Last weekend (15th–16th August) I lined up at the legendary Farleigh Castle for Round 3 of the Acerbis Nationals. I was racing in the 2-Stroke Open class, and after a couple of days of hard battles on one of the toughest tracks in the country, I came away with 10th overall. On paper, that’s a result I’m proud of, but I’ll be honest, by Sunday evening I was so tired I think I could’ve fallen asleep still wearing my boots.
Farleigh is one of those places that just feels special. The rolling hills, the history, the atmosphere, it’s what motocross is all about. And what really struck me this weekend was how much of a family feel the whole event had. Everywhere you looked, there were parents spannering, mates helping each other out with bikes, kids flying around on bikes, and everyone mucking in. You don’t get that in many sports, and it’s why grassroots race meetings like this are the backbone of motocross. They bring everyone together.
The racing itself was no walk in the park. The depth in every class was unreal, it didn’t matter if you were battling for first or tenth, you had to give it everything. And that’s exactly what makes championships like the Acerbis Nationals so valuable: they push you on as a racer. You can’t hide, you can’t coast, you’ve just got to dig deep and learn to fight for every position.
By the time I rolled back into the pits after the last moto, I was pretty spent. But that’s the beauty of weekends like this. You leave shattered, sunburnt, and with half the track still stuck to your kit, but you also leave with great memories, better racecraft, and the motivation to come back stronger.
So, 10th overall in the 2-Stroke Open at Farleigh Castle, I’ll take that. Huge thanks to everyone who makes events like this happen, because without grassroots racing, there’d be no sport. And as far as I’m concerned, there’s nowhere else I’d rather be than on the line, surrounded by good people, two-strokes singing, and a family atmosphere that keeps motocross alive.
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