The 2024 ACU British Motocross Championship season (known for sponsorship reasons as the Dirt Store ACU British Motocross Championship) was the 72nd British Motocross Championship season.
Conrad Mewse started the season as the reigning champion in the MX1 class after he picked up his fourth title in 2023. [1] After initially riding the opening round of the season as a wildcard, 5-time FIM Motocross World Champion Jeffrey Herlings raced the full season and took the title. [2]
In the MX2 class, Swedish rider Isak Gifting was the reigning champion. However he did not defend his title as he focussed on the MXGP class of the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship and the 2024 Italian Prestige Motocross Championship. [3] As in the MX1 class, it was a Dutch rider Cas Valk, who became champion in MX2 in what was his first season riding in the UK.
The second race at the third round at Blaxhall was cancelled due to two race incidents and a separate incident with a member of the crowd leaving the event without enough medical cover. [4]
The fourth round, scheduled to be held at Foxhill, was cancelled in the week leading up to the event due to low entries. [5]
It was later announced that the fifth round at Hawkstone Park would be the first event where the ACU British Motocross Championship ran in conjunction with the rival Fastest 40 series (formerly known as the MX Nationals).
The full calendar was released on 29 October 2023. [6] [7]
Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 28 April | Lyng | Conrad Mewse | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings |
2 | 26 May | Canada Heights | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings |
3 | 23 June | Blaxhall | Conrad Mewse | Race Cancelled | Conrad Mewse |
- | 14 July | Foxhill | Round Cancelled | ||
4 | 3 August | Hawkstone Park | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings |
5 | 31 August | Schoolhouse | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings |
6 | 21 September | Preston Docks | Conrad Mewse | Jeffrey Herlings | Jeffrey Herlings |
Round | Date | Location | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Round Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 28 April | Lyng | Jack Chambers | Cas Valk | Cas Valk |
2 | 26 May | Canada Heights | Joel Rizzi | Jack Chambers | Jack Chambers |
3 | 23 June | Blaxhall | Cas Valk | Race Cancelled | Cas Valk |
- | 14 July | Foxhill | Round Cancelled | ||
4 | 3 August | Hawkstone Park | Joel Rizzi | Tommy Searle | Tommy Searle |
5 | 31 August | Schoolhouse | Tommy Searle | Tommy Searle | Tommy Searle |
6 | 21 September | Preston Docks | Cas Valk | Cas Valk | Cas Valk |
Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Phoenix Evenstrokes Kawasaki [8] | Kawasaki | 6 | Carlton Husband | All |
Kescommercials.co.uk/Kawasaki Cornwall | Kawasaki | 7 | Louie Kessell | All |
Moto-Cycle Racing | Gas Gas | 10 | Jason Meara [9] | All |
Apico Honda [10] | Honda | 16 | Tom Grimshaw | All |
50 | Martin Barr | All | ||
SRM Racing | KTM | 19 | Aidan McDonough | 4 |
AJP Racing Team | Husqvarna | 21 | Jayden Ashwell | 4 |
Crendon Tru7 Honda Racing | Honda | 23 | Taylor Hammal | 5–6 |
49 | Callum Green | 1–2, 5 | ||
426 | Conrad Mewse [11] | All | ||
Mills Racing | Yamaha | 27 | Christopher Mills | 4–6 |
Monk Plant Hire | Honda | 32 | Calum Mitchell | 3 |
Dyce Carriers/Site Sealants | KTM | 33 | Ben Edwards | All |
SC Sporthomes Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 41 | Tristan Purdon [12] | All |
91 | Charlie Putnam | All | ||
AMC Transport/Design Scaffolding | Husqvarna | 48 | Harry Bradley | 1–5 |
Danger UK/RSS/Stafford Vans | Kawasaki | 57 | Tony Craig | 1 |
Feehily MX | KTM | 67 | Scott Alldridge | 4, 6 |
GMR Magic Mushroom Yamaha | Yamaha | 74 | Tom Murphy | All |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings | All |
Chambers Racing | Husqvarna | 95 | Dan Thornhill | All |
Dirtwheelz/Moto Pro Suspension | Yamaha | 118 | Jaydon Murphy | 1 |
S Briggs Commercials | Honda | 133 | Ashley Greedy | 2, 4 |
Gabriel Insulation/Liphook Logistics | KTM | 134 | Liam Knight | 4 |
GOMX 365 | Yamaha | 141 | Nathan Green | 4–5 |
Dave Mewes Construction | Kawasaki | 149 | Luke Parker | 3 |
Seca Racing Team | Honda | 162 | Stuart Edmonds | 2–4 |
John Banks Honda | Honda | 166 | Lewis Tombs | 1 |
Dirt Store Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 184 | James Carpenter [13] | 1–3 |
Modu Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 211 | Billy MacKenzie | 2–3 |
Gas Gas | 222 | Jake Winnard | 6 | |
FUS Marsh Honda | Honda | 260 | Dylan Woodcock | 2 |
KTM | 295 | Ross Rutherford | 5–6 | |
GH Motorcycles G&B Finch Yamaha | Yamaha | 301 | Shaun Southgate | 1, 3 |
Gabriel SS24 KTM | KTM | 326 | Josh Gilbert [14] | 1–2, 4–6 |
John Banks Racing Honda | Honda | 365 | Sam Nunn [15] | All |
Lings KTM | KTM | 411 | Declan Whittle | 1, 3 |
Canopy Pro | Kawasaki | 414 | Glen Phillips | 2 |
RJ Francis Motorcycles | KTM | 477 | Connor Bunkle | 3 |
GH Motorcycles/GB Finch | Husqvarna | 499 | Ben Cole | 3 |
Bike It Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 579 | Bobby Bruce | 4–6 |
ASA United Gas Gas | Gas Gas | 711 | James Cottrell | 1–3, 6 |
DK Offroad/Bikesport Newcastle | Honda | 714 | Brad Todd | All |
KTM | 911 | Ben Heyward | 2 | |
Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Crendon Tru7 Honda Racing [16] | Honda | 3 | Bernardo Tibúrcio | 6 |
23 | Taylor Hammal | 1–4 | ||
45 | Jake Nicholls | All | ||
HJA Racing | KTM | 4 | George Hopkins | 1–2, 4 |
Gas Gas | 202 | Tyler Westcott | 1–4 | |
GMR Magic Mushroom/Apico/Leatt | KTM | 5 | Liam Bennett | All |
CM Groundworks | Gas Gas | 8 | Callum McCaul | 3 |
Chambers Racing | KTM | 10 | Harvey Cashmore | All |
131 | Henry Siddiqui | 1 | ||
300 | Ben Franklin | 1–4 | ||
337 | Glenn McCormick | 2–6 | ||
731 | Alfie Jones | All | ||
Bike It Kawasaki MX2 Racing Team [17] | Kawasaki | 12 | Jack Chambers | All |
441 | Billy Askew | 1–2, 4–6 | ||
579 | Bobby Bruce | |||
SC Sporthomes Husqvarna [18] | Husqvarna | 19 | Sydney Putnam | 1–2, 5–6 |
44 | Elliott Banks-Browne | All | ||
422 | Charlie Heyman | 1, 4, 6 | ||
Southside MX | KTM | 20 | William Farrow | 1–3 |
Monster Mountain/Apico/Leatt | KTM | 22 | Jak Taylor | 1 |
Ultimate Wheels Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 28 | Jack Timms | 3 |
Jim Aim Racing | KTM | 34 | Joshua Bassett | 2 |
Apex Redline MX/SBE/WPH/Pure | KTM | 40 | Jamie Wainwright | 1–3 |
AMC Transport/Design Scaffolding | Husqvarna | 48 | Harry Bradley | 6 |
DS Launir/Pukinn | Yamaha | 49 | Eiður Orri Pálmarsson | 2–4, 6 |
MSR Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 53 | Dylan Walsh | All |
Algas Medical SAS TPC KTM | KTM | 57 | Kyle McNicol | All |
Norman Watt Motorcycles | Kawasaki | 65 | James Mackrel | 3 |
723 RaceBikes | Fantic | 72 | Raife Broadley | 2, 4 |
723 RaceBikes/Westsole Racing | Husqvarna | 75 | Aaron Ongley | 1–2 |
Seventy7 Racing | Kawasaki | 77 | Tobias Sammut | 1–3 |
Drag'on Tek/Stolen Yamaha | Yamaha | 98 | Todd Kellett | 3 |
Wulfsport/HRW Racing | Honda | 99 | Howard Wainwright | 4 |
Dirt Store Kawasaki [19] | Kawasaki | 100 | Tommy Searle [20] | All |
119 | Mel Pocock | |||
912 | Joel Rizzi | All | ||
Gas Gas | 101 | Lenny Ashley | 2 | |
Dirtwheelz/Moto Pro Suspension | Yamaha | 118 | Jaydon Murphy | 5–6 |
RSR Plant Services KTM | KTM | 122 | Jake Sheridan | 1–2 |
ASA United Gas Gas | Gas Gas | 163 | Ben Mustoe | 1–4 |
JT166/Dirtwheelz | Yamaha | 166 | Josh Taylor | 1–2 |
Gabriel SS24 KTM | KTM | 172 | Cas Valk | All |
Drysdale Motorcycles/Central Forestry | Gas Gas | 181 | Ryan Thomson | 1–2, 4 |
Phoenix Evenstrokes Kawasaki [8] | Kawasaki | 228 | Charlie Cole | All |
IDS Transport Racing | KTM | 231 | Rory Jones | 4 |
711 | Joel Fisher | 4 | ||
FUS Marsh Honda | Honda | 260 | Dylan Woodcock | 4 |
Hardman Racing | Honda | 403 | Rowan Hill | 1 |
AVT Campers KTM | KTM | 410 | James Barker | 1 |
Lyfe Linez/HydroOG/Madison Cycles | KTM | 417 | Harrison Greenough | 6 |
426 Motorsport Team | KTM | 419 | Joe Brookes | 1–5 |
Lings Powersports/DJK/Trell | Honda | 421 | Bayliss Utting | 1, 6 |
Apico/Crown Windows | Husqvarna | 433 | Jack Lindsay | 1–2, 4 |
SAS TPC KTM Racing Team | KTM | 511 | Steven Clarke | 1–5 |
DK Offroad/FXR/Bell/Gaerne | KTM | 555 | Mckenzie Marshall | 1–3, 6 |
K-Tech Aristo Cars Racing | KTM | 616 | Ollie Colmer | 1–5 |
Concept Racing Yamaha | Yamaha | 661 | Josh Coleman | 1–5 |
Lings Powersports | Honda | 687 | Jake Rackham | All |
KKR | Gas Gas | 748 | Kristofers Kauliņš | 4 |
Yamaha | 807 | Luca Pegg | ||
Oakleaf Motorsports Honda | Honda | 925 | Lennox Dickinson | 1–4 |
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