Who will take command at Schoolhouse?? 2023 Scottish Motocross Championship Round 5 – Preview

The penultimate and fifth round of the 2023 Scottish Motocross Championship rolls into Schoolhouse MX in Northumberland this weekend, 15th & 16th October.

Images courtesy of Raymond Thomson – Madmaxmedia

Seven riders in total have a shot at the MX1 title and getting their hands on the historic ‘Donald Sinclair Trophy’  with just two rounds to go.

Homeland hero John Adamson has worked his way into a commanding 58 point lead over Conrad Mewse after four rounds. After Adamson won the first round in the bottomless sand of Tain, both John and Conrad traded wins at round two. At round three Conrad close the gap to just 58 points with 3 wins, but it’s the battle behind that catches the eye.

The gap from second to sixth, between Mewse, Brad Todd, Ben Edwards, Billy Mackenzie, and Tony Craig, is just ten points! South African Tristan Purdon is just a further ten points off sixth after finishing fourth in this years British Championship. Any one of seven riders could realistically snatch this title and with enormous series bonus cheques on offer from Safe Access Highland and injuries to third and fourth placed riders Brad Todd and Ben Edwards this title show down is not to be missed!

Carlton Husband leads the charge in MX2 but Brad Anderson is just 25 points behind and we all know that Ando will going all out to inroads on the gap. The fight for the third place on the box is also set to be a close one with Ryan Thomson who holds the number 3 spot after four rounds just ten points ahead of the talented Kyle McNicol.

There is a stacked day of Youth racing on Saturday as well as an Adult 2 Stroke and Adult support class, while on Sunday the Vets championship runs alongside the big MX1 and MX2 races with two Adult support races being run aswell.

For more info in the final two rounds head to The Scottish Motocross Championship Facebook page.

Venue

Schoolhouse MX
Consett
DH8 9SB

Tickets

Admission is £10, with under-14s gaining free entry.

Schedule