Mewse, Coles, Wheeler & Co motor at Marshfield! Mike Brown Memorial – Report, Results, Pictures and Fly on the Wall

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The Sun was out and so was a massive crowd of spectators at the Marshfield Motoparc on Good Friday for the annual Mike Brown Memorial Motocross.

Images courtesy of Dave Rich

Running since 1988 the Mike Brown Memorial event has incorporated the Huck Cup since 2017, raced in memory of the much missed Mark Hucklebridge and it’s this class of the event that brings out the big guns, and this year the most star-stacked entry yet.

Reigning champ Josh Gilbert on his Crendon Fastrack Honda drew first blood by going quickest in qualifying and backed that up by taking the early lead in Moto One setting a blistering pace at the head of the field ahead of Sand Ace Todd Kellett. Lurking behind this duo was Gilbert’s Crendon Fastrack Honda team mate Conrad Mewse, another former winner of the Huck Cup, and he would make the move into second on lap two before hunting down the leader.

Gilbert would keep Mewse at bay until lap nine when he would scythe his way to the front and go on to win the moto ahead of Mewse by four seconds. Kellett would keep close to the lead duo to finish third and a good distance ahead of the Cab Screens Crescent rider Harri Kullas. Shaun Simpson would battle it out with his Gabriel SS24 KTM teammates, Tristan Purdon and Taylor Hammal to finish fifth, with Purdon claiming sixth and Hammal suffering from goggles issues but showing good speed in seventh. Chambers Racing’s Tom Grimshaw showed his move to a 450 has been a good one and ended the moto in eighth beating a host of top names in the process. Dan Thornhill who made a fantastic start finished ninth with Cab Screens Crescent Yamaha’s Sam Nunn rounding out the top ten.

Moto 2 told a similar story to the first, with Gilbert steaming away into the distance, and building up a good lead at the front of the chasing pack. Kullas would also be out of the traps quickly and would hold Mewse at bay for a few laps but Conrad couldn’t be contained and was quickly into second and hunting down the leader. Mewse made som quick moves on Gilbert mid-way through the moto before putting the hammer down and pulling clear for a dominant moto victory and the Huck Cup win. Gilbert would end his day with a solid 2-2 and the second spot on the box while Kellett would pull through the pack, past Kullas who would eventually pull out to finish third, rounding out the podium on the day also. Hammal show’s he can ride a 450 with the best of them finished fourth, with Grimshaw in fifth, Thornhill sixth, Jay Hague in seventh, Simpson who came from last after a second bend crash with Nunn eighth, Brad Anderson on the 2 Stroke ninth and Charlie Cole a great 10th.

Talking of Charlie Cole he would go 1-1 in the Jude Morris Celebration Trophy races to take win this Trophy for the first time keeping his cool to keep the hard charging Alfie Jones at bay. Jones would end the day second overall with Jak Taylor third. For the full Jude Morris Celebration Trophy Report >>CLICK HERE<<

The Champions of Champions class saw some great action with some big names from yesteryear taking to the track including the likes of Tom Church and Glen Phillips. The man to beat though was Jamie Skuse who looked well at home with the Marshfield track, winning both motos for the overall ahead of the impressive Phillips. Tyrone Cleaver put in two solid moto’s to finish the day on the box in third.

Over in the Mike Brown Memorial Over 50 category, there was no stopping Brian Wheeler on his CR500 who was silky smooth and grabbed the chequers in both motos for the overall. The real battle was for second with Chris Brown and Jeff Perrett duking it out until the last bend in moto two, with Brown having the edge and taking second in the race on in the overall over Perrett who finished the day a great third.

In the Mike Brown Memorial Under 50’s Alan Pearce notched up a pair of moto wins to claim the victory with Joe Monk second overall and Jed Stockham in third.

The stacked Open 2 Stroke class saw Josh Coleman storm to maximum points and the overall ahead of Aaron Ongley and Archie Hicks, while in the 125’s Seth Manners was the number one, Ben Cryer was second and Kenzie Cole was on the podium in third.

Another rammed class was the Clubman where Harry Fletcher claimed the overall after going 2-1, and the scoreline was matched by Scott Meredith but the winner’s trophy would go the way of Fletcher for triumphing in race number two. John Mackenzie would end his day third.

A huge well done must go the Tom and Alan Brown for putting on such a great event and Lawson Benjamin and his Thornbury MX team for providing a great track and venue. Roll on 2024!

Champion of Champions first corner Action

Results

Huck Cup – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	CONRAD MEWSE	100	50	50
2	JOSH GILBERT	94	47	47
3	TODD KELLETT	90	45	45
4	TAYLOR HAMMAL	81	38	43
5	TOM GRIMSHAW	78	37	41
6	SHAUN SIMPSON	78	41	37
7	DAN THORNHILL	75	36	39
8	JAY HAGUE	70	32	38
9	TRISTAN PURDON	69	39	30
10	BRAD ANDERSON	67	31	36
11	LIAM KNIGHT	63	29	34
12	SAM NUNN	63	35	28
13	CHARLIE COLE	58	23	35
14	CHARLIE PUTNAM	58	25	33
15	MEL POCOCK	56	27	29
16	BEN FRANKLIN	55	24	31
17	LOUIE KESSELL	53	21	32
18	ALFIE JONES	51	26	25
19	JOSH TAYLOR	49	22	27
20	LUKE MELLOWS	45	19	26
21	HARRI KULLAS	43	43	–
22	SHAUN MAHONEY	41	18	23
23	JAMIE CARPENTER	34	34	–
24	JOSH WATERMAN	33	33	–
25	GRAEME IRWIN	30	30	–
26	JAKE SHIPTON	28	28	–
27	BEN HARRISON	24	–	24
28	BRAD TODD	20	20	–
29	CHARLIE FROST	17	17	–

Jude Morris Celebration Trophy

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	CHARLIE COLE	100	50	50
2	ALFIE JONES	94	47	47
3	JAK TAYLOR	88	45	43
4	DOMONIC NEWBURY	84	43	41
5	JOSHUA BASSETT	77	38	39
6	OLLIE COLE	74	36	38
7	HARVEY CASHMORE	74	37	37
8	LEON ONGLEY	70	34	36
9	FREDDIE GARDINER	70	39	31
10	SAM BISHOP	69	35	34
11	JACOB RANDALL	66	31	35
12	SAM ONGLEY	66	33	33
13	JACK DANDO	64	32	32
14	SONNY SHIPTON	60	30	30
15	TOM BUTLER	56	28	28
16	LUCY BARKER	56	29	27
17	MAX FLETCHER	55	26	29
18	ARCHIE TAYLOR	52	27	25
19	OLLIE HARRIS	47	24	23
20	BILLY ASKEW	45	–	45
21	BEN HARVEY-GROUNDS	45	21	24
22	TRISTAN DANIELS	45	23	22
23	LEWIS COUZENS	43	22	21
24	JAMES BARKER	41	41	–
25	CHARLIE PARKER	39	20	19
26	CHARLIE HUCKLEBRIDGE	36	10	26
27	FINLEY KENINGTON	36	16	20
28	ROMEO MEAD	36	19	17
29	DANIEL LEAK	35	17	18
30	MAX HODSON	31	15	16
31	BAILEY HODGES	27	12	15
32	FREDDIE NUTT	26	13	13
33	TOM MATTHEWS	25	11	14
34	JOSH BOND	25	25	–
35	ARCHIE SKUSE	21	9	12
36	GEORGE WORLOCK	19	8	11
37	LIAM WARE	18	18	–
38	ENZO MUSSELL	14	14	–
39	MARK MORRIS	10	–	10
40	CALLUM SWAIN	7	7	–

Champion of Champions

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	JAMIE SKUSE	100	50	50
2	GLEN PHILLIPS	90	47	43
3	TYRONE CLEAVER	86	39	47
4	RUSTY GRIFFITHS	86	41	45
5	BRADLEY WHEELER	86	45	41
6	ROSS MILLARD	82	43	39
7	BEN HUNT	74	37	37
8	TOM CHURCH	73	38	35
9	JAMES KENSINGTON	72	36	36
10	BEN MILLWARD	69	31	38
11	JOE RUSSELL	69	35	34
12	BRAD THORNHILL	67	34	33
13	LUKE OLDFIELD	64	33	31
14	TOM HUGHES	62	30	32
15	JOHN MAY	59	32	27
16	CALLUM WATSON	57	27	30
17	TED BAILEY	57	28	29
18	CHARLIE COX	54	26	28
19	118	51	–	26
20	ARRAN POOLMAN	49	25	24
21	DAVE CORBETT	46	23	23
22	JAMES TRISTAN	45	24	21
23	MITCH BROOKS	44	22	22
24	JAKE THOMPSON	41	21	20
25	JOSHUA BARRS	38	19	19
26	GRACE PACKMAN	38	20	18
27	CURTIS MEARS	34	18	16
28	MAX LUCKES	33	16	17
29	BRAD KELLY	31	17	14
30	KEELAN SOUTHWOOD	29	29	–
31	STANLEY NOBLE	28	15	13
32	ADAM PRIOR	15	–	15

Mike Brown Memorial – Over 50

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	BRIAN WHEELER	100	50	50
2	CHRIS BROWN	90	43	47
3	JEFF PERRETT	90	45	45
4	STEVE ELFORD	82	41	41
5	JOHN HEATH	78	39	39
6	GARY HENSON	76	38	38
7	MICHAEL CADDICK	70	35	35
8	ANDY BOWLES	68	37	31
9	MARK DUDLEY	67	31	36
10	DAVE SHIPTON	65	32	33
11	ROB MILLS	65	33	32
12	NIGEL PARKER	63	29	34
13	JASON FOUNTAIN	61	24	37
14	ADRIAN SAUNDERS	59	30	29
15	IAN DAVIS	54	26	28
16	DARREN HARVEY	53	10	43
17	DAVID STONE	49	22	27
18	DARREN KENNINGTON	47	47	–
19	DAVID WHITE WHITE	46	20	26
20	PAUL ROGERS	44	19	25
21	STEVE HALL	43	23	20
22	MARTIN HAGGERTY	40	17	23
23	STEVE FEWS	39	21	18
24	NICK KEEN	38	16	22
25	CHRIS STONE	37	18	19
26	MARTIN COLEMAN	36	12	24
27	GAVIN HICKMAN	36	36	–
28	RICH DORS	34	34	–
29	STEVE MATTHEWS	32	15	17
30	DARREN SHORTT	30	–	30
31	DOMINIC DURKIN	30	14	16
32	PAUL WOOLFORD	28	13	15
33	DEAN WARREN	28	28	–
34	ANDY LIDINGTON	27	27	–
35	VINCE CRAWLEY	25	25	–
36	JON RANDALL	21	–	21
37	MARTIN HUMPHRIES	14	–	14
38	ALAN PAYNE	11	11	–

Mike Brown Memorial – Under 50

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	ALAN PEARCE	100	50	50
2	JOE MONK	92	47	45
3	JED STOCKHAM	86	43	43
4	GEORGE BOYCE	86	45	41
5	BILLY SAUNDERS	80	41	39
6	KEV SANDERS	74	38	36
7	FRANK ELWELL	72	34	38
8	ROSS HUDSON	71	39	32
9	CHARLIE HASKINS	70	35	35
10	LIAM GOODING	69	32	37
11	ASHLEY SYMONS	67	36	31
12	HENRY SMITH	60	26	34
13	MITCH BOYLAND	60	37	23
14	JOSH WYATT	59	30	29
15	JOSH JAMES	58	31	27
16	SAM MERCER	53	29	24
17	JOSH CREWE	52	19	33
18	CRAIG DOWDING	52	27	25
19	JAMES HUDSON	51	25	26
20	JORDAN HARVEY	50	22	28
21	BEN LANGLEY	49	28	21
22	44	47	–	47
23	MARK STERRY	47	17	30
24	NEIL LONG	46	24	22
25	LUKE WATKINS	41	23	18
26	JASON DAVIES	40	20	20
27	DAN TURNER	34	15	19
28	BRAD COLEMAN	34	18	16
29	CHRIS MCGILL	33	33	–
30	LUKE WYATT	31	14	17
31	JAZ PULLEN	26	12	14
32	CARL CHAMBERS	24	11	13
33	BRAD SKINNER	21	21	–
34	OLLIE CROOK	16	16	–
35	ALEX MORRIS	15	–	15
36	LUKE MERCER	13	13	–

Open 2 Stroke

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	JOSH COLEMAN	100	50	50
2	AARON ONGLEY	94	47	47
3	ARCHIE HICKS	90	45	45
4	OLIVER RUDDOCK	86	43	43
5	MATT TOLLEY	82	41	41
6	ROSS BENTON	78	39	39
7	GILES DAVIS	73	37	36
8	TYLER WILCOX	71	34	37
9	JACK LOVERIDGE	70	32	38
10	JACK HAWKINS	70	35	35
11	GEORGE TUCKER	64	30	34
12	CHRIS CHILDS	38	38	–
13	DAN TIMBRELL	36	36	–
14	JAMES STUDHOLME	33	33	–
15	LUKE BEDWELL	31	31	–
16	STEVE HAYWARD	29	29	–

125 2 Stroke

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	SETH MANNERS	97	50	47
2	BEN CRYER	88	43	45
3	KENZIE COLE	88	45	43
4	ALLEN RYAN	85	35	50
5	SONNY NOBLE	82	41	41
6	TOMMY STONE	77	38	39
7	SAMUEL UPTON	73	36	37
8	LEO PEACOCK	72	34	38
9	MATT BOWEN	67	31	36
10	DANIEL CHARMAN	65	30	35
11	ADAM DYER	47	47	–
12	GREG EVANS	39	39	–
13	SOL OSBORNE	37	37	–
14	TERRY MAGGS	34	–	34
15	WAYNE GREGORY	33	33	–
16	JACK HOARE	32	32	–

Clubman

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	HARRY FLETCHER	97	47	50
2	SCOTT MEREDITH	97	50	47
3	JOHN MCKENZIE	86	41	45
4	TALLON LEACH	86	43	43
5	MATTHEW POCOCK	86	45	41
6	ALAN JONES	77	39	38
7	FRASER ROGERS	74	38	36
8	LIAM DEEGAN	73	36	37
9	HARRY WILLIAMS	68	29	39
10	BILLY ELVIN	68	34	34
11	TYSON MAYTOM JONES	66	37	29
12	HARVEY JAMES	65	32	33
13	BRYAN TUCKER	65	33	32
14	CHRISTOPHER CHILDS	63	28	35
15	ADAM DIXON	61	31	30
16	RICH MAY	61	35	26
17	MARK OAKLEY	58	27	31
18	CALLUM RADFORD	54	26	28
19	DAVE TILLING	50	25	25
20	GUY LANGMEAD	47	23	24
21	FINLY ABBOTT	47	30	17
22	SCOTT BARROW	46	19	27
23	EDDIE CHARMAN	46	24	22
24	TAYLOR BAYLISS	40	21	19
25	SAM CHORLEY	38	15	23
26	JAMES CHAPMAN	34	18	16
27	RICHARD MULTON	33	22	11
28	RAYMOND STEPHENS	32	14	18
29	DAVE PARKER	31	10	21
30	HARRY GOODLAND	28	20	8
31	FRASER HOPKIN	27	12	15
32	MICHAEL RICH	25	13	12
33	JACK BAKER	21	11	10
34	ETHAN MOORE	20	–	20
35	BILLY NAAS	18	9	9
36	STEVE SKUSE	17	17	–
37	SAM BEAVIS	16	16	–
38	DANIEL CAVANAGH	14	–	14
39	ASH BROWN	13	–	13