Storms threaten National seties finale

BMX racers from the Royston BMX made the short trip up the A1 to Peterborough last weekend for the final two rounds of the British Cycling National Series. The weekend saw round 10 of the series on Saturday following a morning of practice and round 11 was held on Sunday and the Royston Rockets had 10 riders registered for the event which attracted nearly 600 riders from across the country.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Aug 2012, 09:55 BST

The threatened storms on Saturday materialised in mid-afternoon which delayed the racing for about an hour with the host club having to resort to digging drainage holes in the well manicured grass surrounds.

When racing did resume there was the heavy clouds in all directions and there was doubt if the event could be completed safely in the limited light – the final straw being another deluge with only 9 of the final races to be run and these events were moved to early Sunday morning which was dry and sunny although the track surroundings and camp site was still wet and muddy.

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The Rockets got off to a solid start with Joshua Abbott in the 7 year class qualifying for the B final where he finished in 3rd on Saturday but on Sunday he qualified for the A final where he took a fine 6th.

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In the 8yr class Elliott Bowyer also made the B final with 1st on Saturday and made the A final and 8th place on Sunday.

The 10 year boys class saw Alfie Salmon just failing to qualify for the semi finals on both days whilst in the 11 year class James King made the A final in both rounds finishing in well deserved 3rd on Saturday and 8th on Sunday after a fall mid race.

In the very large and competitive 12 year class Royston’s two riders chased each other all the way in the qualifying rounds on both days with Saturday seeing Daniel Blanche finish in 6th place in the B final with Myles Fisher finishing in 3rd and then on Sunday, the team mates improved their positions when Myles took 8th in the A final and Daniel took 4th in the B final.

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The 13 yr class kept the results coming with Ethan Vernon taking 3rd and 2nd place in his A finals and in the 14yr class Aaron Dalleywater made the B final on both days where he finished in 3rd place. Returning to competitive racing after a 3-4 year break was Leroy Seaton in the 45+ year Cruiser class where he qualified for the B finals on both days, taking 2 8th places. The last Rocket in track was Lee Alexander who was only able to compete on Sunday where he took 2nd in the Veterans class A final.

The next event on the Regional calendar is round 8 of the Regional Series at the Milton Keynes track in Pineham on 2nd September with rider registration closing at 11.00 with racing due to start about 12.30.

Royston’s own Summer Series is in full swing with over 30 riders taking part every other Tuesday evening over 6 rounds and alternating with coaching sessions every other Tuesday - the gates opening at 6.00pm.

See more about the club activities and BMX racing in the region at www.roystonrockets.co.uk and the BMX East Regional site on www.bmxeast.com or ring 01763 260959 for more information on BMX racing.

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