The team took to Wales for the final round of the Revo ACU British Motocross Championships at Monster Mountain.
Words: Chambers Racing, Images: Cult Moto
After a hectic year of racing the lads wanted to end on a high and to get home in one piece.
Qualifying went well with Tom going P7 in the MX1. MX2 saw Alfie finish in P17, Glenn P18 and Ben P21.
Moto 1 of MX1 saw the heavens open. The heavy downpour of rain made things extremely difficult for the entire race. Tom made his way to P9 but with no goggles and very limited visibility, he couldn’t climb any further in the race and crossed the line in P9.
Moto 1 of the MX2 thankfully saw the rain stop. However, it left a very soaked track for their first moto. Alfie had a great start but went down on the first lap due to the slippery track conditions. He managed to remount and get himself back in the race to finish P11.
Glenn is very much at home in the wet conditions and put in a great moto to finish in P8. Ben, who is still suffering the effects of an ongoing virus, pushed through the race and the conditions with a few unfortunate offs finishing in P19.
By the time of Moto 2 for the MX1 class, the track seemed to have got itself into better shape than the first moto. Tom put in a stellar performance which saw him right up front for the entire 25 minutes + 2-lap moto. The efforts paid off with Tom passing the chequered flag in P5.
Time for the MX2 final moto and the last race of the day. Alfie didn’t catch such a good start as he did in Moto 1 and with an unfortunate crash he had to retire from the race due to tweaking an already injured knee. Ben set out to have a better moto and this showed as the race went on. He and Glenn produced some great battles until a small mistake caused Ben to have an off which resulted in him ending the moto in P18. Glenn again settled in and showed his strengths each lap, giving him a P14 finish.
A weekend of ups and downs, but another championship wrapped up.
Overall on the day
MX1 – Tom – P7
MX2 – Alfie – P16, Glenn – P11, Ben – P20
Championship overall
MX1 –
Tom Grimshaw- P9 in his rookie 450 season.
Dan Thornhill- P18
MX2 –
Glenn McCormick – P14
Ben Franklin – P17
Alfie Jones – P22
Each lad has had an injury this year, including Harvey Cashmore who is still out of action due to rupturing his spleen earlier last month and Dan with his ongoing wrist issue.
Unfortunately, Due to this none have been able to show their full potential.
Now the main championships are done some of the lads have some exciting events coming up, including the MXGP of Italy at Maggiora, the Weston Beach Race, the final MXGP at Matterley Basin and Glenn the MX Des Nations for Team Ireland in Ernee, France.
After that, there’s some much-needed rest and downtime. Then the prep starts to see what the 2024 season brings us.
