New Zealand‘s Scotty Columb remains sixth overall in the MX1 class as Brad Anderson marched away to win the British Motocross Championships title at the weekend.

Suzuki’s Columb, from Queenstown, just last week named a member of New Zealand’s three-rider team for the Motocross of Nations in Italy, finished 12th at the weekend’s rain-shorted penultimate seventh round of the series in Scotland.

But nobody could stop Honda’s Anderson, who won the MX1 race at Dun to wrap up the MX1 crown with a round up his sleeve.

In the MX2 class, it was Scotsman Shaun Simpson (KTM) who won the day, but it was fellow Scot Stephen Sword (KTM) who wrapped the MX2 title when he finished the race in the runner-up position.

Sword (KTM) missed a round in the middle of the season proved once again he is one of the greats of British MX2 motocross history, winning his fourth championship.

New Zealand’s Michael Phillips recorded the same result as fellow Kiwi Columb, coming home 12th in the only MX2 race of the day.

Rotorua’s Phillips (Honda) — also in the New Zealand Motocross of Nations team — is 14th in the MX2 championships standings. He had been forced out of the competition mid-season because of injury.

The final round of the championship will take place at Landrake in Cornwall on September 27 where the remaining championship positions will be decided.

MX2 Championship points:

1 Stephen Sword 197

2 Neville Bradshaw 154

3 Mattis Karro 134

4 Scott Elderfield 125

5 Jake Nicholls 124

6 Martin Barr 123

7 Shaun Simpson 115

8 Graeme Irwin 112

9 Wayne Smith 109

MX1 Championship points:

1 Brad Anderson 289

2 Gareth Swanepoel 231

3 Carl Nunn 203

4  James Noble 201

5 Tom Church 178

6 Scott Columb 152

7 Jason Dougan 150

8 Billy MacKenzie 147

9 Bryan MacKenzie 113

10 Alex Snow 97

Words and photo by Andy McGechan, www.BikesportNZ.com