Gilbert & Spinks outfox their rivals! 2022 Bridgestone British Masters Finale – Race Report & Results

Josh Gilbert and his SC Sporthomes Husqvarna came, saw, and concurred the sixth and final round of this year’s Bridgestone Masters of Motocross at the iconic Foxhill Moto Parc, but John Adamson (ASA United Gas Gas), without his seat in race two, won the Pro MX1 championship.

Race Report and Images by Dick Law

Josh Spinks (KTM) won the Pro MX2 overall, but with season-long high place finishes, Alfie Jones (Chambers Husqvarna) won the championship for the second time.

Josh Spinks and Liam Garland

Someone turned the heat off! The hilly circuit near Swindon in Wiltshire was sunny all weekend, but a chilly northeast breeze had everyone grabbing for their hoodies and coats, but out on the tack, the, for the most part, full start lines provided hot and close racing.

Pro qualifying was all about the SC Sporthomes Husqvarna as Gilbert set the fastest time by a large margin. Still, his teammate Evgeny Bobryshev, who was making his return to racing after getting permission from the countries governing bodies, was a second, with Adamson third. On the MX2 side of things, Liam Garland (Kawasaki) set the fifth fastest time overall but was the fastest MX2 rider.

Gilbert got the holeshot at the start of the first combined Pro MX1 and MX2 race from Bobryshev, Dan Thornhill (Cab Screens Crescent Yamaha), Charlie Putnam (SC Sporthomes Husqvarna), Josh Spinks (KTM) and Garland.

It looked like the SC Sporthomes Husqvarna teammates were going to run away with the race, but at the end of lap three, Bobryshev, while trying to stay with Gilbert, landed from one of the track’s big uphill double jumps, and his machine came to a stop, luckily close to the work area. Unfortunately, it was later discovered a simple fuse had blown on his bike. With the fuse replaced, Bobryshev returned to the race a couple of laps down to get some track time.

Thornhill had taken over the second place, with Adamson coming from seventh to third place.

Putnam and James Hutchinson (KTM) seemed to spend most of the race bettering each other, and it looked like it was getting a bit personal from time to time.

Charlie Putnam

Spinks, on his MX2 machine, was holding his own against the bigger MX1s as he spent most of the race and finished fourth on the track, but the first MX2 rider home. Garland gave him a good run for his money until a bolt in the rear subframe on his Kawasaki broke, and he had to pull out of the race.

Jones didn’t get the start he wanted and rounded the first turn in thirteenth place. But, almost unnoticed by the large crowd, he worked his way up to fifth on the track, but the second MX2.

Alfie Jones

The start of race two was almost a carbon copy of the first as, once again, Gilbert got the Holeshot from Bobryshev, Thornhill, Adamson, and Knight with Spinks and Garland, the lead two MX2 riders in sixth and seventh places.

For lap after lap, Bobryshev kept pace with the leader Gilbert. But as the race time wound down, Bobryshev’s lack of race time started to show, and he was forced to slow down.

Josh Spinks

Meanwhile, Adamson had caught and passed Thornhill for third place, and it looked like he might catch Bobryshev before the end of the race. That was till his seat and rear mudguard detached from his Gas Gas, and he had to ride the rest of the race sitting on the frame and battery of the bike.

He dropped to sixth place at the flag, but as it was two MX2 riders of Spinks and Garland, he still finished fourth MX1 and became the new champion.

Once again, Jones didn’t get the best of starts but fought his way from tenth to seventh but third MX2 home.

Gilbert was the overall Pro MX1 winner with two race wins from Thornhill and new champion Adamson, but in the Pro MX2s, it was Spinks from champion Jones with Ben Franklin third.

“I have had a spank on the bum for not riding the well today,” said a happy new champion Adamson, “But it’s nice to get the MX1 championship wrapped up. I think I will be sitting on a cushion on the long drive back to Scotland”.

Jones said with Champagne dripping from his nose and chin, “I am over the moon with winning this MX2 championship. It’s been a good year for me, my first in the Pro’s as the class is so intense, but I just kept my head down all year and tried to be as consistent as possible and happy to get the job done two years in a row”.

Overall MX1 winner Gilbert said, “I think they did an excellent job with the track, and it’s been perfect all day. It’s nice to have a perfect day, as in the fastest qualifier and two race wins. I felt comfortable all day with great results”.

John Adamson – MX1 Pro Champ

Thornhill, who was second overall in the MX1 class, said, “It’s been a very good day as it’s a step in the right direction after my injury. The last couple of national rounds has been good to me as I am getting my flow back again. It’s a shame it’s the end of the season, but I am looking forward to some time off and then getting ready for 2023 and a new challenge”.

MX2 overall winner Spinks said, “This is only the second round of this championship I have done this year. I love this track, for I felt comfortable from the beginning of practice and backed them up with two race wins. I am excited to come back next year as it’s a great series”.

Adam Wells (Gas Gas) Amateur MX1

It was all about the wildcard rider in the Amateur MX1s as with two race wins, a second and an eighth place Adam Wells (Gas Gas) won the overall from race four winner George Clarke (Honda) and Mark Young (Honda) and all three were wildcards. Rob Wood (Husqvarna) was the highest place championship points scorer in fourth, with Simon Booth (KTM) sixth. Harry Bradley (Kawasaki) was injured coming to the meeting and did just enough to clinch the 2022 Amateur MX1 championship from Jamie Fort (Honda) and booth.

Aaron Ongley (KTM), Travis Steels (Gas Gas) and Adam Harris (Fantic) Amateur MX2

It was close at the top of the Amateur MX2s with Aaron Ongley (KTM) with four wins from four starts, with Adam Harris (Fantic) second and with Travis Steels (Gas Gas) in third place, some sixteen points behind the leader Ongley. But when the points were totalled up, Steels had done just enough to win the championship by seven points from Ongley, with Harris third.

James Thompson (Kawasaki) and Matthew Fuller (Gas Gas) Clubman

Two race wins, and two-second place gave James Thompson (Kawasaki) the Clubman class overall win and, with it, the 2022 championship. But Adam Paxton (Honda) pushed him all the way to the very end as he finished second overall on the day and second in the championship, just two points behind the winner Thompson.

Tyla Hooley

Tyla Hooley (ASA United Gas Gas) is the 125cc 2022 champion by just six points from Henry Siddiqui (KTM). But that doesn’t tell half the story, as Hooley broke his collarbone about a month ago and had it plated, but that didn’t stop him racing. He crashed early on Saturday and broke some of his teeth. So, he wasn’t at his best-come racing. With a couple of wins, Wildcard rider Wal Beaney (KTM) won the overall from Siddiqui and Luke Dean (Fantic), with Hooley down in sixth place. But when the points were totalled up, Hooley was champion by just six points from Siddiqui and with Jordan Keogh third.

Ben Zeale

Wildcard riders filled the top two places in the MXY2s as Bayliss Utting (KTM) and Mckenzie Marshall (Yamaha) were first and second overall, separated by a single point, but in the championship, Ben Zeale (KTM), who was third on the weekend, was the winner from Callum Murfitt (KTM) and Joshua Bassett (Gas Gas).

The continuing intense battle between Josh Vail (SSP Moto Husqvarna) and Billy Askew (GRT KTM) throughout the year has been getting closer and closer. The pair shared the wins and second places over the weekend and finished on the same number of points. But when the points were totalled up, Askew was the champion from Vail, with Conor McGrath (KTM) a distant third.

 

Robbie Daly (KTM), with three race wins and a second place, won the overall and, with it, the small wheel 85 championship. Alfie Geddes-Green (Matt Pope MC Gas Gas) was second on the weekend and the championship.

Arthur Moore (RMJ KTM) and Mart Spires (DBC MC KTM) tied on pints after the weekend of racing in the juniors 65’s, with wildcard Casey Lister (Gas Gas) third and with Riley Ray Barrow just missing out on a top three position. But in the final championship standings, Spires is the champion from Moore and Cohen Jagielski (Fasteddy Gas Gas).

And that’s a wrap for the year.

Results

Pro MX1

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2
1 Josh Gilbert 90 45 45
2 Dan Thornhill 84 43 41
3 John Adamson 80 41 39
4 Evgeny Bobryshev 75 32 43
5 James Hutchinson 72 39 33
6 Louie Kessel 70 33 37
7 Charlie Putnam 70 35 35
8 Drew Anderson 68 34 34
9 Liam Knight 37 37

Pro MX2

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2
1 Josh Spinks 90 45 45
2 Alfie Jones 84 43 41
3 Ben Franklin 78 39 39
4 Rory Jones 74 37 37
5 Daniel Hutchinson 69 34 35
6 Ollie Colmer 69 35 34
7 Liam Garland 43 43
8 Charlie Cole 41 41
9 Callum Mitchell 33 33

Amateur MX1

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Adam Wells(W) 166 45 33 45 43
2 George Clarke (W) 164 43 37 39 45
3 Mark Young (W) 161 41 45 34 41
4 Rob Wood 150 37 39 43 31
5 Brad Wheeler (W) 146 39 43 35 29
6 Simon Booth 142 34 41 30 37
7 Kieran Yorke (W) 132 26 34 37 35
8 Jamie Fort 132 33 32 33 34
9 Bradley Flagg (w) 131 30 31 31 39
10 Josh Greedy 129 31 29 41 28
11 Sean Williamson 117 25 28 32 32
12 Jamie Dixon 110 28 27 28 27
13 Fraser Gardiner 106 29 25 26 26
14 Arai Elcock (w) 101 24 18 29 30
15 Charlie Way (w) 100 32 35 33
16 Lewis Huckerby 95 22 24 25 24
17 John joe Wright 92 23 23 24 22
18 Ryan Osborn (W) 82 21 19 19 23
19 Kyle Creevy 81 17 22 23 19
20 Richard carter (W) 76 18 16 21 21
21 Harry Bradley 65 35 30
22 Jake Hall (W) 65 12 14 22 17
23 Aiden Maloney 65 14 15 20 16
24 Liam Piggford 63 15 13 17 18
25 Connor Dickens 58 13 12 18 15
26 Sam Gabriel (w) 57 20 17 20
27 Christopher Wratten 53 27 26
28 Ross Millard (W) 52 27 25
29 Stevie Edmonds 49 8 11 16 14
30 Scotty williamson (W) 45 9 8 15 13
31 Callum Gordon 40 19 21
32 Ross Millard (W) 36 16 20
33 Levi Austin (W) 20 11 9
34 Hayden Carter (W) 20 10 10

Amateur MX2

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Aaron Ongley 180 45 45 45 45
2 Adam Harris 170 43 43 41 43
3 Travis Steels 164 41 39 43 41
4 Jaydon Murphy (W) 148 33 41 37 37
5 Mitchell Warhurst 144 37 37 35 35
6 Bailey Betsworth 142 34 35 34 39
7 Jesse Wren 127 29 33 33 32
8 Alfie Calvert 124 28 30 32 34
9 Mitch Armour 121 26 31 31 33
10 Sam Ongley 117 30 28 29 30
11 Grant Martin (W) 110 25 26 30 29
12 Ricky Carter (W) 106 24 29 28 25
13 Ben Clark 105 35 39 31
14 Ashley Surridge 100 22 24 26 28
15 Ben White (w) 99 20 25 27 27
16 Jake Barker (W) 93 21 21 25 26
17 Ashley Locke (W) 89 18 23 24 24
18 Charlie Parker 85 17 22 23 23
19 Harvey Cashmore 66 32 34
20 Ryan Allison (W) 66 39 27
21 Charlie Razzell 59 27 32
22 Ross Dean (W) 58 16 20 22
23 Robbie Hollis 38 19 19
24 Archie Hicks (W) 31 31
25 Michael Parsons 23 23
26 Tom Evans (w) 15 15

125’s

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Wal Beaney (W) 170 39 41 45 45
2 Henry Siddiqui 168 43 39 43 43
3 Luke Dean(w) 168 45 45 39 39
4 Neville Bradshaw 162 41 43 37 41
5 Tyla Hooley 152 37 37 41 37
6 Raife Broadley 140 35 35 35 35
7 Jordan Keogh 136 34 34 34 34
8 Reece Jones 132 33 33 33 33
9 Wesley McGovin (W) 128 32 32 32 32
10 Jude Turton 117 28 29 31 29
11 Ryan Waggott(W) 113 29 31 23 30
12 Dan Arkell 111 26 24 30 31
13 Luke Kennett (W) 109 25 28 28 28
14 Cameron Jackson (W) 106 27 30 26 23
15 Kyron Carron 99 30 25 17 27
16 Charlie Hucklebridge (W) 97 22 27 24 24
17 Harry Barker 95 21 23 25 26
18 Ollie Samways 80 16 22 22 20
19 Adam Dyer (W) 79 24 26 29
20 Oli Wickers 77 18 21 21 17
21 Robert Storer 75 23 27 25
22 Louis Perrin-Brown 75 17 20 19 19
23 Owen Richards (W) 73 15 19 18 21
24 Thomas McLean 64 14 17 15 18
25 Charlie Simons 63 13 18 16 16
26 Archie Fremel (W) 62 20 20 22
27 David Colton 49 19 16 14
28 Louis Vincent (w) 31 31
29 Roman York 12 12

Clubman

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 James Thompson 176 43 45 45 43
2 Adam Paxton 170 39 43 43 45
3 Tallon Aspden (w) 164 45 39 39 41
4 Matthew Fuller 140 35 33 33 39
5 Jacob Bell 130 32 31 34 33
6 Josh Jones (W) 129 29 30 35 35
7 Mitchil Collins 123 33 32 27 31
8 Lee Clarkson (w) 123 41 41 41
9 Luke Price (W) 113 26 22 28 37
10 Kieron McAvory (W) 111 37 37 37
11 Jake Loveridge (W) 111 31 28 24 28
12 Joe Sargent 106 28 25 23 30
13 Richy Roberts (w) 103 34 35 34
14 Aidan Carney 101 27 26 21 27
15 Kane fisher (W) 100 24 24 30 22
16 Mark Kinsley (w) 92 20 23 25 24
17 Matthew Jones 91 6 34 22 29
18 Ryan Davies (W) 91 23 17 26 25
19 Liam Deegan 85 13 29 20 23
20 Max Wood 83 25 27 31
21 Ben Hughes 73 21 15 19 18
22 Colby walker (W) 70 15 16 18 21
23 Richard Evans 65 19 14 32
24 Joshua Young 64 9 29 26
25 Joshua Keogh (W) 62 14 11 17 20
26 Scott Isherwood 61 18 12 14 17
27 Alex Harvey 58 22 20 16
28 Colin McLuckie 51 30 21
29 Max Aspden (W) 47 10 8 15 14
30 Robert Williams 45 8 10 12 15
31 Jed Rawlings (W) 41 12 13 16
32 Chris Elcock 39 9 7 11 12
33 Dan Best (W) 35 16 19
34 Rory Wootton (w) 35 17 18
35 Richy Roberts (w) 32 32
36 Callum Swan (W) 32 13 19
37 Hannah Jones 31 5 4 9 13
38 Jamie Epplestone (W) 19 4 5 10
39 Charlie Sutton 13 7 6
40 Josh Ithell 11 11
41 Phil West 6 3 3

MXY2

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Bayliss Utting (W) 165 34 41 45 45
2 Mckenzie Marshall (w) 164 45 35 43 41
3 Ben Zeale 160 43 45 39 33
4 Josh Bassett 151 30 43 35 43
5 Callum Murfitt 151 37 34 41 39
6 Kayde Rayns 146 39 39 33 35
7 Luke Southern 143 41 31 34 37
8 Liam Bennett 137 33 33 37 34
9 Jamie Watson 131 35 37 32 27
10 Tye Jones 127 32 32 31 32
11 Lewis Bethell 109 25 28 25 31
12 Jack Dando(w) 108 29 27 23 29
13 Jack Wilson 107 28 26 30 23
14 Jamie Collins 103 27 24 24 28
15 Syd Putnam 94 31 4 29 30
16 Harrison Drewell 93 20 25 26 22
17 Teddy Hyde 92 23 23 22 24
18 Levi Saunders 88 21 22 20 25
19 Harvey Antrobus 82 26 29 27
20 Corey Collins 80 24 30 26
21 Tristan Daniels 74 16 21 17 20
22 sonny shipton 73 22 2 28 21
23 Max Agar (W) 71 17 15 21 18
24 Danny Moore (W) 69 19 17 18 15
25 Corey Gordon 64 18 18 15 13
26 Mitchell Conway 62 15 19 11 17
27 Owen Wildish-Conway 60 14 11 19 16
28 Callum Feely (W) 52 12 12 14 14
29 Leyton Duffy 51 16 16 19
30 Sonny May 45 13 10 12 10
31 Jack Hollamby 44 10 9 13 12
32 Harley Mower (W) 38 8 14 9 7
33 Jack Ranner 35 9 8 7 11
34 Joe Grace 31 7 6 10 8
35 Mackenzie Marshall 26 5 7 5 9
36 Fenton Rayns 25 6 5 8 6
37 Jake Capps 24 11 13
38 Charlie Nudds 23 3 20
39 Tommy Gibbard 18 4 3 6 5

Big Wheel 85

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Josh Vail 176 43 43 45 45
2 Billy Askew 176 45 45 43 43
3 Charlie Richmond 158 41 35 41 41
4 Freddie Gardiner (W) 154 37 39 39 39
5 Chester Hyde 154 39 41 37 37
6 Conor McGrath 141 34 37 35 35
7 Lucy Barker 136 35 34 34 33
8 Jack Brearey 131 33 31 33 34
9 Oakley Kettle 122 29 33 29 31
10 Sebastian Moore 119 30 32 30 27
11 Casey Kennett 113 28 29 27 29
12 Tristan McGrath (w) 107 26 28 25 28
13 Aston Over 103 27 27 24 25
14 Robert Wood 102 25 25 26 26
15 Rocco Hands (W) 96 32 32 32
16 Braidy Tucker 96 24 26 22 24
17 Jayden Williams 92 23 24 23 22
18 Zane Sibley – Deakin (W) 89 31 30 28
19 Harley Quinn (W) 86 19 23 21 23
20 Holly Williams 84 22 22 20 20
21 Harvey Hunt (W) 81 21 21 18 21
22 Sophie Jones 78 20 20 19 19
23 Riley Small 61 31 30

Small Wheel 85

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Robbie Daly 178 45 43 45 45
2 Alfie Geddes-Green 174 43 45 43 43
3 Sonny Rooney 158 39 41 39 39
4 Joel Winstanley-Dawson 156 41 33 41 41
5 Maison Jones 150 37 39 37 37
6 Jack Leese 136 33 35 33 35
7 Travis Bixby 136 34 37 31 34
8 Ethan Jordan 134 35 34 34 31
9 Marley Alder (w) 125 31 32 30 32
10 Jaxon Haswell 109 25 27 28 29
11 Hosh Hitchinson (W) 108 27 24 27 30
12 Lucas Lee 107 8 31 35 33
13 Harley O’Callaghan (W) 105 28 26 24 27
14 Stanley Siebert (W) 103 30 30 32 11
15 Zachary Howells (w) 98 22 25 23 28
16 Ollie Jewitt 97 23 23 25 26
17 Halim Own (W) 96 26 19 29 22
18 Harvey Collins 95 19 29 22 25
19 Ellis Nelson 95 24 22 26 23
20 Jordan Kinsella 91 18 28 21 24
21 Charlie Ward 76 21 21 14 20
22 Kathan Hoban (W) 71 17 17 18 19
23 Mason Zaccardelli (W) 64 15 11 17 21
24 Harley Ince (W) 64 16 18 16 14
25 Leo Self 63 29 15 19
26 Chase Panter 60 20 20 20
27 Louie Pritchard (W) 58 13 14 13 18
28 Jamie Prentice 56 12 12 15 17
29 Ryan Prentice 54 14 13 12 15
30 Harley Pastoor 52 9 16 11 16
31 Archie Edwards (W) 48 32 8 8
32 Charlie Hollamby (W) 44 11 10 10 13
33 Lewis Day (w) 40 10 9 9 12

Junior 65’s

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3 R4
1 Arthur Moore 170 45 37 43 45
2 Marty Spires 170 41 43 45 41
3 Casey Lister (W) 162 43 45 31 43
4 Riley ray Barrow (W) 152 37 39 39 37
5 Nixon Coppins 145 35 34 37 39
6 Jamie Thorpe 137 34 35 35 33
7 Leo Wilson 133 39 41 41 12
8 Jett Gardiner (W) 127 30 30 33 34
9 Caiden Brand 127 32 33 30 32
10 Cohen Jagielski 121 20 32 34 35
11 Arthur King 121 33 27 32 29
12 Harry Hall 120 31 31 28 30
13 Tommy Hutchinson (W) 115 28 29 27 31
14 Teddy Merriman 106 26 26 26 28
15 Chad Prince 101 25 24 25 27
16 William Macaulay 101 24 25 29 23
17 Jamie Currie 96 29 20 23 24
18 Harry Cuddy 94 23 21 24 26
19 Alan Thomson 90 22 22 21 25
20 Ronan Watson (W) 77 27 28 22
21 Remi Wigglesworth 76 17 19 20 20
22 Junior Wigglesworth 75 19 17 18 21
23 Sonny Burton 69 15 15 17 22
24 Jakson Ross 67 18 16 19 14
25 Freddie Gurney (W) 60 21 23 16
26 Charley Gerrard 59 14 18 14 13
27 Jack Masters (W) 52 12 11 11 18
28 Angelica Bennett (W) 50 10 13 12 15
29 Riley Harrap (W) 48 13 9 9 17
30 Rico Bicker (W) 47 11 10 10 16
31 Alfie Cotter (w) 46 12 15 19
32 Zach White (W) 43 16 14 13

Final championship positions

Pro MX1:
1 Adamson 342, 2 Gilbert 309, 3 Knight 287, 4 Thornhill 282, 5 Putnam 233, 6 Anderson 172, 7 Todd 155, 8 D Hutchinson 133, 9 J Hutchinson 129, 10 Young 114.

Pro MX2:

1 A Jones 331, 2 Mitchell 272, 3 Spinks 174, 4 Collings 152, 5 R Jones 142, 6 Cole 109, 7 Hall 107, 8 Nunn 99, 9 Franklin 95, 10 Kellett 95.

Amateur MX1:
1 Bradley 868, 2 Fort 841, 3 Booth 835, 4 Greedy 761, 5 Williamson 720, 6 Dixon 670, 7 Wood 621, 8 Wright 610, 9 Huckerby 603, 10 Gordon 462.

Amateur MX2:
1 Steels 970, 2 Ongley 963, 3 Harris 890, 4 Clark 798, 5 Armour 638, 6 Warhurst 627, 7 Cashmore 618, 8 Wren 585, 9 Brough 532, 10 Surridge 466.

Clubman:
1 Thompson 913, 2 Paxton 911, 3 Collins 718, 4 McLuckie 704, 5 Fuller 655, 6 Carney 647, 7 Sargent 620, 8 Bell 618, 9 Jones 564, 10 Young 483.

125cc:
1 Hooley 895, 2 Siddiqui 889, 3 Keogh 826, 4 Bradshaw 682, 5 Carron 651, 6 Turton 650, 7 Broadley 614, 8 Arkell 610, 9 Storer 563, 10 Barker 473.

MXY2:
1 Zeale 847, 2 Murfitt 828, 3 Bassett 820, 4 Rayns 799, 5 Watson 743, 6 Southern 711, 7 J Collins 566, 8 Bethell 587, 9 C Collins 566, 10 Wilson 566.

Big wheel 85:
1 Askew 980, 2 Vail 911, 3 McGrath 725, 4 Richmond 720, 5 Barker 707, 6 Brearey 675, 7 Hyde 889, 8 Griffiths 473, 9 Wood 456, 10 Small 438.

Small wheel 85:
1 Daly 931, 2 Geddes-Green 908, 3 Winstanley-Dawson 876, 4 Rooney 821, 5 Jones 719, 6 Lee 699, 7 Jordan 685, 8 Bixby 652, 9 Haswell 611, 10 Collins 605.

Junior 65:
1 Spires 889, 2 Moore 847, 3 Jagielski 768, 4 Wilson 748, 5 Thorpe 652, 6 Brand 636, 7 King 628, 8 Merriman 596, 9 Coppins 589, 10 Cuddy 551.

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