A stunning day of racing ensued on Sunday the 4th of August at Hawkstone Park, as the combined event for the two biggest British Motocross series welcomed some of the best in the world to compete in the Shropshire sands!
Words: Ben Rumbold, Images: Behind The Gate Media
Apico Pro MX1 Overall:
It was as expected in MX1 with Jeffrey Herlings in dominant mood for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, even grabbing a rare holeshot in race two and pulling away from Conrad Mewse, after the Crendon Tru7 Honda man had to fight from a bad start to 2nd in race one. Conrad’s podium scores meant that he clinched the Fastest 40 Apico Pro MX1 title for the season! Bobby Bruce put in a great 450 British debut for Bike It Kawasaki, taking third on the podium with 5-3 finishes!
Pos | No. | Competitor | Total Points | R1 | R2 |
1 | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings | 50 | 25 | 25 |
2 | 426 | Conrad Mewse | 44 | 22 | 22 |
3 | 579 | Bobby Bruce | 36 | 16 | 20 |
4 | 326 | Josh Gilbert | 36 | 18 | 18 |
5 | 714 | Brad Todd | 31 | 15 | 16 |
6 | 41 | Tristan Purdon | 29 | 20 | 9 |
7 | 6 | Carlton Husband | 27 | 13 | 14 |
8 | 16 | Tom Grimshaw | 27 | 14 | 13 |
9 | 10 | Jason Meara | 26 | 11 | 15 |
10 | 50 | Martin Barr | 23 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 95 | Dan Thornhill | 22 | 10 | 12 |
12 | 33 | Ben Edwards | 16 | 6 | 10 |
13 | 27 | Christopher Mills | 16 | 9 | 7 |
14 | 162 | Stuart Edmonds | 14 | 8 | 6 |
15 | 91 | Charlie Putnam | 13 | 5 | 8 |
16 | 365 | Sam Nunn | 11 | 7 | 4 |
17 | 74 | Tom Murphy | 8 | 3 | 5 |
18 | 134 | Liam Knight | 5 | 2 | 3 |
19 | 21 | Jayden Ashwell | 4 | 4 | – |
20 | 7 | Louie Kessell | 2 | – | 2 |
21 | 48 | Harry Bradley | 1 | – | 1 |
22 | 133 | Ashley Greedy | 1 | 1 | – |
Leatt Pro MX2 Overall:
The wide open MX2 class put on a spectacular show all day, and Joel Rizzi delivered a sparkling first race win for Dirt Store Kawasaki, but his teammate Tommy Searle did likewise in race two and claimed the overall win, extending his lead in the Leatt Pro MX2 Fastest 40 Championship. Rizzi backed up his win with a fourth behind the warring Cas Valk and Jack Chambers to claim second overall, with the Gabriel SS24 KTM rider Valk claiming third overall and the Championship lead in the Dirt Store series.
Pos | No. | Competitor | Total Points | R1 | R2 |
1 | 100 | Tommy Searle | 47 | 22 | 25 |
2 | 912 | Joel Rizzi | 43 | 25 | 18 |
3 | 172 | Cas Valk | 40 | 20 | 20 |
4 | 441 | Billy Askew | 34 | 18 | 16 |
5 | 12 | Jack Chambers | 30 | 8 | 22 |
6 | 419 | Joe Brookes | 27 | 16 | 11 |
7 | 45 | Jake Nicholls | 26 | 14 | 12 |
8 | 53 | Dylan Walsh | 24 | 9 | 15 |
9 | 23 | Taylor Hammal | 24 | 10 | 14 |
10 | 731 | Alfie Jones | 24 | 11 | 13 |
11 | 511 | Steven Clarke | 22 | 13 | 9 |
12 | 616 | Ollie Colmer | 15 | 15 | – |
13 | 337 | Glenn McCormick | 14 | 6 | 8 |
14 | 422 | Charlie Heyman | 12 | 12 | – |
15 | 99 | Howard Wainwright | 11 | 4 | 7 |
16 | 228 | Charlie Cole | 10 | – | 10 |
17 | 202 | Tyler Westcott | 8 | 7 | 1 |
18 | 687 | Jake Rackham | 7 | 2 | 5 |
19 | 72W | Raife Broadley | 6 | – | 6 |
20 | 5 | Liam Bennett | 5 | 3 | 2 |
21 | 661 | Josh Coleman | 5 | 5 | – |
22 | 231W | Rory Jones | 4 | – | 4 |
23 | 57 | Kyle McNicol | 3 | – | 3 |
24 | 181W | Ryan Thomson | 1 | 1 | – |
Apico Two-Stroke Festival 125cc Overall
Josh Vail, on what he called one of his “strongest tracks” took both victories in the 125cc class, as a battling Jamie Keith suffered small crashes in both motos. The results include all ages of riders, but for the Dirt Store series, Keith takes second place overall due to the age limit for the class, and Charlie Richmond third. Matt Bayliss was the top 125cc Adult rider, with Neville Bradshaw in second and, on his second straight day of racing, the irrepressible Daniel Brough in third!
Keith just hold on to the lead in the Dirt Store Championship, while Vail extends his lead in the Fastest 40 Championship. Bayliss is close to clinging the adult category.
Pos | No. | Competitor | Total Points | R1 | R2 |
1 | 479 | Josh Vail | 50 | 25 | 25 |
2 | 17 | Matt Bayliss | 42 | 20 | 22 |
3 | 184 | Jamie Keith | 42 | 22 | 20 |
4 | 30 | Charlie Richmond | 36 | 18 | 18 |
5 | 99 | Jake Walker | 32 | 16 | 16 |
6 | 272 | Neville Bradshaw | 29 | 14 | 15 |
7 | 331 | Will Haddock | 29 | 15 | 14 |
8 | 17 | Harry Lee | 24 | 13 | 11 |
9 | 472 | Max Harris | 21 | 8 | 13 |
10 | 44 | Ollie Bubb | 21 | 9 | 12 |
11 | 21 | Lewis Spratt | 20 | 10 | 10 |
12 | 33 | Daniel Brough | 20 | 11 | 9 |
13 | 407 | Jake Davies | 12 | 12 | – |
14 | 491 | Kayden Smith | 8 | – | 8 |
15 | 123 | Charlie Hucklebridge | 7 | – | 7 |
16 | 77 | Richard Roberts | 7 | 6 | 1 |
17 | 68 | Nathan Bache | 7 | 7 | – |
18 | 90 | Alex Hamer | 6 | – | 6 |
19 | 5 | Jack Breary | 6 | 4 | 2 |
20 | 453 | Lucas Lee | 5 | 5 | – |
21 | 64 | Travis Laughton | 5 | – | 5 |
22 | 6 | Ashton Phillips | 5 | 1 | 4 |
23 | 19 | Halim Own | 3 | 3 | – |
24 | 841 | Max Ellerker | 3 | – | 3 |
25 | 231 | Zackary Pearson | 2 | 2 | – |
Dirt Store 85cc Big Wheel Overall
After a close contest in race one, when Alfie Geddes-Green fell from the lead, Finley Pickering claimed a brilliant overall win by virtue of a second moto victory. Statt extends his Championship lead as Pickering gets closer to Geddes-Green in the overall Championship.
Pos | No. | Competitor | Total Points | R1 | R2 |
1 | 357 | Finley Pickering | 87 | 42 | 45 |
2 | 548 | Hayden Statt | 87 | 45 | 42 |
3 | 111 | Alfie Geddes-Green | 80 | 40 | 40 |
4 | 415 | Blake Ward-Clarke | 74 | 38 | 36 |
5 | 236 | Joel Winstanley-Dawson | 71 | 33 | 38 |
6 | 142 | Christopher Brindley | 66 | 34 | 32 |
7 | 531 | Lucas Moncrieff | 63 | 36 | 27 |
8 | 104 | William Evans | 62 | 28 | 34 |
9 | 61 | John McCann | 62 | 31 | 31 |
10 | 121 | Harvey Collins | 61 | 35 | 26 |
11 | 184 | Archie Stapley | 59 | 26 | 33 |
12 | 24 | Kole Nally | 59 | 29 | 30 |
13 | 85 | Jenson Severn | 58 | 30 | 28 |
14 | 207 | Elvis Totney | 56 | 27 | 29 |
15 | 739 | Luke Thomas | 49 | 25 | 24 |
16 | 212 | Mason Jones | 48 | 13 | 35 |
17 | 30 | Jack Deasy | 47 | 22 | 25 |
18 | 69 | Oliver Burridge | 47 | 24 | 23 |
19 | 125 | Casey Lister | 45 | 32 | 13 |
20 | 57 | Jensen Cole | 43 | 21 | 22 |
21 | 412 | Jack Brown | 42 | 23 | 19 |
22 | 177 | Oliver Williams | 39 | 19 | 20 |
23 | 591 | Kolbie Smith | 37 | 16 | 21 |
24 | 23 | Junior Wigglesworth | 37 | 20 | 17 |
25 | 68 | Ralphy-Jay Holloway | 35 | 17 | 18 |
26 | 414 | Charlie Hobden | 33 | 18 | 15 |
27 | 4 | Hayden Clarke | 31 | 15 | 16 |
28 | 34 | Max Gilmore | 28 | 14 | 14 |
29 | 595 | William Chadwick | 12 | 12 | – |