Chambers Racing’s Ollie Colmer may be a rider who shies away from the limelight, but he has been turning some heads in 2025 by notching up some impressive performances in the EMX250 championship as well as finishing fifth in the opening Round of the Motul ACU British Motocross Championship in the MX2 class at Hawkstone Park. The young rider, though, has his eyes set on getting on the Podium before the season is out, with this weekend’s Round 3 at Blaxhall the perfect opportunity to do so, building on a good EMX moto in Latvia on Sunday…
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Ollie currently sits in seventh position in the British, 5 points off his targeted top five, so he will be keen to rack up the points this weekend in the stacked MX2 class.
Here is what he had to say ahead of the weekend’s MXGB Round 3…
Dirt Hub: Hi Ollie, so how do you feel your British championship season has gone so far?
Ollie: The first round went really well. I was fifth in the championship. So the first round was really good for me. The second round didn’t go as planned. I lost quite a lot of points, dropping from fourth to seventh. Hopefully, we can bring it back for Blaxhall and get back in the top five. I think I’m about five points off this position. So, it’s not impossible to do. So that’s what I’d like to be, back to the top five, coming out of Blaxhall
DH: Was that your goal at the start of the season to be in the top five?
Ollie: Yeah, the top five was my aim, for the British Championship and also to sneak a podium, I think it’s not out of my league. You know, I think a podium is definitely there for me on a good day.
DH: We have seen you run a good pace in the EMX rounds this year, so do you feel your speed is there to run at the front of the British if you can make a good start?
Ollie: Definitely, I can sure run with those sort of people. I can keep up with Tommy, like I did at Hawkstone. I followed him for a lot of the race. It’s crazy to think it’s almost easier to start in that position and run that pace. It’s almost easier to do that than start in tenth and fight your way through. Even though the pace is higher at the front, it’s almost more relaxing because there is not as much mayhem.
Like in the EMX, in the last race where I started eighth and was running that position for 80% of the race, there was no war zone or anything, it was really nice and relaxed and was able to ride a race and not have to worry about getting smashed up or being in the war zone.
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DH: So with your EMX experience this year, how much of a different rider would you say you are in terms of experience and speed from what you were at, say, the start of the year?
Ollie: Coming into the year, I set my goals to be in the top five of the British and the top 10 of the Europeans. I knew the goals were high, but we weren’t out of my league. But it’s a lot harder than what a lot of people think. So I feel as though, as a rider, I’ve learned to achieve that. To be in the top 10 in EMX, you’ve really got to break through almost, if that makes sense.
From going from where I was last season to just getting into the points, to getting to the top 10, it’s a lot harder than I expected. So I think as a rider, I’ve definitely learned how to get into those positions with the good starts and to also just basically follow those riders on the track as much as I can to learn from them and to be able to run that pace all race.
I think EMX250 is one of the hardest classes in the championship. I personally think it’s because everybody’s just so hungry to go and race and to go and win and to get those results. Everybody’s fighting for every single position, so there’s no let off in the races.
DH: How does racing in the British compare with EMX? Who is tougher to race against, some of the older pros in the British or the up-and-comers in EMX?
Ollie: When you go to a European race, I think the kids that you race literally do not care about if they cross jump you in the air and all this type of stuff. You know, I truly think that EMX is harder to race against, simply because… the best way of putting it is they don’t have brains or anything like that. They just open the throttle, and they do not care how they go, and they are brutal. I think because everybody’s so young, it’s an under-21 championship, they’ve just got nothing to lose. It’s a championship where everybody’s so fast, and it is really difficult to do, so I personally think that the EMX is a tougher class to race in. I think the British Championship is still very tough to do, and it’s still a very good race to race in. It’s just a little bit less intense.
DH: Whenever I walk past the Chambers Racing set up, it almost feels like a family. How have you found that?
Ollie: Yeah, definitely is, it’s almost like a big family. We all help each other out. My teammate Adam Sterry, I get along really well with, and we both live in Belgium together, and we train with each other every other day. They have done a really good job of turning up to every race and making it work. I think they have a very good job for a British team coming outside of the UK and sticking to their word that they’re gonna do every European GP, and that’s what they’ve done, and it’s working really well.
DH: How do you find living in Belgium away from your family? Do you find that hard?
Ollie: Yeah. I think it was the end of February that I moved to Belgium. I was living on my own for what, two, three months, but my mechanic was also living in the Netherlands.
It was difficult. But also, I needed to sacrifice everything to make this work. I have got the opportunity to train in probably the best place you can for this job. And I took it, but I had to move away from my family and friends and stuff like that. It was difficult, but I also knew that I had to do it to try and make this dream work.
DH: Do you think in a way the sacrifice makes you hungrier to make things work and get the results?
Ollie: Yeah, for sure. That’s definitely something that works for myself. It does give you that drive to get up in the morning and go train and ride and do all these things, and it does keep that hunger inside to make it work.
DH: I feel that in terms of the EMX Brits, you have been under the radar a little bit, although in terms of consistency, you have been the one getting the results. Does being under the radar help to spur you on, or does it take some of the pressure off?
Ollie: I do kind of like it that way, because I don’t have to worry about pressure as much and all this type of stuff. I like to just get on, get on the bike and do the best I can. With being under the radar, I don’t mind it like that, as I’m not a person to put myself out there too much. I like to keep myself to myself, and bring home some results that I can, and do my best.
DH: Looking ahead to this weekend at Blaxhall, is that a track you like?
Ollie: Yeah, Blaxhall is a track that I like. They always prep it well there. I’m looking forward to it after a good EMX race on Sunday, so I’m feeling good going into the weekend.
DH: Is there any specific prep you’ve done for Blaxhalll?
Ollie: Not specifically prep. I try to keep everything the same each week. I’ve got a bit more support from my mechanic now. In the past month, I’ve been doing a lot myself, driving to all the races, this type of stuff. So the past week has been pretty good for me. I’ve had someone help me with the bikes, so yeah, I’m feeling a bit more relaxed coming into Blaxhall with the preparation being good.
DH: The week after it’s the British GP, so how much are you looking forward to racing in front of your home fans?
Ollie: Yeah, I’m really looking forward to it. I think it’s been two years since I’ve ridden at Matterley, so I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve raced there two times already, so I’m familiar with the track and stuff like that. Hopefully, we can have a good weekend.
Before I go I would like to thank Chambers Racing and Aristocars for their help and support this season.