Conrad Mewse wins the battle but James Dodd wins the war as the Bridgestone British Masters come to an end at Foxhill
By Team TMX on 16th Sep 24
Conrad Mewse, on his Crendon Tru7 Honda, may have dominated the sixth and final round of the 2024 Bridgestone British Masters, taking two convincing wins, but by competing in all six rounds and scoring high points in all his races, James Dodd was crowned the Expert Open champion for the year.
Heavy rain on Thursday hampered the track crew's preparation of the historic Foxhill track in Wiltshire. Saturday's riders faced a challenging and testing course that took no prisoners. Still, with hard work and a lot of grading, Sunday's track was the best it's been for a while.
It was clear from the start of qualifying that it was going to take a superhuman effort from any of the other riders to beat Mewse. As the gate dropped on the first race, he got the holeshot and just disappeared into the distance, taking his first win of the day.
Mewse’s teammate, Taylor Hammal, had gated second, with John Adamson (Lexa MX Husqvarna) third. The top three riders became very spaced out and crossed the finish line in the same order they rounded the first turn.
Mewse crossed the line almost 45 seconds clean of Hammal with an 11-second gap between Hammal and Adamson.
The battle for fourth was more interesting as Carlton Husband (Phoenix Tools Even Strokes Kawasaki), Dan Thornhill (Chambers Racing), and Josh Spinks (M Williams KTM) battled it out. Husband gated fourth, but Spinks, after passing Thornhill on the opening lap, snatched the place from Husband on lap two, only to have the place taken back the very next lap. For the rest of the race, the three were wheel-to-wheel and bar-to-bar. With two laps to go, Spinks made fourth his own, with Husband settling for fifth as Thornhill watched the action, waiting to take advantage of any mistakes from the riders in front of him.
As for the eventual champion, Dodd. He gated eighth, lost a couple of places by the halfway point and had a crash with three laps to go in the race. He finished 15th.
For the first two riders, Mewse and Hammal, the race second race was the same as the first, and the pair gatted first and second and stayed in the order till the end of the race. But behind them, it was all happening.
Charlie Hayman (SC Sporthomes Husqvarna) started the race in third place but was passed on lap two by Adamson, Thornhill, and Husband. A lap later, he crashed and dropped back to 13th place, where he finished.
Thornhill then pushed Adamson hard on the way to the finish flag but could not make a pass stick, as the pair finished third and fourth.
Overall, it was Mewse from Hammal and Adamson, but in the final championship positions, it was James Dodd, champion, who was 35 points clear of Charlie Cole. Henry Williams was third despite not competing in the last round.
“It’s been a perfect day for me, really. Fastest in qualifying and with two race wins,” said winner Mewse, “I have similar lap time times, which I was concentrating on the intensity. We also did some testing between races, and that worked out great. A very productive day.”
When asked about the final round of the main British championship, he added, “I am really looking forward to it. I like the sandy conditions like they have at Preston Docks; it's the track conditions I prefer. Only 15 points are in it, and anything can happen in motocross. I will go there and give it my all and hopefully come out on top."
Mewse’s teammate Hammal said about his second overall, “Being second to Conrad (Mewse) has been the story of the year really. I am second to him every time, but I like that he knows what that feels like when he races against Herlings. He is world-class. I was good in the second race but didn’t get going in the first”.
Adamson said about his third overall, “I have had two good rides today, but I had nothing for those two Honda boys today. It’s nice to be racing back in Britain again. I like sandy conditions, but I like how they prepared the track for today. There were many more racing lines than before, and even when I didn’t get a good start, I managed to get through to third place again”.
With a fourth place, two race wins and a second, Ben Knight (Yamaha) won the Amateur MX1 overall from Josh Greedy (Moto 33 Yamaha) and Brad Wheeler (MX Vice Even Strokes Yamaha). But Greedy’s second overall gave him the championship win. Seth Manners (Chambers GASGAS) was fourth on the day but second in the championship.
It was all about the wildcards in the Amateur MX2 classs, as Bayliss Utting (Honda), with four race wins from four starts, won from fellow wildcard rider George Hopkins (KTM). Registered rider Raife Broadly (Fantic) was third overall and won the championship from Jonathan Rodenick-Evans and Josh Bassett (KTM).
Scott Bates (IDS Kawasaki) won the Clubman event and the championship, with three race wins and a second. Elliott Pugh (Kawasaki) was second on the weekend, with Jamie Collins (DIFTS Media Yamaha) third.
The 125s are always close, and the championship was won on the last lap of the last race of the year, and a single point separated the top two. Matt Bayliss (S Briggs Commercials GASGAS) won the overall and the championship from Charlie Richmond (JP KTM), who also finished second in the championship. Steven Clarke, who was having a wildcard ride on a little two-stroke, was third overall, while fourth-place man Damen Strydom (FUS Marsh Honda) was third in the championship.
Wildcard riders Reece Jones (KTM) and Mackenzie Marshall (DK Off-Road KTM) were first and second overall in the Youth MXY2 class, with Harrison Greenough (KTM) third. Beau Brown (Boandock Racing KTM) was fifth overall but had accumulated enough points to take the championship win.
It was very close at the top of the BW85s as Olly Waters, with a race win, two second-place finishes, and a third, took the overall on the weekend from Joel Winstanley-Dawson (Castle Trucks KTM) and Alfie Herron (L+R Herrow Trailers Husqvarna). But Winstanley-Dawson had already won the championship with a race in hand.
Harley Marczak (JMR Foundation KTM) and Arthur Moore (RMJ SJP Moto JWR KTM) finished first and second overall in the SW85s event, with Nixon Coppins (Yamaha) third, but Moore’s second overall won him the championship from Marczak and Coppins.
The on-form Cohen Jagielski (KTM) won all four Junior 65 races from wildcard rider Jett Gardener (KTM). Elliott Shawyer (Airport Autos KTM) third overall was enough to be crowned champion.
Expert Open
| 1 | Conrad Mewse | Crendon Tru7 Honda | 45 + 45 = 90 |
| 2 | Taylor Hammal | Crendon Tru7 Honda | 43 + 43 = 86 |
| 3 | John Adamson | Lexa MX Honda | 41 + 41 = 82 |
| 4 | Dan Thornhill | Chambers KTM | 35 + 39 = 74 |
| 5 | Carlton Husband | Phoenix Tools Evenstrokes Kawasaki | 37 + 37 = 74 |
| 6 | Josh Spinks | M. Williams KTM | 39 + 31 = 74 |
| 7 | Charlie Cole | Phoenix Tools Evenstrokes Kawasaki | 34 + 35 + 70 |
| 8 | Charlie Putnam | SC Sporthomes Husqvarna | 31 + 33 = 64 |
| 9 | Rafie Broadley | Fantic | 29 + 34 = 63 |
| 10 | Charlie Hayman | SC Sporthomes Husqvarna | 33 + 28 = 61 |
Final championship positions
1 Dodd 359, 2 Cole 324, 3 Williams 284, 4 Jones 282, 5 Husband 281, 6 Spinks 244, 7 Thornhill 232, 8 Hammal 215, 9 Mewse 180, 10 Steels 171.
Amateur MX1
| 1 | Ben Knight | Yamaha | 39 + 45 + 45 + 43 = 172 |
| 2 | Josh Greedy | Moto 33 Yamaha | 43 + 41 + 39 + 41 = 164 |
| 3 | Brad Wheeler | MX Vice Even Strokes Yamaha | 33 + 39 + 43 + 45 = 160 |
| 4 | Seth Manners | Chambers GASGAS | 45 + 34 + 37 + 39 = 155 |
| 5 | Aaron Patstone | Yamaha | 34 + 43 + 41 + 31 = 149 |
| 6 | Harrison McCann | Yamaha | 37 + 37 + 35 + 37 = 146 |
| 7 | Josh Canton | Concept CCF Yamaha | 35 + 35 + 34 + 34 = 138 |
| 8 | Liam Smith | KTM | 26 + 32 + 31 + 35 = 124 |
| 9 | Tom Dodsworth | Husqvarna | 27 + 30 + 29 + 29 = 115 |
| 10 | Brad Thornhill | KTM | 25 + 27 + 30 + 32 = 113 |
Final championship positions
1 Greedy 907, 2 Manners 905, 3 Knight 897, 4 Wheeler 851, 5 Booth 683, 6 Crellin 683, 7 Maule 615, 8 Smith 554, 9 Canton 530, 10 Flagg 514.
Amateur MX2
| 1 | Bayliss Utting | Honda | 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 = 180 |
| 2 | George Hopkins | KTM | 43 + 41 + 41 + 41 = 166 |
| 3 | Raife Broadley | Fantic | 28 + 43 + 43 + 43 = 157 |
| 4 | Leon Williams | Husqvarna | 39 + 37 + 32 + 39 = 147 |
| 5 | Max Ingram | KTM | 41 + 25 + 31 + 37 = 134 |
| 6 | Tyler Rowe | KTM | 34 + 39 + 33 + 25 = 131 |
| 7 | Aaron Ongley | Fantic | 37 + 31 + 26 + 35 = 129 |
| 8 | Mitch Armour | Call-mac Husqvarna | 31 + 27 + 37 + 34 = 129 |
| 9 | Josh Bassett | KTM | 33 + 24 + 35 + 33 = 125 |
| 10 | Syd Putnam | SC Sporthomes Husqvarna | 29 + 32 + 29 + 30 = 120 |
Final championship positions
1 Broadley 980, 2 Rodenick-Evans 806, 3 Bassett 720, 4 Ongley 703, 5 Plank 678, 6 Putnam 649, 7 Armour 617, 8 Wren 615, 9 Rayns 593, 10 Collins 536.
Clubman
| 1 | Scott Bates | IDS Kawasaki | 45 + 45 + 45 + 43 = 178 |
| 2 | Elliott Pugh | Kawasaki | 41 + 43 + 31 + 45 = 160 |
| 3 | Jamie Collins | DIFTS Media Yamaha | 39 + 41 + 39 + 41 = 160 |
| 4 | Lee Clarkson | KTM | 43 + 39 = 43 + 32 = 157 |
| 5 | Jack Loveridge | KTM | 37 + 37 + 35 + 35 = 144 |
| 6 | Frank Elwell | KTM | 35 + 34 + 41 + 31 = 141 |
| 7 | Dan Chapman | Honda | 30 + 35 + 37 + 37 = 139 |
| 8 | Matt Jones | KTM | 34 + 33 + 32 + 39 = 138 |
| 9 | Joshua Lee Young | KTM | 33 + 32 + 33 + 33 = 131 |
| 10 | Jacob Bell | Yamaha | 32 + 30 + 30 + 28 = 120 |
Final championship positions
1 Bates 862, 2 Chapman 827, 3 Collins 820, 4 Clarkson 770, 5 Pugh 714, 6 Loveridge 691, 7 Fisher 676, 8 Lee Young 669, 9 Bell 618, 10 McLuckie 594.
125cc
| 1 | Matt Bayliss | S Briggs Commercials GASGAS | 43 + 39 + 43 + 45 = 170 |
| 2 | Charlie Richmond | JP KTM | 37 + 41 + 39 + 43 = 160 |
| 3 | Steven Clarke | KTM | 41 + 37 + 41 + 41 = 160 |
| 4 | Damen Strydom | FUS Marsh Honda | 35 + 35 + 37 + 35 = 142 |
| 5 | Drew Stock | Yamaha | 33 + 34 + 35 + 37 = 139 |
| 6 | Paul Neale | Husqvarna | 34 + 33 + 29 + 39 = 135 |
| 7 | Josh Vail | SJP Moto KTM | 39 + 34 + 45 + 0 = 127 |
| 8 | Declan Wright | KTM | 29 + 29 + 34 + 32 = 124 |
| 9 | Zane Stephens | KTM | 31 + 28 + 31 + 33 = 123 |
| 10 | Daniel Brough | RUTZZ KTM | 30 + 32 + 33 + 24 = 118 |
Final championship positions
1 Bayliss 962, 2 Richmond 961, 3 Strydom 880, 4 Haddock 813, 5 Brough 708, 6 Wright 578, 7 Phillips 550, 8 Willerton 519, 9 Perrin-Brown 483, 10 Grainger 477.
MXY2
| 1 | Reece Jones | KTM | 43 + 45 + 45 + 43 = 176 |
| 2 | McKenzie Marshall | DK Off-Road KTM | 45 + 41 + 43 + 45 = 174 |
| 3 | Harrison Greenough | KTM | 41 + 43 + 41 + 41 = 166 |
| 4 | Max Corke | Husqvarna | 39 + 39 + 39 + 35 = 152 |
| 5 | Beau Brown | Boandock Racing KTM | 35 + 37 + 35 + 37 = 144 |
| 6 | George Corke | KTM | 32 + 31 + 37 + 39 = 139 |
| 7 | Kyron Carron | Planet Moto KTM | 37 + 35 + 33 + 34 = 139 |
| 8 | Shane Jones | Yamaha | 34 + 32 + 32 + 33 = 131 |
| 9 | Auston Beasty | O’Neal KTM | 33 + 30 + 34 + 31 = 128 |
| 10 | Rueben Always | GASGAS | 31 + 33 + 31 + 30 = 125 |
Final championship positions
1 Brown 888, 2 Greenough 883, 3 Beasty 805, 4 Jones 798, 5 Boxall 641, 6 Carron 606, 7 Rayns 579, 8 Conway 577, 9 Barstow 530, 10 Mc Ginn 527.
Big Wheel 85
| 1 | Olly Waters | KTM | 43 + 43 + 45 + 41 = 172 |
| 2 | Joel Winstanley-Dawson | Castle Trucks KTM | 45 + 45 + 43 + 37 = 170 |
| 3 | Alfie Herron | L+R Herrow Trailers Husqvarna | 41 + 41 + 37 + 45 = 164 |
| 4 | Maison Jones | KTM | 37 + 39 + 41 + 43 = 160 |
| 5 | Jack Leese | GASGAS | 39 + 37 + 39 + 39 = 154 |
| 6 | Archie Stapley | SP Paving KTM | 35 + 33 + 34 + 35 = 137 |
| 7 | Kameron Greenhalgh | Greenlaigh Transport Husqvarna | 32 + 32 + 33 + 34 = 131 |
| 8 | Harley O’Callaghan | KTM | 34 + 34 + 31 + 30 = 129 |
| 9 | Stanley Siebert | KTM | 30 + 31 + 32 + 29 = 121 |
| 10 | Archie Congdon | Husqvarna | 29 + 28 + 29 + 32 = 118 |
Final championship positions
1 Winstanley-Dawson 935, 2 Waters 877, 3 Greenhaigh 824, 4 Jones 814, 5 Stapley 751, 6 Leese 725, 7 Evans 537, 8 Piggford 524, 9 Congdon 512, 10 Williams 506.
Small wheel 85
| 1 | Harley Marczak | JMR Foundation KTM | 43 + 41 + 45 + 43 = 172 |
| 2 | Arthur Moore | RMJ SJP Moto JWR KTM | 45 + 45 + 41 + 41 = 172 |
| 3 | Nixon Coppins | Yamaha | 41 + 35 + 43 + 45 = 164 |
| 4 | Arthur King | KTM | 37 + 39 + 35 + 39 = 150 |
| 5 | Daniel Devine | Mace Newmills GASGAS | 39 + 34 + 39 + 37 = 149 |
| 6 | Henry Lewis | Emdire Construction GASGAS | 35 + 37 + 37 + 35 = 144 |
| 7 | Jamie Thorpe | JR Brickwork KTM | 32 + 43 + 27 + 29 = 131 |
| 8 | Ryan Taylor | JMR Foundation KTM | 31 + 33 + 34 + 32 = 130 |
| 9 | Teddy Merriman | KTM | 27 + 28 + 32 + 31 = 118 |
| 10 | Harry Hall | Hewiton Plant KTM | 23 + 23 + 33 + 33 = 112 |
Final championship positions
1 Moore 974, 2 Marczak 965, 3 Coppins 943, 4 Hall 734, 5 Williamson 702, 6 Gawley 699, 7 Wilson 691, 8 Lewis 673, 9 Thorpe 663, 10 Devine 654.
Junior 65
| 1 | Cohen Jagielski | KTM | 45 + 45 + 45 + 45 = 180 |
| 2 | Jett Gardener | KTM | 43 + 43 + 43 + 43 = 172 |
| 3 | Elliott Shawyer | Airport Autos KTM | 41 + 41 + 41 + 39 = 162 |
| 4 | Ronan Watson | MX Goat Husqvarna | 37 + 37 + 35 + 41 = 150 |
| 5 | Alfie Cotter | KTM | 33 + 39 + 39 + 33 = 144 |
| 6 | Forrest Roberts | MX Goat KTM | 34 + 33 + 37 + 37 = 141 |
| 7 | Sydney Williams | MGMX KTM | 39 + 34 + 32 + 35 = 140 |
| 8 | Charley Wilcock | NORA CRS KTM | 32 + 35 + 34 + 34 = 135 |
| 9 | Tommy Wood | KTM | 24 + 32 + 30 + 32 = 118 |
| 10 | Jack Waters | KTM | 31 + 27 + 28 + 31 = 117 |
Final championship positions
1 Shawyer 925, 2 Watson 888, 3 Jagielski 810, 4 Wilcock 750. 5 Williams 734, 6 Roberts 730, 7 Cotter 679, 8 Chorley 612, 9 Peaty 592, 10 Thompson 569.
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