15-Year-Old 125cc 2 Stroke Hero Races Pro National Championship vs 4 Strokes at Iconic Track!

We're about to watch 15-year-old Wal Beeney race his KTM 125 at the Revo ACU British Motocross Championship in the MX2 class against the fastest pros in the nation. This is going to be fun. So Wal, stepping up from an 85 last year into the MX2 Pro class, what's that jump been like for you so far, one round in? Yeah, it's been difficult for sure. It's a big jump up and stuff, but I suppose it's a good way of getting experience and a head start against the other riders in their youth classes. 250s are hard work for sure because there's a lot more bottom end power and stuff compared to the 125, but obviously the 125 is a nice bike to ride. I've rode 250s before and I much prefer a two-stroke, so yeah, you can make them sin, and especially around a track like this, it'd be nice to ride. Yeah, that's my next question. Obviously at Fox Hills today, you won both races here last year in the big wheel class, so you obviously like this track. Looking forward to it out there. Yeah, I can't wait. I love this track. It's definitely one of my favourite tracks. It's definitely the favourite on the calendar. I like hard pack and rutty tracks. Big jumps. Yeah, nice jumps, big hills, so it's just a perfect track and I'm hoping for a perfect day, to be fair. For Wol, obviously he's stepped up. He's up into the Pro Bridge Championship. It's a tough call on a 125. Obviously he's only a young kid. He's just turned 15, so there's a lot that he can learn. And I think that by him being in the Pro Bridge Championship, even things like how they're setting the bikes up in the holding area, what they're doing before the start, those little rituals that he can pick up from, that he then takes to the other races, like the EMX 125s. Don't forget, there's people in there that are world-class riders. And for a 15-year-old, even if he can hang on to them for one corner, two corners, a straight, whatever it may be, he's picking up little bits out there that he will then put into his foundations to become an adult rider. Using the adult tracks, adult lines, adult setup and scenery, and that little bit of knowledge that he can gain from all of those riders, he will just keep storing and storing and storing, and then eventually it will all come out. It will be good. Over the past eight years that I've known Wal Beaney, we've watched him grow up on this very channel. It's almost hard to believe that that little ripper is now lining up for his first season of pro racing alongside the best in the business. What a journey it's been. So here we go, MX2 getting ready for their first race of the weekend. So the board flips to five. We are about to go racing for the first time today here in the MX2 class. The gates have dropped. Who's going to grab that all-important hole shot here? It's a tight left-hander, 180 degrees. Looks like all of the riders are through safely. And charging down into the valley for the first time they come. But we keep an eye out for our one-two-five hero Wal Beaney. There he is going around the outside using two-stroke lines, trying to get around some of these four-strokes. He's got Louis Kessel right there ahead of him. Wal Beaney, just 15 years old, racing the MX2 pro class after jumping up from the big wheel 85 last year. This is a big leap, a steep learning curve. And the young lad has thrown himself right in at the deep end. At the moment he's got Louis Kessel and Bailey Johnson just ahead of him. Callum Mitchell not too far ahead either. Oh, and just up the inside of him, the 123 of Rossi Beard sneaks up the inside of Wal Beaney. We've actually got Rossi Beard, Bailey Johnson and Wal Beaney in a row here. All three of these riders, former British chute motocross champions in recent years. So what a nice little battle we've got going on here. And Wal Beaney makes a move on Bailey Johnson on this opening lap of action. So Beaney on his one-two-five KTM charging forward, making passes, doing it the hard way on the little ripper. They jump down the big hill here at Fox Hill for the first time today. Beaney up the inside, tries to make a sneaky move on Rossi Beard there. Wasn't quite close enough to make it happen. Up the big step up they go. Oh, Beaney gets cross-routed and then he gets clattered by Bailey Johnson that looks like. So Wal Beaney and Bailey Johnson, two rivals from the Small Wheel 85 class just a few seasons ago, hit the floor together here. They're going to have to come back through the pack in a fierce charge now. This is going to be a long race for the two former rivals. Luckily both riders seem to be uninjured. They've remounted and the charge is back on now. But they've got work to do. Beaney launching up the big step up here. His nickname has always been Walgoal Beaney. He's not afraid to send it, that's for sure. Beaney quickly onto the back of the pack now. So he's made up some time very quickly here and he's making passes already. He's got the 54 of Dylan Spencer ahead of him now, all in white. So what can he do? Back to the number 54 machine. He's got a trainer rider just ahead of him actually. So the carrot is dangling for sure for young Wal Beaney here. So Spencer and that looks like that could be the 470 of Tom Hughes. In a fierce tussle just ahead of Wal Beaney. Beaney trying to capitalise on this mayhem. Couldn't quite make it happen right there. But he's on the charge, that's for sure. He's making that little 125 sing around the awesome Fox Hill Motorpark here. By far one of the most historic and iconic tracks on the British motocross calendar. And Beaney up the inside, what a nice little block pass move at the bottom of the hill. He's hanging off the back of that 125 up the steep Fox Hill. And he makes a pass stick. So he's got the 118 of Jaden Murphy ahead of him now. So it's pass by action through the valley between Wal Beaney and Jaden Murphy. Here they go. Oh what a pass from Wal Beaney there to make that happen. Full commitment at the end of the valley there to close the door and make the pass stick. And another position gain for the 125 hero Wal Beaney. He's close as they launch down the hill. The big steep hill at Fox Hill. The cameras do not do that justice. That is scarily steep. These hills are scarily steep. And up he goes on his 125 hanging off the back of it. Into the valley they come. Wal Beaney swings wide, cuts cross. A nice drive. He launches down the hill over the head of Dylan Spencer. Oh that's close. And up they go. Spencer shuts the door for now but he knows Wal Beaney is there. He knows the 125 is lurking. Looking to make a pass happen. Beaney up the inside on the final corner. He tries to stuff in to make a block pass. But Spencer says no, not this time son. It's a drag race around the back of the start straight. Wal Beaney swings wide. Cuts to the inside. And he shuts the door. Oh an aggressive pass from the young 125 racer there. And he makes a pass stick. What a move from Wal Beaney. The charge forward continues for wild Wal Beaney. What a ride so far from the 125 warrior. He now lays chase to his former nemeses in the small wheel 85 class. These who did battle for the title back in 2018. That's Wal Beaney and Bailey Johnston. Like we said, Beaney now laying chase to the 119 of Johnston. To move up another position. Beaney does have to be careful. Because the number 74 of Tom Murphy is charging forward as well. So Murphy lurking there just behind Beaney. Looking dangerous. Oh and Johnston goes down. Lays it down in the deep rut there. A gift for Wal Beaney. But he can't rest easy. Because remember that number 74 of Tom Murphy is lurking right there. On his rear wheel. So no rest quite yet for Wal Beaney. He's inside the top 25 now. So a strong, strong ride from Wal Beaney after that first lap mishap. He's got another one of those pesky four strokes. Hounding him, hounding his rear wheel. Laying chase. And for the first time this moto, Beaney having to ride defensively. So far so good for Beaney. He's bending off the attacks from Tom Murphy, the number 74 machine. Oh, Tom Murphy sneaks up the inside. A nice move to be fair from the older rider there. Making a move up the inside of Wal Beaney. Caught the youngster off guard and makes a move to demote Wal Beaney a position. A handful of laps to go left in this race. Can Wal Beaney hang on to the 24th position? Hang on to a top 25 in what is only his third ever pro MX2 race. No matter the result of this, Wal Beaney has to be proud of himself. Has to be proud of the gutsy ride that he's put in. Remember, he's underpowered, he's underage. But he's got the heart of a lion. Wal Beaney has found himself on the rear wheel of Rossi Beard. The forward British motocross champion himself. And Beaney tries an inside move there in the final corner. But can't quite make it happen. They take the one lap to go board. Beaney has to be careful as well, he has to be mindful because Bailey Johnston is lurking there. But around the outside of Rossi Beard goes Wal Beaney to advance up a position further. But there is Bailey Johnston with one lap to go. Bailey Johnston is on the charge. He made that mistake earlier remember. And he's come back with a vengeance. He's looking to make a last ditch move. A last lap move on his former nemesis Wal Beaney. But can the 125 warrior hang on for just a handful of corners? We're about to find out. Two corners left to go. Beaney launches down the big step down. On the gas, up over the big step up. Two corners to go, can he hang on? Can he defend the inside from his former nemesis Bailey Johnston? One corner to go. To the inside goes Wal Beaney. And across the line he hangs on to it. A top 25 position for our 125 hero. And a nice show of respect there as they cross the line between the two former youth motocross rivals. It was brutal out there. First lap I got a decent start. Like a terrible jump. And then I sort of squared up onto the inside and got alongside some of the riders. Went wide and I was running probably top 15. And I was pushing through. I had a few fast boys come by but then I got a few of the others back and forth. And then I just got knocked sort of and cross rutted. Got knocked by another rider and cross rutted. Went over the bars and then got run over sort of thing. It was a bit of a pile up. Hurt my thumb a bit but just pushed through for the next one. No quitting. If you made it this far obviously you're watching this little mini documentary kind of thing on Wal. My name's Jordan Booker. I used to race, run a shop now called Store114. And I'm helping Wal out this season. Basically I've been aware of Wal for a few years now. Mostly I was actually here last year and watched him drop it first lap. Whole shot. He whole shot a race on a big wheel. Dropped it first lap and got up and he was still in the lead halfway around the first lap. Saw huge potential in him obviously from that moment there. It's nice to help get into the races and help him hopefully reach his potential. I was trying to find Wal all morning actually. Thinking where would he be parked, where would he be parked. Walked everywhere and I thought oh I know where he'd be parked. Right in the furthest back corner. So that's just typical how he does things. Very low key, almost under the radar. It's cool. There's lots of flash kids out there. They've got the big cameras, they've got shiny loads of bikes. And the parents are really into it. Not saying his parents are definitely really into it in terms of support and what they can do. But maybe not quite the financial capabilities of some people. So he's here in the Sprinter, he's got his race bike, he's got a really good group of people around him. And he kind of just gets the job done. He's the type of person that he'd drop it in the first turn. If his front wheel was bent completely up he would just crack on and it wouldn't phase him. That's kind of what I see in him. A bit of grit. He's got something a little bit special so he's digging deep. He's really up against it. Peeing in the wind, as some might say. But it's not easy on a track like this. You're giving up at least 5-6 seconds a lap on a 125 compared to a 250F. And if you then actually take that into account and look at the times and stuff like that, he's doing alright. It's the last chance for Glory this weekend. The stage is set for the second and final moto of the day here at Fox Hill. Who's going to grab the all-important hole shot? The gates have dropped. Oh, and it's not a great jump for our 125 hero, Wal Bini. But there's carnage in the first corner. Riders down everywhere. But Wal Bini picks his way through cleanly. Smart moves from the youngster. The dust kicking up here is going to be sketchy on this first lap. The riders picking their way through carefully. Through the valley they come for the first time. Wal Bini finding himself in the mid-pack once again. With some work to do. He wants to reach his targets, reach his goals for the day. He's got some good company up there. The 4.26 of Conrad Mews, the series points leader. And one of the fastest MX2 racers in the world. There's no question about that. So let's see if Wal Bini can follow one of his boyhood heroes through the pack here. And this is absolute mayhem on this opening lap of action here. And the final moto of the day at Fox Hill. Bini just trying to carefully pick his way through. Keep out of harm's way on this first lap of action. He powers back up Fox Hill for the first time. And over to the far side of the track. Bini goes to the inside. There's a deep... Oh, there's a downrider! Jack Limsey potentially on Ibica Husqvarna. Wal Bini gets caught up there. Pushing him down the order, leaving him by himself. He's got major work to do now. He wants to get back in the mix, get back in the fight in this moto. So it's going to be a long race ahead. A long race for Wal Bini now. Wal Bini may chase the pack ahead. Remember, he's won of only a handful of two strokes in this race. And most of those two strokes will be 252 strokes. It's a double the capacity of the bike that Wal Bini's riding. But either way, Wal Bini slicing through the field. He makes a pass there at the bottom of the hill. Remember, that was his favourite place to make a move in race number one. So the little 125 might peep at a disadvantage around this track here today. But Wal Bini doesn't mind. A bit of extra work as he's cutting his teeth, learning his trade here in 2022. His first season racing the pro class at the British Motocross Championship. And Bini has quickly found himself at the rear end of the pack. He's got fights ahead of him now, but he can try and make passes on just like that. Makes a move on the 338 of Ben White. Down into the valley he drops once again. Oh, a mistake there. Just losing a front end in one of those deep ruts. And Bini goes down again. So this has been a disastrous start to the second moto. And all that work has just been undone. So the stage has been reset for Bini. He's going to have to do it all again now. He's now got the 118 of Jaden Murphy ahead of him. He's dropped down into the valley. Bini looking to make a pass on the 118 machine. First jump here in the valley. Big stretch for the 125. And then we've got a nice little double here at the end. Murphy protects the inside line. Bini swings wide, then cuts across the track. They both pull the trigger on the big step down. And the big step up. Murphy looks over to defend the inside. But Bini sneaks to the inside rut. Can he make it out? But not this time. Cuts to the inside of the final corner. Looking to make a block pass. But Murphy says, no, not this time, lad. Not quite yet, you're going to have to work harder than that. So here we come to Walbini's favourite passing section of the track. Down the big hill. He jumps to the inside, hard on the brakes. To that inside line. He takes the line away from Jaden Murphy. And on the gas up the hill goes Walbini. Hanging off the back of his KTM 125. And he makes the pass stick. That's impressive for a little 125. To outgun a 250F up that slick hill here. That Foxhill motorpark. What a move by Walbini. And as the laps count down. Time is running out for Walbini to advance any further up through the field. But he still fights forward. Remember, he's underage, underpowered. But he's certainly got the heart of a lion. But it's good to see that he has never given up. Even as we reach the dying moments of this race. He's still got riders ahead of him. And another pass made for our 125 hero. Like we said. He's not stopped charging all day long here. As we reach the final lap of the day. Walbini can be proud of his efforts today here at Foxhill. He might not quite have hit his targets at the top 20 finish. But the effort that he's put in on that 125 machine. Has been heroic to say the least. He crosses the line for the final time here today. And we believe young Walbini can hold his head high. Jesus, it's like. You know, he just puts his every little effort into it. And never, never quits. And just keeps focusing, focusing, focusing. You know. Just heart goes out to the kid. He's just one of those kids that you just got to get on with. And he's just there and he just puts in 100%. You can't ask for any more than that. Brilliant, brilliant. Yeah, just a silly mistake. Just trying to push back through the pack. Obviously there's a big pile up on the start. So a lot of people got held up in that. So yeah, I tried coming back through the pack. And just made a silly little mistake. And then because I made that mistake. I landed on my arm funny. I picked up an injury obviously. And yeah, it's hurting. But it's no excuses. It was just one of them races. We need to forget about and just move on. But overall I'm happy with my speed and stuff. I just need to focus on my consistency. Because at the minute we're just not getting anywhere. With how I'm crashing and stuff. And I feel like there's a lot in the tank. Where I can show my full potential to an easy top 15. And just it's not there yet. So we're just going to keep on plugging away in the gym. And on the bike. Hope for some better results next round. And for the ones to come. Thanks for everyone that supports me and stuff. And thanks to Max and his dad Phil. For the opportunity to give me this. It was nice just to have someone that wanted to work with me. And just see what I go behind the scenes and stuff. So yeah, thank you to Max and Phil. My mechanic Max. All my sponsors. My dad especially and my mum. And everyone else that helps me out. Just wouldn't be able to be here without them. And to Lee Dunham as well. So that's the day done and dusted here. At round 2 of the 2022 Revo ACU British Motocross Championship. Fueled by Golf Race Fuels. It was a baptism of fire for our 15 year old racer Wal Beaney. He's underage, he's underpowered. But he's got the heart of a lion. He never gave up and he did us the Two Stroke family proud. Around one of the most gnarly, most iconic and historic tracks here in the UK. So he's done us all proud. It was great to watch. I can't wait to see what he can do for the rest of the season. And for the rest of his career. He's only young so he's got a lot of time ahead of him. To do some great things on a motocross bike. If you enjoyed this video be sure to subscribe to see more. Check out Wal on Instagram. I'll leave his details in the description down below. As always you've been watching 999 Laser. My name's Max and until next time. I'll see you at the track.