Preview: ACU Eastern championship finale Blaxhall

ACU Eastern Championship Finale Heads to Blaxhall on the 30th September

Sunday 30th September will see the final round of the 2018 Bickers Lifting ACU Eastern Motocross Championships take place at the Blaxhall Circuit, hosted by the Woodbridge and DMCC with the event being supported by PP Sports Insurance. With over 150 riders competing across the 12-race format it is sure to be an exciting day of racing around the superb circuit near Woodbridge.

In the Expert class current British Championship leader Jake Nicholls will be competing and looking to secure the ACU Eastern Championship in what has been a successful season since stepping away from Grand Prix’s. Looking to stop Nicholls from claiming the title is Shaun Southgate who currently sits second in the standings. Also competing in the Expert class are British Championship riders Lewis Tombs, Luke Benstead, Luke Parker, Declan Whittle and Ben Clark who currently leads the MX2 Championship ahead of Tom Grimshaw.

In the Junior Championship Ryan Watts has already claimed the title over Connor Baldry but will still be looking for more races wins to finish the season on a high. Jordan Pasquale and Matthew French will also be battling for third place in the final Championship standings. With 120 Juniors across the three groups there will be plenty of bar banging action.

All the action starts at 9:30am with practice followed by the first race after lunch. Admission prices are £10 for Adults and £5 for Unaccompanied Children with the Blaxhall Circuit being located using the postcode IP17 1LG.

Words: Rich Blyth