Mewse and Walsh clean up at Cusses! 2023 MX Nationals Round 4 – Race Report & Results

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Despite the changeable weather that tested the Michelin MX National, powered by Milwaukee team to the maximum last weekend, round four of the prestigious series went to the soon-to-be-closed Cusses Gorse, just up the road from Stonehenge.

Race Report by Dick Law – Images courtesy of Elliot Spencer – MX Nationals

It started to rain in the early hours of Saturday morning and didn’t stop. One block of racing was run instead of the usual two on Saturday, hoping that Sunday’s forecast was correct. As the rider, officials, family, and friends woke up on day two of the event, the sun was out, and the overnight wind had dried the track out and turned it into ideal racing condition.

The Crendon Fastrack Honda riders topped the Leatt Pro MX1 podium once again as Conrad Mewse took both race wins from teammate Josh Gilbert with Harri Kullas once again having to settle for third again on his Cab Screens Crescent Yamaha.

Dylan Walsh, now riding a KTM, won both Apico Pro MX2 races from Jorgen-Matthias Talviku (SC Sporthomes Husqvarna), and Joe Brooks had his first national podium appearance on his GRT Impact KTM in third.

Gilbert got the holeshot at the start of the first combined Pro MX1 and MX2 from Mewse and Kullas, with Tommy Searle (GTCI Revo Kawasaki) fourth and Brooks, the first MX2s in fifth place.

For the first half of the race, Mewse stayed with his teammate Gilbert eyeing up any chance of slipping past for the lead. And on lap six, after Gilbert made a small mistake, he was through and into the lead and, eventually, the race win.

Kullas slipped by Gilbert for second three laps later, relegating the youngster to third place at the finish flag. Searle spent the entire race in a distant fourth place, while Tristan Purdon (Gabriel SS24 KTM) came from eleventh at the start to fifth place.

Joel Rizzi (Honda) became the leading MX2 rider after passing Brooks on lap two. Still, a fast-moving Walsh passed both of them on his way to fifth on the track only to be relegated back two places but two MX1 riders as first Purdon powered past him. Tom Grimshaw (Chambers Gas Gas) slipped by on his way to a sixth-place finish. With Rizzi on his tail, Walsh eventually crossed the finish line in seventh on the track, but he was the first MX2 rider.

Talviku did things the hard way as he gated nineteenth and had to fight past many of the 450s to finish in eleventh place in the race but third MX2.

Once again, it was the same three riders in the lead at the start of race two. Once again, Gilbert got the holeshot from Mewse and Kullas, with Grimshaw and Purdon heading up the rest. Walsh was proving that he was adapting well to the KTM, in eighth place and was the first MX2 rider.

As the riders disappeared around the second lap, Rizzi limped back into the work area with the front brake calliper hanging off his machine, ending his day and any chance of the overall win.

Searle got caught up in one of the deep ruts and went down. He got going again in twelfth place and finished his race in fifth.

On lap four, Mewse powered past an unexpecting Gilbert on one of the rutted down hills, into the lead, and on his way to his second race win. Gilbert hung onto second, which gave him second overall, with Kullas spending all race in third place for third overall. After passing Grimshaw, Purdon was fourth, with Searle knocking Grimshaw down another place with three laps to go.

As for the MX2s, Walsh had an uneventful race and crossed the finish line seventh in the race, but first MX2 rider. But, if you thought Talviku had a challenging first race, his second was much more difficult. He crashed on the opening lap and came around past timing in twenty-sixth place but crashed again and dropped down to twenty-eighth. He went almost unobserved in the twelve remaining laps to finish eighth on the track but second MX2 for second overall.

In contrast, Brooks had an easier second race as he had a great start and rounded the first turn in eighth place. After being passed by two 450s, he maintained ninth place with only Talviku passing him with a couple of laps to go for tenth in the race, but third MX2 for third overall.

With a third place and two wins, James Dodd (FUS Marsh MX Husqvarna) won the RFX Expert MX1 event from race one winner Aaron Patstone (Brenron Gas Gas) with Richard Bird (Allmoto Megabikes Yamaha) third.

With three race wins from three starts, Ashley Greedy (Darjen Contractors Gas Gas) won the RFX Experts MX2s from teammate Mathew Bayliss who chased Greedy over the finish line two out of three times. Ben Mustoe (ASA United Gas Gas) was third, just four points behind Bayliss.

Josh Greedy (Darjen Contractors Kawasaki), with a second place and two race wins, won the Motoverde Amateur MX1s from race one winner Sean Wainwright (Fasteddy Racing Honda) with Luke Mellows (LM Kitchens Honda) third.

Raife Broadley (723 Race Bikes Fantic) was unbeaten in the Motoverde Amateur MX2s by winning all his races. Ben Clark (Rock Oil Husqvarna) chased him over the finish line on each occasion. Jake Curtis-Stevens (Kawasaki) was third, with Dan Brough (Rutzz.co.uk Yamaha) just missing out on a podium position by two points.

It was tight at the top of the Worx Clubman MX1s as six riders finished within eight points of each other. Adam Paxton (Honda) took the overall win by four points as both Danny Webster (Husqvarna) and Billy Saunders (WMS Commercials Honda) finished on the same points in second and third. Tallon Aspden (LA Groundworks KTM) was fourth, just a single point off the podium, with Drew Lane (Lanes Construction Gas Gas) finishing just one point behind him. Luke Oldfield (KTM) was two points further back.

It was a similar story in the Spiral GFX Clubman MX2s, with Aaron Framingham (Fabrican KTM) taking the win by just four points from Matt Tolly (426 Motorsport KTM) and Max Flint (Planet Moto KTM), who were both on the same points.

Billy Askew (GTCI Revo Kawasaki) continued his winning ways by winning all three Fly Racing MXY2 races and has remained unbeaten in this championship so far this year. Bayliss Utting (Trell Contractors Honda) was second, with Harrison Greenough (KTM) third as Finlay Evans (GRT Impact KTM) missed out on a podium position by a single point.

Reece Jones (SJP Husqvarna) won all three of the Fly Racing MXY125 races from Luke Grundy (KTM) and Westley McGavin (KTM).

A rear error from Josh Vail (SJP Moto Husqvarna) robbed him of the overall in the Syntol Lubricants Big Wheel 85 class as with a third, a second and a win, Jamie Keith (MBR X&P KTM) snatched the victory away. Vail won the other two races, but rear wheel error in race one on Sunday cost him dearly. Charlie Richmond (KTM) was third.

Of the small number of Syntol Lubricants Small Wheel 85s taking part, Joel Winstanley-Dawson (Techsource KTM) took the overall win with a couple of wins and a second place from race three winner Lucas Lee (Husqvarna) and Caiden Brand (Husqvarna).

The next round will be at the legendary Hawkstone Park in Shropshire on the 2nd and 3rd of September.

Results

Pro MX1 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Conrad Mewse	50	25	25
2	Josh Gilbert	42	20	22
3	Harri Kullas	42	22	20
4	Tristan Purdon	34	16	18
5	Tommy Searle	34	18	16
6	Tom Grimshaw	30	15	15
7	Jason Meara	27	14	13
8	Martin Barr	24	10	14
9	Stuart Edmonds	23	11	12
10	Charlie Putnam	20	9	11
11	Louie Kessell	16	6	10
12	Callum Green	16	7	9
13	Tom Murphy	13	5	8
14	Ivo Monticelli	13	13	–
15	John Adamson	12	12	–
16	Tony Craig	8	8	–

Pro MX2 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Dylan Walsh	50	25	25
2	Jogren Talvuki	42	20	22
3	Joe Brooks	36	16	20
4	Charlie Heyman	32	14	18
5	Dylan Woodcock	32	18	14
6	Taylor Hammel	31	15	16
7	Charlie Cole	27	12	15
8	Ollie Colmer	25	13	12
9	Glen McCormick	24	11	13
10	Joel Rizzi	22	22	–
11	Ben Franklin	18	8	10
12	Carlton Husband	17	9	8
13	Jamie Wainwright	16	7	9
14	Calum Mitchell	15	4	11
15	Alfie Jones	13	6	7
16	Shaun Mahoney	11	5	6
17	Bailey Johnston	10	10	–
18	Liam Garland	8	3	5

Expert MX1 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	James Dodd	70	20	25	25
2	Aaron Patstone	61	25	18	18
3	Richard Bird	54	18	20	16
4	Sion Talbot	50	14	16	20
5	Josh Canton	45	16	14	15
6	Corrie Southwood	44	22	–	22
7	Harry Bradley	44	15	15	14
8	Josh Taylor	35	13	22	–
9	Aidan Bruce	26	–	13	13

Expert MX2 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Ashley Greedy	75	25	25	25
2	Mathew Bayliss	64	22	20	22
3	Ben Mustoe	60	18	22	20
4	Josh Coleman	51	15	18	18
5	Henry Siddiqui	43	13	15	15
6	Tyler Westcott	42	12	14	16
7	Tyla Hooley	38	14	11	13
8	Callum Murfitt	34	7	13	14
9	John Meara	32	20	12	–
10	Charlie Hamlet	31	10	9	12
11	Ollie Beamish	27	11	16	–
12	Luca Pegg	26	9	8	9
13	Jimmy Margetson	22	16	6	–
14	Bradley Watling	21	–	10	11
15	James Rutter	17	–	7	10
16	Niall Cregan	8	8	–	–

Amateur MX1 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Josh Greedy	72	22	25	25
2	Sean Wainwright	69	25	22	22
3	Luke Mellows	56	20	16	20
4	Joshua Mccorkell	56	18	20	18
5	Brad Thornhill	45	14	18	13
6	Callum Gordon	41	10	15	16
7	Ryan Osborn	40	11	14	15
8	Lewis Taylor	37	16	7	14
9	David Rushton	34	15	10	9
10	Henry Partridge	31	13	11	7
11	Harry Foster	27	12	9	6
12	Jamie Dixon	24	–	12	12
13	Kieran Yorke	23	–	13	10
14	Adam Reeves	16	–	8	8
15	Keelan Southwood	11	–	–	11

Amateur MX2 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Raife Broadley	75	25	25	25
2	Ben Clark	60	20	20	20
3	Jake Curtis-Stevens	47	14	15	18
4	Dan Brough	45	22	9	14
5	Niall Cregan	44	–	22	22
6	Jonathan Rodrick-Evans	40	15	12	13
7	Leon Ongley	39	16	11	12
8	Tommi Davies	35	8	16	11
9	Shaun Springer	34	–	18	16
10	Ryan Adair	32	18	4	10
11	Leon Williams	29	9	14	6
12	Charlie Griffiths	28	–	13	15
13	Archie Hicks	28	13	8	7
14	Ben White	27	12	7	8
15	Charlie Palmer	25	10	6	9
16	Tom Hughes	15	11	–	4
17	Sam Ongley	13	–	10	3
18	Ben Wainwright	11	6	3	2
19	Jasper Gibson	10	–	5	5
20	Aaron Wells	7	7	–	–

Clubman MX1 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Adam Paxton	61	22	14	25
2	Danny Webster	57	16	25	16
3	Billy Saunders	57	25	18	14
4	Tallon Aspden	56	14	20	22
5	Drew Lane	55	20	15	20
6	Luke Oldfield	52	18	22	12
7	Thomas White	33	15	9	9
8	Darren Manning-Coe	32	3	11	18
9	Josh Young	26	–	16	10
10	Daniel Chapman	25	–	10	15
11	Ryan Davis	25	–	12	13
12	Josh Scott	24	–	13	11
13	Ben Lightbown	21	10	6	5
14	Josh Bailey	20	7	7	6
15	Dean Rodgers	19	12	3	4
16	Ollie Kingston	15	8	–	7
17	Jude Gaylard	14	6	–	8
18	Michael Graham	13	9	2	2
19	Sonny Parker	13	13	–	–
20	Rory Wootton	11	11	–	–
21	Charlie Roper	9	5	4	–
22	Max Wood	8	–	5	3
23	Fraser Rogers	8	–	8	–
24	Jasper Parsons	4	4	–	–
25	Scott Kennedy	2	1	–	1
26	Dale Rees	2	2	–	–
27	Reece Saunders	1	–	1	–

Clubman MX2 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Aaron Framingham	61	18	25	18
2	Matt Tolley	59	25	9	25
3	Max Flint	59	15	22	22
4	Matthew Pocock	41	13	14	14
5	Bradley Johnstone	38	10	13	15
6	Alex Hamer	36	5	15	16
7	Toby Lightbown	33	12	10	11
8	Max Fletcher	30	16	12	2
9	Charlie West	28	1	7	20
10	Matthew Fuller	27	11	8	8
11	Chris Corthorn	27	22	5	–
12	Richy Roberts	24	14	–	10
13	Corey Collins	23	–	16	7
14	Harry Fletcher	21	–	18	3
15	George Boyce	21	20	–	1
16	James Lee	20	–	20	–
17	Jordan Ambler	16	–	11	5
18	Mitchil Collins	15	–	2	13
19	Nathan Cache	12	–	–	12
20	Jamie Collins	12	–	3	9
21	Jack Ratcliffe	12	2	4	6
22	Elliot Cook	9	8	1	–
23	Sam Menzies	9	9	–	–
24	Jake Taylor	7	3	–	4
25	Jack Loveridge	7	7	–	–
26	Luke Coker	6	–	6	–
27	Guy Brittain	6	6	–	–
28	Josh Jones	4	4	–	–

MXY1 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Reece Jones	75	25	25	25
2	Luke Grundy	64	22	20	22
3	Wesley McGavin	53	11	22	20
4	Jack Meara	51	20	16	15
5	Chester Hyde	48	12	18	18
6	Ollie Bubb	47	16	15	16
7	Jack Bearey	44	18	14	12
8	Cody Spacagna	42	15	13	14
9	Wyatt McGregor	39	14	12	13
10	Travis Laughton	35	13	11	11
11	Tyler Jones	19	9	10	–
12	Charlie Hucklebridge	10	–	–	10
13	Braidy Tucker	10	10	–	–
14	Caden Tomlin	9	–	–	9

MXY2 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Billy Askew	75	25	25	25
2	Bayliss Utting	59	15	22	22
3	Harrison Greenough	54	20	18	16
4	Finlay Evans	53	18	20	15
5	Mckenzie Marshall	46	16	10	20
6	Jak Taylor	41	12	11	18
7	Kayde Rayns	38	11	13	14
8	Sid Putnam	37	13	14	10
9	Louis Vincent	34	22	12	–
10	Fin Wilson	29	–	16	13
11	Tye Jones	25	8	6	11
12	Kyron Carron	25	10	7	8
13	Lennox Dickinson	22	14	8	–
14	Seth Manners	21	–	9	12
15	Liam Bennett	15	–	15	–
16	Tyler Kirby	14	–	5	9
17	Enzo Mussell	11	7	4	–
18	Charlie Gutteridge	9	9	–	–

Big Wheel 85’s – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Jamie Keith	67	20	25	22
2	Josh Vail	64	25	14	25
3	Charlie Richmond	62	22	22	18
4	Finlay Pickering	47	12	20	15
5	Blake Ward-Clarke	45	18	15	12
6	Harry Lee	44	15	16	13
7	Alfie Geddes-Green	40	13	11	16
8	Austin Beasty	38	14	13	11
9	Zane Stephens	37	11	12	14
10	Hayden Statt	36	16	–	20
11	Lewis Spratt	28	–	18	10
12	Lucas Moncrieff	27	8	10	9
13	Archie Congdon	23	6	9	8
14	Marley Alder	22	10	7	5
15	Stanley Siebert	21	9	5	7
16	Fabian-Junior Morrison	19	5	8	6
17	Freddy Richards	17	7	6	4