Back to his best: John Meara with three from three in Athlone

By The Newsroom
Published 18th Jun 2018, 20:22 BST
Updated 19th Jun 2018, 16:57 BST
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John Meara was back to his best at round four of the Irish motocross championship at Doon, Athlone, taking maximum points after three wins from three starts in the MX1 class on the 450 Watt Kawasaki.

His opening two victories were comfortable but he had to recover from a crash in race three to claim a well deserved treble.

Meara (below) said: “I got the holeshot in race one and led from start to finish relatively unchallenged then in race two I started second, quickly making my way into lead before the end of lap one to again win comfortably.

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“I made a decent start in race three lying third from the gate and making my way into second before the end of lap one.

“I was challenging for the lead when I had a small crash and dropped to fourth but I put my head down and charged the whole way to the finish, regained the lead with two laps to go, and taking my third win on the day.

It was a difficult day for championship leader Richard Bird on the Five-5 Motorsport KTM