Red Bull KTM factory rider Jeffrey Herlings has won the MX1 class at the latest round of the British motocross championship and extended his lead over Conrad Mewse in the championship. Herlings won both motos for a 1-1 performance, with Mewse going 2-2. Third overall was Bobby Bruce with 5-3 results.

Jeffrey Herlings: He (Conrad Mewse) was pretty good first moto and he kept me honest in the beginning of the second one. The track was rougher in the second one and I got a 1-1 and I extended my lead and now its 9 points. Lets get back to the GP's next weekend. Its been positive with the starts, it is slightly better (the bike), but we still need to change something, we are still exploring. We are short on time, with the triple header coming with the GPs, but we are looking good for the championship, we are third at the moment, but P1 is what we want.

MX1 Moto Two

Herlings quickly into the lead followed by Mewse and Bruce third, then Grimshaw, Nunn, Meara, Edwards and Todd. Herlings getting away from Mewse, but the young Brit trying to stick with the fastest sand rider in the World. Herlings looking brilliant around this tough sand circuit and Mewse also riding very well, some three seconds back in second place.

Herlings remained around four seconds ahead of Mewse, with Bruce well back in third and Gilbert up to seventh place after a poor start. Four laps in the lead was 5.5 seconds, with Bruce 27 seconds back in third, so Herlings making around seven seconds a lap on the third placed man.

Lap six and the lead was nearly eight seconds with Bruce 42 seconds back, so Herlings continued to make seconds a lap on Bruce and lapping more than 10 seconds a lap quicker than most of the field.

Mewse around 20 seconds off Herlings, with everyone else minutes off the lead and in fact, Mewse was also more than a minute ahead of everyone else. Herlings wins the moto and the overall. Mewse second in the moto and overall and Bruce third in the moto and third overall.

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