The third round of the British Masters series took place at Pontrilas, Herefordshire on 10^th May.

Qualifying

With the weather once again being unusually warm and sunny the track was in good condition although very dry and very rough. The organisers made a good job of making sure dust wasn’t a problem and everyone was able to enjoy a tough day’s racing. Jordan posted 6^th quickest in what was a strong field with Nez struggling with the set up of his bike and only managing 20^th.

Race 1.

Jordan got his usual good start in 2^nd behind Mark Jones but was soon relegated to third by the on form Brad Anderson. He settled into a good rhythm and was right with the front two but after seeming to see off the attention of Whatley and then holding his own against Noble for three laps he suddenly started accelerating backwards through the field. With a blown rear shock he had little chance of maintaining any real pace on the rough circuit and had to settle for 11^th at the finish.

Nez was much happier with the bike setup and it showed as he fought through the pack to end the first lap in 9^th. After passing Martin Barr he made a move on Lloyd Vercueil but couldn’t make it stick and whilst the two of them battled for position they were both passed by the Relentless Suzuki pair of Barr and Probert. Nez finally got past Vercueil before reeling Probert back in to get back up to 8^th. It looked like he would hold this to the flag but as he started to suffer from the dreaded arm pump he was overtaken on the last lap by Danny Smyth.  

Race 2

With a new shock fitted Jordan made another fine start in third behind Anderson and Scott Columb but after holding his own for three laps, unbelievably his new shock also blew and although not as bad as the first race he couldn’t maintain his pace and had to give ground to Noble and Jones. To his credit he somehow managed to hang on to 5^th place all the way to the flag for a disappointing 6^th overall.

Nez had a great start and was right in the thick of it in the first few corners; however he too was to suffer bad luck as a rock smashed into his goggles knocking the lens out in the process. With his ability to compete being virtually impossible he pulled in for a new pair of goggles at the end of the second lap dropping him to the back of the field in 34^th place. As the furious rider exited the pits it was evident he was on a mission to pull something out of the bag and he took no prisoners as he rode a barnstorming race through the field to finish 15^th.for 12^th overall.