Camden Mc Lellan #422 – 13 – 14 July 2019 2019 Junior World Championship

008The 2019 edition of the Junior World championship took Camden to Trentino Italy for the secondThe 2019 edition of the Junior World championship took Camden to Trentino Italy for the secondtime this year, alongside 14 of his fellow SA team mates. He has been looking forward to this eventfor a while and was determined to better his previous results at the track with the vastimprovements they have been making over the last few months.After an enjoyable opening ceremony and a team presentation on Friday Evening it was time to getto the real business on Saturday.

In free practice Camden managed to get into a good flow and was enjoying the track, posting the 4thfastest time in his groupIn qualifying the track had developed a little and he felt really strong on the track, managing toimprove to 3rd in his group, putting him through to Sunday’s racing. With 5th Gate pick Camden knewhe was in a good position.On Sunday the track had been flattened once again and wet, so he put down a few fast laps in warmup and prepared himself for the races.

Race 1 Camden had a pretty good start, rounding the first turn in about 15th place. He fought hard inthe first lap climbing to 12th. Continuing to push throughout the race making passes all the way,Camden eventually made his way to 9th place among a large bunch of riders from 3rd to 10th place.He fought hard to make passes in the closing laps but couldn’t get it done, finishing in a strong 9thposition.

Race 2 Camden pulled an even better start getting through the first few turns in 9th. He made someaggressive passes on a track where opportunities were hard to come by and he had really goodracing all the way to the checked flag finishing in a brilliant 5th position.It was a very successful weekend once again, every race there is improvement and every race hisconfidence grows.

Camden is starting to achieve and even surpass the goals set at the beginning ofthe year in a highly competitive class as a rookie.This weekend Camden Races Round 4 of the ADAC series in Tensfeld and we are look forward toseeing what it holds for him.A big thanks to Camden’s sponsors, family and friends for all the support:KTM Kosak, SN Hydraulik Servicetechnik, Motorex, Mefo-Mousse, Bridgestone, Troy Lee Design,Goldfren, Magura, Twin Air, Xtrig, VHM, Esjot, Rynopower, Pepp Underwear, ORS Suspension,qbrands.de, Erace Concept, Oakley, Alpinestars, FMF, Werthaus Wohnbau, Elbfrost, KTM SouthAfrica, Red Bull South Africa, Herschel Specialised Lubricants, Momsen Bikesend bike test


 

 

 

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