Herlings & Chambers on top in Kent! 2024 Dirt Store ACU British Motocross Championship Round 2 – Race Report & Results

The second round of the 2024 Dirt Store ACU British Motocross Championship didn’t disappoint at Canada Heights, as the many fans in attendance were treated to some sensational action.

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With the stage set for Jeffrey Herlings and Conrad Mewse to battle it out for MX1 supremacy again, the Bullet prevailed over the Brit. Going 1-1 in fine style, the Red Bull KTM star masterfully navigated the demanding track to reign triumphant over the Crendon Tru7 Honda speedster, who went 2-2.

Securing the fastest lap time in both motos, there was no stopping Herlings on his way to victory, in his quest to get back to a level resembling his best.

Coming in third was SC Sporthomes Husqvarna’s Tristan Purdon, with him bouncing back brilliantly after an unsatisfactory opener. Having also shone in the recent Fastest40 encounter, things are positively heading in the right direction for the #41.

Then came Gabriel SS24 KTM’s Josh Gilbert, Martin Barr and Jamie Carpenter to round out the top six on what was a quality day in the premier class.

Meanwhile in MX2, and this stacked class produced even more tremendously exciting action. Rising to the occasion and handling the conditions with aplomb, Jack Chambers emerged victorious by virtue of his 2-1 moto scores. Looking terrific on the Canada Heights surface and negotiating the plethora of fierce battles, the American came up trumps to gather some crucial momentum ahead of the upcoming MX2 hit-out in Germany.

Dirt Store Kawasaki hotshot Joel Rizzi also enjoyed a memorable weekend at the office too by claiming an exceptional first moto win, where he took the holeshot and led every lap, before getting fifth in the second race following some adversity, to finish second overall.

“What a day. I got my first British race win in race one with a perfect race – holeshot and leading every lap. But frustrated how race two panned out – messed up the second corner then came from outside the top 10 to fifth. Couldn’t for the life of me make the pass for fourth even though I was quicker. But finished second overall and I’m getting better every race and proud of getting myself to where I belong,” Rizzi explained.

Cas Valk continued his promising form, for the talented Dutchman rode to third overall even though he had the pace for more, which was illustrated by him banking the fastest lap in moto two, only for poor starts to cost him.

Behind them was a host of heavy hitters such as Tommy Searle, Taylor Hammal, Dylan Walsh, Elliott Banks-Browne, Jake Nicholls and Joe Brookes occupying positions four to 10.

The entertainment extended to the 250cc, 125cc and the BW85 support classes to amplify the spectacle for the big crowd on hand.

The dual in the Youth 125cc class between Josh Vail and Jamie Keith continued with the duo trading moto wins. The overall would go the way of Vail, though, courtesy of taking the chequers in the deciding second moto. Jake Walker took the final podium position in third.

Harrison Greenough would claim the victory in the Youth 250 class with a 1-2 scorecard with Reece Jones winning the second moto, but only managing fifth overall in the standings. Tyla Hooley would pitch in with some good rides for second overall with Joel Fisher in third.

Robbie Daly made a triumphant return to race action by winning the Big Wheel 85 class over Alfie Geddes-Green in second and Hayden Statt in third.

Following an exceptional second stop on the calendar at Canada Heights, that was littered with storylines and key takeaways, all eyes will now turn to round three at Monster Mountain.

Results

MX1 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Jeffrey Herlings	50	25	25
2	Conrad Mewse	44	22	22
3	Tristan Purdon	36	20	16
4	Josh Gilbert	33	13	20
5	Martin Barr	33	18	15
6	James Carpenter	32	14	18
7	Sam Nunn	28	15	13
8	Brad Todd	26	16	10
9	Jason Meara	25	11	14
10	Dylan Woodcock	21	12	9
11	Billy Mackenzie	20	9	11
12	Dan Thornhill	18	10	8
13	Charlie Putnam	15	8	7
14	Tom Grimshaw	12	–	12
15	Ben Edwards	11	5	6
16	Louie Kessell	10	6	4
17	Tom Murphy	8	3	5
18	Ashley Greedy	7	4	3
19	Stuart Edmonds	7	7	–
20	Harry Bradley	3	2	1
21	Glen Phillips	2	–	2
22	James Cottrell	1	1	–

MX2 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Jack Chambers	47	22	25
2	Joel Rizzi	41	25	16
3	Cas Valk	40	18	22
4	Tommy Searle	35	15	20
5	Taylor Hammal	35	20	15
6	Dylan Walsh	32	14	18
7	Elliott Banks-Browne	30	16	14
8	Jake Nicholls	24	11	13
9	Ben Mustoe	24	12	12
10	Joe Brookes	24	13	11
11	Charlie Cole	17	7	10
12	Ollie Colmer	17	10	7
13	Glenn McCormick	14	6	8
14	Raife Broadley	12	8	4
15	Josh Coleman	10	5	5
16	Steven Clarke	9	–	9
17	Alfie Jones	9	9	–
18	Liam Bennett	8	2	6
19	Jamie Wainwright	5	3	2
20	Ryan Thomson	4	4	–
21	Tyler Westcott	3	–	3
22	George Hopkins	1	–	1
23	Lennox Dickinson	1	1	–

Youth 125 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Josh Vail	47	22	25
2	Jamie Keith	47	25	22
3	Jake Walker	38	20	18
4	Max Harris	32	16	16
5	Harry Lee	31	18	13
6	Lewis Spratt	30	15	15
7	Travis Laughton	26	12	14
8	Will Haddock	26	14	12
9	Joe Grainger	21	10	11
10	Charlie Richmond	20	–	20
11	Tyler Jones	19	9	10
12	Charles Hucklebridge	19	13	6
13	Reegan Rogers	16	7	9
14	Ashton Phillips	16	8	8
15	Kieran Bullock	13	6	7
16	Wesley Mcgavin	11	11	–

Youth 250 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Harrison Greenough	47	25	22
2	Tyla Hooley	42	22	20
3	Joel Fisher	36	18	18
4	Lee Cameron	36	20	16
5	Reece Jones	33	8	25
6	Levi Saunders	29	14	15
7	Shane Jones	29	15	14
8	Jack Meara	27	16	11
9	Jon Waghorn	25	12	13
10	George Corke	21	13	8
11	Corey Gordon	20	11	9
12	Max Corke	19	7	12
13	Jamie Kuehn	19	9	10
14	Harry Farlam	17	10	7

Big Wheel 85 – Overall

Pos	Competitor	Points	R1	R2
1	Robbie Daly	87	42	45
2	Alfie Geddes-Green	82	40	42
3	Hayden Statt	81	45	36
4	Finley Pickering	76	38	38
5	Brian Gyles	75	35	40
6	Joel Winstanley-Dawson	67	34	33
7	Blake Ward-Clarke	66	31	35
8	Jack Leese	64	30	34
9	Zane Stephens	62	32	30
10	Maison Jones	61	36	25
11	Jenson Severn	60	29	31
12	Christopher Brindley	52	20	32
13	Kole Nally	52	28	24
14	Alfie Herron	50	23	27
15	Stanley Siebert	50	27	23
16	Archie Stapley	48	33	15
17	Ollie Holland	47	21	26
18	William Evans	47	25	22
19	Harley O’Callaghan	44	15	29
20	Harvey Collins	44	24	20
21	Andrew Piggford	42	14	28
22	Jensen Cole	38	17	21
23	Oliver Burridge	35	18	17
24	Archie Congdon	34	16	18
25	Casey Lister	32	13	19
26	Oscar Gilham	31	19	12
27	John McCann	31	26	5
28	Ralphy-Jay Holloway	28	22	6
29	Charlie Hobden	23	12	11
30	Danny Jamel	21	5	16
31	Amon Eschoe	21	7	14
32	Charlie Ward	19	6	13
33	Oakley Skinner	19	9	10
34	Jack Bullock	19	10	9
35	Hayden Clarke	19	11	8
36	Max Gilmore	15	8	7