Braintree BMX Club riders travelled north to Mansfield on Sunday to take part in a combined regional with the Midlands. Amongst the 243 riders were 23 from Braintree.
In the youngest expert group of 6 and under riders Tom Stokes and Sydney Allen both had excellent moto results going into the A final with ease. Tom crossed the line in third with Sydney in sixth – his first A final qualification at this level.
In the male nine class George Moret rode well in this grand prix class finishing fifth over all. The male ten’s saw excellent results for Lee Golder who was completely unbeaten all day. Not far behind was Shane Pavitt who finished fourth and Jonathan Boreham in sixth.
The male 12 class saw Taylor Andrews take a win in one of his moto’s, finishing fourth in the main final. The expert fourteen’s saw newcomer Dexter Addington riding well and finishing fifth in the B final. The male fifteen’s were dominated by riders from Braintree and in particular Will Elsey who was completely unbeaten in all races including his semi and final. Not far behind him was Richard Whiting who was also on a winning streak until he crashed in his third moto. However, he came through in his semi final and finished fourth in the A. On his tail were Riess Harper who crossed the line in sixth and Sam Aves in eighth. In the B final were Leon Dixon who finished third and Oliver Cutmore in seventh.
The very large class of 17+ riders went to semi-finals but the three Braintree riders, Bradley Watts, Matt Kirk and Julian Allen, missed out going into the C final. In the Masters (30+) Gavin Stokes made his mark and finished in sixth.
The cruiser classes saw Oliver Cutmore riding 13 – 15 which was combined with the 16 – 29 class and he finished fourth in the B final but first in his age group. In the 30+ cruiser class Stu Dixon went into the B final finishing fourth.
In the female classes, Paige Elvin rode the 10 – 12 class recording fantastic results taking a win in one of her moto’s finishing second over all. Further down the pack was Kelsey Dixon who finished seventh. Natalie Miller rode in the 13+ grand prix class and finished sixth.