Workington’s Max Perry finished third in the FIM Long Track World Cup for Under-23s in Holland on Saturday.
It was won by Redcar’s Jake Mulford for the second time while Perry, who has just joined the Comets, was competing for the first time.
Perry, who looked pretty impressive in making the podium at his first attempt, had to miss Workington’s two Championship meetings over the weekend.
Mulford, who will also be with King’s Lynn in the NDL this year, raced to wins in four of his five qualifying races, missing out only when he was excluded for exceeding the time allowance in his fourth ride.
That meant French racer Tino Bouin collected two more points in the qualifiers, but Mulford superbly took the honours ahead of Bouin in the Final, with Perry taking third place despite an exclusion for breaking the tapes in his first ride.
A third British rider, Ashton Vale was classified tenth on the day, whilst Ashton Boughen – who rode for King’s Lynn and Glasgow last year – was a sensational winner on his FIM Flat Track World Championship debut at the same venue.
