The third and fourth rounds of the British Cycling National BMX Summer Race Series took place over the bank holiday weekend with a trip for the Royston club members down the M4/M5 to Burnham - 0n - Sea. The weather was mostly sunny and dry but blustery winds made the demanding track hard work for the 430 riders taking part. The event was again sponsored by a company from our region – EA Ltd – who provided spectator stands, commentary towers etc. as well as Ultimate BMX who are based in the South West. 

The Royston Rockets BMX Racing Club had 10 riders competing over the two days of competition with the youngest being Ted Dalleywater who again took 7^th on both days in the 8yr class B final. Two good days racing saw Ethan Vernon take 1^st and 2^nd in the main finals of the 9yr class with Daniel Blanche having a varied weekend by not getting through the qualifying stages on the Saturday but won the class B final on the Sunday and in the 10yr class Aaron Dalleywater also had varying fortunes as he took the B final win on day one and followed up with a fine 2nd place in the A final on the Sunday whilst team mate Brad Blanche had a more consistent weekend with a 7^th and a 4^th in the class B finals. The 13/14y class saw James Handleigh unfortunately failing to qualify for the finals in either round whilst in the same class Aston Blanche took a 3rd and a 5^th in the B finals. In the 19+ class Richard Townsend’s season improved for the Saturday with a 6^th in the B final although he failed to make the finals on Sunday and in the Masters (30+) category Lee Alexander came out fighting with a 8^th in Saturdays A final but was unable to compete in Sunday. The final class on the track was the Elite class where Laurence Mapp who took a 3^rd on Saturday and had to settle for 8^th place on Sunday after a mid race incident saw him lying in the dust. 

The next event on the race calendar is the 5^th and 6^th rounds of the National Series at Peterborough on June 6/7th where the Rockets will be out in force to chase points for their ranking positions. 

The Rockets own Summer programme is well under way with their regular Tuesday night sessions at the clubs track in Burns Road, Royston and recent changes to the track just waiting for a final resurface before the Summer Race Series commences. 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