Martin Barr finishes second in British MX Nationals after victory and podium in Doncaster

Barr claimed a fine win in the first race but an incident with another rider in race two thwarted any hopes of a double at Fat Cat Moto Parc in Doncaster.

“I felt good after qualifying although a little disappointed with my time, but in the opening race I got the hole-shot off the gate and led in to the first turn before dropping back in to third,” Barr said.

“I just kept calm and worked my way back to the front taking over the lead from Evgeny Bobryshev four laps from the finish.

“In race two a bad start meant he had some work to do over the 14 laps. I got tangled with another rider at the start and it took a couple of laps to get in to my rhythm but by the flag I had made third behind Brent Van Doninck and Tommy Searle to take the overall.

“All in all it was a good day,” he added. “It’s my first year back running my own team and to finish the series off with a win and second in the championship is brilliant for team BRT/KTM.

“A big thank you to all my sponsors and my dad who does the engine work on my bikes. This weekend hopefully I will go to the last round of the Scottish championship where I lead the series.”

Apico Husqvarna rider Stuart Edmonds finished the MX1 Pro championship in 11th place thanks to two 10th places at Fat Cats.

In the MX2 Pro class Unique fit out Husqvarna’s Glenn McCormick had his final race in the class before stepping up to the MX1 class in 2021.

After qualifying 10th he ended up seventh in race one and fifth in race two for fifth overall and sixth in the championship.

“It was a pretty good end to the season and my MX2 career. In race one I ended up seventh finishing with a flat rear wheel on a very demanding track,” said McCormick. “Race two I started fifth and ended up fifth, just missing out on the podium by three points.”

In the MX1 Experts class Ballymoney’s Jordan McCaw raced the Suitor Auto Fix KTM to fourth overall thanks to a second and a fourth on Saturday, before finsishing sixth and ninth on Sunday.

“I led race one until I made a mistake two laps from home letting Gavin Stevenson through,” he said.

“I just rode my own race to finish fourth in race two but in Sunday’s opening race I made a really good start before the rear shock burst and I had to nurse the bike home for sixth.

“The tough track conditions got the better of me in race four and sixth was the best I could do.”

In the same class Richard Bird brought the All Moto 450 Yamaha home in sixth overall to finish the championship in third place.

“The track was the brutal and I was riding with rib and thumb injuries from a crash at the same venue a couple of weeks ago so I knew it was always going to be tough,” he said.

“I’m pleased to finish third in the championship as much for the team as myself.”

Dungiven’s Jack Moore completed his maiden season in the British Amateur MX2 championship finishing third after a brilliant weekend at Fat Cats where he took his McDonald Auto Repairs Yamaha to third overall, thanks to a third and second on Saturday followed by another second and a fourth on Sunday. In the other championships the best of the locals was Matthew Beattie with seventh in the B/W85, while Lewis Spratt was ninth in the S/W85.

Stephen Kelly was fourth in the Amateur MX1 while Jak Henderson finished 10th in the Clubmans MX2. Charley Irwin took 10th in the MXY1 125 with Connor Mullan sixth in the MXY2 250.

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