A few dozen photos from the Hawkstone British MX National.
![Zach Osborne rides through the shade trees.]()
Zach Osborne rides through the shade trees. ![Osborne emerges from the trees back out to the sunlight.]()
Osborne emerges from the trees back out to the sunlight. ![Billy Mackenzie won another British MX1 championship.]()
Billy Mackenzie won another British MX1 championship. ![What good is an English MX race without an English bulldog roaming the pits?]()
What good is an English MX race without an English bulldog roaming the pits? ![This is an actual energy drink that sponsors one of the teams in the British MX paddock. It's been around England for four years, believe it or not.]()
This is an actual energy drink that sponsors one of the teams in the British MX paddock. It's been around England for four years, believe it or not. ![Matiss Karro (91) should've had the opening MX2-moto holeshot, but Stephen Sword (not pictured, off on the right of the frame) got credited for it on the long start.]()
Matiss Karro (91) should've had the opening MX2-moto holeshot, but Stephen Sword (not pictured, off on the right of the frame) got credited for it on the long start. ![Zach Osborne battles it out for fourth in the first moto.]()
Zach Osborne battles it out for fourth in the first moto. ![Osborne was running second in moto two before his bike broke.]()
Osborne was running second in moto two before his bike broke. ![A TM 125cc two-stroke!]()
A TM 125cc two-stroke! ![Stephen Sword cutting up a berm. Get it? Sword? Cutting? Yeesh...]()
Stephen Sword cutting up a berm. Get it? Sword? Cutting? Yeesh... ![South African Gareth Swanepoel was third overall in MX2 action at Hawkstone Park.]()
South African Gareth Swanepoel was third overall in MX2 action at Hawkstone Park. ![Shaun Simpson is moving up to the factory KTM squad next year.]()
Shaun Simpson is moving up to the factory KTM squad next year. ![Sword won both motos going away.]()
Sword won both motos going away. ![Ray Rowson won the MX1 class with a 2-1 score. Here he is going up Hawkstone's giant hill.]()
Ray Rowson won the MX1 class with a 2-1 score. Here he is going up Hawkstone's giant hill. ![Billy Mackenzie won the opening moto, clinching the MX1 title with it.]()
Billy Mackenzie won the opening moto, clinching the MX1 title with it. ![Rowson heads down Hawkstone's giant hill.]()
Rowson heads down Hawkstone's giant hill. ![Billy Mac jumps through the ruts.]()
Billy Mac jumps through the ruts. ![The Maxxis girls shared start-board duties, with one doing the 15-second bit, while the other held it up to show the]()
The Maxxis girls shared start-board duties, with one doing the 15-second bit, while the other held it up to show the "5" for five seconds to go. ![The MX2 class gets off the line for moto two.]()
The MX2 class gets off the line for moto two. ![Swanepoel leads Simpson in moto one.]()
Swanepoel leads Simpson in moto one. ![Stephen Sword.]()
Stephen Sword. ![Simpson kills a sand berm.]()
Simpson kills a sand berm. ![Simpson hit a homer with his first MX2 National Championship. Get it? Homer? Simpson? Eesh...]()
Simpson hit a homer with his first MX2 National Championship. Get it? Homer? Simpson? Eesh... ![The MX2 podium with Sword on top, flanked by Simpson (left) and Swanepoel (right).]()
The MX2 podium with Sword on top, flanked by Simpson (left) and Swanepoel (right). ![Simpson celebrates his championship with his team.]()
Simpson celebrates his championship with his team. ![Billy Mac rode this 500cc two-stroke in the second moto and had to pull out when the motor mounts came loose.]()
Billy Mac rode this 500cc two-stroke in the second moto and had to pull out when the motor mounts came loose. ![Rowson looked good at his home track.]()
Rowson looked good at his home track. ![The MX1 podium sprays champagne while the Maxxis girls (out of frame) run for cover.]()
The MX1 podium sprays champagne while the Maxxis girls (out of frame) run for cover.
