Well, well, well, what a great bit of action it was at Round 2 of the 2025 Sidecarcross British Championship hosted at Iron Works, Middlesbrough!
A great track, some fast sections meant we were going to see some close racing, the track seemed to have been prepared well. The sun was shining, the wind blowing, good conditions for Practice/Qualifying & 2x 25 minute + two lap races.
It started off wet in practice/Qualifying. We saw qualifying to be: Wilkinson/Millard, Brown/Grahame, Kinge/Kinge, Hodges/Henderson, Campbell/Horton, Mudie/Grahame, Ozzie/Mackay, Rogers/Beavis, Mudie/Mudie, Williams/Watson. The Top 5 were within 3 seconds of each other.
Heading into race 1, the 19 teams lined up on the gate. We saw the new pairing of Neil Campbell/ Paul Horton take the hole shot! Closely followed by Kinge/Kinge, Mudie/Grahame, Wilkinson/Millard, Brown/Grahame, Hodges/Henderson, Rogers/Beavis, Ozzie/Mackay & Mudie/Mudie.
It didn’t take long before the action started. Kinge/Kinge headed into 1st, Wilkinson/Millard passed Mudie/Grahame for 2nd place. Followed by Brown/Grahame & Hodges/Henderson, seeming to form a group at the front.
Before long, we saw reigning British championship winners Wilkinson/Millard take the no.1 spot, followed by Kinge/Kinge, Brown/Grahame, Hodges/Henderson, and Campbell/Horton. Mudie/Grahame dropped off the pack and had some breathing room from Rogers/Beavis, followed by Ozzie/Mackay, Mudie/Mudie, Wilson/Rowan.
We saw Brown/Grahame do a nice pass on Kinge/Kinge. But unfortunately for Team Kinge, we then saw Hodges/Henderson come past too!
By 20 minutes in the final positions formed. We soon saw the winners take the chequered flag. 1st- Wilkinson/Millard in a comfortable lead, 2nd- Brown/Grahame, 3rd- Hodges/Henderson, 4th- Kinge/Kinge, 5th Campbell/Horton, 6th- Mudie/Grahame, 7th- Rogers/Beavis, 8th-Ozzie/Mackay, 9th- Mudie/Mudie & 10th- Wilson/Rowan.
Race 2: 15 riders lined up on the start line. The gate dropped, and we saw George Kinge/Jim Kinge take the holeshot! Swiftly followed by Campbell/Horton, Hodges/Henderson, Brown/Grahame, Wilkinson/Millard, Ozzie/Mackay, Mudie/Grahame, Rogers/Beavis, Mudie/Mudie, Peters/Kirwin! The race was on. Brown/Grahame didn’t hesitate to get past Hodges/Henderson almost immediately, which left Wilkinson/Millard breathing down Hodges’ neck. Kinge/Kinge took a 2-second gap from second place of Campbell/Horton, who most definitely felt the pressure of Brown/Grahame. Brown/Grahame passed Campbell/Horton for 2nd place with Wilkinson/Millard not making their way past Hodges/Henderson yet! However, it wasn’t long before Wilkinson/Millard took both Hodges/Henderson & Campbell/Horton, leaving Wilkinson to hunt down Brown/Grahame, while Brown/ Grahame got to business, overtaking Kinge/Kinge to take the lead! Once Wilkinson passed Team Kinge, the race was in full force. We saw Brown/Grahame in first place, with Wilkinson/Millard chasing them closely, Kinge/Kinge had Hodges/Henderson chasing them down, and Campbell/Horton were soon to follow.
A small gap later, we saw Mudie/Grahame, Ozzie/Mackay, Rogers/Beavis, Williams/Watson & Mudie/Mudie. Things got intense at the front of the race. Brown/Grahame inevitably felt the pressure from Wilkinson/Millard, who were trying to take the lead. The crowd ran back and forth to follow the race. Both teams stumbled upon back markers, but they continued to make their way around. 25 minutes in, with only two laps to go, the pressure was on for Brown/Grahame.
Wilkinson/Millard trying to swap lines to find a gap, Brown/Grahame defending their position, the crowd cheering….. +35 seconds was Hodges/Henderson seconds, +5 seconds Kinge/Kinge, +1 second Campbell/Horton. The question was who was going to take the chequered flag first. The crowd watched nervously as Brown/Grahame continued to take each corner with Wilkinson/Millard on their back wheel. But it wasn’t enough for Wilkinson/Millard; they couldn’t quite get past. The chequered flag came out and Brown/Grahame took the finish line, +0.2 seconds ahead of Wilkinson/Millard! Hodges/Henderson sailed across, Kinge/Kinge, Campbell/Horton, Mudie/Grahame, Ozzie, Mackay, Rogers/Beavis, Williams/Watson & Mudie/Mudie taking top 10.
Both races had some close and spectacular racing throughout the pack. It’s great to see new teams forming and results coming together.
Race Report by Heidi Foden – Images by Earths Eye Media
Results
Race 1
Pos
Competitor
Diff
Laps
Best Lap
1
Brett Wilkinson Joe Millard
0.000
12
2:15.827
2
Stuart Brown Lewis Grey
16.225
12
2:17.059
3
Michael Hodges Ryan Henderson
30.460
12
2:18.495
4
George Kinge Jim Kinge
47.224
12
2:18.178
5
Neil Campbell Paul Horton
56.004
12
2:20.359
6
Liam Mudie Chris Booth
1:25.579
12
2:22.537
7
Jack Rogers Ryan Beavis
1:34.588
12
2:21.270
8
Sam Osbaldiston Thomas Mackay
1:48.883
12
2:24.313
9
Stephen Mudie Harley Mudie
2:19.212
12
2:25.856
10
Jonathan Wilson Andrew Rowan
1 lap
11
2:29.338
11
Paul Pelling John Murch
1 lap
11
2:30.552
12
Olly Peters Reece Kirwin
1 lap
11
2:30.400
13
Luke Banks Jon Hunt
1 lap
11
2:30.559
14
Ashllie Wiilliams Jak Watson
1 lap
11
2:24.433
15
Tony Green Jason Green
1 lap
11
2:35.754
16
Leslie McCarthy Louise Wilson
2 laps
10
2:36.779
17
Mike Minns Mark Nicholson
2 laps
10
2:39.275
18
Graham Ballentine Helena Ballantine
2 laps
10
2:40.734
DNF
Andrew McKibbin Adam McKibbin
0.000
3
2:26.352
Race 2
Pos
Competitor
Diff
Laps
Best Lap
1
Stuart Brown Lewis Grey
0.000
12
2:16.720
2
Brett Wilkinson Joe Millard
0.210
12
2:17.084
3
Michael Hodges Ryan Henderson
35.271
12
2:20.088
4
George Kinge Jim Kinge
40.035
12
2:20.758
5
Neil Campbell Paul Horton
41.127
12
2:20.829
6
Liam Mudie Chris Booth
1:32.955
12
2:21.242
7
Sam Osbaldiston Thomas Mackay
1:42.915
12
2:24.498
8
Jack Rogers Ryan Beavis
2:00.345
12
2:24.909
9
Ashllie Wiilliams Jak Watson
1 lap
11
2:27.070
10
Stephen Mudie Harley Mudie
1 lap
11
2:26.815
11
Luke Banks Jon Hunt
1 lap
11
2:30.591
12
Olly Peters Reece Kirwin
1 lap
11
2:32.637
13
Paul Pelling John Murch
1 lap
11
2:35.040
14
Tony Green Jason Green
2 laps
10
2:38.548
15
Mike Minns Mark Nicholson
2 laps
10
2:43.204
Overall
Pos
Competitor
Total Points
r 1
r 2
1
Stuart Brown Lewis Grey
47
22
25
2
Brett Wilkinson Joe Millard
47
25
22
3
Michael Hodges Ryan Henderson
40
20
20
4
George Kinge Jim Kinge
36
18
18
5
Neil Campbell Paul Horton
32
16
16
6
Liam Mudie Chris Booth
30
15
15
7
Sam Osbaldiston Thomas Mackay
27
13
14
8
Jack Rogers Ryan Beavis
27
14
13
9
Stephen Mudie Harley Mudie
23
12
11
10
Ashllie Wiilliams Jak Watson
19
7
12
11
Luke Banks Jon Hunt
18
8
10
12
Olly Peters Reece Kirwin
18
9
9
13
Paul Pelling John Murch
18
10
8
14
Tony Green Jason Green
13
6
7
15
Jonathan Wilson Andrew Rowan
11
11
–
16
Mike Minns Mark Nicholson
10
4
6
17
Leslie McCarthy Louise Wilson
5
5
–
18
Graham Ballentine Helena Ballantine
3
3
–
19
Andrew McKibbin Adam McKibbin
2
2
–
Expert Overall
Pos
Competitor
Total Points
r 1
r 2
1
Stephen Mudie Harley Mudie
50
25
25
2
Luke Banks Jon Hunt
40
18
22
3
Olly Peters Reece Kirwin
40
20
20
4
Paul Pelling John Murch
40
22
18
5
Tony Green Jason Green
32
16
16
6
Graham Ballentine Helena Ballantine
15
15
–
British Sidecar Cross Championship Standings
British Expert Sidecar Cross Championship Standings