The Acerbis Amateur Nationals makes its annual trip to the legendary Farleigh Castle this weekend 15th and 16th July, for round 5 of their 2023 Championship.
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Jack Beniston leads the charge in MX1 after notching up solid results in all four rounds and plenty of moto wins to boot. Hot on his heels are Andy Wilson, 28 points off of the lead and James Hutchinson 14 points further back, with both knowing they need to start reeling in Beniston this weekend if they are going to have any chance of the title.
The top three racers in MX2 are divided by just 25 points with Jake Winnard holding the red plate after a good performance at Haverigg last time out. Alfie Calvert is on the chase 19 points shy of the top spot with Lee Sealey in striking position in third. You can’t count out Round 1 winner Mitchell Meadows either who holds fourth in the standings.
Damon Strydom heads up the super competitive 125 class with Chris Povey losing touch in second and young gun Ryan Waggott looking good in third and with the speed to push for wins.
In the Open 2 Stroke category Josh Spinks has been not surprisingly the stand out performer, chalking up a hefty 52 point lead in the series over Rory Jones with James Dent a further 10 behind. It will need someone to up their game this weekend to knock Josh off of the top spot.
Grace Richards has pulled clear in the Ladies class a whopping 76 points ahead of Rebecca Newham who will be looking to fend off Grace Packman and Nadiya Jones are right behind her and looking to take the number two spot.
Ryan Voase is once again going all out for the perfect season once again in the Vets Over 40 category with Lee Martin and Danny Tollet his closest rivals.
Over in the Vets Over 50 Simon Bonser has notched up a sackful of moto victories and tops the lot by 40 points as it stands after four rounds. Richard Miller has a massive 84 gap in second over third placed Ewan Johnston.
Like father like son… Riley Voase is the Red plate holder in Junior Open and will want to extend his 66 point lead over Dan Nevitt. James Newby holds third as it stands but he has a whole host of racers with eyes on the podium this weekend.
For those wishing the spectate tickets are £5 per person per day. Under 15’s free
WEEKEND CAMPING – £10 CAMPING Vehicle pass + £5 per person for the weekend. Under 15’s Free
