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Round 8 & 9 |
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TIVVY BMX RACE EUROPEANS
TIVERTON BMX CLUB WERE AT BURNHAM ON SEA FOR ROUNDS 8 & 9 OF THE NATIONAL
SERIES, AND THIS DOUBLE HEADER WEEKEND WAS A TOUCH DIFFERENT, OPEN TO SOME
OF THE TOP EUROPEANS RIDERS, MAKING THIS EVENT ACTION PACKED, WITH LOADS
OF GRIPPING AND EXCITING RACING. GIRLS AND BOYS FROM GERMANY, SLOVAKIA,
LATVIA AND THE NETHERLANDS CAME TO COMPETE AND TRY OUT THERE SKILLS ON
THIS DEMANDING TRACK.
BETHAN HALLETT HAD TO SETTLE FOR SECOND IN BOTH ROUNDS AFTER BEING CLOSELY
PIPED FOR FIRST BY A EUROPEAN RIDER FROM THE NETHERLANDS IN THE 13-15 YEAR
GIRLS A FINALS, SUPER MUM PAULA HALLETT ALSO RODE WELL TO TAKE A THIRD AND
FOURTH PLACE, FOR THE 25 AND OVER LADIES. RYAN O'LOUGHLIN RIDING 6 AND
UNDERS DID THE BUSINESS ON DAY ONE WITH A FANTASTIC FIRST PLACE AND A WELL
DESERVED SECOND ON DAY TWO, AFTER HAVING TO RACE A RE-RUN. JOSH COPPIN
ALSO UNSTOPPABLE ON DAY ONE PICKED UP A FIRST , WITH A THIRD ON DAY TWO,
FOR THE 7 YEARS AGE GROUP. EDDIE MOORE PUT IN SOME GREAT RIDES AND TOOK
THIRD AND SEVENTH FOR THE 9 YEARS OLD BOYS, BROTHER JOSH MOORE HAVING
BETTER LUCK RODE STRONG TO BRING HOME A THIRD AND FOURTH FOR THE 10 YEARS
BOYS. 10-12 GIRLS SAW SHANNON BLAKE WITH A SEVENTH AND SIXTH IN A B FINAL
ALONG WITH BIG BROTHER BEN BLAKE HAVING SOME TESTING MOTO'S TO FINISH
FIFTH AND FOURTH ALSO IN THE B FINALS. JAY COWLEY IN THE 19 AND OVER MALES
FINISHED WITH A FOURTH IN B FINAL IN HIS FIRST ROUND WITH A SIXTH PLACE
IN AN A FINAL IN THE SECOND, WERE DID THAT COME FROM? NEXT NATIONAL WILL
BE HELD AT COPPULL, NOT BEFORE WE'VE BEEN TO THE BRITS WHICH WILL BE IN
PETERBORUGH 23rd & 24th AUG
Report by Sarah Mortimer
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Round 7 |
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A
JOURNEY TO HARTLEPOOL WAS THE DESTINATION FOR THE BRAVE 6 OF TIVERTONS BMX
CLUB. AND AS IF THE TRIP UP WASN'T LONG ENOUGH, THE TRACK IT'S SELF WAS
JUST AS LONG.
BOASTING 6 LEG BUSTING STRAIGHTS, AROUND 20 DIFFERENT JUMPS AND MEASURING
422 METERS IN LENGTH, RYAN O'LOUGHLIN ONCE AGAIN SHOWING WHAT HE'S REALLY
MADE OF, KEPT HIS RIVAL FIRMLY BEHIND HIM TO TAKE THE ALL IMPORTANT FIRST
PLACE IN THE 6 AND UNDERS. WHILST JOSH COPPIN AGAIN HAD THREE FANTASTIC
MOTO'S ONLY TO TAKE ON UNLUCKY FALL IN HIS FINAL TO FINISH EIGHTH IN THE 7
YEAR AGE GROUP.
PETER
MOORE RODE STEADY IN THE 19 OVERS TO FINISH FOURTH IN THE B FINAL, ALONG
WITH JAY COWLEY WHO FINISHED THIRD. DARREN FLINT IN THE MASTERS GROUP TOOK
EIGHTH PLACE, AND OUR FEMALE RIDER FOR THAT DAY WAS BETHAN HALLETT,
PUTTING IN SOME FINE RACING FINISHED WITH A WELL DESERVED THIRD PLACE IN
THE 13 - 15 GIRLS.
NEXT
NATIONAL ROUNDS WILL BE HELD AT BURNHAM - ON - SEA
Report by Sarah Mortimer
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Round 6 |
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ALL THE A's FOR TIVVY BMX
ROUND
6 OF THE NATIONAL ROUNDS WAS HELD IN THE BEAUTIFUL SETTING OF RINGWOOD
PARK IN CHESTERFEILD. AND THERE TO GREET US WAS THE SUNSHINE, A RARE SIGHT
FOR BMX.
A FAST
AND JUMPY TRACK WAS NO MATCH FOR BETHAN HALLET IN THE 13-15 GIRLS, WHO HAD
SOME GREAT MOTO'S AND THEN PICKED UP A WELL EARNED SECOND PLACE IN THE A
FINAL. THE OTHER RIDER TO PICK UP A SECOND WAS OUR 7 YR BOY JOSH COPPIN,
HAVING TO COMPETE AGAINST 18 RIDERS, AND MAKE IT THROUGH A SEMI - FINAL.
RIDING TRUE TO FORM, WITH SOME EXCELLENT RACING. RYAN O'LOUGHLIN IN THE 6
AND UNDERS HAD THREE STEADY ROUNDS AND WAS PIPED IN HIS FINAL TO TAKE
THIRD. ELLIE SKINNER ALSO RODE WELL IN THE JUNIOR GIRLS TO SECURE HERSELF
A SIXTH. GUNSLINGER ROCK STAR RIDER EDDIE MOORE TOOK THE ROUGH WITH THE
SMOOTH TO FINISH EIGHTH, AND JOSH MOORE PEDALLED HIS WAY FOR A COMFORTABLE
FOURTH. NEXT NATIONAL ROUND WILL TAKE PLACE AT HARTLEPOOL EVEN FURTHER UP
NORTH, ON THE 28th - 29th JUNE
Report by Sarah Mortimer
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Round 4 & 5 |
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A
WIN FOR O'LOUGHLIN "
ROUNDS
4 & 5 SAW THE TIVERTON BMX CLUB TRIPPING TO MANSFIELD UP NORTH, FOR A
WEEKEND OF GOOD WEATHER AND EXCITING BMX RACING.
RYAN
O'LOUGHLIN DID THE BUSINESS ON DAY TWO, TO TAKE A WELL DESERVED FIRST
PLACE TROPHY IN THE SIX & UNDER CLASS WITH A THIRD THE PREVIOUS DAY. JOSH
COPPIN IN THE SEVEN YEAR AGE GROUP HAD SOME TACTICAL RIDERS TO COMPETE
AGAINST LEAVING HIM WITH TWO THIRD PLACES. EDDIE MOORE IN THE NINE YEARS
AGE GROUP HAD A GOOD ROUND ON DAY ONE TO FINISH FOURTH BUT WAS UNLUCKY TO
FALL ON THE LAST STRAIGHT ON DAY TWO, SO HAD TO SETTLE FOR EIGHTH, BROTHER
JOSH HOWEVER WAS CONSECUTIVE BOTH DAYS WITH FORTH PLACES FOR THE TEN YEAR
AGE GROUP. BEN BLAKE WHOSE RACING REALLY WELL IN THE 15 - 16 YEAR AGE
GROUP HAD A MUCH BETTER SECOND DAY WITH A WELL DESERVED FIFTH AFTER A
THIRD IN THE B FINALS ON DAY ONE, SAM HANN WHO ALSO RACES IN THIS GROUP
HAD SOME GOOD MOTOS, BUT JUST WAS UNLUCKY TO QUALIFY. DARREN FLINT ARE
MASTER RIDER HAD A VERY RESPECTABLE SIXTH IN THE B FINAL, CRUISER RIDER.
IAN WHEELER ALSO IN THE B'S TOOK A SECOND, DOING IT FOR THE GIRLS WAS
BETHAN HALLETT IN THE 13 - 15 GIRLS, HAVING A GREAT RIDE TO TAKE A THIRD
ON DAY TWO, AND A SIXTH THE DAY BEFORE. BENS SISTER SHANNON BLAKE WAS
CONSISTENT BOTH DAYS TAKING EIGHTH IN B FINALS AFTER ONE UNLUCKY FALL, AND
TO TOP OFF THIS DOUBLE-HEADER WEEKEND, ELLIE SKINNER RODE WELL AND WAS IN
THE MIX TO TAKE EIGHTH ON THE DAY ONE AND A SMOOTH SIX PLACE ON DAY TWO,
ROUND
6 OF THE NEXT NATIONALS WILL BE HELD AT CHESTERFIELD 7-8TH JUNE
Report by Sarah Mortimer
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Round 3 |
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The weather held off for most of the racing, which took
place at Cheddar, Somerset, much to the delight of our Tivvy riders who
took part in round 3 of the national series. 385 riders were riding
strong and 10 out of 12 of our riders pedalled themselves some fab
results.
Ryan O'loughlin rode this fast track well in the 6 & unders
with Josh Coppin in the 7's both coming second in the A finals,
The
Moore brothers Eddie & Josh had a third and a fourth in the 9 & 10's a
finals, in 10 - 12 girls Shannon Blake missed out in the A final but took
a great win in the B final, some tough racing in the 15 - 16's saw brother
Benjamin Blake pass the line for a third in a B final.
Bethan Hallett had a second in the 13 - 15 girls and junior
female rider Ellie Skinner a sixth both in A finals.
Cruiser
rider, Ian Wheeler picked up a third in the B final and to finish off some
excellent performances Paula Hallett had a sixth in the 25 and over
ladies,
next rounds 4 & 5 take us up country to Mansfield 17 / 18
may 2008
Report by Sarah Mortimer
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Rounds 1 & 2
EGGCEPTIONALLY COLD EASTER WEEKEND UP AT BURNHAM ON FREEZE !
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Rounds one
and two of the national series, started early this season in freezing
conditions. but it didn't stop 12 of our Tivvy riders making the trip to
Burnham on sea, and achieving some great results. In the 6 and unders,
Ryan O'loughlin our last remaining pocket rocket, stormed through to the A
final in both rounds with a fifth and a second place, also on fine form as
usual was Josh Coppin, having also got through to two A finals, picking up
first and second for the 7 yr group, great start for these two boys. In
the 9 yr age group Eddie Moore rode well to pick up second in the A final
of round one but was unlucky on his second round and finished with a well
deserved seventh. His brother Josh Moore had two steady rounds in the 10
yr age group getting himself through to two A finals and finishing third
in both. Sam Hann did his stuff again after picking up some great results
in the 15 - 16 yr age group with a fifth in the A final on day one and
fourth in the B the next. Fellow team mate Ben Blake rode well giving it
his best shot making it through to the B finals of both rounds with a
forth and a well deserved first. Sister Shannon Blake also giving it her
all in the 10 - 12 yr girls finishing a sixth and a fifth in the B finals.
Bethan Hallett also doing it for the girls put in a fine performance to
take a fifth and a third in the A finals of the 13 - 15 yr girls with mum
Paula Hallett coming in fouth and third of the ladies 25's and over.
Cruiser rider Ian Wheeler had a third and a fifth in the B finals but the
competition was a bit tough for the two of our riders Pete Moore and
Darren Flint. Keep it up though boys, well done every one a great start.
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