Kellett, Calvert and Litt blast the sands! 2021 Weymouth Beach Race – Race Report & Results

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The AMCA Weymouth Beach moto-cross was back for 2021 and what a simply superb event it was! With a massive crown in attendance and able to watch the action for FREE, nearly 300 riders then entertained them with an afternoon of sand surfing.

Report and Images courtesy of Mike Wood

Hosted by the Purbeck MCC in conjunction with the Weymouth and Portland Lions Club and aided by their reliable army of volunteers, this latest staging was to be another classic, immaculately presented with it’s usual precision and class. After six hotly contested races, the end result was to be overall victories for Todd Kellett (Experts), Alfie Calvert (Seniors) and Ajay Litt (Juniors). Whilst Kellett’s success was rather straight forward and expected, youngsters Calvert and Litt certainly had to work a bit harder for their ultimate wins!

So, after a delayed practice due to a slower than expected retreating tide, it was eventually time for the racing to start. First up was the full Juniors Unlimited class and as Purbeck’s very own Jim Shipton dropped the flag, the rush was on to fire the dead engines into life and stretch the throttle wire to the absolute max in the long blast down the beach to turn one. Quickest away was Danny Morris with Harry Burton, the very experienced Leonard Paget, Tommy Hobday, Ricky Hayles, Sam Wilson and Ajay Litt giving chase. By lap two, Paget had moved into pole position but his joy was to only last for one further circuit of the Weymouth Beach as Litt now controlled proceedings. Looking a very likely winner, Litt though was passed on the final lap of the contest by Thomas Sharpe on the 150cc KTM who had initially gated in 11th. With Litt getting home in 2nd, Hayles, Wilson, Paget and Hobday completed the top six.

Wheelie good Juniors style from Mike Payne on his KTM

In moto two, Mark Morris, Wilson and finally Litt enjoyed the glory of race leadership. With Litt taking the win, the ride of the moto was produced by Ben Boare. Starting down in 25th, he got right up to 4th following seven hot, highly contested laps. Those Junior results meant that Litt was to be the 2021 Weymouth victor, a truly fantastic result bearing in mind that he is not a regular competitor, this being his first race of the season and first ever win! Joining him in the top three was Sharpe and Wilson.

Jack Packer(23) and Joshua Morris in Seniors action

Jack Hooper led the pack away in the Seniors Unlimited moto one with young Weymouth debutant Alfie Calvert on his tail ahead of Bradley Frost, Luke Scott, Ashley Locke and Lewis Scard. That leading pack was to be then joined by Harvey Cashmore in what was developing into a super scrap. Calvert took over the race leadership for two laps before Cashmore who had started 8th then blasted to the front. On lap seven, Calvert in very determined mood responded in style by fighting back again and thus retake the advantage before keeping his composure to thus bag the win. With Cashmore in 2nd, Charlie Nightingale, Ryan Tanner, Frost and Jack Hooper completed the top six.

After Hooper then led the pack down the beach and into turn one of the second Seniors clash, both Tanner and Calvert found a way through before locking horns in a serious head to head battle for glory. Swapping positions at the front, Calvert appeared set to make it a moto win double only to then fall on lap seven and be trapped under his machine. Quickly though, Calvert was able to remount and regain forward momentum, still having enough time to maintain 2nd spot. In another late twist though, Tanner then went out of the contest on the penultimate lap and the new race leader was Ashley Locke who had initially started in 7th. From here onwards he remained in control, and after being forced out of the opener on lap one, he brilliantly steered his tiny 125cc Husqvarna to victory, taking the chequered flag from Calvert, Cashmore, Nightingale, Frost and Vincent Branch. The overall top three saw a deserved success for teenager Calvert in what was his Weymouth debut after being too young to compete the last time the event was held back in 2019. Another teenager Cashmore finished 2nd overall with Nightingale 3rd.

Fresh from his fourth Weston Beach race title and getting some last minute practice in before the opening round of the French Beach Race Series this coming weekend, Todd Kellett was in a very buoyant mood at Weymouth and what a start he made in the opening Experts Unlimited race. With an incredible display of smooth, very fast but totally controlled sand racing, the Drag ‘On Tek Yamaha rider lapped the entire field in winning moto one. Taking second spot was the very loyal Weymouth regular James Dodd who had enjoyed a great ride himself with Brad Thornhill, brother of ACU British Championship star Dan in a super 3rd. Out on his new 250cc 2T KTM, AMCA Championship front runner Josh Coleman got home in 4th as Henry Siddiqui, Charlie Putman, Aaron Patstone, Mark Young and Lee Truman were next up.

Making a simply supersonic start, Ultimate Wheels/Thunderroad Honda star Dodd made a fantastic getaway in moto two, leading the contest for a couple of laps with Kellett quickly moving into 2nd spot. Eventually though the dynamic Todd got through and despite a serious issue with his goggle roll-on’s sticking and forming a trail, clear vision was never going to be a problem as he stormed to another win. In this one Doddy was also right on it and along with Kellett completed 15 laps, one circuit more than the rest of the field. Taking 3rd was Scott Elderfield from Putman, Simon Booth, Truman, Young and Siddiqui. After their super opening rides, Thornhill and Coleman suffered mixed fortunes in this second clash. Brad was going well early on in 5th before falling and going right back to 49th. Undeterred though the Gloucestershire rider dug deep to come right back to 17th and 8th overall whilst Coleman went out on lap two.

Special mention in this Experts class goes to Luke Newman who campaigned a 150cc Husqvarna and brought it home in 11th overall, a super result! Indeed throughout the day there had been plenty of other very impressive results recorded by riders on small capacity 2T mounts!

So that’s it for 2021 and with the Purbeck MCC handing over a cheque for a fantastic £1,800 to the local Weymouth and Portland Charities, proceeds raised from a percentage of the riders entry fee, all eyes now turn to 2022 and what is sure to be another memorable event!

2021 Weymouth Beach Race Results

Expert

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Todd Kellett	100	50	50
2	James Dodd	94	47	47
3	Charlie Putnam	82	39	43
4	Henry Siddiqui	76	41	35
5	Lee Truman	72	33	39
6	Mark Young	72	35	37
7	Simon Booth	71	30	41
8	Brad Thornhill	69	45	24
9	Aaron Patstone	65	37	28
10	billy saunders	61	28	33
11	Luke Newman	58	29	29
12	Bradley Rowland	56	31	25
13	Luke Oldfield	55	25	30
14	Brett Rowland	48	27	21
15	Elliot Cook	46	24	22
16	scott elderfield	45	–	45
17	Travis Reynolds	43	20	23
18	Josh Coleman	43	43	–
19	Sam Lycett	42	15	27
20	George Boyce	42	16	26
21	Jed Stockham	42	22	20
22	Lewis Barfoot	41	26	15
23	Jordan Carrier	37	19	18
24	Callum Gordon	34	17	17
25	Harry Linton	31	–	31
26	Joshua Scott	25	11	14
27	Bradley Wheeler	23	23	–
28	Jamie Watts	23	13	10
29	Alex Harvey	22	14	8
30	Tallon Leach	21	21	–
31	Joe Golding	20	4	16
32	Bradley Barfoot	20	7	13
33	Ross Parkinson	19	–	19
34	Jack Turner	19	8	11
35	Jack Griffiths	18	6	12
36	Stuart Keen	18	12	6
37	Jordan Bachelor	18	18	–
38	Ricky Good	15	10	5
39	Oliver Barnes	11	9	2
40	Callum Baldwin	9	–	9
41	Craig Chamberlain	8	1	7
42	Garry Wells	5	5	–
43	Charlotte Hall	4	–	4
44	Perry Matterface	3	–	3
45	Ross Millard	3	3	–
46	Jordan Davies	2	2	–
47	Will Laughton	1	–	1

Senior

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Alfie Calvert	97	50	47
2	Harvey Cashmore	92	47	45
3	Charlie Nightingale	88	45	43
4	Bradley Frost	82	41	41
5	Vincent Branch	76	37	39
6	Jack Hooper	76	39	37
7	Adam Ford	64	33	31
8	Lewis Dorling	63	28	35
9	Bradley Hicks	63	35	28
10	Jamie Wilson	60	27	33
11	Grant Laming	58	29	29
12	Marcus Clare	55	30	25
13	Ashley Locke	50	–	50
14	Joe Conway	46	24	22
15	Michael Norton	43	19	24
16	Ryan Tannerr	43	43	–
17	Thomas Watson	40	17	23
18	Alan Ranger	40	21	19
19	Gary Hurst	36	10	26
20	David Colton	31	31	–
21	Jack Alderton	30	–	30
22	Oli Coate	28	20	8
23	Jason Woodman	28	22	6
24	Joshua Main	27	–	27
25	Justin Cadman	26	26	–
26	Aiden Brooks	25	5	20
27	Craig Davis	25	18	7
28	Ben Gardner	25	25	–
29	Joe Cross	24	8	16
30	Elliot Dowell	24	13	11
31	Michael Windsor	23	23	–
32	Tom Mccabe	21	–	21
33	Adam Barfoot	21	4	17
34	Lee Phillips	21	7	14
35	Steven Minchin	21	12	9
36	Chris Toulson	19	6	13
37	Stuart Leicester	18	–	18
38	Stephen Hurst	17	2	15
39	Liam Mayo	16	16	–
40	Lewis Scard	15	15	–
41	Jayden Wheeler	14	14	–
42	Thomas Kimber Walters	12	–	12
43	Joshua Morris	11	11	–
44	Craig Arnold	10	–	10
45	Scott Elvin	9	9	–
46	Luke Scott	5	–	5
47	Aidan Gunner	4	–	4
48	Jake Cooper	3	–	3
49	Darren George	3	3	–
50	James Dance	2	–	2
51	Jordan allen	1	–	1
52	Lewis Smith	1	1	–

Junior

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Ajay Litt	97	47	50
2	Thomas Sharpe	89	50	39
3	Sam Wilson	88	43	45
4	Ben Boare	80	37	43
5	Ricky Hayles	80	45	35
6	Mark Morris	78	31	47
7	Leonard Paget	74	41	33
8	Johno Hoskins	71	30	41
9	Tommy Hobday	66	39	27
10	Adam Dixon	65	28	37
11	Harry Burton	61	33	28
12	Andy Biles	58	27	31
13	Cameron Butler	56	26	30
14	Josh Dowling	53	24	29
15	Terence Marsh	49	23	26
16	Guy Turton	45	20	25
17	Benjamin Grey	44	21	23
18	Kieran Payne	41	22	19
19	Danny Morris	41	29	12
20	Luke Robinson	35	35	–
21	Jacob Haigh	34	17	17
22	Ashton Coleman	33	25	8
23	Alex Luckes	28	8	20
24	Joe Workman	28	10	18
25	Mike Payne	25	11	14
26	Adrian Saunders	24	–	24
27	Haydn Hiscox	23	2	21
28	Darran Leach	22	–	22
29	Sean Roofer Rowe	19	19	–
30	Nick Groves	18	18	–
31	Tim Looker	17	16	1
32	Danny Miller	16	–	16
33	Mark Stanley	16	3	13
34	Adam Harvey	15	–	15
35	Sean Renvoize	15	15	–
36	Ellis Tighe	14	4	10
37	Rory Tucker	14	9	5
38	Greg Brice	14	14	–
39	Tom Matthews	13	13	–
40	Grant Reed	12	5	7
41	Triss Macey	12	12	–
42	Steve Matthews	11	–	11
43	Gemma Holtham	11	7	4
44	George Gale	9	–	9
45	John Trevelyan	9	6	3
46	Charlie Blundell	6	–	6
47	Luke Winn	2	–	2
48	Tony Giles	1	1	–