PERFECT DAY FOR BRAD AT CULHAM

Sunday, 25 September 2011 00:00

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After mathematically clinching the 2011 Red Bull Pro Nationals Pro MX1 title at the previous round held at Desertmartin in Northern Ireland, Brad headed to Culham Park near Oxford for the final round last weekend wth no pressure on himself.

Qualifying went OK for the Ando but he struggled to put in a real fast lap on the busy hillside track and had to settle for 3rd place. Race 1 saw Brad squeezed out in the 1st turn and he came around the opening lap in 4th, he was soon on the charge and put himself into 2nd after just a few laps, but the leader had pulled out a small advantage out front so Brad set about reeling him in. As the race reached the halfway point Brad had got onto the leaders rear wheel and soon put in the pass to take the lead, and once he was out front he took control and went on to take the race win. A slightly better start in Race 2 placed Brad 2nd on the opening lap and after settling into a rhythm Brad took the lead on lap 3 and soon pulled out a gap on the rest of the field. With no-one able to challenge him or even get close, he showed the dominance which has taken him to the title by going on to win the race by 17 seconds.

Another perfect 1-1 scorecard for the day put Brad on the top step of the podium, and with the championship now at a close his winning margin was a massive 61 points.