The Cornish round of the British MX1 championship was the toughest ask yet for red plate holder Conrad Mewse but he staged two determined rides to once again win both motos. That meant he clinched the overall in Sunday’s British MX1 championship round, maintaining his perfect season.

The Crendon Tru7 Honda set the fastest time in qualifying at the old-school Landrake circuit then wasted no time in getting to the front of the opening moto and Mewse pulled away to win by 10 seconds.

The second moto saw Mewse make another good start but was lucky to avoid a first corner clash, leaving him tenth. It was then an incredible battle in the hot, dusty conditions as 26-year-old Mewse picked off the men in front while Sterry and Gilbert used the advantage of clear track to make their escape.

Mewse eventually got by local hero Gilbert then reeled in Sterry and the pair had the large crowd on their toes as Mewse eventually wore down the Welshman and took the lead with two laps remaining. Sterry refused to give up but Mewse held the lead, winning by 1.8 seconds.

In the MX2 class, Jake Nicholls didn’t start the day well by using a tyre choice that wasn’t the best and only managed 15th in qualifying which didn’t give him great gate picks – hampering his race starts.

The 35-year-old was outside the top ten in the first race start but then really dug down and charged. He made some classy passes and set consistently impressive lap times on his way to ninth place. Second time out his gate pick meant he ended the first lap in 17th place then staged an incredible comeback. He crossed the line in a well-deserved seventh spot, which gave him seventh overall and he retains sixth place in the series.