Conrad Mewse and his Crendon Tru7 Honda team-mate Taylor Hammal delivered a knockout blow in round two of the Fastest40 MX Championship on Saturday by taking first and second places. Words: Press Release
Mewse had a dominant double win while Hammal went one better than the opening round by finishing runner-up overall on the super-rough sand track at Preston Docks.
The top step of the podium belonged to reigning champ Mewse. In the first race he was dominant with a fastest lap almost four seconds faster than anyone else despite still not being fully fit after recovering from a pre-season ankle injury. Mewse didn’t make the greatest start in the opener and picked off his rivals to end the first lap in fifth place. He took the lead on lap three.
Meanwhile Hammal carved through the pack after a bad start. He rounded lap one 15th then put on a staggering surge forward. Although he was feeling under the weather after recovering from Covid, he dug deep and made a relentless charge through to third.
Second time out Mewse blasted into the lead in the first corner, and Hammal moved into second on the second lap and tried to give chase. But Mewse was flawless as he pulled away to a clear win from Hammal. That gave Mewse the overall and Hammal second from Purdon, who took third overall. Mewse still retains the red plate from Purdon and Hammal.
It was also a good day for Crendon Tru7 Honda rider Callum Green , who took his first top ten race finish of the season.
The 24-year-old came around 20th on the opening lap of the first race and pulled through to 13th. Then in race two he came through from 15th on the first lap to a solid tenth.
Image: Crendon Honda
