Dominant Nunn signs off the season in style! 2024 Eastern Centre Motocross Championships Finale – Race Report & Results

On Sunday, September 29th, the Norwich Viking MCC hosted the 7th and final round of the 2024 ACU Eastern Centre Motocross Championship. With title sponsors Stebbings Car Superstore and Norton Way Honda Group in attendance, the season finale played out in dry but testing conditions at the famous Cadders Hill circuit.

Race Report by Stefan Hicks – Images Courtesy of Max Leveridge – Narna Media

With 2024 expert champion Sam Nunn (John Banks Honda) and Junior champion Tim Warnes (MPM, RWT Kawasaki) already sealing their respective titles up at Blaxhall two weekends ago, the fight within the podium places in both classes was still up for grabs, and it was sure to go down to the wire in a frantic finish.

Premier class race 1 kicked into life, and the two teammates Nunn and Tombs were fighting it out on the early laps as youngster Will Farrow (Southside Mx KTM) made a cracking start in the top 3. Luke Parker (MPM Kawasaki) started the day 23 points ahead of Tombs in the battle for second spot in the championship and closely followed the leaders through but was never close enough to make a move. The fastest qualifier from the morning, Jake Rackham, was starting to move up in the top five alongside Luke Benstead, while Sam Nunn passed Tombs and breezed his way past the back markers and over the line to take the first race win. Tombs was second, and Benstead moved into third on the final lap past Rackham. Parker came home in fifth and would see his gap decrease to Tombs after race 1.

In the Premier class race 2, Rackham was out of the gate first with the Honda trio of Tombs, Nunn and Dylan Woodcock close behind. A good start for Tony Craig would see him sit comfortably in the top 5 all race long while Luke Parker had a real battle on his hands; after a poor start would see him lurking outside the top ten, he would then fight his way onto the rear wheel of Craig by the end of the race. The Honda quartet, however, put on a fantastic display of racing at the front. Nunn would first pass Tombs and then set his sights on Rackham, and as the youngster was struggling with lapped traffic, Nunn pounced and made the move. He would go on to take his second win of the day, with Rackham in second place, Tombs in third place, and Woodcock in fourth place.

The final Premier class race of the season would see Local Star Luke Parker gain the holeshot and get into an early lead. Nunn was never too far away on the opening laps, and again, Tombs was putting in a consistent pace to stay in touch. Dylan Woodcock made some smart moves in the top ten past his rivals alongside Max Broadbelt who was on the comeback trail from a nasty injury only a few months ago. Parker would delight his home crowd up until just after halfway through, when Nunn would emerge in the lead and never look back, taking the checkered flag for the third time to wrap up the season in stunning fashion. Parker finished second ahead of Tombs, Woodcock, and Craig.

After a season of top displays, Sam Nunn has been crowned the 2024 Eastern Centre Champion and completely deserved the plaudits. Luke Parker would stand on the second step of the podium, and Lewis Tombs ended the season third.

In the Junior championship, Tim Warnes would win the 2024 title ahead of the top junior placed rider on the day, Harry George. On the third step of the podium was Jae Jeffries, after a great display all year long. The support A overall was taken by Sam Rogers with a 1-1-5, ahead of Gareth Lane with a 2-4-2 finish. In third was Lee Kirkpatrick with a 7-3-7.

In support B, the honours went to Joseph Henthorn, who scored 1-1-1, ahead of Max Hale, who scored 2-2-2. Reece Horne, who scored 6-3-3, was third.

Overall, Shaun Tacey won the Support C class with a 1-1-2, ahead of Andrew Webster with a 3-3-1 and Shaun King with a 2-2-4.

The Norwich Viking MCC would like to congratulate the championship winners and thank all the marshals, medics, and, of course, the riders for another successful year in 2024. We look forward to welcoming you back next year!

Results

Expert Championship

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	Sam Nunn	75	25	25	25
2	Lewis Tombs	62	22	20	20
3	Luke Parker	53	16	15	22
4	Jake Rackham	53	18	22	13
5	Dylan Woodcock	50	14	18	18
6	Tony Craig	41	9	16	16
7	Max Broadbelt	37	13	9	15
8	Liam Bennett	37	12	14	11
9	William Farrow	37	15	12	10
10	Luke Benstead	34	20	–	14
11	Chester Hyde	26	7	10	9
12	Callum Murfitt	22	4	6	12
13	Benjamin Cole	21	8	13	–
14	Joseph Leeks	19	–	11	8
15	Mitchell Meadows	18	10	8	–
16	Declan Whittle	11	11	–	–
17	Connor Bunkle	10	1	3	6
18	Finley Jarvis	10	6	–	4
19	Callum McCaul	9	–	4	5
20	Charlie Nudds	9	3	5	1
21	Adam Reeve	8	5	–	3
22	Todd Ritchie	7	–	–	7
23	Brad Woodroffe	7	–	7	–
24	Shane Lock	4	–	2	2
25	Joe Hall	2	2	–	–

Junior Championship

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4	r 5	r 6
1	Harry George	75	25	–	25	–	25	–
2	Alex Christopher	58	22	–	14	–	22	–
3	Teddy Hyde	55	15	–	22	–	18	–
4	Travis Bixby	52	14	–	18	–	20	–
5	Timothy Warnes	52	16	–	20	–	16	–
6	Joe Phillips	45	18	–	13	–	14	–
7	James Rowsell	44	20	–	9	–	15	–
8	Jae Jeffries	41	13	–	16	–	12	–
9	George Foames	35	12	–	12	–	11	–
10	Jake Taylor	32	9	–	10	–	13	–
11	Barnaby Knight	31	10	–	11	–	10	–
12	Max Timmins	26	11	–	15	–	–	–
13	Sam Rogers	21	–	8	–	8	–	5
14	Gareth Lane	20	–	7	–	5	–	8
15	James Taylor	12	–	3	–	–	–	9
16	Lee Kirkpatrick	11	–	2	–	6	–	3
17	Vinnie Snell	9	–	–	–	2	–	7
18	Alby Smith	9	–	5	–	4	–	–
19	Mitchell Murfitt	9	–	6	–	3	–	–
20	Simon Daniels	7	–	–	–	7	–	–
21	Benjamin Arthurton	6	–	–	–	–	–	6
22	Tyrone Tugwell	4	–	–	–	–	–	4
23	Harrison Fitchett	4	–	4	–	–	–	–
24	Joshua Deadman	2	–	–	–	–	–	2
25	Christopher Lake	2	–	1	–	1	–	–
26	James Suckling	1	–	–	–	–	–	1

Support A

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	Sam Rogers	127	45	45	37
2	Gareth Lane	125	43	39	43
3	Lee Kirkpatrick	109	34	41	34
4	James Taylor	108	35	28	45
5	Alby Smith	107	39	37	31
6	Vinnie Snell	102	27	34	41
7	Benjamin Arthurton	97	26	32	39
8	Simon Daniels	93	25	43	25
9	Mitchell Murfitt	89	41	35	13
10	James Suckling	85	32	21	32
11	Aaron Smith	81	24	31	26
12	Jack Whitlam	77	28	27	22
13	Jamie Cox	76	29	18	29
14	William Giddings	76	31	17	28
15	Joshua Deadman	75	12	30	33
16	Finlay Stead	73	21	22	30
17	Lewis Holmes	71	30	29	12
18	Christopher Lake	66	33	33	–
19	Tyrone Tugwell	65	18	12	35
20	Charlie Grant	59	13	25	21
21	Scott Claydon	58	14	20	24
22	Luke Nolan	58	16	19	23
23	Joe Scillitoe	57	22	24	11
24	Lee Butson	49	23	26	–
25	Harrison Fitchett	47	37	–	10
26	Darren Gooch	44	17	–	27
27	Marc Nickerson	43	–	23	20
28	Ty Atkins	41	19	8	14
29	Paul Hubbard	37	6	13	18
30	Zack Carter	36	9	10	17
31	Joshua Andrews	35	20	15	–
32	Will Jurgens	32	–	16	16
33	Cole Taylor	31	5	7	19
34	Robert Bond	31	7	9	15
35	Stephen Atkins	29	15	14	–
36	Callum Lake	22	11	11	–
37	Oliver Hammond	14	8	6	–
38	Reggie Jacobs	10	10	–	–
39	Jake Cazey	9	4	5	–

Support B

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	Joseph Henthorn	135	45	45	45
2	Max Hale	129	43	43	43
3	Reece Horne	117	35	41	41
4	Aidan Weston	117	41	39	37
5	Sam Hilton	113	37	37	39
6	James Colclough	103	33	35	35
7	Kieran Jessett	94	30	31	33
8	Ethan Hayward	92	34	28	30
9	Kevin Gore	86	31	21	34
10	Brendon Reeve	83	27	27	29
11	Ben Secker	83	22	34	27
12	Ethan Johnson	82	21	30	31
13	Zak Beards	82	28	29	25
14	Luke Reeve	81	29	26	26
15	Harry Hawes	77	26	33	18
16	Christian Drane	66	18	25	23
17	Alfie Hunt	64	–	32	32
18	Samuel Cook	64	19	23	22
19	Jason Ramsey	59	20	18	21
20	Luke Clifton	51	23	–	28
21	Sam Wright	51	10	24	17
22	Brad Watts	48	24	–	24
23	Joseph Mulley Forsdike	47	6	22	19
24	Ben Carey	47	15	19	13
25	Cameron Parrish	43	32	11	–
26	Craig Page-Baker	42	12	10	20
27	Wayne Fulcher	41	13	12	16
28	Sam Whittred	39	11	14	14
29	Lee Keyton	39	39	–	–
30	Sam Cushion	37	17	20	–
31	Ben Cook	35	8	17	10
32	Finlay Whitlam	34	7	15	12
33	Ryan Christmas	27	3	9	15
34	Justin Dennis	25	14	–	11
35	Toby Henderson	25	9	7	9
36	Oscar Knights	25	25	–	–
37	Aaron Holden	22	16	6	–
38	Lewis Wells	20	4	16	–
39	Nathan Lock	18	5	13	–
40	Benjamin Wigger	10	2	8	–

Support C

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	Shaun Tacey	133	45	45	43
2	Andrew Webster	127	41	41	45
3	Shaun King	125	43	43	39
4	Chris Gaut	106	39	35	32
5	William Mcrae	105	25	39	41
6	Lee Faulkner	103	37	33	33
7	Isaac Wright	99	35	29	35
8	Ashley Reeve	96	34	31	31
9	Jason Bennett	96	33	37	26
10	John Smith	95	31	27	37
11	Ewan Niblock	85	27	24	34
12	Jack Williams	85	26	30	29
13	Hector Storey	78	16	34	28
14	Dom Kay	76	28	23	25
15	Daniel Allen	68	17	21	30
16	Andrew Smith	65	22	20	23
17	Joshua Chappell	59	20	17	22
18	Jay Eggleton	58	21	13	24
19	Jamie Websdale	55	14	14	27
20	Gene Barfield	54	29	25	–
21	Declan Cutting	51	23	28	–
22	Ky Rolfe	50	24	26	–
23	Robert Green	48	30	18	–
24	Shane Edwards	40	18	22	–
25	Anna Groves	34	19	15	–
26	Jake Faulkner	32	–	32	–
27	Freddie Bond	32	32	–	–
28	Louis Kane	25	13	12	–
29	Matthew Herring	19	–	19	–
30	Lauren Cox	16	–	16	–
31	Jason Turner	15	15	–	–
32	Robert Bushell	12	12	–	–