This weekend saw the Moto One Team make the long trip south down to Canada Heights in Kent for Round 3 of the Red Bull Pro Nationals and Elite Youth Cup, with Gary Sharp competing in the Rookies class and Josh Waterman in the Pro MX2’s.

WORDS DARREN WILSON - TEAM MANAGER

For Gary the event was a 2-day affair with Qualifying and 3 races on Saturday and 2 races on Sunday, qualifying went well and he ended up in the top ten with a 9th place, taking confidence into the races, but the racing didn’t start so well with a 17th place in race one, he followed this up with a 12th in race two and his improvement continued with an 8th in race 3. Sunday started the same as the day before as Gary took another 17th in race 4, but he was back up in the mix in the final race of the weekend, coming away with a 7th place finish. Overall for the weekend Gary finished 11th and now lies in 22nd place in the championship, despite missing the opening round of the season.

Josh’s race day started well with a 10th in the Pro MX2 qualifying but a bad start in the opening Moto saw Josh near the back of the pack, but he was battling hard and charging through, picking up places regularly he was climbing the standings and at the chequered flag he had made it up into 12th place. A better start in Race 2 put Josh higher up the order and in the top 10 from early on, he rode a solid and steady race on what was now a real rough track, picking up a couple more positions and crossing the finish line for a fine 7th place, and 7th overall for the weekend. Josh now lies in 11th in the championship even though he is playing catch up due to joining the team after the First round.

Team Managers comments:

Gary Sharp

Young Gary Sharp is slowly gaining confidence as he takes to these higher profile events on tracks that he has never raced. Gary knows what needs to be done on a weekly basis to enable him to race at the front and we will continue to work on these areas.

Josh Waterman

Josh Waterman is continuing to impress week after week as he bonds with the team and the excellent KTM 250f. A few small mishaps and mistakes on race day kept the young pilot from finishing further up the leader board, with lap times matching the top three riders coming from poor starts. It’s only a matter of time before Josh is regularly banging bars at the front of the pack.

All in, we had a productive weekends racing and with everyone involved taking and learning something as we aim to reach the top of our sport.