By Carly Rathmell
April 10 2004

Christian Iddon is feeling in a confident mood as he heads to the second round of the British ACU Supermoto Championships this weekend. The second round is being held at the Karting North East Track in Sunderland.

After taking the 450 win at the first round a few weeks ago, Christian is keen to be on another winning streak as he heads north for the weekend.

He is yet to gain himself some points in the 650 class, as a crash at Lydden stopped him from getting on the scoreboard. He is extremely determined to rectify that situation, and is adamant of gaining some valuable championship points. It’s still early days and he’s definitely not been ruled out yet, as he will be back in fighting force this weekend.

Once again Jay Smith will be battling it out and, after his strong third position at Lydd, he stands in good stead of gaining more positive championship points. Barring disasters he will be running with the front runners, and another good results will boost his confidence. The races have now been cut down from a two day event to just a one day event on the Sunday. With two 450 races and two 650 races on the day, it gives the riders a bigger opportunity to gain valuable points.

Dave McKee will once again be riding in the 650 class and, with a fine fifth place on his début appearance at Lydd, he is feeling confident as his makes his second outing for the Husky Sport Team. He adapted very well to the big Husqvarna, commenting, “It’s a great bike and I thought it would be a lot heavier than what it was. I was very happy with my performance at the opening round, and I hope to continue my progress as the year goes on. We were unlucky with the weather, as I had my sights set on a top three finish. With any luck the conditions will be better this weekend, and I can get some positive results.”

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