EA
CHAMPIONSHIPS AT ROYSTON
The
final event of the East Anglia BMX Racing Summer calendar attracted
almost 140 riders to the East Anglian Open Championships. The rain
during the week before helped hold the race surface together and the
blitz of track work on the preceding Saturday, and regular sweeping
by the club members produced fast and competitive.
The
Rockets had 20 riders registered for the event with the following
results;
6
and Under class - Kieran Archer 4th B final, Daniel Blanche B Final
win, Bradan Blanche 7th A final, Aaron Dallywater 4th A final.
7-8
year class Ethan Lewis 4th A final, Oliver Hall 6th B final.
9-10
Male class, A finals -Zach Stevens 8th, James Handleigh 2nd, Louis
Burton 5th, Kyle Gutteridge 6th, Aston Blanche 3rd B Final.
11-12
year males Anthony Taylor 4th A final, Ben Gutteridge in 8th A
final.
13-14
year class Wayne Gutteridge 2nd A final.
Masterclass
Laurence Mapp 1st A final, Richard Townsend 4th A final, Jonathan
Roberts 1st B Final, Sam Skinner 6th B final
13+
class Girls Katie Roberts who took 2nd A final
30-39year
Cruiser class Lee Alexander 2nd A final and “Rider of the Day”
award.
In
the Club Championship element of the event the Royston Rockets
finished in 3rd and in the final event of the regional year, the now
infamous BMX Relay, sponsored by Royston’s VB Trophies, the
Rockets entered two teams of seven riders and both made it through
to the qualifying stages to take their positions in the main final
although the final positions are unrecorded!
BRITISH
CHAMPIONSHIPS – CHEDDAR
The
final event of the BMX Racing Summer calendar was the British
Championships, which attracted 470 riders to one of the top tracks
that overlooks the famous Cheddar gorge. This premier event included
riders from across the British Isles so the competition was very
intense – with the “01” champion number plate being the
ultimate goal of all competitors.
The
Rockets had 15 riders registered for the event with the following
results
6
and Under class Bradan Blanche – motos
7-8
year class Ethan Lewis 5th semi final,.
9yr
Male class, Zach Stevens 3rd to claim Royston’s first podium
position, Louis Burton finishing in 6th
James
Handleigh 5th semi final, Kyle Gutteridge – motos
10-year
category with Royston’s Aston Blanche – motos
11-year
males Ben Gutteridge 7th semi final
12-year
class Anthony Taylor 8th semi final
13-year
class Wayne Gutteridge 8th semi final
13-15
year female class Katie Roberts 4th
Junior
Men’s – Jonathan Roberts 5th
19
year and over class Ben Godfrey 2nd
Elite
class Laurence Mapp 3rd A final, Richard Townsend 7th B final.
In
the Club Championship element of the event the Royston Rockets
finished in 13th place from the 40 clubs taking part, which must be
considered a good result for the club.
Club Summer Series
We still have to finish this off with
the presentation of the trophies and end of year trophies.
It has been suggested we do the same as last year and have a
session of 10 Pin Bowling (probably in Stevenage) followed by the
presentation. The date has not been confirmed yet but we are looking
at early December.
Club
Winter Sunday Afternoons 2005/6 – gates open 2-00pm
As
with last winter we are going for Sunday afternoons with the gates
opening at 2-00pm. The first few dates are -
October 23rd
November 13th
None in December
Saturday
November 19th for track preparation for Winter Regional – early
start at 1-00pm
CLUB
AGM – Coombes Community Centre – 22nd November
The
Annual General Meeting of the Royston BMX Racing Club will be held
in the Coombes Community Centre Retreat Room (upstairs) on November
22nd at 8-00pm. The agenda, financial report and Minutes of the 2004
AGM are available for anyone who wants a copy in advance.
All members are requested to attend!
Winter
Regional Series 2005/6
Round
1
Peterborough
30th October
Round
2
Royston
20th November
Round
3
Milton Keynes
11th December
Round
4
Norwich
22nd January
– hopefully on their new track!
Round
5
Braintree
19th February
Round
6
Ipswich
19th March
There
will be Formula racing at the events – Registration closes at 12
noon and racing is £5.
AND
to keep the riders fit there will be 4 moto’s before the finals
instead of the usual 3!
The
5 formula age groups will be;
F5
= 7 yrs and Under F4= 8-10yrs
F3= 11-13yrs F2= 14-16
F1= 17+yrs
Race
age based on 2006 and riders can start the series in their own age
group or they may ride a higher age. Depending on the number of
riders in a class the top and bottom riders move up or down a class
at the next round – for full details see the www.bmxeast.com
web site.
Sports
Quiz – Royston and District Sports Council – 11th November
The
club only entered one team last year – team name was “Last
again” and we lived up to the name with yet another last place
although we nearly lost our record as we were only one point behind
the next team and we got over half the questions right! If you have
a good memory and are a sports buff make it a date for this year –
it’s held in the Royston Bowls club which has cheap, limited
drinks but a great buffet!
Club
Web Site – www.roystonrockets.co.uk
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