The South West Challenge Championships took place at Cheddar on 22^nd September with Four Tiverton riders coming away with the coveted SW1 plate, Josh Coppin, Eddie Moore and brothers Jason and Oliver Fay.
In 6 under class along with Josh Coppin, SW1, rode Ryan O’loughlin who finished a well deserved 3^rd.
Dereck Cutler and Pete Moore, returning from injury, took 5^th and 8^th respectively in 25+ male.
Along with Eddie Moore, SW1, in the 9 year old age group, Tiverton had Connor Cutler 4^th, Ryan Allington 7^th and Elliot Norrish who won the B final.
In the 11 year olds Tiverton had Oliver Fay who took the SW1 and Josh Moore 8^th.
In the 12 year olds Callum Webber was just short on the line and had to settle for 2^nd with Bethan Hallett 4^th.
Sam Hann and Liam Webber raced in male 14’s, they finished 3^rd and 4^th respectively.
Tivertons final SW1 plate came in the 15’s with Jason Fay storming across the line in 1^st.
Ian Wheeler took 2^nd in cruiser 25-29 while in lady cruiser Paula Hallett took a well deserved 4^th place.
Shannon Blake in 7 – 9 girls took 4^th.
Great results, which also lead to Tiverton BMX Club topping the table with 215.5 points. Well done everyone.

A staggering 180 riders made the trip to Cheddar for round 1 & 2 of the South West regional series, 23 of these were from Tiverton BMX Club.

First expert race for two new riders, Josh Coppin and Ryan O’Loughlin, who both raced well in 6 under age group, the combined results of both events have left Josh in 1^st place and Ryan 4^th.
Eddie Moore, Ryan Allington, Connor Cutler and Elliot Norrish raced in the 9 year old age group, overall Eddie is currently 4^th place, Ryan 7^th, Connor 10^th and Elliot 11^th.
In 7-9 girls, Shannon Blake raced well gaining 3rd at both events and is currently 3rd overall.
Tiverton’s Callum Webber and Oliver Fay battled with each other for the all important 1^st place, presently this lies with Callum and Oliver just one point behind in 2^nd, also in the 11/12 age group Tiverton had Josh Moore in 7^th, Jack Knapton 11^th and Bethan Hallet, racing with the boys this season in preparation for the National and other tougher competitions.
In the 13/14 age group raced Sam Hann, Liam Webber and Robbi Knapton, Sam is currently 4^th, Liam 13^th and Robbi 15^th.
Jason Fay has taken 1^st place away from Ben Blake in 3^rd in the 15/16 group.
While Peter Moore and team mate, Ian Wheeler raced in both cruiser and 25+, Pete took 1^st in 25+ with Ian 5^th. Both held on to 2^nd place in their respective cruiser class.
With only two lady riders this season, Paula Hallett has also switched to riding with the men, making the competition much harder.
Two novice riders took part, Aaron Hill in the 7 – 9 novices, who took 2^nd place in round 1 while Richard Harris gained a well deserved 1^st place in 10-13 novices.