The sixth round of the Maxxis British Championship took place at Foxhills, Swindon on 26th July. The new owner has spent a lot of time and effort improving both the track and the paddock and both were in perfect condition.

Qualifying
Rose qualified in 7th, Noble who injured his knee practicing the day before could only manage 9th and Nez had one of his best qualifying positions of the campaign in18th.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

The third round of the Red Bull Pro Nationals took place at Canada Heights, Kent on Sunday the 19th July. The track had been well prepped and the whole weekend had a really good atmosphere but for the team it was a real mixed bag.
Both Noble and Rose competed in the 2 stroke Championship the previous day, Noble on his 500 and Rose on a borrowed 250. After winning the first two races and looking odds on for the overall Noble was suddenly left to complete the last race with only one footrest as it was ripped out of the frame after a heavy landing. He somehow managed to get to the flag, albeit in 15th which left him on the 3rd step of the podium behind Carl Nunn and Mark Eastwood. Rose struggled with his borrowed bike in the first two races with seized rear linkage and blown rear brake hose leaving him with 6th and 9th places, but after sorting these problems out he posted a 3rd in the final race for 6th overall.

Red Bull Pro Qualifying
Qualifying was split into two groups with all three STR riders in the second group. Noble was on pole with Rose in 2nd and Parker in 12th.

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The fifth round of the Maxxis British Championship took place at Lyng, Norfolk on 12th July. The track was in great condition as always, as was the weather.

Qualifying
Rose qualified in 9th, Noble was 12th and Nez 26th.

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Noble secures first major podium for his new team

The fifth round of the British Masters series took place at Landrake, near Plymouth on 5^th July.

Qualifying.

Noble pipped Anderson for pole on the very last lap of qualifying with Rose just behind in 3^rd and Parker in 11^th.

 Race 1.

Noble made a good start and was in 3rd as he passed the pits for the first time. A couple of corners later he was up into 2^nd and looked as though he would be challenging Anderson for the lead but he stalled his new bike in a tight left hander and took an age to kick it up.  Having restarted in 23^rd he simply charged through the field and was up to 8^th by lap ten. He then disposed Neville Bradshaw, Wayne Smith and Lloyd Vercueil all on one lap before catching and passing Rose on the last lap to claim 4^th at the flag.

Rose had also made a good start in 6^th and was soon up to 3^rd behind Martin Barr. It looked just a matter of time before he would make his way through to 2^nd but Barr fought doggedly and when Scott Columb charged through to pass them both Rose lost the tow and had to settle for 5^th at the close.

Parker had a terrible start down in 26^th but rode superbly through the pack to 16^th by the end of the third lap. He then had his customary excursion off the bike which dropped him back down the field and he spent the rest of the race re-passing the same riders to take an eventual 15^th.

 Race 2

Noble made another good start in 5^th and was up to 3^rd by lap three behind holeshotter Anderson and Columb in what developed into a three horse race in which none of them was able to make any impression on the one in front. The final running order of Anderson, Columb and Noble mirroring the overall for the day giving Noble his first major podium for his new team.

Rose also has another good start and was just in from of Noble when Banks-Brown clipped his front wheel coming into the second corner, dumping Rose on the floor and to the back of the field. He was left with the unenviable task of fighting his way through from dead last on the super quick track and was only able to get up to 15^th by the end of the race.

Parker again struggled off the line in a lowly 21^st and spent most of the race following the returning Ray Rowson through the field before the CCM rider pulled out leaving Parker to fight his way through to cross the line in 12^th.