Conrad Mewse strengthened his grip on the 2026 Motul ACU British MX1 Championship after finishing second overall at round six of the series at Canada Heights, extending his advantage in the standings from five to 16 points with just two rounds remaining.
The Crendon Tru7 Honda rider qualified on pole before charging through the field in both motos to finish with a pair of second-place finishes behind GP rider Oriol Oliver. Despite missing out on the overall victory, Mewse left Kent satisfied after increasing his championship cushion.
Team-mate Jamie Carpenter made a welcome return after time away recovering from a knee injury, claiming seventh overall with consistent rides of 11th and seventh. In MX2, Charlie Richmond endured a frustrating day as crashes in the opening moto and difficult conditions limited him to tenth overall, dropping him to fifth in the championship standings.
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Mewse admitted his focus has now firmly switched to the championship battle.
“It was an awesome day to come away with a 15-point lead. Obviously second overall is not what we want, but we’ve got to look at the bigger picture a little bit now, as it’s getting close to the end of series with just two rounds to go. So we’ve got to try to manage this thing as good as possible.
“In the first race I was really fast, and came from a long way back. I really dug deep in that race. It’s hot here and the track is gnarly and I think I just maybe left the tank a little bit empty for the last couple of laps in the second one.
“I came down the hill and I unfortunately saw Ben had gone out, which is never nice to see someone go out that way. And then straight away I went into defence mode and just couldn’t get the championship out of my head.
“Oliver was fast today. It was his day and I can’t take that away from him. He was a better man today. But with two-two, I’m happy for me and it’s a great result for the Crendon Tru7 Honda team.
“The British championship is the main priority for me and the team. It’s not like I’ve got a 40-point buffer, so I decided not to race the British GP next week. My main priority is the British, and I want to make sure I get it wrapped up.”
Carpenter was pleased with his first meeting back after injury, having only ridden once since the previous round.
“Seventh overall and moving up to seventh in the series shows it wasn’t too bad of a day, considering I’ve only ridden once in the last month since the last round at Monster Mountain. So to come here, and still be fairly on the pace in both races is pretty good.
“I had a little incident in the first turn in race one and didn’t come out of it very well. I came back from 18th to 11th, and that’s probably the best I could do.
“In the second race, it was a bit eventful with a red flag and a restart, but I didn’t get too bad of a start and made a couple of passes. The track was pretty sketchy and with four laps to go, I pulled the reins in a bit to make sure I brought it home safely in seventh.”
Richmond’s hopes of another podium challenge disappeared after a first-turn crash in the opening moto, forcing him to recover from the back of the field before another fall delayed his progress further. He fought back to finish tenth before taking eighth in race two to secure tenth overall.
“After the success of the last round I was hoping to be going for a podium again but I made too many mistakes today. The start crash in moto one saw me coming from last to tenth, but race two was a struggle. I just didn’t have the best feeling. But I’ll regroup and come back fighting at the next one.”
Team manager Ryan Thorpe praised the effort shown across the team despite the challenging conditions.
“It was a day that tested all three riders and I’m pleased at how much determination they all showed. Conrad gave it all he had to win the first moto after a bad start, but he made great decisions and to leave with a 15-point series lead is excellent.
“Jamie has had a tough year with his injuries so to finish seventh is a great result. Obviously Charlie is disappointed, but he was so fast all day on a difficult and tricky track.”
Images and quote by Crendon Tru7 Honda
