While the changeable English weather had a major effect on round four of the Motul Fastest
40, powered by Michelin, the small but dedicated band of workers soldiered tirelessly on
and made the event happen while other organisers cancelled their meetings.

It had been raining on and off since Thursday at the location of the event at Brookthorpe in
Gloucestershire, but it looked as if it would be usable on Friday. But overnight, the heavens
opened, and it just rained and rained.

The track crew made the soft, claggy track ridable, and the Pro classes and 125 two-
strokes went ahead. However, with more rain overnight on Saturday and another lot of
track work first thing Sunday, the day races did go ahead, but unfortunately, only two of the
scheduled three blocks ran because of the lack of time.

Conrad Mewse, on his Crendon Tru7 Honda once again, dominated the Apico Pro
MX1 class. But as Mewse did his thing in the MX1s, Dylan Walsh, riding an MSR Kawasaki,
was doing the same thing in the Leatt Pro MX2s, although his arch-rival, Tommy Searle (Dirt
Store Kawasaki), was pushing him all the way to the checkered flag in the second race.
With the track conditions the way they were, getting the holeshot would be more
critical than usual. And we all know how good Mewse is at starts.

As expected, Mewse got the holeshot at the start of the first Apico Pro MX1 race
and, in his smooth, fast, almost effortless riding style, led from start to finish nearly forty-
seven seconds clear of second place rider Tristan Purdon (SC Sporthomes Husqvarna).
Purdon had gated fifth but passed Taylor Hammal (Crendon Tru7 Honda), and with second
and third placed at the start, Tom Murphy (GRM Apico Yamaha) and Jack Timms crashing
out, found himself in second on lap two. He then held that place, almost on his own, till the
finish flag.

Hammal spent most of his race in third but had John Adamson (LEXA MX Husqvarna)
closing him down till, with three laps to go, Adamson had his drive chain come off in one of
the deep corner grooves, ending his race.

Chris Mills (Yamaha) had gated eighth but moved up two places at the expense of
Murphy and Timms crashes and then found a way past Dan Thornhill (Chambers Husqvarna)
on lap six, on his way to finish fourth, with Thornhill chasing him over the line in fifth.

Martin Barr (Apico Honda) must have been asleep at the start as he rounded the first
turn in fourteenth place, but Barty, being Barty, pounded out the laps to come home in
eighth place and the last rider on the lead lap.

Once again, Mewse got the holeshot at the start of the second and last Pro MX1
race, but this time, he only won by just under forty-three seconds. However, behind him,
things were all messed up.

Barr and Hammal had gated second and third, but Hammal crashed out on the
second lap and dropped to ninth. Barr held on to second until the halfway point, when Jason
Meara (Moto-Cycle Racing Honda), who had DNFed in race one, passed him. But Purdon had a worse start in the ninth but was in fourth by the halfway stage. He slipped past Barr and a lap later and snatched second place from Meara on the very last lap.
After his crash, Hammal regrouped and worked his way back up the field to fourth
place by the end of the race.

Barr held onto fifth, with Tom Grimshaw (Apico Honda) having his best ride of the
day in sixth. It was Mewse from Purdon and Hammal on the podium, with Barr just missing out.

It must be said that the track was at its worst for the first Leatt Pro MX2 race. Walsh
got the holeshot from Searle and Josh Coleman’s two-stroke Yamaha, and that’s the order in
which the top three finished. Behind them, on the opening lap, riders swopped places countless times. Lee Truman had gated fourth but ended the lap in thirteenth, while Howard Wainwright (HWR
Honda) dropped from fifth to eleventh place.

Joel Rizzi (Dirt Store Kawasaki), Charlie Cole (Phoenix Even Strokes Kawasaki), and
Charlie Heyman (SC Sporthomes Husqvarna) did get the best of starts in ninth, tenth and
thirteenth places but fought their way up to Cole in fourth. After another crash, Rizzi ended
seventh, with Heyman struggling to eighth place.
Ben Franklin (Chambers KTM) and teammate Glenn McCormick swopped places
several times before the pair finished, with Franklin in fifth and McCormick one spot behind
him.

Once again, Walsh got the holeshot at the start of race two from Coleman and
Searle, but by the end of the second lap, Searle was in second place and starting to close on
the race leader Walsh.

It took Heyman four laps to replace Coleman in third, and the top three stayed in the
same order until the end of the race. Searle closed in on the leader Walsh without the
opportunity to affect a pass.

Colman was in a solid fourth place till, with two laps to go, Josh Waterman (Honda)
and, later in the lap, Rizzi, from another bad start in thirteenth, both passed him as they
finished fourth and fifth, with Colman ending his race in sixth.

Overall, on the track, Walsh was on the top step, from Searle and Coleman, with
Heyman and Cole, who were separated by a single point, missing out.
In the under-twenty-one side of the event, Heyman was the top scorer from
Westcot, Bennett, and Cashmore.

The first of the ACU Apico 2-stroke 125 championship races was all over the place.
Neville Bradshaw (Yamaha), fresh back from a horrific crash early in the year, got the
holeshot from Jamie Keith (MBR / PXM KTM), Luke Dean (Yamaha) with Josh Vail (SJP Moto
KTM) in third. But, by the end of the opening lap, Dean was in the lead with Vail on his tail.

The pair swapped places for the rest of the race until Vail won the first race.
Keith passed Bradshaw for third place on lap five, while Bradshaw hung on to fourth place at
the end of the race. Such was the pace of the lead five that they lapped the rest of the field.

Keith led the second race from start to finish. Harry Lee (Dirt Store KTM) was second
going into the first turn, followed by Matt Bayliss (S Briggs Gas Gas), Jorden Bachelor
(Yamaha) and Bradshaw, with Vail way back in the eighteenth.
By the end of lap two, Dean was pushing Bayliss hard for second place, which he
took on lap five only to lose it again two laps later. Vail was in Bradshaw’s wheel tracks as
the pair fought over fourth and fifth. But Bradshaw re-passed Vail for fourth by the flag.

Overall, Keith, from Dean and Vail, won, but in the youth championship, Keith, from
Vail and Bubb, won. The adult top three included Dean from Bayliss and Bradshaw.
With two race wins, Henry Williams (Honda) won the Honda Cup overall from a hard-
charging Howard Wainwright (Honda). Shane Carless (Honda) was third.

Scott Aldridge (Feehily MX KTM) and Josh Greedy (Yamaha) tied on points at the top
of the Fly Racing Amateur MX1s with Aldridge awarded the win by his highest score in the
last race of the day. Josh Canton (Concept CCF UK Yamaha) was third, and Keelan
Southwood (JK Jointing Honda) missed the podium.

With two race wins, Harrison Greenough (Simpson & Associates KTM) won the
overall in the Bell Amateur MX2s. With two third places, Charlie Hamlet (Feehily MX KTM)
was second, and Mark Young was third.

Matt Dowse (KTM) and Charlie West (Tim Feeney Super MX KTM) tied at the top of
the Oakley Clubman MX1 score sheets as they both finished the day with a win and a third
place each. Dowse was awarded the overall win because he won the last race. Billy Saunders
(WMS Honda) took the last spot on the podium, while Harry Fletcher (Honda) just missed
out.

Like the clubman MX1s, Alex Hamer and Richard Roberts (Ruzz Racing KTM) finished
the day on the same points in the Bell Clubman MX1s, with Hamer at the top of the box.
Harry Foster (KTM) was third.

With two race wins, David Rushden (Fantic) took the additional open clubman
overall from Will Payne (Kawasaki) and Charlie Guttridge (Kawasaki).

Top ten overall

Apico Pro MX1:
1 Conrad Mewse (Crendon Tru7 Honda) 25 + 25 = 50
2 Tristan Purdon (SC Sporthomes Husqvarna) 22 + 22 = 44
3 Taylor Hammal (Crendon Tru7 Honda) 20 + 18 = 38
4 Martin Barr (Apico Honda) 13 + 16 = 29
5 Chris Mills (Yamaha) 18 + 11 = 29
6 Stuart Edmonds (Seca Racing Team Honda) 14 + 14 = 28
7 James Dodd (Honda) 15 + 13 = 28
8 Tom Grimshaw (Chambers Gas Gas) 11 + 15 = 26
9 Tom Murphy (GRM Apico Yamaha) 12 + 10 = 22
10 Jason Meara (Moto-Cycle Racing Honda) 0 + 20 = 20
Leatt Pro MX2:
1 Dylan Walsh (MSR Kawasaki) 25 + 25 = 50
2 Tommy Searle (Dirt Store Kawasaki) 22 + 22 = 40
3 Josh Coleman (Yamaha) 20 + 15 = 35
4 Charlie Heyman (SC Sporthomes Husqvarna) 13 + 20 = 33
5 Charlie Cole (Phoenix Even Strokes Kawasaki) 18 + 14 = 32

6 Josh Waterman (Honda) 12 + 18 = 30
7 Joel Rizzi (Dirt Store Kawasaki) 14 + 16 = 30
8 Glenn McCormick (Chambers KTM) 15 + 12 = 27
9 Howard Wainwright (HRW Racing Honda) 9 + 13 = 22
10 Ty Westcot (HJA Racing KTM) 11 + 10 = 21
Pro MX2, U21:
1 Heyman 50, 2 Westcot 44, 3 Bennett 38, 4 Cashmore 38
ACU Apico 2-stroke Festival 125:
1 Jamie Keith (MBR / PXM Yamaha) 20 + 25 = 45
2 Luke Dean (Yamaha) 22 + 20 = 42
3 Josh Vail (SJP Moto KTM) 25 + 16 = 41
4 Matt Bayliss (S Briggs Gas Gas) 16 + 22 = 38
5 Neville Bradshaw (Yamaha) 18 + 18 = 36
6 Ollie Bubb (3Flo Yamaha) 14 + 15 = 29
7 Harry Linton (KTM) 15 + 13 = 28
8 Jordan Bachelor (Yamaha) 10 + 14 = 24
9 Nathan Bache (KTM) 12 + 12 = 24
10 Richard Roberts (Rutzz Racing KTM) 13 + 10 = 23
ACU Apico 2-stroke Festival 125 Youth:
1 Keith 47, 2 Vail 47, 3 Bubb 38, 4 Linton 38, 5 Lee 30, 6 Brearey 28, 7 Hicks 26, 8 Evans 24, 9
Laughton 23, 10 Pearson 21.
ACU Apico 2-stroke festival 125 Adult:
1 Dean 47, 2 Bayliss 45, 3 Bradshaw 42, 4 Bachelor 33, 5 Robers 33, 6 Bache 32, 7 Brough 28.
Honda Cup:
1 Henry Williams (Honda) 25 + 25 = 50
2 Howard Wainwright (Honda) 22 + 22 = 44
3 Shane Carless (Honda) 18 + 20 = 38
4 Luke Mellows (Taunton Tyres Honda) 16 + 18 = 34
5 Adam Chatfield (Honda) 20 + 12 = 32
6 Cailum Meara (Stephen Russell MX Honda) 15 + 16 = 31
7 David Russell (Stephen Russell MX Honda) 14 + 15 = 29
8 Alfie Rhys Lewis (Honda) 13 + 14 = 27
9 James Johnson (Honda) 12 + 13 = 25
10 Max Bateson (S Briggs Honda) 10 + 11 = 21
Fly Racing Amateur MX1:
1 Scott Alldridge (Feehily MX KTM) 22 + 25 = 47
2 Josh Greedy (Yamaha) 25 + 22 = 47
3 Josh Canton (Concept CCF UK Yamaha) 20 + 20 = 40
4 Keelan Southwood (JK Jointing Honda) 16 + 18 = 34
5 Jamie Fort (Team 40RT Honda) 18 + 15 = 33
6 Brad Thornhill (LMC Plant KTM) 15 + 16 = 31
7 Jim Davies (KTM) 0 + 14 = 14
8 Jayden Murphy (Yamaha) 14 + 0 = 14
9 Christopher Jackson (Honda) 13 + 0 = 13

Bell Amateur MX2:
1 Harrison Greenough (Simpson & Associates KTM) 25 + 25 = 50
2 Charlie Hamlet (Feehily MX KTM) 20 + 20 = 40
3 Mark Young (Honda) 15 + 22 = 37
4 James Lassu (25 Racing KTM) 18 + 18 = 36
5 Archie Hicks (CBR KTM) 22 + 11 = 33
6 Jonathan Roderick-Evans (Concept CCF UK Yamaha) 14 + 16 = 30
7 Daniel Brough (Rutzz.co.uk Husqvarna) 16 + 14 = 30
8 David Plank (916 Racing KTM) 12 + 15 = 27
9 Jacob Randall (KTM) 13 + 12 = 25
10 Taylor Johnson (Meredith MX Suzuki) 11 + 13 = 24
Oakley Clubman MX1:
1 Matt Dowse (KTM) 20 + 25 = 45
2 Charlie West (Tim Feeney Super MX KTM) 25 + 20 = 45
3 Billy Saunders (WMS Commercials Honda) 22 + 18 = 40
4 Harry Fletcher (Honda) 13 + 22 = 35
5 Ted Bailey (Gas Gas) 15 + 16 = 31
6 Jordan Meredith (Meredith MX Fantic) 16 + 13 = 29
7 Hayden Maller (KTM) 18 + 9 = 27
8 Rory Wooton (Honda) 11 + 6 = 17
9 James Benson (Yamaha) 12 + 5 = 17
10 Harvey Pomphrett (Honda) 0 + 15 = 15
RFX Clubman MX2:
1 Alex Hamer (KTM) 20 + 25 = 45
2 Richard Roberts (Rutzz Racing KTM) 25 + 20 = 45
3 Harry Foster (KTM) 22 + 22 = 44
4 Rheis Morter (KTM) 18 + 16 = 31
5 Sean Frayne (RDS Racing Kawasaki) 13 + 18 = 31
6 Bradley Johnstone (KTM) 11 + 14 = 25
7 Daniel Houlker (Honda) 14 + 10 = 24
8 Elliot Cook (KTM) 15 + 9 = 24
9 Kyle Breston (British Army Husqvarna) 10 + 8 = 18
10 Bradley Meakin (Kawasaki) 12 + 5 = 17
Clubman Open:
1 David Rushden (Fantic) 25 + 25 = 50
2 Will Payne (Kawasaki) 18 + 22 = 40
3 Charlie Guttridge (Kawasaki) 20 + 18 = 38
4 Jordan Ward (KTM) 22 + 16 = 38
5 Elliott Pugh (Kawasaki) 16 + 20 = 36
6 Tom Daniels (Kawasaki) 13 + 13 = 26
7 Nathan Baggott (KTM) 14 + 14 = 28
8 Tristan James (Husqvarna) 13 + 13 = 26
9 Ben Stanley (Yamaha) 12 + 12 = 24
10 Chris Button (KTM) 9 + 11 = 20