The EMX Sparks British Masters Series kicked off its first round at Monster Mountain on the 20th and 21st of July, marking a successful inauguration of the new junior tracks. With just over 70 riders in attendance, racers as young as 3 years old took on the new tracks at Monster Mountain. Many riders had their very first motocross experience during this event. Despite initial setbacks due to inclement weather on Saturday, which saw racing cut short after two blocks, Sunday’s improved conditions allowed for six blocks of thrilling races. The young riders exhibited incredible performances across various categories, setting a high standard for the series.
Race Report by EMX Sparks – Images by Warren Martin EMX Photography
In the 12-Inch Balanced Bikes (Ages 3-4) category, Toby Jones delivered a dominant performance, winning all six races and scoring maximum points. Seb Summerill persistence earned him a commendable second place, while Rex Page and Teddy Roberts kept the competition intense. Meanwhile, in the 12.5-Inch Oset Class (Ages 3-4), Ollie Smillie, who travelled from Scotland, impressed everyone by clinching the top spot in his class, showcasing remarkable talent and dedication.
The competition in the Oset Class was fierce, with Reuben Graben emerging victorious as the series leader going into round 2. Cellan Rees and Jenson Wood also delivered strong performances, adding to the category’s excitement. 12.5 Oset class age 5-6 Reggie Davies took the win in the class sharing wins with Ollie in the combined classes.
The 16-Inch E Drive Class (Ages 5-7) saw Charlie Lister complete a streak of six wins, while Gunner Day secured five wins in the 16-Inch E Drive Class (Ages 4-6) despite facing difficulties in the final race but was it was enough to secure the overall and take the red plate into round 2.
In the 18` E-Drive Class (Ages 9-12), Seth Johnson emerged as the top competitor with maximum points and six wins, with Jake Carless proving to be a strong contender, setting the stage for future rounds. The 18-Inch E-Drive Class (Ages 5-8) was taken by Alfie James, inspired by competitors Parker Herbert and Milo Williams. Notable performances were also seen from Ted Davies, Milo Jones, and Otis Alexander-Symonds.
The E-Mini Class featured an exciting battle, with Grayson Blake-Martin securing multiple wins. Bear Todd led the first race, and Charlie Needs consistently finished strong, showcasing significant potential. Cooper Dunstan and Parker Herbert also delivered notable performances, contributing to the overall excitement. The PW50 Support Class highlighted Matthew Enright’s impressive skills, securing victories in several races, with Travis Crawford, Rhys Bennison, Charlie Furness, and Logan Caplan also showcasing their talents.
The E3 Class, the largest and most competitive category, featured 19 riders battling it out over two days. Kaylum Clarke and Hunter Dunson had an intense duel, with Kaylum ultimately securing the overall victory despite having a challenging second day. Oliver Harrington and Cooper Swan also put in strong performances, adding to the excitement. In the E5 Class, Oakley Jones dominated with six wins over two days, followed by Oaklie Seldon, Carson Robinson, and Alfie James, all showcasing their competitive spirit and talent. Archie Gill also delivered a notable performance in the E2 class.
Frank Walis demonstrated a sterling performance in the E65 Class with six race wins, showcasing the power and superiority of the E65 minibike a new class for the series. He was closely followed by Nicholas Lange in second place and Ortus Alexander Simons, who battled with Nicholas for second and third but ultimately secured third place on his new bike. A special mention goes to Ortus, who competed in three different classes over the weekend and still made it to the podium for the E65 mini class.
The inaugural event at Monster Mountain was a tremendous success, with young racers showcasing their talents and setting a high standard for the EMX Sparks British Masters Series. The atmosphere was electric, with families and fans cheering on the budding motocross stars. The new junior tracks at Monster Mountain demonstrated their wet weather capabilities, proving resilient despite the inclement weather. We extend our heartfelt thanks to the Monster Mountain MX Track Team, all participants, their families, and our dedicated volunteers for making this event memorable.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the next round at Pembrey MX on August 3rd and 4th. For more details, visit emxsparks.co.uk.
Results of 12″ E Drive Balance Bike – Overall
| Pos | No. | Name | Class | Total points | R1. | R2. | R3. | R4. | R5. | R6. |
| 1 | 4 | Toby Jones | 12`E Drive Balance Bike | 120 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 2 | 5 | Seb Summerill | 12`E Drive Balance Bike | 100 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | Rex Page | 12`E Drive Balance Bike | 82 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Ted Roberts | 12`E Drive Balance Bike | 60 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | Coby Dunstan | 12`E Drive Balance Bike | 59 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 0 |
Results of 12.5 Oset (3-4) & (5-6) – Overall
| Pos | No. | Name | Class | Total points | R1. | R2. | R3. | R4. | R5. | R6. |
| 1 | 8 | Reggie Davies | 12.5` Oset (5-6) | 120 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
|
1 |
4 |
Ollie Smillie |
12.5` Oset (3-4) |
114 |
20 |
20 |
17 |
17 |
20 |
20 |
| 2 | 99 | Reuben Grabham | 12.5` Oset (3-4) | 102 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | Cellan Rees | 12.5` Oset (3-4) | 90 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | Jenson Wood | 12.5` Oset (3-4) | 84 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Results of 16″ E Drive Balance Bike – Overall
| Pos | No. | Name | Class | Total points | R1. | R2. | R3. | R4. | R5. | R6. |
| 1 | 11 | Charlie Lister | 16` E Drive Open Class (5-7) | 120 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
|
1 |
4 |
Gunnar Day |
16` E Drive Standard (4-6) |
113 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
13 |
| 2 | 6 | Rafe Harwood | 16` E Drive Standard (4-6) | 99 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | 5 | Carter Goodwill-Bagan | 16` E Drive Standard (4-6) | 96 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| 4 | 99 | Henry Davey | 16` E Drive Standard (4-6) | 82 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
| 5 | 9 | Harry Hughes | 16` E Drive Standard (4-6) | 66 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | Cooper Kemplin | 16` E Drive Standard (4-6) | 48 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — |
| 7 | 7 | Alfie Davies | 16` E Drive Standard (4-6) | 19 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | 10 | Abraham Mills | 16` E Drive Standard (4-6) | 17 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Results of 18″ E Drive Balance Bike – Overall
| Pos | No. | Name | Class | Total points | R1. | R2. | R3. | R4. | R5. | R6. |
| 1 | 8 | Seth Johnson | 18`E Drive (9-12) | 120 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 2
1 |
9
2 |
Jake Carless
Alfie James |
18`E Drive (9-12)
18`E Drive (5-8) |
102
105 |
17
20 |
17
15 |
17
20 |
17
20 |
17
15 |
17
15 |
| 2 | 4 | Oscar Duckworth | 18`E Drive (5-8) | 102 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | 6 | Parker Herbert | 18`E Drive (5-8) | 91 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | Milo Williams | 18`E Drive (5-8) | 82 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 13 |
| 5 | 7 | Ted Davies | 18`E Drive (5-8) | 69 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | 5 | Mia Jones | 18`E Drive (5-8) | 62 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| 7 | 1 | Ortus Alexander Simons | 18`E Drive (5-8) | 50 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
Results of E Mini – Overall
| Pos | No. | Name | Class | Total points | R1. | R2. | R3. | R4. | R5. | R6. |
| 1 | 2 | Charlie Needs | E Mini | 104 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | 5 | Grayson Blake Martin | E Mini | 100 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 3 | 4 | Bear Todd | E Mini | 84 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | 66 | Cooper Dunstan | E Mini | 82 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 5 | 990 | Parker Herbert | E Mini | 71 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | Billy Plummer | E Mini | 64 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
| 7 | 8 | Rafe Harwood | E Mini | 64 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 |
| 8 | 6 | Henry Davey | E Mini | 47 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Max Bayliss | E Mini | 44 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Results of PW 50 & E2- Overall
| Pos | No. | Name | Class | Total points | R1. | R2. | R3. | R4. | R5. | R6. |
| 1 | 11 | Archie Gill | E2 Auto | 120 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
|
1 |
00 |
Mathew Engwright |
PW50 |
110 |
13 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
17 |
| 2 | 10 | Travis Crawford | PW50 | 101 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
| 3 | 88 | Rhys Benison | PW50 | 99 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 20 |
| 4 | 5 | Charlie Furness | PW50 | 71 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 5 | 8765 | Logan Caplin | PW50 | 69 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | 6 | Ethan Thomas | PW50 | 62 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | Ronnie Evans | PW50 | 54 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | 87 | Billy Plummer | PW50 | 48 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Tommi Jones | PW50 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | 7 | Harrison Fry | PW50 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Results of E3 MX Auto – Overall
| Pos | No. | Name | Class | Total points | R1. | R2. | R3. | R4. | R5. | R6. |
| 1 | 7 | Kaylum Clark | E3 Auto | 255 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 36 | 41 | 45 |
| 2 | 15 | Hunter Dunstan | E3 Auto | 244 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 45 | 43 |
| 3 | 14 | Oliver Harrington | E3 Auto | 240 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 37 | 43 | 29 |
| 4 | 245 | Cooper Swan | E3 Auto | 233 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 36 | 39 |
| 5 | 3 | Carter Goodwill-Bagan | E3 Auto | 209 | 41 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 36 |
| 6 | 16 | Maddox Knifton | E3 Auto | 207 | 39 | 29 | 36 | 29 | 37 | 37 |
| 7 | 10 | Theo Hancock | E3 Auto | 206 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 29 | 41 |
| 8 | 4 | Gunnar Day | E3 Auto | 206 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 39 | 28 |
| 9 | 2 | Apollo Newton | E3 Auto | 182 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 33 |
| 10 | 13 | Ollie Smillie | E3 Auto | 180 | 36 | 37 | — | 41 | 35 | 31 |
| 11 | 5 | Harri Fisher | E3 Auto | 178 | 33 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 33 | 35 |
| 12 | 1 | Alfie Jenkins | E3 Auto | 158 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 21 |
| 13 | 8 | Myles Chee | E3 Auto | 157 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| 14 | 17 | Connie Walker | E3 Auto | 151 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
| 15 | 9 | Poppy James | E3 Auto | 150 | 21 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 |
| 16 | 11 | Tommy OCallaghan | E3 Auto | 141 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| 17 | 88 | Boyd Musgrave | E3 Auto | 139 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| 18 | 6 | Harry Powell | E3 Auto | 133 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Results of E5 MX Auto – Overall
| Pos | No. | Name | Class | Total points | R1. | R2. | R3. | R4. | R5. | R6. |
| 1 | 5 | Oakley Jones | E5 Auto | 120 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 2 | 8 | Oaklie Seldon | E5 Auto | 96 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| 3 | 9 | Carson Robinson | E5 Auto | 90 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | Alfie James | E5 Auto | 80 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 5 | 7 | Reggie England | E5 Auto | 64 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | Nicolas Lange | E5 Auto | 63 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 7 | 3 | Ortus Alexander Simons | E5 Auto | 54 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | 1 | Albert James Mills | E5 Auto | 19 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Results of E65 MX Auto – Overall
| Pos | No. | Name | Class | Total points | R1. | R2. | R3. | R4. | R5. | R6. |
| 1 | 10 | Frank Wallis | E65 | 120 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 2 | 3 | Nicolas Lange | E65 | 96 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 |
| 3 | 55 | Ortus Alexander Simons | E65 | 96 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
