Herlings and Valk secure 2024 British MX Championship titles at thrilling Preston Docks Finale – Report & Results

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A thrilling final round of the Dirt Store ACU British Motocross Championship took place at an absolutely packed Preston Docks, as Jeffrey Herlings secured the MX1 crown and Cas Valk banked the MX2 title.

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With all to play for heading into the finale, Herlings deserves immense credit for battling through the pain barrier to overcome his broken ribs and arm burns to reign supreme.

Claiming the win by virtue of his 2-1 moto scores, this was enough for him to wrap up the championship at Preston Docks. “P1 today at the last round of the British Championship. It was a great experience to race the British Championship this season, and to win it is the cherry on the cake,” he explained.

Mewse’s outstanding performance also warranted plenty of praise, for the Crendon Tru7 Honda ace won the first moto and bagged the fastest lap time in both races on his way to second overall.

While he ultimately couldn’t achieve his aim of powering to the title, there’s no doubting he should be satisfied with his campaign duking it out with the Red Bull KTM legend. Rising to the occasion regularly to beat and match it with the #84, Mewse will be eager to translate his form to Team GB at the upcoming Motocross of Nations on home soil.

Behind the dynamic duo was Josh Gilbert, who impressed again to go 3-3, as this served as a quality hit-out for him ahead of the MXGP finale in Spain next weekend.

Tristan Purdon then took home fourth following 4-4 moto finishes to cross the line in front of Bobby Bruce, Taylor Hammal, Brad Todd, Tom Grimshaw, Martin Barr and Jason Meara.

Meanwhile, the fascinating tussle for MX2 title supremacy, which four riders could claim heading in, was won by the tremendously talented Cas Valk.

Producing a statement ride to triumph in both motos by over 20 seconds, the Gabriel SS24 KTM speedster ran out a deserved victor. “Perfect day today with 1-1 scores to take the championship win! Thanks to the team and everyone who helped me! This one feels good,” insisted a delighted Valk.

Although Dirt Store Kawasaki star Tommy Searle fell just short of glory, his 2-2 was still a strong effort, as he grabbed second in the standings.

Dylan Walsh notably ended his term in style by finishing third overall in this stacked class just ahead of young gun Billy Askew.

Championship contender Jack Chambers rode to fifth, in what was a tough day at the office for the American, ahead of Jake Nicholls, Charlie Heyman, Glenn McCormick, Alfie Jones and Joel Rizzi, who had a day littered with setbacks to admirably fight to 12th.

The many support classes ensured the interest didn’t end there from what was an enthralling weekend, as Reece Jones (250cc), Josh Vail (125cc), Hayden Statt (85cc Big Wheel), Arthur Moore (85cc Small Wheel) and Cohen Jagielski (65cc) notably clinched their respective championships.

That’s a wrap on an exhilarating 2024 British Championship, which featured scintillating action at every round and delivered a superb spectacle for the fans, with this year’s excitement-filled edition sure to be remembered for many years to come.

Results

MX1 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2
1	Jeffrey Herlings	47	22	25
2	Conrad Mewse	47	25	22
3	Josh Gilbert	40	20	20
4	Tristan Purdon	36	18	18
5	Bobby Bruce	32	16	16
6	Taylor Hammal	29	14	15
7	Brad Todd	29	15	14
8	Tom Grimshaw	25	12	13
9	Martin Barr	25	13	12
10	Jason Meara	22	11	11
11	Christopher Mills	19	9	10
12	Dan Thornhill	16	7	9
13	Ben Edwards	16	8	8
14	Sam Nunn	13	6	7
15	Tom Murphy	10	5	5
16	Carlton Husband	10	10	–
17	Louie Kessell	9	3	6
18	Scott Alldridge	7	4	3
19	Jake Winnard	4	–	4
20	Charlie Putnam	2	2	–
21	Ross Rutherford	1	1	–

MX2 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2
1	Cas Valk	50	25	25
2	Tommy Searle	44	22	22
3	Dylan Walsh	38	20	18
4	Billy Askew	36	16	20
5	Jack Chambers	33	18	15
6	Jake Nicholls	31	15	16
7	Charlie Heyman	27	13	14
8	Glenn McCormick	25	12	13
9	Aflie Jones	21	11	10
10	Bernardo Eto Tiburcio	18	6	12
11	Mckenzie Marshall	14	8	6
12	Joel Rizzi	14	14	–
13	Harrison Greenough	12	4	8
14	Eidur Orri Palmarsson	12	5	7
15	Liam Bennett	12	7	5
16	Bayliss Utting	11	–	11
17	Jaydon Murphy	11	2	9
18	Kyle Mcnicol	11	9	2
19	Charlie Cole	10	10	–
20	Sydney Putnam	6	3	3
21	Jake Rackham	4	–	4
22	Harry Bradley	2	1	1

Youth 125 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Josh Vail	97	25	25	25	22
2	Sonny Rooney	76	18	20	20	18
3	Ryan Waggott	71	15	18	22	16
4	Jamie Keith	69	22	22	–	25
5	Drew Stock	66	16	12	18	20
6	Kameron Greenhalgh	61	14	16	16	15
7	Travis Laughton	57	13	15	15	14
8	Charles Hucklebridge	50	11	14	12	13
9	Will Haddock	49	20	5	13	11
10	Franky Jubb	44	12	13	11	8
11	Ryan Oboye	41	10	11	10	10
12	Lucas Lee	39	3	10	14	12
13	Ashden Walsh	28	6	8	7	7
14	Kieran Bullock	28	7	9	6	6
15	Ted Bullen	27	9	–	9	9
16	Andrew Piggford	23	8	7	8	–
17	Zack Carter	15	5	6	4	–
18	Freddy Winspear	13	4	4	5	–

Youth 250 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Reece Jones	100	25	25	25	25
2	Max Harris	80	18	20	22	20
3	Jack Meara	69	15	22	18	14
4	Joel Fisher	67	14	11	20	22
5	Charley Irwin	66	16	18	14	18
6	Jayden Jones	63	20	15	13	15
7	George Corke	59	11	16	16	16
8	Max Corke	54	12	14	15	13
9	Jack Wilson	50	13	13	12	12
10	Ricky Barstow	42	10	10	11	11
11	Harrison Greenough	34	22	12	–	–

Big Wheel 85 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Finley Pickering	177	42	45	45	45
2	Alfie Geddes-Green	155	33	40	42	40
3	Hayden Statt	154	45	42	25	42
4	Blake Ward-Clarke	147	38	38	36	35
5	Jenson Severn	145	36	33	38	38
6	Joel Winstanley-Dawson	144	40	28	40	36
7	Elvis Totney	138	35	36	34	33
8	Christopher Brindley	136	32	35	35	34
9	Harley O’Callaghan	131	34	32	33	32
10	Jensen Cole	120	28	30	31	31
11	Luke Thomas	120	29	29	32	30
12	Oliver Burridge	113	27	27	30	29
13	Junior Wigglesworth	106	25	26	28	27
14	Matt Colgan	102	24	25	27	26
15	Kole Nally	90	31	31	–	28
16	John McCann	90	30	34	26	–
17	Ismael Isak Michaelsson David	80	26	–	29	25

Small Wheel 85 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Harley Marczak	173	38	45	45	45
2	Arthur Moore	165	45	38	42	40
3	Nixon Coppins	160	42	36	40	42
4	Leo Wilson	154	36	42	38	38
5	Daniel Devine	146	34	40	36	36
6	Arthur King	144	40	35	35	34
7	Ethan Gawley	138	35	34	34	35
8	Henry Lewis	127	29	33	33	32
9	Riley Butterworth	126	31	32	30	33
10	Teddy Merriman	119	32	27	31	29
11	Chad Prince	116	28	31	32	25
12	Finley Cookson	111	33	25	22	31
13	Jimmy Boxall	110	25	30	27	28
14	George Scott Dryden	110	26	28	29	27
15	Connor Thompson	104	30	20	24	30
16	Ben Egerton	99	23	26	26	24
17	Freddie Bailey	99	24	29	28	18
18	Oscar Hindley	94	22	23	23	26
19	Sam Morris	92	20	24	25	23
20	Talen Hodgson	79	21	17	21	20
21	Remi Wigglesworth	77	19	22	15	21
22	Jay Weaver	75	17	19	20	19
23	Riley Oneill	71	18	21	17	15
24	Blake Hirst	69	16	18	19	16
25	Leo Whittle	65	15	15	18	17
26	Riley Seeds	62	27	13	–	22
27	Haydn Escott	60	14	16	16	14
28	Jack Palfrey	40	13	14	–	13

Junior 65cc – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Cohen Jagielski	180	45	45	45	45
2	Finlee Pope	166	42	42	42	40
3	Elliott Shawyer	158	40	38	38	42
4	Forrest Roberts	156	38	40	40	38
5	Charley Wilcock	135	36	36	27	36
6	Jack Clark	133	34	32	33	34
7	Jimmy Ball	132	33	31	35	33
8	Alfie Cotter	131	26	34	36	35
9	Frankie Noll	130	31	35	34	30
10	Tyler Peaty	128	32	33	31	32
11	Jack Stanford	128	35	30	32	31
12	Austin Edwards	115	29	29	29	28
13	Roy Townley	114	30	27	28	29
14	Liam Hannah	109	28	28	26	27
15	Daniel Morris	109	27	26	30	26
16	Mason Hindley	100	25	25	25	25