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Edwards Lochs in the victory! Scot MX – Scottish Motocross Championship powered by Milwaukee Round 2 – Race Report & Results

With lockdown restrictions easing and a full motocross schedule all over the UK, there were bound to be a few clashes for race organisers to deal with. The ScotMX Championship, powered by Milwaukee, had a strong rider turn out to make sure the series is still the one to win.

Report and Images by Raymond Thomson – Madmaxmedia

The old school hard pack track at Achnashelloch Farm, Lochgilphead has seen many fast and furious race meetings in years gone by and this weekend was no different. To win any championship, riders need to demonstrate their skills across a varied style of tracks and this would show who could ride hard pack after the deep sand of Tain at round 1. Lochgilphead is a few miles from the famous Kilmartin Track which saw the 250 Grand Prix visit in 1978. Located near the old iron age Dundadd Fort, the seat of Gaelic Kings (500-800AD), we would see who would be crowned King for a day as the riders would do battle.

The weather was favourable as the sun shone all weekend and the track conditions were perfect, credit to owner Stewart Campbell and his clan who worked hard to get it prepped. Stuart Flockhart and his ScotMX team, with the support of his growing list of sponsors pulled off yet another an amazing weekend.

Saturday 25th June

Traditionally, this day is all about the kids with an Adult support class making up the days race schedule.

Auto’s

With three races on the Saturday and only the one on the Sunday, the Auto’s were the first up to get the meeting rolling.

Zak Hendry got out the gate fast and won all his races easily. He grabbed the AMD hole-shots and disappeared in each race. The next four riders would provide some great close racing as they all challenged for podium places and the were hard fought and well earned. The much improved Ivan Williamson would get a quick start and bag two thirds but it was not enough to beat Tucker Moffat and Lyall Rutherford and would secure the podiums with consistent riding. Although Caleb Shearer had a third in the first race, a poor finish in race 2 would result in an overall 5th. Harris Curran had a good weekend and rode steadily to round out the top 6.

Zak Hendry – Auto Winner

65’s

It was Robbie Scott that would win the battle of the 65’s but Malachi Allan pushed him all the way. Robbie had a faultless Saturday with three wins but Malachi showed he had the pace on the Sunday as he dominated the 4th race with a clear win. Kyle Graham, Kian McGill and Jamie McKee had some close racing, changing places throughout the weekend but Kyle’s consistent finishes earned him a well deserved podium. Kian edged 4th ahead of Jamie as he showed early promise with a 3rd in the first race. Hayden Gibson had a poor finish in the 1st race and it would limit what could do for the overall over the weekend but he did secure 6th.

Robbie Scott – 65 Winner

85’s SW/BW

The SW and BW always provide some of the closest racing over the weekend as the SW do their best to mix it with their BW counterparts. There’s a lot at of pride at stake as the youngsters fight to show who’s boss.

SW

There was a great battle between two young Scottish and Irish riders as Jaden Anderson tried everything to beat Lewis Spratt. The pair did their best to entertain and it would be Lewis who won the overall as three race wins showed he had the speed and the consistency to edge Jaden. Alfie Stott’s two thirds was enough to ease the last podium but James McGowan and Checoby Rainey would keep him honest. Robbie Pearce had a solid weekend to finish 6th overall.

85’s start

BW

Jack Fletcher dominated in true style. He would hole-shot and gap the field in every race. Benas Blazevicius would do his best to push Jack as he did enough to stay clear of Ryan McKinney who’s second and two thirds was just not enough to grab second. Troy Flockhart and Ryan McKinney had some real close battles throughout the weekend with Troy’s amazing whips over the table tops providing some jaw dropping moments but he just missed out on a podium. Guy McDonald and Ewen McPherson would have their own battles to finish out the top 6 but Harrison Byers was unlucky to miss out on the placings as he finished on the same points as Ewan. There was a notable first outing for #27 Harry Nunn who bagged overall 10th in his very first race meeting.

Charley Irwin Rookie Winner

Rookies

The rookies race never disappoints. As the young guns battle it out for places, the results are never predictable. Charley Irwin’s 5th in race 1 was not enough to dent his overall 1st place as his smooth consistent riding resulted in three first places. Ayden Smith’s first race crash on the start straight would mean he had to ride like a demon through the pack and he managed to get back to 4th but his three second places would ultimately mean runner up. Marley Nelson had a great weekend as he grabbed the hole-shot in race 1 and battled with Logan Ferguson but Logan would secure the win. The pair would swap places throughout the weekend with Marley coming out on top for the final podium place as Logan narrowly missed out. Calum Moore and Ryan Lowes weren’t too far behind the front runners as they pushed each other for top six places. Tony McCann missed out on a top 6 with a DNF in the final race.

Adult Support

There was a good mix of riders in the Adult support race. No championship to worry about, just some good old fashioned racing. Reece Dawson and Ewan Kermack would battle it out in the first race for the win but Adam Slavin would dominate the other races. There was only 1 second between the six riders so it was hard fought at times. Toby Lightbrown and Ivan Williamson had their moments, as did Jordan Kerr and Lewis Campbell who was not far away. Dylan Grieve had a run out to bed himself in for Sunday’s racing but a bike issue would mean he would need to save it for Sunday.

Sunday 27th June

The ScotMX Championship, Powered by Milwaukee attracts some of the top talent in the country. As well as all the great youths that raced on the Saturday, it was the turn of the Adults to see who would be crowned winners. With the prospect of Martin Barr (MX1) and Lewis Hall (MX2) travelling from Northern Ireland and England respectively, they would be banging bars with some of Scotland’s finest.

Lewis Farrow Vets 40 Winner

Vets 40,50 and 60

Sean Doherty was on hand to provide some entertaining commentary as he jokingly shouted over the public address system for the Vets to be woken from their slumber and get to the gate. No slouch himself, Shaun is more than qualified to commentate on the riders abilities as he rode at the top level of Scottish Motocross for many years.

In the o40’s and overall race, Lewis Farrow left the rest for dead and he literally disappeared in all three races. Alan Deans did enough ahead of Irishman Paul Carey who pushed hard but small mistakes cost him the 2nd place. Tony “Mad Dog” Whitelaw rode like his nickname and with some determined riding and showed why he deserved the top step ahead of Graham Anderson and Ian Wilson in the o50’s. Douglas Garrick was a lonely figure in the o60’s as he was the only rider.

Adult C start

Adult C

Gary Lockyer won all three races and set out his stall by grabbing hole-shot in the first race and pushed hard but he didn’t make it easy for himself in the last race as he had to ride through the pack after a first corner tangle. There was some real carnage in the second race as a mid pack crash caused many riders to DNF, two of the riders being seriously injured. The racing was suspended whilst the emergency services made sure the riders were attended to. After the break, racing resumed, and Lewis Fleming would ride for a second overall as he managed to stay ahead of William Anderson and Jordan Aitchison. Although William got the third race hole-shot, he couldn’t maintain the pace and ran out overall fourth behind Jordan. Scott Forsyth and Darren Wilkinson were in the mix and rounded out the top six with some solid riding and only 1 point between them.

Adult B start

Adult B

Josh Gray put a forgettable round 1 at Tain behind him and showed his true potential by winning all three races from the hole-shot. He ripped his 2 stroke KTM round the track and looked like he was having fun as he pulled whips with ease over the jumps. Niall McAulley was not too far behind as he rode within a second of Josh in the first race but Dylan Grieve would beat him into third. In the second race Niall finished ahead of the improved Myles Reid who would’ve placed higher this weekend if not for a first corner slide as he picked himself off the deck shaking his head. Dylan did enough to get the last podium after Niall even with a poor second race as Toby Lightbrown pushed for the podium place but just missed out after a challenging third race. Ryan Garthwaite stayed ahead of Myles Reid for the fifth place as Myles top six was a mild consolation for what could’ve been.

Josh Gray Adult B

MX1/MX2

The premier race of the day had the MX1 and MX2 pit their wits and hard pack skills against each other in the joint race. Martin Barr was looking to build on his recent outings and get more bike time working towards full fitness. The track would be a stern test of that.

Tony Craig pushed Barr all the way in qualifying as the Irishman grabbed to pole by 0.1 of a second. The luckless Craig however left the track at one point and smashed his bike into a boulder which wrecked his bike meaning he had to borrow a spare from one of his friends. With Ben Edwards posting some fast times, and the next top seven riders within a few seconds, it would result in some fearsome racing.

Tony Craig blasted out of the furthest gate and narrowly grabbed the hole-shot in race 1 on a borrowed 450, but it wasn’t long before Martin Barr settled into his usual front running race winning position by lapping fast and consistently. Craig pushed hard every lap to stay in contention and he was right there until the second last lap when Ross “Bunga” Rutherford who had been tailing the leaders took Craig and finished second. Ben Edwards worked hard all race and got passed Kyle McNicol and Jordan McCaw before he got in front of Craig for the final top 3 spot in race 1. With McNicol finishing first in MX2, Lewis Hall was only 2s behind. Steven Craig would round out the top 3 in the first MX2 race.

Ross Rutherford MX1

The second race was delayed due to the earlier suspension of racing. As a result, the races were being shortened by 5 mins and Martin Barr wasted no time is blasting out front and gapping the field. Lewis Hall meantime battled from 6th to third just as Barr went down hard at the top of the track as he came round a corner and lost his front end. This ended his race and his weekend as he suffered a nasty cut on his forearm and a shoulder injury. As a result of Barr’s misfortune, Ben Edwards was now running first after having already maintaining second the whole race ahead of Bunga, who had McCaw and McNicol battling behind him. Lewis Hall relished the chance of the overall race win as he managed to dive in front of Edwards to get the race win and 1st in MX2. Ben although second in the race would win the MX1 with Bunga 2nd and McCaw getting 3rd. The next two MX2 places went to McNicol and Steven Craig respectively.

MX1

With the chance of the overall win in MX1, Ben Edwards was taking no chances in race three as he blasted to the front and stayed there for the overall MX1 for the weekend. With no Tony Craig to push him in this race due to a DNF in the second and no bike for the third race, it was down to Ryan MacLean to show he still had race pace. A big crash earlier in the day had seen him fly over the bars and bang him up but he still had enough to finish second. McCaw and McNicol would continue their battle, albeit MX1 vs MX2 but very entertaining for the crowd who had stayed in numbers to watch the final race of the day. Bunga, never to be underestimated, had done enough to secure the overall second in MX1. After some hard-fought racing, the Irishman Jordan McCaw secured the final podium in MX1 as Ryan MacLean missed out by 1 point after improving throughout the day. His knee was like a football as he collected his prize money but he’ll bounce back. It was a tough day for Martin Barr and Tony Craig for different reasons but here’s hoping they’re back for round 3 to renew the battle.

Kyle McNicol MX2

MX2 was decided in race three as Lewis Hall’s second-place made sure he beat Kyle McNicol to the top step. Lewis grew up riding hard pack at his local track and this had paid dividends. Nice to see his hard work rewarded. It was also a confidence-building weekend for McNicol as he relished mixing it with the bigger MX1 bikes. A well deserved podium for Steven Craig as a change of bike has meant a change of fortune for him.

Round 3 of the ScotMX Scottish Championship, Powered by Milwaukee will be held at Doune nr Stirling, over the weekends of 10th / 17th July

Go to www.scotmx.com for entries

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Results

MX1

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Ben Edwards 70 20 25 25
2 Ross Rutherford 60 22 22 16
3 Jordan McCaw 54 16 20 18
4 Ryan Mclean 53 15 18 20
5 Owen Hendry 43 14 16 13
6 Kieran Marr 34 13 15 6
7 Adam Slavin 33 11 13 9
8 Jordan Kerr 30 12 14 4
9 Martin Barr 25 25
10 Tony Craig 18 18

MX2

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Lewis Hall 69 22 25 22
2 Kyle McNicol 62 25 22 15
3 Steven Craig 54 20 20 14
4 Jack Arthur 43 13 18 12
5 Steven McCormack 41 18 12 11
6 Logan Hendry 38 14 14 10
7 Ewan Kermack 38 15 15 8
8 Reece Dawson 37 16 16 5
9 Lewis CAMPBELL 32 12 13 7

Adult B

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Josh Gray 75 25 25 25
2 Niall McAuley 64 20 22 22
3 Dylan Grieve 48 22 8 18
4 Toby Lightbown 46 18 15 13
5 Ryan Garthwaite 45 11 18 16
6 Myles REID 43 16 20 7
7 Ross Marshall 42 15 13 14
8 Rusty Robertson 41 10 11 20
9 Jack HENDERSON 40 13 12 15
10 WAYNE MACKIE 38 14 16 8
11 Daniel SHUTT 37 12 14 11
12 Steven Lennie 28 7 9 12
13 Adam Scott 23 6 7 10
14 Myles Nelson 22 8 5 9
15 Harry Hamilton 17 9 6 2
16 Greg McDONALD 15 5 10
17 John Bennett 11 2 3 6
18 Douglas CAMPBELL 9 4 5
19 Liam Mcintyre 9 3 2 4
20 Ryan Smith 5 1 1 3
21 Samuel Rayner 4 4

Adult C

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Gary Lockyer 75 25 25 25
2 Lewis Fleming 62 18 22 22
3 Jordan Aitchison 55 20 15 20
4 William Anderson 51 16 20 15
5 Scott Forsyth 49 15 18 16
6 Darren Wilkinson 48 14 16 18
7 Ross Bradley 39 13 13 13
8 Ryan Sim 38 12 14 12
9 David MURRAY 31 11 10 10
10 Harry Smith 30 5 11 14
11 Jed Barker 26 6 9 11
12 Mark Elliott 25 9 8 8
13 Scott Mair 22 22
14 Daniel URQUART 22 10 12
15 Aaron Hamer 17 3 5 9
16 David Dick 17 4 7 6
17 Barry Kane 15 2 6 7
18 Stuart Wilson 11 7 4
19 David MUIRHEAD 8 8
20 Kris CROOK 7 2 5
21 Terry McGrath 7 3 4
22 Barry THOMSON 1 1

Vets Over 40

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Lewis FARROW 75 25 25 25
2 Alan Deans 66 22 22 22
3 PAUL CAREY 60 20 20 20
4 Mark Mason 54 18 18 18
5 Garry Patterson 46 15 15 16
6 Grant Kennedy 32 16 16
7 Paul Seymour 28 14 14

Vets Over 50

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 James (Tony) Whitelaw 75 25 25 25
2 Graham Anderson 66 22 22 22
3 Ian Wilson 60 20 20 20
4 Davie Garrick 52 16 18 18
5 Andrew leask 46 15 15 16
6 Lachie BLACK 43 14 14 15
7 Carson Mcilroy 40 13 13 14
8 Duncan MacArthur 37 12 12 13
9 Alasdair McGowan 34 18 16
10 Alistair LESLIE 34 11 11 12
11 Aliasdare AITKEN 31 10 10 11

Vets Over 60

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Douglas Garrick 75 25 25 25

Auto’s

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Zak Hendry 100 25 25 25 25
2 Tucker Moffat 81 22 22 15 22
3 Lyall Rutherford 78 18 18 22 20
4 Ivan Williamson 74 16 20 20 18
5 Caleb Shearer 65 20 11 18 16
6 Harris Curran 62 15 16 16 15
7 Stuart Duchart 56 14 15 13 14
8 Reece GIBSON 52 12 14 14 12
9 Cole McAuley 51 13 13 12 13
10 Hunter Haldane 42 10 10 11 11
11 Anna HALDANE 37 9 9 9 10
12 Brodie Bennett 33 11 12 10

Junior 65’s

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Robbie Scott 97 25 25 25 22
2 Malachi Allan 91 22 22 22 25
3 Kyle Graham 78 18 20 20 20
4 Kian McGill 68 16 18 18 16
5 Jamie Mckee 66 20 13 15 18
6 Hayden GIBSON 55 9 15 16 15
7 Jayjay Brondel 52 8 16 14 14
8 James McCann 51 15 12 12 12
9 Ricky Barrack 48 14 14 11 9
10 Ronnie Moar 43 11 11 10 11
11 George Scott Dryden 35 3 10 9 13
12 Declan Cook 35 12 9 4 10
13 Charlie Casselden 33 13 7 13
14 Reuben Oates 33 10 8 8 7
15 Maddox Patterson 25 5 6 6 8
16 Olly O’Brien 21 6 4 5 6
17 Evan Bennett 21 7 2 7 5
18 Riley Crawford 13 4 3 3 3
19 Travis Mathieson 9 5 4
20 DEXTER FORSYTHE 5 1 2 2

Small Wheel 85’s

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Lewis Spratt 97 25 25 22 25
2 Jaden Anderson 91 22 22 25 22
3 Alfie Stott 74 18 20 16 20
4 James McGowan 68 14 16 20 18
5 Checoby Rainey 65 13 18 18 16
6 Robbie Peace 59 16 14 14 15
7 Jordan Kinsella 55 15 15 12 13
8 Samuel Logan 52 12 11 15 14
9 Owen Bennett 44 11 10 11 12
10 Scott Nesbitt 40 20 13 7
11 Michael Patterson 37 10 9 10 8
12 Aaron Tait 36 12 13 11
13 Cole BENNIE 35 8 8 9 10
14 Dylan Thorndick 33 9 7 8 9
15 Chloe Hamer 26 7 6 7 6

Big Wheel 85’s

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Jack Fletcher 100 25 25 25 25
2 BLAZEVICIUS 84 22 22 18 22
3 Ryan McKINNEY 80 20 18 22 20
4 Troy Flockhart 76 18 20 20 18
5 Guy McDonald 60 15 14 15 16
6 Ewen McPherson 55 14 13 13 15
7 Harrison Byers 55 12 15 16 12
8 Ryan O’Connor 46 16 16 14
9 Drew Leslie 46 10 11 11 14
10 Harry Nunn 44 11 10 10 13
11 Dylan Hamer 38 9 9 9 11
12 Lewis Gow 37 13 12 12

Youth Rookies

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Charley Irwin 91 16 25 25 25
2 Ayden Smith 84 18 22 22 22
3 Marley Nelson 78 22 18 20 18
4 Logan FERGUSON 76 25 15 16 20
5 Calum Moore 57 14 13 15 15
6 Ryan Lowes 55 13 12 14 16
7 Tony McCann 54 20 16 18
8 Aaron Rollo 46 10 10 12 14
9 Kagen walsh 40 9 8 10 13
10 Tallon Leask 40 8 9 11 12
11 Jamie Mackay 39 12 14 13
12 Lee Cameron 35 15 20
13 Cody Taylor 33 11 11 11
14 Fraser Leslie 31 6 6 9 10
15 Rossi Crawford 31 7 7 8 9
16 Stephen SINCLAIR 5 5

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