TThe final round of the East Anglia BMX 2010/11 Regional Winter Series was hosted by the Milton Keynes BMX Club last Sunday. After another long break since round 5 the host club was expecting a good turn out of riders and even the forecast of rain and cold on the day did not deter the riders with almost 90 competitors signed on for the days racing. The track was in good condition and rode well throughout practice and racing but the biting wind ensured the riders and spectators had a cold day to end the Winter Series.

 Royston’s action started with the 7& Under class where Callum Barrow took 6^th in the class A final with Brendan Salmon taking 8^th place and Joshua Abbott taking 2^nd in the B final in his first regional level event. In the 8-9 year class James King again led the way throughout the day to take 1^st place with team mates Alfie Salmon taking 4^th and Daniel Biggs finishing 6^th in the same class and in the 10-11 year class saw Miles Fisher and Daniel Blanche moving through the qualifying races to the class A final where Myles took 2^nd and Daniel took 4^th on the line. In the girls classes Ella Tomsett battled against stiff competition to take 2^nd in the 9-10 class with Faye Godfrey took the win in 11-13’s and Lori Blanche took top place in the 17+ female categories. Back with the male riders in the 14-16yr class James Handleigh took on the older riders to claim 5^th place and in the 17+ male class which was the largest of the day and included many national class riders the Rocket’s Andrew Brooker took the B final win with Alex Shore-Nye took 6^th and in the C final Jonathan Harrison who is another new Rockets member took 2^nd after having lead the race, fallen off and got back on to battle back through the pack. The final class of the day, the 17+ cruisers, saw two Rockets competing with Sam King taking a fine 3^rd in the A final whilst in the class B final Matt Salmon took the top spot. 

The next major event on the regional race calendar is the East Anglia Spring Classic which is being hosted by the Royston Rockets on April 3^rd. This event is open to all riders with registration closing at 11.30 with racing due to start around 12.30.

Royston’s forthcoming events are published on the club web site but are weather dependant and subject to change. See more about the club and BMX racing in the region at www.roystonrockets.co.uk and the BMX East Regional site on www.bmxeast.com  or ring 01763 260959 for more information on BMX racing.