The Judd KTM British Youth National Championship Powered by Parts Europe and Steve Benton Transport British Under 21 Championship enjoyed a sunny weekend in Scotland (July 14 & 15) at the Duns circuit for round four of each series. Hayden Statt, McKenzie Marshall, Wal Beaney, Sam Atkinson, Dominic Lancett, Aaron-Lee Hanson and James Mackrel took the overall wins in their respective classes.
In the Auto category, close battles ensued throughout the weekend right the way through the field. Hayden Statt dominated the class by taking all four moto wins and the SCOTT Sports MotoKing Holeshot award in moto two on Saturday. Taking second position was Joel Winstanley-Dawson and Lucas Lee clinched third. Rounding out the top six were Judd Orange Brigade’s Archie Britton, Alfie Herron and Robbie Daly.
In the 65cc class we saw some outstanding racing from one of our youngster riders in the British Championship. McKenzie Marshal clinched the overall honours for the weekend after battling hard with the top contenders in the class. 1
stCall Travel rider Shaun Mahoney walked away with second position, with Ryan Waggott in third. Kalvin Kelly, Will Haddock and Ashton Boughen finished in fourth to sixth places.
In the Small Wheel 85cc class Wal Beaney walked away with the weekend honours with Judd Orange Brigade team rider Bailey Johnston in second spot after some close battles with Wal and winning two out of the four motos. Taking home the third place position was Kiean Boughen with Reece Ross, Ben Mustoe and Jake Randall rounding out the top six in the class. In the Big Wheel 85cc class Sam Atkinson walked away from Duns with the overall after some very close racing with the top runners in the category. Atkinson managed to take the win by just one point ahead of second placed rider Alfie Jones, in what was an important weekend for those battling at the top of the standings. Judd Orange Brigade’s Jack Grayshon finished the weekend in third, just one point shy of Jones, as the series really tightened up at the top going into the final two rounds. Buster Hart, who took the first moto win on Saturday with celebrations after the finish line, was fourth, while Ethan Lane finished in fifth with Niall Cregan in sixth. In the 125cc class there were some very close battles throughout the weekend. It was great to have Verde Sports KTM rider Dominic Lancett back competing in the Championship and finishing the weekend on top spot after taking all four moto wins. Taking second spot was Preston Williams with Judd Orange Brigade rider Drew Anderson in third. Rounding up the top six in the class was Ike Carter, Sam Nunn and Max Ingham.
In the British Open class, Judd Orange Brigade’s Aaron-Lee Hanson dominated the class taking all four race wins as well as the SCOTT Sports MotoKing Holeshot in the second moto on the first day. Ryan Thomson and Owen Hendry ended the weekend in second and third places following some exciting racing. Ewan Kermack, Alex Hudziak and Josh Greedy rounded out the top six positions in the class.
The British Under 21 Class saw some bar banging racing action throughout the weekend with HRC Yamaha rider James Mackrel taking the overall victory thanks to his three out of four moto wins. Rossi Beard, who is also fighting hard for the title, ended up with the second-place trophy with his moto win in race three on Sunday. Oliver Benton and Tommy Lee Morris finished the weekend in third and fourth places.
Gareth Hockey, Director of RHL Activities commented, “Duns provided some outstanding racing and battles for our junior stars and under 21 riders in Scotland. The championships are starting to get close now with just two rounds to go, but there is still time before the end of the season and as we all know, a lot can happen in racing. I hope that all of the riders had an enjoyable weekend at this superb venue and I look forward to taking the championships to Sherwood at the end of September for the penultimate round.”
The SCOTT Sports MotoKing Holeshot Awards were presented to: Hayden Statt, Billy Askew, Bailey Johnston, Jack Grayshon, Max Ingham, Rossi Beard and Aaron-Lee Hanson.
The next stop for both championships is Sherwood Farm Park MX, near Mansfield on September 29 and 30.
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