Gifting and Mewse take Victory at Blaxhall! 2023 Revo ACU British Motocross Championship Round 4 – Race Report & Results

Thousands of local fans headed to Blaxhall on Sunday for the annual Revo ACU British Motocross Championship at the Suffolk venue. Racing enthusiasts were treated to a day of unforgettable competition across multiple classes from Big Wheel 85cc up to the Pro MX1 and MX2 contesting under the radiant sunshine.

Race Report and Images by Richard Blyth – Image Rich Media

In the Premier MX1 class it was a battle between the two Crendon Fastrack Honda’s of Conrad Mewse and Josh Gilbert in both races. In the opening race, it was Harri Kullas who claimed the Foxwood Trade sponsored Holeshot award and took the early race lead until Gilbert moved into the race lead on lap 2 with his teammate Mewse just behind on second.

The pair battled hard for several laps until Gilbert made a small mistake and Mewse forced his way into the lead and managed to open a gap at the front and take the win over Gilbert, with Kullas in third. Fourth place went to Evgeny Bobryshev in fifth. Local interest saw Luke Parker in 13th with Luke Benstead 14th and Declan Whittle in 17th with all three scoring points.

The second MX1 race later in the day saw Kullas take another Foxwood Holeshot before the Mewse took the lead on the opening lap with Gilbert in second once again. The pair battled at the front of the pack, with Mewse taking the win and overall victory, which saw him claim the Championship lead. Gilbert went on to finish second ahead of Kullas, with Evgeny Bobryshev taking another fourth over John Adamson in fifth. Local riders Luke Benstead and Luke Parker finished in the points in 15th and 16th. The overall was Mewse, Gilbert and Kullas.

In the opening MX2 race of the day, there was drama when a few riders misjudged the gate drop and hit the start gate and caused it to be damaged. As a result, the race was started under a Flag start, after one false start, the second start saw the race underway, and it was Bobby Bruce who claimed the Foxwood Trade Holeshot award and took the early race lead ahead of Swedish rider Isak Gifting and local rider Elliott Banks-Browne in third. On the second lap Gifting took over the lead while Bruce and Banks-Browne battled for second with Banks-Browne taking over the position before Bruce mounted a late charge to reclaim it. Unfortunately, fellow local rider Sam Nunn went out of the race at halfway with a technical problem while in 4th place. The fourth and fifth places went to Charlie Cole and Joel Rizzi.

The final MX2 race once again saw restarts due to the damaged start gate. Once the race got underway it was Bobby Bruce who claimed another Foxwood Trade Holeshot award ahead of Joel Rizzi in second and Charlie Cole, but the charge was to come from lower down the field as Taylor Hammal came from inside the top 10 to get up to second behind Isak Gifting who had moved into the lead. Banks-Browne had worked his way into third while Bruce slipped to fourth just ahead of Charlie Cole in fifth. The overall result saw Gifting ahead of Banks-Browne and Bruce.

There was plenty of intense racing in the full line-up in the 125cc and 250cc classes. In the 250cc class, Billy Askew continue his winning streak taking race one and two victories. In race one Askew had over 30 seconds of play time ahead of local wildcard Bayliss Utting who would eventually claim second after coming through the pack from a bad start. Mckenzie Marshall would round out the race in third.

Then came the second moto of the day that saw Joel Fisher take the Holeshot before Billy Askew took the lead and the race win for the overall, while Jak Taylor held second for the whole race before being passed by Bayliss Utting on the last corner of the last lap. Utting took second overall while Taylor would go on to finish third overall.

In the first 125cc class race Cambridgeshire Wal Beaney took his second race win of the season before finishing second in race two and tying for points with Championship leader Reece Jones, lending the upper hand to Jones who grabbed first on the podium as he took the win in race two. With Tyla Hooley making his first appearance of the season in third overall, taking third in both races.

The Big Wheel 85cc class has been highly contested by Josh Vail as he continues to show his strengths going 1-1 at Blaxhall. With another 90 points under his belt, he will continue to run the red plate. Jamie Keith was only seven seconds behind Vail in race one as he increases his points in the Championship taking second overall with two second-place finishes. In third today was Charlie Richmond with his 3-3 scorecard.

Results

MX1 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Conrad Mewse	50	25	25
2	Josh Gilbert	44	22	22
3	Harri Kullas	40	20	20
4	Evgeny Bobryshev	36	18	18
5	Tristan Purdon	31	16	15
6	Ashton Dickinson	28	14	14
7	Liam Knight	26	13	13
8	James Carpenter	26	15	11
9	John Adamson	18	2	16
10	Tom Grimshaw	18	6	12
11	Brad Todd	18	9	9
12	Stuart Edmonds	18	10	8
13	Martin Barr	18	11	7
14	Dan Thornhill	13	3	10
15	Luke Benstead	13	7	6
16	Luke Parker	13	8	5
17	Steven Clarke	12	12	–
18	Jay Hague	7	5	2
19	Charlie Putnam	5	1	4
20	Declan Whittle	4	4	–
21	Callum Green	3	–	3
22	Max Broadbelt	1	–	1

MX2 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Isak Gifting	50	25	25
2	Elliott Banks-Browne	40	20	20
3	Bobby Bruce	40	22	18
4	Charlie Cole	34	18	16
5	Taylor Hammal	32	10	22
6	Joel Rizzi	31	16	15
7	Jamie Wainwright	29	15	14
8	Charlie Heyman	25	12	13
9	Carlton Husband	23	13	10
10	Glenn Mccormick	22	11	11
11	Ben Franklin	21	9	12
12	Bailey Johnston	16	7	9
13	Ben Mustoe	15	8	7
14	Mel Pocock	14	14	–
15	James Barker	12	4	8
16	Joe Brookes	8	2	6
17	Robert Holyoake	6	6	–
18	Josh Peters	5	–	5
19	Kyle Mcnicol	5	5	–
20	Jake Rackham	4	–	4
21	William Farrow	3	–	3
22	Aaron Ongley	3	1	2
23	Josh Taylor	3	3	–
24	Charlie Griffiths	1	–	1

Youth 125 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Reece Jones	47	22	25
2	Wal Beaney	47	25	22
3	Tyla Hooley	40	20	20
4	Harrison Greenough	34	18	16
5	Wesley Mcgavin	29	11	18
6	Chester Hyde	28	16	12
7	Ollie Bubb	27	14	13
8	Max Smith	26	12	14
9	Kayden Smith	26	15	11
10	Levi Saunders	25	10	15
11	Jack Dando	22	13	9
12	Max Corke	19	9	10
13	Rocco Hands	16	8	8
14	Geroge Corke	13	7	6
15	Tyler Jones	12	5	7
16	Travis Laughton	11	6	5
17	Jack Davis	8	4	4
18	Ted Deacon	5	2	3
19	Jack Skinner	5	3	2
20	Brandon Payne	1	–	1
21	Braidy Tucker	1	1	–

Youth 250 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Billy Askew	50	25	25
2	Bayliss Utting	44	22	22
3	Mckenzie Marshall	38	20	18
4	Jak Taylor	35	15	20
5	Liam Bennett	34	18	16
6	Domonic Newbury	30	16	14
7	Joel Fisher	25	12	13
8	Hudson Roper	25	13	12
9	Joshua Bassett	25	14	11
10	Joseph Leeks	24	9	15
11	Tye Jones	20	11	9
12	Sydney Putnam	15	5	10
13	Charlie Nudds	15	7	8
14	Cullen Hawkins	15	8	7
15	Jacob Randall	14	10	4
16	Luca Manby	12	6	6
17	Max Fleming	5	–	5

Big Wheel 85 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Josh Vail	90	45	45
2	Jamie Keith	84	42	42
3	Charlie Richmond	80	40	40
4	Drew Stock	76	38	38
5	Hayden Statt	72	36	36
6	Lewis Spratt	68	33	35
7	Alfie Geddes-Green	68	35	33
8	Zane Stephens	66	32	34
9	Harry Lee	62	30	32
10	Maison Jones	62	31	31
11	Kameron Greenhalgh	55	25	30
12	Travis Bixby	55	26	29
13	Harley O’Callaghan	51	24	27
14	Stanley Siebert	50	22	28
15	Kole Nally	49	23	26
16	Finley Pickering	49	28	21
17	Blake Ward-Clarke	49	34	15
18	Lucas Moncrieff	48	29	19
19	Archie Stapley	46	21	25
20	Marley Alder	44	20	24
21	Ronan Mallett	44	27	17
22	Cole Taylor	40	18	22
23	Jordan Kinsella	39	16	23
24	Jensen Cole	37	17	20
25	Andrew Piggford	37	19	18
26	Kyle Daniels	31	15	16