Herlings & Searle reign at School House! 2024 Dirt Store ACU British Motocross Championship Round 7- Race Report & Results

The 2024 Dirt Store ACU British Motocross Championship returned in style at Schoolhouse in what was an action-packed penultimate round.

Race Report and Images by RHL Activities

To start with the premier class, and there was no stopping the exceptional Jeffrey Herlings, for he put in a scintillating showing to go 1-1.

Banking the fastest lap in both motos and impressively holding off the challenge from Conrad Mewse, Herlings’ commanding performance puts him in the driving seat to claim the title heading into the finale.

The aforementioned Mewse grabbed a strong second to underline his class yet again and that he has what it takes to keep giving the #84 a good run for his money.

A fourth and a third in the two races was enough for Josh Gilbert to claim third overall, as he keeps building momentum as the season progresses after a tough start to the year.

Taylor Hammal sealed fourth by virtue of his 3-4 moto scores to tie on points with Gilbert, with him producing a polished ride to cross the line ahead of Brad Todd, Jason Meara, Tristan

Purdon, Tom Grimshaw, Bobby Bruce and Martin Barr. Upon switching the focus to MX2, this class was littered with pulsating racing as usual. It would be Tommy Searle who rose to the occasion, however, to secure victory with an outstanding 1-1 to continue his sensational form.

Following Searle’s latest masterclass, the popular star has now closed the gap to just one point to Cas Valk atop the standings.

Despite enduring goggle issues in both motos, second overall went to Dylan Walsh, who went 2-3 to illustrate his quality fresh from racing the MXGP of Switzerland.

The final step on the podium was bagged by Joel Rizzi. Having been taken out in the opening race before admirably recovering to clinch fifth, he then finished second in the last moto to still take home a handy points haul.

Fellow championship contenders Cas Valk and Jack Chambers took fourth and fifth respectively ahead of the likes of Elliott Banks-Browne, Glenn McCormick, Jake Nicholls, Ollie Colmer, Joe

Brookes, Charlie Cole, Steven Clarke, Alfie Jones and Billy Askew in this ultra-competitive division. The many support classes ensured the entertainment didn’t end there from what was a pulsating weekend.

All eyes will quickly turn to Preston Docks for the last stop on the calendar, which looms as a captivating finale to close out what’s been a thrilling campaign across the categories.

Results

MX1 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2
1	Jeffrey Herlings	50	25	25
2	Conrad Mewse	44	22	22
3	Josh Gilbert	38	18	20
4	Taylor Hammal	38	20	18
5	Brad Todd	30	14	16
6	Jason Meara	30	15	15
7	Tristan Purdon	30	16	14
8	Tom Grimshaw	25	12	13
9	Bobby Bruce	25	13	12
10	Martin Barr	21	11	10
11	Sam Nunn	17	6	11
12	Carlton Husband	17	10	7
13	Dan Thornhill	16	7	9
14	Ben Edwards	16	8	8
15	Ross Rutherford	10	4	6
16	Christopher Mills	9	9	–
17	Tom Murphy	8	3	5
18	Louie Kessell	6	2	4
19	Charlie Putnam	5	5	–
20	Nathan Green	3	–	3
21	Harry Bradley	3	1	2
22	Callum Green	1	–	1

MX2 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2
1	Tommy Searle	50	25	25
2	Dylan Walsh	42	22	20
3	Joel Rizzi	38	16	22
4	Cas Valk	34	18	16
5	Jack Chambers	29	11	18
6	Elliott Banks-Browne	29	20	9
7	Glenn McCormick	26	15	11
8	Jake Nicholls	25	13	12
9	Ollie Colmer	23	10	13
10	Joe Brookes	22	7	15
11	Charlie Cole	22	14	8
12	Steven Clarke	19	9	10
13	Alfie Jones	19	12	7
14	Billy Askew	15	1	14
15	Josh Coleman	14	8	6
16	Jake Rackham	10	6	4
17	Liam Bennett	9	4	5
18	Jaydon Murphy	8	5	3
19	Sydney Putnam	5	3	2
20	Harvey Cashmore	2	2	–
21	Kyle Mcnicol	1	–	1

Youth 125 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Jamie Keith	100	25	25	25	25
2	Josh Vail	88	22	22	22	22
3	Charlie Richmond	76	20	20	20	16
4	Will Haddock	72	18	18	16	20
5	Drew Stock	68	16	16	18	18
6	Travis Laughton	53	13	14	11	15
7	Robbie Scott	53	12	13	14	14
8	Lucas Lee	47	10	12	12	13
9	Declan Wright	45	15	15	15	–
10	Charles Hucklebridge	44	14	11	7	12
11	James Egerton	39	9	10	10	10
12	Josh Crichton	34	8	8	9	9
13	Jaden Anderson	30	6	–	13	11
14	Halim Own	28	11	9	8	–
15	Kye Elliot	14	7	7	–	–

Youth 250 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Reece Jones	100	25	25	25	25
2	Harrison Greenough	82	18	20	22	22
3	Joel Fisher	73	22	22	9	20
4	Jack Meara	68	20	15	15	18
5	Max Harris	64	16	16	18	14
6	George Corke	61	15	14	16	16
7	Max Corke	59	13	11	20	15
8	Jack Wilson	54	11	18	13	12
9	Lucy Barker	52	14	13	12	13
10	Austin Beasty	49	12	12	14	11
11	Hayden Moody	41	10	10	11	10
12	Josh Hall	37	9	9	10	9

Big Wheel 85 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Hayden Statt	175	40	45	45	45
2	Joel Winstanley-Dawson	164	42	40	42	40
3	Alfie Geddes-Green	163	45	42	40	36
4	Alfie Herron	143	38	36	31	38
5	Finley Pickering	142	34	28	38	42
6	Blake Ward-Clarke	139	36	33	35	35
7	Harvey Collins	139	33	38	34	34
8	Archie Stapley	125	35	35	32	23
9	Jenson Severn	124	23	32	36	33
10	Kole Nally	121	31	30	30	30
11	Harley O’Callaghan	117	30	27	29	31
12	Robert Sweeney	114	29	29	28	28
13	John McCann	109	22	31	24	32
14	Luke Thomas	109	28	25	27	29
15	Oscar Gilham	102	27	26	25	24
16	Ralphy-Jay Holloway	101	26	22	26	27
17	Christopher Brindley	99	32	34	33	–
18	Junior Wigglesworth	96	24	24	23	25
19	Corey Wheatley	74	25	23	–	26

Small Wheel 85 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Arthur Moore	172	45	45	40	42
2	Harley Marczak	167	40	42	45	40
3	Leo Wilson	162	42	40	42	38
4	Nixon Coppins	154	38	35	36	45
5	Arthur King	147	35	38	38	36
6	Ethan Gawley	137	36	33	33	35
7	Harry Hall	136	34	36	32	34
8	Henry Lewis	128	30	32	35	31
9	Riley Butterworth	121	25	29	34	33
10	James Mccann	117	33	34	28	22
11	Connor Thompson	115	27	28	30	30
12	Jimmy Boxall	112	28	25	27	32
13	George Scott Dryden	111	32	27	29	23
14	Teddy Merriman	109	29	26	25	29
15	Ben Egerton	107	31	23	26	27
16	Finley Cookson	103	20	31	31	21
17	Remi Wigglesworth	102	26	24	24	28
18	Seth Nicklinson	98	21	30	23	24
19	Talen Hodgson	93	23	22	22	26
20	Riley Seeds	70	24	–	21	25
21	Oscar Hindley	43	22	21	–	–

Junior 65cc – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3	r 4
1	Cohen Jagielski	180	45	45	45	45
2	Elliott Shawyer	160	40	40	40	40
3	Finlee Pope	157	42	38	35	42
4	Jett Gardiner	155	35	42	42	36
5	Charley Wilcock	147	38	35	36	38
6	Alfie Cotter	137	36	36	33	32
7	Bradley Thompson	135	34	34	32	35
8	Jack Clark	135	32	32	38	33
9	Jack Stanford	134	33	33	34	34
10	Frankie Noll	118	29	31	28	30
11	Roy Townley	115	30	29	31	25
12	Cole Mcauley	114	31	30	25	28
13	Jacob Wright	113	26	28	30	29
14	Bobby Maher	111	28	27	29	27
15	Katie Jayne Beecroft	110	27	25	27	31
16	William King	96	24	24	24	24
17	Liam Hannah	78	–	26	26	26
18	Liam Hannah	25	25	–	–	–