ARB Tuning Kawasaki made the trek to the traditional season opener for British motocross at Hawkstone Park this past weekend.
Riding exclusively in the MX1 class and facing some of the toughest competition in the world, Mark Jones and Jamie Lewis made a good first impression, and more. After both qualifying in the twenties, Mark and Jamie scored top fifteen and top twenty results throughout the day.
Both riders suffered from mid-pack starts, but both made their way towards the top fifteen by mid-race, and this work was rewarded with the honour of the top scoring Kawasaki team of the day.
Team owner Mark Bishop was very satisfied with the day's showing.
"I'm very pleased with the day," he declared, "I know the boys can do a little bit better, but two boys, two races, two finishes, we'll be ready for the British championship next weekend."
"I'm happy with today. We struggled a bit; We got some of the equipment late, but we're hoping for a much better weekend next weekend," Mark Jones added.
Jamie Lewis: "I think it all started well this weekend. I qualified in the twenties against a very strong field, and in the first race I scored my first points on a Kawasaki which is new to me, so it's good."
ARB Tuning Kawasaki will contest the Maxxis British Motocross championship as well as the British Motocross Masters series this year, with the former starting this coming weekend at the Donington circuit in Derbyshire, the latter a weekend later at Culham in Oxfordshire.
