The addition will be an evo open +30 group to the race schedule. The entry date for all classes will be announced as soon as the ACU permit is granted.

Entries will be released over two days, the over 50’s classes to be released on day one, and all the other classes released on day two as follows. 

 Day 1 release (OVER 50’s GROUPS)

• EVO OPEN (up to 1989, over 50’s)
• SUPER EVO OPEN (up to 1996, over 50’s)
• EVO ULTRA OPEN (up to 2008, over 50’s)

 Day 2 release (ALL OTHER CLASSES)

• TWINSHOCK OPEN (over 35’s)
• ALL 125’s (up to 1996, over 30’s)
• SUPER EVO OPEN (up to 1996, over 30’s)
• EVO ULTRA 125 (up to 2008, any age – over 16)
• EVO ULTRA OPEN (up to 2008, over 30’s)
• EVO OPEN (up to 1989, over 30’s)

Please note the following rules for classes and machines

• TwinShock machines – air cooled- drum braked – twin shock and single shock bikes up to 1982
• Evo Machines -any age up to and including 1989
• Super Evo Machines – any age up to and including 1996
• Evo Plus 2-stroke machines – any age up to and including 2002 
• Evo Ultra 2-stroke machines – any age up to and including 2008
• Age brackets – Rider must be specified age on race day

Spectator and camping passes will be available online the week after the entry’s go live

The 32-year-old set the fastest time in qualifying then won both races in dominant style on his Honda CRF450R, and set the fastest lap in both races. He’s now won six of the eight motos this year, with one second and one third place finish. It’s the second time this year he’s taken a double win, has been on the podium at every round and he now has a 22-point lead as the half-way point in the series.

Searle was in unstoppable form despite being under the weather with a cold. After the opening moto was red-flagged due to an incident on the first lap, Searle made a fast getaway in the restart. He quickly moved into second place behind title rival Harri Kullas, a virtual replay of the last round. But this time Searle made an incredible pass to get by Kullas on the second lap and edged away. Although backmarkers slowed his last lap, he still crossed the line more than two seconds in front.

In the second heat Searle took command on the opening lap as Josh Gilbert, Shaun Simpson and Harri Kullas gave chase. But Searle rode wisely and spent time picking out some smooth lines as the track got rougher. He controlled the pace and took the win by almost three seconds from Gilbert and Kullas after Simpson ran off the track.  

Searle said: “I managed to win qualifying and both races so had a great day. The bike felt brilliant, and I loved it. I’ve extended my championship lead and I would like to give a big thanks to the team.

“A lot of friends, family and fans come to this one as so it’s local. I have actually had a cold and felt terrible all week. But I’d had a break – a holiday in Dubai – and it paid off as it was a nice break. I feel good and my riding’s going well.”

Team manager, triple 500 world champion Dave Thorpe, said: “Today was just an amazing day for not only Tommy but the whole team of Will, Rob and Ryan who have worked so hard this week to make sure everything perfect for this round.

“Tommy himself is in incredible form and rode incredibly well with everything under control at all times. Both the rider and the bike were just perfect today and made it look almost effortless, a testament to how much of a team effort it is to win on such a testing track.

“It was very unusual to have just one rider under the awning this weekend with Tommy’s MX1 team-mate Jake Nicholls getting hurt and retiring from pro racing, and our MX2 rider Jay Hague out through injury. Hopefully Jay will be back very soon and challenging for podium finishes.”

ACU British championship round three MX1 overall:

1 Tommy Searle Crendon Fastrack Honda 50

2 Josh Gilbert 42

3 Harri Kullas 42

4 Shaun Simpson 36

5 John Adamson 31

6 Brad Todd 28

7 Martin Barr 26

8 Jason Meara 23

9 Stuart Edmonds 19

10 Dan Thornhill 19

Championship points after four rounds:

1 Tommy Searle Crendon Fastrack Honda 192

2 Harri Kullas 170

3 Josh Gilbert 146

4 Shaun Simpson 144

5 Brad Todd 94

6 John Adamson 91

7 Jake Millward 86

8 Liam Knight 86

9 Jake Nicholls Crendon Fastrack Honda 78

10 Martin Barr 77

The team is entered by MRA Northern Ireland, the NI federation and is spearheaded by Gordon Crockard who needs no introduction but in case you don’t know he is 3 time British champion and a Grand Prix winner. His day job is working for the mighty HRC squad, and he will be riding his own CR 250 race bike from 2001 which is prepped and ran by his regular right hand man and former Grand Prix mechanic Nick Moores. Gordy is the +40 member of the team and he will be racing with the prestigious number 1 plate!

Second on the squad is Graeme Irwin who was the 2017 MX1 British champion and Grand Prix regular, he will be racing a 2001 Honda CR500 prepped for the event by Mark McGill with support from his personal sponsors Traction Finance and Scarlett DIY

Neville Bradshaw is the third member on the squad returning to ride for his country, the journeyman racer is a regular on the 2 stroke scene and is racing most weekends at the very highest level, he always puts in a stellar performance on the evo bikes and is certainly a threat wherever he races. Nev holds dual citizenship with South Africa and Northern Ireland which qualifies him to race both. Nev’s personal sponsor is RJP who are supplying and running him on a 1995 Honda CR500 with support from CI sport.

The team will run numbers 1, 2 and 3.

The VMXDN Foxhill is rapidly forming to be the biggest event on the British MX calendar bar none, with both racing and live music forming the 4 day event, with many of the sports biggest stars from past and present committed to attend. There will also be multiple industry leading brands using the event platform to launch new 2023 products!!

The support for the inaugural event from both the MX industry and the public interest has been staggering. We are expecting the atmosphere to equal its heyday as the premier event on the World Championship calendar from the 90’s.

The pre sales for both tickets and camping has had an un-precedented response and the camping area is already filing up so we would recommend early booking is essential for camping to ensure you can get in. Spectator weekend and day passes are available to pre book but they will also be available on the day.

Also there are only a few trade stands available at the time of going to press. For Camping, trade stands and spectator tickets go to the Eventbrite website

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vmxdn-foxhills-tickets-219332688977?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Syntol Lubricants will remain as the title class sponsor of the Open 85cc class and will grow their presence at the events, including their support of newly signed team – Phoenix Even Strokes Kawasaki.

Syntol Lubricants director Johnny Blackshaw explains why the new oil company on the block are committed to the MX Nationals for the next two years. “Syntol are delighted to continue the partnership with the MX Nationals British Motocross Championship into the 2022 season and beyond. Our involvement allows us to reach a global audience via social media, and closer to home, allows us to interact with the public at events to offer advice and insights into the Syntol range. Our collaboration also enables us to gain valuable data from race teams and riders within the championship to help continually drive the development of our already World leading products. We wish all MX Nationals competitors a safe and successful 2022 race season.”

“It’s great for us to have Syntol onboard for another two years” says MX Nationals director Paul Irwin. “It gives us both a good opportunity to plan and grow together with more long term goals and of course it’s always good to know that a brand who has invested into the championship likes what we’re doing and where we’re going. Syntol Lubricants are a young, fresh brand into the market so having them as class sponsor of the exciting Open 85cc class is a good fit. We look forward to developing that class further with Johnny and the Syntol brand.” 

Herlings fought down to the wire in 2021 to lift the World title, the battle went down to the very final race of the season where he secured an amazing 1 -1 and the World Title. It is an honour to have Jeffrey come and race with us at Hawkstone and we are very sure the fans will agree! 

Jeffrey Herlings – “I am super excited to come and race again at Hawkstone Park, it is one of my favourite tracks in the world and I am excited to fight for the win again. I can’t wait to meet and see all the British fans and it’s a great way to start the year.” 

Gary Ford – SMC – “When we put on this race you always want to try and get the best riders and in my opinion we have signed up not only the current World Champion but the best and fastest rider in the World. Jeffrey is brilliant with the spectators and our race give the fans an opportunity to get autographs and photos with the riders with the open paddock we run. MX1, MX2 and EMX125 entries are now open by contacting Gary Ford ford542@btinternet.com. The EMX125 class is nearly full so don’t miss out!

The concept of the event is to give riders of all ages and abilities in the U.K that ‘Motocross of Nations’ vibe as Steel Hawk Motorcycle Club’s Jeff Perrett explains. “Right from the outset of starting Steel Hawk Motorcycle Club we spoke about having our own team event, but like everything we do, we try to do it a little differently to anyone else here in the U.K. so we’ve come up with a two day team event with a difference. We thought it would be cool if we got some current and ex pros to go at it representing their country, so we’ll have Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England all gunning for the glory of being the best of the home nations, which we think will be a lot of fun both at the event and in the lead up. The ‘4 Nations MX Cup’ will be incorporated into the ‘Hammer & Tongs Team Trophy’ which we wanted to roll out this year but due to Covid and the subsequent condensed calendar we decided to push it back a year to 2022.
 

“Like the ‘4 Nations MX Cup’ the concept for Hammer &Tongs is based around the MXON, but for amateur and youth riders only. For most team events here at home the riders race for their regional club but we thought it would be better to put a team together with your closest mates. So for the ‘Hammer & Tongs Team Trophy’ that’s what we’re going to do. Racers will be able to put their own team together, with their own name and their own colours and identity and really go to town on it. Design their graphics, their own race jerseys, even helmet designs. We want to try and replicate the excitement of the real MX of Nations, so we’ll have a ballot on Friday night for gate pick and do qualifying on Saturday with the points scoring races for the trophy on Sunday and we’ll also have individual class awards too.
 

“Right now we’re just finalising the finer details and schedule of the event and how it’s all going to work and will be releasing that information soon along with opening up the entries and announcing the venue. We’re excited for it because like I said, it’s been a plan of ours from day one and it’s a good way for us to sign off on our motocross events each year. We’ll also be announcing another new event real soon that will kick off our 2022 and finalising all of our events for next year. Like everyone else, we just hope that we don’t get another year of disruption and Covid can be kept in check so we can plan our year out and all enjoy doing what we love.”

Pics Nuno Laranjeira

The weather on Saturday was probably the hottest day of the year and meant the on-site sprinkler system was used overnight and first thing to ensure the track was in prime condition and maintained throughout the day. The racing started at 10:30 and ran non-stop through to 17:30. Stuart Flockhart and his Team kept everything running cool which was just as well as the racing was blistering, just like the relentless sun.

Saturday 17^th July

Qualifying got underway at 10:30 and all classes would get the chance to secure the best spot on the line. With tight qualifying times throughout the classes, it looked like the racing would be just as close all day.

MX1 / MX2

Tony Craig had the benefit of having raced Doune last week in the Adult support and made sure he was prepared for the MX1 class sponsored by Carnegie Fuels. He had to be, as the field was packed with experience and fast young riders. Qualifying showed his efforts last week had paid dividends as Martin Barr, coming back from injury, would push him all the way. George Simmutch, who had also raced last week and even beat Craig in one race, was third fastest, just under a second behind Barr. Four seconds would split the rest of the top 10 as the MX2 riders did their best to beat the bigger capacity bikes. Kyle McNicol had bragging rights over Ben Kennedy and Steven Craig but who would make up the podium in the MX2 sponsored by Safe Access.

Race 1 and Ross Rutherford (Bunga) would have the fastest lap of the first race and push hard all the way but Tony Craig would lead the entire race and win by 3s. Martin Barr gained two places to round out the top 3 in MX1. Kyle McNicol was too busy racing against the MX1 riders to notice his fellow MX2 peers. He finished 6^th in the first race way ahead of his nearest rival Steven Craig who got the 2^nd MX2 place. Logan Hendry bagged the final podium in race1. Business as usual for Tony Craig in race 2 as he was beginning to make it look easy in the roasting sun. Martin Barr improved upon his third in race 1 to finish second as he continued his progress coming back from injury and ease past Gary Gibson who dropped back from running second to finish 5^th.

It was George Simmutch who would impress in the second race as he enjoyed some close racing with Ben Edwards and Gary Gibson on his way to third. Bunga and Ryan McLean were having a ding dong battle on lap 1 until Bunga lost his front wheel in a corner clash with McLean. Bunga dropped to 15^th but even with a broken rib, after the clash with McLean, the adrenaline was enough coupled with determination and it got him a 7^th.

Ryan McLean would go on to have a more serious clash mid track with another rider and come off worst ending his day. It was another hard fought race for Kyle McNicol in MX2 as he mixed it with the bigger bikes. Ben Kennedy got the better of Steven Craig as he made up for a poor first race. The final race saw another win for Tony Craig and a closer second place for Martin Barr. Barr had to get passed Bunga and Gary Gibson but did so mid race and tried hard to catch Craig but was 6s off the win. Gary Gibson had his best finish of the day with the final race podium. Ben Edwards ran just behind the top three all day but it was enough for the overall third behind Craig and Barr and he retained the overall red plate as championship leader.

George Simmutch and Bunga would finish on equal points as the veteran rider just failed to get the 4^th by finishing behind the youngster in the last race. Herculean effort considering he was banged up in race 2. Three easy race wins for Kyle McNicol as the GRT Holeshot KTM rider showed he’s still the one to beat in this class. Steven Craig’s second place was well clear of Logan Hendry, another lad riding injured but he managed to hold off Ben Kennedy for the final podium as the Irish rider had a poor first race.

Vet’s o40/o50/o60

With the Over 40’s/50’s and 60’s all running in one race, there were 34 riders lined up for the first race and it would be bar to bar right from the start. Richard Miller was quickest off the start in Race 1 as he grabbed the first AMD Hole-shot prize, he would do his best to keep the pack at bay but Barry Gray would ease passed into the lead and stay there for 4 laps before Micky Graham showed he meant business and got into the lead with 2 laps to go. The o40’s ran at the front of the pack all day as the o50’s and 60’s would have their own battles.

Lewis Farrow had to settle for 3^rd in race 1 as he had some competition after a clean sweep last round. In Race 2, Gordon Morrison (Montana), back after injury, blasted out the gate like he’s never been away but he would slip back to finish 5^th. Micky Graham and Lewis Farrow got after it in race 2 as Barry Gray made an early mistake and dropped to 7^th. He clawed back positions getting up to 3^rd before a race ending crash meant he would limp back to the pits and have to drop out. This gave Jamie Black a well deserved podium as he literally rolled up his sleeves and got the job done. The o50’s race was just as tight further down the order as Tony Whitelaw (Mad Dog) was battling with Montana for the honours.

In the o60’s, the solid riding of Kenny McCloy on his quick Husqvarna 2 stroke was enough to keep Scottish Vet Legend Paul Chiappa at bay. Micky Graham would manage to get passed Lewis Farrow for the win in Race 3 as Lewis ran at the front until the last lap. Graham dived passed Farrow in a desperate attempt to get all three race wins. He had ridden through the field after a poor start but his efforts paid off. With Irishman, Paul Carey having a tough time of it dropping out of third and down the order, Mad Dog grabbed the final podium in race 3. The o40’s would see Micky Graham win the overall comfortably over Lewis Farrow with Richard Miller completing the podium as his 4,4,3 in his class was enough to win ahead of Jamie Black. Tony Whitelaw got back to his winning ways in the o50’s with Gordon Morrison doing enough to beat Graham Anderson into third. Morton Hannah’s race crashes relegated him to fourth after challenging all day. The o60’s saw Kenny McCloy and Paul Chiappa 1^st and 2^nd respectively, with Douglas Garrick third.

Adult ‘C’

Another packed gate with 37 riders in Qualifying. Cain McElveen and David Murray would come within 2 tenths of each other in qualifying but their race results wouldn’t be so successful. The Milwaukee sponsored rider, McElveen had his best race in race 1 against Scott Forsyth, as the two would battle for the win. Forsyth came off best but the ride of the race came from Darren McDougal as he came from way back in 13^th to finish 3^rd against the fast starting Mike McLarty who got pipped for the podium. David Murray’s first corner crash would ruin his chances for the day as he battled to get any kind of result. It was Jordan Aitchison who would lead in race 2 before Darren McDougal’s better start would net him the win. Mike McLarty would fade after another good start as Lewis Fleming made a better race of it riding from 6^th to 2^nd.

Mark Kirkpatrick got the final podium in race 2 as the places would swap all through the race between the top 6. The final race would see Lewis Fleming run at the front for most of the race as Mark Kirkpatrick improved on his 3^rd to bag a 2^nd. In race 3, Scott Forsyth dropped from the lead on lap 1 but did enough to stay in front of Martin Lyell who had chosen Doune to make a comeback. Darren McDougal’s 5^th in race 3 was just enough to secure the overall as he beat Scott Forsyth, whose second race cost him the overall. Mark Kirkpatrick and Lewis Fleming were also split by 1 point as Lewis’s first race could not make up for his 3^rd and 1^st.

Adult ‘B’

Josh Gray would continue his run of form as he won the overall by a comfortable margin but that didn’t reflect the close racing. Podiums would be gained by the top 7 riders but consistency was key to bag a top three. On lap 1, the top 4 riders would all crash round the track and disappear from the placings as Josh Gray and Niall McAuley would benefit from their misfortunes. Jack Bradbury did well to ride through to grab the final podium in race 1. Josh Gray would get the win in race 2 as he rode in front for the majority as Niall McAuley made it tough for himself with a mistake on lap 1. He would recover to finish 5^th as Rusty Robertson would push Josh all the way finishing just under 2s behind.

Myles Reid had the final podium as he beat Jack Bradbury by 1s. In the final race, Rusty Robertson got a deserved win after his efforts in the 2^nd race. Niall McAuley pushed hard but couldn’t threaten Rusty as he managed to gap Josh who would take 3^rd.  The top 4 places were hard fought as John Gray finished 7 points ahead of Rusty Robertson. Niall McAuley couldn’t overhaul Rusty but he did enough to stay ahead of Jack Bradbury. There was a fair gap to the rest of the field as inconsistency and mistakes would decimate the field.

Super Mini Cup

The entry may have been modest but that didn’t reflect the fantastic quality of racing on show from the youths. With ages ranging from 10-14ys, the race times were incredible. The lap times might even have been good enough to win in the Adult C and secure a top10 in the B’s! Rhys Whyment continued his racing recovery after missing the entire season up until last week and he showed he’s on form. It would be Troy Flockhart’s day as he made race 1 look easy with Rhys pushing him. Great show from the small wheel rider as he pushed his big wheel counterpart but Troy’s 8s win showed he kept his cool all race.

Malachi Allan got the final podium finishing just ahead of Jaden Anderson. Jaden would improve in race 2 by grabbing the AMD hole-shot and leading the race for a lap before Rhys Whyment would pass and do his utmost to stay in front of Troy Flockhart. It would be Troy’s day though as he shadowed Rhys lap by lap before a small mistake cost him the race and Troy got passed. Rhys had done enough to keep his place as Jaden Anderson managed to stay ahead of Malachi Allan in the final race to beat him on countback and finish third overall. The podium pals were rewarded for their efforts with some prize money courtesy of SS Plant Services as they proudly held up their trophies and their winnings for the proud families.

Round 4 of the ScotMX Scottish Championship, Powered by Milwaukee, will continue on 14^th/15^th August at Rhynie MX Track, north of Aberdeen.

Go to www.scotmx.com for entries. Info/ pics: Raymond Thomson / madmaxmedia

The weather turned out to be perfect as overnight rain made for prime track conditions. Scott Gardner had the tracked well prepared in advance and the bright periods of sunshine were not enough to impact the soil. As ever, Stuart Flockhart and his ScotMX team, with the support of his sponsors, pulled off yet another amazing action packed race day. With an extra block of racing to accommodate the one day format, the team would make sure the meeting ran flawlessly. The racing started at 10:30 and ran non-stop through to 17:30 without any break, 23 races kept everyone involved busy, but it would be worth the effort.

Saturday 10^th July

With the meeting being spread over two weekends, the first day was focused on the kids with an Adult support class making up the days race schedule. Saturday’s format was tweaked to fit in the regular 3 races plus the 4^th race (normally run on day 2) being run as a shortened sprint race.

Auto’s

The Auto’s would kick off and close out the days racing. The track would test the skills of these budding riders and provide some entertaining races.

Having led the previous two rounds Zak Hendry would have his work cut out. Lyall Rutherford grabbed the fastest lap in qualifying and the first AMD hole-shot of the day. He led the first lap until Zak Hendry would pass him but undaunted, Lyall got him back on lap 2 and stayed in front for the rest of the race much to the joy and relief of his parents who were trackside. Caleb Shearer managed to push through from 7^th to 3^rd as he battled passed the usual suspects. Normal service was resumed in Race 2 as Zak Hendry would lead the pack for the entire race. The top 5 riders would place without change for the entire race as Tucker Moffat just managed to stay in front of Lyall Rutherford. Caleb Shearer was a lonely figure in 4^th as Cole McAuley and Josh Alexander rounded out the top 6. Race 3 would see Josh Alexander fly off the start and bag the AMD hole-shot as the diminutive rider showed his potential but he would slip back to 5^th before securing a final 4^th. Lyall Rutherford would maintain his solid riding to finish 2^nd as Ivan Williamson had a good race coming from 5^th up to 3^rd. The final race would be a 3 lap dash round the track and the racing was frantic as the top 6 would battle it out for the final placings. With all to play for, Zak Hendry had it sown up with his 3^rd win as Lyall Rutherford had his best result of the series with an overall second. Tucker Moffat secured the final podium. Ivan Williamson’s 3^rd and 4^th in the last two races meant he had done enough to beat Josh Alexander by 2 points and he finished 5^th. Cole McAuley narrowly missed out on 6^th after some solid riding.

65’s

Robbie Scott and Malachi Allan would continue where they left off at the last round with Robbie qualifying 1^st, where he finished at Lochgilphead. Although Robbie had the fastest lap in qualifying, it would be Malachi who reigned supreme as his 4 race wins secured the top spot. Robbie was a distant second in the first race but would pull within 2 seconds in the second. With qualifying times placing the next 5 riders within one second, the third and fourth races were not quite as close but Robbie stayed well ahead of Kyle Graham all day as the plucky Irish lad secured the final podium with three 4ths and a final 3^rd place to beat Ricky Barrack. Ricky had started off the day with two comfortable thirds before dropping from 4^th to 6^th in race 3. A 5^th in race 4 was not enough to beat the solid riding of Kyle Graham. Hayden Gibson improved in the last two races to place third and fourth and this was enough for the overall 5^th narrowly behind Ricky by 1 point. Ryan Jackson had a comfortable day with the final top 6 position.

85’s SW/BW

Normally, the 85’s would race together but with such a large entry, they were split into their own races. This would make for some great racing as the riders would know exactly what positions they were riding for and make them push for places.

SW

There was a real three way battle for the podium as Rhys Whyment’s welcome return to racing after injury would see him mixing it with the very fast Lewis Spratt from Northern Ireland and Jaden Anderson who would push Lewis all day. The first race set the tone for the day as the top three youngsters would swap places until Lewis Spratt would come out on top. His distinctive Yamaha and red race kit stood out as he dropped to 3^rd but would push passed Rhys and Jaden for the win. It was Jaden who blasted out front in the second race with the AMD hole-shot but after he toppled at a tight left hand corner on the second lap, it dropped him to 7^th before he was able to charge back to 3^rd. Rhys ran into Jaden after he’d fallen but was able to recover quicker and maintain position to finished second. Lewis Spratt would take the race win getting past Jaden and Rhys but it was not enough for the overall as Rhys showed his pre-season injury has not dented his speed. His two 2^nd and two 1^st places gave him a 2 point win over Lewis Spratt. Jaden Anderson’s last race dash to second was enough to relegate Lewis to second overall as Rhys Whyment would ultimately benefit and Jaden secured enough points for his own podium. Jay Bakers steady riding was enough to secure fourth overall as James Lindsay’s first race after a two year break was only spoiled by a poor result in the 2^nd race. His three 4ths could only secure the 5^th spot but showed he has a lot more to come as he ran with the top three at times. James McGowan’s four 7^th places was enough to get him the final top 6 place.

BW

Jack Fletcher’s qualifying and race times would have potentially placed him in the top three in the Rookies class. It’s no surprise then that he would take the overall with four race wins as he would turn AMD hole-shots into race wins. It wasn’t all quite as easy for Jack though as he did have a first corner crash and end up almost dead last in race three but he stormed through the entire field within a few laps to secure the win. Troy Flockhart would benefit from mistakes by Ryan McKinney and Benas Blazevicius as his well deserved overall second was made possible by two race second places. Ryan McKinney got caught up in a first corner pile up in one of the races which had him flying through the field to get the single point he needed to beat Benas into fourth overall. Benas did have a second and a third but his two 6^th places in the first two races didn’t help his overall. Reilly McKenzie, a Doune regular, was rewarded with consistent riding as he managed to stay ahead of Ryan Haddow who was unlucky not to place higher as he had started the first two races with two thirds but a huge crash in race three put him back to 9^th and a first corner crash in the last race only gave him three laps to recover from dead last to 6^th. Undaunted by this, he was happy with the final top 6 place.

Rookies

There’s always a certain buzz when the rookies line up as their desperation to win is felt by everyone spectating. Qualifying would see 5s between the top 5 and only 2s between the next 8 riders. With Ayden Smith posting the fastest lap in qualifying by over 1 second to Braydon Ferguson, would the local track knowledge be enough to beat the fast Englishman who looked like he meant business. With 37 riders on the line, there would be no shortage of thrills and spills.

The growl from Braydon’s Yamaha sounded menacing as he breezed the first race but he wouldn’t have it so easy the rest of the day. Ayden Smith, no stranger to Doune, would squeeze every ounce of power out of his two stroke KTM to secure race wins in the second and third races as a first corner pile up would demote Braydon down to 26^th. He would have to fight through the pack to get an 8^th place. Similarly in race 3, Braydon would drop to 7^th before running behind Lee Cameron for the 4^th place. Ayden had one of his better days as two 2^nd and two well deserved 1^st places secured the overall by a good margin over Charley Irwin, who’s day got better with each race. Charley had the clean sweep bagging all four top positions with a 3,4,2,1. It was a much better meeting for Lee Cameron as well as he put the disappointment of the last round behind him and got the final podium. Lee had a great second race finishing behind Ayden and he followed it up with a strong third in the 3^rd race. Never finishing out of the top 4 means he got what he deserved. Kyle Peel’s third in the second race was enough to sneak the fourth ahead of Logan Ferguson who had battled all day with Kyle and Marley Nelson for the top 6. Louis McRae managed to spoil Marley’s chances of the top 6 as he made the final top 6 with some inspired riding. It was Louis his first ever race meeting and he showed that riding Doune MX weekly for the last few years had paid dividends as he even grabbed an AMD hole-shot, led a race, finished third and the last race and threw some sick whips into the bargain. Braydon cut short his day and missed the final race as he headed back south which meant he wouldn’t would realise the early potential.

Adult Support

The adult support brings out a varied range of talent from young guns to seasoned vets. There were a few top MX1 and MX2 riders from previous rounds that fancied getting in some practice for next weeks race and it would be Tony Craig who would come out on top over the three races. George Simmutch tried his best to spoil Tony’s day as he grabbed the AMD hole-shots but couldn’t turn them into the overall win as Tony would bide his time and make the pass when it counted. George had to pick himself up after a couple of crashes as did Tony Craig in the second race as he crashed whilst leading and let George gap him as he desperately tried to make it the clean sweep. Ben Kennedy pushed hard and with two thirds and a second, he was well placed for any mishaps from the fast pair in front of him. Steve Craig continued his solid riding from the last round and three 4ths was enough to bag the overall fourth as he dialled in his Honda. Aidan Christie and Adam Slavin would round out the top 6 as they tried their best to catch Steve. Slavin had the harder task as he battled through the pack from 12^th to 6^th in race 1. Jack Winthrop made a solid return to racing after his recent battle with Covid meant he has missed out and he will need to get in some bike time to get back to full fitness.

Round 3 of the ScotMX Scottish Championship, Powered by Milwaukee will continue this weekend at Doune nr Stirling on Saturday 17^th July including the first ever running of the Super Mini Cup allowing 10-14 yr old riders the chance to compete together in the American styled class allowing for the increased engine size of up to 112cc. They will also be battling for the same prize money that will be  awarded to the MX1 and MX2 ScotMX pro’s.

Go to www.scotmx.com for entries

By Raymond Thomson / madmaxmedia

All the action last weekend was at round two of the Bridgestone British Masters as over three hundred riders took to the fast and technical Nottinghamshire track for a great weekend of racing. Considering the heat, the track personal kept the course well-watered with the only dust coming from the face of the jumps and well in control.

 Todd got the holeshot at the start of the first combined pro MX1 and MX2 from Elliott Banks-Browne, Josh Spinks and Liam Knight, while the first of the MX2’s was Adamson in fifth. While Todd and Banks-Browne started to pull away from the rest in a personal duel for the race win, Spinks made a mistake allowing Knight through to third, with Adamson doing the same thing a lap later.

Gavin Stevenson was with Neville Bradshaw battling over sixth till at the halfway stage Lewis Hall blasted past them on his way to finishing the race in sixth, but the second MX2.

For lap after lap, Banks-Browne, now with his injured back well on the mend, did all he could to close the gap on the leader Todd, but as the race came to an end, Todd did just enough to the first Pro race win.

Knight was a distant third in the MX1 class with Adamson, the winner of the MX2’s fourth on the track. Tom Grimshaw didn’t make thing easy for himself with his eleventh-place start but after battling with Dan Thornhill and Bradshaw ended his race in ninth but third MX2.

Once again, Todd and Banks-Browne lead the pack in to turn one at the start of the second Pro race, and it looked like we were going to see a repeat of race one. But, just after the halfway point and with Todd still in his sight, Banks-Browne’s rear shock gave out, and he was forced to slow, leaving Todd unchallenged for his second win of the day.

Adamson started the race in fourth and inherited third when Spinks crashed out and then was handed second in the race when Banks-Browne slowed with his ailing bike. He closed on Todd, but his MX2 machine was no match for Todd’s bigger and more powerfull MX1.

Hall was chasing Adamson all race long and crossed the finish line in third but second MX2. Thornhill and Knight gated seventh and eighth, but Knight got the better of Thornhill as they passed Banks-Browne towards the end of the race.

Grimshaw once again made work hard for himself. He was fourteenth at the start to finish seventh at the flag but third in the MX2 class.

Overall, in the Pro MX1’s, it was Todd from Knight and Banks-Browne with Thornhill just missing out of the podium, but in the championship, Knight now leads Thornhill by fourteen points with Gavin Stevenson third. But look out, Todd is currently in fourth and moving up.

In the MX2 overall, it was Adamson from Hall and Grimshaw for the podium, with Sam Nunn just missing out. In the championship, Adamson has a race win advantage over Grimshaw, with Nunn and Hall filling the following two places.

“I had a nice gap in both races, but I had Adamson keeping me honest in race two,” said a happy Todd, “It was good last weekend at Canada Heights as I was out in fount for a lot of the race, but I got tired. That experience gave me a lot of confidence, and this helped me win today. The track here is quite good, but you have to keep your wits about you as there was some bit’s that could catch you out.”

MX2 winner and championship leader Adamson said, “Being out with the 450s, it’s hard to get going sometime, but having said that, it’s nice to have them pushing you along as it makes you go faster. Two class win’s and a fourth and a second in the races is good. The second race, when the track had dried out a bit, it was good for the 250, but it was a struggle in the first race. I liked the track as it was fast and flowing with loose soil. It got some naughty square-edged bumps towards the end of the day, but that’s to be expected, with all the classes today. But it was a good day out.”

The rest

Aaron crashed in the first Amateur MX1 race and had to fight his way from seventh, after his crash to end his race second behind Benjamin Knight. He didn’t do that again as he won all his next races to win the overall. Edward Briscoe didn’t finish out of the two-three all weekend was second with race one winner, Knight third overall.

It looked like Patrick Jackson was going to dominate the amateur MX2’s as he won both of his races on Saturday and the first on Sunday. But it all fell apart in race four. He crashed on the first lap of a slippy-watered track and came past the lap-scoring van in twenty-eighth place. As Rory Jones crossed the finish line for the race win, it looked like he would get the overall, but Jackson had managed to get himself up to seventh, and with that snatched the overall out of Jones’s hands by just three points. Shaun Springer claimed the last step on the podium.

It was tight at the top of the clubman class as Mark Kinsley won the overall by just two points from Richy Roberts with Max Wood a distant third.

The young Charlie Hayman was in control of the 125cc two-strokes, and he took four wins from four starts. This left Rob Holyoake and Matt Bayliss to fight over second and third as the pair ended the weekend separated by just six points.

Youth

Ben Clark dominated the MXY2’s with four convincing wins from his four starts. Raife Broadley was second, with Jamie Watson taking the third step on the podium.

Billy Askew, like Clark in the MXT2’s, was all four of his big wheel 85 races for the overall with Finley Evens and Josh Vail on the podium and with Tyla Hooley just missing out.

Reece Jones was another rider with a maximum score, and he won all four small wheel 85 races from Drew Stock and Chester Hyde.

Joel Winstanley-Dawson won three out of his four junior 65’s races with Finley Pickering and Alfie Geddes Green second and third and with race three winner Robbie Daly fourth in a very tight battle for the podium places.

The next round of this popular championship takes place at Wroxton on the 17th and 18th of next month.

Pro MX1:

1 Brad Todd (Moto-Cycle / Fountain Builders Yamaha) 45 + 45 = 90
2 Liam Knight (Gabriel KTM) 41 + 43 = 84
3 Elliot Banks-Browne (Oakleaf Honda) 43 + 39 = 82
4 Dan Thornhill (Cab Screens / Crescent Yamaha) 37 + 41 = 78
5 Gavin Stevenson (Dixon Honda) 35 + 37 = 72
6 Richard McKeown (RM22 Husqvarna) 34 + 35 = 69
7 Charlie Putnam (Par Homes Husqvarna) 33 + 34 = 67
8 Drew Anderson (Destination MX Husqvarna) 30 + 33 = 63
9 Simon Booth (Acerbis KTM) 31 + 32 = 63
10 Zac Stealey (Apico KTM) 32 + 31 = 63

Pro MX2:

1 John Adamson (Gabriel KTM) 45 + 45 = 90
2 Lewis Hall (Rob Hooper Racing Yamaha) 43 + 43 = 86
3 Tom Grimshaw (Chambers Husqvarna) 41 + 41 = 82
4 Sam Nunn (Rob Hooper Racing Yamaha) 37 + 37 = 74
5 Neville Bradshaw (Husqvarna) 39 + 35 = 74
6 Cullen Scott (Team Green Kawasaki) 35 + 34 = 69
7 Michael Ellis (ICS Husqvarna) 34 + 33 = 67
8 Robert Yates (IDS Yamaha) 33 + 32 = 65
9 Louie Kessel (JDR KTM) 31 + 31 = 62
10 Oliver Beamish (KTM) 29 + 30 = 59

CiSport Amateur MX1:

1 Aaron Patstone (KTM) 37 + 45 + 45 + 45 = 172
2 Edward Briscoe (Husqvarna) 43 + 43 + 41 + 43 = 170
3 Benjamin Knight (Yamaha) 45 + 35 + 39 + 41 = 160
4 George Clarke (Yamaha) 41 + 37 + 35 + 39 = 152
5 Harry Bradley (Kawasaki) 34 + 41 + 37 + 37 = 149
6 Will Miller (KTM) 33 + 39 + 43 + 34 = 149
7 Dan Whitehead (KTM) 39 + 34 + 33 + 32 = 138
8 Callum Gordon (Kawasaki) 35 + 33 + 26 + 33 = 138
9 Matt Lomas (KTM) 32 + 32 + 31 + 31 = 127
10 Adam Wells (KTM) 22 + 30 + 34 + 30 = 116

Pro-Green Amateur MX2:

1 Patrick Jackson (KTM) 45 + 45 + 45 + 34 = 169
2 Rory Jones (KTM) 39 + 43 + 39 + 45 = 166
3 Shaub Springer (KTM) 35 + 41 + 43 + 43 = 162
4 Ben Burridge (KTM) 32 + 35 + 41 + 41 = 142
5 Alfie Jones (KTM) 37 + 39 + 33 + 39 = 148
6 Josh Canton (KTM) 41 + 34 + 27 + 33 = 135
7 Todd Ritchie (KTM) 43 + 27 + 37 + 25 = 132
8 Dan Brough (Husqvarna) 34 + 37 + 29 + 30 = 130
9 Josh Coleman (Husqvarna) 31 + 30 + 30 + 37 = 128
10 James Rutter (KTM) 28 + 29 + 35 + 35 = 127

Spanish MX Holidays Clubman:

1 Mark Kinsley (Yamaha) 37 + 45 + 37 + 45 = 164
2 Richy Roberts (KTM) 43 + 35 + 43 + 41 = 162
3 Max Wood (Yamaha) 33 + 43 + 30 + 43 = 149
4 Aidan Carney (Husqvarna) 45 + 32 + 39 + 33 = 149
5 Curtis Henderson (KTM) 30 + 41 + 34 + 39 = 144
6 Ben Hughes (Honda) 34 + 34 + 35 + 35 = 138
7 Mitchell Collins (KTM) 41 + 37 + 25 + 27 = 130
8 Matthew Jones (KTM) 32 + 30 + 33 + 34 = 129
9 Karl Jenkinson (KTM) 15 + 33 + 41 + 37 = 126
10 Scott Almore (Honda) 35 + 39 + 45 + 0 = 119

DEP / Putoline 125:
1 Charlie Hayman (KTM) 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 = 180
2 Rob Holyoake (Yamaha) 43 + 41 + 43 + 41 = 168
3 Matt Bayliss (TM) 41 + 43 + 35 + 43 = 163
4 Bayliss Utting (Husqvarna) 37 + 33 + 39 + 37 = 146
5 Troy Willerton (TM) 30 + 37 + 34 + 39 = 140
6 Ollie Colmer (KTM) 39 + 39 + 41 + 20 + 139
7 Jordan Bachelor (Yamaha) 35 + 34 + 30 + 35 = 134
8 Chuck Davies (TM) 33 + 30 + 29 + 34 = 126
9 Bradley Doyle (KTM) 31 + 29 + 31 + 33 = 124
10 Arai Elcock (Yamaha) 26 + 32 + 32 + 32 = 122

SmPro MXY2 Youth:

1 Ben Clark (Husqvarna) 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 = 180
2 Ralfe Broadley (KTM) 35 + 39 + 41 + 43 = 158
3 Jamie Watson (Yamaha) 39 + 41 + 34 + 37 = 151
4 Callum McCaul (Husqvarna) 33 + 31 + 43 + 34 = 141
5 Jude Turton (Gas Gas) 31 + 33 + 39 + 35 = 138
6 Ayden Smith (KTM) 37 + 34 + 35 + 32 = 138
7 Kayde Rayns (KTM) 41 + 21 + 33 + 41 = 136
8 Joseph Leeks (KTM) 32 + 29 + 37 + 31 = 129
9 Liam Bennett (KTM) 28 + 30 + 29 + 33 = 120
10 Harvey Cashmore (Husqvarna) 43 + 43 + 0 + 29 = 115

DEP / Bridgestone BW 85:

1 Billy Askew (KTM) 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 = 180
2 Finley Evens (KTM) 41 + 43 + 43 + 41 = 168
3 Josh Vail (Husqvarna) 39 + 41 + 37 + 39 = 156
4 Tyla Hooley (KTM) 43 + 29 + 39 + 43 = 154
5 Charlie Richmond (KTM) 37 + 37 + 34 + 37 = 145
6 Ryan Waggott (Husqvarna) 35 + 32 + 41 + 35 = 143
7 Will Haddock (KTM) 27 + 39 + 35 + 34 = 135
8 Ellis Poole (KTM) 32 + 31 + 33 + 32 = 128
9 Jake Walker (Husqvarna) 34 + 25 + 31 + 33 = 123
10 Kyron Carron (KTM) 31 + 35 + 27 + 29 = 122

Spanish MX Holidays / Bridgestone SX85:

1 Reece Jones (KTM) 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 = 180
2 Drew Stock (Husqvarna) 43 + 43 + 41 + 41 = 168
3 Chester Hyde (Gas Gas) 41 + 39 + 33 + 43 = 156
4 Hayden Statt (Husqvarna) 34 + 35 + 43 + 37 = 149
5 Blake Ward-Clarke (KTM) 39 + 34 + 37 + 35 = 145
6 Jamie Keith (KTM) 37 + 37 + 28 + 34 = 136
7 Sonny Rooney (KTM) 35 + 32 + 34 + 32 = 133
8 Alfie Herron (Husqvarna) 21 + 31 + 35 + 39 = 126
9 Isaac Ash (KTM) 33 + 30 + 32 + 31 = 126
10 Oakley Kettle (KTM) 32 + 28 + 31 + 28 = 119

DBMX / Bridgestone junior 65:

1 Joel Winstanley-Dawson (Yamaha) 45 + 45 + 39 + 45 = 174
2 Finley Pickering (Yamaha) 41 + 39 + 43 + 32 = 155
3 Alfie Geddes Green (KTM) 37 + 41 + 41 + 31 = 150
4 Robbie Daly (KTM) 17 + 43 + 45 + 43 = 148
5 Olivia Raynolds (KTM) 35 + 32 + 35 + 39 = 141
6 Olly Waters (KTM) 43 + 15 + 37 + 41 = 136
7 Chase Panter (Husqvarna) 34 + 34 + 31 + 35 = 134
8 Jenson Severn (KTM) 30 + 37 + 29 + 37 = 133
9 Jack Leese (KTM) 39 + 35 + 23 + 33 = 130
10 Stanley Siebert (KTM) 32 + 30 + 33 + 24 = 119

Words and pics by Dick Law