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Event Report – Round 3, Wroxton, Oxfordshire
Report: Chris CZORA
Event Photos: Courtesy of REMINISCENT IMAGERY
Conrad Mewse’s bright start to 2026 continued on Sunday as he took his first national title of the season, as the third round of the Plews Tyres British Masters powered by Rock Oil visited a sweltering Wroxton for the third round of the series
Mewse took a double moto victory in the Fix Auto UK championship to go unbeaten across the ‘Triple Crown’ championship, his final win easily enough to grab the title.
The pro action rounded off a balmy late-spring meeting, with the main talking point being the sweltering heat. With temperatures nudging 30 degrees and high humidity it certainly proved glorious conditions for the spectators, yet a challenge for riders and officials.
The track preparation was of the highest order, some midweek heavy rain had already left a bit of moisture in the soil, yet the hosting Banbury club were able to ensure plenty of early watering kept the track in top condition for both days, with some periodic breaks for watering and track grading ensuring that any dust was kept at safe levels.
Over 250 riders competed across the weekend, and with it being the first hardpack round of the season perhaps the opportunity to mix up the championships, with some of the hardpack specialists keen to make their advantage felt, and the weather conditions testing the riders fitness and concentration, with more than a few mistakes and unforced errors!
The headline action was in the Fix Auto UK Pro Triple Crown, where following the opening rounds at FatCat at Hawkstone, the series would be decided.
Conrad Mewse went into the finale with an 18 point lead over Crendon / Tru 7 Honda team-mate Jamie Carpenter, enough possibly to give him the title in the first moto, yet leaving Carpenter within striking distance. Mewse was able to top the qualifying charts with a 1:45.682 lap time, nearly two seconds ahead of Taylor Hammal, with Jamie Keith and Bobby Bruce close behind.
As the gate dropped for moto one, Mewse swept into a comfortable lead early on, as Taylor Hammal gave chase. Bobby Bruce held off a fast starting Charlie Putnam with Jamie Keith and Glenn McCormick also well placed. Josh Vail was in a close battle with this Phoenix Tools Fantic team-mate Carlton Husband for third in the championship, and still a title outsider, yet he hit trouble on the fourth lap after a small mistake saw him drop the machine. With Charlie Cole also hitting the deck after an unrelated incident, the fast conditions proved how costly this could be as both struggled to get with the pack. Jamie Keith was able to get past Putnam into fourth, whilst an advancing Charlie Richmond moved into sixth, with Glenn McCormick into seventh from Jamie Carpenter and Carlton Husband.
As the moto went into its final laps Mewse was able to pull away from his closest challenger Hammal for the win, whilct Bruce held onto a comfortable third. The remaining top nine riders held position as the closest battle was for tenth position as Freddie Bartlett got past Tyla Hooley in the closing laps, and despite having no rear brake was able to fend off an advancing Joel Rizzi for the tenth spot in a close last lap battle.
Mechanical issues sadly prevented Bartlett from taking to the line for moto two, and reigning champion Josh Spinks was another non-starter on his mighty Yamaha 500 two stroke. The championship however was yet to be decided, and with Carpenter finishing eighth in moto one, it meant that a top ten finish for Mewse would guarantee the title, with Josh Vail also a mathematical outsider.
Mewse however was in no mood however to play the percentages and swept to an early lead with Hammal again giving chase. Bobby Bruce again settled into third from Jamie Keith, whilst Charlie Richmond and Joel Rizzi had a close battle for fifth. Charlie Cole had a much better ride and was able to get past Glenn McCormick into seventh at the mid way point, with Carpenter ninth and Tyla Hooley rounding out the top ten. Further back there was a strong ride from former MXY2 ace Max Corke making is pro Masters debut, after some battles with Syd Putnam earlier on n the afternoon, he posted s solid result of twelfth in the second moto.
Mewse was able to settle into a steady pace as the moto on, with the humid conditions making it tough going. He maintained an eleven second gap from Hammal at the finish, as he crossed the line promoter Colin Hambridge was the first to greet Mewse with the Masters customary dousing of champagne and presentation of champion’s award.
Hammal took a comfortable second overall from Bobby Bruce, whose brace of third positions gave him the bronze spot on the podium.
Jamie Carpenter’s ninth place in the second moto gave him the championship runner-up spot with an 18 point gap over Josh Vail, who took a narrow third from his Phoenix Tools Fantic team-mate Carlton Husband.
The Pro action rounded off a busy weekend of racing, with most of the youth and amateur classes packed to the brim as riders enjoyed the fast, flowing Oxfordshire circuit.
McKenzie Marshall was one of the few riders who was able to take a clean sweep of wins over the weekend, as he sped to four comprehensive victories over the weekend. Title rival Raife Broadley followed home second in moto one but dropped to eighth in the second moto, a brace of fifth positions giving him third overall. Broadley was narrowly beaten to second place by Charlie Hamlet who enjoyed his best round of the season thus far, a brace of third places being enough to give him the runner up spot. Corey Hockey had a good weekend with some strong rides over the weekend to finish fourth overall, whilst Harvey Cashmore bounced back from a difficult Saturday to take a brace of second place finishes on Sunday to snatch fifth overall.
The Amateur MX2 class was another where we saw another clean sweep winner as George Hopkins made it look easy with four comfortable wins, meaning that with Marshall taking the MX1 overall it was clean sweep in the amateur classes for the Triumph riders. Title rival Harrison Greenough followed him home in the first moto but lost valuable points on Sunday as some minor falls cost him valuable positions, although he was able to salvage sixth overall.
It was a good weekend however for Beau Brown, two second places and two thirds gave him a comfortable second overall and also moved him up to second in the title race behind Hopkins. Meanwhile the reigning champion Zac Stealey moved up the championship leaderboard after a good weekend, a best result of third in the second moto keeping him just ahead of Logan Wilcox for the final podium spot. Alfie Calvert had a strong weekend, a brace of fifth with a best of sixth on Sunday meant he finished just ahead of Greenough in fifth overall.
The Clubman class once again had a huge gate of riders, and on the fast, flowing circuit a good start was essential. Kyle Myatt-Ibbs swept to the first moto win, and was followed home by series leader Kyle Briggs, with Myatt-Ibbs also taking the second moto. However this time he was followed home by Frank Elwell, and as Myatt-Ibbs dropped points in Sunday’s third moto Elwell was able to follow home Hayden Stevens, who bounced back from a tough opening moto where he fell to take the third moto win. Elwell’s consistency was turning in his favour and he was able to secure the overall with a final moto victory, Myatt-Ibbs finishing second overall. Elliott Pugh improved over the weekend, bouncing back from a tough second moto to take second behind Elwell in the final outing and grab third overall in a close podium battle from Joshua-Lee Young and Jamie Collins.
The 125cc class often sees a battle between youth and experience, and Wroxton was the perfect example as series leader Ryan Waggott and 125cc newcomer Joel Winstanley-Dawson battled with two of the biggest names from British motocross in Steven Clarke and Neville Bradshaw, both still renowned riders despite being retired from pro racing.
Waggott had a tough Saturday as the battle for the lead developed between Clarke and Winstanley-Dawson, the experienced head taking the first moto victory whilst the young rookie bounced back in the second. Bradshaw took third in the first moto, and then brought out his pristine Evo racer for the second moto, placing fourth on an immaculate 80s CR125, as the impressive Fabian Junior Morrison took a strong third.
Sunday saw the battle between Clarke and Winstanley-Dawson continue, but the latter dropped to third just behind the improving Waggott in moto three, and Clarke’s second win on Sunday gave him the overall from Winstanley-Dawson. Fourth and third place finishes on Sunday gave Bradshaw a solid third overall from Waggott, with Morrison and Jenson Severn completing the top six overall.
Marley Alder impressed in MXY2 as he took his first moto win of the season, becoming only the third rider this year to win a moto in this class. However things returned to type over the rest of the weekend as the series frontrunner Jayden Jones swept to the remaining three victories after following Alder home in the first, and went on to take a comfortable overall win.
Alder was able to finish narrowly ahead of Malachi Allen, who finished third in the opening moto but had a costly second outing as he dropped to seventh. Allen is made of tough stuff though, and the Scotsman fought back on Sunday to take a brace of second place finishes to snatch third overall, just one point behind Alder.
Jayden Jones’ excellent start to the season puts him just 23 points ahead of Allen, demonstrating what a competitive class it has been this year. One has to feel that the next round could be pivotal as to whether Jones starts to ride out of sight, or whether the rivals Allen and Alder can maintain the pressure!
For the first time in 2026 it looked like someone might be starting to put a handle on the Big Wheel 85s, as Riley-Ray Barrow took the overall with three moto wins. The series leader going into Wroxton was Franky Donoghue, he took the first moto win from Tommy Hutchison as Barrow had to settle for third.
However Donoghue was to drop some points in the second moto as he finished seventh, with Barrow starting the first of his hat-trick of wins. Whilst Donoghue was able to fight back and record a third in the final moto, he narrowly missed out to Jamie Thorpe on the podium, a brace of second place finishes helping him to the second step of the podium by one point. Henry Lewis had a solid weekend, a best result of third helping him to fourth overall, with Ethan Gawley and Dylan Standing rounding out the top six. The result makes the championship very tasty as Barrow grabs the red plate, albeit only by 9 points from Donoghue.
The Small Wheel 85s saw quite a few riders suffer from minor falls and errors, and it turned out that consistency was the key factor. Harrison Chiddey did not win a single moto all weekend, but that didn’t matter, best results of second and two third place finishes being enough to give him a comfortable overall victory.
He was comfortably ahead on points over the first moto winner Ronan Watson, who hit some trouble in moto two as he only finished eighth, however a late fightback to win the final moto put him level on points with Jack Stanford, who had won the third moto, but was another to hit trouble as he had to fight back to tenth in the final outing.
The fourth race winner over the weekend was Frankie Noll, who took the second moto win but saw his challenge for the overall derailed after a fall in moto number three left him only in 15th position. Still, he was able to take fourth overall and keep his title hopes looking strong.
Tommy Gaddes and Riley Rodgers both had some mixed fortunes over the weekend but each rider managed to bag a best position of second across the respective motos as they finished fifth and sixth overall respectively.
The final class of the weekend was the Junior 65s, and the mini warriors certainly packed in some action!
Harley-James Barrow season continues to improve, he took his first moto win of the season in the opening race, with series leader Roy Townley not too far behind in second. Townley looked to stamp his authority on the class, at times he’s looked unstoppable and Wroxton looked to be going his way as the took the next two wins.
And so to the dramatic final race of the day, where a heavy crash left Townley injured and out of contention right at the start. He was bravely able to remount and finish the race down in 34th position, enough to salvage fifth overall and retain the championship lead by just four points.
Townley’s misfortune played into the favour of Blake Marks-Bracey who had been relishing the hardpack Wroxton circuit but had faced some pre-race trouble as mechanical issues forced him onto a borrowed KTM. Blake quickly adapted to the orange machine though, and was able to snatch the final moto win to take the overall victory and move himself back into the title race after a tough second round. He finished ahead of Mason Foreman in the final moto, Foreman’s second place giving him second overall, and crucially sees him firmly within the championship fight.
First moto winner Barrow took a strong third overall, ahead of Brendan McAreavy who despit not managing a top three position still was within the lead group, he finished just ahead of Townley overall whilst Cohen Llewellyn enjoyed his best result of the season as he fought through into sixth place.
So, as the metaphorical dust settled at Wroxton and the riders and teams left for home, we pause to reflect that already we have reached the half way point of the season! After a shivering Fatcat opener it felt like summer was starting to arrive, and as we move to the second half of the season still lots to play for!
Conrad Mewse leaves the series with the Pro title firmly in his pocket however for the youth and amateur classes there is still half the season left, and plenty of points to be won and lost!
The action pauses for just three weeks before the next round on June 20/21, a highly anticipated return to the North East, and the Schoolhouse circuit on the Northumberland border. Always a rider and spectator’s favourite, it’s a great venue for the next chapter of the series battles!
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS AFTER THREE ROUNDS
FIX AUTO UK TRIPLE CROWN (Final Standings)
1: Conrad Mewse 270pts (Champion)
2: Jamie Carpenter 227pts
3: Josh Vail 209pts
4: Carlton Husband 206pts
5: Charlie Putnam 177pts
6: Tyla Hooley 159pts
7: Jamie Keith 154pts
8: Bobby Bruce 144pts
9: Charlie Richmond 136pts
10: John Adamson 135pts
11: Glenn McCormick 132pts
12: Syd Putnam 125pts
13: Luca Pegg 102pts
14: Jonny Roderick 89pts
15: Ben Edwards 87pts
16= Taylor Hammal / Josh Gilbert 86pts
18: Ben Mustoe 84pts
19: Lennox Dickinson 68pts
20: Joel Rizzi 65pts
Standings for all other classes after three rounds (of six)
Amateur MX1
1: McKenzie Marshall 489pts
2: Raife Broadley 453pts
3: Harvey Cashmore 382pts
4: Charlie Hamlet 375pts
5: David Plank 357pts
6: Ed Briscoe 351pts
7: Liam Smith 336pts
8: Lewis Taylor 329pts
9: Callum Murfitt 301pts
10: Simon Booth 296pts
Amateur MX2
1: George Hopkins 473pts
2: Beau Brown 445pts
3: Harrison Greenough 428pts
4: Zac Stealey 384pts
5: Logan Wilcox 377pts
6: Harry Bradley 374pts
7: Mitch Armour 334pts
8: Alfie Calvery 329pts
9: Aaron Ongley 319pts
10: Declan Wright 305pts
Clubman
1: Kyle Briggs 434pts
2: Frank Elwell 386pts
3: Ryan Christian 369pts
4: Elliott Pugh 357pts
5: Hayden Stevens 356pts
6: Jack Bachelor 346pts
7: Daniel Chapman 340pts
8: Richard Roberts 335pts
9: Jamie Collins 330pts
10: Tom Higgins 257pts
125cc
1: Ryan Waggott 464pts
2: Jack Leese 357pts
3: Joel Winstanley-Dawson 346pts
4: Jordan Bachelor 341pts
5: Steven Clarke 336pts
6: Robbie Daly 328pts
7: Harry Hall 322pts
8: Max Fletcher 278pts
9: Brad Wheeler 277pts
10: Jaxson Haswell 272pts
MXY2
1: Jayden Jones 489pts
2: Malachi Allen 465pts
3: Marley Alder 429pts
4: Ryan Clift 369pts
5: Jack Brearey 367pts
6: Joe Grainger 345pts
7: Braedon McGinn 327pts
8: Jacob Wilson 323pts
9: Aston Phillips 322pts
10: Lewis Spratt 313pts
Big Wheel 85
1: Riley-Ray Barrow 447pts
2: Franky Donoghue 438pts
3: Jamie Thorpe 395pts
4: Ethan Gawley 390pts
5: Teddy Merriman 386pts
6: Tommy Hutchinson 337pts
7: Ryan Taylor 331pts
8: Dylan Standing 306pts
9: Dexter Prowse 306pts
10: Jenson Branney 288pts
Small Wheel 85
1: Frankie Noll 448pts
2: Tommy Gaddes 427pts
3: Ronan Watson 426pts
4: Harrison Chiddey 424pts
5: Forest Roberts 400pts
6: Bradley Thompson 341pts
7: Hunter Groves 332pts
8: Talen Hodgson 309pts
9: Liam Hannah 305pts
10: Finley Rundle 302pts
65cc Junior
1: Roy Townley 436pts
2: Mason Forman 432pts
3: Kobe Roberts 388pts
4: Ronnie Morgan 385pts
5: Jake Sayers 351pts
6= Blake Marks-Bracey / Olly McLean 340pts
8: Cohen Llewellyn 337pts
9: Mason Shields 333pts
10: Archie Pearce 318pts
Chris Czora 
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