CASPER STARS IN SLOVAKIA

BRITISH Youth rider Casper Kluczniak again excelled in the second round of the 500R Deli Tire Cup which was held at the Slovakian venue of Zarnovica on Saturday.

Kluczniak scored 11 points to finish in fourth place on the night, but having already secured sixth place in Round 1 he is now currently joint second in the standings on 21 points with two rounds to go.

He said: “Again it was a good event for me, and I am really pleased to have competed against this really tough competition.

“Consistency is the key and so far I have finished sixth and fourth and am currently challenging for the Championship at the halfway stage, so I could not be more pleased.

“As well as being joint second in this competition I am currently leading the British Youth Championship in the 250cc class so I’m hoping that the second half of my season is as good as the first half has been.”

German rider Tyler Haupt won again in Zarnovica so leads the series on 29 points with Kluczniak and Bartlomiej Kubica from Poland heading the chasing pack, both on 21 points.

The third round of the competition takes places at the Daugavpils venue in Latvia on August 6.