The fourth round of the East Anglia BMX Summer Race Series took place last Sunday with the second part of the challenge event between the East Anglia and Midlands Regions. The weather was generally dry but compared to the warmth of the previous week it was cold and very windy which gave difficult conditions in which to race on the very long and demanding track and with almost 300 riders taking part during the afternoon the spectators were shown some very competitive racing in all the classes.

 The Royston Rockets BMX Racing Club had over 20 riders competing with the club’s newest member, Myles Fisher, taking an excellent 4th place in the Novice 8-10 year category and in the expert 6 years and Under category Charlie Todd took 6^th in the B final whilst in the 7 year class the B final saw three Rockets take the top places with Alfie Salmon in 3^rd just behind team mates Louis Foreman in 2^nd and Jack Todd who took the win. In the 8yr class Ted Dalleywater looked good in the early qualifying races but then a crash put him out of contention but fellow Rocket James King battled the wind to finish in 4^th in the A final. The clubs only representative in the 9 year class was Daniel Blanche who took a fine 2^nd whilst in the 10yr class Bradan Blanche took 8^th place in the A final and in the 11;s Matthew Harris took 5^th in the B final. The 13y class saw James Handleigh take 3rd in the class and win an award as one of the Riders of the Day and in the 14 year category Aston Blanche kept up his challenge for the top ranking with a fine class win. Lee Alexander made the A final in the Masters class but another mid race incident dropped him down to 8^th and Darren Foreman took 3^rd in the B final of the same class. In the 19+ class Richard Townsend took 7^th and the B final behind team mate Billy Irwin in 4^th whilst the class win went to the national Elite top rider, Laurence Mapp. The Cruiser classes (24 inch wheels) saw Danny Theedham take 4^th  in the 13-15 class whilst in the 30-39 class Matt Salmon took 3^rd in the B final and in the final class of the day, the 40-44 Cruisers, Mark Seaman took 3^rd in the A final with team mate Danny Ancell finishing in 7^th.

 The next event on the race calendar is the third and fourth rounds of the National Series at Burnham on Sea over the May holiday weekend where the Rockets will again be out in force to chase points for their ranking positions.

 The clubs own Summer Series is well under way with their regular Tuesday night sessions at the clubs track in Burns Road, Royston. 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.