvarna 1
36 Mark Broadbent 520 KTM 1