Nunn is number 1, but Nicholls dominates at Blaxhall! 2024 Eastern Centre MX Championship Finale – Race Report & Results

Nunn is number 1, but Nicholls dominates at Blaxhall! 2024 Eastern Centre MX Championship Finale

On Sunday, the 15th of September, the Woodbridge DMCC hosted their final race meeting for 2024 at Blaxhall with round 6 of the ACU Eastern centre championship, sponsored by Stebbings car superstore and the Norton Way Honda Group.

Race Report by Stefan Hicks – Images courtesy of Image Rich Media / Richard Blyth

A busy 12 race schedule with top Expert and fast Junior riders all gearing up for battle on one of the country’s most pristine tracks. With club member Sam Nunn (John Banks Honda) leading the championship and with his closest rival and team-mate Lewis Tombs unable to race, Nunn knew that the title could be wrapped up at his home track.


In Premier class race one, Tom Grimshaw (Apico Honda) powered his 450 to the front with Nunn and the returning Jake Nicholls (Crendon Tru7 Honda) close behind. Wildcard Chris Mills was also quick out of the gate and looked to chase down the local regulars on the first lap. Nicholls waited for the right moment to strike and flew past Grimshaw and into the lead to the delight of the crowd, while Mills made a move into third past Nunn who was having to defend from the current champion Luke Parker (MPM Kawasaki). Nicholls would then check out and go on to take the race win ahead of Grimshaw, Mills, Nunn and Parker, with Dylan Woodcock on his Honda in 6th.

Expert Champion Sam Nunn

Race Two in the Premier Class would see Tom Murphy gain the holeshot and lead in the opening lap, with Nicholls charging hard behind. Grimshaw and Nunn were locked in battle as Whittle (Lings KTM) was firmly in the top 5 as Chris Mills unfortunately didn’t finish due to bike issues. Nicholls breezed past Murphy and would lay down a brisk pace at the front, too quick for those behind leaving him to take the chequered flag for the second time. Grimshaw again in second, Murphy home in a solid third ahead of Whittle and Nunn.

Overall Expert Winner at Blaxhall Jake Nicholls

The final Premier Class race of the day, and Sam Nunn grabbed the holeshot but before he could even think about his line through the next turn, Nicholls would leap his way through into the lead and would decimate the rest of the pack from then on in. Nunn and Grimshaw again reignited their rivalry and it was latter who would move through and into second. Parker again rode well in the top five with Woodcock never too far away and Liam Bennett (Apico KTM) also showing well in the top ten. Lap after lap Nicholls would increase his lead and never put a foot wrong, crossing the line to complete a hat-trick of race wins in impressive style. Grimshaw would again finish in second ahead of the Champion elect Sam Nunn, and Parker finish fourth ahead of Woodcock.

Tom Grimshaw

The overall in the Premier Class would go to Nicholls, Grimshaw in second and Nunn in third. The Junior class overall would go to James Rowsell, ahead of Harry George and Jordan Andrews in third. Junior Championship leader Tim Warnes ended the day with seventh overall and also managed to secure the 2024 Junior title.

Junior Champion Tim Warnes

The Support Group A victory went to Jack Whitlam with a 2-2-2 ahead of Justin Whyatt and George Foames in third overall.

The Support B Group honours were taken by James Taylor with a 3-1-3 ahead of Tai Elvin-Andrews in second with a 2-3-5. In third was Aidan Weston with a 4-9-2 finish.

In group C, the overall was taken by Brendon Reeve with a 1-2-1, ahead of Joseph Mulley-Forsdike in second with a 2-1-2. In third was Wayne Fulcher with a 4-4-5 finish.

Results

Premier Experts

Pos Competitor Total Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 Jake Nicholls 75 25 25 25
2 Tom Grimshaw 66 22 22 22
3 Sam Nunn 54 18 16 20
4 Luke Parker 48 16 14 18
5 Dylan Woodcock 46 15 15 16
6 Liam Bennett 40 14 12 14
7 Tom Murphey 38 5 20 13
8 Shaun Southgate 36 11 10 15
9 Joseph Leeks 32 10 11 11
10 Declan Whittle 31 13 18
11 William Farrow 30 9 9 12
12 Max Broadbelt 25 12 13
13 Mitchell Meadows 23 6 7 10
14 Christopher Mills 23 20 3
15 Brad Woodroffe 16 8 8
16 Callum McCaul 15 6 9
17 Shane Lock 14 4 2 8
18 Kieran Clarke 14 3 4 7
19 Connor Bunkle 12 7 5
20 Finley Jarvis 7 1 6
21 Jake Brown 6 2 4
22 Cullen Hawkins 5 5
23 Oliver Brader 4 1 3
24 Joe Hall 2 2
25 Sam Arbon 1 1

Premier Juniors

Pos Competitor Total Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 James Rowsell 64 22 20 22
2 Harry George 61 25 16 20
3 Jordan Andrews 61 20 25 16
4 Alex Christopher 56 16 15 25
5 Jae Jeffries 51 15 22 14
6 Travis Bixby 50 18 14 18
7 Timothy Warnes 47 14 18 15
8 Joe Phillips 39 13 13 13
9 James Suckling 36 12 12 12
10 Alex Truslow 21 10 11
11 Matthew Pope 11 11

Support B

Pos Competitor Total Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 James Taylor 127 41 45 41
2 Tai Elvin-Andrews 121 43 41 37
3 Aidan Weston 114 39 32 43
4 Aaron Saunders 107 35 39 33
5 Robert Bond 102 45 18 39
6 Henry Crawford 101 37 33 31
7 Luke Reeve 100 28 37 35
8 Alfie Doncaster 98 34 34 30
9 Paul Hubbard 90 30 26 34
10 Joshua Andrews 88 43 45
11 Bradley Allen 87 31 24 32
12 Harry Sobkowiak 86 27 30 29
13 Alfie Self 76 25 25 26
14 Charlie Starsmoore 71 14 29 28
15 Lewis Wells 71 24 23 24
16 Nathan Lock 71 22 31 18
17 Craig Page-Baker 69 23 21 25
18 Casey Carter 69 29 17 23
19 William Mcrae 63 17 19 27
20 Sam Whittred 61 26 35
21 Ethan Hayward 60 33 27
22 Zack Kingshott 59 21 16 22
23 Jake Faulkner 49 16 12 21
24 Ewan Niblock 49 15 20 14
25 Luke Pharoah 48 20 28
26 Jake Lane 44 11 14 19
27 Toby Henderson 44 19 13 12
28 Jake Harvey 43 12 11 20
29 Lee Faulkner 40 13 10 17
30 Aaron Holden 40 10 15 15
31 Ryan Christmas 33 8 9 16
32 Haydn Martin 32 32
33 Joel Doncaster 31 9 22
34 Gene Barfield 23 6 6 11
35 Ben Carey 21 8 13
36 Finlay Whitlam 18 18
37 Kevin Rossiter 14 7 7
38 Noah Waterfield 5 5

Support C

Pos Competitor Total Points r 1 r 2 r 3
1 Brendon Reeve 133 45 43 45
2 Joseph Mulley Forsdike 131 43 45 43
3 Wayne Fulcher 115 39 39 37
4 Ben Cook 108 35 32 41
5 Samuel Cook 103 33 41 29
6 Rudi Carter 98 29 37 32
7 Jason Ramsey 96 28 33 35
8 Damian Flack 96 31 31 34
9 Shaun King 96 37 34 25
10 Josh Faulkner 95 41 35 19
11 Sam Philpott 90 30 30 30
12 Hector Storey 87 32 16 39
13 Kieran Dawson 87 27 29 31
14 Jason Turner 79 26 25 28
15 Perry Fiddy 79 34 23 22
16 Matthew Turner 77 23 28 26
17 Peter Andrews 75 24 24 27
18 Kai Ryder 65 15 26 24
19 Jake Hicks 64 16 27 21
20 Benjamin Barwick 63 25 20 18
21 Daniel Allen 55 13 19 23
22 Tony Rooke 53 19 17 17
23 Matthew Valentine 53 22 15 16
24 Adam Bird 53 18 21 14
25 Freddie Bond 51 18 33
26 Tyreece Wells 51 14 22 15
27 Paul Barwick 44 10 14 20
28 Anna Groves 39 17 11 11
29 Jason Eaves 38 12 13 13
30 Henry Fox 33 21 12
31 Michael Blaxell 30 11 7 12
32 Connor Davison 26 7 9 10
33 Colin Booker 23 6 8 9
34 Robert Green 20 20
35 Jonathan Boreham 10 10
36 Harry Saunders 9 9
37 Adrian Brewer 8 8

 

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