Published on 19 January 2019

Arenacross UK RD2: Morning report

The morning session of the second round of The Arenacross Tour culminated in close racing throughout the three youth races.

Ben Clayton won the Rookies, Alfie Jones the Team Green Supercup and Freddie Bartlett cleaned up in the Youth 65. The All-Ireland Cup was, once more, all about 21-year-old James Mackrel.

In the Rookies, German Carl Ostermann led the way in practice and both qualifying sessions. Josh Greedy was the early race leader and enjoyed a close battle with Clayton before crashing and leaving the track clear for Clayton.

The Team Green Supermini Cup looked like it was going the way of last night’s winner Raife Broadley who went fastest in practice and qualifying one, however, Surrey-based Alfie Jones improved in the second qualifying to post fastest lap and then emerged the victor after a race-long battle with Broadley.

Round 2 – Race 1
Rookie Cup
1. Ben Clayton, 15 points
2. Carl Osterman, 13
3. Josh Greedy, 11
4. Ben Burridge, 9
5. Adam Collings, 8
6. Ben White, 7

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Team Green Supermini Cup
1. Alfie Jones, 15 points
2. Raife Broadley, 13
3. Ethan Sills, 11
4. Tom Harris, 9
5. Charlie Palmer, 8
6. Jaygo Beasty, 7
7. Drew McCreanor, 6
8. Arai Elcock, 5

Youth 65
1. Freddie Bartlett, 15 points
2. Zane Stephens, 13
3. Isaac Ash, 11
4. Drew Stock, 9
5. Ben Casey, 8
6. Cole McCullough, 7
7. Liam Bell, 6
8. Robbie McCullough, 5
9. Lewis Spratt, 4
10. Sebastian Moore, 3

All-Ireland Cup
1. James Mackrel, 15 points
2. Lindsay Newell, 13
3. Phil Harris, 11
4. Paul Atkinson, 9
5. Jake Hall, 8
6. Ben Hall, 7

This evening’s programme will start in at 7.30pm with an opening ceremony and FMX display. Prior to that Arenacross fans can try out the very latest Monster Energy Supercross Official Video Game 2 on the concourse or, for those aged 18 and over, can study the Pro and Pro Lites form and enjoy a little race night flutter by downloading the Pitstop Betting App.

Arenacross Tour tickets for The SSE Arena, Belfast, are available directly from the Arena Box Office on 028 9073 9074 or on the door.

Arenacross Tour dates;
18th January – The SSE Arena, Belfast
19th January – The SSE Arena, Belfast
1st February – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
2nd February – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
15th February – The Fly DSA Arena, Sheffield
16th February – The Fly DSA Arena, Sheffield

Visit www.arenacrossuk.com for 2019 Tour information.

Words and Pic: AXUK