May 31st, 2026.


The fourth round of the action-packed FIM Quadcross World Championship took place this weekend at the superbly-prepared Canada Heights track in Kent, hosted by Sidcup MCC.

Compared to the qualifying race, conditions were slightly cooler as 18 riders made their way onto the circuit for the warm-up session. Riding on his home turf, Harry Walker went quickest by over half a second, ahead of Manfred Zienecker and Patrick Turrini. Only one second covered the top five positions.

Race 1
The holeshot went to Sylvain Petit, maintaining his reputation as a fast starter. He led the way from Turrini, with Walker inside the top five positions. Petit was doing a great job of defending the race lead, but Kevin Saar was hot on his wheels. Just as Saar was making his move to overtake, his machine started billowing smoke and he was forced to retire. Turrini, waiting in the wings, decided that now was the time to make the challenge.

Further down the pack, Zienecker was on a charge, picking off his opposition one-by-one. Once he was through on McLernon, Petit, and Walker, he had the clear track to try and close the gap between himself and Turrini. In the meantime, Walker made a great, firm, but fair challenge on Petit to put himself into third position, much to the delight of the crowd who roared their approval. Only one lap later, and it was Mike van Grinsven’s turn to perform the exact same move on Petit.

Zienecker had closed the gap and was running on the rear axle of Turrini. He claimed the win for the first time in the World Quadcross Championship, ahead of Turrini and Walker.

Race 2
It was elbows-out once again from the drop of the gate. Jordi Niclas Gieler made the best launch, leading the field around the opening turns ahead of Turrini, with Zienecker and Saar not too far adrift. Walker was just outside of the top-five position.

Turrini and Zienecker soon found their way through on Gieler and, with Saar bearing down on him, Gieler knew he had his work cut out. Zienecker then challenged Turrini for the race lead, to which the Italian retaliated. This hampered the efforts of Zienecker as it allowed both Naveaux and Saar to get through.

Mark McLernon, who held sixth position in the opening laps, dropped behind Walker, van Grinsven, and Gieler, as the Brit and Dutchman fought for fifth position. Back at the front, Naveaux would have to wait for a few laps before he was able to seize the opportunity to grab second place.

With a six second lead over his rivals, Saar was the man of the moment as he started the final lap with enough time in hand to not worry about track position or being hassled for the win. Naveaux, after breaking the defence of Turrini, claimed second position ahead of the championship leader, Turrini.

Race 1
1. Manfred Zienecker
2. Patrick Turrini
3. Harry Walker
4. Mike van Grinsven
5. Randy Neveaux

Race 2
1. Kevin Saar
2. Randy Naveaux
3. Patrick Turrini
4. Manfred Zienecker
5. Mike van Grinsven

Overall on the day
1. Manfred Zienecker – 43
2. Patrick Turrini – 42
3. Randy Naveaux – 38
4. Harry Walker – 35
5. Mike van Grinsven – 34

9. Mark McLernon - 27
10. Dafydd Davies - 21
16. Oli Sansom - 11
18. Louie Holt - 9
19. AyrtonKnowles - 7

Championship Standings
1. Patrick Turrini – 220
2. Harry Walker – 175
3. Kevin Saar – 175
4. Mark McLernon – 139
5. Mike van Grinsven – 137

With four rounds now completed, the new FIM World Quadcross Championship heads to Gdansk, Poland, where Harry Walker took overall victory last year.

Report thanks to Bradley Hix. Image thanks to fimquadcross.com