Gordon Crockard pilots Hybrid KX250 to NEC Supercross Win
The four round Future West Supercross series kicked off at NEC last weekend in Burmingham, England.
The two stroke faithful have a new champion to cheer for in Gordon Crockard. He was mounted on a super-hybrid 2010 KXF250 chassised, KX 250 engined two stroke to a win in the Open Pro Class and a second in the International Pro Open Class. The competition in the International class was pretty stiff with Mike Brown, Zach Osborne, Colton Facciotti, Ben Lamay and Ryan Blizzard.
In the Open Pro Class, Gordon went wire-to-wire for the win. In the international class he started out in fifth place and worked his way up to second place. Finishing less then the length of the starting straight behind Mike Brown.
A big thank you and congratulations goes out to both Gordon and his sponsor Paul Bird Motorsport. We at Two Stroke Motocross give you two thumbs way up!
Gordon would like to say a big thank you to all the guys who have helped bring this deal together for the Future West series, Paul Bird Motorsport Kawasaki, Leo his mechanic, Phillip Coulter at No Fear, Ricky at Norman Watt Motorcycles and his other long term sponsors Bridgestone Tyres, Gaerne Boots, Oakley Goggles, Gavin Boyd and fonaCAB.
Stay tuned for round two which goes off on December 5th at the NEC arena in Burmingham.
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By MMS on December 4th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
The Japanese factories should hang their heads in shame. This proves that strokes are not obsolete or irrelevant and they are purely trying to force the public to buy what they (the factories) want to sell and produce. I hope they ultimately perish on their arrogance!
By motoman465 on December 5th, 2009 at 3:38 am
I agree with you 110%, MMS! The factories are just trying to pad their bottom line. If you look at it from a purely business standpoint makes sense, but only in the short term. We are starting to see the effects of the high-priced maintenance of the four jokes. We should also thank the AMA for allowing this manufacturer lead fleecing. I guess if we don’t ride Harleys the AMA really doesn’t care that much about you! I am glad that I participate in post-vintage racing…at least they won’t try to ban two strokes!
By MMS on December 6th, 2009 at 5:01 am
The thing is, I’ve read through the forums on here and it’s all very pleasing and agreeable to a 2-stroke fanatic like myself. The smell, the sound, the power characteristics of the 2-stroke engine, we all love it, we want it to remain but it’s too easy for the doubters to right us off as being nostalgic idiots, stuck in the past and reluctant to move with the times. This story proves that the campaign for 2-strokes to remain is much more valid than that, they still have a place and that place is at the front with top riders on board.
This is the story of a few individuals who have built a bike that the Kawasaki factory themselves should be building, and then went out and won with it at the highest level in the UK. No nostalgia, no rose tinted glasses, 2-strokes beating 4-strokes on their terms, right here, right now.
What more is needed!
By westyz on December 6th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
Wow this is amazing news! 250cc 2 stroke vs 250cc 4 stroke ad the 2 stroke nailed it right here right now at a top level pro event!!! Rock and Roll
By bleake637 on December 11th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
That bike is so sick. Can you imagine a top-ten AMA pro rider showing up on one of those in what should be the 250cc class? Hell, let Tommy Searle who isn’t afraid to admit that he loves ridign two strokes, ride the KTM 250, he would dominate that class.