October 1st, 2024.
Team GB riders Harry Walker, Dafydd Davies and Chad Beevers put in strong and consistent performances at last weekend's Quadcross of Nations at Loket, Czech Republic. Team Ireland were a man down after Mark McLernon suffered from a race one accident.Team USA, with riders Joel Hetrick, Brandon Hoag and Bryce Ford, continued its domination of the European championship to take its sixth victory in the discipline.
Groups A and B were first out with 30 riders lining up on the start gate. A first turn incident resulted in Ireland’s Mark McLernon being taken to hospital. There were battles aplenty with Harry Walker and Dafydd Davies working their way through the pack. As the chequered flag fell, Walker had made it to fourth and Davies 18th.
1. Joel Hetrick (USA)
2. Brandon Hoag (USA)
3. Christopher Tvaraen (NOR)
4. Harry Walker (GBR)
5. Sylvain Petit (FRA)
The second moto saw groups B and C out on track. Team USA was again unstoppable. Riding midfield, Davies fought valiantly to finish 11th, with team-mate Chad Beevers 19th.
1. Bryce Ford (USA)
2. Brandon Hoag (USA)
3. Karl Robin Rillo (EST)
4. Patrick Turrini (ITA)
5. Juan Manuel Ondarcuhu (ARG)
For the final race, it was down to groups A and C. Hetrick took the holeshot but was forced to retire on lap 5 with a mechanical failure. For Team GB, Walker and Beevers had plenty of work to do to claw their way up the rankings. Walker finished 9th and Beevers 12th.
1. Bryce Ford
2. Patrick Turrini
3. Karl Robin Rillo
4. Kevin Saar
5. Mike van Grinsven
QXoN Final Results
1. Team USA (7 points)
2. Team Netherlands (41 points)
3. Team Italy (52 points)
4. Team Estonia (52 points)
5. Team Great Britain (54 points)
14. Team Ireland (118 points)
Image credit: Earths Eye Media.