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East Anglia BMX
Regional
Championships - Royston
The East Anglia BMX Summer calendar came to close in
bright sunshine at the Royston Rockets BMX Track. The track was very
dusty which caused a few riders to slide out on the corners but the
racing was fast and furious and with over 160 riders on the race
sheets it was an action packed afternoon which ended with the
traditional VB trophies East Anglia Relay race which saw no less
than 14 teams taking part with one of Royston’s three teams making
the final although unable to take a podium position..
The Royston Club had no less than 35 riders competing
at the event with the youngest expert members competing in the Under
6yr class, where all five mini Rockets made the A final with Ted
Dalleywater finishing in 2nd just ahead of James King in
3rd and Marmaduke Birt in 5th, Loui Foreman in
7th and Archie Yorke taking 8th. In the 7yr
class A final Ethan Vernon took 2nd followed home by
Daniel Blanche in 3rd and Oliver Snelling in 5th whilst
in the 8yr class Aaron Dalleywater finished in 3rd and Bradan
Blanche took 7th. The A final of the 9yr Class saw Ethan
Lewis finish in 3rd with team mates Zak Foreman in 6th
and Matthew Harris in 7th and in the 10yr class George Bracewell
took 8th. In the combined 11-12 yr. class James Handleigh
took another 2nd with Louis Burton in 3rd and Aston
Blanche just behind in 4th with Anthony Perrot taking 8th
and in his first race Nash Clements took 2nd in the class
B Final. The 13 -14yr class saw Antony Taylor coming back from
injury took 3rd with Ben Gutteridge finishing in 6th. The
15-16yr male category saw Wayne Gutteridge finishing in 5th
in the A final Zak Pegram took 6th in the class B Final.
The 17+ class produced some fast and furious racing with club riders
trying their skills against some of the top national riders and
Royston’s Richard Townsend took a hard earned 2nd with
Jonathan Roberts in 7th. The 30+ class saw Royton’s first
regional champion as Lee Alexander was never headed throughout the
day and Darren Foreman took 3rd in the class B final. The
clubs only female rider on the day, Katie Roberts, took the clubs
second championship winning ride in the 13+ class and gaining a
Rider of the Day award and taking the prize in the class Hole Shot
competition which is awarded to the first rider to cross the last
jump on the tracks first straight.. In the Cruiser classes Tom
Yorke finished in 6th in the 30-39 class and in the 40+
class Paul Bateman took 2nd and Phil Burton still managed
to take 4th even after two falls! An additional race for
14+ riders was held where all the rider’s race fees go into the pot
for the top three finalists and Royston had 4 riders signed up with
Lee Alexander taking 3rd ahead of Richard Townsend in 5th
and Jonathan Roberts in 6th whilst Antony Taylor retired
after the qualifying runds to concentrate on the main event.
Full details of forthcoming club and regional events
are published on the club web site at
www.roystonrockets.co.uk, or ring 01763 260959 for more
information on BMX racing.
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