Billy MacKenzie holds on to 4th overall in the World Championship

The long trip to Sevlievo in Bulgaria was certainly worth it for the CAS squad, picking up more points for their World Championship goal.

Saturday was a sunny day and the track dry and fast, Billy held is own in qualifying sitting in 3rd spot but eventually qualifying in 5th, which was excellent.  Mike struggled a little with the fast track and qualified further down the field.

On Sunday the weather had changed a little, in the first race Billy took the holeshot and was then passed by Philippaerts, Billy made a mistake and didn't seem to recover after this, he had slight 'pump up' in his arms and dropped back.  He came home in 15th place.  Mike was 4th round the first corner and after struggling with the speed of Sevlievo and trying to find good lines, crossed the line in a credible 12th position.

The track was slightly wet for the second race after a few showers and the CAS boys took the holeshot again, this time it was Mike, a few laps later he was riding with the pack in 4th place, but went down, dropped back to 13th.  After this he regained his composure, overtook a few riders to 10th place, holding back Ken DeDycker for the remainder of the race.  

Billy was out of the gate in 5th place, set a good pace, and rode a much better race, passing the chequered flag in a well earned 6th place.

Team Manager Neil Prince said "the second race put a smile back on the face of the Team after a slightly disappointing first race".

Mike Brown stated "I was pleased with my performance in the second race however I much prefer a more technical track personally".

Billy MacKenzie who picked up enough points to keep him 4th overall in the World Championship said "race one was desperate! I was frustrated that the speed I had just wasn't quick enough to win the race.  My second race was much better though".  

Results:
Race 1:  1st D Philippaerts, 2nd J Barragan, 3rd M DeReuver, 4th J Coppins, 5th S Ramon
6th J Bill
Race 2:  1st S Pourcel, 2nd D Philippaerts, 3rd S Ramon, 4th J Barragan, 5th M DeReuver, 6th B MacKenzie
Overall on the Day: 1st D Philippaerts, 2nd J Barragan, 3rd S Pourcel
Championship positions after 4 rounds:
1st D Philippaerts 149 points, 2nd S Ramon 132 points, 3rd J Coppins 115 points, 4th B MacKenzie 100 points