McCormick & Mewse dominate at Duns! 2024 Scottish Motocross Championship Round 4 – Race Report & Results

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Round 4 of The Scottish Motocross Championship was over two days. We saw the best and worst of weather, but the Duns track held up to provide some of the best racing in the UK. On Saturday, the water bowser had to come out during the second block of racing to keep the dust down and on Sunday, the umbrellas were out in force as the meeting ended with some heavy rainfall. None of this distracted any of the riders as they powered through on both days to provide some thrilling racing for the spectators.

Race Report and Images by Raymond Thomson – Madmaxmedia

As the championship starts to heat up, there is all to play for in every class.

Saturday 15th June

Auto’s (Sponsored by FXR)

Ellik Miller and Ollie Hain both made the most of Finlay Hoskisson not being present as they took the opportunity to overtake the championship leader. It was a masterclass from Miller as his training sessions with MX1 Carlton Husband have paid off. He stormed through all three races and rode faultlessly. Sam Ratcliff also had a solid day. Ollie Hain did finish third, but he had a few moments along the way.

65’s (Sponsored by FXR)

Liam Hannah and Katie Beecroft served up some great racing. Hanah would take the overall, but it was Beecroft’s race win in the final race that had everyone cheering. Isaac Arnold had a tough start to the day and couldn’t recover to claim the final podium, as Aiden Anton would do enough to grab that final spot. With Hannah’s overall win and Isaac Arnold’s poor first race, they are now tied as leaders in the Championship.

85’s Small Wheel/Big Wheel (Sponsored by Plews Tres)

Small Wheel

Championship leader Harry Hall led every lap of every race. He never looked phased as he rode to the overall win unchallenged. Alfie Lawrie did have to fight for his second place as the next three riders all finished on the same points. It was James McCann who had the best third race result meaning he was on the podium.

Big Wheel

Hayden Statt’s qualifying lap times would have placed him second in MX2. What a thought—imagine seeing an 85BW rider mixing it in one of the top classes. Destined for a great future, Statt showed why he is so highly rated. Statt pushed every lap, relentless and impressive to watch. Malachi Allan and Andrew Piggford also served up some great racing as they battled it out for second and third. Allan is on course to win the championship and could wrap it up in Elgin.

Youth 125/250 (Sponsored by Stirlings Powersports)

Louis Perrin-Brown had his sights set on Jaden Anderson and Robbie Scott. He got a well-deserved overall win as the Yamaha pair rounded out the top three. Jaden edged out Robbie as he had to battle his way through the pack in every race, suffering from poor starts.

After a few challenging rounds, Jack Meara finally celebrated an overall win. Ryan Lowes would settle for second, but Charley Irwin and Rhys Whyment did their best to challenge before they finished on equal points.

2 Stroke 125/Open (Sponsored by Drysdales Motorcycles)

The resurgence of the 2-stroke class has seen some great racing. The class pits a wide range of ages and abilities. Ryan Waggott, one of the youngest riders, was the one to watch in the 125 class. At the other end of the age range, Jack Marshall’s second was a great result as he returned to racing after a break. This was Scott Forsyth’s first podium after persevering all season.

The Open 2 stroke class featured MX2 and MX1 riders getting some racing in for Sunday. Ryan Thomson was looking to take three race wins but a clash with Richard McKeown on the second corner certainly gave him a wakeup call. Thomson rode like a man possessed and clawed it back to take third. His next two races went to plan as he got the overall by winning both races. Jordan McCaw took the race 1 win and spent the next two races trying to keep vet McKeown behind him. Josh McCorkell tied with McKeown on points, but McKeown got the third place as he bettered Josh in the last race.

Adult Support

The Adult Support featured a number of MX1 and MX2 riders. John Adamson checked out in race 1. He was dialled in and disappeared. That was enough preparation for John as he didn’t turn out for race 2. Billy Mackenzie rode right onto the track from the parc ferme as he missed the start. He pushed every lap and worked his way up to second mid-race and maintained that position. Ben Edwards had a DNF race 1 but made up for it in race 2 as he took the win. MacKenzie took another second place, with Graham Blacklock running in second for a couple of laps before finishing a well-deserved third.

Sunday 15th June

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

In the O40’s, Mikey Graham and Barry Gray are always fighting for the win, but Scott Murray joined the action in Duns. He split the pair pushing Gray back to third overall as Mikey Graham won comfortably.

Richard Miller took all three wins, while the next three riders toughed it out for the podium. Gordon Morrison was the best of the rest, beating Morton Hannah into third. Ewan Johnson made a rare race appearance in Scotland, enjoying some good starts.

Ian Wilson missed the last round but made an impact on his return by winning. All three race wins put him back on track in the championship. Steve Howes and Chris Rogerson made up the rest of podium in the O60’s.

Adult C (Sponsored by Drysdales Motorcycles)

Ruari Grimes had his first Scottish Championship race and celebrated with the overall win. He managed to keep the series regulars at bay as they battled it out for bragging rights. Charlie McCann held off Jamie Mottram, and he, in turn, bettered championship leader Rory Cultra.

Adult B (Sponsored by Drysdales Motorcycles)

Josh McCorkell continued to dominate the B class in round four. Josh rode his 2-stroke on Saturday but saved the best for Sunday on his 4-stroke. Aiden Bruce swapped over from MX1 to ride the B class and enjoyed the final podium place as he finished behind Jay Cheel.

MX2 (Sponsored by Safe Access Highland Ltd)

Glen McCormick showed he is the man to beat in MX2. He had his hands full, keeping James Mackrel at bay as the pair swapped positions in each race. It wasn’t plain sailing for McCormick, though, as he had to fight through the pack, but he did so with three determined rides. Mackrel looked like he would come out on top, but he gave up the lead in each race.

He did salvage second but must’ve been disappointed. Lewis Hall was delighted with his third overall as he put the last few meetings behind him. He benefited at the expense of Ryan Thomson, whose costly third race falls resulted in dropping to overall fourth after two 3rd places in the first two races. It wasn’t all bad for Thomson as he overtook Charlie Heyman in the championship, with Heyman missing from Duns.

MX1 (Sponsored by Safe Access Highland Ltd)

Although he missed the opening round, Conrad Mewse took the lead in the MX1 championship after taking the overall at Duns. As the weather turned, Mewse demonstrated why he could master any track he races. He was fastest in qualifying ahead of Billy MacKenzie by 0.2s. MacKenzie and Adamson had benefited by having some track time on Saturday, but they couldn’t better Conrad’s results. Race 2 saw Billy lead half the race before Conrad finally passed him. John Adamson and Brad Todd had their moments in all three races. Todd cheekily pipped MacKenzie in race 1 on the finish line, but Billy got the last laugh. Adamson’s best result was 2nd in race 1, and he had to ride hard in race 2 after an early crash, but he settled for the final podium spot behind MacKenzie.

Both Conrad Mewse and Glen McCormick commented they love the series. The tracks are always well prepped, and they are amazed that more top riders are not making the effort to come to Scotland. When the next race is held at Elgin, it’s back to deep sand.

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. Series sponsors Dyce Carriers Ltd, Site Sealants, Stirlings Powersports, Just1, LS2 Helmets, Modu, Actiph, Slavin Plant Hire and Lochwinnoch all help to keep the championship healthy.

The next round of The Scottish Championship will be at Elgin MX Track on 27th/28th July.

Results

MX1

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	CONRAD MEWSE	75	25	25	25
2	BILLY MACKENZIE	62	18	22	22
3	JOHN ADAMSON	60	22	18	20
4	BRAD TODD	56	20	20	16
5	BEN EDWARDS	47	16	16	15
6	ROSS RUTHERFORD	45	13	14	18
7	CARLTON HUSBAND	43	14	15	14
8	TONY CRAIG	37	12	13	12
9	JAMES HUTCHISON	35	10	12	13
10	RICHARD MCKEOWN	22	11	11	–
11	JOHN JOE WRIGHT	19	9	10	–
12	BEN KNIGHT	16	7	9	–
13	JASON MEARA	15	15	–	–
14	JAY HAGUE	8	8	–	–

MX2

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	GLEN McCORMICK	75	25	25	25
2	JAMES MACKREL	64	22	22	20
3	LEWIS HALL	54	18	18	18
4	RYAN THOMSON	53	20	20	13
5	JORDAN MCCAW	47	16	16	15
6	ZANDER BROWN	45	11	12	22
7	BAILEY JOHNSTON	44	13	15	16
8	JOSH BUCHANAN	33	12	11	10
9	JACK MEARA	29	15	14	–
10	GARY SHARP	29	8	10	11
11	KYLE MCNICOL	27	14	13	–
12	RYAN WAGGOTT	23	–	9	14
13	SETH MOIR	19	7	–	12
14	ANDREW POHLEN	17	9	8	–
15	LEE CAMERON	10	10	–	–

2 Stroke Open

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	RYAN THOMSON	72	22	25	25
2	JORDAN MCCAW	69	25	22	22
3	RICHARD MCKEOWN	56	16	20	20
4	JOSH McKORKELL	56	20	18	18
5	JACK BRADBURY	50	18	16	16
6	MATTY FRY	42	12	15	15
7	JAKE HALL	41	13	14	14
8	MARK GLEGG	39	14	13	12
9	JORDAN DOHERTY	34	11	12	11
10	JASON MARTIN	28	15	–	13
11	IAIN SUTHERLAND	28	9	10	9
12	SCOTT CRAWFORD	20	10	–	10
13	CALLUM SIMPSON	11	–	11	–

2 Stroke 150

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	RYAN WAGGOTT	75	25	25	25
2	ANDREW POHLEN	66	22	22	22
3	JACK MARSHALL	60	20	20	20
4	JACK YOUNG	52	16	18	18
5	SCOTT SNR FORSYTH	50	18	16	16
6	CLAIRE WINTHROP	45	15	15	15
7	SCOTT FOOTE	42	14	14	14

Auto 50cc

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	ELLIK MILLER	75	25	25	25
2	SAM RATCLIFF	66	22	22	22
3	OLLIE HAIN	54	18	18	18
4	LACHLAN JNR JAMES	49	14	20	15
5	ARCHIE DIGNALL	48	16	16	16
6	RHYS WALKER	43	15	15	13
7	JOSHUA WILSON	41	13	14	14
8	OLIVER FENTON	40	20	–	20
9	JACK JAMIESON	36	12	13	11
10	ARRIANNA RICHARDSON	35	11	12	12

Junior 65cc

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	LIAM HANNAH	68	25	25	18
2	KATIE BEECROFT	62	15	22	25
3	AIDEN ANTON	55	22	18	15
4	THOR SIMPSON	52	16	16	20
5	JACK HEATH	48	20	14	14
6	SZYMON SKURATOWSKI	45	14	15	16
7	ISAAC ARNOLD	42	–	20	22
8	JAKE AIRLEY	41	18	12	11
9	OLLY MCLEAN	39	13	13	13
10	NATHAN STRACHAN	30	10	10	10
11	JACK BOWMAN	28	9	7	12
12	CHERRY LEON	26	6	11	9
13	KOHEN BELL	26	11	8	7
14	ASHTON BAIN	26	12	9	5
15	LAMBERTH RILEY	21	8	5	8
16	ALFIE CAMBELL	19	7	6	6

Small Wheel 85cc

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	HARRY HALL	75	25	25	25
2	ALFIE LAWRIE	66	22	22	22
3	JAMES MCCANN	50	18	16	16
4	GEORGE DRYDEN	50	15	20	15
5	TOMMY HUTCHINSON	50	20	18	12
6	ETHAN GAWLEY	48	16	12	20
7	JAY-J COOPER	47	14	15	18
8	ZAK HENDRY	39	12	13	14
9	CONNOR THOMPSON	34	10	11	13
10	TY SIMPSON	28	8	9	11
11	ALAN THOMSON	28	9	10	9
12	LYALL RUTHERFORD	25	11	14	–
13	CALEB SHEARER	24	7	7	10
14	JACK MARTIN	22	6	8	8
15	JAKSON ROSS	20	13	6	1
16	IVAN WILLIAMSON	14	5	4	5
17	HARRIS CURRAN	13	4	2	7
18	RILEY CRAWFORD	9	–	3	6
19	ALEX FRASER	8	3	5	–
20	OLLY OBRIEN	7	2	1	4
21	SEB CRAIG	3	–	–	3
22	HUNTER HALDANE	3	1	–	2

Big Wheel 85cc

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	HAYDEN STATT	75	25	25	25
2	MALACHI ALLAN	64	22	22	20
3	ANDREW PIGGFORD	58	16	20	22
4	OLLIE HOLLAND	54	18	18	18
5	LEO SELF	52	20	16	16
6	REID SIMPSON	45	15	15	15
7	JAXON HASWELL	41	13	14	14
8	COREY WHEATLEY	36	10	13	13
9	KIAN MCGILL	36	14	10	12
10	LOUIE MCGEE	35	12	12	11
11	REUBEN OATES	29	8	11	10
12	MICHAEL PATTERSON	23	6	8	9
13	SCOTT FORSYTH	23	9	7	7
14	RUBEN TREW	19	11	–	8
15	GRIGOR WRIGHT	19	5	9	5
16	HARRY GRAYSON	16	4	6	6
17	BEN DONALDSON	12	7	5	–
18	CAMPBELL ROBERTSON	9	3	3	3
19	NICO CLARK	8	2	4	2
20	MADDOX PATTERSON	7	1	2	4
21	ANGUS McPHERSON	2	–	1	1

Youth 125cc

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	LOUIS PERRIN-BROWN	72	25	22	25
2	JADEN ANDERSON	58	22	18	18
3	ROBBIE SCOTT	56	20	20	16
4	ZACHARY PEARSON	53	18	15	20
5	LIAM BELL	52	5	25	22
6	LEE LUCAS	47	16	16	15
7	RYAN HADDOW	41	15	12	14
8	AARON TAIT	37	12	14	11
9	ROBERT WOOD	34	10	11	13
10	JOSH HUTCHINSON	33	8	13	12
11	GLEN ROLLO	30	14	10	6
12	JAMES LINDSAY	28	13	6	9
13	ROBBIE PEACE	26	9	9	8
14	LIAM GOURLAY GOURLAY	25	7	8	10
15	STRUAN ROBERTSON	21	11	5	5
16	HAYDEN STEEL	20	6	7	7
17	EVAN DEANS	11	4	3	4
18	BLAIR DEANS	10	3	4	3

Youth 250cc

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	JACK MEARA	75	25	25	25
2	RYAN LOWES	62	22	20	20
3	CHARLEY IRWIN	56	20	18	18
4	RHYS WHYMENT	56	18	22	16
5	HAYDEN MOODY	54	16	16	22
6	JOSH HALL	45	15	15	15
7	FINLEY EASTON	40	13	13	14
8	RILEY GERRARD	35	11	11	13
9	ZAC NEWLANDS	35	14	10	11
10	RYAN O’CONNOR	26	12	14	–
11	THOMAS CARRUTHERS	24	–	12	12

Vets Over 40

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	MICHAEL GRAHAM	72	25	22	25
2	SCOTT MURRAY	65	20	25	20
3	BARRY GRAY	64	22	20	22
4	KEVIN MC BRIDE	52	18	16	18
5	ALAN DEANS	50	16	18	16
6	MICHAEL BROUS	45	15	15	15
7	JAMIE MENZIES	41	13	14	14
8	MATTHEW APLIN	36	11	12	13
9	RITCHIE DARREN	25	12	13	–
10	SHAUN ROGERSON	14	14	–	–

Vets Over 50

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	RICHARD MILLAR	75	25	25	25
2	GORDON MORRISON	64	22	22	20
3	MORTON HANNAH	60	20	18	22
4	EWAN JOHNSON	56	18	20	18
5	KEVIN CHARLES	48	16	16	16
6	TOMMY DRYSDALE	44	14	15	15
7	GRAHAM ROSS	41	15	12	14
8	ANDREW LEASK	39	12	14	13
9	NEIL PRINGLE	38	13	13	12
10	IAN ROSS	33	11	11	11

Vets Over 60

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	IAN JOHN WILLIAM WILSON	75	25	25	25
2	STEVE HOWES	62	22	20	20
3	CRIS ROGERSON	60	20	22	18
4	STEPHEN POLLOCK	51	15	14	22
5	LESLIE WINTHROP	49	18	18	13
6	ANDREW BEATTY	48	16	16	16
7	DAVID DICK	44	14	15	15
8	DOUGLAS GARRICK	40	13	13	14

Adult B

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	JOSHUA MCCORKELL	75	25	25	25
2	JAY CHEEL	60	20	20	20
3	AIDEN BRUCE	59	22	22	15
4	JOHN ROBSON	48	10	16	22
5	CHARLEY IRWIN	46	12	18	16
6	SCOTT PATERSON	43	16	13	14
7	OWEN HENDRY	43	18	14	11
8	TONY MCCANN	42	13	11	18
9	MATTY FRY	33	11	10	12
10	EWAN KERMACK	28	–	15	13
11	AARON GARDENER	27	15	12	–
12	JOE KHAMOULI	21	4	7	10
13	ANDREW WILLIAMS	19	7	6	6
14	JAMIE CLARKE	19	14	5	–
15	LOGAN HENDRY	17	–	9	8
16	JAKE HALL	16	8	8	–
17	ROSS FITZSIMMONS	15	5	3	7
18	STEPHEN WATSON	14	3	2	9
19	BEN McCAMBLEY	10	9	1	–
20	MARK GLEGG	10	6	4	–
21	JAMES MARWOOD	6	2	–	4
22	STEVEN LENNIE	5	–	–	5
23	JORDAN DOHERTY	3	–	–	3
24	TALLON LEASK	2	–	–	2
25	ROSS STEWART	2	1	–	1

Adult C

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	RUAIRI GRIMES	75	25	25	25
2	CHARLIE MCCANN	66	22	22	22
3	JAMIE MOTTRAM	54	18	16	20
4	RORY CULTRA	44	13	18	13
5	MATTHEW BRUCE	43	11	14	18
6	CARL HOWES	41	14	13	14
7	JACK YOUNG	41	20	15	6
8	SAM LYONS	35	15	20	–
9	DEAN SEWALL	35	12	11	12
10	LIAM GOURLAY	31	16	–	15
11	LEE BELL	29	9	9	11
12	MCKENZIE CROCKET	19	3	–	16
13	DYLAN DOBBIE	17	7	–	10
14	DAVE DICK	17	1	7	9
15	TORRAN HUSBAND	17	4	12	1
16	KRISY COULL	14	2	10	2
17	RONNIE INGRAM	14	6	8	–
18	LAURA GLEGG	13	5	5	3
19	CRAIG DONALDSON	11	–	3	8
20	BRYAN ANDERSON	10	10	–	–
21	KEVIN ROBERTSON	9	–	2	7
22	CLAIRE WINTHROP	8	8	–	–
23	STRUAN FERGUSON	6	–	6	–
24	SCOTT FOOTE	5	–	–	5
25	AARON ROSS	4	–	–	4
26	BEN BALLENTYNE	4	–	4	–
27	SCOTT CRAWFORD	1	–	1	–