Suzuki rider Karro shines at Hawkstone
MVR-D Suzuki rider Matiss Karro proved he has the pace to run with the world's best at the weekend, as the RM-Z250 rider just missed out on a podium finish at the Hawkstone International event, held in Shropshire.
Qualifying inside the top ten at the renowned event, Karro was in impressive form from the off, moving though the pack in race one to as high as third place, before a battle with Nicholls and Verbruggen in the final stages of the race saw Karro drop a place in the last lap to still take an impressive fourth position.
A poor start in the second race, would see the young Latvian push once again, proving both his and the RM-Z250's pace by moving up to sixth place before a big crash forced him to restart, coming back to 16th at the flag.
Battered and bruised Karro rode to a strong 14th position in the Super Final race, commenting: "Overall I'm quite pleased with how the day went. I felt very comfortable on the bike and despite the setbacks, we were fast and could move through the pack. I'm pleased to leave here feeling well and confident with both my own and the bike's pace."
In MX1 Carl Nunn rode to a pair of strong top-ten finishes, despite struggling with set-up and qualifying in a lowly 25th position. Finishing 10th in race one and improving to 9th in the second race, Nunn would beat teammate Karro in the Super Final race by one position to finish in 13th.
Nunn commented, "I didn't have a great feeling in qualifying, so to leave in 10th overall is a pretty reasonable result. We struggled with set-up, so I just got my head down and got on with it in the end. I'm happy to leave here uninjured and ready for the first round of the Red Bull Pro Nationals next weekend at Foxhill."
Team manager, Mark Chamberlain added, "Our priority was to leave here all intact, which we've achieved. Matiss rode extremely well today and despite his crash in the second race proved he has the pace to run with the best in the world. The crash took the wind out of him, but even after this, his pace was still good. Carl had a steady ride mainly due to his set-up woes, but again left here in one piece and feeling good for next weekend. Sadly for the team though, supported rider James Cottrell wasn't so lucky after breaking both wrists in a nasty crash. We all wish him a speedy recovery."
