Sunday’s round of the Revo ACU British Motocross Championship heads to Foxhill, a well-known track located in Wiltshire, England near the town of Swindon. It is considered one of the best motocross tracks in the UK and is certainly a fan favourite. The track is also host to several prestigious events hosted throughout the years including the VMXDN which draw in huge crowds and riders, whilst also being an ex-gp track in previous years, this raises the profile of the track to an international level. The Foxhill track is known for its challenging terrain, steep hills, and technical sections. The newly revamped track is approximately 1.5 miles long and features a variety of jumps, berms, and obstacles that was used for the 2022 VMXdN will also be used fort the British Championship round.
This year Foxhill, home to the Langrish MCC, have confirmed ‘The Bullet’ Jeffrey Herlings will be riding in the MX1 class. Many people will favour 102 time GP winner, Herlings to win the round, however with the likes of current Championship leader Harri Kullas, who won at Foxhill in 2022 and notable names Conrad Mewse, Josh Gilbert and Tommy Searle, he will be in for a challenge. In the previous round at Cadders Hill, Lyng, we saw Crendon Fastrack Honda underdog Josh Gilbert push through for the top spot after a tough first race. However, his team mate Conrad Mewse sits only seven points ahead of Gilbert. It will be a tough battle to continue the Championship as Cab Screens Crecent Yamaha rider, Harri Kullas only has a seven point lead on Mewse, leaving 14 points in it for the top three.
In the MX2 class the Stebbings Car Superstore powered by Bikesure 426 Motorsport pro rider Isak Gifting sits 17 points ahead of ASA Gas Gas rider Bobby Bruce heading into Foxhill. Gifting was challenged by GP rider Jack Chambers at Lyng, who put a stop to Giftings winning streak after a controversial second race. Whilst Isak has a shaky recent history at the Foxhill track after a tossup with Conrad Mewse in 2022 we are sure to see the rider on the podium again. With Jack Chambers out of the picture at Foxhill we are bound to see some future runners come through to the podium, like the sorts of Verde Silhol KTM rider Jake Millwards, who currently sits third in the Championship.
Young gun Billy Askew put on a stunning display of talent, taking both race wins in the 250cc class at Lyng. Billy saw second place in the Big Wheel 85cc class at Foxhill last year and will be more than likely looking to push through to the top spot at this years race. With a 24 point lead and a winning streak throughout the season so far, this is looking highly likely. Challenging rider Mckenzie Marshall, had a slight bump at Lyng but we are sure to see him back on his A-game at Foxhill. In the 125cc class rider Jake Walker, who beat Billy in the Big Wheel 85cc class at Foxhill last year is sure to be a fierce contender for the podium this year, sitting in third overall. Ahead of Walker is Wal Beaney who won at Lyng and will be looking to continue the streak into Foxhill. However, Championship leader Recce Jones will be looking to extend his four point lead on Beaney at Foxhill.
Joining us again after a nice break, are the Big Wheel 85cc riders. Whilst in 2022 the class was dominated by Billy and Jake who now moved up classes, we see a new front runner come through the ranks at Oakhanger, Josh Vail took the class by storm and kicked off his season with a ten point lead ahead of Charlie Richmond and Drew Stock who sit second and third respectively. Josh, who rode this track as a Big Wheel 85cc rider in 2022 and placed third has experience above the other riders and will likely end on the podium again this year.
The entries as of two days ago are:
Rider No | Name | Sponsor | Team | Hometown | Manufacturer |
9 | Jack Skinner | Cambridgeshire | YAM | ||
10 | Levi Saunders | BLUE-3 (UK) LTD | BLUE 3 (UK) LTD | Kent | KTM |
14W | Freddie Gardiner | TEAM MATT GARDINER MX KTM | MATT GARDINER MX | Gloucestershire | KTM |
18 | Max Smith | REDLINE MOTORCYCLES | Northamptonshire | KTM | |
40 | Ted Deacon | ROGUE MX | Gloucestershire | GAS | |
44 | Ollie Bubb | 3 FLO BLU CRU CRESCENT YAMAHA | 3 FLO BLU CRU CRESCENT YAMAHA | Gloucestershire | YAM |
87 | Alfie Payne – PASSES | 723 TROYLEE DESIGNS FANTIC/CI SPORT | Z23 TROYLEE DESIGNSFANTIC/CI SPOR | Berkshire | KTM |
99 | Jake Walker | MR T’S RACING | Merseyside | KTM | |
104 | Reece Jones | BLUE-3 (UK) LTD | South Yorkshire | KTM | |
145 | Braidy Tucker | JOOV 57TYRES TUCKER & SONS BUILDING | Gwent | KTM | |
271W | Conner Smith | Durham | YAM | ||
323 | Beau Brown | AGR MOTORSPORT IOM | ARG MOTOR SPORT IOM | Isle Of Man | KTM |
326 | Wal Beaney | STORE114PRESTIGE PIPELAYING JV LTD | Cambridgeshire | KTM | |
417 | Harrison Greenough | SIMPSONS ASSOCIATES | Dorset | KTM | |
545 | Wesley Mcgavin | NO 1 DAD | Leicestershire | KTM | |
654 | Jack Dando | Somerset | KTM | ||
Rider No | Name | Sponsor | Team | Hometown | Manufacturer |
89 | Jacob Randall | CRESCENT YAMAHA | Gloucestershire | YAM | |
19 | Sydney Putnam | SC SPORTHOMES HUSQVARNA | SC SPORTHOMES HUSQVARNA | Buckinghamshire | HUS |
22 | Jak Taylor | WMTATCHELL/APICO/SIDERISE/ABSOLUTE | Mid Glamorgan | HUS | |
221W | Tye Jones | DYNAMIC AIR | Buckinghamshire | HUS | |
36 | Hudson Roper | 3FLO\MADDISON\CRESCENT YAMAHA | 3FLO\MADDISON\CRESCENT YAMAHA\B | West Yorkshire | YAM |
77W | Kyron Carron | PLANET MOTO | Oxfordshire | KTM | |
441 | Billy Askew | GTCI REVO KAWASAKI | GTCI Revo Kawasaki | Lincolnshire | KAW |
555 | Mckenzie Marshall – PASSES | DK OFFROAD/FXR/ELITECOACHWORKS | Staffordshire | YAM | |
5 | Liam Bennett | GMR,MAGIC MUSHROOM,APICOLEATT,HUSK | Essex | HUS | |
404 | Domonic Newbury | 426 MOTOSPORT | Wiltshire | KTM | |
65W | Fin Wilson | Ireland | |||
36 | Hudson Roper | 3FLO\MADDISON\CRESCENT YAMAHA | 3FLO\MADDISON\CRESCENT YAMAHA\B | West Yorkshire | YAM |
34 | Joshua Bassett – PASSES | X-CAST MEDIA | Kent | GAS | |
Rider No | Name | Sponsor | Team | Hometown | Manufacturer |
184 | Jamie Keith | MBRPX MCGUIGAN | Cumbria | KTM | |
24 | Kole Nally | V4 TRAINING/P O’NEILL CARPENTRY | Wicklow | KTM | |
5 | Marley Alder | POLE POSITION SCAFFOLDING LAPT PER | Oxfordshire | HUS | |
418 | Drew Stock | MADISON MOTOVERDE MAD4MOTOCROSS | Nothamptonshire | GAS | |
30 | Charlie Richmond | JP | Berkshire | KTM | |
84 | Archie Stapley | Hampshire | KTM | ||
111 | Alfie Geddes-Green | MATTPOPE MOTORCYCLESFOXARMOURVISION | Norfolk | GASW | |
21 | Lewis Spratt | MCCULLAGHS CENTRA/TODDS LEAP | County Tyrone | KTM | |
171 | Kameron Greenhalgh | GREENHALGH REMOVALS | Lancashire | HUS | |
310 | Lucas Moncrieff | PHEONIX TOOLS EVENSTROKES KAWASAKI | PHEONIX TOOLS EVENSTROKES KAWAS | Lancashire | KAW |
1 | Blake Ward-Clarke | GRT IMPACT KTM | GRT IMPACT KTM | Bedfordshire | KTM |
479 | Josh Vail | SJP MOTO | SJP AUTO | North Lincolnshire | KTM |
8 | Travis Bixby | PP SPORTS | Hertfordshire | KTM | |
80 | Zane Stephens | TROY LEE DESIGN | Cornwall | KTM | |
112 | Jordan Kinsella | GOC RACING, APICO, CCM, TWOTWO95 | Co Dublin | GASGAS | |
357 | Finley Pickering | MR T’S RACING | Cumbria | KTM | |
512 | Stanley Siebert | Somerset | KTM | ||
548 | Hayden Statt | MANCHESTER MOTORCYCLES | Durham | KTM | |
212 | Maison Jones | LBC MOTORSPORTS POWERED BY SYNTOL | Rhondda Cynon Taff | KTM | |
257 | Ronan Mallett | BCS MX CISPORTS | Norfolk | KTM | |
17 | Harry Lee | GRT IMPACT KTM | GRT IMPACT KTM | West Sussex | KTM |
98W | James Egerton | Clogher Valley Windows | County Tyrone | KTM | |
Rider No | Name | Sponsor | Team | Hometown | Manufacturer |
546 | Max Lewis | TRUELINE\MX DREAMS CALIFORNIA | Shropshire | KTM | |
511 | Steven Clarke | STORE 114 RACING | Staffordshire | HON | |
211 | Billy Mackenzie | MODU KAWASAKI RACING TEAM | MODU KAWASAKI RACING TEAM | Stirlingshire | KAW |
3 | Josh Gilbert | CRENDON FASTRACK HONDA RACING | CRENDON FASTRACK HONDA RACING | Devon | HON |
426 | Conrad Mewse | CRENDON FASTRACK HONDA RACING | CRENDON FASTRACK HONDA RACING | Honiton | HON |
49 | Callum Green | TRU 7 HONDA RACING ACADAMY | TRU 7 HONDA RACING ACADAMY | Devon | HON |
162 | Stuart Edmonds | STUART EDMONDS RACING | SBRIGGS COMMERCIALS HONDA | Ireland | HON |
151 | Harri Kullas | CABSCREENS CRESCENT YAMAHA | CABSCREENS CRESCENT YAMAHA | Surrey | YAM |
425 | Drew Anderson | PP SPORT SOUTHSIDE MX BICKERS | Essex | HUS | |
91 | Charlie Putnam | SC SPORTHOMES HUSQVARNA | SC SPORTHOMES HUSQVARNA | Buckinghamshire | HUS |
777 | Evgeny Bobryshev | SC SPORTHOMES HUSQVARNA | SC SPORTHOMES HUSQVARNA | Buckinghamshire | HUS |
147 | Miro Sihvonen | SC SPORTHOMES HUSQVARNA | Buckinghamshire | HUS | |
184 | James Carpenter | CAB SCREENS CRESCENT YAMAHA | CABSCREENS CRESCENT YAMAHA | Dorset | YAM |
95 | Dan Thornhill | CHAMBERS RACING | CHAMBERS RACING | Gloucestershire | GAS |
134 | Liam Knight | GABRIEL HOLESHOT | GABRIEL KTM | Hampshire | KTM |
10 | Jason Meara | MOTOCYCLE RACING GAS GAS | County Armagh | GAS | |
24 | Shaun Simpson | GABRIEL SS24 KTM | GABRIEL SS24 KTM RACING TEAM | Fife | KTM |
141 | Tristan Purdon | GABRIEL SS24 KTM RACING TEAM | GABRIEL SS24 KTM RACING TEAM | Hampshire | KTM |
2 | John Adamson | ASA UNITED GASGAS | ASA UNITED GASGAS | Scotland | GAS |
277 | Jay Hague | PHOENIX TOOLS EVENSTROKES KAWASAKI | PHOENIX TOOLS EVENSTROKES KAWAS | Devon | KAW |
714 | Brad Todd | C-RES/BIKESPORT NEWCASTLE | Cumbria | HON | |
16 | Tom Grimshaw | CHAMBERS RACING | CHAMBERS RACING | Hertfordshire | GAS |
150 | Aaron Patstone – PASSES | KIOR/SHAW/TAMWORTH YAMAHA/L&D | Leamington Spa | YAM | |
7 | Louie Kessell | ULTIMATE WHEELS THUNDER ROAD HOND | ULTIMATE WHEELS THUNDER ROAD HO | Cornwall | HON |
50 | Martin Barr | APICO HUSQVARNA | APICO HUSQVARNA | County Antrim | HUS |
101 | Michael Ellis – PASSES | MV HAULAGE STORE 114 HONDA | West Sussex | HON | |
41W | Nathan Green | County Down | YAM | ||
115 | Ashton Dickinson | TALK TEMPLANT | TALK TEMPLANT RACING TEAM | West Yorkshire | KTM |
100 | Tommy Searle | GTCI REVO KAWASAKI | GTCI REVO KAWASAKI | Leicestershire | KAW |
62W | Charlie Way | HOLESHOT KAWASAKI | Surrey | KAW | |
17 | Luke Smith | ULTIMATE WHEELS THUNDER ROAD HOND | ULTIMATE WHEELS THUNDER ROAD HO | County Down | HON |
Rider No | Name | Sponsor | Team | Hometown | Manufacturer |
11 | Robert Holyoake | CROFT GARAGE, GOGGLE TEK | Gloucestershire | YAM | |
127 | Sam Atkinson | PHOENIX EVENSTROKES KAWASAKI | PHOENIX EVENSTROKES KAWASAKI | Northumberland | KAW |
419 | Joe Brookes | GRT IMPACT KTM | GRT IMPACT KTM | Shropshire | KTM |
422 | Charlie Heyman | TRU7 HONDA RACING ACADEMY | TRU7 HONDA RACING ACADEMY | Honiton | HON |
28 | Charlie Griffiths | 426 MOTORSPORT | Shropshire | KTM | |
82 | Charlie Cole | BLADES BIKES KAWASAKI | Hampshire | KAW | |
180W | Josh Spinks | JSMX COACHING | Derbyshire | KTM | |
410 | James Barker | TEAM MATT GARDNER | East Yorkshire | KTM | |
303 | Jake Millward | VERDE SHILOH KTM | VERDE SHILOH KTM | Hampshire | KTM |
131 | Henry Siddiqui | APICO HUSQVARNA | APICO HUSQVARNA | Surrey | HUS |
500 | Callum Murfitt | TEAM PP SPORTS POWERED BY SOUTHSIDE | Cambridgeshire | KTM | |
10 | Harvey Cashmore | CHAMBERS RACING | CHAMBERS RACING | Surrey | GAS |
337 | Glenn Mccormick | CHAMBERS RACING | CHAMBERS RACING | County Antrim | GAS |
23 | Taylor Hammal | GABRIEL SS24 KTM | GABRIEL SS24 KTM | Hampshire | KTM |
40 | Jamie Wainwright | WPH,SBE,PURE,REDLINE KTM | Leicestershire | KTM | |
579 | Bobby Bruce | ASA UNITED GASGAS | ASA UNITED GASGAS | Kent | GAS |
122 | Jake Sheridan | RSR PLANT SERVICES KTM | Ireland | KTM | |
771W | Ollie Beamish | MV HAULAGE | West Sussex | KTM | |
6 | Carlton Husband | PHOENIX EVENSTROKES KAWASAKI | PHOENIX EVENSTROKES KAWASAKI | Tyne And Wear | KAW |
365 | Sam Nunn | CABSCREENS CRESCENT YAMAHA | CABSCREENS CRESCENT YAMAHA | Suffolk | YAM |
300 | Ben Franklin | CHAMBERS RACING | CHAMBERS RACING | Somerset | GAS |
119 | Bailey Johnston | VERDE SHILOH KTM | VERDE SHILOH KTM | Yorkshire | KTM |
661W | Josh Coleman | HOLESHOT MOTOCROSS KTM | Hampshire | KTM | |
75 | Aaron Ongley | 723 RACEBIKES WESTSOLE FENCING | Kent | GAS | |
517R2 | Isak Gifting – PASSES | 426 MOTORSPORT STEBBINGS | Sweden | GAS | |
44 | Elliott Banks-Browne | GEARTEC | Suffolk | HUS | |
57R1 | Kyle Mcnicol | ALGAS MEDICAL | Scotland | KTM | |
163 | Ben Mustoe | ASA UNITED GASGAS | ASA UNITED GASGAS | Gloucestershire | GAS |
470 | Tom Hughes | DP BRAKES, TALON, JOOV | Pen-y-bont Ar Ogwr | HUS | |
166 | Josh Taylor | OAKLEAF WORX MOTORSPORT | Devon | HON | |
9W | Lewis Hall | MEREDITH MX | Derbyshire | FAN | |
99 | Howard Wainwright | WULFSPORT/MARSHMX | Warwickshire | HON |