Twenty seven riders from Tiverton BMX travelled to Exeter, last Sunday, for the last race in the South West Regional series.

In the 6 under novices we had Shannon Blake and Elliot Norrish, racing for the first time, Shannon rode well to finish 5th overall with Elliot behind in 7th.

In the 7 - 9 girls we had Bethan Hallett, Emma Coles, Rebecca Hill and Deyonne Gallagher. Bethan took her usual 1st with Emma in 2nd, Rebecca 3rd and Deyonne 4th.

The lady cruisers were Mandy Cutler and Paula Hallett, both rode a steady race, Mandy took 2nd throughout with Paula in 3rd.

Brothers, Josh and Eddie Moore featured in the 6 under experts along with Connor Cutler. Josh fought hard to gain 1st place with Eddie in 3rd and Connor 8th.

In the 8's Oliver Fay proved himself to be a champion by gaining 1st place in every moto and every final throughout the whole season, today being no exception. His brother Elliot finished a well deserved 5th in the 9's.

Daniel Hill and Troy Gallagher rode in the 10 year old age group, Daniel had to fight to keep his 1st place with Troy behind in 5th.

Some real battles took place in the 11's as results were vital for overall ranking. Connor Hallett took them all on to finish 1st with Sam Hann in 6th and Rhyan Williams in 8th.

Similar battles in the 12's leaving Ben Blake to finish 4th. Jason Fay took 1st in all his motos but had to be content with 3rd in the final.

Jay Gallaway secured his 1st place in the 15's, whilst in the 16's we had the usual trio of Dean Bird, Sam Fowler and Oliver Owen. Dean still recovering from injury left the way clear for Sam to take 1st, Oliver 2nd and Dean rolled in, in 3rd.

The cruisers were fast and furious today as stakes were riding high for overall ranking. Dereck Cutler, Stephen Hassell and Steve Jenks were elbow to elbow and riding hard. Stephen took 1st with Dereck in 2nd, Steve Jenks had to settle for 2nd in the B final.

 

A staggering 102 riders, from across the region,made it a great days racing..

The overall results for Tiverton riders from both races are as follows:-

In the 6 and under age group, we had George Fowler and Connor Cutler, their final positions were 8th and 9th respectively.

In the 7 - 8 age group, there was Oliver Fay, who stayed in pole position, taking 1st place trophy. Bethan Hallett and Emma Coles finished joint 3rd. Dolton Ashton came in 5th. Rebecca Hill and Elliot Fay were 10th and 11th.

9 - 10 age group Daniel Hill had to settle for 3rd, with Connor Hallett and Troy Gallagher joint 4th. Sam Hann close behind in 7th and Hugh Baillie in 13th.

Tiverton riders took all the top three position in 11 - 12 years age group. Jason Fay 1st, Sam Coles 2nd and Ben Blake 3rd. Luke Harris in 10th.

Only one rider in 13 - 14 age group, Terry Sneep, who finished 9th.

Due to injuries Dean Bird and Sam Fowler couldn't take part at Exeter, which is reflected in the points, Dean came 9th, Sam 12th with Garry Knight just behind in 13th.

Dereck Cutler has continued to do well, in the cruiser class, staying in 1st place throughout with Paula Hallett finishing in 5th and Peter Moore in 7th.