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Two in the bank for Kieran! 2021 AMCA British Motocross Championship Rounds 2 & 3 – Race Report & Results

Two in the bank for Kieran! 2021 AMCA British Motocross Championship Rounds 2 & 3 – Race Report & Results

Thrills, spills, dramatic moments, close racing and  challenging track conditions, the first AMCA British Motocross Championship ‘Double Header’ at Warmingham Lane, Cheshire had it all!

Report and Images by Mike Wood

On day one of the weekend, clear blue skies and soaring temperatures quickly dried the going out thus creating dust clouds which the organising Middlewich MXC had to battle with and attempt to put the lid on. Watering the track when and where possible, it meant that several very wet and muddy patches were then created at various points around the circuit, an element which was to certainly catch a few riders out as the meeting progressed, more of that later!! After working hard on Saturday night to soak the track, additional aid was then provided by some natural watering from that big can in the sky. With welcome cooler temperatures and cloud cover also prevailing on day two it meant conditions were dust free and just about ideal, the Middlewich MXC crew had won their fight!

Phil Mercer(200) leading the charge in a Vets moto

In the battle out on track for Championship points, Ashley Greedy(LHRT Kawasaki) still leads MX1 and Phil Mercer(FUS Marsh MX Husqvarna) continues to be the boss in the Vets class. But it’s all change in the remaining classes with Henry Williams(Apex GasGas UK), Kieran Banks(Meredith MX Fantic) and Oliver Rigby(Tom Arnold/Lucas Oils KTM) now in control of the respective MX2, 125cc and Youth 85cc Championship classes.

MX1

Five races over the weekend was to create two separate overall results for round 2 and round 3 of the 2021 AMCA series powered by Datatag and supported by Dunlop. Opening proceeding for the weekend was a big MX1 clash and right from the off there was to be major drama as Luke Burton the defending Champion found himself the innocent victim of a first turn collision. After being run over by several riders, Burton was a distant last as the pack disappeared led by Jamie Skuse. On the opening lap though, Skuse was to be a victim of one of the heavily watered patches. Form here onwards it was Josh Waterman taking control before blasting to a super stylish win ahead of Greedy, Luke Hawkins, James Dodd, Adam Chatfield, Mark Young and James Mackrel. Following his early off, Burton somehow got right back to 12th whilst Zac Stealey, also involved in that turn one carnage recovered strongly to earn 16th. Skuse was quickest away again in moto two before first Greedy then Burton led the charge. Gating 6th, Chatfield eventually came through for 2nd but it was Waterman in 4th who was to take the overall win for day one.

MX1 action from Luke Burton

In very determined and focussed mood, Waterman then won the opening two moto’s on the second day. In the last clash of day two though fortunes changed for Josh after crashing on the opening lap and damaging is Honda’s clutch, eventually nursing his machine home for a 16th place finish. Taking victory in that one was the consistent Greedy despite being under race long pressure from Burton who bagged the overall victory in this round three. This class is certainly living up to expectations with just 16 points separating the current top five in the standings of Greedy, Burton, Waterman, Chatfield and Dodd.

Adam Chatfield(407) and Luke Burton going for it in MX1

MX2

Five riders, Rossi Beard, Nev Bradshaw, Shane Carless, Josh Peters and Henry Williams were to figure prominently in the weekend’s MX2 action. Starting right from the off, moto one was a classic as Bradshaw then Beard took turns to lead before series pacesetter Carless came storming through for the win. Gating 10th, Peters eventually took 5th with Corey Hockey, Lewis Dowdeswell, Rory Jones and Josh Canton also in the mix. With Williams then winning moto two on Saturday, it was the Apex GasGas UK youngster who got the overall verdict.

Rossi Beard MX2

Day two did certainly not start well for series leader Carless, slipping off on the opening lap of the opening moto and dropping down to 10th. Although he eventually got back to earn a distant 5th it was Williams who produced a mature, calm and composed performance to take a great win despite being under constant, race long pressure from Bradshaw and Beard. That result meant that Williams had also now become the series leader.

Jamie Skuse leading MX1 moto one

Race two and this time it was Beard taking the honours from the normal suspects with Jones, Hockey, Brooklyn Evans, Lee Truman and Harry Linton completing the top ten. In another super contest after Canton had grabbed the final moto holeshot, Beard, Carless, Williams and Bradshaw regularly swapped positions at the front before Carless claimed control for the win. On the final lap, Williams slipped off so it was Bradshaw getting 2nd from Beard in 3rd. In this one, the very impressive Peters was unfortunately forced out after very painfully jarring his ankle in a Warmingham Lane rut. Taking the overall was young Beard whilst in the title race it’s just an incredibly tight 6 points that’s the difference between Williams, Carless and Bradshaw.

Josh Waterman

125cc

After passing Jordan Wright four laps into the opening 125cc clash of the weekend, series leader Bradley Tranter looked on course for another win before hitting one of the very wet watered sections on the Warmingham track. Dropping down to 8th, Brad was to eventually finish 10th as Kieran Banks took the win. Getting home in 2nd was the very impressive Joel Fisher, the 2020 AMCA Youth 85cc winner with Wright, Harrison McCann, Lloyd Morgan, Jack Timms and Jonathan Roderick-Evans on a borrowed bike next up.

Despite being on that borrowed bike, Roderick-Evans somehow then took it to a stunning moto two win, ironically passing Connor Challinor, the rider who had very kindly lent him the replacement KTM. Banks was right on the gas again to get home in 2nd from Wright, Morgan, Tranter and McCann. So that result meant that Banks had grabbed the day one overall 125cc verdict joined on the podium by Wright and Roderick-Evans.

Henry Williams leading Nev Bradshaw

Buoyed by that overall success, Banks then led the opening clash on day two from just about start to finish as Tranter bagged his best result of the weekend getting home in 2nd just ahead of Wright. Unfortunately  for Wright, the weekend was to then turn very sour following a very heavy crash on the first lap of moto two, a contest won by Roderick-Evans, back aboard his own trusty KTM mount as Banks, Tranter and Luke Newman gave chase.

Saving the best until last, 125cc moto three was a thriller with Roderick-Evans taking the win. Somehow after gating outside the top ten, Banks was to produce a stunning ride, hauling himself right back to 2nd. That ride by Banks not only earned him the overall win during round three but also confirmed his place at the top of the title standings.

Charlie Hucklebridge

Vets

After Paul Burn had grabbed a now almost expected Vets moto one holeshot, both Phil Mercer and Gary Davies came zooming through before indulging in another super tussle. These two motocross master craftsmen are a joy to watch seeing and picking lines which simply no one else appears to find or dare to use! Eventually series leader Mercer took the win from rival Davies with Burn 3rd and the Lane brothers James and Simon Lane. In the second clash on Saturday, the stylish Phil Mercer came through to earn another victory. So on the completion of Vets day one the podium read Mercer, Davies and James Lane.

Nev Bradshaw

Something unusual occurred in the opening Vets clash on day two as Burn surprisingly did not get the holeshot! Instead that honour belonged to Mercer who went onto bag another win. In the second moto on Sunday there  was then to be another form breaking moment as Mercer suffered his first defeat of the series so far with Davies this time getting home in pole position. Normal service though was resumed in the final race of the weekend as Phil took the honours from James Lane, Davies, Burn, Simon Lane, Rogers, Marchant and Smith.

Youth 85cc

With round one Youth 85cc winner Shaun Mahoney a non-starter at Warmingham, it was a question of who would step-up to take the series lead. That person appeared to be Charlie Hucklebridge as he started by winning the opening three moto’s of the weekend in complete command and with style.

It was though then to then unfortunately go badly wrong for the Wiltshire youngster in the second clash of Sunday’s racing, crashing out with a big excursion over his Husqvarna handlebars just two laps from home and when holding another big lead. Battered and bruised he did still finish the contest in 28th spot as Oliver Rigby took victory from Wyatt McGregor, Benjamin Sullivan, Harrison Davies and the very impressive girl racer, Rheanna Morgan-Rogers.

Despite being on a small-wheeled machine, Harley Prickett grabbed the final Youth moto holeshot. Quickly though Rigby took control before marching onto victory from Sullivan, McGregor and Davis. Despite that big off in moto two, Hucklebridge was a surprise starter in this clash, riding with caution he finished a brave 13th. Sunday’s results meant overall victory for Rigby who now leads the Youth series 34 points ahead of Davis and Hucklebridge. In the separately scored small-wheeled 85cc standings Prickett is now in control with Oakley Kettle and Caiden Bailie next up.

Well done to AMCA Events and the organising Middlewich MXC for getting the ‘Double Header’  completed. Also a special mention to commentator Mark Parmeter  who kept everyone entertained in his own unique style during the ‘watering moments’!!

Results

Round 2 – Saturday

MX1

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2
1 Josh Waterman 93 50 43
2 Ashley Greedy 92 47 45
3 Adam Chatfield 88 41 47
4 James Dodd 82 43 39
5 Luke Burton 78 28 50
6 Luke Hawkins 74 45 29
7 Luke Dean 72 37 35
8 Mark Young 69 39 30
9 Zac Stealey 65 24 41
10 Jamie Skuse 63 26 37
11 Will Hughes 62 31 31
12 Jimmy Margetson 60 33 27
13 James Mackrel 57 35 22
14 Aaron Patstone 56 23 33
15 Jake Parker 55 29 26
16 Sean Wainwright 52 27 25
17 Damon Strydom 49 25 24
18 Luke Meredith 47 19 28
19 Jayden Ashwell 45 22 23
20 Henry Partridge 40 21 19
21 Ben Hunt 38 17 21
22 Ben Margetson 38 20 18
23 Sunny Thompson 33 13 20
24 Rory Merchant 32 15 17
25 Mark Roberts 32 16 16
26 Benjamin Nicholls 32 18 14
27 Corie Southwood 30 30
28 Rhys Walker 25 12 13
29 Ben Walker 21 10 11
30 Tye Barrs 20 8 12
31 Luke Chessell 20 11 9
32 Jack Griffiths 19 9 10
33 Lewis Hughes 15 15
34 Lewis Griffiths 15 7 8
35 Chris Neesam 14 14

MX2

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2
1 Henry Williams 93 43 50
2 Shane Carless 93 50 43
3 Neville Bradshaw 92 45 47
4 Josh Peters 86 41 45
5 Corey Hockey 80 39 41
6 Rossi Beard 80 47 33
7 Cory Mcshane 70 31 39
8 Lee Truman 67 30 37
9 Lewis Dowdeswell 67 37 30
10 Rory Jones 66 35 31
11 Josh Canton 62 33 29
12 Josh Coleman 61 26 35
13 Sean Eckersley 57 29 28
14 Brooklyn Evans 52 25 27
15 Keelan Southwood 47 21 26
16 Callum Ford 47 27 20
17 Richy Roberts 46 23 23
18 Matthew Bath 43 18 25
19 Martin Jones 43 28 15
20 James Hanscomb 41 19 22
21 Adam Hill 40 16 24
22 Patrick Gilligan 39 22 17
23 Josh Greedy 38 20 18
24 Billy Bayliss 36 17 19
25 Alfie Rickwood 35 24 11
26 Mitchell Perry 32 11 21
27 Aaron Collins 31 15 16
28 Joshua Barnett 27 13 14
29 Macauley Davies 24 14 10
30 Joe Russell 21 9 12
31 Steffan Hooper 21 12 9
32 Ben James 18 10 8
33 James Angel 13 13
34 Joe Haskayne 7 7

125’s

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2
1 Kieran Banks 97 50 47
2 Jordan Wright 90 45 45
3 Jonathan Roderick-Evans 87 37 50
4 Lloyd Morgan 84 41 43
5 Joel Fisher 84 47 37
6 Harrison Mccann 82 43 39
7 Bradley Tranter 72 31 41
8 Jack Timms 72 39 33
9 Matt Ridgway 70 35 35
10 Max Lewis 59 30 29
11 Tom Fish 59 33 26
12 Luke Newman 57 26 31
13 Conner Challinor 57 27 30
14 Jamie Powell 57 29 28
15 Nathan Bache 52 25 27
16 Jordan Ridgway 51 28 23
17 tomos wright 46 22 24
18 Jake O Gorman 46 24 22
19 Jordan Meredith 42 23 19
20 Harry Ridgway 39 19 20
21 Lewis Roden 39 21 18
22 Ezra Blackwell 37 16 21
23 William Bache 37 20 17
24 Olly Hathaway 36 11 25
25 Yarin Evans 34 18 16
26 Toby English 31 17 14
27 Kyle Briggs 25 15 10
28 Oliver Barnes 23 10 13
29 Tom Cumber 23 12 11
30 Ben Hunter 22 13 9
31 Joshua Fletcher-Williams 21 9 12
32 Mitchell Gregory 21 14 7
33 Clinton Barrs 19 4 15
34 Mitch Brooks 16 8 8
35 Lewis Smith 13 7 6
36 Harry Beach 11 6 5
37 Mitchell Hartill 5 5

Youth 85’s & 150’s

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2
1 Charlie Hucklebridge 100 50 50
2 Oliver Rigby 90 45 45
3 Benjamin Sullivan 90 47 43
4 Kalvin Kelly 84 37 47
5 Jack Davis 84 43 41
6 Wyatt McGregor 69 30 39
7 Rheanna Morgan-Rogers 68 31 37
8 Linc Hasted 62 27 35
9 Jack Evans 62 29 33
10 Harley Prickett 61 41 20
11 Lewis Proud 60 35 25
12 Oakley Kettle 58 39 19
13 Logan Jay Powell 55 28 27
14 Harrison Davies 55 33 22
15 Alfie Bebb 52 21 31
16 Sion Wright 52 24 28
17 Alfie Crealock-Lovell 52 26 26
18 Tyler Smith 49 20 29
19 Harry Bebb 47 17 30
20 Will Turner 47 23 24
21 Rylee Francis 46 25 21
22 Caiden Bailie 42 19 23
23 Jaden Hill 38 22 16
24 Jonas Brown 33 18 15
25 Oliver Bebb 31 14 17
26 Logan Chinnock 30 12 18
27 Amber McGregor 29 15 14
28 Conrad Tomlinson 28 16 12
29 Tallis Price 24 11 13
30 Sion Owen 24 13 11
31 Tremaine Young 10 10

Vets

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2
1 Phil Mercer 100 50 50
2 Gary Davies 92 47 45
3 James Lane 90 43 47
4 Paul Burn 88 45 43
5 Kevin Rogers 76 37 39
6 Simon Lane 72 41 31
7 Andrew Marchant 71 30 41
8 Brian Staples 70 35 35
9 Sean Smith 68 31 37
10 Andrew Watkins 64 39 25
11 Richard Tudor 63 33 30
12 Christian Seldon 58 25 33
13 Matthew Chaplin 58 29 29
14 Mark Hawkins 55 27 28
15 Anthony Bennett 55 28 27
16 Gareth Dunsford 50 26 24
17 Stephen Hurst 47 21 26
18 Ryan Thomas 46 23 23
19 Stephen Elford 45 24 21
20 Guy Langmead 42 22 20
21 Russell Hartill 38 20 18
22 Matthew Evans 36 14 22
23 John Heath 36 19 17
24 Gary Hurst 33 17 16
25 Paul Biddulph 33 18 15
26 Christopher Jukes 28 16 12
27 Steve Ferney 26 12 14
28 Stephen Sankey 23 13 10
29 Ian Jesson 22 9 13
30 Andrew Prosser 21 10 11
31 David Bullock 20 11 9
32 Richard Vincent 19 19
33 Graham Baddiley 16 8 8
34 Sean Reynolds 15 15
35 Russell Hurst 7 7

Round 3 – Sunday

MX1

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Luke Burton 137 47 43 47
2 James Dodd 133 45 47 41
3 Adam Chatfield 129 39 45 45
4 Ashley Greedy 128 37 41 50
5 Jamie Skuse 125 43 39 43
6 Josh Waterman 125 50 50 25
7 Luke Hawkins 113 41 37 35
8 Zac Stealey 101 33 31 37
9 Luke Meredith 95 31 35 29
10 Will Hughes 83 30 29 24
11 Jimmy Margetson 81 25 23 33
12 Damon Strydom 81 26 25 30
13 Aaron Patstone 81 35 20 26
14 Sean Wainwright 79 28 28 23
15 Mark Roberts 78 29 21 28
16 Luke Dean 72 33 39
17 Mark Young 71 20 24 27
18 Jake Parker 70 23 27 20
19 Jayden Ashwell 57 26 31
20 Ben Margetson 57 24 14 19
21 Rhys Walker 55 21 17 17
22 Henry Partridge 54 22 19 13
23 Chris Neesam 51 18 15 18
24 Tye Barrs 48 17 16 15
25 Benjamin Nicholls 45 19 12 14
26 Corie Southwood 44 22 22
27 Jack Griffiths 41 16 13 12
28 Luke Chessell 37 15 11 11
29 Rory Merchant 34 18 16
30 James Mackrel 30 30
31 Sunny Thompson 27 27
32 Lewis Hughes 21 21

MX2

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Rossi Beard 140 45 50 45
2 Henry Williams 140 50 47 43
3 Neville Bradshaw 139 47 45 47
4 Shane Carless 132 41 41 50
5 Corey Hockey 117 39 37 41
6 Rory Jones 111 33 39 39
7 Lee Truman 103 37 33 33
8 Brooklyn Evans 96 30 35 31
9 Harry Linton 92 31 31 30
10 Cory Mcshane 91 25 29 37
11 Josh Coleman 91 35 28 28
12 Lewis Dowdeswell 87 28 30 29
13 Josh Peters 86 43 43
14 Callum Ford 77 27 24 26
15 Martin Jones 74 24 27 23
16 Josh Canton 72 29 8 35
17 James Hanscomb 72 23 25 24
18 Sean Eckersley 66 26 13 27
19 Mitchell Perry 63 20 22 21
20 Aaron Collins 61 21 21 19
21 Keelan Southwood 60 22 18 20
22 Josh Greedy 55 18 20 17
23 Adam Hill 54 13 16 25
24 Billy Bayliss 49 12 19 18
25 Patrick Gilligan 48 26 22
26 Matthew Bath 46 14 17 15
27 Richy Roberts 45 15 14 16
28 Joshua Barnett 44 16 15 13
29 James Angel 42 19 23
30 Macauley Davies 35 11 10 14
31 Joe Russell 32 8 12 12
32 Steffan Hooper 30 9 11 10
33 Ben James 27 7 9 11
34 Alfie Rickwood 17 17
35 Joe Haskayne 10 10

125’s

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Kieran Banks 144 50 47 47
2 Jonathan Roderick-Evans 141 41 50 50
3 Bradley Tranter 129 47 45 37
4 Lloyd Morgan 125 43 39 43
5 Joel Fisher 111 39 31 41
6 Jack Timms 111 37 41 33
7 Matt Ridgway 107 27 35 45
8 Luke Newman 104 31 43 30
9 Clinton Barrs 99 33 27 39
10 Tom Fish 99 35 33 31
11 Jordan Wright 96 45 16 35
12 Harrison Mccann 96 30 37 29
13 tomos wright 78 26 25 27
14 Olly Hathaway 76 28 26 22
15 Harry Ridgway 74 29 22 23
16 Jordan Meredith 69 25 23 21
17 Nathan Bache 69 20 29 20
18 Conner Challinor 69 23 30 16
19 Max Lewis 66 10 28 28
20 Jake O Gorman 66 21 19 26
21 Ezra Blackwell 63 17 21 25
22 Toby English 63 24 20 19
23 Tom Cumber 51 16 17 18
24 Jordan Ridgway 48 24 24
25 Yarin Evans 43 18 15 10
26 Mitchell Gregory 42 15 10 17
27 Oliver Barnes 41 8 18 15
28 Ben Hunter 38 11 13 14
29 Lewis Smith 38 14 11 13
30 Joshua Fletcher-Williams 36 13 12 11
31 William Bache 31 22 9
32 Harry Beach 29 9 8 12
33 Mitch Brooks 26 12 14
34 Lewis Roden 19 19
35 Mitchell Hartill 7 7

Youth 85/150 

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Oliver Rigby 145 45 50 50
2 Benjamin Sullivan 139 47 45 47
3 Wyatt McGregor 127 35 47 45
4 Jack Davis 121 43 35 43
5 Harley Prickett 121 41 39 41
6 Rheanna Morgan-Rogers 109 37 41 31
7 Harry Bebb 100 30 31 39
8 Charlie Hucklebridge 92 50 14 28
9 Alfie Crealock-Lovell 90 27 33 30
10 Will Turner 90 39 27 24
11 Tyler Smith 89 26 28 35
12 Rylee Francis 87 25 29 33
13 Jack Evans 83 31 23 29
14 Linc Hasted 83 23 37 23
15 Sion Wright 81 29 26 26
16 Alfie Bebb 79 28 24 27
17 Harrison Davies 79 22 43 14
18 Oakley Kettle 72 13 22 37
19 Tallis Price 63 17 21 25
20 Logan Jay Powell 63 33 30
21 Jonas Brown 62 21 20 21
22 Jaden Hill 60 19 25 16
23 Caiden Bailie 59 24 13 22
24 Oliver Bebb 56 20 18 18
25 Conrad Tomlinson 53 14 19 20
26 Amber McGregor 52 18 17 17
27 Sion Owen 45 15 15 15
28 Tremaine Young 40 12 16 12
29 Logan Chinnock 35 16 19
30 George Bromley 25 12 13

Vets

Pos Competitor Points R1 R2 R3
1 Phil Mercer 147 50 47 50
2 Gary Davies 142 47 50 45
3 James Lane 137 45 45 47
4 Paul Burn 127 41 43 43
5 Simon Lane 125 43 41 41
6 Andrew Marchant 111 39 35 37
7 Kevin Rogers 109 33 37 39
8 Sean Smith 109 35 39 35
9 Andrew Watkins 103 37 33 33
10 Matthew Chaplin 91 30 30 31
11 Anthony Bennett 91 31 31 29
12 Brian Staples 87 28 29 30
13 Christian Seldon 82 27 27 28
14 Richard Tudor 80 29 28 23
15 Stephen Elford 70 21 23 26
16 Ryan Thomas 70 25 26 19
17 Gareth Dunsford 69 23 22 24
18 Guy Langmead 67 20 25 22
19 Stephen Hurst 65 19 21 25
20 Gary Hurst 62 22 19 21
21 Russell Hartill 55 17 18 20
22 Mark Hawkins 51 24 27
23 Steve Ferney 51 18 16 17
24 Paul Biddulph 47 16 15 16
25 Ian Jesson 44 15 14 15
26 Richard Vincent 44 24 20
27 Matthew Evans 43 26 17
28 John Heath 42 11 13 18
29 Andrew Prosser 40 14 12 14
30 David Bullock 36 13 11 12
31 Graham Baddiley 35 12 10 13
32 Christopher Jukes 30 10 9 11