Heyman & Mewse haul at Clayshant! 2024 Scottish Motocross Championship Round 2 – Race Report & Results

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Scotland has no shortage of great tracks, and Clayshant is one of the best. Ironically, it’s probably nearer for the Irish and North of England riders than half of the Scottish riders who all made their way to Clayshant for the second round of the 2024 Scottish Motocross championship. There was a bumper entry and a mouth watering line up in most classes, but the main attraction will always be the premier classes. The MX1 and MX2 line ups would see some of the best riders in the country battle it out for bragging rights to see who can impose themselves on the championship.

Words and Images by Raymond Thomson – Madmaxmedia

The weather did it’s best to challenge the organisers, but Johnny Hamilton and Dennis Amor and his team made sure nothing was left to chance to make sure the race would run. Andrew Slavin who owns the track worked tirelessly to prepare the circuit as the deep sand soaked up all the rain and with some last minute sunshine and wind, the race was on!

Saturday 13^th April

Auto’s (Sponsored by FXR)

Ellik Miller got back to winning ways with a strong performance. Winning race 1 by over 30s, Finlay Hoskisson had to push hard to get the win in race 2 but Miller eased the overall with another race win. Jake Sayers had a solid day and overall, third behind Finlay. Although the track was shortened for the Autos, the whoops and step up jump gave them a feel for the bigger track. As ever, the mums and dads were there to make sure the youngsters were kept moving.

65’s (Sponsored by FXR)

Isaac Arnold set the pace in qualifying and turned that into two easy race wins but it would be Cole Mcauley that would steal the overall with consistent riding. Arnold’s poor result in race three demoted them to second spot. There was a tie for third, but Thor Simpson took the podium as Jack Quin narrowly missed out.

85’s SW/BW (Sponsored by Plews Tres)

James McCann continued where he left off at Tain. He dominated again and the overall was the same as Tain as Alfie Lawrie and Harry Hall did their best to keep him honest. It could have been a very different podium as the top six of the chasing pack were all swapping positions throughout the day but the top three powered through.

Malachi Allan had another successful meeting with an easy overall win. He pushed hard throughout the three races to make sure the rest of the pack couldn’t catch him. Ollie Holland secured another third podium spot after finishing in the same position at Tain, but it was not to be for Leo Self this time as he couldn’t finish higher than fourth even after winning race 1 as Andrew Piggford took a well-deserved second overall.

Youth 125/250 (Sponsored by Stirlings Powersports)

Lewis Spratt used his considerable experience to secure the overall with three comfortable race wins. Nice to see him back in Scotland. Louis Perrin-Brown edged out Zach Pearson as he improved upon his results from Tain. Jaden Anderson just couldn’t match Pearson but his third in race one hinted he has more to come as he gets to grips with riding the new bike.

In the 250f class, Jack Meara enjoyed round 2 and his riding style suited the track. 1,1,2 in the three races meant his consistency made for an easy win. The racing was frantic at times with the two classes being mixed and Matt Fearnly was the best of the rest with 2 second places. Charley Irwin edged out Alex Henderson as they both finished on level points, but Irwin had the better last race. Rhys Whyment’s blistering pace couldn’t produce a result as he ended up with a last lap crash after a cross rutted jump. He still finished in top 5 and the switch of bike manufacturer after round 1 has shown he’ll be challenging for the top spot in round 3.

2 Stroke 125/Open (Sponsored by Drysdales Motorcycles)

Ryan Waggott and Andrew Pohlen swapped race wins but Waggott came out on top. Louis Tobin was rewarded a podium for his efforts and good to see him on a two stroke.

In the Open class, Bailey Johnson got the jump on his peers with some aggressive riding. Ryan Thomson’s return to racing demonstrated he’s almost back to his best as pushed Johnson all the way and managed a great race in in race 2. Jordan McCaw secured the final podium spot ahead of Richard McKeown and Fraser Norrie, as the fast vets were there to capitalise on any errors.

Adult Support

The Adult Support race 1 was run during a spell of torrential rain. The heavy downpour didn’t deter John Adamson as his blistering pace gapped the field. John only turned out for Race 1 so it was Ross ‘Bunga’ Rutherford that capitalised in race 2 and he improved his lap times in doing so. Race three had a severely depleted field as the weather took it’s toll as the riders saved themselves for the Sunday but Lee Cameron braved the elements to bag the race win in race three with a dominating ride.

Sunday 14^th April

Vets 40,50 and 60 (Sponsored by Drysdales Motorcycles)

The O40’s Vet’s Scottish Championship Vets looks like it could be a hard fought one as Kevin McBride, Barry Gray and Mickey Graham battled it out all day and swapped race order many times in the three races. McBride and Gray were the race winners, but McBride’s dogged determination won out.

In the O50’s, Morton Hannah benefitted with Richard Millar’s DNF in race 1. Although Millar would win the next two races, he couldn’t catch the top three. John Crathers and Andrew Leask finished on the same points but the high flying Crathers third in the last race bagged the second overall. Tommy Drysdale couldn’t quite break into the top three, but he never gave up pushing.

The O60’s saw Les Winthrope continued his winning run at Clayshant as Ian Wilson and Stephen Pollock renewed their battle from Tain for podium places.

Adult C (Sponsored by Drysdales Motorcycles)

With a late entry on a borrowed 125, Myles Reid had better luck than he did at Tain after blowing out his sump plug there. The ex-MX2 rider had been racing in the B’s but as they were full, he entered the C class and showed his class. 1 point separated the next three riders and Dylan Dobbie managed second overall even with a poor third race. Charlie McCann beat Mathew Bruce in the last race to bag third overall.

Adult B (Sponsored by Drysdales Motorcycles)

Last round winner Josh McCorkell won two races but didn’t make it to the podium. His first race placing cost him a good overall. Scott Paterson’s consistent riding meant he finished on the top spot. Lewis Spratt and Alex Henderson had the same placings across the three races, but it was Spratt would take second with a better third race result. You could’ve been forgiven for mistaking the B’s with MX1/2 with the overall class of rider which made for some great spectating.

MX2 (Sponsored by Safe Access Highland Ltd)

Charlie Heyman didn’t have it all his own way at Clayshant. After one poor start and a race collision, he had to ride extra hard in both those races to secure the overall. He was a safe bet, and the bookies favourite and proved he’s on course for his first Scottish Championship. The depth of field was impressive though with Glenn McCormick, Bailey Johnston and Ryan Thomson, all battling it out for those remaining podium places. Thomson narrowly missed out to Johnston after being overhauled by Heyman in the last race. Jamie Law made a welcome return to racing in Scotland as the vet finished on the same points as Kyle McNicol who returned after illness kept him out of round one.

MX1 (Sponsored by Safe Access Highland Ltd)

Tristan Purdon and John Adamson renewed their rivalry from round 1. They both had their work cut out trying to better Conrad Mewse who retuned from injury as he didn’t pass the medical for Tain. Mewse rode faultlessly. He simply did what he does best. Adamson had a tough day having to ride through the pack and also deal with a burst radiator and rear suspension issues, but he couldn’t quite overhaul Purdon even after the South African champion left the track one lap early thinking the race was over, luckily, he noticed just in time and Jason Meara missed out beating him after he crashed as Purdon re-joined the track. The top 10 riders in MX1 read like a who’s who from British Motocross. Martin Barr and Ben Edwards also had their challenges but served up some great racing.

The Scottish Motocross Championship has an impressive lineup of sponsorship this year with Drysdale’s Motorcycles, Safe Access Highland Ltd, FXR and Plews Tyres as race sponsors. Dyce Carriers Ltd, Site Sealants, Stirlings Powersports , Just1, LS2 Helmets, Modu, Actiph, Slavin Plant Hire and Lochwinnoch

The next round of The Scottish Championship will be at Achnashelloch MX Track (nr Lochgilphead) 4^th/ 5^th May.

Results

MX1

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	CONRAD MEWSE	75	25	25	25
2	TRISTAN PURDON	64	22	22	20
3	JOHN ADAMSON	60	18	20	22
4	MARTIN BARR	50	16	16	18
5	BEN EDWARDS	49	15	18	16
6	BRAD TODD	45	20	13	12
7	JASON MEARA	44	14	15	15
8	CARLTON HUSBAND	36	8	14	14
9	ROSS RUTHERFORD	34	13	8	13
10	TONY CRAIG	34	11	12	11
11	RICHARD MCKEOWN	33	12	11	10
12	JAKE WINNARD	25	6	10	9
13	BEN KNIGHT	16	7	9	–
14	BILLY MACKENZIE	10	10	–	–
15		9	9	–	–
16	AIDAN BRUCE	5	5	–	–

MX2

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	CHARLIE HEYMAN	72	25	25	22
2	GLEN McCORMICK	69	22	22	25
3	BAILEY JOHNSTON	58	20	20	18
4	RYAN THOMSON	56	18	18	20
5	JAMIE LAW	46	14	16	16
6	KYLE MCNICOL	46	16	15	15
7	JAMES MACKREL	43	15	14	14
8	RYAN WAGGOTT	34	12	11	11
9	FRAZER NORRIE	30	9	9	12
10	LEE CAMERON	27	1	13	13
11	LEWIS HALL HALL	23	13	10	–
12		22	10	12	–
13	SETH MOIR	22	5	8	9
14	DAVID RUSSELL	21	4	7	10
15	LEWIS CAMPBELL	20	8	4	8
16	GARY SHARP	16	11	5	–
17	OWEN HENDRY	12	6	6	–
18	ANDREW POHLEN	7	7	–	–
19	JOSH BUCHANAN	5	3	2	–
20	GEORGE STEWART	3	–	3	–
21	JORDAN MCCAW	2	2	–	–

2 Stroke 150

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	RYAN WAGGOTT	72	25	25	22
2	ANDREW POHLEN	69	22	22	25
3	LOUIS TOBLIN	54	18	18	18
4	EWAN CAMPBELL	53	13	20	20
5	SCOTT SNR FORSYTH	46	16	14	16
6	JOHN BENNETT	44	14	15	15
7	JACK YOUNG	41	11	16	14
8	CLAIRE WINTHROP	41	15	13	13
9	JOHN PAUL AIDIE	32	20	–	12
10	SCOTT FOOTE	12	12	–	–
11	MICHAEL MCLARTY	10	10	–	–

2 Stroke Open

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	BAILEY JOHNSTON	72	25	22	25
2	RYAN THOMSON	67	20	25	22
3	JORDAN MCCAW	60	22	18	20
4	RICHARD MCKEOWN	54	18	20	16
5	FRAZER NORRIE	50	16	16	18
6	TOBY LIGHTBOWN	44	15	14	15
7	MATTY FRY	39	11	15	13
8	KOBY NEWBOULD	38	13	13	12
9	ANDREW SLAVIN	31	9	12	10
10	JASON MARTIN	30	8	11	11
11	JAKE HALL	28	14	–	14
12	SCOTT CRAWFORD	23	5	9	9
13	LEON MURRAY	17	7	10	–
14	JORDAN DOHERTY	13	6	7	–
15		12	12	–	–
16	DAVID FINNAMORE-ROSS	10	10	–	–
17		8	–	8	–

Auto 50 cc

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	ELLIK MILLER	72	25	22	25
2	FINLAY HOSKISSON	67	22	25	20
3	JAKE SAYERS	58	16	20	22
4	JONATHAN JR MERRIMAN JNR	52	18	16	18
5	CALVIN LARKIN	50	20	14	16
6	OLLIE HAIN	44	13	18	13
7	FREDDIE DUBOIS	43	15	13	15
8	DYLAN MC AULEY	41	12	15	14
9	LACHLAN JNR JAMES	38	14	12	12
10	ARRIANNA RICHARDSON	30	9	10	11
11	OLIVER FENTON	28	11	11	6
12	WILSON SHORT	27	8	9	10
13	ARCHIE DIGNALL	26	10	8	8
14	TEDDY MILLER	21	6	6	9
15	JACK JAMIESON	21	7	7	7

Junior 65 cc

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	COLE MC AULEY	69	22	22	25
2	ISAAC ARNOLD	62	25	25	12
3	THOR SIMPSON	53	11	20	22
4	JACK QUINN	53	20	18	15
5	SZYMON SKURATOWSKI	51	16	15	20
6	MASON SHIELDS	43	15	10	18
7	OLLY MCLEAN	42	10	16	16
8	MITCHELL GIBSON	39	13	12	14
9	AIDEN ANTON	39	12	14	13
10	LIAM HANNAH	39	18	13	8
11	FREDDIE BILLY CARMICHAEL	29	14	8	7
12	NATHAN STRACHAN	26	7	9	10
13	MICHAEL MCLAUGHLIN	25	5	11	9
14	JACK HEATH	24	6	7	11
15	ASHTON BAIN	10	4	6	–
16	ROBBIE REID	9	9	–	–
17	JACK MARTIN	8	8	–	–
18	PATRICK RIGBY	5	–	5	–
19	JOSH ALEXANDER	3	3	–	–
20	JOE REID	2	2	–	–

Small Wheel 85

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	JAMES MCCANN	75	25	25	25
2	ALFIE LAWRIE	60	16	22	22
3	HARRY HALL	58	22	20	16
4	ETHAN GAWLEY	53	18	15	20
5	TOMMY HUTCHINSON	53	20	18	15
6	ZAK HENDRY	47	13	16	18
7	LYALL RUTHERFORD	39	14	11	14
8	TY SIMPSON	39	12	14	13
9	JAY-J COOPER	30	15	12	3
10	ALAN THOMSON	25	–	13	12
11	GEORGE DRYDEN	24	11	3	10
12	ZACK RUTHERFORD	22	5	6	11
13	LIAM EVERARD	22	10	4	8
14	ALEX FRASER	20	6	8	6
15	CALEB SHEARER	20	9	9	2
16	BAILI BLACK	18	7	10	1
17	CHAD PRINCE	17	8	–	9
18	CONNOR THOMPSON	12	4	1	7
19	BEN EGERTON	10	3	7	–
20	RILEY MARWOOD	10	1	5	4

Big Wheel 85

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	MALACHI ALLAN	72	22	25	25
2	ANDREW PIGGFORD	60	20	20	20
3	OLLIE HOLLAND	56	18	16	22
4	LEO SELF	51	25	18	8
5	BOBBY BURNS	48	16	14	18
6	KIAN MCGILL	44	13	15	16
7	JAXON HASWELL	42	14	13	15
8	REID SIMPSON	40	15	22	3
9	HAYDEN GIBSON	37	12	11	14
10	COREY WHEATLEY	36	11	12	13
11	ALEX MCCREA	30	10	8	12
12	RUBEN TREW	29	9	9	11
13	EVAN BENNETT	24	7	10	7
14	COLE RENNIE	22	8	4	10
15	BEN DONALDSON	19	6	7	6
16	GRIGOR WRIGHT	18	4	5	9
17	MICHAEL PATTERSON	16	5	6	5
18	MADDOX PATTERSON	10	3	3	4
19	ANGUS MCPHERSON	3	2	1	–
20	GABRIAL CRAFT	2	–	2	–

Rookie 125

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	LEWIS SPRATT SPRATT	75	25	25	25
2	LOUIS PERRIN-BROWN	62	18	22	22
3	ZACHARY PEARSON	60	22	18	20
4	JADEN ANDERSON	50	20	14	16
5	AARON TAIT	44	14	16	14
6	ROBBIE SCOTT	43	5	20	18
7	TYLER TOWNSEND	41	13	13	15
8	GLEN ROLLO	40	15	12	13
9	OWEN BENNETT	38	12	15	11
10	LIAM GOURLAY GOURLAY	33	11	10	12
11	RYAN HADDOW	27	16	11	–
12	DYLAN THORNDICK	27	10	7	10
13	STRUAN ROBERTSON	25	8	9	8
14	ROBERT WOOD	24	7	8	9
15	BLAIR DEANS	9	3	6	–
16	JAMES EGERTON	9	9	–	–
17	TOMMY HUTCHINSON	6	6	–	–
18	EVAN DEANS	2	2	–	–
19	MICHE’AL CULLAGH	1	1	–	–

Rookie 250

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	JACK MEARA	72	25	22	25
2	MATT FEARNLY	62	22	18	22
3	CHARLEY IRWIN	56	20	16	20
4	ALEX HENDERSON	56	18	20	18
5	RHYS WHYMENT	55	15	25	15
6	RYAN LOWES	44	13	15	16
7	FINLEY EASTON	40	12	14	14
8	RILEY GERRARD	36	10	13	13
9	TOM BLACKWOOD	33	9	12	12
10	BILLY HADDOW	22	11	11	–
11	ZAC NEWLANDS	16	16	–	–
12	ROBBIE MCCULLOCH	14	14	–	–

Vets +40

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	KEVIN MC BRIDE	69	22	22	25
2	BARRY GRAY	67	20	25	22
3	MICHAEL GRAHAM	65	25	20	20
4	EWAN PORTER	54	18	18	18
5	SEAN MEIGHAN	47	16	16	15
6	LES MITCHELL	46	15	15	16
7	GAVIN JONES	42	14	14	14

Vets + 50

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	MORTON HANNAH	69	25	22	22
2	JOHN CRATHERS	56	20	16	20
3	ANDREW LEASK	56	22	18	16
4	TOMMY DRYSDALE	52	18	20	14
5	RICHARD MILLAR	50	–	25	25
6	KEVIN CHARLES	47	14	15	18
7	GRAHAM ROSS	44	15	14	15
8	RICHARD BRYCE	29	16	13	–
9	TONY REID	24	12	12	–
10	IAN ROSS	13	13	–	–

Vets + 60

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	LESLIE WINTHROP	75	25	25	25
2	IAN JOHN WILLIAM WILSON	64	22	20	22
3	STEPHEN POLLOCK	62	20	22	20
4	ANDREW BEATTY	52	18	18	16
5	DOUGLAS GARRICK	50	16	16	18

Adult B

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	SCOTT PATERSON	60	22	18	20
2	LEWIS SPRATT	58	16	20	22
3	ALEX HENDERSON	58	20	22	16
4	JOSHUA MCCORKELL	57	7	25	25
5	CHARLEY IRWIN	48	15	15	18
6	LOGAN HENDRY	40	13	13	14
7	MATTY FRY	39	18	12	9
8	TONY MCCANN	37	8	14	15
9	JACK RATCLIFFE	34	11	10	13
10	JAMES HADDOW	28	10	8	10
11	JOHN ROBSON	25	14	–	11
12	JAMIE CLARKE	25	25	–	–
13	TOBY LIGHTBOWN	24	12	9	3
14	JAKE HALL	23	5	11	7
15	RYAN MCKINNEY	20	9	7	4
16	ALEX NEEDHAM	16	–	16	–
17	EWAN KERMACK	15	–	3	12
18	LOGAN ADSLEY	15	6	1	8
19	ROSS FITZSIMMONS	11	–	5	6
20	ROBBIE MCCULLOUGH	11	–	6	5
21	JAMES MARWOOD	5	4	–	1
22	JAKE BEATTIE	4	–	2	2
23	JAMIE NEEDHAM	4	–	4	–
24	JOE KHAMOULI	3	3	–	–
25		2	2	–	–
26	STEPHEN WATSON	1	1	–	–

Adult C

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	MYLES REID	70	25	20	25
2	DYLAN DOBBIE	57	18	25	14
3	CHARLIE McCANN	56	16	18	22
4	MATTHEW BRUCE	56	22	16	18
5	JACK YOUNG	48	20	13	15
6	KRISY COULL	43	13	14	16
7	RORY CULTRA	43	15	15	13
8	DAVID ANDERSON	42	–	22	20
9	ROBBIE MACKENZIE	37	14	12	11
10	ANDREW PORTER	29	9	8	12
11	SCOTT FORSYTH	27	11	7	9
12	LEWIS RAYNE	26	7	9	10
13	GVIDO PRIEDOLS	26	12	11	3
14	DUNCAN ROBERTSON	18	10	–	8
15		18	4	10	4
16	HARRIS MILLIGAN	15	2	6	7
17	CLAIRE WINTHROP	13	8	5	–
18	KYLE WINGATE	11	5	1	5
19	LEWIS DIVERS	9	6	3	–
20	KYLE HADDOW	8	–	2	6
21	ROSSI CRAWFORD	6	–	4	2
22	LEON MURRAY	3	3	–	–
23		1	1	–	–
24	STRUAN FERGUSON	1	–	–	1