The third round of the East Anglia BMX 2010 Summer Series and the first of a two way Inter Regional Challenge between East Anglia and the South Region was held at the recently rebuilt track of the Barking and Dagenham BMX Club last Sunday. Almost 350 riders from across both regions registered for the event and the weather agreed with the forecast being far too hot for the riders, officials and spectators alike.

he racing however was very competitive throughout the day for the eighteen riders from Royston and for the second event running had three female riders taking the part with the youngest, Ella Tomsett, taking 1^st in the Girls 7-8 class to get the club off to a flying start and in the larger 11-12 category Faye Godfrey took a fine 4^th as did Helen Nicholl in the Ladies Cruiser 25+ class.

The male riders also came away with good results with Alfie Salmon taking 1st in the 8 year class B final and the 9yr class final saw Ted Dalleywater in 4^th in the main A final and team mate Marmaduke Birt in 7^th in the B final. The 10yr male class saw two more good results for the Rockets with Daniel Blanche finishing in 4^th, having been chased all the way by Myles Fisher who finished in 5^th against some of the top national riders. The 11 yr class saw Aaron Dalleywater take the win ahead of Ethan Vernon in 2^nd which was a reversal of their results in the previous round as they both pull away from the opposition in the regional rankings. In the 12 yr class saw Matthew Harris finished in 7^th in the B final and the 15yr class saw another of Royston newer members, Jordan Godfrey taking 7^th and in the 16 year category, Andrew Brooker took the win in the B final and in the 30+ “Masters” class Adam Richards took 7^th in the A final with team mate Alex Shore-Nye taking 4^th in the B final. Royston’s Darren Foreman competing in the 40+ Vets class finished in 5^th whilst in the Cruiser classes, Matt Salmon won the C final in the 35-39 class and Carl Birt in the 45+ category finished in 4th.

The Rockets hold their regular Tuesday night sessions from 6.00pm and the fourth Round of the East Anglia Region Series is on May 30^th at Braintree as the return leg of the East Anglia V South Inter Regional Challenge. 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.