Suzuki riders victorious at opening round

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Written by G Wood

Monday, 01 March 2010 17:23

Putoline Suzuki by fasteddyracing.com riders Tom Sagar and Paul Edmondson climbed to the top of their respective podiums yesterday, as the pair won a class each at the opening round of the Metzeler British Enduro Championship, held at Thetford Forest.

In E2, Sagar took his RMX450Z to victory in its very first British championship event and only dropped down the overall standings after a big crash in a special test.

Winning his class and finishing fifth overall in the standings, Sagar was upbeat about his day, commenting, " Naturally I'm over the moon to take the win in E2. The bike ran extremely well and despite the wet conditions was a joy to ride. The crash was a bit of a blow for my overall finish, but I'm not too disappointed by this, as I think we've shown our potential for the rest of the season."

With Paul Edmondson contesting the new RM-Z250 in E1, he too was in blistering form, beating rivals much younger than him to the win in the E1 class and crucially finishing second overall to E3 winner David Knight.

Edmondson commented, "It's been a really encouraging first round. Tom rode really well and if it hadn't have been for his crash in the special test would have given us a great overall result. For me, I'm just really pleased with how well the bikes ran. I knew both the RMX and RM-Z were good, but to win both classes and for me to finish runner-up overall just proves this. We're both looking forward to the next round of the series now." http://www.girlracer.co.uk

Results:

E1: 1st Paul Edmondson (Suzuki), 2nd Daryl Bolter, 3rd Si Wakely.
E2: 1st Tom Sagar (Suzuki), 2nd Greg Evans, 3rd Ashley Wood
Overall: 1st David Knight (E3), 2nd Paul Edmondson (Suzuki), 3rd Daryl Bolter.