Sunshine greeted the 21 riders from Tiverton BMX Club as they arrived at Bristol for Rounds 7 & 8 of the South West Regional Series.
Josh Coppin and Ryan O’Loughlin featured in the 6 under class with Josh taking 1^st Ryan 2^nd a result they repeated in Round 8.
Michael Pearce raced his first race this season but had to pull out before the finals.
Four riders rode in the 9’s, Eddie Moore, Connor Cutler, Ryan Allington and Elliot Norrish, all rode well with Eddie taking 3rd, Connor 4^th, Ryan 6^th and Elliot 8^th.
The usual fight took place between Oliver Fay and Callum Webber in the 11/12 age group, Oliver took 1^st in Round 7, Callum 1^st in Round 8, Bethan Hallett, also racing 11/12 boys, was again the rider to watch, winning the B final in Round 7 with Josh Moore just behind in 2^nd Bethan then went on to gain 5^th in the A final in Round 8 Josh Moore took 6^th. Elliot Fay, who bravely rides with a disability in this tough age group, went out in both rounds.
Sam Hann and Liam Webber raced in 13/14 age group, Sam taking 6^th and 5^th in the A final, Liam 5^th and 3^rd in the B final.
In 15/16 age group Tiverton had Ben Blake and Jason Fay, Ben was having a great day taking 2^nd in round 7 and 1^st in round 8 while Jason took 4^th and 3^rd.
Pete Moore and Ian Wheeler featured in their first event of the day, 25+ 20” along with Dereck Cutler, Pete took 2^nd in both rounds with Ian 6^th and 5^th Dereck 8^th and 7^th, Pete took 2^nd and 4^th in 30-39 cruiser and Ian 3^rd in both rounds in 25-29 cruiser class.
Shannon Blake rode a steady race in 7-9 girls taking 4^th while Paula Hallett racing with the men in the cruiser class took 2^nd in the B final.
Tiverton are still at the top of the regional table with 1701.5 points.

Twenty-eight Tiverton BMX Club riders travelled to Bristol last Sunday for the South West Challenge Championships.
Two sisters made their debut in the novice classes, Chloe in under 8’s and Bonnie Knapton in 9 – 12, both raced well Chloe finished 7^th, Bonnie 6^th. Also in 8’s under novices, Tiverton had Samuel Harley and Michael Pearce, Samuel had a great race finishing in 3^rd with Michael just behind in 4^th.
Making it a family occasion, Robbi Knapton raced along side sister Bonnie in 9 – 12 novices, Robbi rode a great race finishing in 2^nd overall.
The expert races started with 7 – 9 girls, Shannon Blake had a fantastic day with steady riding through the motos and a dream come true in the final when all riders fell except Shannon, leaving the way clear, with cheers and shouts from all her family and friends, Shannon crossed the line in 1^st which gave her an overall 3^rd place.
Four Tiverton riders in the 8 year olds, Eddie Moore, Connor Cutler, Ryan Allington and Elliot Norrish. Eddie took 4^th, Connor 5^th, Ryan 7^th. Elliot was unlucky not to make it through to the final.
2^nd and 3^rd place followed in the 10 year olds with Josh Moore 2^nd and Jack Knapton 3^rd.
The first SW1 plate went to the ‘Yellow Peril’ himself, Peter Moore who had an excellent race, fellow rider Dan Pearce was unable to complete this class due to a fall.
The second SW1 plate went to Oliver Fay who has retained his title from last year, Callum Webber race well to finish in 3^rd overall.
Four Tiverton riders featured in the 13 year olds, Sam Hann, Connor Hallett, Liam Pearce and Liam Webber. Sam took a steady 2^nd throughout the motos and finished 2^nd overall with Connor in 4^th, Liam Pearce 6^th and Liam Webber 7^th.
In 13 – 15 girls, Elly Skinner raced along with Bethan Hallett, Elly race well taking 2^nd overall with Bethan, who is racing up an age group, in 4^th.
Ben Blake and Jason Fay faced each other in the 15’s, they fought hard through the motos and again in the final, Jason had the upper hand and took 2^nd leaving Ben to settle for 3^rd.
1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd went to Tiverton riders in 20+ cruisers, 3^rd place went to Ian Wheeler, 2^nd to Dan Pearce and 1^st place and his second SW1 plate went to Peter Moore.
Paula Hallett raced well in 25+ lady cruiser, she gained a well deserved 2^nd place while in 30 – 39 cruisers, Dereck Cutler raced steady taking 2^nd overall as did Chris Hibbert in 40+ cruiser.
A great days racing was had by all and three SW1 plates returned to Tiverton.

Round 3 & 4 of the South West Regional series took place at Bristol last Sunday, 24 Tiverton riders travelled up with some great results.
Round 3 
In the 9 under novices, Tiverton had three riders, Ryan Allington, Michael Pearce and Brian Filasky. Ryan raced well taking 2^nd place with Michael 6^th, Brian 7^th.
Brothers Jack and Robbi Knapton rode in the 10-14 Novices, Jack raced a steady race finishing 2^nd in all his motos and final with Robbi in 7^th.
In the 8 year old age group Tiverton had Connor Cutler, Eddie Moore and Elliot Norrish, all did well Connor took 2^nd overall with Eddie 4^th and Elliot 7^th, while in the 7-9 girls Shannon Blake rode well taking 4^th place throughout.
Josh Moore raced well in the 10’s taking 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th in the motos but a fall in the final left him with 8^th.
Bethan Hallett, racing up in the 13-15 girls, put in a good performance taking 4^th throughout.
The ‘Yellow Peril’ Peter Moore featured in his first event of the day, the 25-29 cruisers; he stormed through the motos and the final in 1^st place leaving Ian Wheeler in 5^th.
Close racing between Oliver Fay and Callum Webber in the 11 year olds but Oliver held his own to take the 1^st place slot with Callum in 3^rd.
George Hughes tried hard in the 12’s finishing in 6^th place, while in the 13’s Tiverton had four riders, Sam Hann, Connor Hallett, Liam Pearce and Liam Webber. Sam fought hard to take 1^st in the A final with Connor 4th and Liam Pearce 7^th while in the B final Liam Webber gave it his all to take 3^rd. Ben Blake was having a bad day in the 15’s and took 6^th overall.
Pete Moore raced in his second event the 25+ men’s, he flew and finished 1^st again. Paula Hallett raced well taking 3^rd in the Lady cruisers.
Round 4 
After a short break it was straight on with Round 4, first up were the novices with Ryan Allington and Michael Pearce in the 9 under; Ryan took 3^rd with Michael 5^th.
Jack and Robbi Knapton both raced in the 10-14 novices, Jack raced hard to take 3^rd with Robbi 6^th.
Next up were the 7-9 girls; Shannon Blake raced well taking 4^th throughout, as did Bethan Hallett in the 13-15 girls.
In the 8 year olds Tiverton had Eddie Moore, Connor Cutler and Elliot Norrish, they finished 4^th, 5^th and 6^th respectively. Josh Moore raced in the 10’s Josh raced well gaining 2^nd in the motos and 3^rd in the final.
Oliver Fay and Callum Webber raced in the 11’s, they took 1^st and 2^nd through the motos, Oliver had the upper hand and managed 1^st in the final leaving Callum to settle for 3^rd. George Hughes finished 6^th in the 12 year olds.
Sam Hann, Connor Hallett, Liam Pearce and Liam Webber raced again in the 13’s, Sam had to settle for 2^nd, Connor just behind in 3^rd in the A final while the battle was on between the two Liam’s in the B final, it was neck and neck all the way, first one in front then the other, Liam Pearce managed to cross the line in 1^st with Liam Webber close on his heels in 2^nd.
Ben Blake improved to finish in 3^rd in the 15’s. Paula Hallett took a steady ride in the Lady cruiser finishing in 3^rd.
Pete Moore took 25+ men’s by storm yet again taking 1^st all the way, could the ‘Yellow Peril’ do it again in the 25 – 29 cruiser? Yes he could! Pete 1^st and Ian Wheeler 4^th. Pete entered four events in one day making sixteen races all together and came out top in all. A great days racing was had by all.