Southgate and Leeks take Victory at Blaxhall! ACU Eastern Motocross Championship Round 4 – Race Report & Results

Blaxhall played host to the fourth round of the Stebbings Car Superstore / PP Sports Insurance ACU Eastern Motocross Championship on Sunday in the blistering heat.

Report by Richard Blyth – Images courtesy of Jason Cutter – JC Photographii

The Woodbridge DMCC club spent the days leading up to the event, pumping tankers full of water onto the race circuit to ensure the track was in good condition to cope with the heat come race day. With a line-up of 160 riders across four groups and days racing produced some red-hot action on track.

In the opening Premier Class race for the top Expert and Junior riders it was Luke Benstead who made the start and was leading the whole race, until he suffered a crash with a lap to go, allowing Shaun Southgate who had been chasing him all race to take the lead and the race win. Championship leader Luke Parker claimed second while Benstead remounted to finish third but would take no further part in the meeting due to an issue with his machine. Lewis Tombs took fourth place ahead of Declan Whittle, while in the Junior class it was Joseph Leeks who took the win over Jake Rackham and Ben Hayward.

Premier Race 1 start

The second Premier Class race saw Southgate once again claimed the Expert race win after battling with Tombs for the whole moto. Third place went to Declan Whittle with Max Broadbelt and Thomas Murphy making up the top 5. In the Junior Class it was Ben Hayward who took the win ahead of Jake Rackham and Joseph Leeks.

The final Premier Race of the day saw Lewis Tombs make the start and lead the race from start to the finish to claim the race win ahead of Luke Parker and Shaun Southgate in third and first overall on the day. Fourth and fifth went to Whittle and William Farrow. It was Leeks who claimed his second race win of the day over Rackham and Hayward.

At the end of the day Parker remained in the lead of the Expert Championship and in the Junior class it is Joseph Leeks who has extended his championship lead.

In the Support Group A it was Matthew Pope who claimed the overall victory after taking two seconds and a race win in the final moto. Second overall went to Charlie Nudds who won the first two races but a crash in the final moto dropped him to sixth and second overall on the day. Third overall was Scott Claydon ahead of Gareth Lane and Jack Whitlam.

Luke Benstead

The Support Group B was won by Zak Roberts who tied with Carl Booth on points but claimed the overall with the better final race result. Third overall went to Aiden Weston, with William Bell and Steve Atkins making up the top 5.

The last Group of the day was the Support Group C which was won by Charlie Starsmoore with two seconds and a race win in the final moto. Second overall went to Toby Souchotte with David Homan in third and Jody Cutler fourth and Tony Rooke in fifth.

The Stebbings Car Superstore / PP Sports Insurance ACU Eastern Motocross Championship returns to Blaxhall on August 21st for the fifth round of the season.

Declan Whittle

Results

Premier Race 1
Experts – 1 Shaun Southgate, 2 Luke Parker, 3 Luke Benstead, 4 Lewis Tombs, 5 Declan Whittle
Juniors – 1 Joseph Leeks, 2 Jake Rackham, 3 Benjamin Hayward, 4 Sean Ottway, 5 Freddie O’Leary

Premier Race 2
Experts – 1 Shaun Southgate, 2 Lewis Tombs, 3 Declan Whittle, 4 Max Broadbelt, 5 Thomas Murphy
Juniors – 1 Benjamin Hayward, 2 Jake Rackham, 3 Joseph Leeks, 4 Finley Jarvis, 5 Connor Bunkle

Premier Race 3
Experts – 1 Lewis Tombs, 2 Luke Parker, 3 Shaun Southgate, 4 Declan Whittle, 5 William Farrow
Juniors – 1 Joseph Leeks, 2 Jake Rackham, 3 Benjamin Hayward, 4 Finley Jarvis, 5 Connor Bunkle

Overall 

Premier Class – Expert

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Shaun Southgate 70 25 25 20
2 Lewis Tombs 65 18 22 25
3 Luke Parker 54 22 10 22
4 Declan Whittle 54 16 20 18
5 Wiliam Farrow 42 11 15 16
6 Thomas Murphy 42 15 16 11
7 Benjamin Cole 40 14 13 13
8 Liam Bennett 39 13 14 12
9 Brad Woodroffe 33 6 12 15
10 Adam Reeve 28 10 8 10
11 Callum Murfitt 25 11 14
12 Adam Hayward 24 8 7 9
13 Callum McCaul 21 12 9
14 Luke Benstead 20 20
15 Max Broadbelt 18 18
16 Benjamin Parry 9 9
17 Carl Hayward 7 7

Premier Class – Junior

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Joseph Leeks 70 25 20 25
2 Jake Rackham 66 22 22 22
3 Benjamin Hayward 65 20 25 20
4 Connor Bunkle 44 12 16 16
5 Cullen Hawkins 44 14 15 15
6 Finley Jarvis 41 5 18 18
7 Bailey Jackson 39 15 14 10
8 Teddy Hyde 33 10 9 14
9 Jae Jeffries 32 11 13 8
10 Joshua Deadman 25 9 4 12
11 Thomas Batts 23 12 11
12 Joe Phillips 23 8 6 9
13 James Rowsell 23 13 10
14 Joseph Hall 21 4 11 6
15 Lewis Anderson 20 7 13
16 Sean Ottway 18 18
17 Freddie O’Leary 16 16
18 Shane Brown 15 3 5 7
19 Lewis Holmes 12 7 5
20 Travis Frost 9 1 8
21 Louis Dutton 6 6
22 Mitchell Murfitt 2 2

Allcomers – Group A

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Matthew Pope 131 43 43 45
2 Charlie Nudds 125 45 45 35
3 Scott Claydon 121 41 39 41
4 Gareth Lane 104 39 35 30
5 Jack Whitlam 103 32 37 34
6 Josh Sturman 101 31 31 39
7 Paul Hubbard 96 33 34 29
8 Mark Goodson 94 34 27 33
9 Carl Miller 90 26 21 43
10 Alex Truslow 87 18 32 37
11 Robbie Pearmain 85 24 29 32
12 Jay Peperell 82 27 30 25
13 Marc Nickerson 80 25 28 27
14 Joe Scillitoe 78 29 26 23
15 Mark Hunt 78 37 41
16 Luke Clifton 75 23 24 28
17 Charlie Baker 75 30 23 22
18 Paul Aldridge 68 19 25 24
19 Aaron Smith 68 35 33
20 Shaun Palfrey 67 28 19 20
21 Georgia Potter 61 22 20 19
22 Karl Sturman 59 21 7 31
23 Sam Hilton 55 20 18 17
24 Luke Nolan 48 22 26
25 James Gadd 48 16 14 18
26 Bradley Allen 45 17 16 12
27 Lewis Saunders 42 14 12 16
28 Kieran Jessett 38 17 21
29 Scott Goodson 36 11 10 15
30 Ethan Cone 35 10 11 14
31 Ty Atkins 35 13 9 13
32 Paul Burdett 28 15 13
33 Robert Bond 24 9 15
34 Nathan Moulton 12 12
35 Luke Jordan Pharoah 8 8
36 Katie Stock 6 6

Allcomers – Group B

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Zak Roberts 121 37 43 41
2 Carl Booth 121 41 41 39
3 Aidan Weston 115 33 39 43
4 William Bell 108 30 45 33
5 Stephen Atkins 100 28 35 37
6 Lee Keyton 94 31 37 26
7 Alfie Self 85 23 31 31
8 Troy Brumpton 84 10 29 45
9 Max Monk 84 24 26 34
10 Oliver Brinkley 79 21 30 28
11 Craig Page-Baker 73 19 25 29
12 Max Fleming 71 39 32
13 Aaron Saunders 70 35 35
14 Joshua Warren 69 16 23 30
15 George Stark 66 34 32
16 Thomas Miller 64 14 28 22
17 Lee Scott 64 43 21
18 James Light 61 20 24 17
19 Sam Pudney 59 26 33
20 Jake Lane 58 17 22 19
21 Jake Pearce 56 29 27
22 William Mcrae 52 7 18 27
23 Andrew Webster 52 12 16 24
24 Reggie Jacobs 50 25 25
25 Josh Andrews 50 27 23
26 Aaron Holden 50 15 20 15
27 Ollie Denyer 49 32 17
28 Wayne Fulcher 46 11 15 20
29 Andrew Cattermole 45 45
30 George Reeves Furness 43 9 34
31 Thomas Clarkson 36 4 11 21
32 Luke Reeve 36 22 14
33 Andrew Rooke 35 6 13 16
34 Jason Turner 33 5 10 18
35 Nick Pinder 32 13 19
36 Tavis Coulson 25 18 7
37 Ben Last 20 8 12
38 Robert Green 11 2 9
39 Thomas Davies 9 1 8
40 Jack Hunton 9 3 6

Allcomers – Group C

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Charlie Starsmoore 131 43 43 45
2 Toby Souchotte 116 34 41 41
3 David Homan 111 33 39 39
4 Jody Cutler 108 37 37 34
5 Tony Rooke 102 32 35 35
6 John Smith 97 31 29 37
7 Daniel Allen 90 25 32 33
8 Kai Ryder 90 27 31 32
9 Barnaby Knight 90 45 45
10 Shaun Tacey 84 41 43
11 Anna Groves 83 28 26 29
12 James Day 80 26 24 30
13 Zachary Kneller 80 24 28 28
14 Michael Blaxell 76 22 23 31
15 Jesse Eaves 72 39 33
16 Christopher Bickley 69 20 22 27
17 Nathan Gotts 66 21 20 25
18 Aiden Payne 64 19 19 26
19 Jason Ramsey 63 29 34
20 Darren Stone 62 35 27
21 Trevor Neave 59 18 17 24
22 Adam Baker 56 17 16 23
23 Shaun Griffiths 48 23 25
24 Nick Hunton 36 14 22
25 Graham Muff 34 16 18
26 David Doust 30 30
27 Jason Eaves 30 15 15
28 Mark Hegarty 30 30
29 Michael Foster 21 21

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