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22 maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 18 MARCH 2015 Sport MOTORSPORTS THE 'Assocjazzjoni Sport Muturi u Karozzi' will this Sunday continue the activities sponsored by ASMK – Pasta Poiatti 2014/15, consist- ing of the ninth programme for the Autocross cars and the fourth for the Motocross. The programme starts at 11am. Meanwhile, the current Auto- cross National Classification shows an interesting result between three competitors where Christian Mark Galea on a Fiat Ritmo is leading the classification with 156 points. Philip Joe Vella on his Opel Cor- sa is runner-up with 145 points. The classification continues with 3rd placed Vince Farrugia on his Volkswagen Polo with 137 points and fourth placed Andrew Pisani on his Vauxhall Nova with 109 points. Other rankings of the Autocross Section of Class B shows that Mar- tin Godwin on his Opel Corsa is occupying 1st place with 37 points. He is followed by Jason Martin on a Volkswagen Polo with 17 points. The Standard Class list shows Deane Farrugia on a Citroen AX at the top with 42 points, followed by Gozitan Joseph Vella on Ford Fiesta with 13 points. In the Gozo Autocross class there is Domenic Zammit on his Alfa Sud in the lead with 18 points. Zammit is followed by Joseph Agius with 10 points on his Ford Fiesta. Meanwhile last Sunday the asso- ciation organised two other differ- ent events. One was held at the ASMK Sports Complex at Ta' Qali. This was the third activity organised for the Mo- tocross while another activity was held at the Quarry at Torri Falka in Zebbieh, limits of Mgarr. This was the fourth Trials programme. A look at this day in Mgarr where 9 competitors took part divided into two classes. This competition was held on six technical sections where each one was more difficult than the previous one because of wet places on track. Consequently these parts of the sections were more slippery and of poorer trac- tion than normal. In Class A Damon Bonello was seen to dominate the first section on his Gas Gas by riding a Clean pass. As the day continued to be tougher for Damon, Caruana Rob- ert began closing the gap on him on his Gas Gas. Both continued to battle together for the lead until the end but the final result shows Bonello winning the class, followed by Caruana. Third and fourth plac- es respectively were won by Nick Farrugia on a Beta who finished ahead of Gary Debono on Sherco. In Class B Joseph Scicluna and Manuel Camilleri, both on Gas Gas motorcycles, made a good start and were followed by Bernard Sammut on a Beta. Scicluna placed ahead of his mates and recorded his highest points in his fifth section and won his class. Camilleri and Sammut finished in second and third places respectively. Ian Scicluna who is a novice in this sport and finished in fourth place on a Gas Gas. The Motocross racing at Ta' Qali was the third Championship event for 2014/15 with 13 competitors taking part. They were divided into three classes. Class A and B as well as another class for Vintage motor- cycles. In Class A Clayton Camilleri was seen battling for the lead with Trevor Muscat who was declared winner, though both riders won the same number of points. Edward Ciantar finished in third place on a Kawasaki, followed in fourth by Kyle Camilleri riding a KTM mo- torcycle. Class B was dominated by Ludvick Muscat on a KTM. He dominated his victory by winning in the two heats of the day. Muscat was always followed by Gozo rider Adam Sul- tana on his Kawasaki. Third place was won by Elvin Debono, also on a Kawasaki while fourth place was won by young Mark Mamo on a Yamaha machine. Meanwhile the 5th Trials event will take place on 19 April at Ta' Qali. For more information one can visit the website www.asmk. org.mt. Autocross and Motocross on Sunday Team Maximum Lock launch Drift Rush with Ira Losco TEAM Maximum Lock has worked with Karl Alin Produc- tions to produce Drift Rush vid- eo featuring TML driver Mark Galea and Maltese singer Ira Losco. The film is showcasing a new dynamic for the team and is the first of a series of short films to be produced. Team Maximum Lock is a Maltese drift team made up of Mark Galea, Clint Abela and Chris Bezzina who perform breathtaking stunt shows, epic precision driving displays and compete in drift competitions, all on a global scale. During the launch of the Drift Rush held at Munchies Mellieha Bay, the team stated that Drift- ing is fast becoming one of the world's favorite motorsports and with new events, teams and competitions appearing more and more frequently, 2015 is set to be the most exciting and highest profile year yet for Team Maximum Lock. Team continued that having performed regularly in the UK for four years and international- ly at shows such as the Bahrain International Motorshow, Team Maximum Lock already have put their stamp onto the drift- ing world but it is time to take it to the next level. Team Maximum Lock this year is taking part in the British Drift Championship at Profes- sional level – the highest rank with Mark Galea. It is by no means an easy feat to reach this level of professionalism in the sport, and it is the first time a Maltese driver has ever driven at such a level. A first for the lo- cal motorsport scene and a huge achievement for Team Maxi- mum Lock. More information on w w w.teammaximumlock.com