Round 8 of the 2021 Nora MX Quadcross Championship event was hosted at the Milton Malsor MX Park set in Northamptonshire. It was originally planned at Ringmer but cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.
Report by Tracy Thacker – Images courtesy of John Cook
In Race 1 of the Pro / Pro Am group, Dafydd Davies took an early lead holding the advantage throughout to take a great win. Harry Walker held second, behind Mark McLernon was on a charge recovering from a slow start to blast into third in the final few laps passing Dean Dillon who took fourth.
Race 2 started with an early lead for Mark McLernon but the pressure from behind was strong with Dafydd Davies blasting into the lead but he seemed to be struggling with the bike dropping back to fourth leaving Mark McLernon to take his first win of the day. Jamie Morgan held third for most of the race but came under pressure in the final few laps. Oli Sansom fought from a slow start to take second with Dean Dillon on a charge fighting through to take third, Jamie Morgan stuck close to him taking fourth with Dean Dillon back to fifth.
In the final Pro / Pro Am race of the day Dafydd Davies took the lead from the start but there was a close battle he was challenged by Mark McLernon who moved ahead at the halfway point and taking a second win. Behind, disaster struck with Dafydd Davies left track side with mechanical problems. Jamie Morgan tucked into second with Dean Dillon third but was strongly challenged by Oli Sansom who moved ahead but he didn’t get away with Dean Dillon re-taking that third place at the flag, much to the delight of his supporters.
The Clubman Elite raced with the Masters A group, Race 1 started with an early lead for Luke Berlyn, who held the advantage throughout to take a great win. Behind by Zak Beevers tucked into second but was challenged by Marcus Sprason who fought back to take second on the final lap. Llestyn Rees took fourth.
In Race 2 Marcus Sprason didn’t leave anything to chance, taking an early lead but Luke Berlyn fought back from a slow start to take the lead in the final few laps. Liam Garbett tucked in behind holding third until passed by Dylan Mckenna.
In the final race of the day, Luke Berlyn took a third great win, after fighting past Marcus Sprason. This time Dylan Mckenna held the advantage over Liam Garbett and took third.
The overall standings saw Berlyn flanked on the podium by Sprason and Mckenna. In the Masters A category Paul Winrow rolled back the years with maximum points. Johnathan Mcknight was second and Edward Davies was third.
In the Clubman / Masters B group, Will Mead had a good day taking three great wins and holding the championship lead. Kieran Johnson was at the helm of the Intermediate class with two moto victories to his name and over in the Ladies Nicole Lowry went three from three for the overall.
Ross Dillon was super in the 250’s ahead Josh Mcknight and Andrew Black. Seth Balaam was consistent and with one moto win he would take 100cc overall over double moto victor Reggie Binskin with Luca Shaw third. In the 50cc Bentley Don Garrett took the win ahead of Macson Lorton.
Results
Pro
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Mark McLernon | 115 | 35 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Dafydd Davies | 102 | 40 | 35 | 27 |
| 3 | Dean Dillon (U21) | 99 | 33 | 31 | 35 |
| 4 | Jamie Morgan | 97 | 27 | 33 | 37 |
| 5 | Oli Sansom | 95 | 25 | 37 | 33 |
| 6 | Jack Naylor | 89 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| 7 | Sheldon Seal | 84 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| 8 | Zak Orchard (U21) | 82 | 26 | 25 | 31 |
| 9 | Harry Walker | 63 | 37 | 26 | – |
| 10 | Jack Holmes | 56 | 29 | 27 | – |
Pro-Am
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Alfie Walker (U21) | 114 | 40 | 37 | 37 |
| 2 | Aaron Haslett | 112 | 37 | 40 | 35 |
| 3 | Kyle Murphy | 104 | 33 | 31 | 40 |
| 4 | Kevin Meenagh | 103 | 35 | 35 | 33 |
| 5 | Chad Beevers | 95 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
Clubman Elite
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Luke Berlyn | 120 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Marcus Sprason | 111 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| 3 | Dylan Mckenna | 101 | 31 | 35 | 35 |
| 4 | Liam Garbett | 93 | 27 | 33 | 33 |
| 5 | Scott Berlyn | 89 | 29 | 31 | 29 |
| 6 | Iestyn Rees (U21) | 88 | 33 | 27 | 28 |
| 7 | Laurence Stopps | 82 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| 8 | Joe Pryke | 78 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
| 9 | Jamie Bone | 71 | 25 | 29 | 17 |
| 10 | Catrin Davies | 67 | 22 | 21 | 24 |
| 11 | Daniel Scott Evans | 66 | 24 | 17 | 25 |
| 12 | Justin Parry | 64 | 19 | 24 | 21 |
| 13 | Sonney Ward | 64 | 23 | 23 | 18 |
| 14 | George Oliver | 61 | 14 | 16 | 31 |
| 15 | Aaron Herbert | 61 | 16 | 22 | 23 |
| 16 | Jacob Atkinson | 61 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| 17 | Harry Grant | 58 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| 18 | Bradley Watson | 52 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
| 19 | Axel Bone (U21) | 46 | 20 | 26 | – |
| 20 | Zak Beevers (U21) | 35 | 35 | – | – |
| 21 | Dan Chamberlain | 34 | 18 | – | 16 |
Masters A
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Paul Winrow | 120 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Johnathan Mcknight | 107 | 35 | 37 | 35 |
| 3 | Edward Davies | 102 | 37 | 28 | 37 |
| 4 | Darren Bridge | 101 | 33 | 35 | 33 |
| 5 | Chris Keitch | 93 | 29 | 33 | 31 |
| 6 | keith Harden | 85 | 27 | 31 | 27 |
| 7 | Geoff Otway | 83 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
| 8 | Gary Jones | 81 | 26 | 29 | 26 |
| 9 | John Hall | 60 | 31 | – | 29 |
Clubman
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Will Mead | 120 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Harry Koller | 100 | 37 | 37 | 26 |
| 3 | Connor Paxton | 96 | 33 | 28 | 35 |
| 4 | Luke Brown | 93 | 21 | 35 | 37 |
| 5 | Jack Shone | 91 | 25 | 33 | 33 |
| 6 | Gary Griffin | 87 | 29 | 31 | 27 |
| 7 | Iwan Jones | 86 | 31 | 26 | 29 |
| 8 | Adam Lomas | 76 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
| 9 | Mckenzie Evans | 71 | 20 | 23 | 28 |
| 10 | Zack Hull | 71 | 27 | 20 | 24 |
| 11 | Joe Sharp | 69 | 23 | 21 | 25 |
| 12 | Lewis Painter | 62 | 35 | 27 | – |
| 13 | Bleddyn Jones | 60 | – | 29 | 31 |
| 14 | Jamie Smith | 48 | 26 | 22 | – |
| 15 | Tom Miller | 48 | 24 | 24 | – |
| 16 | Dan Shellard | 22 | 22 | – | – |
Masters B
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Matthew Kirk | 111 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| 2 | Stumpy Lawrence (V) | 106 | 40 | 33 | 33 |
| 3 | Mark Smith | 91 | 21 | 35 | 35 |
| 4 | Mathew Parry | 90 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
| 5 | David Hull | 86 | 33 | 22 | 31 |
| 6 | Mark Moseley (V) | 83 | 25 | 29 | 29 |
| 7 | Christopher Gyles (V) | 80 | 29 | 25 | 26 |
| 8 | Rick Jones (V) | 79 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| 9 | Steven Smart | 79 | 28 | 28 | 23 |
| 10 | Chris Watson (V) | 73 | 22 | 24 | 27 |
| 11 | Danny Gilligan | 71 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
| 12 | Jason Hall | 52 | 26 | 26 | – |
| 13 | Nik Blythe(V) | 44 | 23 | 21 | – |
| 14 | Kevin Sumbler (V) | 20 | 20 | – | – |
Ladies
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Nicole Lowry (L) | 120 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Shelley Smart (L) | 111 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| 3 | Chloe Keitch (L) | 103 | 33 | 35 | 35 |
| 4 | Susan Coalter (L) | 95 | 29 | 33 | 33 |
| 5 | Shanice Mott (L) | 93 | 35 | 27 | 31 |
| 6 | Amelia Mead | 89 | 31 | 31 | 27 |
| 7 | Maddie Martin | 85 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| 8 | Carly Sewell (L) | 84 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Intermediates
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Kieren Johnson | 115 | 40 | 40 | 35 |
| 2 | Fergus Macdonald | 102 | 35 | 27 | 40 |
| 3 | Max Turner | 102 | 37 | 28 | 37 |
| 4 | David Marriott | 99 | 29 | 37 | 33 |
| 5 | Nicole Lowry (L) | 97 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
| 6 | Gavin Roach | 94 | 31 | 35 | 28 |
| 7 | Shelley Smart (L) | 88 | 28 | 31 | 29 |
| 8 | Alfie North | 82 | 26 | 29 | 27 |
| 9 | Tom Welch | 76 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| 10 | Benjamin Woodhead | 72 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
| 11 | James Lees | 67 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| 12 | Samual Jenkins | 65 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
| 13 | Myles Mott | 61 | 27 | 8 | 26 |
| 14 | Stephen Claro | 61 | 20 | 22 | 19 |
| 15 | Ewan Packman | 58 | 18 | 19 | 21 |
| 16 | Chloe Keitch (L) | 57 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
| 17 | Archie Welch | 56 | 12 | 24 | 20 |
| 18 | James Scott | 51 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| 19 | Shanice Mott (L) | 48 | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| 20 | Susan Coalter (L) | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Amelia Mead | 41 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| 22 | Karl Pilcher | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| 23 | Jason Dickins | 39 | 17 | 13 | 9 |
| 24 | Carly Sewell (L) | 35 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
| 25 | Maddie Martin | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| 26 | Russ Wells | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 27 | Ryan Higgs | 25 | – | 17 | 8 |
250cc
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Ross Dillon (A) | 120 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Josh Mcknight | 117 | 40 | 40 | 37 |
| 3 | Andrew Black (G) | 114 | 37 | 37 | 40 |
| 4 | Louie Holt (A) | 105 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 5 | Connor Yates (A) | 99 | 31 | 31 | 37 |
| 6 | Aled Davies | 99 | 35 | 31 | 33 |
| 7 | Frank Marston (A) | 99 | 33 | 37 | 29 |
| 8 | Lewis Humphris | 97 | 27 | 35 | 35 |
| 9 | Kieran Marriott | 95 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
| 10 | Morgan Junge | 93 | 29 | 33 | 31 |
| 11 | Riley Honor | 90 | 31 | 28 | 31 |
| 12 | Alfie Pennington | 84 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
| 13 | Rylee Marshall | 84 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
| 14 | Charlie Eaton (A) | 83 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| 15 | Luke Dillon (A) | 83 | 37 | 22 | 24 |
| 16 | Ellie Stott (A) | 79 | 28 | 29 | 22 |
| 17 | Shane Havard Evans (A) | 77 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
| 18 | Danny Junge | 77 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| 19 | Taylor Hyndman (A) | 77 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| 20 | Logan Paxton | 76 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| 21 | Harry Terrell (A) | 70 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| 22 | Arthur McDonald (A) | 60 | – | 27 | 33 |
| 23 | Aleix Edmed-Kellaway | 50 | – | 24 | 26 |
100cc
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Seth Balaam (G) | 114 | 37 | 40 | 37 |
| 2 | Reggie Binskin (G) | 107 | 40 | 27 | 40 |
| 3 | Luca Shaw (G) | 107 | 35 | 37 | 35 |
| 4 | Amelia Talent (G) | 97 | 33 | 31 | 33 |
| 5 | Seth Terrell (A) | 89 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| 6 | Ethan Legg (G) | 89 | 26 | 35 | 28 |
| 7 | Olly McDonald (G) | 88 | 29 | 28 | 31 |
| 8 | Liam McGowan | 87 | 28 | 33 | 26 |
| 9 | Harriet Mewse (A) | 79 | 27 | 25 | 27 |
| 10 | Malachy McKenna (G) | 76 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
| 11 | Beatrix Drinkwater (A) | 72 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 12 | Josh Smart (A) | 68 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| 13 | Ella Robe (A) | 67 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| 14 | Bentley Don Garrett (50) | 63 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 15 | Sion Jones (A) | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 16 | Beau Terrell (A) | 57 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| 17 | Keian Willis (A) | 53 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| 18 | Macson Lorton (50) | 52 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
50cc
| Pos | Competitor | Points | R1 | R2 | R3 |
| 1 | Bentley Don Garrett (50) | 120 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Macson Lorton (50) | 111 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
