Reigning British MX1 champion Ken De Dycker (CAS Honda) narrowly increased his lead at the top of the current championship standings, as he repeated his round one victory by taking the overall honours at the second meeting of the Maxxis ACU British Motocross Championship 2007 series held at Landrake, Devon last week. The Belgian rider now heads the Irish ex domestic titleholder Gordon Crockard (PAR Honda) by a mere ten points, after the Ulsterman again filled the runners up spot on the day. Completing an identical top three to the opening round at Canada Heights, Billy Mackenzie (De Groot Kawasaki) placed third overall to create a familiar podium line up. Tommy Searle (KTM UK) got the nod in the MX2 class, by virtue of having the better second moto result, after the teenager tied on points with West Country favourite Tom Church (Molson Kawasaki). The young pairing shared a race win and a fourth place apiece. While it was Searle who walked away with the winner's trophy on the day, it is Shaun Simpson (Wulfsport Kawasaki) who will take the championship lead to the third round, after two consistent second places at Landrake gave him third overall and a seven point advantage in the current championship standings. More than 4,500 West Country race fans enjoyed a weekend of good weather, which helped create some fantastic racing on a revised and improved circuit. The dry and hard packed conditions saw lap times of approximately two minutes and ten seconds, with the new technical part of the track separating the men from the boys. The split rhythm section produced many of the passing opportunities, with the GP riders taking full advantage of their extra speed through this part of the circuit. Carl Nunn, the reigning MX2 British champion, was a non starter due to the back injury he sustained at the Hawkstone Park International meeting earlier in the month. With Nunn out of action, MX2 round one winner Gareth Swanepoel (Molson Kawasaki) was looking to further increase his series lead, but was cruelly stopped in his tracks when his engine failed while heading the first moto. While a runners-up spot in the second race was of some consolation, his mechanical problem has now dropped to him to fifth place in the championship.
