Track side was packed with the green shirts of all the South West riders, for the British BMX Championships held at Burnham-on-sea. The riders parade was a spectacle to be seen and the cheers and whistles could be heard for miles.
Excellent results followed for the 15 Tiverton riders taking part with 9 coming home with a ranking.
In 6 and under class Josh Coppin and Ryan O’Loughlin both raced excellent motos and had to qualify through the semi for a place in the final, which they both did with style, they were unlucky in the final, both taking falls, Josh taking home 6^th and Ryan 8^th.
Shannon Blake was unlucky going out in the semi in 7-9girls, as did Eddie Moore in Male 8 yrs.Three Tiverton riders featured in Male 9 yrs, Josh Moore who took 4^th while Connor Cutler was unlucky going out in the semi and Elliot Norrish who missed out in the motos.
Oliver Fay raced well in the Male 11yrs taking a well deserved 3^rd place.
Tivertons shinning star, again, was Bethan Hallett, who took 1^st place with ease throughout the motos and the final, making her British and National Champion.
Sam Hann was pleased with himself in Male 14 yrs, qualifying through the semi to take overall 6^th place.
Fast and Furious racing followed in Male 15 yrs, with Jason Fay and Ben Blake, taking 1^st and 2^nd in the semi they went on to finish 2^nd and 3^rd respectively in the final.
Ian Wheeler was unlucky in 16-29 cruiser, going out in the motos while Dereck Cutler, racing in Masters, was pleased to make the semi but after slipping his pedal just missed out on a place in the final.
Paula Hallett raced well in 25+ Ladies but after taking a hard fall in the final had to settle for 7^th place overall.
The South West region took 1^st place out of the 5 regions taking part with Tiverton BMX Club finishing 8^th out of 40.
A fantastic event, well done to all the Tiverton riders.

Thirteen Riders from Tiverton BMX Club made the trip to Harworth last weekend, for what is the biggest UK BMX event, The British BMX Championships, with all the regions together and all riders competing for the all important 01 plate.
In Male 7 years Tiverton had Eddie Moore, who rode an excellent race through the motos with 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd, finishing an overall 5^th in the final. Brother Josh, in Male 8 years, rode a steady 2^nd throughout the motos and a great 4^th in the final, also riding in the 8’s were Connor Cutler and Ryan Allington, Connor rode well and made it to the semi finals, Ryan, in his first race at expert level, just missed out.
Oliver Fay had a disappointing day with a fall in his first moto, 1^st and 2^nd followed in the motos but another fall in the semi denied him a place in the final.
Ian Wheeler found the going tough in 16-29 cruiser and didn’t progress any further than the motos.
Two Tiverton riders in Male 13 years, Sam Hann and Connor Hallett, Sam took a fall in his first moto but dusted himself off to go on and finish in 5^th place while Connor had good results in the motos but just missed out in the semi final.
Ben Blake raced along with Jason Fay in Male 14 years, Ben had great results in the motos and semi, he finished in 3^rd overall while Jason, returning from illness raced very well to take 7^th in this highly competitive competition.
In Female 7-9 Shannon Blake gave it her best shot to finish in 7^th overall while in Female 10-12 years, Bethan-last minute-Hallett breezed through the motos and seemed content to stay in 3^rd place in the final, but come the last straight she found a burst of energy from somewhere and snatched 2^nd place on the line.
Despite getting straight 2^nd’s throughout the motos Dereck Cutler was robbed in the semi and denied a place in the overall final.
Well done to everyone this was an extremely tough competition and you all did very well.