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| R1 South West Winter
Series - Tiverton 8th October 2006 |
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There was a great turnout of riders
at Tiverton BMX Club last Sunday for the first round in the South West
Winter series. Mixed age groups, novices, girls and experts all racing
together, lead to some fantastic riding and semi finals.
Seven Tiverton riders in the 8 years and under, Eddie Moore, Ryan
Allington and Shannon Blake all raced well in the motos and through to
the semis to qualify for the A final, with Eddie finishing in 5th, Ryan
7th and Shannon in 8th. While Elliot Norrish, Sam Harley and Michael
Pearce qualified for the B final, Elliot took 1st, Sam 2nd and Michael
4th. Ethan Jones, in his first ever race, went out in the motos.
In the 9-12 age group Tiverton had five riders, Oliver Fay, Bethan
Hallett, Callum Webber, Jack Knapton and Josh Moore, all rode well with
all five making the semi finals, Josh Moore took a well deserved 3rd
place in the B final while in the A final Oliver took 1st, Callum 4th,
Jack 6th and Bethan 7th.
Six Tivvy riders in 13-15 age group, Sam Hann, Lee Green, Robbi Knapton,
Jason Fay, Connor Hallett and Liam Webber. Jason took the lead
throughout the motos and 2nd in the A final, Sam took 4th, while in the
B final, Connor took an early lead to finish 1st with Lee 4th, Robbi 6th
and Liam 7th.
Only one Tiverton BMX Club rider was brave enough to try the 16+ payback
race, Ben Blake. Ben rode well through the motos taking 5th, 2nd and
3rd, but with prize money at stake everyone really gave it their best
shot and Ben had to settle for 6th in the A final.
25+ no clips only attracted one Tiverton rider, Peter Moore, who won it
with ease, while Paula Hallett, Ian Wheeler and Chris Hibbert featured
in the mixed cruiser group. All three qualified for the B final with Ian
taking 2nd, Paula 5th and Chris 6th.
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| Regional Round 2
- Tiverton 28th May 2006 |
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A great atmosphere and great results
at Tiverton BMX Club last Sunday for Round 2 of the South West Regional
series.
Ryan Allington ran away with 1st place in the 9 under novices
along with Michael Pearce in 6th and Brian Filasky in 7th,
whilst in the 10-14 novices Tiverton had Brothers Jack and Robbi Knapton
and Joe Northan-Nowell, Joe had the advantage finishing in 2nd
with Jack 3rd and Robbi 6th.
Three riders featured in the 8 year old experts, Connor Cutler, Elliot
Norrish and Eddie Moore; Connor rode well to finish in 4th
overall with Elliot 6th. Eddie, recovering from illness, had
to pull out and was unable to continue, while brother Josh had a tough
race in the 10’s, he took 2nd, 1st and 2nd
in the moto’s but had to be content with 4th in the A final.
Oliver Fay rode an excellent race in the 11 year olds but was closely
followed by Callum Webber, Oliver and Callum both stormed their moto’s
taking 1st’s all the way, it was nip and tuck when they faced
each other in the final with Oliver having the edge taking 1st
with Callum on his heels in 2nd. Elliot Fay finished 2nd
in the B final.
In the 12-year-old age group George Hughes raced a steady race taking 5th
overall.
Tensions raised in the 13’s with Connor Hallett, Sam Hann, Liam Pearce
and Liam Webber. Sam gained 1st place in the first moto with
Connor in 2nd, the second moto proved fatal for Sam as he
took flying lessons straight over the second berm, overall Connor took 2nd,
Sam 3rd, Liam Pearce 7th and Liam Webber 8th.
Bethan Hallett, now racing up an age group in the 13-15 girls, raced a
very steady race taking 4th through the moto’s and achieved a
great 3rd place in the final to finish 3rd
overall. In the 7-9 girls, Shannon Blake, steadily improving finishing
in 4th.
Ben Blake was on fire in the 15 year olds, he raced hard taking 1st
place throughout the moto’s and 2nd in the final but he
worked hard enough to gain 1st overall.
Peter Moore featured in both men’s 25+ and 25-29 Cruiser, he stole the
show in his bright yellow race suit, taking 1st all the way
in both races.
Paula Hallett raced in Lady Cruisers; she raced well to finish in 2nd
overall.
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| South West Challenge
Championships - Tiverton 18th September 2005 |
| Tiverton BMX Club hosted the South West
Challenge Championships for the fifth consecutive year with fantastic
results for ten Tiverton experts riders who will ride on the coveted SW1
plate for the next twelve months. In the 7 under
novices, Tiverton had Ryan Allington, Michael Pearce and Albert Hughes,
all rode well taking 1st, 2nd and 4th respectively. Joe Northan-Nowell
rode a very steady race keeping 3rd place throughout. Tiverton riders
took 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the 11year old novices, they were William
Merson, Callum Thomas and Dale Avery. Levi Creed storm trooped the 13 -
15 novices finishing 1st.
The expert racing kicked off with the Lady Cruisers,
Mandy Cutler taking the first SW1 plate closely followed by Paula
Hallett in 3rd, next up were the 25+ with Dan Pearce and Peter Moore, it
was fierce racing throughout but Dan took the win leaving Pete in 2nd.
In the 6 unders Eddie Moore stole the show taking 1st
place throughout as did brother Josh in the 7 year olds also riding in
the 7's were Connor Cutler, who finished a well deserved 2nd place and
Elliot Norrish behind in 7th.
Rebecca Hill and Shannon Blake featured in the 7 - 9
girls, both rode well finishing 2nd and 6th respectively.
Another SW1 plate to add to his collection as 9 year
old Oliver Fay crossed the line in 1st place, while brother Elliot rode
with Callum Webber in the 10 year old age group, both rode great races
Callum finished in 3rd overall, Elliot 7th.
Bethan Hallett put up a good fight in the 10-12 girls
but had to settle for 2nd. Daniel Hill,11, held off all his rivals to
take 1st place while the fight was on in the 12's, Connor Hallett and
Sam Hann were joined by Liam Webber and Liam Pearce, the two Liams were
involved in the best two rider B-final I have ever witnessed, it was
pedal to pedal all the way, first one in front then the other, it could
so easily have gone either way but Liam Pearce crossed the line first to
take 9th overall with Liam Webber in 10th. The A-final also proved
exciting with Sam having the edge taking 4th, Connor 5th.
Dan Pearce and Peter Moore met again, this time in the
25 - 29 cruisers, Dan left a trail of dust for Peter as he took his
second SW1 plate of the day and Pete reluctantly had to settle for 2nd.
Jason Fay fought hard to keep his SW1 but Ben Blake had other ideas, Ben
stormed the final in style taking a well deserved win and the SW1
leaving Jason with 2nd.
Luke Copley-Wilkins, in the 15's, racing for the first
time as an expert, raced well finishing in 6th place while Jay Gallaway
gave us all a show in the 16 year olds finishing 1st. Dean Bird had his
work cut out in the 17+ group, the racing was fast and furious, Dean
took a fall in the final but had done enough to get 3rd overall.
Dereck Cutler was awarded Tivertons final SW1 plate in
the 30 - 39 cruisers while in 40+ cruisers, Steve Hill had to settle for
3rd.
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| South West Regional
Round 6 - 7th August @ Tiverton |
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Due to track problems at Exeter, South
West Region Round 6 was held at Tiverton BMX Club last Sunday with
over 150 riders.
In the 7 under novices, Tiverton had 5
riders, Elliot Norrish, Ryan Allington, Haydon Green, Michael Pearce
and Albert Hughes. Elliot enjoyed himself taking 1st place all the way
with Ryan just behind in 2nd. Haydon received 1st place in his age
group as did Michael with Albert in 2nd.
Joe Northam-Nowell rode in the 9-10
novices, finishing a well deserved 3rd. In the 11-12 year old novices
Tiverton riders took over, Liam Webber, Liam Pearce, William Merson,
Callum Thomas and George Hughes, all raced well with Liam Webber
taking 2nd throughout the motos and 1st in the final with Liam Pearce
2nd overall. William rode well to take 1st place in the 3rd moto which
was enough to give him 1st place overall in his age group with Callum
2nd and George 3rd.
Luke Copley-Wilkins had a good day, he
managed 1st, 2nd, 1st in the motos and 2nd in the final, giving him
2nd place overall.
Now onto the expert racing, starting with
the 7 year olds, Connor Cutler was on fire today against the W6 plate
of Eddie Moore, Connor took 1st place all the way leaving Eddie to
settle for 5th. Josh Moore in the 8's rode a steady race finishing 2nd
throughout.
Oliver Fay remained uncatchable in the 9's
whilst in the 10's his brother Elliot rode along with Callum Webber.
Callum, racing on his home track, had an excellent day finishing in
1st with Elliot 8th after taking a nasty tumble.
Four of Tivertons young ladies raced
today, in the 7-9 girls, Rebecca Hill finished 2nd, Shannon Blake 5th
and Deyonne Gallagher 8th. In the 10-12 girls Bethan Hallett, racing
on her W8 plate, took a well deserved 2nd place overall.
Daniel Hill rode well in the 11's taking
1st place overall whilst in the 12 year olds, Connor Hallett and Sam
Hann had a tough day, Connor rode well taking the lead early on with
Sam battling to catch him, Sam took flying lessons, straight over the
second berm in the third moto but still managed 2nd place overall. The
stakes are high between these two riders as their regional position
can only be decided in the last race as there is only 0.1 point
between them.
The largest age group, the 14's featured
Ben Blake and Jason Fay, both had fantastic motos, 1st all the way.
Ben gained the advantage in the semi, finishing 1st with Jason 2nd,
Ben stormed the final leaving all seven riders behind, Jason had to be
content with 2nd.
Jay Gallaway flew through the races taking
1st all the way in the 16 year old age group. In the 17+ Dean Bird
rode hard to finish 2nd overall. Tiverton had two riders in the 25+,
Dan Pearce and Peter Moore, Dan had the edge taking 1st leaving Pete
with 2nd. Tivertons ladies rode well, Mandy Cutler finished 1st, Paula
Hallett 4th. In the 40+ cruisers Steve Jenks and Steve Hill faced each
other, finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively.
September is a very important and busy
month for all BMX racers, the final race in the South West Regional
series is on 4th September at Cornwall, followed by the final National
race at Bristol on 11th September, the South West Championships at
Tiverton on the 18th September and finally The British Championships
at Cheddar on 25th September.
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148 riders turned out for the first
Regional BMX event in the South West, held at Tiverton BMX Track last
Sunday, with eleven Tiverton riders gaining 1st place.
In the 7 and under Novices, we had
Elliot Norrish, who rode his best race yet, to take 2nd place and
Michael Pearce in his first ever race, taking 5th, at only 4 years old
Michael is now Tiverton's youngest riding member.
In 8 - 9 Novices we had George Fowler
and Joshua Bruce, George finished in 2nd place with Joshua just behind
in 4th.
Two first time racers took part in the
10-11 Novices, Liam Pearce and Callum Thomas, Liam took the lead
early on taking 1st place all the way through to the final with Callum
following along in 4th.
Aaron Pollard and Liam Bruce featured
in the 12-13 Novices, Liam finished 2nd overall with Aaron in 5th
place.
We had 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the 14 - 16
Novices, first time racer, Luke Copley-Wilkins managed a great 3rd
place against tuff competition from Chris Farley in 2nd and Levi Creed
in 1st.
Now onto the expert races, in the 7's
we had fantastic racing from Connor Cutler who really stole the show
by storming ahead in 1st place leaving Eddie Moore to settle for 3rd.
Shannon Blake and Rebecca Hill put in
an excellent performance in the 7-9 girls, Rebecca took 2nd place and
Shannon finished 5th.
Josh Moore, riding up an age group,
battled hard to gain 2nd in the first two motos but wasn't happy until
he took 1st, which he did with style in the last moto and final.
Oliver Fay didn't give up after taking
a tumble in the second moto, he regained his championship style to
carry on to take his usual 1st place.
Bethan Hallet, now racing in the 10-12
girls, battled hard to take 1st in the first moto but after chasing
the leader all the way had to be content with 2nd place overall.
In the 10's Elliot Fay rode a steady
race to take 5th place overall. Whilst in the 11's Daniel Hill
finished in his usual 1st place.
Two Tiverton riders fought hard against
each other in the 12's, Sam Hann and Connor Hallett, Connor took 1st
place in the first moto, the racing was very close but Sam had the
upper hand today taking 1st place in all remaining motos and final.
13's, 14's and 16's all proved the
winter training has paid off. Ben Blake, in the 13's took a flying
lead all the way through as did Jay Gallaway in the 16's. Jason Fay
shook off any attempts to pass him in the 14's, which this year is
going to be a highly competitive age group.
It was fast and furious in the 17+ age
group with Dean Bird pedalling flat out to storm across the line in
2nd place as did Dan Pearce in the 25+.
Our Ladies also had a great day with
Mandy Cutler and Paula Hallett finishing 1st and 2nd respectively.
Many thanks to everyone who helped in
any way it was a great days racing.
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| South West
Challenge Championships - 19th September 2004 |
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Tiverton BMX Club held the South West
Challenge Championships for the fourth consecutive year. Great racing
all round 148 riders took part to gain the coveted SW1 plate.
We had three riders in the 6 under
novice class, Callum Govier, Shannon Blake and Elliot Norrish. Callum
rode well to take 1st place overall with Shannon in 5th and Elliot
7th.
In the 10 - 12 novices we had great
racing from Luke Harris and Hayo Davies. Luke had a good day taking
2nd place and Hayo, taking part in his first ever race, managed a well
deserved 7th. While Luke Fowler received 1st place as a 14 year old
novice.
The first SW1 plate was awarded to
Josh Moore, who raced in the 6 under experts along with his brother
Eddie in 3rd and a well deserved 4th place going to Connor Cutler.
There was a surprise in store in the 7
- 9 girls with Emma Coles gaining the SW1 over Bethan Hallett by 1
point, Rebecca Hill finished 3rd with Deyonne Gallagher in 4th.
Oliver Fay continued in his winning
stride to take 1st place in the 8's, while his brother Elliot managed
a highly commendable 5th place in the 9 year old age group.
Tiverton riders carried on winning in
the 10 year olds with Daniel Hill taking 1st place over Troy Gallagher
in 3rd.
In the 11 year old age group we had
great riding from Connor Hallett, Sam Hann and Rhyan Williams. Connor
fought hard to gain 2nd place with Sam in 4th and Rhyan 7th.
Another SW1 plate was awarded in the
12 year old age group, Jason Fay took 1st place with Ben Blake close
on his heels to take 2nd.
In the 15's Jay Gallaway flew through
his motos to retain his SW1 position whilst in the 16's Dean Bird, Sam
Fowler and Oliver Owen had some tuff competition leaving them to
settle for 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively.
Onto the cruiser classes, in the 12
and under cruiser Troy Gallagher gave it his best shot to gain his
second 3rd place trophy today. Pete Moore raced in the 25 - 29 cruiser
class with great results, he took them by storm and finished 1st in
every moto and final.
In the 30 - 39 cruiser class Dereck
Cutler maintained a steady 2nd throughout as did his wife Mandy in the
Lady cruisers, Paula Hallett gave an amazing performance today after a
bad start in moto 3, she came from the back of the pack to finish in
her usual 3rd place, with Mandy Owen, racing for the first time, in
8th place.
Tiverton riders also faired well in
the King and Squirt of Dirt competition. Some great jumps with plenty
of style, in the Squirt of Dirt, resulted in Ben Blake taking away
2nd, Sam Hann 3rd and Luke Fowler 4th, whilst in the King of Dirt,
Dereck Cutler put on a great show to be awarded 2nd place Dean Bird
received 3rd, Dean also showed everyone how not to do it by having the
most spectacular crash of the day. King of Crash most definitely goes
to Dean Bird.
Congratulations to our seven riders who
gained the SW1 plate today
Josh Moore - Emma Coles - Oliver Fay -
Daniel Hill - Jason Fay - Jay Gallaway and Peter Moore
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South West Regional Round 2
- 16th May Tiverton |
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142 riders from across the
region took part in Round 2 of the South West regional series at
Tiverton, last weekend.
Shannon Blake and Callum
Govier took part in the 6 under novice race, both rode well with
Callum taking 2nd, Shannon 3rd. In the 7 - 9 novice race we had George
Fowler who rode a great race to finish 3rd overall.
Four riders in the 12 - 14
novices Luke Fowler, Matt Gerrard, Daniel Christie and Levi Creed,
Levi raced like an expert to take 1st in all the motos but missed his
final, giving Luke Fowler the chance to ride home in 1st place overall
with Matt in 3rd and Daniel in 4th overall.
Our usual trio in the 6 under
experts, Josh Moore, Connor Cutler and Eddie Moore. Connor had the
edge in the first moto taking 2nd but Josh gave it just that bit more
to finish 2nd in remaining motos and final, leaving Connor and Eddie
to settle for 3rd and 6th respectively.
No surprises in the 7 - 9
girls, Bethan Hallett took 1st with Emma Coles in 2nd, Rebecca Hill
3rd and Deyonne Gallagher in 4th.
Oliver Fay rode home to a
well deserved 1st place in the 8 years age group. In the 9 year olds
we saw some great racing from Dolton Ashton, taking 2nd all the way to
the final with Elliot Fay behind in 6th.
In the 10's we had Daniel
Hill and Troy Gallagher, Daniel had a great day taking 1st throughout,
Troy having to settle for 5th.
Connor Hallett, Sam Hann and
Rhyan Williams featured in the 11's, Connor rode hard to take 2nd in
all motos and 4th in the final, it was enough to give him 2nd overall.
Sam had a good day taking 3rd in the first two motos and 6th in the A
final. Rhyan Williams took 2nd in the B final.
Ben Blake rode well in the
12's, taking 2nd overall. In the 13's Jason Fay kept his 1st place
throughout as did Jay Gallaway in the 15's.
Dean Bird, back to full
fitness, took them by storm in the 16's taking 1st leaving Oliver Owen
and Sam Fowler with 2nd and 4th overall.
Our lady riders had more
competition today but still maintained their positions, Mandy Cutler
in 2nd and Paula Hallett in 3rd.
In the 30+ cruisers Dereck
Cutler didn't have such a good day, he had to be content with 5th,
whilst our newest member, Stephen Hassell shocked everyone by steaming
ahead to take 1st place.
A great days racing, many
thanks to all those that helped and made our event a great success.
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Easter Classic 11th April @ Tiverton
A fantastic Easter Eggstravaganza was
held at Tiverton BMX Club on Easter Sunday, to mark the start of the
racing season in the South West, attracting many riders from across
the region.
Regional style races were also held. In
the 7's under class we had Connor Cutler who maintained a steady 5th
through all the motos and the final.
In the 8yrs boys Dolton Ashton gave them
all some dust to choke on by finishing 1st all the way to the final.
In the 9 - 10 yrs class, we had Bethan
Hallett, Daniel Stevens, racing for the first time, and Rhyan
Williams. Bethan, the only girl in this group, showed the boys how
its done by taking 2nd in the first two motos and 4th in the final
leaving Rhyan and Daniel 5th and 6th respectively.
Four of our riders took part in the 11 -
12 age group, Ben Blake, Connor Hallett, Sam Hann (Bacon) and the
only girl, Lauren Gardener-Wright. Ben rode well taking 1st in the
first and third moto and 3rd in the final, Connor came 1st in the
second moto and gained 2nd place in the final. Sam took a tumble in
the second moto and rode over a fallen rider to take 4th in the
final. Lauren had to be content with 5th.
Luke Fowler was our only rider in the
13-14 age group, he rode well and managed 6th.
The ladies had younger competition today
and a new rider, Mandy Cutler racing for the first time, gave Paula
Hallett a hard time. Mandy finished 3rd and Paula 4th.
The 15+ group had many ages mixed
together and heavy competition. Jay Gallaway racing again after
injuries last season, proved he was back to full fitness by
gaining 2nd and 3rd in the last two motos and 2nd in the final.
Peter Moore took 2nd place in the first moto but after a collision
had to settle for 6th in the final. Sam Fowler rode well in the
first moto, finishing 4th but after his fall in the egg race he
was unable to ride in the final. There were tussles on the track
between Dean Bird and Dereck Cutler, Dean almost pushed Dereck
from the track to take 1st for himself and Dereck returned the
favour by cutting off Deans path and riding on to take 1st in the
third moto. In the final Dean rode across the line in 1st place
and Dereck took a tumble and had to settle for 7th.
A BMX version of the egg and spoon race,
the likes of which have never been seen before, a plastic cup with a
hard boiled egg stuck to your helmet, it doesn't sound so hard? but
trying to ride the track with your egg still in place took skill.
The younger and slower riders had the
advantage due to their steady pace but as we got to the 10+ ages
eggs were flying everywhere! Riders had to stop and collect their
eggs (or bits!) before carrying on, much laughter roared around the
track.
Cheating took place in the 15+ group,
glue was used to hold the egg in place but to no avail, as they
jumped the 1st so did the eggs! We had the most spectacular crash
during this race, Sam Fowler pulled off a full somersault over the
1st, thankfully only bruised but he lost his egg!
The slow race had to be seen to be
believed, it was a concept some riders didn't quite grasp, the idea
was to cross the line last. The younger riders threw their fist in
the air in triumph as they crossed the line 1st, only to realise
this meant they were last! no-one was disappointed as there were
Easter Egg prizes for everyone, the many but unusual shouts of
"slow down" and they soon got the idea, crawling down the finish
straight at a snails pace, trying not to put their feet down, not an
easy task. Many riders were disqualified for riding slow from the
start, Dean Bird had the right idea, he "bunny hopped" sideways all
the way down the finish straight.
Easter Eggs were awarded for everyone
who took part, there was chocolate galore. It was a great day and
alot of fun, many thanks to all that helped and made the day run
smoothly.
Apologies to anyone who was sick on the
way home!
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Tiverton 11th January 2004
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Our riders faired well on their home
track, with 50 other riders to compete against. In the 6 and under group
we had George Fowler and Connor Cutler, both novice riders, George managed
4th in the final, Connor, racing for the first time, he maintained a
steady 6th in the motos and 5th in the final.
In 7 - 8yrs a mixed race of girls
and boys, we had Oliver Fay, Bethan Hallett, Emma Coles, Dolton Ashton,
Elliot Fay and Rebecca Hill. Oliver, Bethan, Emma and Dolton all made it
through to the A Final, finishing 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th respectively. In
the B - final Elliot Fay managed 4th, Rebecca Hill 5th.
9 - 10 age group proved tough,
competing against stiff opposition, Daniel Hill made it to the A-final and
finished 3rd, behind him were Troy Gallagher in 6th and Connor Hallett,
who took a tumble in the final, crossing the line in 8th. Sam Hann and
Hugh Baillie were in the B - final with Sam taking 1st, Hugh following in
3rd.
Ben Blake and Sam Coles were back in
form, along with Jason Fay and Luke Harris. Ben and Sam raced hard, it was
neck and neck all the way but Ben had the upper hand today taking 1st in
all the motos leaving Sam to settle for 2nd. In the final Jason Fay rode
home in 1st, Ben Blake 3rd, Sam Coles 4th and Luke Harris in 7th.
In 15+ we had Dean Bird and Sam
Fowler, Dean took a fall in the first moto but recovered to come in 4th,
he took 1st in all remaining motos and 4th in the final with Sam bring up
the rear in 7th.
Dereck Cutler is giving the cruisers
a run for their money, he finished 1st overall leaving Pete Moore with 2nd
place and Paula Hallett 6th.
Many thanks to everyone that helped
on the day and we'll look forward to seeing you all at Exeter on 25th
January, for part two of this combined race where the final points will be
added and trophies awarded.
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