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maltatoday | WEDNESDAY • 16 MAY 2018 22 SPORTS MOTORSPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARIO MICALLEF Monster Energy Autocross and Motocross next Sunday ON Sunday 20 May 2018 As- socjazzjoni Sport Muturi u Karozzi will continue with the National Autocross Champion- ship by ASMK and Pasta Poiatti 2017/2018. At this event there will also be Motocross races from early morning during a Fun Race. This Fun Race is open to all amateur Offroad motor- cycle riders especially for those riders who come for training at the ASMK Tracks but still do not take part in the Motocross Championship. The international firm Mon- ster Energy, is making a tour around the world by a special Truck to promote this drink in sport. On Sunday this truck will be in Malta at Ta' Qali Race Cir- cuits during the ASMK activity for the Autocross and Moto- cross. This was made possible by special initiative of the Gen- eral Soft Drinks Co. Ltd which represents Monster Energy drink in Malta so this special truck can be viewed and en- joyed by all Maltese people and by motorsport enthusiasts too. The racing program on Sun- day begins at 10am with Mo- tocross and continues with the Autocross car races from 1pm. All this will be held at the ASMK Sports Complex in Ta' Qali. Meanwhile, last Saturday ASMK continued the events with the Wotomoto Na- tional Enduro Championship 2017/2018 with the fifth event organised in Pembroke at Whit- erocks. 17 competitors compet- ed on a three-kilometre course of road paths while they were divided into three classes. During the Pole Position Jo- seph Scicluna on a KTM domi- nated with his best time of 5 minutes 25.610 seconds. Sci- cluna was followed by Bernard Sammut with a difference of 4.892 seconds and by Matthew Gauci with 11.694 seconds dif- ference in Lap time. Gauci and Sammut competed on Beta mo- torcycles. The competition for the best time started following the Pole Position where each rider com- petes in two Heats in his class, registering his Lap Time by means of electronic devices at- tached to each motor cycle. Following the two Heats of Class A James Zahra on Sher- co registered his best time of 4 minutes 54.142 seconds. Along with Zahra the compe- tition was mainly for 2nd place between Scicluna and Sammut but despite all efforts by Sam- mut and Scicluna both failed to beat the best time of Zahra. This resulted in Zahra winning the race ahead of Sammut who finished with a best time of 4 minutes 54.583 and Scicluna who finished in third place with his best Lap of 4 minutes 54.611 seconds. Fourth place finisher is Matthew Gauci on a Beta with 4 minutes 58.821 seconds while 5th placed Ian Scicluna on a KTM lapped the course in 5 minutes 29.590 seconds. In Class B Gabriel Muscat on KTM dominated his class with his best time of 5 minutes 50.150 seconds. Muscat fin- ished ahead of Aidan Camilleri on a KTM with his best time of 5 minutes 58.392 seconds while third place finisher Krist Falzon on Husqvarna regis- tered his best Lap in 6 min- utes 6.951 seconds. Fourth and fifth place finishers were Clayton Schembri on a KTM and Rowen Bonello on a Beta respectively. In Class C Kyle Stone on KTM registered his best time of 7 minutes 5.030 seconds. Stone was followed by Kurt Muscat on Yamaha with a best time of 7 minutes 28.192 sec- onds. Third place finisher in this Class C is Luke Borg on a KTM with his best Lap time of 7 minutes 34.579 seconds. Fourth place finisher is Mario Gatt on a Honda who partici- pated for the first time in this Moto-Enduro race. The Last Enduro event of this season will be held on 24 June 2018. This event will be held in Gozo at San Lawrenz where striking views of countryside and sea dominate the location In preparation for the first ever 'SUV Demolition Derby' which is scheduled to be held on 28 July 2018, a meeting is being held for interested com- petitors on Wednesday 23 May 2018 at 8pm. This is to take place at the ASMK Club House in IMtarfa. During this meeting the prospective com- petitors will be presented with a copy of the new regulations for this SUV's Demolition. The competitors can register for this event during the meeting. Further information can be found on the website of the Association www.asmk.org. mt or Facebook pages named:- A.S.M.K. Malta or Assocjazz- joni Sport Muturi u Karozzi. One can also make contact via email:- info@asmk.org.mt and by calling on 99425489.