Red plate holder Conrad Mewse yet again dominated both gruelling motos to clinch the overall victory for the Crendon Tru7 Honda in Sunday’s Motul ACU British Motocross Championship round at a rain-hit Preston Docks in Lancashire. As the series hit the half way point, Mewse won both races by almost half a minute as the sandy track continued to cut up and get rougher. He is unbeaten in the series this year.

But it was terrible news for MX1 team-mate Jamie Carpenter #184 JC184 who crashed hard on the first jump of the opening race. He was unable to hit a downed rider who fell right in front of him and the race was red-flagged for him to receive medical attention. He was helped off the track with a knee injury and will undergo scans on Monday. He still holds fifth in the series.

Mewse said: “One-one results and a perfect day again. I’m super happy and it’s amazing to keep the winning run going. I had some solid starts, found my rhythm quickly and rode my own race to get to the front. The track was naughty today so it could catch you out. It cut up a lot and was very rutty and bumpy so it was tough – very challenging.

“We made some changes to suspension between the motos and thanks to the team, Ryan, Rob, Willie and Luke who worked their butts off today and without them, none of this would be possible. The wrist is good now so I’m just trying to improve, week in, week out.”

In the MX2 class, Crendon Tru7 Honda CRF250R rider Jake Nicholls #45s didn’t get a great start in the opener and was battling hard just inside the top ten. But as the race passed the half way point, the moto was red-flagged.

Then for the first time in British championship history, the riders had a staggered start in the order they were when the race was stopped. In a mad sprint where all the riders were bunched up, Nicholls held on for tenth, fending off an attack from Billy Askew right down to the line. That gave him eighth overall and he a solid sixth in the championship – just 31 points behind the leader Tommy Searle.