BRONZE MEDAL FOR CAIRNS

WILLIAM Cairns finished on the podium in third place in the SGP3 Final at Gorzow on Friday.

Cairns, who turns 15 today and will be eligible for the National Development League, scored 12 points in the sport’s 250cc under-16 championship to earn his bronze medal.

The meeting was won by Poland’s Maksymilian Pawelczak with a 15-point maximum, whilst Australia’s Beau Bailey finished second on 13.

Cairns said: “I rode really well. The starts just weren’t working for me. I got T-boned in my last race, which is always fun after coming from the back.

“In the first heat, I just didn’t have the speed, so we dropped a sprocket and then I managed to get out of the starts better and find the speed. 

“That gave me a confidence boost, and I just had to keep cool and try not to lose my head. We kept on pushing and it worked out well.” 

Great Britain’s other representative Cooper Rushen also put in a creditable performance to score seven points, which placed him ninth overall.