Jyire Mitchell has been invited to represent Bermuda at the Motocross World Championship August 21st and 22nd in Dardon, France.
Mitchell will be making history when he competes becoming the First Bermudian to be invited, Mitchell will racing a Metrakit, same bike he won on in Belgium that will now be making its first debut in France.
Mitchell competed recently and has now officially made it to Loretta Lynn's Championships in the 65 and 85cc stock classes.
In the 65cc 10-11 Stock Class Mitchell finished 4th overall, Mitchell finished the first two races in 6th place, before finishing 2nd in the third race.
In the 85cc 9-11 Stock Class Mitchell finished 5th overall. Mitchell finished the first race in 8th, before finishing 7th in race two. Mitchell then finished 2nd in the third and final race in the Class.
Wytiko Showers and Tamia Place continue their clean sweep
Wytiko Showers and Tamia Place continue to dominate the Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Club’s Heart2Heart National Championship Series in the GP80 and Minibike classifications respectively. Four race events in; both riders are holding onto their undefeated positions with a record eight 1st place finishes.
In addition to Showersand Place, dominating Sunday’s race event at the Bermuda Motorsports Park in Southside St. David’s were Cyril Whitter in the Superbike class, Ed Cook in the Formula class and Bruce Degrilla in the 125cc Class.
The highlight of the day was the intense battles between Robert Devent and Andrew DeCosta in the GP125 class, Devent was back in his racing form (seen in season past) and swapped spots with DeCosta at every turn - trading paint and rubbing elbows!
As the season progresses riders will be pressing the limits to secure the coveted top spots; with increasingly technical tracks in the line-up, the featured hairpin turns promise to make the season full of action.
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