Who will claim the top spots at Culham?? 2023 Acerbis Amateur Nationals Round 6 – Preview
The 2023 Acerbis Amateur Nationals Motocross Championship continues this weekend, with round six being held at the Culham Park circuit in Oxfordshire.
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Jack Beniston has been in sublime form in MX1 this year and has eked out a 56 point advantage over James Hutchinson who has been pretty swift too. These two look odds on for the top two placings with over 100 points between Hutchinson in second and Ed Briscoe in third. Can Hutchinson up his game this weekend in Culham and take the fight to Beniston??
It’s super tight in MX2, with the top three separated by just 11 points. Holding the red plate is Lee Sealey but his lead is slender six points, with Jake Winnard just 5 points further back and ready to pounce. It will be interesting to see who emerges from this weekend with the top spot.
Josh Spinks has been a demon in the Open 2 Stroke class having only been beaten by a championship rival twice in five rounds. His series lead isn’t insurmountable though and Rory Jones who is 62 down on the leader will know that he is close enough to mount a challenge if things go awry for Spinks. James Dent holds third and will have his eyes on clawing back the deficit to second.
The 125cc resurgence continues and at the forefront of it is Damon Strydom who has chalked up a hefty 86 point advantage at the top of the standings over Ash Harland with young gun Ryan Waggott within striking distance in third.
In the Ladies class Grace Richards has been having a stunning season and has chalked up a 9o point lead over her rivals. The battle though is for the remaining podium positions with Rebecca Newham, Grace Packham and Nadiya Jones split by just 16 points.
The unbeaten run has been continuing for Ryan Voase in the Vets Over 40’s and it’s hard to see anyone stopping him this season but the candidates for taking him down a peg or two are Lee Martin and Danny Tollett who are themselves have a two point gap between them for second, but some 104 down on the dominant Voase!
Simon Bonser has been having a great year in the Vets Over 50’s with Richard Miller being his closest challenger who is 45 down on the leader. Ewan Johnston, Ady Bradley and Chris Elcock all have their sights on the third spot of the podium.
A chip off the old block Riley Voase stands on top of the Junior Open table and like his Dad he holds a big lead of 94 points over Dan Nevitt who himself sits comfortably in second with 82 points on third placed James Newby.
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