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HydroGarden Weston Beach Race - 14 October 2017 Jonny Walker finishes 4th Jonny Walker finishes fourth at Weston Beach Race KTM Enduro Factory Racing’s Jonny Walker has placed fourth at the 35th running of the iconic British event, Weston Beach Race. Competing in the race for the second time having finished sixth in 2016, Jonny placed less than two minutes from the podium at the end of the gruelling three-hour race. Competing alongside 800 other competitors in the main solo event, on lap one Jonny reached the end of the two-kilometre start straight in third position. Moving up to second soon after, he held the runner-up position for two laps before he was forced to pit twice and dropped to fifth. Enjoying a relatively incident free event he pushed hard during the second and third hours of the race, working his way through the mass of lapped traffic to move forward into fourth. Maintaining a strong pace during the third and final hour of the race Jonny claimed an eventual fourth place result. Jonny Walker: “Racing here at Weston Beach Race has been another amazing experience. Last year everything was new to me so I was expecting another great event, but I think this year things have been even bigger and better. Finishing fourth isn’t the result I wanted, but hats off to Todd Kellett – he smashed it this year, he really rode well. Finishing one-place off the podium is frustrating for me, but for the most part I felt like I rode a good race. I didn't get away that well out of the starting pen but I dived down the inside over the first, small dune before the start straight and moved forward a load of positions. I was third at the end of the first straight, then got up into second. Todd was riding really well, I couldn’t keep with him so I focused on holding second. I dropped into a really soft hole and filled myself in. I had to make a quick stop for goggles, then I fell in some water again on the next lap and had to stop again. After that things settled down a bit. It was tough at the start of the third hour, but my bike ran perfectly throughout the race. It’s been another great weekend at Weston.” Results – HydroGarden Weston Beach Race
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