Hall has a ball at Landrake as Kullas crowned MX1 champ! Michelin MX Nationals Round 4 – Race Report & Results

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The Landrake circuit down in Cornwall threw up plenty of drama at the weekend as the Michelin MX Nationals hosted the fourth and penultimate round of their 2021 Championship.

Images courtesy of Dave Rich

Local racer Josh Gilbert on his Par Homes Husqvarna went quickest in the Fastest 40 qualifying and this feat was matched in MX2 by his teammate Florian Miot.

In the Fastest 40 moto one Crendon Fastrack Honda’s Tommy Searle, Cab Screens Crescent Yamaha racer Harri Kullas and Apico Husqvarna’s Stu Edmonds surfaced as the lead trio, but Kullas was in a determined mood and with three laps to go he would move to the front to take a fantastic victory over Searle with Edmonds keeping up the pace to round out the race in third. Gilbert would have a race to forget, crashing out early in the moto when on the attack.

The fight for MX2 glory was well and truly on, and emerging with the early lead was Rob Hooper Racing Yamaha’s Lewis Hall, but a slip by him saw his teammate Sam Nunn taste fresh air for the first time and looking comfortable at the front, although the chasing pack of Crendon Fastrack Honda’s Jay Hague, fastest qualifier Miot, Hall and the Chambers Racing Husqvarna of Tom Grimshaw were keeping the pressure on. The pressure took its toll on Nunn who would crash out hard and DNF the moto. Taking advantage of Nunn’s misfortune was Hague who would take the chequers ahead of Hall and Grimshaw with Miot also having a DNF on the final lap.

With the absence of MX1 title contender Todd Kellett, all eyes on the second Fastest 40 moto would be on Kullas who by finishing ahead of Searle would nail the title with a round to go. The master of smooth Kullas got his nose in front early ahead of the Par Homes Husqvarna of Evgeny Bobrychev and all looked to be plain sailing but a late surge by Searle kept everyone on their toes but in the end, it was Kullas who took the chequers and with it the 2021 title. Huge congrats to Harri and the Cab Screens Crescent Yamaha team. So on the day, it was Kullas with the overall followed by Searle, Bobrychev, Dylan Walsh in fourth, Edmonds fifth and Elliot Banks-Browne with his best result of the year in sixth.

Making up for his first Moto DNF, Miot banged in the moto two win and by Hall following him home, and his teammate Nunn getting the better of Hague it would be an overall victory for the RHR rider with his first-ever Pro Overall. Behind Hall, it would be Hague and Grimshaw joining him on the box in second and third with Jamie Wainwright fourth, Carlton Husband fifth and Jamie Law sixth. It would be a weekend to forget for series leader John Adamson which means it is all to race for between him and Husband for the title at Cusses this weekend coming.

In the Expert MX1 class, clear series leader Ben Edwards was eclipsed by the locals with Joe Clayton and Josh Taylor fighting it out for South West glory with Clayton taking the spoils by taking the chequers on three occasions to Taylors ones. Edwards kept his title credentials well and truly intact with one round to go by finishing third.

ASA United Gas Gas’s Bobby Bruce railed his 125 to a full set of moto wins which has seen him leapfrog four of his rivals to top the standings with just Cusses Gorse to go. Gareth Padgett put in a solid shift for second overall edging out Tom Murphy who was third and title contender Jake Preston fourth. Spare a thought for another local racer Louie Kessell who was looking good for a podium spot, but a mechanical issue in the first moto on Sunday saw him suffer a DNF and out of the running for a place on the box.

It was better late than never for Aidan Mcdonough in Amateur MX1. The Irish racer was due to compete in the full series this year but Covid got in the way of that and at Landrake he showed what we have been missing by racking up three moto victories and a third to take the overall. Behind Mcdonough, Sean Wainwright kept his title fight on course claiming the chequers in the last moto and second overall. The final podium spot went the way of Round three winner Harry Bradley with Callum Gordon sneaking ahead of his series podium rival Brad Thornhill for fourth.

Aaron Ongley, Dan Brough and Sean Springer put on a great show in Amateur MX2 with these three trading places in each moto, but it was Ongley who took the honours one point clear of Brough with Springer three points further back. Springer heads into this weekends finale with a 15 point lead over Brough, but with 100 points up for grabs over the weekend the title is far from decided.

In Clubman MX1 Alex Christopher upped his game when it was needed and broke the Ivan Kerr stranglehold at the head of the championship standings. Christopher was in a dominant mood and for the first time took maximum points from the weekend and the overall. Kerr was solid again but now needs to pull something special out of the bag at Cusses as he trails Christopher by 25 points. Billy Saunders had a great weekend and kept Sam Morcom at bay for the final space on the box.

The weekend was a complete disaster for Clubman MX2 championship leader Guy Prince who snapped his ACL in the first moto. We wish Guy a speedy recovery. Wildcard George Boyce impressed putting in four consistently strong motos to bag the overall over moto one winner Bradley Taylor who had his season-best result with third. Ben Wainwright now is in the Championship driving seat going into Cusses.

SJP Moto KTM’s Charlie Heyman showed his talent by reeling off four sensational race victories to notch the number one spot ahead of the hard-charging Cab Screens Crescent Yamaha of Joe Brookes. The winner last time out Jak Taylor backed up that performance with third. If Heyman can keep his cool at Cusses he will be able to make it back to back MX Nationals titles after winning the Big Wheel 85’s last year.

Another of West Country’s finest Tyler Westcott produced a fantastic performance in the MXY2 class and grabbed a well deserved overall victory over series leader Alfie Jones. Phoenix Tools Apico Kawasaki’s Sam Atkinson edged out Jude Morris for the final podium spot.

The racing in the Big Wheel 85’s was fantastic but coming away with the victory was Ben Mustoe who went 1-3-1-3. GRT Holeshot KTM’s Wildcard Finley Evans finished second but it could have been one step higher, but he went too hard too early on Sunday and crashed out giving himself a mammoth job to do. Tyla Hooley was superfast too but his starts let him down but he certainly knows how to make moves through the pack. Billy Askew was fourth but has now seen his series lead halved by Mustoe to just 16 points and with Hooley also within striking distance, we are set for a fantastic finale between these three.

Cole McCullough continued to be a class act on his GRT Holeshot KTM and maxed out in the Small Wheel 85’s extending his lead by another 35 points which will give him breathing space at Cusses. Drew Stock and Gus Mustoe duked it out for the number two spot with Stock getting the better of his rival with stronger Sunday motos.

So all eyes will be on Cusses Gorse this weekend as the Michelin MX Nationals host both their season finale and their epic Straight Rhythm. Sunday’s action will again be live-streamed for free on the Dirt Hub Facebook page. For ticket, info go to https://www.mxnationals.co.uk/

Pro MX1

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Harri Kullas	50	25	25
2	Tommy Searle	44	22	22
3	Evgeny Bobrychev	38	18	20
4	Dylan Walsh	32	16	16
5	Stuart Edmonds	31	20	11
6	Elliot Banks-Browne	30	15	15
7	Dan Thornhill	26	12	14
8	Martin Barr	26	14	12
9	Jason Meara	24	11	13
10	Brad Todd	22	13	9
11	Glenn McCormick	20	10	10
12	Josh Gilbert	18	–	18
13	Matt Burrows	17	9	8
14	Gavin Stevenson	7	–	7

Pro MX2

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Lewis Hall	44	22	22
2	Jay Hague	43	25	18
3	Tom Grimshaw	36	20	16
4	Jamie Wainwright	30	15	15
5	Carlton Husband	28	14	14
6	Jamie Law	28	16	12
7	Florian Miot	25	–	25
8	Adam Collings	23	12	11
9	John Adamson	23	13	10
10	Sam Nunn	20	–	20
11	Callum Mitchel	18	18	–
12	Kyle McNicol	13	–	13

Expert MX1

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Joe Clayton	97	25	22	25	25
2	Josh Taylor	91	22	25	22	22
3	Ben Edwards	78	18	20	20	20
4	Richard Bird	68	20	16	16	16
5	Charlie Putnam	67	13	18	18	18
6	Luke Mellows	59	15	14	15	15
7	Bradley Maddever	52	12	12	14	14
8	Aiden Wigger	48	11	11	13	13
9	Kelfon Gwyther	44	10	10	12	12
10	George Clarke	31	16	15	–	–
11	Aaron Patstone	27	14	13	–	–

Expert MX2

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Bobby Bruce	100	25	25	25	25
2	Gareth Padgett	70	18	22	14	16
3	Tom Murphy	69	20	16	11	22
4	Jake Preston	68	15	18	22	13
5	Jack Lindsay	63	14	11	20	18
6	Louie Kessell	62	22	20	–	20
7	Ryan Mawhinney	60	16	14	16	14
8	Ollie Beamish	57	12	15	18	12
9	Ben Clayton	56	13	13	15	15
10	Kieran Yorke	47	11	12	13	11
11	Jack Moore	42	10	10	12	10

Amateur MX1

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Aidan Mcdonough	95	25	25	25	20
2	Sean Wainwright	89	20	22	22	25
3	Harry Bradley	74	16	20	20	18
4	Callum Gordon	64	18	15	15	16
5	Brad Thornhill	63	14	18	16	15
6	David Rushton	54	–	14	18	22
7	John Kirk	53	15	12	12	14
8	Joshua McCorkell	49	11	16	13	9
9	Tallon Aspden	46	10	9	14	13
10	Paul Atkinson	45	13	11	11	10
11	Joe Roberts	41	9	10	10	12
12	Carl Hayward	41	12	13	8	8
13	Adam Hayward	36	8	8	9	11
14	Jason Down	22	22	–	–	–
15	Charlie Roper	7	7	–	–	–

Amateur MX2

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Aaron Ongley	91	22	25	22	22
2	Dan Brough	90	20	20	25	25
3	Shaun Springer	87	25	22	20	20
4	Mitch Young	63	14	15	18	16
5	Ben White	60	15	16	16	13
6	Arnis Paberz	55	13	14	13	15
7	Aaron Gardiner	51	18	18	8	7
8	Harry Foster	45	8	11	12	14
9	David Finnamore	44	16	13	15	–
10	Callum Watson	43	11	9	14	9
11	Coby Newbold	40	10	12	7	11
12	Alex Buchanan	39	12	5	10	12
13	Elliot Cook	38	9	10	9	10
14	Harry Barker	29	–	–	11	18
15	Connor Baldry	28	6	8	6	8
16	Charlie Parker	13	7	6	–	–
17	Toby Lightbown	7	–	7	–	–

Clubman MX1

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Alex Christopher	100	25	25	25	25
2	Ivan Kerr	82	18	22	22	20
3	Billy Saunders	68	16	16	20	16
4	Sam Morcom	67	20	18	15	14
5	Kyle Bennett	66	13	20	18	15
6	Josh Kirby	48	8	14	14	12
7	Matthew Pocock	47	14	15	–	18
8	Jordan Ambler	45	11	12	12	10
9	Gary Ashley	44	22	–	–	22
10	Sam Cornwell	44	9	11	11	13
11	Jordan Andrews	37	10	13	9	5
12	Ashley Senior	32	6	10	8	8
13	Scott Isherwood	30	7	7	10	6
14	Harry McDonald	30	4	9	13	4
15	Rory Wootton	29	12	8	–	9
16	Charlie Roper	27	–	–	16	11
17	Cameron Vickers	20	–	6	7	7
18	Charlie Green	20	15	–	5	–
19	Matt Smith-Bowen	13	5	3	3	2
20	Dean Rodgers	12	3	2	4	3
21	Ashley Voltz	7	2	5	–	–
22	James Benson	6	–	–	6	–
23	Scotty Williamson	5	–	4	1	–
24	Lewis Wigger	3	–	–	2	1
25	Lee Sims	1	–	1	–	–
26	Ben Roberts	1	1	–	–	–

Clubman MX2

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	George Boyce	84	22	20	20	22
2	Bradley Taylor	81	25	18	18	20
3	Charlie West	77	20	14	25	18
4	Ricky Roberts	67	14	16	22	15
5	Jed Stockham	61	9	22	16	14
6	Ben Wainwright	60	13	12	10	25
7	Max Fletcher	55	16	25	14	–
8	Elliott Pugh	43	6	11	13	13
9	Jack Colley	43	11	8	12	12
10	Jamie Mottram	40	10	10	9	11
11	Mitch Collins	34	4	3	11	16
12	Stefan Little	33	18	15	–	–
13	Jude Gaylard – Hall	29	7	6	7	9
14	Michael McAlister	29	12	9	–	8
15	Drew Lane	28	15	13	–	–
16	Daniel Shutt	28	3	7	8	10
17	Jonathon Budd	17	8	2	3	4
18	Aidan Carney	16	5	–	5	6
19	Drew Lane	15	–	–	15	–
20	Daniel Houlker	13	2	5	6	–
21	Charlie Parker	11	–	–	4	7
22	Brandon Love	11	–	4	2	5
23	Chris Elcock	4	–	–	1	3
24	Tyler Sterry	2	–	–	–	2
25	Harry Miles	1	–	–	–	1
26	Joseph Roberts	1	1	–	–	–

Youth 125

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Charlie Heyman	100	25	25	25	25
2	Joe Brookes	88	22	22	22	22
3	Jak Taylor	73	18	20	20	15
4	Raife Broadley	66	12	16	18	20
5	Charlie Griffiths	62	16	15	13	18
6	George Hopkins	61	20	18	16	7
7	Reece Ross	55	14	10	15	16
8	Hudson Roper	54	15	14	11	14
9	Leon Ongley	49	10	13	14	12
10	Arai Elcock	45	11	11	12	11
11	Jake Smith	40	13	12	2	13
12	Tye Jones	37	9	9	9	10
13	Cody Spacagna	21	6	5	5	5
14	Mckenzie Marshall	21	7	7	7	–
15	Kenzie Cole	17	5	3	3	6
16	Dan Arkell	16	–	–	8	8
17	Josh Jones	16	2	4	6	4
18	Syd Putnam	13	4	2	4	3
19	Jayden Haigh	11	3	8	–	–

Youth 250

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Tyler Westcott	92	22	25	25	20
2	Alfie Jones	88	25	22	16	25
3	Sam Atkinson	78	18	18	20	22
4	Jude Morris	77	20	20	22	15
5	Ollie Cole	66	15	15	18	18
6	Ben Clark	60	13	16	15	16
7	Leon William	56	16	14	14	12
8	Harvey James	50	14	13	9	14
9	Luca Pegg	46	8	12	13	13
10	Lewis Glynn	43	12	9	12	10
11	Corey Collins	42	10	10	11	11
12	Josh Bassett	37	9	11	8	9
13	Billy Collins	29	11	–	10	8

Big Wheel 85’s

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Ben Mustoe	90	25	20	25	20
2	Finley Evans	85	22	25	13	25
3	Tyla Hooley	84	20	22	20	22
4	Billy Askew	74	18	16	22	18
5	Harrison Greenough	61	15	18	15	13
6	Josh Vail	57	11	14	18	14
7	Charlie Richmond	53	16	13	8	16
8	Will Haddock	51	13	9	14	15
9	Max Harris	49	10	11	16	12
10	Ryan Waggott	47	12	12	12	11
11	Issac Ash	39	9	10	11	9
12	Ollie Bubb	39	14	15	10	–
13	Corey Gordon	31	8	6	7	10
14	Carl Harris	31	6	8	9	8
15	Tyler Jones	27	7	7	6	7

Small Wheel 85’s

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3	R4
1	Cole McCullough	100	25	25	25	25
2	Drew Stock	80	18	20	20	22
3	Gus Mustoe	80	22	22	18	18
4	Chester Hyde	65	16	7	22	20
5	Zane Stephens	65	15	18	16	16
6	Hayden Statt	60	20	16	9	15
7	Alfie Osborn	49	13	14	12	10
8	Reuben Always	47	14	11	10	12
9	Maison Jones	44	11	12	13	8
10	Zane Sibley-Deakin	43	–	15	14	14
11	Cailen Jai Griffiths	42	7	13	11	11
12	Lewis Spratt	40	12	–	15	13
13	Louis Challenger	34	10	9	6	9
14	Archie Congdon	27	9	10	8	–
15	Harry Caudle	23	8	8	7	–