Arenacross Support Classes prepare for Aberdeen!

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The Pro-Am and Youth riders have been digging into their pockets for the fuel money, heading to Aberdeen right now for the next two nights of Arenacross action – and the Championships are hard-fought with surprises aplenty across the board!

Words: Ben Rumbold – Images courtesy of AXUK

At the top of the Pro-Am Championship, it’s those Welsh wonders Sion Talbot and Josh Greedy who are inseparable again at the top of the table! They finished 2023 a point apart after Talbot took the verdict in the very last race, and this year he kindly let Josh catch up in Belfast with a pair of 3rd places on the second night! Sion made the trip north of the border better than Josh last year so we’ll see how he fares this time Raife Broadley is also right in the mix on the two-stroke, and is making his Aberdeen debut this weekend.

The AX Pro-AM class is always full of thrills and spills! Defending Champ and joint series leader Sion Talbot (#1) lifts the front wheel alongside Jake Taylor (#269), Raife Broadley (#72), Ben White (#338), Ezra Blackwell (#40), and Luke Oldfield.

Pro-Am Points Standings:

Pos	No.	Name	Points	Gap
1	1	Sion Talbot	41	0
2	33	Josh Greedy	41	0
3	72	Raife Broadley	35	6
4	725	Luke Oldfield	26	15
5	338	Ben White	25	16
6	63	Oli Benton	21	20
7	108	Michael Carter	16	25
8	156	Adam Wells	14	27
9	41	Nathan Green	13	28
10	143	Luke Bull	10	31
11	36	Dan Parry	7	34
12	11	Jay Baxendale	6	35
13	269	Jake Taylor	6	35
14	37	Sam Cowie	5	36
15	40	Ezra Blackwell	4	37
16	999	Conner Challinor	3	38
17	169	Matt Lomas	2	39

In the AX Futures class, promising rookie Isaac Ash has sadly broken his arm during the Belfast weekend, so we wish him all the best for his recovery that will hopefully still let him race in Daytona as planned. Reigning Champion Joel Fisher, who breaks up his usual #711 with a big gold middle “1” on his jersey, holds a strong series lead, but another rookie, Lewis Spratt, is also showing some speed and could be a nuisance to Joel before the end of the season!

Joel Fisher suddenly has a points gap to defend in his attempt to retain the AX Futures title!

AX Futures Points Standings:

Pos	No.	Name	Points	Gap
1	711	Joel Fisher	78	0
2	100	Isaac Ash	56	22
3	21	Lewis Spratt	53	25
4	23	Joshua Fletcher Williams	51	27
5	89	Jacob Randall	51	27
6	66	James Lee	47	31
7	77	Tobias Sammut	38	40
8	162	Louis Dutton	38	40
9	9	Sonny Smyth	31	47
10	215	Oliver Davis	31	47
11	47	Jake Farrelly	29	49
12	714	Mark Morris	19	59
13	955	Alfie Barbor	18	60
14	241	Austin Beasty	4	74

In the 85cc Supermini class, Harry Lee has been absolutely dominant in winning all of the races so far. However, Zane Stephens has kept him honest by finished 2nd each time, leaving the gap still at just 12 points! Watch out also for Small-Wheel leader Jamie Currie to make his presence felt amongst his older competitors in the mixed-capacity mayhem!

Harry Lee remains unbeaten in the AX Superminis, but needs to keep on the gas!

AX Supermini Points Standings

Pos	No.	Name	Points	Gap
1	17	Harry Lee	90	0
2	80	Zane Stephens	78	12
3	7	George Cherry	57	33
4	33	Oakley Kettle	55	35
5	172	Harrison Davies	54	36
6	79	Harley O’Callaghan	49	41
7	46	Jamie Currie*	41	49
8	78	Ryan Jackson	34	56
9	44	Ricco Hardy*	26	64
10	191	Zac Badger*	21	69
11	14	Jack Leese	18	72
12	4	Harry Worley	15	75
13	199	Olivia Reynolds	12	78

The 65cc Class has also seen a maximum scorer in the form of John Slade, runner-up last year who has been sharpening his skills for this series! Mason Staddon and Cameron Berry have been battling hard behind him and watch for the Mohican crash helmet of Jimmy Ball to get amongst them as well!

John Slade has been unstoppable in the AX65s!

AX65 Points Standings:

Pos	No.	Name	Points	Gap
1	288	John Slade	90	0
2	2	Mason Staddon	71	19
3	220	Cameron Berry	66	24
4	10	Jimmy Ball	54	36
5	913	Zach White	52	38
6	24	Freddie Bailey	49	41
7	22	Jacob Wright	40	50
8	43	Oliver Trafford	38	52
9	996	Frank Bishop	34	56
10	5	Robbie Reid	18	72
11	19	Joshua Foster	16	74
12	50	Austin Edwards	14	76
13	415	Harry Graham	8	82
14	100	M Kelly-Edwards	4	86
15	101	Jayden Enstone	4	86

The all-electric E5 class has the same racers in each round this year, after using a regional qualifying system in 2023. Roy Townley took maximum points in Belfast after Manchester winner Alfie Ledwood seemed to disagree with the northern Irish soil. Cohen Llewellyn will be in the mix as well in this exciting but silent series!

Roy Townley gives everyone the usual view of him in the AXE5 class!

AXE5 Points Standings:

Pos	No.	Name	Points	Gap
1	80	Roy Townley	86	0
2	82	Alfie Ledwood	69	17
3	630	Cohen Llewellyn	67	19
4	712	Albie Wood	53	33
5	224	Maxx Korszewski	52	34
6	26	Alfie Workman	47	39
7	10	Matthew McGee	40	46
8	65	Mason Shields	36	50
9	38	George Hutchings	35	51
10	122	Frankie Williams	32	54
11	900	Leo Edwards	21	65
12	41	Oliver Wilson	14	72
13	192	Callum Garrett	6	80