Nunn is number 1, but Nicholls dominates at Blaxhall! 2024 Eastern Centre MX Championship Finale – Race Report & Results

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On Sunday, the 15th of September, the Woodbridge DMCC hosted their final race meeting for 2024 at Blaxhall with round 6 of the ACU Eastern centre championship, sponsored by Stebbings car superstore and the Norton Way Honda Group.

Race Report by Stefan Hicks – Images courtesy of Image Rich Media / Richard Blyth

A busy 12 race schedule with top Expert and fast Junior riders all gearing up for battle on one of the country’s most pristine tracks. With club member Sam Nunn (John Banks Honda) leading the championship and with his closest rival and team-mate Lewis Tombs unable to race, Nunn knew that the title could be wrapped up at his home track.

In Premier class race one, Tom Grimshaw (Apico Honda) powered his 450 to the front with Nunn and the returning Jake Nicholls (Crendon Tru7 Honda) close behind. Wildcard Chris Mills was also quick out of the gate and looked to chase down the local regulars on the first lap. Nicholls waited for the right moment to strike and flew past Grimshaw and into the lead to the delight of the crowd, while Mills made a move into third past Nunn who was having to defend from the current champion Luke Parker (MPM Kawasaki). Nicholls would then check out and go on to take the race win ahead of Grimshaw, Mills, Nunn and Parker, with Dylan Woodcock on his Honda in 6th.

Race Two in the Premier Class would see Tom Murphy gain the holeshot and lead in the opening lap, with Nicholls charging hard behind. Grimshaw and Nunn were locked in battle as Whittle (Lings KTM) was firmly in the top 5 as Chris Mills unfortunately didn’t finish due to bike issues. Nicholls breezed past Murphy and would lay down a brisk pace at the front, too quick for those behind leaving him to take the chequered flag for the second time. Grimshaw again in second, Murphy home in a solid third ahead of Whittle and Nunn.

Overall Expert Winner at Blaxhall Jake Nicholls

The final Premier Class race of the day, and Sam Nunn grabbed the holeshot but before he could even think about his line through the next turn, Nicholls would leap his way through into the lead and would decimate the rest of the pack from then on in. Nunn and Grimshaw again reignited their rivalry and it was latter who would move through and into second. Parker again rode well in the top five with Woodcock never too far away and Liam Bennett (Apico KTM) also showing well in the top ten. Lap after lap Nicholls would increase his lead and never put a foot wrong, crossing the line to complete a hat-trick of race wins in impressive style. Grimshaw would again finish in second ahead of the Champion elect Sam Nunn, and Parker finish fourth ahead of Woodcock.

The overall in the Premier Class would go to Nicholls, Grimshaw in second and Nunn in third. The Junior class overall would go to James Rowsell, ahead of Harry George and Jordan Andrews in third. Junior Championship leader Tim Warnes ended the day with seventh overall and also managed to secure the 2024 Junior title.

The Support Group A victory went to Jack Whitlam with a 2-2-2 ahead of Justin Whyatt and George Foames in third overall.

The Support B Group honours were taken by James Taylor with a 3-1-3 ahead of Tai Elvin-Andrews in second with a 2-3-5. In third was Aidan Weston with a 4-9-2 finish.

In group C, the overall was taken by Brendon Reeve with a 1-2-1, ahead of Joseph Mulley-Forsdike in second with a 2-1-2. In third was Wayne Fulcher with a 4-4-5 finish.

Results

Premier Experts

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	Jake Nicholls	75	25	25	25
2	Tom Grimshaw	66	22	22	22
3	Sam Nunn	54	18	16	20
4	Luke Parker	48	16	14	18
5	Dylan Woodcock	46	15	15	16
6	Liam Bennett	40	14	12	14
7	Tom Murphey	38	5	20	13
8	Shaun Southgate	36	11	10	15
9	Joseph Leeks	32	10	11	11
10	Declan Whittle	31	13	18	–
11	William Farrow	30	9	9	12
12	Max Broadbelt	25	12	13	–
13	Mitchell Meadows	23	6	7	10
14	Christopher Mills	23	20	3	–
15	Brad Woodroffe	16	8	8	–
16	Callum McCaul	15	–	6	9
17	Shane Lock	14	4	2	8
18	Kieran Clarke	14	3	4	7
19	Connor Bunkle	12	7	5	–
20	Finley Jarvis	7	–	1	6
21	Jake Brown	6	2	–	4
22	Cullen Hawkins	5	–	–	5
23	Oliver Brader	4	1	–	3
24	Joe Hall	2	–	–	2
25	Sam Arbon	1	–	–	1

Premier Juniors

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	James Rowsell	64	22	20	22
2	Harry George	61	25	16	20
3	Jordan Andrews	61	20	25	16
4	Alex Christopher	56	16	15	25
5	Jae Jeffries	51	15	22	14
6	Travis Bixby	50	18	14	18
7	Timothy Warnes	47	14	18	15
8	Joe Phillips	39	13	13	13
9	James Suckling	36	12	12	12
10	Alex Truslow	21	10	11	–
11	Matthew Pope	11	11	–	–

Support B

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	James Taylor	127	41	45	41
2	Tai Elvin-Andrews	121	43	41	37
3	Aidan Weston	114	39	32	43
4	Aaron Saunders	107	35	39	33
5	Robert Bond	102	45	18	39
6	Henry Crawford	101	37	33	31
7	Luke Reeve	100	28	37	35
8	Alfie Doncaster	98	34	34	30
9	Paul Hubbard	90	30	26	34
10	Joshua Andrews	88	–	43	45
11	Bradley Allen	87	31	24	32
12	Harry Sobkowiak	86	27	30	29
13	Alfie Self	76	25	25	26
14	Charlie Starsmoore	71	14	29	28
15	Lewis Wells	71	24	23	24
16	Nathan Lock	71	22	31	18
17	Craig Page-Baker	69	23	21	25
18	Casey Carter	69	29	17	23
19	William Mcrae	63	17	19	27
20	Sam Whittred	61	26	35	–
21	Ethan Hayward	60	33	27	–
22	Zack Kingshott	59	21	16	22
23	Jake Faulkner	49	16	12	21
24	Ewan Niblock	49	15	20	14
25	Luke Pharoah	48	20	28	–
26	Jake Lane	44	11	14	19
27	Toby Henderson	44	19	13	12
28	Jake Harvey	43	12	11	20
29	Lee Faulkner	40	13	10	17
30	Aaron Holden	40	10	15	15
31	Ryan Christmas	33	8	9	16
32	Haydn Martin	32	32	–	–
33	Joel Doncaster	31	9	22	–
34	Gene Barfield	23	6	6	11
35	Ben Carey	21	–	8	13
36	Finlay Whitlam	18	18	–	–
37	Kevin Rossiter	14	7	7	–
38	Noah Waterfield	5	5	–	–

Support C

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	Brendon Reeve	133	45	43	45
2	Joseph Mulley Forsdike	131	43	45	43
3	Wayne Fulcher	115	39	39	37
4	Ben Cook	108	35	32	41
5	Samuel Cook	103	33	41	29
6	Rudi Carter	98	29	37	32
7	Jason Ramsey	96	28	33	35
8	Damian Flack	96	31	31	34
9	Shaun King	96	37	34	25
10	Josh Faulkner	95	41	35	19
11	Sam Philpott	90	30	30	30
12	Hector Storey	87	32	16	39
13	Kieran Dawson	87	27	29	31
14	Jason Turner	79	26	25	28
15	Perry Fiddy	79	34	23	22
16	Matthew Turner	77	23	28	26
17	Peter Andrews	75	24	24	27
18	Kai Ryder	65	15	26	24
19	Jake Hicks	64	16	27	21
20	Benjamin Barwick	63	25	20	18
21	Daniel Allen	55	13	19	23
22	Tony Rooke	53	19	17	17
23	Matthew Valentine	53	22	15	16
24	Adam Bird	53	18	21	14
25	Freddie Bond	51	–	18	33
26	Tyreece Wells	51	14	22	15
27	Paul Barwick	44	10	14	20
28	Anna Groves	39	17	11	11
29	Jason Eaves	38	12	13	13
30	Henry Fox	33	21	12	–
31	Michael Blaxell	30	11	7	12
32	Connor Davison	26	7	9	10
33	Colin Booker	23	6	8	9
34	Robert Green	20	20	–	–
35	Jonathan Boreham	10	–	10	–
36	Harry Saunders	9	9	–	–
37	Adrian Brewer	8	8	–	–