On Sunday, 8th of June, the Norwich Viking MCC hosted round 4 of the 2025 ACU Eastern MX Championship, sponsored by Stebbings Car Superstore & Templant Rental Power at Lyng. With damp conditions on the week leading up to the event, the club did fantastically well to prepare the track in the best possible way, leading to perfect conditions on raceday, ready for the 200 rider strong field to take to the track.
Race Report by Stefan Hicks – Images courtesy of Narna Media
Luke Benstead came into round 4 with a 19-point advantage over Sam Nunn, and a further 11 points back was Max Broadbelt, so all to play for in the Expert championship, and it was Nunn who would grab pole position in the morning qualification session.
Race One in the Expert class would see Nunn fly from the gate, and local rider Declan Whittle close behind, following his every move. Shaun Southgate and Luke Benstead were duelling inside the top five early on, but it was another local rider, Calum Mitchell, who was catching the eye with impressive speed and soon made his way into third and was chasing down the leaders. Nunn however was hitting his marks perfectly and never really looked to be troubled, he went onto win race one ahead of Mitchell who passed Whittle on the final few laps. The top five was rounded out by Joe Leeks and Southgate, with Broadbelt in sixth and Benstead in seventh.
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Race two of the Expert class would see Mitchell Meadows grab the holeshot and lead the opening few laps with Southgate, Will Farrow and Sam Nunn battling close in behind. Nunn would swiftly make his way into second, and eventually the pressure would tell for Meadows as he dropped out of the race with bike issues after being passed by Nunn. Benstead was in second mid-way through the race but looked to also be struggling with bike gremlins and would soon drop back out of the top five. Nunn controlled the race to finish first, with Broadbelt coming home second, Southgate was third, and Calum Mitchell finished fourth. Another solid ride from Joe Leeks as he came home in fifth.
In the final Expert race, it was Callum Murfitt who grabbed the holeshot from Nunn, Whittle and Farrow early on. Murfitt would lead the following few laps but couldn’t hold off Nunn, who was determined to make it a perfect day at Cadders Hill. After a poor start, Benstead battled bravely through the pack and soon into the top five. There was no stopping Nunn, though, as he sealed his third race win in fine style ahead of Whittle in second, Broadbelt in third and Murfitt in fourth, his best result of the afternoon. Benstead was fifth and Leeks coming home a solid sixth.
The overall of the Expert class would go to Sam Nunn with a dominant display and maximum points ahead of Max Broadbelt in second and Declan Whittle in third. And with that victory, Nunn now regains the championship lead heading into round five.
The Junior Championship class was stacked with talent, featuring a real mix of youth and experience for the spectators to enjoy. In race one, James Rowsell would take a start-to-finish win ahead of Alex Christopher and Alfie Geddes-Green. In race two, it was again Rowsell who would be victorious, ahead of the hard-charging Travis Bixby, and in third was again Geddes-Green. In race three, Rowsell led every lap once more to finish off a good day at the office in the junior class. In second was Christopher, and in third was Geddes-Green. The overall going to Rowsell for maximum points, second was Alex Christopher and in third was current championship leader Alfie Geddes-Green.
The support B group overall was taken by Scott Claydon with a 1-1-1, in second was Reggie Jacobs with a 4-5-3 and in third was Sidney Dawson with a 5-6-2 finish.
In the support C group, Ben Carey won the overall with a 2-4-1, in second was Lewis Wells with a 1-5-3 and in third was Joseph Mulley-Forsdike with a 3-3-4 finish.
The support D group honours were taken by Alfie Thorne, carding a 2-1-1 ahead of Ky Rolfe in second with a 1-2-5. In third was Perry Fiddy with a 3-3-4.
The Norwich Viking MCC look forward to hosting round 5 of the championship on the 27th of July.
Results
Expert Championship
| Pos | Competitor | Total Points | r 1 | r 2 | r 3 |
| 1 | Sam Nunn | 75 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Broadbelt | 57 | 15 | 22 | 20 |
| 3 | Declan Whittle | 53 | 20 | 11 | 22 |
| 4 | Joseph Leeks | 49 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
| 5 | Shaun Southgate | 48 | 16 | 20 | 12 |
| 6 | Luke Benstead | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
| 7 | Callum Murfitt | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 |
| 8 | Calum Mitchell | 40 | 22 | 18 | – |
| 9 | Bayliss Utting | 39 | 13 | 15 | 11 |
| 10 | William Farrow | 37 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
| 11 | Callum McCaul | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | Mitchell Meadows | 24 | 11 | – | 13 |
| 13 | Charlie Nudds | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| 14 | Benjamin Hayward | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | Connor Bunkle | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
| 16 | Tom Harris | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 17 | Joe Hall | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | Jae Jeffries | 7 | 2 | 5 | – |
| 19 | Sam Arbon | 6 | – | 4 | 2 |
| 20 | Adam Reeve | 5 | 1 | – | 4 |
| 21 | Kayden Smith | 5 | 5 | – | – |
| 22 | Finley Jarvis | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| 23 | Benjamin Parry | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 24 | Timothy Warnes | 2 | – | 1 | 1 |
Junior Championship
| Pos | Competitor | Total Points | r 1 | r 2 | r 3 |
| 1 | James Rowsell | 75 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| 2 | Alex Christopher | 62 | 22 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Alfie Geddes-Green | 60 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Joe Phillips | 50 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | Travis Bixby | 50 | 15 | 22 | 13 |
| 6 | Sean Wright | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
| 7 | Benjamin Arthurton | 40 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| 8 | Gareth Lane | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
| 9 | Teddy Hyde | 31 | 16 | 15 | – |
| 10 | Sam Rogers | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| 11 | Harrison Fitchett | 24 | 13 | 11 | – |
| 12 | Aaron Smith | 16 | – | 8 | 8 |
| 13 | Luke Nolan | 16 | 11 | 5 | – |
| 14 | Christopher Lake | 15 | 5 | – | 10 |
| 15 | Barnaby Knight | 15 | 6 | 9 | – |
| 16 | James Wadsworth | 14 | 8 | 6 | – |
| 17 | Lee Butson | 13 | – | 1 | 12 |
| 18 | Caden Tomlin | 11 | – | – | 11 |
| 19 | James Camwell | 11 | 9 | 2 | – |
| 20 | Sam Cornwell | 9 | – | – | 9 |
| 21 | Joshua Deadman | 9 | 2 | 7 | – |
| 22 | Mark Hunt | 8 | 4 | – | 4 |
| 23 | Ellis Atkins | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 24 | Jack Whitlam | 6 | 1 | – | 5 |
| 25 | Mitchell Murfitt | 6 | – | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Kevin Palmer | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 27 | John Hinz | 3 | – | 3 | – |
| 28 | Lewis Holmes | 3 | 3 | – | – |
| 29 | Finlay Stead | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Support B
| Pos | Competitor | Total Points | r 1 | r 2 | r 3 | r 4 |
| 1 | Scott Claydon | 135 | – | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| 2 | Reggie Jacobs | 117 | – | 39 | 37 | 41 |
| 3 | Sidney Dawson | 115 | – | 37 | 35 | 43 |
| 4 | Kieran Bullock | 111 | – | 31 | 41 | 39 |
| 5 | Jamie Cox | 110 | – | 34 | 39 | 37 |
| 6 | Harry Sobkowiak | 93 | – | 41 | 24 | 28 |
| 7 | Henry Crawford | 92 | – | 35 | 33 | 24 |
| 8 | Robert Bond | 91 | – | 25 | 34 | 32 |
| 9 | Finlay Whitlam | 90 | – | 29 | 27 | 34 |
| 10 | Zak Beards | 89 | – | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| 11 | Carl Miller | 87 | – | 33 | 21 | 33 |
| 12 | Edward Pegram | 81 | – | 32 | 20 | 29 |
| 13 | Stephen Atkins | 75 | – | 28 | 32 | 15 |
| 14 | William Giddings | 70 | – | 27 | 43 | – |
| 15 | Harry Hawes | 70 | – | 21 | 23 | 26 |
| 16 | Brad Watts | 70 | – | 23 | 31 | 16 |
| 17 | Joe Scillitoe | 68 | – | 43 | 25 | – |
| 18 | Bradley Allen | 67 | – | 14 | 30 | 23 |
| 19 | Zac Bowden | 58 | – | 9 | 22 | 27 |
| 20 | Casey Carter | 55 | – | 20 | – | 35 |
| 21 | Ben Secker | 55 | – | 24 | 19 | 12 |
| 22 | Nathan Lock | 52 | – | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 23 | Aidan Weston | 52 | – | 17 | 14 | 21 |
| 24 | James Gadd | 52 | – | 18 | 16 | 18 |
| 25 | Kyle Daniels | 49 | – | 12 | 26 | 11 |
| 26 | Lewis Dorling | 48 | – | 26 | 12 | 10 |
| 27 | Darren Gooch | 47 | – | 19 | 28 | – |
| 28 | Ben Last | 47 | – | 13 | 15 | 19 |
| 29 | Alfie Self | 46 | – | 11 | 10 | 25 |
| 30 | Aaron Saunders | 45 | – | 15 | 13 | 17 |
| 31 | Paul Hubbard | 42 | – | 22 | – | 20 |
| 32 | Max Fleming | 40 | – | – | 18 | 22 |
| 33 | Luke Reeve | 31 | – | – | 17 | 14 |
| 34 | Aaron Holden | 28 | – | 7 | 8 | 13 |
| 35 | Reece Horne | 16 | – | 16 | – | – |
| 36 | Dylan Wilby | 9 | – | – | 9 | – |
| 37 | Zack Carter | 8 | – | 8 | – | – |
Support C
| Pos | Competitor | Total Points | r 1 | r 2 | r 3 | r 4 |
| 1 | Ben Carey | 127 | – | 43 | 39 | 45 |
| 2 | Lewis Wells | 123 | – | 45 | 37 | 41 |
| 3 | Joseph Mulley Forsdike | 121 | – | 41 | 41 | 39 |
| 4 | Lewis Griggs | 101 | – | 34 | 32 | 35 |
| 5 | Darren Eastall | 94 | – | 17 | 34 | 43 |
| 6 | Jason Bennett | 91 | – | 14 | 45 | 32 |
| 7 | Lewis Saunders | 85 | – | 32 | 20 | 33 |
| 8 | Troy Brumpton | 84 | – | 33 | 31 | 20 |
| 9 | Alexander Smith | 83 | – | 31 | 25 | 27 |
| 10 | Samuel Cliff | 82 | – | 28 | 33 | 21 |
| 11 | William Mcrae | 81 | – | 21 | 30 | 30 |
| 12 | Craig Page-Baker | 81 | – | 26 | 29 | 26 |
| 13 | Max Monk | 79 | – | 20 | 28 | 31 |
| 14 | Freddie Bond | 79 | – | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| 15 | Archi Turner | 78 | – | 35 | 43 | – |
| 16 | Jason Ramsey | 76 | – | 16 | 23 | 37 |
| 17 | Jacob King | 76 | – | 39 | 14 | 23 |
| 18 | Kevin Gore | 75 | – | 23 | 18 | 34 |
| 19 | Lee Anderson | 72 | – | 37 | 35 | – |
| 20 | Ashley Reeve | 66 | – | 27 | 21 | 18 |
| 21 | Rudi Carter | 64 | – | 29 | 11 | 24 |
| 22 | Samuel Cook | 58 | – | 22 | 22 | 14 |
| 23 | Ollie Denyer | 57 | – | 30 | 27 | – |
| 24 | Toby Henderson | 56 | – | 10 | 17 | 29 |
| 25 | Ewan Niblock | 51 | – | 19 | 19 | 13 |
| 26 | Jake Appleton | 43 | – | 18 | 10 | 15 |
| 27 | Hector Storey | 42 | – | 24 | 2 | 16 |
| 28 | Liam Vant | 37 | – | 11 | 7 | 19 |
| 29 | Benjamin Wigger | 36 | – | 7 | 12 | 17 |
| 30 | Andrew Battle | 36 | – | 12 | 16 | 8 |
| 31 | Evan Brown | 33 | – | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| 32 | Sam Philpott | 32 | – | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| 33 | Lee Faulkner | 32 | – | 15 | 6 | 11 |
| 34 | Joel Doncaster | 30 | – | 6 | 24 | – |
| 35 | Jake Lane | 26 | – | 13 | 13 | – |
| 36 | Ryan Beeston | 24 | – | 2 | – | 22 |
| 37 | Joshua Chappell | 23 | – | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| 38 | Ryan Christmas | 20 | – | – | 8 | 12 |
| 39 | Katie Stock | 12 | – | 9 | 3 | – |
| 40 | Guy Sturman | 9 | – | 4 | 5 | – |
Support D
| Pos | Competitor | Total Points | r 1 | r 2 | r 3 |
| 1 | Alfie Thorne | 133 | 43 | 45 | 45 |
| 2 | Ky Rolfe | 125 | 45 | 43 | 37 |
| 3 | Perry Fiddy | 121 | 41 | 41 | 39 |
| 4 | Damian Flack | 116 | 39 | 34 | 43 |
| 5 | Kian Bassett | 114 | 34 | 39 | 41 |
| 6 | Andrew Webster | 109 | 37 | 37 | 35 |
| 7 | Georgia Potter | 104 | 35 | 35 | 34 |
| 8 | Henry Fox | 96 | 32 | 31 | 33 |
| 9 | Jake Faulkner | 92 | 33 | 29 | 30 |
| 10 | Benjamin Mansfield | 90 | 31 | 32 | 27 |
| 11 | Tony Rooke | 89 | 28 | 33 | 28 |
| 12 | Ryan Hunt | 84 | 23 | 30 | 31 |
| 13 | Harry Saunders | 83 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
| 14 | Luke Coveney | 77 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
| 15 | Jordan Lee | 76 | 18 | 26 | 32 |
| 16 | Jason Eaves | 73 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| 17 | Joseph Ripken | 72 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
| 18 | Shane Edwards | 65 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| 19 | Michael Blaxell | 63 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
| 20 | Stuart Horrex | 57 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
| 21 | Grant Griffin | 56 | 30 | – | 26 |
| 22 | Robert Bushell | 55 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
| 23 | Geraint Hubbard | 54 | 29 | 25 | – |
| 24 | Jamie Salter | 47 | 13 | 16 | 18 |
| 25 | Connor Davison | 37 | 16 | 21 | – |
| 26 | Ryan Crump | 31 | 14 | 17 | – |
| 27 | Steven Catney | 20 | 20 | – | – |
| 28 | Tom Day | 15 | 15 | – | – |
