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They say a picture can be worth 1000 words. So our pick of our favourite 12 photos from the Culham British championship tells the story of the event that nature tried to rain off, but the hard work or the RHL organisers and the toughness of the riders made it a great event. Check out of favourite dozen pics from MotoHead’s own photographers Adam Duckworth and Dick Law from the opening Maxxis British championship round.
![Josh Gilbert's training with the Buildbase Honda team is paying off. Here he holeshots an MX2 race from Mel Pocock and held on for two runner-up spots.](http://www.motoheadmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MH0034-421.jpg)
![Yes, it was a bit moist. But the track was technical, tough and real test of the best riders in the UK](http://www.motoheadmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC0622.jpg)
![Champion Graeme Irwin gets an almighty kick coming out of a Culham bend. He stayed on and took the overall](http://www.motoheadmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC1508.jpg)
![Brad Anderson in typical Ando style. Flat out, feet off the pegs, bike sidways and no fear. He was fourth overall in MX1](http://www.motoheadmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC1671.jpg)
![Evgeny Bobryshev rides like he knows how - wide open. His race two charge from a crash to victory was incredible](http://www.motoheadmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MH0034-517.jpg)
![He's above you! Brian Wheeler rides the old KX500 and takes the low route while others obviously don't](http://www.motoheadmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC0096.jpg)
![Race face on! Irwin gets in the zone before the start of race one](http://www.motoheadmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC0618.jpg)
![Ivo Monticelli leads Elliott Banks-Browne in the final moto of the day](http://www.motoheadmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC1477.jpg)
![Check out the focus in Elliott Banks-Browne's eyes as he leads the second moto](http://www.motoheadmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC1573.jpg)
![Ivo Monticelli leads the pack in the second MX1 moto](http://www.motoheadmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/MH0034-682.jpg)
![Full on sideways speedway style from two-stroke racer John Adamson](http://www.motoheadmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DSC1188.jpg)