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Braintree BMX Club
Pride of Essex Race Report
6 Jan 08 – Braintree

Braintree BMX Club played host on Sunday to the first race meeting of its kind – The Pride of Essex Challenge – between Braintree and Dagenham, the only two current racing clubs in Essex.  So with a large trophy and a lot more at stake fifty riders from Braintree fought through to take the first round from Dagenham by 9.5 points.

The youngest age group – formula 5 (7 and under), saw Charlie O’Grady remain unbeaten all day and gaining maximum points for himself and the club.  Hot on his heels in second was Ted Dalleywater closely followed by Tom Stokes in fourth, Jake Horlock in fifth and Evan Hayward in sixth.

Formula 4 (age 8 – 10) was dominated by Braintree riders and saw a very close finish with Aaron Dalleywater taking the win, George Schwedt-Moret on his tail along with Shane Pavitt and Shane Redgewell in third and fourth.  Carrying on the domination were Joshua LeGrove in fifth and Daniel Blanche in sixth and Johnathan Boreham in eighth.  In the B final were Charlie Reeve who finished second, Mason Codling in third, Ellis Horlock in fifth and Jay Vora in sixth.

Formula 3 (age 11 – 13) saw an excellent win for Connah Wilson, who was almost unbeaten all day but Jake Britton was hot on his heels in second.  Lee Golder finished fifth after an earlier crash in the first berm saw him make up a number of places.  Natalie Miller finished sixth, with Max Waghorn in seventh.  Sam Britton went through to win the B final with Paige Elvin in second. 

Formula 2 (age 14 – 16) was dominated by Dagenham riders but Braintree riders were unperturbed and Christopher Potter came in fourth close behind the Dagenham riders.  He was followed across the line by Oliver Cutmore in fifth, Tony Bearne in seventh and Nicola Reed in eighth.  The B final saw an excellent win for Ryan East following a very close run-off for a place in the A which he lost by inches. 

Formula 1 (17+) saw Braintree take the first four places with Zoltain Buday and Gabor Deli coming in first and second with Tom Elvin, ‘the moose’ coming in third with James Goodwin in fourth.  Not far behind were Will Elsey in sixth and Riess Harper in seventh and Richard Whiting in eighth.  In the B final were Stu Dixon, who took the win, with Lee East on his tail in second and Gabor Winkler in third. 

The seniors were as competitive as their younger counterparts and although the top two places went to Dagenham Gavin Stokes came in third for Braintree.  Finishing sixth was Spencer Moret with Nik Pullen in seventh and Dennis Golder in eighth.  In the B final were Alan Elvin who finished second, Steve Hurst in fourth, Dominic Burnet in fifth and James O’Grady in sixth. 

Dagenham BMX Club are well-known for their Old Skool riders and this class was very much dominated by their riders however, the win was taken by a Braintree rider in the shape of Stu Dixon who managed this despite riding two classes.  The other two Braintree riders were Jim Wiseman and Lee Saunders who finished sixth and seventh. 

 

Braintree BMX Club
Autumn National Race Report
21 October 2007

The third and final round of the autumn national BMX Series took place at Peterborough on Sunday and Braintree was well represented by twenty one hardy and dedicated riders.

In the youngest age group, six and under, were two Braintree riders, Charlie O Grady and Sydney Allen. Charlie went into the semi-finals, finishing eighth and missing out on the main final.

The male eights saw Shane Redgewell gaining excellent moto results and going into the A final easily where he finished seventh. The male nines saw Lee Golder achieving persistent seconds throughout the day and taking home his third trophy of this series, making it three out of three. His consistently high standard of racing saw him win the series and taking home the biggest trophy of the series.

Taylor Andrews had a brilliant day winning one of his motos and finishing second overall in the main final. The male thirteen’s saw Ryan East gaining consistent moto results but missing out on the main final. The fourteen’s were a grand prix group and Leon Dixon rode well in all four races, finishing fifth overall.

The male fifteen’s were dominated, as usual, by Braintree riders and Matt Kirk showed his winning ways remaining unbeaten all day and taking home the first place trophy. Not far behind him was Tom Elvin who had excellent moto results going into the A final with ease, where he finished third. Also making the final was Sam Aves who finished eighth and also riding in this group were Will Elsey and Riess Harper.

The male 18/19 class saw Bradley Watts and Steven Sewell both gaining excellent moto results going into the main final with ease, where they battled it out with Bradley finishing third with Steven close behind in fourth. Further down the pack was James Goodwin who finished eighth.

The older class of 26 – 32 year olds saw Jools Allen making a return to national racing achieving good moto results but just missing out on the A final. In the grand prix class of 42+ riders, Dominic Burnett rode with good results finishing third overall.

Doing it for the girls were Paige Elvin and Kelsey Dixon competing in the 9 – 10 class and both having mixed moto results with final positions of fourth for Paige and fifth for Kelsey. The 16 – 25 class saw Nicola Reed having a stunning day, almost completely unbeaten and winning her class easily.

Bradley Watts and Steven Sewell doubled up their classes and entered the 16+ payback race which Bradley finished in second with Steven in seventh.

 

Braintree BMX Club
Report from the British Championships 2007

The grand finale of the regional BMX racing series culminated in the British Championships this weekend at the beautiful and sunny Burnham on Sea in Somerset. Thirty three riders from Braintree travelled down the country to take part in this prestigious event, which was filmed by Sky TV to be televised on 6th/7th September

The day kicked off with cruiser racing and Tom Elvin rode fantastically well in his 13 – 15 cruiser class, finishing second overall at the end of the day and winning a trophy he could hardly hold up it was so big. The cruiser 16 - 29 saw Lee East and Jamie Clarke fighting for a place in the semi final but both just missing out.

The six and under class saw Braintree’s only BRITISH CHAMPION in the shape of Josh Peters who was completely unbeaten in every single race and went on to win his final easily. His trophy appeared larger than he was and he certainly had trouble keeping it up in the air. Tom Stokes rode in the same race but went into a run-off to secure a place in final and just missed out.

The female 7 – 9 class saw Kelsey Dixon riding her first ever Brits and going through to the semi-final easily where she finished in a frustrating fifth and lost out on a final.

The expert 8 class saw Shane Redgewell and George Schwedt-Moret riding good motos, going easily into the semi-final and then finishing fourth and gaining their places in the A final.. An unfortunate fall in the final mean’t that George finished eighth and Shane seventh. Further down the pack was Joshua Legrove who missed out on the semi-final despite good racing in the motos.

The expert 9 class saw Lee Golder, Shane Pavitt and Jonathan Boreham all riding at this level for the first time. Lee went through to the semi-final easily but Shane ended up in a run-off for a place in the semi. This he won with ease and so they both went in to their semi but unfortunately finished sixth missing out on the final. In the next group up Max Waghorn rode his motos well but missed out on the semi-final.

The expert 11 class saw Tom Hall riding well in his motos ending in a run off for a place in the semi-final however he just missed out by a very close finish.

The female 10 – 12 group saw Paige Elvin riding at this level for the first time and doing well but missing out on a final. The male 12 saw Connah Wilson racing well and gaining a place in the semi-final where he finished seventh and missed out on the final.

The expert 13 class saw stunning racing from Riess Harper who sailed through his motos and won his semi-final, following a tense and close final finished in third. Ryan East also rode with this class but unfortunately missed out on a semi final.

The ever-popular expert 14 class saw Matt Kirk with almost perfect results go into the final easily and finish on the podium in second place. Will Elsey and Sam Aves both rode into the semi-final easily but both finished fifth so missing out on the final. Leon Dixon and Oliver Cutmore also rode this group but missed out on a semi-final.

The expert 15 class had Tom Elvin going through to the second final of his day and finishing eighth. Natalie Miller rode in the Female 13 – 15 final where she found herself in a dreaded run-off but made it work and went through to the final where she finished seventh.

The extremely competitive expert 16 class saw Steven Sewell racing fantastically well and going easily into the final where he finished a close second. Bradley Watts, also in this group went easily into the semi and final and was lying third when he slipped up in his final and finished fifth. Ashley Hall also rode in this class but unfortunately missed out on the final.

The junior men had Jason Clarke riding well but unfortunately he missed out on the semi final, In the older group of masters Stu Dixon went through to the quarter-finals easily but following a fall missed out on the A final.

The junior female class saw last years British Champion Nicola Reed gaining excellent moto results going easily into the final where she crossed the line in fifth.

There was a special Old Skool race at this year’s championship in aid of Stephen Murray, a professional British BMXer now from the USA, who was recently seriously injured. The money raised will go to support him in his recovery. There were three Braintree riders who took part in this charity race, Jools Allen, John Stockwell and Craig Schofield and rode excellent motos with all three going into the semi-finals but missing out on the final.

National Race Coppull

The penultimate round of the National BMX race series took place in a very wet and muddy Coppull in Lancashire on Sunday. Fifteen hardy riders from Braintree BMX Club made the journey northwards to take part in the racing and add points to their current rankings.

The youngest of those was Josh Peters who had a slow start with a fall in his first moto but made a swift recovery and went on to win his next moto. He went easily into the A final where he finished second.

The very large and competitive 13/14 class saw six Braintree riders take part, with Matthew Kirk leading the pack and remaining completely unbeaten all day and taking his second National win this year. Going through to the A final for the first time at national level was Will Elsey who had good moto results taking him into the semi-final where he finished fourth, therefore going into the A final where he crossed the line in seventh. Richard Whiting and Riess Harper found themselves in a run-off after finishing their motos in equal points and it was Richard who took a well-earned place in the B final with Riess missing out. Further down the pack and also missing out on the semi-finals were Oliver Cutmore and Leon Dixon.

The extremely competitive 15/16 class saw Bradley Watts take his first ever national win despite a slow start in his motos. He won his semi-final with ease and went into the A final to gain his well-deserved win. Tom Elvin also rode this class and good moto results took him into the semi-final where he finished a close and frustrating fifth. So he went into the B final where he finished fourth.

The junior men saw Steven Sewell riding up a class and absolutely flying in his motos, going into the semi-final with ease. However, a crash in his semi had him missing out of A final but winning the B final with ease. Jason Clarke also rode this group and had good moto results gaining a place in the semi-final where he finished fourth going into the A final for the first time at national level, where he finished eighth.

The older group of masters saw Braintree’s Stu Dixon go into the B final after missing one of his moto’s, however, unperturbed went on to win the B final.

The only female representation from Braintree came from 2006 champ Nicola Reed who had a slow start with a fall in her first moto but followed this up with consecutive fourths to finish fourth overall in this Grand Prix group.

The cruiser classes saw a second entry from Tom Elvin in the 13 – 15 class and racing well he finished second overall. The older 16 – 29 class saw Braintree’s Lee East and Jamie Clarke competing together and following good moto’s they both went into the B final which Lee went on to win and Jamie crossed the line in third.

The final round of this series is in Tredegar, Wales on the weekend of 11/12 August.

Braintree BMX Club
Regional Race report – round 6

Braintree BMX Club played host to round 6 of the East Anglian BMX summer series on Sunday with almost 100 riders taking part. Despite the rain and mud which made the conditions particularly hard going all the riders managed to complete their racing with the large Old Skool class going to semi finals as well.

The younger end of the expert classes saw Josh Peters and Tom Stokes competing in the 6 and under class, with Josh riding exceptionally well and remaining unbeaten all day boosting his points in the series. Not far behind was Tom who came back from a fall in his first moto to finish fourth.

The combined 7 + 8 class saw George Schwedt-Moret, Shane Redgewell and Joshua Legrove fighting for a place in the A final and all achieving this easily. George finished third overall, with Shane in fifth and Joshua eighth following a fall in the final.

The combined 9 + 10 group had 9 riders meaning 1 would miss out on a final, however the 4 riders from Braintree were all safe and Max Waghorn finished in first place with Lee Golder in second, Matthew Prior in fourth and Shane Pavitt in eighth.

Connah Wilson and Taylor Andrews fought their way through the 11/12 class with Connah finishing second and Taylor on his tail third. Further down the pack was Thomas Hall who also made the main final finishing sixth.

The large group of 13/14 year old riders was dominated by riders from Braintree with Sam Aves finishing a brilliant second and Riess Harper on his tail in third and Will Elsey in fourth. Oliver Cutmore, Chris Potter. Richard Whiting and Leon Dixon also took part in this group with Oliver finishing in sixth, Chris Potter in seventh, and Richard Whiting in eighth. Leon did not make the A final however, unperturbed went on to win the B with Ryan East joining him and finishing fifth.

The 15/16 riders were mixed with the 30+, 17+ and Masterclass to make for an exciting race group. Bradley Watts was slow to start but made the A final where he finished second with 30+ rider Stu Dixon on his tail in third. Matt Kirk finished fourth ahead of Ashley Hall in fifth, Charles Moret in sixth and Thomas Elvin in seventh following a fall.

The cruiser riders were all together in one big group and leading the way all day was James Goodwin who was followed by Lee East in second, Thomas Elvin in third and Matthew Sewell, returning to racing after a break, finishing fourth. Jamie Clarke was also in this group and finished eighth.

The girls were also together and were led all day by Nicola Reed who was completely unbeaten. Natalie Miller followed her across the line in third with Paige Elvin in fifth and Kelsy Dixon in sixth.

The Old Skool riders all rode well, even if it was with much huffing and puffing. Out of the 19 riders the two Braintree riders found themselves in the middle of the pack and Tony Waye finished third and Lee Allen fourth.

The next round of this series is in 2 weeks time at Norwich. In the meantime anyone wishing to race at Braintree can do so on a Wednesday evening from 7pm at the moment. For more information please call 01376 346523.

 

National race report Round 1 and 2 May 2007 Cheddar

The first two rounds of the National BMX race series took place in Cheddar at the weekend and Braintree BMX Club was represented by twenty of its top riders. Round 1 on Sunday started well and the riders looked really good following their training and practice from the day before.

The youngest rider from Braintree was Josh Peters who rode in the 6 and under class at his first ever National meeting and achieved fantastic results in his motos with two wins out of three, so going into the A final with ease however a nasty crash saw him finish eighth.

The expert eight group saw George Scwedt-Moret win his first moto and sail through his semi-final easily. He also went into the A final where he finished seventh. Also, new to National racing was Lee Golder who rode in the expert nine group and with good moto results went into the B final where he finished second.

The large combined 11/12 age group saw Taylor Andrews have his work cut out and despite good moto results missed out on a semi-final. The even larger combined 13/14 group saw a first National win for Matthew Kirk who was almost unbeaten all day after sailing through his quarter and semi-finals. Further down the pack in the same group was Riess Harper who had excellent moto results and also sailed through his quarter final, however he just missed out on the A final with a fifth in his semi, so he went into the B final where he finished sixth.
Leon Dixon and Will Elsey, also took part in this group but went out in the quarter-finals and Ryan East and Oliver Cutmore both missed out on the quarters.

The even larger 15/16 group saw Bradley Watts riding fantastically well in his motos and winning his quarter-final going into the semi-final easily where he finished a comfortable second, so into the A final where a very close finish left him in fourth place. Further down the pack was Tom Elvin, riding his first National, had good moto results and went into the quarter final where he missed out on a place in the finals by a close fifth.

Riding up a class in the Junior Men was Talent Team member Steven Sewell who really had to work hard to get to the semi-finals following a fall in one of his motos. However, a second in his semi-final saw him into the A final where he finished a close and excellent third. Also competing in this group was Jason Clarke who rode well in his motos but missed out on a semi-final.

The nineteen and over class saw Shaun Doherty taking part and finding himself in a dreaded runoff for the quarterfinals where he just missed out.

The only female rider from Braintree was Nicola Reed whose day started badly with a crash in her first moto, however unperturbed she returned to complete and finished sixth in the A final of the Junior Women.

The cruiser classes saw Tom Elvin doubling up and riding the 13 – 15 cruiser class which was a grand prix class and excellent results saw him finish second. The cruiser 16 – 29 class saw Lee East riding really well despite a fall in his first moto, and went into the semi-finals easily but just missed out on the A final. An unfortunate crash in the B final saw him finish seventh. Jamie Clarke also took part in this class but missed out on the semi-finals. The 40+ cruiser class saw Dominic Burnet getting good moto results but missing out on the A final and finishing sixth in the B.

So with nearly all the riders competing on both days it was dinner and an early night in preparation for day two on Monday and round 2 started well for young Josh Peters in the 6 and under class who had 2 wins in his motos and wen ton to finish third in the A final. George Scwedt-Moret in the 8’s worked really hard in his motos to take his place in the semi-final where he finished fourth and so went into the A final where he crossed the line in sixth.

In the 9;s Lee Golder also appeared to have the track sorted and got himself into the A final easily where he where he finished sixth. The male 11/12 group saw Taylor Andrews having to work extra hard after missing his first moto because of a puncture, but it wasn’t quite enough and he missed out on a semi-final.

The male 13/14 class saw the same six riders competing and Matt Kirk had yet another good day sailing through his motos, quarters and semi to finish third in the A final. Not far behind hime was Riess Harper who just made the semi’s and fnished seventh in the A. Oliver Cutmore, Leon Dixon and Ryan East all went through to the quarter-finals but just missed out on the semi’s. Will Elsey also took part in this group but missed out on the quarter’s.

The large 15/16 group saw stunning results from Bradley Watts who was unbeaten through his motos, quarters and semi and crossed the line in second in the A final. Further down the pack was Tom Elvin who went through to the quarter’s but missed out on a semi-final. The 19+ class saw Shaun Doherty getting good moto results and going through to the quarter-finals where he finished seventh missing out on the semi-final.

Nicola Reed again took part in the Junior Women and was looking good for a top place in the main final when she crashed on the first straight and did not finish.

The cruiser classes saw Tom Elvin take second place consistently through the day in the 13-15 grand prix class but finished first overall with the most points. In the 16 – 29 class Lee East and Jamie Clarke found themselves in the B final where they finished third and fourth consecutively.

The next two rounds of the National BMX series take place in Bournemouth in four weeks. Meanwhile, Braintree BMX Club Summer Series is currently running every Wednesday at 7pm.

 

East Anglian 2007 Summer Series Round 1 at Hayes.

A large number of riders from Braintree BMX Club took part in round 1 of the East Anglian 2007 Summer Series. This meeting was hosted by Hayes Hawks in Middlesex and was a combined regional with the South region with the riders amounting to a huge 250 and the competition increasing ten fold, all adding to the enjoyment for riders and spectators.

Two fairly new regional riders from Braintree decided to try their hand at novice racing and Oliver Cutmore rode in the novice 11 – 14 group finishing third. Daniel Neilsen rode in the 15+ novice group and maintained a second throughout the day – both riders earned themselves a newcomer’s medal.

The contingent of Old Skool riders who are running their own series on original eighties bikes also took part in the racing and Lee Saunders started the day well with a second in his first moto, he went through to the A final where he finished sixth. Not far behind was Jim Wiseman who just missed out on the A final but went on to win the B with style.

Josh Peters riding in the 6 and under class gave a repeat performance of last weeks race meet with an unbeaten record all day, he brought home a well-deserved rider of the day trophy and will be making his debut at National level in the next few weeks.

Further down the pack in this class was Tom Stokes who finished fifth.The expert eight class was a large group and saw George Schwedt-Moret getting mixed moto results, one a first. He went through to the A final where he finished eighth. Not far behind was Shane Redgewell who didn’t quite make it into the A final but finished second in the B.

The expert eights saw three Braintree riders competing and Lee Golder rode very well in his motos getting consistent thirds, so into the A final where he came across the line in fourth. On his tail were Matthew Prior who finished sixth and Shane Pavitt who finished eighth.

The female 7 – 9 class saw Paige Elvin, the only female competitor from Braintree, riding extremely well, getting consistent fourths all day. The expert 10’s saw Max Waghorn start the day with style by winning his first moto, he went into the A final easily where he finished fifth.

The male 11 and 12’s were a combined class leading to semi-finals which Connah Wilson and Tom Hall went into easily, however they both missed out on the A final going into the B where Connah finished a very close second followed by Tom in seventh.

The 13 and 14’s were also combined and Sam Aves showed the way winning two out of his three motos going into the A final with ease where he finished third. Also, in this group were Leon Dixon and Ryan East, both in the B final with Leon finishing in sixth and Ryan in eighth. The 15/16 class was large and competitive and Ashley Hall showed the way with good moto results taking him into the semi-final with ease, with a second in his semi he went into the A final with ease and finished third. Tom Elvin also had good moto results but crashed out in the semi-final going into the B final which he won with ease. This being the group for crashing, apparently, Matt Kirk was not left out and after losing his momentum in the semi-final he went through to the B final where a nasty crash saw him finish in eighth.

The expert 30+ class was one of the biggest of the day with 21 riders and semi-finals. Stu Dixon had his work cut out getting into the semi-finals where he lost out with a seventh – so into the B final where he came across the line in fifth. Further down the pack was Gavin Stokes who finished second in the C final. The junior men found themselves combined into the elite class and so had their work cut out to get into the semi-finals.

Two riders from Braintree, Jason Clarke and Charles Moret both missed out on the semi’s and Jason finished sixth in the C final with Charles fourth in the D final.

There were three entries in the cruiser classes and James Goodwin and Jamie Clarke both took part in the 17 – 29 class. James had an excellent day with four seconds and Jamie was on his tail finishing sixth.

The 40+ cruiser class had Dominic Burnet riding well and finishing sixth overall.

The next regional round is the second Inter-regional which will be held at Milton Keynes on 22nd April. Braintree BMX Club will commence summer race meetings on Wednesday 2nd May at 7pm with two practice nights before then. For more information call 01376 346523.