Cassar dominates at ASM Autocross

He took the lead from the start and built a gap as the race made progress. Manuel Muscat and Joseph Calleja both on Opel cars followed Cassar along the track to the finish. Calleja, Birmingham on his Suzuki and Matthew Borg raced close to each other while battling for 3rd to 5th place. Birmingham added pressure and won over Calleja with Borg winning 5th place.

Vince Farrugia on his VW Polo took the lead from the Start. He was closely followed by Josef Abela and Philip Joe Vella both on Opel cars. Later, Vella fouled Abela which resulted in both cars partly loosing control and placing to Keith Borg and Philip Grima. Both took advantage of the situation and won 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Abela and Vella finished in 4th and 5th place respectively.

A glance into the Championship Charts. Carmel Borg on a 250cc Suzuki RMZ is leading ahead of Clayton Camilleri (KTM SXF) and Stefan Dimech on a Honda CRF in the Class 'A' (MX2) Experienced Riders National Motocross Championship. Charles Borg on his Honda CRF is leading in Class 'B' ahead of Arthur Micallef on a Honda CRF. Patrick Cassar is leading the Autocross Class 'A' Championship and Christian Galea is runner-up. Class B Keith Borg on a Nova is followed by Melo Zammit on an Escort Mk3, Joseph Calleja and Matthew Borg on Opel cars and Vince Farrugia on a VW Polo.

ASM will be organising a Car Demolition Race on the 18th of December. This will be a part of the 18th consecutive special fund raising event in aid of the Malta Community Chest Fund. 29 competitors are already registered for the Demolition race. Autocross and Motocross will demonstrate their skills too. High Authorities attending this event will deliver their season's messages to the ASM members and spectators present.

Sunday's 4th December programme starts at 11.00am. Training sessions for Autocross and Motocross riders are held every Saturday between 10.00am to 4.00pm. Details are available on the new website www.asm.com.mt and on Facebook A.S.M. Malta.