Ben Watson sweeps the field at Blaxhall! Woodbridge DMCC Motocross – Report & Results

On Sunday 21st of June, the Woodbridge DMCC hosted their second race meeting of the season at Blaxhall in scorching heat and in front of a bumper crowd. The meeting consisted of a 12-race schedule including Expert and Junior groups as well as round 4 of the ever-popular NGR Championship.

Race Report by Stefan Hicks – Images courtesy of Narna Media

The Expert line-up was littered with talent as plenty of British Championship regulars looked to gain vital track time ready for the final round here at Blaxhall in September. Amongst the main attractions were DirtStore Triumph rider Ben Watson, Tristan Purdon on his SevenSeven2 Ride Kawasaki steed and Apico Honda’s Tom Grimshaw. Also entered was JK Racing’s 125cc star Drew Stock alongside his rival from 2025, Charlie Richmond, on his Crendon Tru7 250 Honda.

The Morning Qualification session would see Grimshaw draw first blood, laying down a blisteringly quick time to take pole and first gate pick ready for race one!

Expert Race One got underway with Ben Watson claiming the Holeshot ahead of the South African Purdon, close behind. Grimshaw was just outside the top five on the opening lap but made swift work in pulling up to the back wheel of Purdon. Honda Duo Bayliss Utting and Charlie Richmond were bar-to-bar early on, but Richmond made the pass stick and cemented his position in fourth. Lap by lap, Watson pulled an advantage on the rest of the pack and looked in fine form, as he powered to victory in race one by a dominant 16 seconds! Purdon came home in second ahead of Grimshaw in third, who pushed him all the way to the line. In fourth was Richmond and Bayliss Utting in fifth.

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In Race Two of the Expert class, Watson again nailed the start on his Triumph, but this time he had Grimshaw breathing down his neck for the first few laps. Tristan Purdon was up at the sharp end once more alongside Richmond and Dylan Woodcock. Calum Mitchell started to make some moves and soon made his way into the top five but was just too far back to catch the four riders ahead of him. Watson controlled the race from the front, showing relentless pace and precision; he soon took the chequered flag for victory. Tom Grimshaw finished in second and Purdon in third. Charlie Richmond came across the line in fourth ahead of Mitchell in fifth.

The final Expert race got underway with the three big hitters all emerging at the front, but it was Watson who had his starts dialled all afternoon long and who had the early lead. Tristan Purdon didn’t let Watson out of his sight for the remaining few laps, as just over halfway through the race, the red flag unfortunately came out, bringing a premature end to the race. Watson would take the victory ahead of Purdon in second and Grimshaw in third. Charlie Richmond again showed why he’s a top prospect for the future with another solid fourth-place finish ahead of Callum Murfitt in fifth.

The overall in the Expert class went to Ben Watson with a perfect 1-1-1 score. In second was Tristan Purdon with a 2-3-2, and Tom Grimshaw in third overall with a 3-2-3.

In the NGR Championship, the crowd was treated to some fantastic action with plenty of battles and entertainment during their three races, with the overall Honors going to current championship leader Gary Hoptrough with a 5-1-1. Second overall would go to Kevin Palmer with a 3-2-2, and in third was Billy King with a 1-3-7.

In the Junior ‘A’ class, the overall went to Hadley Coppard with a 1-1-1 scorecard ahead of Archie Stapley in second with a 2-2-2. In third overall was Ben Arthurton with a 3-3-3.

The Junior ‘B’ class honours went to Adam Pain with a 1-2-1 ahead of Craig Page-Baker in second with a 3-6-3. In third overall was Sam Philpott with a 9-3-2.

The Woodbridge DMCC would like to wish all injured riders a full and speedy recovery and thank all Officials, Marshals and Medics for their tireless hard work in the warm conditions.

The club would also like to thank all spectators and supporters for their patience and understanding during the stoppages, and we look forward to welcoming you back to Blaxhall on August 2nd for the Eastern Centre Championship RD5.

Results

Experts

Pos	No	Competitor	Total	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	919	Ben Watson	135	45	45	45
2	41	Tristan Roger Purdon	127	43	41	43
3	16	Tom Grimshaw	125	41	43	41
4	30	Charlie Richmond	117	39	39	39
5	421	Bayliss Utting	107	37	35	35
6	26	Dylan Woodcock	101	34	34	33
7	190	Luke Benstead	100	33	33	34
8	500	Callum Murfitt	99	31	31	37
9	2	Josh Peters	94	32	30	32
10	418	Drew Stock	89	28	32	29
11	807	Luca Pegg	85	25	29	31
12	499	Benjamin Cole	83	30	25	28
13	111	Alfie Geddes-Green	82	29	26	27
14	57	Chester Hyde	81	24	27	30
15	32	Calum Mitchell	72	35	37	–
16	64	Travis Laughton	69	22	23	24
17	9	Kayden Smith	68	23	28	17
18	731	Adam Reeve	65	19	21	25
19	911	Benjamin Hayward	62	21	15	26
20	477	Connor Bunkle	60	20	17	23
21	776	Charlie Nudds	58	18	18	22
22	126	Caden Tomlin	55	16	19	20
23	769	Jake Brown	54	17	16	21
24	82	Ashden Barlow	50	26	24	–
25	8	Callum McCaul	49	27	22	–
26	916	Oliver Brader	48	15	14	19
27	339	Joe Hall	31	–	13	18
28	245	Jordan Andrews	26	14	12	–
29	55	Steve Bixby	20	–	20	–
30	219	Jae Jeffries	13	13	–	–
31	21	Sam Arbon	12	12	–	–

Junior A

Pos	Competitor	Total	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	Hadley Coppard	135	45	45	45
2	Archie Stapley	129	43	43	43
3	Benjamin Arthurton	123	41	41	41
4	Kieran Bullock	117	39	39	39
5	Sonny Bixby	108	37	37	34
6	Mitchell Murfitt	107	35	35	37
7	Scott Claydon	100	33	34	33
8	Brad Watts	96	29	32	35
9	Adam Hayward	95	31	33	31
10	Cameron Parrish	91	28	31	32
11	Brandon Love	87	30	28	29
12	Aaron Saunders	84	27	27	30
13	Elliott Huckle	82	25	29	28
14	Zac Bowden	78	32	24	22
15	Riley Lawrence	74	22	25	27
16	Harry Sobkowiak	68	24	20	24
17	Lewis Griggs	66	23	18	25
18	Harry Hawes	66	26	22	18
19	Cameron Fitchett	64	34	30	–
20	Ty Atkins	62	21	21	20
21	Ben Carey	61	19	23	19
22	Lewis Wells	60	18	16	26
23	Stephen Atkins	55	20	19	16
24	Rhys Jones	53	15	17	21
25	Dec Willicombe	53	13	26	14
26	James Gadd	52	14	15	23
27	Jesse Eaves	48	17	14	17
28	Alfie Hoare	38	11	12	15
29	Lee Faulkner	33	10	10	13
30	Owen Clark	29	8	9	12
31	Charlie Starsmoore	29	16	13	–
32	Olly Stanley	20	9	11	–
33	Billy Keene	12	12	–	–

Junior B

Pos	No	Competitor	Total	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	928	Adam Pain	133	45	43	45
2	202	Craig Page-Baker	117	41	35	41
3	131	Sam Philpott	116	32	41	43
4	91	Andrew Webster	104	34	33	37
5	826	Kane Shaw	100	33	34	33
6	418	Shaun Tacey	98	31	32	35
7	730	Ashley Reeve	94	29	31	34
8	228	Jack Norman	91	30	30	31
9	893	Billy Middleton	88	43	45	–
10	360	Peter Andrews	86	26	28	32
11	665	Hector Storey	86	39	23	24
12	253	Jake Faulkner	83	28	26	29
13	251	Harrison Groucott	78	23	27	28
14	848	Harry Saunders	78	22	29	27
15	37	Finlay Whitlam	76	37	39	–
16	285	Benjamin Barwick	76	21	25	30
17	212	Josh Faulkner	72	35	37	–
18	98	Andrew Smith	71	24	21	26
19	42	Jake Appleton	63	–	24	39
20	672	David Bowden	63	19	19	25
21	438	Andrew Rooke	61	20	18	23
22	972	Paul Barwick	60	18	20	22
23	439	Tony Rooke	54	17	16	21
24	207	Jason Eaves	52	15	17	20
25	193	Jack Hunton	50	16	15	19
26	540	Carl Warner	47	25	22	–
27	304	Nick Hunton	42	11	13	18
28	533	Tyler Read	41	13	12	16
29	314	Elliott Armstrong	37	10	10	17
30	168	Kevin Day	32	9	9	14
31	442	Lucy Barwick	28	14	14	–
32	321	Jack Brazier	27	27	–	–
33	419	Colin Booker	26	–	11	15
34	89	Shane Balaam	12	12	–	–

NGR Championship

Pos	No	Competitor	Total	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	348	Gary Hoptrough	141	41	50	50
2	249	Kevin Palmer	139	45	47	47
3	161	William King	134	50	45	39
4	80	Matthew French	131	47	43	41
5	101	Aaron Hopkins	120	36	41	43
6	726	Marcus Smith	118	39	39	40
7	311	James Taylor	112	38	38	36
8	83	Joshua Deadman	109	37	37	35
9	119	Aaron Smith	107	33	36	38
10	459	Edward Pegram	102	34	35	33
11	917	Sean Bott	100	32	34	34
12	700	Mark Goodson	100	35	33	32
13	800	Joshua Fullalove	96	27	32	37
14	125	Paul Hubbard	90	31	29	30
15	609	Christopher Lake	88	43	–	45
16	287	Dexter Lambe	87	30	28	29
17	345	Brendon Reeve	86	28	30	28
18	760	Kieran Fisher	81	19	31	31
19	52	Lee Kirkpatrick	80	40	40	–
20	902	David Farrant	76	23	27	26
21	330	Shaun Palfrey	75	24	26	25
22	44	Lewis Joyce	75	26	25	24
23	773	Darren Eastall	73	29	17	27
24	82	Wayne Fulcher	68	22	24	22
25	342	John Waller	65	25	19	21
26	921	Andrew Cattermole	64	20	21	23
27	978	Samuel Cook	64	21	23	20
28	87	Aaron Holden	56	16	22	18
29	915	Benjamin Wigger	54	15	20	19
30	160	Daniel George	47	12	18	17
31	77	John Smith	43	13	14	16
32	102	Gene Barfield	43	14	15	14
33	651	Crispin Hawkins	38	10	13	15
34	752	Barrie Atherton	36	11	12	13
35	322	Dean Suckling	33	17	16	–
36	722	James Black	30	8	11	11
37	823	David Sturman	28	6	10	12
38	347	Geraint Hubbard	18	9	9	–
39	205	Kevin Rossiter	18	18	–	–
40	419	Colin Booker	7	7	–	–

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