Mewse & Valk reign at Blaxhall! 2024 Dirt Store ACU British Motocross Championship Round 3 – Race Report & Results

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Round three of the 2024 Dirt Store ACU British Motocross Championship saw Blaxhall take centre stage, with the Suffolk circuit producing an action-packed day of racing thanks to the hardworking Woodbridge DMCC and the support of their event sponsors Talk Access and Lifting, Foxwood Trade, Steve Lumley Road Planing and Stebbings Car Superstore.

Race Report by Woodbridge DMCC – Images by ImageRich Media

With all eyes on the pulsating ongoing duel between Jeffrey Herlings and Conrad Mewse in MX1 class and this time the Brit edged out the Dutchman courtesy of his moto one victory, as the second motos were cancelled.

Riding superbly and taking advantage of a mistake from Herlings, the Crendon Tru7 Honda star crossed the line roughly a second in front of his rival.

Negotiating the demanding track to record the fastest lap by logging a 1:48.490, just ahead of Herlings’ finest of 1:48.536, Mewse deserves tremendous credit for ousting the MXGP legend on a day where the dynamic duo put on a real show for the fans.

Banking third was SC Sporthomes Husqvarna’s Tristan Purdon after claiming the Foxwood Trade Holeshot award and fresh from his AMA Pro Motocross adventures.

Brad Todd then finished fourth ahead of the Apico Honda pair of Martin Barr and Blaxhall regular Tom Grimshaw. Carlton Husband, Jason Meara, Dan Thornhill and local rider Shaun Southgate rounded out the top ten in the MX1 class.

Turning the attention to the MX2 class, it was Elliott Banks-Browne who took the Foxwood Trade holeshot but it was Gabriel SS24 KTM’s Dutch sensation Cas Valk who claimed the win, with him handling the conditions brilliantly to stamp his mark.

Finishing 10 seconds ahead of American speedster Jack Chambers, Valk capitalised on his challenger’s unsatisfactory start that hindered him from duking it out with the talented youngster.

Dirt Store Kawasaki hotshot Joel Rizzi continued his strong form by securing third, as he held off the Ipswich based hard-charging Jake Nicholls.

Just behind them were well-known heavy hitters in Dylan Walsh and Tommy Searle in fifth and sixth respectively, which served as a testament to just how stacked this MX2 category is.

The efforts of multi-skilled Todd Kellett to bag seventh warrants special mention, with him notably beating off the likes of Taylor Hammal, Ollie Colmer, Alfie Jones, Charlie Cole, Steven Clarke and Joe Brookes.

Elsewhere, Reece Jones took home the victory in the 250cc class, Josh Vail reigned supreme in the 125cc racing and Hayden Statt got the job done in the Big Wheel 85cc division just ahead of local rider Alfie Geddes-Green.

Due to a medical emergency involving a spectator and two riders sustaining serious injuries within 30 minutes of each other, the event experienced a 90-minute delay. Consequently, for the safety of both riders and spectators, the difficult decision was made to cancel the second block of racing.

Results

MX1 – Race 1

Pos	Competitor	Diff	Laps	Best Lap
1	Conrad Mewse	0.000	7	1:48.490
2	Jeffrey Herlings	1.079	7	1:48.536
3	Tristan Purdon	45.595	7	1:53.009
4	Brad Todd	54.030	7	1:54.141
5	Martin Barr	1:00.564	7	1:56.042
6	Tom Grimshaw	1:04.375	7	1:56.372
7	Carlton Husband	1:07.984	7	1:55.852
8	Jason Meara	1:09.481	7	1:56.149
9	Dan Thornhill	1:15.413	7	1:57.045
10	Shaun Southgate	1:19.324	7	1:58.043
11	Ben Edwards	1:22.864	7	1:57.102
12	Declan Whittle	1:24.125	7	1:58.281
13	Sam Nunn	1:24.650	7	1:53.990
14	Calum Mitchell	1:26.316	7	1:58.703
15	Stuart Edmonds	1:28.601	7	1:58.256
16	Charlie Putnam	1:30.852	7	1:58.771
17	Tom Murphy	1:32.050	7	1:59.168
18	Luke Parker	1:36.739	7	1:59.229
19	Louie Kessell	1:38.590	7	1:59.013
20	Harry Bradley	1:39.841	7	1:59.015
21	Ben Cole	2:05.598	7	2:02.092
22	Billy Mackenzie	1 lap	6	1:56.700
23	Connor Bunkle	1 lap	6	2:06.045
24	James Cottrell	2 laps	5	1:56.335
25	James Carpenter	5 laps	2	1:54.436

MX1 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1
1	Conrad Mewse	25	25
2	Jeffrey Herlings	22	22
3	Tristan Purdon	20	20
4	Brad Todd	18	18
5	Martin Barr	16	16
6	Tom Grimshaw	15	15
7	Carlton Husband	14	14
8	Jason Meara	13	13
9	Dan Thornhill	12	12
10	Shaun Southgate	11	11
11	Ben Edwards	10	10
12	Declan Whittle	9	9
13	Sam Nunn	8	8
14	Calum Mitchell	7	7
15	Stuart Edmonds	6	6
16	Charlie Putnam	5	5
17	Tom Murphy	4	4
18	Luke Parker	3	3
19	Louie Kessell	2	2
20	Harry Bradley	1	1

MX2 – Race 1

Pos	Competitor	Diff	Laps	Best Lap
1	Cas Valk	0.000	15	1:50.771
2	Jack Chambers	10.697	15	1:52.059
3	Joel Rizzi	20.135	15	1:52.430
4	Jake Nicholls	20.799	15	1:53.115
5	Dylan Walsh	22.734	15	1:53.480
6	Tommy Searle	26.030	15	1:53.424
7	Todd Kellett	49.926	15	1:53.221
8	Taylor Hammal	1:02.367	15	1:53.237
9	Ollie Colmer	1:03.593	15	1:54.819
10	Alfie Jones	1:13.826	15	1:56.818
11	Charlie Cole	1:20.398	15	1:56.786
12	Steven Clarke	1:29.814	15	1:56.806
13	Joe Brookes	1:30.500	15	1:55.520
14	Jamie Wainwright	1:44.768	15	1:57.085
15	Ben Mustoe	1:49.253	15	1:56.548
16	Glenn McCormick	1:50.756	15	1:57.350
17	Ben Franklin	1:54.909	15	1:57.320
18	Jake Rackham	1 lap	14	1:59.247
19	Eidur Orri Palmarsson	1 lap	14	1:59.643
20	Josh Coleman	1 lap	14	1:59.613
21	Tyler Westcott	1 lap	14	2:00.435
22	Liam Bennett	1 lap	14	2:00.019
23	Kyle Mcnicol	1 lap	14	1:59.658
24	James Mackrel	1 lap	14	1:58.306
25	Mckenzie Marshall	1 lap	14	1:59.807
26	Harvey Cashmore	1 lap	14	2:00.350
27	William Farrow	1 lap	14	2:02.324
28	Callum McCaul	1 lap	14	2:01.649
29	Lennox Dickinson	1 lap	14	1:59.468
30	Jack Timms	2 laps	13	2:06.005
31	Tobias Sammut	3 laps	12	2:07.127
32	Elliott Banks-Browne	7 laps	8	1:52.815

MX2 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1
1	Cas Valk	25	25
2	Jack Chambers	22	22
3	Joel Rizzi	20	20
4	Jake Nicholls	18	18
5	Dylan Walsh	16	16
6	Tommy Searle	15	15
7	Todd Kellett	14	14
8	Taylor Hammal	13	13
9	Ollie Colmer	12	12
10	Alfie Jones	11	11
11	Charlie Cole	10	10
12	Steven Clarke	9	9
13	Joe Brookes	8	8
14	Jamie Wainwright	7	7
15	Ben Mustoe	6	6
16	Glenn McCormick	5	5
17	Ben Franklin	4	4
18	Jake Rackham	3	3
19	Eidur Orri Palmarsson	2	2
20	Josh Coleman	1	1

Youth – Race 1

Pos	Competitor	Class	Diff	Laps	Best Lap
1	Josh Vail	125cc	0.000	11	1:53.137
2	Reece Jones	250cc	37.038	11	1:53.622
3	Jamie Keith	125cc	48.792	11	1:53.331
4	Harrison Greenough	250cc	51.623	11	1:57.220
5	Jake Walker	125cc	55.607	11	1:58.113
6	Jack Meara	250cc	1:05.818	11	1:58.722
7	Max Corke	250cc	1:10.610	11	1:59.246
8	Joel Fisher	250cc	1:37.142	11	1:59.891
9	George Corke	250cc	1:54.249	11	2:00.347
10	Lewis Spratt	125cc	2:02.050	11	2:03.655
11	Kayden Smith	125cc	2:02.062	11	2:01.979
12	Jake Brown	250cc	1 lap	10	2:04.483
13	Jack Davis	250cc	1 lap	10	2:04.614
14	Travis Laughton	125cc	1 lap	10	2:03.434
15	Tyler Jones	125cc	1 lap	10	2:07.147
16	Benjamin Arthurton	125cc	1 lap	10	2:11.913
17	Cole Taylor	250cc	1 lap	10	2:13.242
18	Kieran Bullock	125cc	1 lap	10	2:13.750
19	Charles Hucklebridge	125cc	3 laps	8	2:04.552

Youth 125 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1
1	Josh Vail	25	25
2	Jamie Keith	22	22
3	Jake Walker	20	20
4	Lewis Spratt	18	18
5	Kayden Smith	16	16
6	Travis Laughton	15	15
7	Tyler Jones	14	14
8	Benjamin Arthurton	13	13
9	Kieran Bullock	12	12
10	Charles Hucklebridge	11	11

Youth 250 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1
1	Reece Jones	25	25
2	Harrison Greenough	22	22
3	Jack Meara	20	20
4	Max Corke	18	18
5	Joel Fisher	16	16
6	George Corke	15	15
7	Jake Brown	14	14
8	Jack Davis	13	13
9	Cole Taylor	12	12

Big Wheel 85 – Race 1

Pos	Competitor	Diff	Laps	Best Lap
1	Hayden Statt	0.000	8	1:57.987
2	Alfie Geddes-Green	17.536	8	1:59.165
3	Finley Pickering	26.834	8	2:00.549
4	Blake Ward-Clarke	57.696	8	2:05.002
5	Casey Lister	1:05.840	8	2:04.710
6	Christopher Brindley	1:13.043	8	2:06.063
7	Harley O’Callaghan	1:19.914	8	2:07.002
8	Kole Nally	1:28.299	8	2:07.624
9	Ollie Holland	1:29.649	8	2:08.332
10	Jenson Severn	1:30.353	8	2:07.411
11	John McCann	1:43.109	8	2:08.598
12	Harvey Collins	1:52.540	8	2:07.170
13	Jensen Cole	1 lap	7	2:11.634
14	Ralphy-Jay Holloway	1 lap	7	2:13.479
15	Luke Thomas	1 lap	7	2:13.190
16	Tommy Pope	1 lap	7	2:14.352
17	Josh Wyer	1 lap	7	2:17.025
18	Oscar Gilham	1 lap	7	2:15.224
19	Bobby Topping	1 lap	7	2:19.488
20	Colby Smith	1 lap	7	2:14.885
21	Charlie Ward	1 lap	7	2:18.242
22	Charlie Hobden	1 lap	7	2:20.224
23	Jack Bullock	1 lap	7	2:22.852
24	Oakley Skinner	7 laps	1	2:19.157
25	Tommie Perfect	8 laps	–	0.000

Big Wheel 85 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1
1	Hayden Statt	45	45
2	Alfie Geddes-Green	42	42
3	Finley Pickering	40	40
4	Blake Ward-Clarke	38	38
5	Casey Lister	36	36
6	Christopher Brindley	35	35
7	Harley O’Callaghan	34	34
8	Kole Nally	33	33
9	Ollie Holland	32	32
10	Jenson Severn	31	31
11	John McCann	30	30
12	Harvey Collins	29	29
13	Jensen Cole	28	28
14	Ralphy-Jay Holloway	27	27
15	Luke Thomas	26	26
16	Tommy Pope	25	25
17	Josh Wyer	24	24
18	Oscar Gilham	23	23
19	Bobby Topping	22	22
20	Colby Smith	21	21
21	Charlie Ward	20	20
22	Charlie Hobden	19	19
23	Jack Bullock	18	18
24	Oakley Skinner	17	17
25	Tommie Perfect	16	16
26	Oliver Burridge	15	15