RESULTS – Dirt Store ACU British Motocross Championship & Motul Fastest 40 Powered By Michelin at Hawkstone Park!

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	–