Southgate and Leeks take Victory at Blaxhall! ACU Eastern Motocross Championship Round 4 – Race Report & Results

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Blaxhall played host to the fourth round of the Stebbings Car Superstore / PP Sports Insurance ACU Eastern Motocross Championship on Sunday in the blistering heat.

Report by Richard Blyth – Images courtesy of Jason Cutter – JC Photographii

The Woodbridge DMCC club spent the days leading up to the event, pumping tankers full of water onto the race circuit to ensure the track was in good condition to cope with the heat come race day. With a line-up of 160 riders across four groups and days racing produced some red-hot action on track.

In the opening Premier Class race for the top Expert and Junior riders it was Luke Benstead who made the start and was leading the whole race, until he suffered a crash with a lap to go, allowing Shaun Southgate who had been chasing him all race to take the lead and the race win. Championship leader Luke Parker claimed second while Benstead remounted to finish third but would take no further part in the meeting due to an issue with his machine. Lewis Tombs took fourth place ahead of Declan Whittle, while in the Junior class it was Joseph Leeks who took the win over Jake Rackham and Ben Hayward.

The second Premier Class race saw Southgate once again claimed the Expert race win after battling with Tombs for the whole moto. Third place went to Declan Whittle with Max Broadbelt and Thomas Murphy making up the top 5. In the Junior Class it was Ben Hayward who took the win ahead of Jake Rackham and Joseph Leeks.

The final Premier Race of the day saw Lewis Tombs make the start and lead the race from start to the finish to claim the race win ahead of Luke Parker and Shaun Southgate in third and first overall on the day. Fourth and fifth went to Whittle and William Farrow. It was Leeks who claimed his second race win of the day over Rackham and Hayward.

At the end of the day Parker remained in the lead of the Expert Championship and in the Junior class it is Joseph Leeks who has extended his championship lead.

In the Support Group A it was Matthew Pope who claimed the overall victory after taking two seconds and a race win in the final moto. Second overall went to Charlie Nudds who won the first two races but a crash in the final moto dropped him to sixth and second overall on the day. Third overall was Scott Claydon ahead of Gareth Lane and Jack Whitlam.

The Support Group B was won by Zak Roberts who tied with Carl Booth on points but claimed the overall with the better final race result. Third overall went to Aiden Weston, with William Bell and Steve Atkins making up the top 5.

The last Group of the day was the Support Group C which was won by Charlie Starsmoore with two seconds and a race win in the final moto. Second overall went to Toby Souchotte with David Homan in third and Jody Cutler fourth and Tony Rooke in fifth.

The Stebbings Car Superstore / PP Sports Insurance ACU Eastern Motocross Championship returns to Blaxhall on August 21st for the fifth round of the season.

Results

Premier Race 1
Experts – 1 Shaun Southgate, 2 Luke Parker, 3 Luke Benstead, 4 Lewis Tombs, 5 Declan Whittle
Juniors – 1 Joseph Leeks, 2 Jake Rackham, 3 Benjamin Hayward, 4 Sean Ottway, 5 Freddie O’Leary

Premier Race 2
Experts – 1 Shaun Southgate, 2 Lewis Tombs, 3 Declan Whittle, 4 Max Broadbelt, 5 Thomas Murphy
Juniors – 1 Benjamin Hayward, 2 Jake Rackham, 3 Joseph Leeks, 4 Finley Jarvis, 5 Connor Bunkle

Premier Race 3
Experts – 1 Lewis Tombs, 2 Luke Parker, 3 Shaun Southgate, 4 Declan Whittle, 5 William Farrow
Juniors – 1 Joseph Leeks, 2 Jake Rackham, 3 Benjamin Hayward, 4 Finley Jarvis, 5 Connor Bunkle

Overall

Premier Class – Expert

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Shaun Southgate	70	25	25	20
2	Lewis Tombs	65	18	22	25
3	Luke Parker	54	22	10	22
4	Declan Whittle	54	16	20	18
5	Wiliam Farrow	42	11	15	16
6	Thomas Murphy	42	15	16	11
7	Benjamin Cole	40	14	13	13
8	Liam Bennett	39	13	14	12
9	Brad Woodroffe	33	6	12	15
10	Adam Reeve	28	10	8	10
11	Callum Murfitt	25	–	11	14
12	Adam Hayward	24	8	7	9
13	Callum McCaul	21	12	9	–
14	Luke Benstead	20	20	–	–
15	Max Broadbelt	18	–	18	–
16	Benjamin Parry	9	9	–	–
17	Carl Hayward	7	7	–	–

Premier Class – Junior

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Joseph Leeks	70	25	20	25
2	Jake Rackham	66	22	22	22
3	Benjamin Hayward	65	20	25	20
4	Connor Bunkle	44	12	16	16
5	Cullen Hawkins	44	14	15	15
6	Finley Jarvis	41	5	18	18
7	Bailey Jackson	39	15	14	10
8	Teddy Hyde	33	10	9	14
9	Jae Jeffries	32	11	13	8
10	Joshua Deadman	25	9	4	12
11	Thomas Batts	23	–	12	11
12	Joe Phillips	23	8	6	9
13	James Rowsell	23	13	10	–
14	Joseph Hall	21	4	11	6
15	Lewis Anderson	20	–	7	13
16	Sean Ottway	18	18	–	–
17	Freddie O’Leary	16	16	–	–
18	Shane Brown	15	3	5	7
19	Lewis Holmes	12	7	–	5
20	Travis Frost	9	1	8	–
21	Louis Dutton	6	6	–	–
22	Mitchell Murfitt	2	2	–	–

Allcomers – Group A

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Matthew Pope	131	43	43	45
2	Charlie Nudds	125	45	45	35
3	Scott Claydon	121	41	39	41
4	Gareth Lane	104	39	35	30
5	Jack Whitlam	103	32	37	34
6	Josh Sturman	101	31	31	39
7	Paul Hubbard	96	33	34	29
8	Mark Goodson	94	34	27	33
9	Carl Miller	90	26	21	43
10	Alex Truslow	87	18	32	37
11	Robbie Pearmain	85	24	29	32
12	Jay Peperell	82	27	30	25
13	Marc Nickerson	80	25	28	27
14	Joe Scillitoe	78	29	26	23
15	Mark Hunt	78	37	41	–
16	Luke Clifton	75	23	24	28
17	Charlie Baker	75	30	23	22
18	Paul Aldridge	68	19	25	24
19	Aaron Smith	68	35	33	–
20	Shaun Palfrey	67	28	19	20
21	Georgia Potter	61	22	20	19
22	Karl Sturman	59	21	7	31
23	Sam Hilton	55	20	18	17
24	Luke Nolan	48	–	22	26
25	James Gadd	48	16	14	18
26	Bradley Allen	45	17	16	12
27	Lewis Saunders	42	14	12	16
28	Kieran Jessett	38	–	17	21
29	Scott Goodson	36	11	10	15
30	Ethan Cone	35	10	11	14
31	Ty Atkins	35	13	9	13
32	Paul Burdett	28	15	13	–
33	Robert Bond	24	9	15	–
34	Nathan Moulton	12	12	–	–
35	Luke Jordan Pharoah	8	–	8	–
36	Katie Stock	6	–	6	–

Allcomers – Group B

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Zak Roberts	121	37	43	41
2	Carl Booth	121	41	41	39
3	Aidan Weston	115	33	39	43
4	William Bell	108	30	45	33
5	Stephen Atkins	100	28	35	37
6	Lee Keyton	94	31	37	26
7	Alfie Self	85	23	31	31
8	Troy Brumpton	84	10	29	45
9	Max Monk	84	24	26	34
10	Oliver Brinkley	79	21	30	28
11	Craig Page-Baker	73	19	25	29
12	Max Fleming	71	39	–	32
13	Aaron Saunders	70	35	–	35
14	Joshua Warren	69	16	23	30
15	George Stark	66	34	32	–
16	Thomas Miller	64	14	28	22
17	Lee Scott	64	43	21	–
18	James Light	61	20	24	17
19	Sam Pudney	59	26	33	–
20	Jake Lane	58	17	22	19
21	Jake Pearce	56	29	27	–
22	William Mcrae	52	7	18	27
23	Andrew Webster	52	12	16	24
24	Reggie Jacobs	50	25	–	25
25	Josh Andrews	50	27	–	23
26	Aaron Holden	50	15	20	15
27	Ollie Denyer	49	32	17	–
28	Wayne Fulcher	46	11	15	20
29	Andrew Cattermole	45	45	–	–
30	George Reeves Furness	43	9	34	–
31	Thomas Clarkson	36	4	11	21
32	Luke Reeve	36	22	14	–
33	Andrew Rooke	35	6	13	16
34	Jason Turner	33	5	10	18
35	Nick Pinder	32	13	19	–
36	Tavis Coulson	25	18	7	–
37	Ben Last	20	8	12	–
38	Robert Green	11	2	9	–
39	Thomas Davies	9	1	8	–
40	Jack Hunton	9	3	6	–

Allcomers – Group C

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2	R3
1	Charlie Starsmoore	131	43	43	45
2	Toby Souchotte	116	34	41	41
3	David Homan	111	33	39	39
4	Jody Cutler	108	37	37	34
5	Tony Rooke	102	32	35	35
6	John Smith	97	31	29	37
7	Daniel Allen	90	25	32	33
8	Kai Ryder	90	27	31	32
9	Barnaby Knight	90	45	45	–
10	Shaun Tacey	84	41	–	43
11	Anna Groves	83	28	26	29
12	James Day	80	26	24	30
13	Zachary Kneller	80	24	28	28
14	Michael Blaxell	76	22	23	31
15	Jesse Eaves	72	39	33	–
16	Christopher Bickley	69	20	22	27
17	Nathan Gotts	66	21	20	25
18	Aiden Payne	64	19	19	26
19	Jason Ramsey	63	29	34	–
20	Darren Stone	62	35	27	–
21	Trevor Neave	59	18	17	24
22	Adam Baker	56	17	16	23
23	Shaun Griffiths	48	23	25	–
24	Nick Hunton	36	–	14	22
25	Graham Muff	34	16	18	–
26	David Doust	30	–	30	–
27	Jason Eaves	30	15	15	–
28	Mark Hegarty	30	30	–	–
29	Michael Foster	21	–	21	–