A talented Braehead Primary pupil blew away the competition at his first electric motocross event.
Eleven-year-old Ruary Breen secured victory in the 10 to 15 age category at the Brushless Motocross Championship, held at Glasgow’s state-of-the-art iMoto electric motocross track.
And Ruary’s success on two wheels comes after impressing on four, with the youngster switching to bikes from kart racing.
Proud mum Lynsey told the Lennox: “We’ve been attending iMoto for quite a while now as a family.
“We’re a biking family and Ruary has always been into motorsport.
“He wanted a bike when he was younger, but I said no and he went into karting instead when he was six-years-old.
“We did it for a few years. But the money in that became ridiculous and he wasn’t enjoying it. Just for fun, we started going over to iMoto. I like a shot on the track, and his wee brother Blair likes it as well.
“Ruary started to get better and better and he was really enjoying it.
“Electric anything is really in focus just now.
“There’s a new championship, Brushless MX, based down in Devon, and they are really keen to build the series.
“They are trying to get the name out there and wanted to bring it to Scotland. Neil Buchan, the owner at iMoto, had said to Ruary that he’d sort him with a bike to enter it and asked him if he’d like to race it. And of course he did.
“It was a great day. It was so relaxed compared to the karting.
“He went out and did so well. He was so focused.
“He qualified second and over the four races he finished first overall.
“We were super chuffed for him. We’re now heading down to Devon on Saturday for the return championship.”
Lynsey admits that she initially said no to letting Ruary out on two wheels, but that he has earned the trust of her and bike-mad dad Craig.
Lynsey continued: “Safety is paramount in all these sports. You have trust in the organisers that the track’s safe and there are only a certain number of kids on the track at one time.
“Don’t get me wrong though, as a mum it’s nerve-wracking when you see him jumping over a hill or coming round a corner.
“He’s a great wee rider though, and he’s steely. He’s sensible and clean.
“It can be nerve-wracking but I’ve got a lot of confidence in him.”
And Ruary’s performances caught the eye of iMoto owner Neil.
He commented: “It was a fantastic day and great to put Scotland and our track on the map for this UK event.
“Ruary is enthusiastic and talented, and I hope he continues to go from strength-to-strength in the sport.”
