August 26th, 2024.


British QX Champ Harry Walker once again joined the PSR-By-Rapport team to contest the famous French 72-Hours of Pont de Vaux in the Mondial du Quad class.

Together with team-mates Christopher Tveraen (Norway) and Mike Van Grinsven (The Netherlands), they completed 64 laps in eight hours on Saturday, to finish on equal laps and within a minute of the winning team Drag’On. DV Racing team riders Kevin Saar (Estonia), Manfred Zienecker (Germany) and Patrick Turrini (Italy) were third. Overall, the top two teams were both on 117 laps. The night race was cancelled due to a thunder and lightning storm. 

This is Walker’s third Pont de Vaux podium in as many years.

Morgan Movers pilots Jamie Morgan, Paul Winrow and Braxton Grosse (USA) finished sixth, QuadBikesRUs riders Mark McLernon, Ayrton Knowles and Aaron Haslett were ninth and DV Racing with Murray Graham, Lars Holmen (The Netherlands) and Valentino Roks (The Netherlands) were 11th.

Other home nations teams to secure PDV finishes included Jonny and Josh McKnight with Carl Bunce, Jordan and Ryan Hickman with Elliot Downes – both teams were in the top 20. Ryan Walters, Luke Brown and John Chew, the AJ Willcock Girls team Vassna Willcock, Nicole Lowry and Brooke Bunce, Kyle Orr, Dylan McKenna and Sean Goss, Mathew Kirk, Ewan Packman and Paul McConway, Richie Cornett, David Nixon and Steven Kirwin were also amongst the 93 finishers in this class.

Zak Orchard completed 58 laps of the Kenny Quad Contest to finish in a credible fifth overall. Young Louie Holt made a strong debut in this class to finish 13th, and Chris Keitch also made it in the top 20. Despite being sidelined due to injury, the Stumpy Lawrence and James Lees partnership put in 52 laps to get a 44th placing out of 109 finishers.

In the PDV Kids Quad race, Sam Tatler was sixth overall on his Yamaha and won the Minime class. Putting the girls on the PDV map, Amelia Talent, riding in the Cadet category, was eighth overall, while Seth Balaam (Minime) was 10th. Harrison and Blake Orr finished 13th and 14th respectively with Shay and Malachy McKenna 20th and 21st , Jay Sams 22nd, and QuadBikesRUs rider Harry Barker 30th.

The full results can be found HERE!

Well done to all competitors. Apologies if we’ve missed anyone – if we have, let us know! Email jenni@redcat.co.uk.

*Stumpy has a couple of broken ribs and says he’ll be back next year!