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Giuseppe Luongo splits opinion in motocross – especially in the UK. Some are behind him, see his vision and appreciate the professionalism of the series while others are dead set against it and claim he is killing the sport.
But whatever your opinion, this is a must read for all motocross fans. In this wide ranging interview that Giuseppe granted to MX Vice, the Youthstream president answers the critics and also clearly explains his vision for world motocross.

This is one of the biggest ever interviews with the man in charge of GP motocross. Giuseppe doesn’t hold back, giving us full and frank answers and is confident that GP motocross is going in the right direction to grow and maintain a sustainable and successful future.

The Italian also revealed that he is in negotiations with two big UK broadcasters to show MXGP in the coming seasons in what could be a very exciting time for our sport in the UK.

It has been ten years since you took over the World Championship again. Are the GPs ahead or behind where you envisaged them ten years ago?

We are in line with what we envisaged even with the fact we crossed (and are still crossing) the most unfavourable economical crisis since 1929. During this time we have created and developed the European Championships which prove to be thriving, we have doubled the number of professional teams taking part in the FIM Motocross World Championships, we have brought back the Motocross of Nations to the value we once knew (it had regressed between 2001 to 2003), we have tripled the TV audience and TV coverage and we have installed a positive trend for the non-European GP events. This is without entering into all the details of how the professionalism, infrastructures, and so on have been improved.

A lot of people in the UK feel that because there is no open qualification or prize money riders don’t get a fair chance at the GPs. They say that each GP should be run by clubs and riders get start money and prize money like the old days (or even a sponsored privateer purse).What is your view on that idea and is that model realistic anymore in today’s world?

I would suggest that these people organize their own series, try with their own ideas and see if it works, after that they can make their comments and maybe explain where they found money to pay for all this and to all the services they would need to provide (TV production, timing, infrastructure which Youthstream supplies and which are imperative for a modern sport to exist and be promoted on a high level).

Concerning the fairness for the riders to qualify, this is probably a story invented by riders/fans who don’t have the level to compete in MX1 / MX2. Today, via the European Championship it’s very easy for young talented riders to be spotted and be entered in the MX2 class, the MX1 class on the other hand has such a high level of competition that only a few riders in the world are able to compete on a high level in this class.

In reply to this, during the MXGP festival in Great Britain every rider who thinks they are able to race in the MX1 class and have not had the chance up until today to be seen by a team will have the possibility to make a test; riders able to make a lap within 110% of the average time of the top 10 MX1 riders will have a free entry in the 2014 MX1 class, in addition the local organizer of each MXGP event will have an allocation for wild card riders to enter for free of charge in order to promote locally the GP (under the same condition that they are able to make a lap within 110% of the average time of the top 10 MX1 riders). It is difficult to enter in the MX1 class not because the selection is unfair but because the level in this class is outstandingly high.

The European championships are really taking off alongside the World Championship, it is really strengthening the MX2 class and the young riders have a clear path to the World Championship with the GP teams following their development. Are we seeing the pyramid system you have brought in starting to take effect?

Yes, this was our project, and we are delighted with seeing that our pyramid is working well – from the 65 European to the 85 European, from the 85 European to the 125 European, from the 125 European to the 250 European and from the 250 European to the MX2 class the passage is fluid, the only passage being difficult is from MX2 to MX1 due to the high level of competition and the fact the 450 is a very powerful bike which riders need time to adapt to.

The MX2 class in the Motocross of Nations has had the U23 rule removed. Will that happen in the World championship or do you see the rule staying for the foreseeable future?

I don’t think it will be removed, the majority of the manufactures, FIM and Youthstream are happy with how the system works. These kinds of Regulation changes are always based on common agreement between FIM, manufacturers and Youthstream and go in the direction of having 1 main class (the MXGP class) while keeping the MX2 class for younger riders.

Would you like to see a Ryder Cup style event where it really is Europe v the USA – is that possible?

I would like that a lot as I think all Motocross fans would like to see this, but in reality this is almost impossible to do because the American teams and riders and World Championship teams and riders already have many commitments, and it would be difficult to find a time between the FIM Supercross World Championship, the FIM Motocross World Championship, the AMA Nationals and the FIM MXON to suite everyone.

The MX1 class is very tough right now almost all of the top twenty in the championship have won GPs or GP motos – but are fluctuating grid numbers worrying and what is the answer?

This is used very much by Youthstream’s detractors, when we have more than 30 riders on the grid nobody says anything and when we have around 20 they start immediately saying that Youthstream is killing MX. The reality is that the MX1 class requires a huge amount of skill, the top riders are extraordinarily fast, the bikes are extremely demanding and as you have indicated the top 20 riders are very strong. The MX1 is based on the quality, and often quality does not always go together with quantity.

Actually the fluctuation always existed in the MX1 class; in the non-European events some years ago only 15 riders went and in Russia last year there were 19 riders. If we take statistics in central Europe the MX1 class always has between 30 to 40 riders, and on the races that are far from central Europe there are between 20 to 30 riders – and this is exactly what is happening now.

The reality is that in MX1 there are about 25 fast riders who are able to participate in the entire series (sometimes less due to injuries), and all the rest are riders who race at events that are not so far to travel to. The most important point for us is that all the fast MX1 riders are there, and who is not there is because either they are not fast enough or, in a few cases, because they have difficulties to find a team due to a number of factors independent to the promotion of the championship. However, my message to all the concerned people: don’t worry our major class is very healthy and will continue to be the major class with the best riders in the world.

The TV production missed Jose Butron’s first ever moto win, is the quality of the production something you feel is crucial to the growth of the sport and in making the Superfinal a success? The American’s really excel in that area and really hype up the story lines and human interest angles. Is that something that MXGP hope to improve on?

This is another example of those who just wish to search for our mistakes. During the last lap it was a Youthstream TV director’s decision to following Herlings (who leads the Championship and was the first time this year to not win a race) or Butron (who won his first race), the TV director decided in this split of a second on Herlings, however in the mean time Paul Malin and the other Youthstream commentators praised Butron several times on his fabulous performance and his first race victory.

Obviously we do make some mistakes but we also do many good things for the sport, especially with regards to the TV production and broadcast. As a whole our TV production is of high quality; we produce every GP in HD and we show the best of the GP event, we produce highlights on the teams providing them with more exposure and we never have a minute of delay. We have a very professional crew – the best English, French and German commentators – and with MX-LIFE.TV we offer fans and all the insiders a useful tool to be able to follow the whole series from wherever they are. Do you remember seeing MX on TV before ‘Luongo’ took over?

There has been three superfinals now – what are your feelings on it, has it went better or worse than you imagined?

Firstly I have to explain the concept of the Superfinal. The concept to have MX1 and MX2 riders ride together for the non-European events was proposed by a manufacturer in order to reduce costs for these events (by bringing less riders) and increase the show; it was unanimously agreed to by all the manufacturers, factory teams, FIM and Youthstream and to use 2013 as a test to then decide for the future after studying the pros and cons. Even if the spectators who have seen it at the event and the large worldwide TV audience loved it, some old-fashion fans and a part of the paddock don’t like it because they say the MX2 riders are disadvantaged when they race against the MX1 bikes. Of course we never thought the 2 bikes would have an equal chance and the goal was not to have 1 race but to have 2 races within 1; the MX2 riders compete against the MX2 riders and the MX1 riders compete against the MX1 riders and if a few MX2 riders finished in front of MX1 riders this would be exceptional, but it has not been seen like this by everyone.

The decision of the future format will be taken during the meeting on the 19th of June between the manufacturers, factory teams, FIM and Youthstream, and following the evaluation of the test made this year Youthstream’s position will be in favour of having the same format for the non-European MXGP events as the European events.

The USA are struggling to get all four motos on the same TV channel, the GPs have the MXlife.tv and Motors TV but their situation does highlight how hard it is to get four hours of motocross on TV. Is that one of the reasons you are trying to get one of those GP motos as a main event so motocross can get on more mainstream TV networks and therefore gain more exposure?

Our goal is for the FIM Motocross World Championship to go on important TV stations and to touch the largest possible audience with the best quality of broadcasting. We produce in HD but some TV stations still broadcast in SD due to costs causing the final image the fans to see at home to be not good; we will not accept SD broadcasting in the future. We have already reached agreements with many important TV channels around the world like FOX in Brazil, Mexico and all Latin America and Australia, Al Jazeera for the entire Middle East and Africa, BeIn in France, USA and Russia, Sport1 in Germany, Band Sport in Brazil, Supersport in South Africa, True Vision in Thailand and Sport TV in Portugal and Angola. We are working on making this list grow and we are in negotiation with 2 big broadcasters in the UK we should be able to announce this shortly.

Naturally these big companies will not transmit 4 hours of Motocross on Sunday and a lot depends on the decision that will be made regarding the format on the 19th June, in principle we will prepare 2 hours to be broadcasted live (1 hour for MX2 and 1 hour for MX1), and naturally MX-LIFE.TV will continue broadcasting everything live including the European Championship races.

There seems to be a traditional voice that says motocross can’t grow – that is isn’t F1 or MotoGP and never will be, but at the same time people also want the sport and the riders to get more mainstream respect and grow. Is it possible to stick with tradition and bring motocross forward at the same time or do you have to make a choice?

MX will never be MotoGP or F1 because Motocross is Motocross with it’s own identity which makes this sport unique. I’m sure everyone is aware that Motocross has grown a lot over the past years and continues to grow. So far this year has been outstanding and the MXGPs coming up in Ernée, Maggiora and then Lausitzring and Matterley Basin will be bigger and better than ever before. There is twice the number of riders in the European Championship (the base of our sport).

We don’t want to leave the tradition behind but we need to make our sport more up-to-date with our time; the difficulty lies right there, in finding the right balance. I see there are a very few who would prefer Motocross to remain as it was in the 80s, but today the world has dramatically changed and the young (which is the future of everyone) don’t care about the 80s anymore, they want everything very fast and new things all the time, we are living in a moment of consummation. We don’t intend on losing the soul of Motocross but we must keep it interesting for the young of today, not for the young of 30 years ago.

Will it ever be possible to get the top Americans into the World Championship and to get the American media to give it equal exposure to their own series? That is a huge market that the world championship doesn’t seem to be able to crack.

USA is a big market but no longer the biggest market that it was 5 years ago. The statistics of the off-road market show that USA has gone from 60% of the 2007 world off-road market to 25% (similar to Europe), and other markets are becoming increasingly important like Brazil, Mexico and Asia. For sure we would like to have more American riders in the MXGP but as you know there are very few American riders who are able to compete for top positions in the MXGP and those top riders are also very specialized in Supercross, where they have very good contracts. We hope that one day some top American riders will join our series; last year at the GP of Belgium Villopoto indicated that he would like to come and compete in the MXGP by 2015 / 2016, if he does decide to come he will be very welcome.

The next couple of months are crucial for the future of MXGP, how important is it to get these decisions right?

Like for everything, it’s very important to make the right decision. We have to be intelligent, keep our eyes open and remain humble, and in the case we make a wrong decision we do not have to be afraid to change again, not to keep going deeper into a mistake. And it’s the same if we believe we have made a right decision, we have to be strong and fight to go on. Decisions regarding the future format will be made by the majority during the meeting held between the manufacturers, factory teams, FIM and Youthstream.

How possible is the lower engine capacity and one main MXGP class? Will that class still get two motos and what is the future for MX2?

The right capacity for the MXGP class will be decided together between the manufacturers, FIM and Youthstream. The MXGP bike has to be the best Motocross bike based on power, handling and weight, it doesn’t matter what capacity it is it just needs to be the best where the riders can enjoy racing and are able to race at 100% for 40 minutes (not 25). We will continue with prototypes in the FIM Motocross World Championship. Two motos are likely to remain; during the meeting on the 19th June it will be decided if it stays with the classic two motos (like today) or if the first moto will be used as a qualifying moto for the 2nd moto (main event) where the points will be given.

The MX2 class will continue having a bright future and will most likely be run with the same format as the MXGP, but as I said all the final decisions will be taken during the meeting on the 19th of June.

The GPs have never been more professional, every moto is live and the riders are of a high quality – despite all the critics the World Championship provides a great weekend’s entertainment and more races to watch then ever – do you feel the critics overlook the good things and investment Youthstream have done for the sport?

Within your question you provide the answer. Youthstream is doing a great job in promoting Motocross on a World Championship level and also on the base level for which we receive many compliments from everyone within the MX world. We have made huge investments in TV, infrastructure, presentation and preparation of the circuit among a long list of improvements, without a doubt it is the best Motocross series in the world.

Really there are only a few critics from people who would like things to stay as they were when they were racing, but they are people who are older than myself and don’t want to change with the times. However frankly speaking, most of these people are cowards who hide behind fake names and build up stories between themselves on the forums but don’t have the courage to put their true name. They are people who were not able to do something for MX when they were racing years ago, do you really think they are able to do something today? If they are so capable they could make their own series with all their wonderful ideas, it’s a free world, like I did when I was 28 years-old when I created the Masters of Motocross. Amongst these critics do you see the name of people that have done something in MX like Thorpe, Malherbe, Geboers, Everts, Cairoli, Carmichael, Johnson, Bayle or the top MXGP teams or MXGP organizers?

I think I have already lost too much time and given too much attention to these people. It’s very easy to meet us and present ideas in a humane manner with a goal of making Motocross better and better, we are very open to productive criticism but not to people who personally attack us for the most absurd things. Like I have said we have many spectators at the events with millions of followers on MX-LIFE.TV, the FIM Motocross World Championship official web-site, social networks and all types of media, we have hundreds of millions watching the MXGP on TV and they all love our sport. People like Steve Dixon and Paul Malin can give you accurate information of what the conditions in Motocross were like before regarding work, finance, organization of the events and travel for riders and mechanics (especially for the non-European events) compared to today.

So, what is your ultimate goal for the GPs, where do you want to take it? How big can motocross really get?

Our goal is to cover each continent with MXGP events, have riders coming from all over the world and to be covered more and more on main-stream TV stations. We are working towards having riders from all over the world via our Youth Academy with John Van den Berk and Jan Postema where we are creating training centres in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and South America. These centres form trainers so that they are qualified to locally continue the training with young riders, and in agreement with MXGP teams, once a talent is found they will be brought to the European Championship and grow until they reach the main MXGP class. This will need a lot of time but slowly we will succeed.

Motocross still has great potential and I believe it will continue to grow over the next few years, this depends a lot on the TV broadcasters bringing it easily into the most possible homes and on the number of Grand Prix events in strong markets out of Europe. The combination of these 2 elements together with the quality of the promotion and the involvement of manufacturers will permit the World Championship to be stronger and more credible attracting more important partners to join the FIM Motocross World Championship.

The Festival of Motocross at British GP was a huge success last year with all the classes. Are you looking forward to it again this year and is there anything else we can expect?

From the first moment we were delighted with the success of the British MXGP Festival. Steve Dixon and Youthstream worked hard to put this event together and we want this to remain as a unique moment where we have the entire MX world (the Amateur, the Youth, Women, Veteran, Professional) all together at one event once a year. I have seen many things in Motocross since I began 30 years ago, and the parade lap at Matterley last year was a remarkable moment in the history of Motocross. We believe UK is the right location for this event for many reasons: Motocross was born in the UK, Matterley Basin is a fantastic venue in all aspects, Steve Dixon is a reliable partner and last, but not least, the British fans are outstanding.

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The MX Vice SMX Review Show Episode #22 – Lars Lindstrom

HRC Boss talks about their amazing 2023 season

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In 2023, MX Vice is running a regular SMX Review show, where we talk all things AMA, frequently with a star guest or pundit. This time Ben & Brad are joined by Honda HRC USA Team Manager Lars Lindstrom, talking about the red team’s amazing 2023 season, his time as Chad Reed’s mechanic, and his riders’ plans for the Motocross of Nations!


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Lars (crouching with his arm on the front fender) has enjoyed a great year with his team in 2023

Massive thanks to Lars for joining us and we wish you and your team all the best for the rest of the year!

This podcast was recorded prior to the Washougal National, so apologies for the delay and for the few sound issues.  None of these were caused by Lars or his systems. Enjoy the podcast!



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Live Results – AMA Pro Motocross Round 6 – Southwick

Practice Times & Race Results from The Wick

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The action is underway at Southwick for round six of the AMA Pro Motocross series. Will Jett Lawrence dominate again, and how will Hunter fare after his issues at RedBud?

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This page will have all of the results from The Wick. The results are posted in an easy-to-view fashion, with the latest results at the very top of the page. If you do not immediately see the most recent results, hit the refresh button in the top-right corner and then the issue should be rectified.

450 Updated Championship Classification

450 Overall Results

450 Moto Two

250 Updated Championship Classification

250 Overall Results

They said the sand might suit him! Tom Vialle takes his first overall win in the USA, and the 250 wildness continues through the pack as the red plate changes hands for the first time in either class this summer!

250 Moto 2

450 Moto 1

250 Moto 1

450 Consolation Race

Just for British fans, SC Sporthomes Husqvarna rider Charlie Putnam finished 19th in the Consolation Race after not making the cut in Qualifying.

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Michelin MX Nationals – Race Report, Rnd 2 – Monster Mountain

Full report from packed event in South Wales

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Last weekend the new Monster Mountain facility staged its first event, round two of the Michelin MX Nationals powered by Milwaukee, and what an action-packed weekend it was! With almost 300 hundred riders keen to get on the new track and a tremendous crowd for the MX Nationals, both enjoyed the two days of fast and hot motocross action.

Words: Dick Law for Michelin MX Nationals | Featured Image: Michelin MX Nationals

If you haven’t seen the images and videos on social media, Monster Mountain is a USA- styled track set on top of a Welsh mountain. With months and months of hard, back-breaking work that involved moving hundreds of tons of earth with machines the size of a small house, the Monster Mountain track was born, and the scale of the project was mind-blowing. Once you have climbed up the mountain’s side to the peak, you enter a landscape that could be easily mistaken for Pala or even the moon.

The Leatt Pro MX1s were mainly about three riders, the Crendon Fastrack Honda pairing of Conrad Mewse and Josh Gilbert and Cab Screens Crescent Yamaha rider Harri Kullas. The winner would come from one of these riders, who have dominated the home racing scene all year.

Kullas got the holeshot at the start of the first combined MX1 and MX2 pro race but was quickly passed a quarter of the way around the opening lap by Mewse and then his teammate Gilbert, who had gated third, slipped by Kullas before the end of the lap. While this happened, John Adamson (ASA United GasGas) got cross threaded in one of the deep ruts and dropped from fourth to tenth.

Adamson’s teammate Ivo Monticelli, who was making a comeback from an injury he suffered at round one of the Revo series, took full advantage of his teammate Adamson’s problems and took over his fourth place as Jason Meara (JM 10 Moto-cycle Racing Honda), Tom Grimshaw (Chambers Racing), Charlie Putnam (SC Sporthomes Husqvarna), Jamie Carpenter (Cab Screens Crescent Yamaha), and Dan Thornhill (Chambers Racing) all moved up a place at Adamson’s expense.

The leading four riders of Mewse, Gilbert, Kullas, and Monticelli stayed in the same running order to the end of the race as Meara and Grimshaw fought over fifth place. The two riders changed position many times till, on lap eight, Meara suffered a mechanical failure, leaving Grimshaw to make fifth all his own.

Adamson was on a charge after his crash and fought back to sixth at the end of the race, while Putnam came off his machine, relegating himself back to thirtieth place.

The immense new track, with its long start straights and big jumps, and even an adverse camber turn, was always going to disadvantage the smaller Apico MX2 machines over the power of the Leatt MX1 machines, with Glen McCormick (Chambers Racing) being the first of the MX2s around turn one, followed by Jamie Wainwright (WPH/SBE/Redline KTM) and Carlton Husband (Phoenix EvenStrokes Kawasaki) as race favourite Charlie Cole (Blades Bikes Kawasaki) suffering a mechanical problem that saw him at the back of the pack with a lot of work to do.

Wainwright had passed McCormick to lead the MX2s by the end of the first lap as Husband slipped back three places. But, as the race continued, Husband upped his pace and repassed six other riders on his way to tenth in the race, but first MX2 home.

McCormick put on a last-lap charge and snatched a place from the hands of Wainwright as the pair finished eleventh and thirteenth on the track but second and third in the MX2s, as for the unlucky Cole. He regrouped and fought his way back from thirtieth to finish fifteenth in the race but fourth MX2 and the last person on the lead lap.

Kullas once again got the holeshot at the start of race two, and once again, Gilbert found a way past him by the end of the lap. Behind them, it was Grimshaw, Meara, Monticelli, Mewse and Carpenter.

Grimshaw took his time in the opening laps and slipped back to sixth. Mewse slid past Monticelli on the second lap to take over third place, with Meara relegated to fifth.

While Grimshaw and Carpenter fought over sixth place, the running order of Gilbert from Kullas, Mewse, Monticelli, and Meara stayed the same till the very last lap when Mewse used the backmarkers to snatch second place from Kullas, and with it second overall for the meeting. (MX Vice was witness to the incident that cost Kullas second place, where two MX2 riders fell in a rut that Harri had already committed to, leaving the Yamaha man to haul his bike out of the massively deep inside rut as Conrad tiptoed around the outside of them, probably laughing his head off!).

On the Apico MX2 side of race two, Cole had gated tenth but had Wainwright in his wheel tracks and McCormick two places further back as they battled for the MX2 lead amongst the bigger MX1 machines.

Wainwright & Cole battle for MX2 supremacy in race two. Cole won the event, but Wainwright leads the series!

After changing the lead with Wainwright several times, Cole established himself eighth on the track but first of the MX2s. Wainwright finished in tenth place for the second MX2, with McCormick third. Unfortunately, Husband didn’t get the start he wanted and didn’t seem to get going as he finished sixth MX2, behind Joe Brooks and Charlie Heyman (Tru7 Honda).           

With three race wins and a second place, Ben Edwards won the RFX expert MX1s from race one winner and wildcard rider Josh Waterman. Jayden Ashwell (AJP Geartec Husqvarna) was third, with Jay McCrum missing a podium position.

Ashley Greedy (Darjen Contractors Gas Gas) won his first three races in the RFX MX2s, but while in the lead of his fourth and final race of the weekend, he was passed by Jimmy Margetson (AJP Geartec Husqvarna) on his way to second overall, with Mathew Bayliss (Darjen Contractors Gas Gas).

Ash Greedy had a great weekend on home territory.

Wildcard rider Scott Elderfield won three out of his four races on his way to the Motoverde amateur MX1 overall, with race four winner Sean Wainwright (Fasteddy Racing Honda) second. Josh Greedy (Darjen Contractors Kawasaki) tied in third with Luke Mellows (Forty-Four Honda).

Wildcard riders took three out of the top four places in the Motoverde amateur MX2 class as Ben Clarke, with two wins and two third places, took the overall from race two winner Raife Broadley (723 Race Bikes Gas Gas) while the winner of the last race Wal Beaney was third, just five points behind the winner.

Tallon Aspden (LA Groundwork KTM), with three wins and a second place, won the Worx clubman MX1s from Darren Manning-Coe, who was second in all four of his races as Daniel Chapman, the winner of the last race of the weekend was third as Drew Lane just missed out on the podium by two points.

Sam Ongley (Fantic) won all four Spiral GFX clubman MX2 races from Matt Tolly and Charlie West.

In the youth Fly Futures MXY2s, Billy Askew (GTCi Revo Kawasaki) won all four races and remains unbeaten this year. Behind him, Domonic Newbury (426 Motorsport KTM) and Mackenzie Marshall (DK Offroad KTM) were separated by just three points as they finished the weekend in second and third overall.

Billy Askew (441) already has his nose in front of Domonic Newbury (404), Mackenzie Marshall (555) and Jak Taylor (22, WM Tatchell Husqvarna).

Reece Jones (SJP Moto Husqvarna) was third in his first race of the weekend, but from then on won the other three for first overall in the Fly MXY125s. Jake Walker (Mr T Racing KTM), who didn’t finish out of the top four all weekend, was second, with a race-three low score pushing Tyla Hooley (Fantic) down to third.

Josh Vail (SJP Moto Husqvarna), with two race wins, a second and a third place, took the overall win in the Syntol Big Wheel 85s with Jamie Keith (MBR X&P KTM), who didn’t finish out of the top three all weekend, second and Charlie Richmond third.

Josh Vail took the overall win in the Syntol Supermini Big Wheel class

With a couple of wins and two-second places, Joel Winstanley-Dawson (Techsource Racing KTM) won the Syntol small wheel 85s from race one winner Lucas Lee (Husqvarna) and Ollie Truman.

Top ten results

Leatt Pro MX1:

1 Josh Gilbert (Crendon Fastrack Honda) 22 + 25 = 47

2 Conrad Mewse (Crendon Fastrack Honda) 25 + 22 = 47

3 Harri Kullas (Cab Screens Crescent Yamaha) 20 + 20 = 40

4 Ivo Monticelli (ASA United Gas Gas) 18 + 18 = 36

5 Tom Grimshaw (Chambers Racing) 16 + 15 = 31

6 James Carpenter (Cab Screens Crescent Yamaha) 14 + 14 = 28

7 John Adamson (ASA United Gas Gas) 15 + 13 = 28

8 Dan Thornhill (Chambers Racing) 13 + 10 = 23

9 Callum Green (Tru7 Honda Academy Honda) 10 + 11 = 21

10 Stuart Edmonds (S Biggs Commercials Honda) 12 + 9 = 21

Apico Pro MX2:

1 Charlie Cole (Blades Bikes Kawasaki) 18 + 25 = 43

2 Jamie Wainwright (WPH/SBE/Redline KTM) 20 + 22 = 42

3 Glen McCormick (Chambers Racing) 22 + 20 = 42

4 Carlton Husband (Phoenix EvenStrokes Kawasaki) 25 + 15 = 40

5 Charlie Hayman (Tru7 Honda Academy Honda) 16 + 16 = 32

6 Joe Brooks (GRT Impact KTM) 13 + 18 = 31

7 Calum Mitchell (Lexa MX Husqvarna) 15 + 14 = 29

8 Bailey Johnston (Verde Shiloh KTM) 11 + 13 = 24

9 Ben Franklin (Chambers Husqvarna) 12 + 12 = 24

10 Lewis Hall (Fantic) 14 + 10 = 24

RFX Expert MX1:

1 Ben Edwards (KTM) 22 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 97

2 Josh Waterman (KTM) 25 + 22 + 22 + 20 = 89

3 Jayden Ashwell (AJP Geartec Husqvarna) 18 + 20 + 20 + 16 = 74

4 Jay McCrum (Honda) 15 + 15 + 15 + 18 = 63

5 Richard Bird (Allmoto Megabikes Yamaha) 16 + 16 + 16 + 14 = 62

6 Corrie Southwood (Langmead Kawasaki) 5 + 14 + 12 = 22 = 53

7 Ryan Thomson (Drysdale MC Gas Gas) 14 + 13 + 13 + 7 = 47

8 Josh Canton (Concept CCF KTM) 13 + 9 + 11 + 13 = 46

9 Josh Peters (Jim Aim KTM) 20 + 0 + 18 + 0 = 38

10 Aaron Patstone (Gas Gas) 9 + 8 + 10 + 10 = 37

RFX Expert MX2:

1 Ashley Greedy (Darjen Contractors Gas Gas) 25 + 25 + 25 + 22 = 97

2 Jimmy Margetson (Husqvarna) 15 + 20 + 15 + 25 = 75

3 Mathew Bayliss (Darjen Contractors Gas Gas) 20 + 22 + 14 + 13 = 69

4 Uldis Freibergs (Lexa MX Husqvarna) 16 + 15 + 16 + 20 = 67

5 Kieran Banks (Yamaha) 18 + 13 + 18 + 18 = 67

6 Henry Siddiqui (Husqvarna) 13 + 14 + 20 + 16 = 63

7 Josh Colman (Holeshot MX KTM) 22 + 16 + 22 + 0 = 60

8 Aaron Ongley (723 Racebikes Gas Gas) 10 + 12 + 9 + 14 = 45

9 Niall Cregan (CCM Motorcycles Husqvarna) 5 + 9 + 11 + 15 = 40

10 Callum Murfitt (Southside MMX KTM) 7 + 11 + 10 + 12 = 40

Motoverde amateur MX1:

1 Scott Elderfield (Kawasaki) 25 + 25 + 25 + 22 = 97

2 Sean Wainwright (Fasteddy Racing Honda) 20 + 18 + 20 + 25 = 83

3 Josh Greedy (Darjen Contractors Kawasaki) 22 + 20 + 18 + 20 = 80

4 Luke Mellows (Forty Four Honda) 18 + 22 + 22 + 18 = 80

5 Jamie Dixon (P&S Yamaha) 14 + 16 + 12 + 16 = 58

6 Joshua McCorkell (McCorkell Racing Husqvarna) 16 + 13 + 11 + 14 = 54

7 Ryan Osborn (Evotech KTM) 11 + 14 + 15 + 13 = 53

8 Callum Gordon (MX Revive Gas Gas) 12 + 15 + 13 + 10 = 50

9 Brad Thornhill (LMC Plant KTM) 9 + 12 + 14 + 12 = 47

10 Jacob Bowden (VMX Motocross Club KTM) 10 + 11 + 10 + 15 = 46

Motoverde amateur MX2:

1 Ben Clark (Gas Gas) 25 + 20 + 25 + 20 = 90

2 Raife Broadley (723 Race Bikes Gas Gas) 18 + 25 + 22 + 22 = 87

3 Wal Beaney (KTM) 22 + 18 + 20 + 25 = 85

4 Jayden Murphy (KTM) 16 + 22 + 16 + 18 = 72

5 Shaun Springer (Gas Gas) 20 + 16 + 18 + 16 = 70

6 Charlie Palmer (Apex Gas Gas) 14 + 15 + 13 + 15 = 57

7 Dan Brough (Rutzz Yamaha) 12 + 12 + 7 + 14 = 45

8 Alex Buchanan (Mace Tech Tuning KTM) 11 + 14 + 12 + 8 = 45

9 Jonathan Rodrick-Evans (KTM) 7 + 7 + 14 + 12 = 40

10 Leon Ongley (Fantic) 15 + 8 + 6 + 11 = 40

Worx Sports Insurance Clubman MX1:

1 Tallon Aspden (LA Groundwork KTM) 25 + 25 + 25 + 20 = 95

2 Darren Manning-Coe (Fabrican KTM) 22 + 22 + 22 + 22 = 88

3 Daniel Chapman (KTM) 15 + 18 + 18 + 25 = 76

4 Drew Lane (Lanes Construction Gas Gas) 20 + 20 + 16 + 18 = 74

5 Kalem Hicks (British Army MX Team Husqvarna) 16 + 16 + 15 + 15 = 62

6 Billy Saunders (WMS Commercials Honda) 18 + 0 + 20 + 16 = 54

7 Ryan Davis (KTM) 10 + 12 + 14 + 12 = 48

8 Ashley Senior (Honda) 11 + 14 + 9 + 13 = 47

9 Josh Young (KTM) 14 + 10 + 11 + 11 = 46

10 Josh Bailey (Chris Bailey Landscaping KTM) 6 + 7 + 10 + 14 = 37

Spiral Clubman MX2:

1 Sam Ongley (Fantic) 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 100

2 Matt Tolley (426 Motorsport KTM) 20 + 22 + 22 + 16 = 80

3 Charlie West (Tim Feeney KTM) 11 + 16 + 16 + 22 = 65

4 Bradley Johnstone (Moto Connection Kawasaki) 16 + 15 + 20 + 9 = 60

5 Chris Corthorn (Kawasaki) 10 + 20 + 9 + 20 = 59

6 George Boyce (Design Scaffolding KTM) 12 + 13 + 13 + 18 = 56

7 Matthew Pocock (MGP Steel Erection KTM) 0 + 18 + 18 + 15 = 51

8 Richy Roberts (Rutzz Racing Yamaha) 9 + 6 + 15 + 14 = 44

9 Max Flint (Planet Moto KTM) 14 + 9 + 15 + 14 = 44

10 Jordan Ambler (City Wide KTM) 18 + 12 + 0 + 11 = 44

Fly Racing MXY125:

1 Billy Askew (GTCi Revo Kawasaki) 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 100

2 Domonic Newbury (426 Motorsport KTM) 20 + 15 + 20 + 20 = 75

3 Mckenzie Marshall (DK Offroad KTM) 22 + 10 + 22 + 18 = 72

4 George Hopkins (HJA Motorcycles Gas Gas) 18 + 14 + 16 + 14 = 62

5 Jak Taylor (Lexa MX Husqvarna) 9 + 20 + 10 + 22 = 61

6 Fin Wilson (Husqvarna) 16 + 16 + 14 + 15 = 61

7 Bayliss Utting (Trell Contractors Honda) 14 + 22 + 18 + 4 = 58

8 Liam Bennett (Apico GMR Husqvarna) 4 + 18 + 15 + 16 = 53

9 Kayde Rayns (Scott Motorsport Yamaha) 15 + 13 + 12 + 12 = 52

10 Kyron Carron (LC Construction KTM) 12 + 8 + 11 + 13 = 44

Fly Racing MXY125:

1 Reece Jones (SJP Moto KTM) 20 + 25 + 25 + 25 = 95

2 Jake Walker (Mr T Racing KTM) 18 + 20 + 22 + 22 = 82

3 Tyla Hooley (Fantic) 22 + 22 + 10 + 20 = 74

4 Freddie Gardiner (Matt Gardiner MX KTM) 25 + 11 + 12 + 18 = 66

5 Wesley McGavin (KTM) 13 + 18 + 18 + 16 = 65

6 Harrison Greenough (Simpson KTM) 14 + 16 + 16 + 12 = 58

7 Chester Hyde (Matt Pope MC Gas Gas) 15 + 15 + 13 + 13 = 56

8 Shane Jones (KTM) 16 + 14 + 14 + 10 = 54

9 Ollie Bubb (3 Flo Yamaha) 11 + 13 + 15 + 14 = 53

10 Jack Meara (Honda) 0 + 12 + 20 + 15 = 47

Syntol Big Wheel 85:

1 Josh Vail (SJP Moto KTM) 25 + 22 + 20 + 25 = 92

2 Jamie Keith (MBR X&P KTM) 20 + 25 + 22 + 22 = 89

3 Charlie Richmond (KTM) 22 + 20 + 25 + 20 = 87

4 Lewis Spratt (KTM) 16 + 18 + 15 + 16 = 65

5 Alfie Geddes-Green (Matt Pope MC Gas Gas) 18 + 8 + 18 + 18 = 62

6 Harry Lee (GRT Impact KTM) 14 + 16 + 13 + 15 = 58

7 Blake Ward-Clarke (GRT Impact KTM) 13 + 14 + 16 + 14 = 57

8 Reegan Rogers (Husqvarna) 8 + 13 + 10 + 13 = 44

9 Finlay Pickering (Mr T’s Racing KTM) 12 + 5 + 14 + 11 = 42

10 Maison Jones (Paul Green Tyres KTM) 9 + 11 + 9 + 12 = 41

Syntol Small Wheel 85:

1 Joel Winstanley-Dawson (Techsource Racing KTM) 22 + 22 + 25 + 25 = 94

2 Lucas Lee (Husqvarna) 25 + 15 + 22 + 22 = 84

3 Ollie Truman (KTM) 16 + 20 + 18 + 18 = 72

4 Archie Butterfield (KTM) 18 + 16 + 20 + 16 = 70

5 Charlie Ward (KTM) 15 + 14 + 16 + 15 = 60

6 Author Moore (3 Flo Yamaha) 20 + 18 + 0 + 0 = 58

7 Tyler Cooper (KTM) 0 + 0 + 15 + 13 = 28

8 Chad Prince (SC Sporthomes Husqvarna) 0 + 13 + 0 + 14 = 27

9 Olly Waters (Matt Gardner MX KTM) 0 + 25 + 0 + 0 = 25



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