Events
Hope springs eternal for Shauna!
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Whilst many motocross riders can be judged by their podium places or championship standings, a 15-year-old competitor from Mid Wales is proving that success can be measured in another way.
Shauna Hope, from Rhayader, not only met her best friend through the sport, but she is also a much more confident girl thanks to her experiences in the Bridgestone BSMA, where she is improving all the time in the Big Wheel 85 category.
Shauna’s mum Sarah said that her daughter is able to express herself out on the track and is enjoying every second of competitive action.
“As soon as Shauna turned seven she wanted to ride a bike,” said Sarah, whose husband Wyn raced for many years.
“Shauna is not always a confident girl and can be a bit shy, but all she wants to do is get on her bike and get out there. I think she feels at ease when she is out on the track.”
Shauna met her best friend Emily Noon through the Bridgestone BSMA and the pair spur eachother on at each round of racing.
“They met through the Bridgestone BSMA and they are the best of friends. They are both quiet girls, but they bring the best out of eachother which is nice to see,” Sarah added.
The Llandrindod Wells High School pupil is one of three Hope daughters to have competed in the sport, with eldest Hannah (aged 22) regularly impressing and Jade (17), also adept at the sport.
And despite her high octane experiences out on the track – with much improved times compared to her first season of Big Wheels competition last year – Shauna refuses to shout about it from the rooftops. That’s not her nature.
“She doesn’t really tell her mates at school about her racing. She just keeps it to herself and looks forward to the next race.
“Shauna just loves going. It is lovely to see her expressing herself and coming out of her shell on the track. That means more to me than anything.”
Round 4 Bridgestone Championship at Warmingham Lane
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Round 4 of Bridgestone BSMA Championship
Round 4 of the Bridgestone Championship at Warmington Lane with track perfectly prepared and an unknown track to most people made for very exciting meeting, unfortunately late afternoon the weather took a change for the worst going into the third block after the Novice/Vets race the meeting had to be abandoned, with weather forecast good for the next day and water draining from the track very well, we were hoping to continue with the meeting on the Sunday, but again with rain coming down during the night and also again on Sunday morning we had no other option but to cancel for safety reasons.
Results of the races that took place will stand and hopefully we will have a good meeting at Pontrilas in four weeks time for the 5th round.
First to take to the track was the Vets/Novice class this was the only class that managed to get three race before the rain came. Novice rider Neil Davies took the overall from Red Plate rider Jack Smith with a win in the first race and two seconds. Red plate rider Jack Smith taking two wins and a fourth to take second spot from wild card rider Rob Shem, Ben Gardner and Jake Nicholls completing the top five positions.
Vets was dominated by red plate holder Simon Bracey taking all three wins, and only five points separating the next three positions with Jason Gillett taking second from John Gauntlett and wild card rider Gary Mason Third and fourth respectfully, with Gary Jones completing the top five positions.
AMX/Open
With their third race red flagged for safety reason saw Zac Stealey and Bridgstone mounted rider Harry Linton finish on joint point with both having a win and a second, top spot went to Zac Stealey with a win in the second race, Darren Webster and Jake Ford also finishing on joint point it came down to the second race for positions and Webster took the position from Ford with Ben Bird completing the fifth position.
Open Class
This was dominated by fast gating Chris Grindle taking top spot from Alan Pearce, Pearce taking second and third from Andy Fitzgerald, Nathan Bache taking fourth and completing top five was Lee Powell.
AUTO
With auto taking to this very demanding track this saw Freddie Bartlett taking two wins from Red plate rider Shaun Mahoney taking two seconds, Freddie Gardner taking third from Wild card entry Danny Webster taking fourth and Kieran Paget fifth with only two points separating fourth and fifth made some very close racing. Some great riding from these little pilots with some demanding conditions.
Junior
Constant battling between the top two riders in the class both ending on the same points which saw Keelan Hope take the top spot from Red Plate holder Tyler Smith having to settle for second, close behind taking third Tom Goodfellow from Ben Humphries taking fourth with consistent riding from Jack Viner taking fifth.
SW85
Some brilliant racing in this class with first and second finishing on joint points 1st place eventually went to wild card rider Ollie Davidson taking the final moto win from Red Plate holder Ben Watkins, consistent riding from Ethan Sills taking the third spot from Harrison McCann and Charlie Griffiths taking 5th place.
BW85
Exciting racing in this group between Wild Card Joel Rizzi and Red Plate holder Callum Beeken, close on Beekens tail was Billy Jones bring home two thirds from Marshall Smith who was on joint points with Thomas Casbeard fourth and fifth respectfully.
Seniors
With two straight win Owen Woodhouse who is leading the 125cc championship, from Jack Samuel who finished on joint points with Dean Palmer but Samuels higher place in the final moto gave him the second spot from Palmer, Wild card Jamie Needham taking the fourth from Ryan Manley.
Senior Open
Wild Card Rider Deon Thomas and second place rider Brooklyn Evans, with a win each and a third place each finished on joint points with Thomas finishing in top spot, from Evans, with John Mckenzie finishing third Ieuan Harris fourth and rounding of the top 5 Joe Roberts.
AUTO
1ST FREDDIE BARTLETT - 90
2ND SHAUN MAHONEY - 86
3RD FREDDIE GARDNER - 80
4TH DANNY WEBSTER - 76
5TH KIERAN PAGET - 74
6TH HARVEY JACKSON - 67
7TH ALFIE OSBOURNE - 64
8TH BEN CASEY - 62
9TH FRANKIE JUBB - 61
10TH JOEY BENFIELD - 60
JUNIOR
1ST KEELAN HOPE - 88
2ND TYLER SMITH - 88
3RD GEORGE GOODFELLOW - 82
4TH BEN HUMPHRIES - 78
5TH JACK VINER - 72
6TH ELLIS POOLE - 69
7TH JACOB HARLEY - 67
8TH ADAM THOMAS - 64
9TH GRACE RICHARDS - 62
10TH TATE ANDERSON - 60
SW85
1ST OLLIE DAVIDSON - 88
2ND BEN WATKINS - 88
3RD ETHAN SILLS - 82
4TH HARRISON MCCANN - 78
5TH CHARLIE GRIFFITHS - 71
6TH KIAN THOMAS - 69
7TH MORGAN EVANS - 66
8TH HARVEY TILLOTSON - 65
9TH BILLY DUKE - 63
10TH JAK TAYLOR - 63
BW85
1ST JOEL RIZZI - 90
2ND CALLUM BEEKEN - 86
3RD BILLY JONES - 82
4TH MARSHALL SMITH - 74
5TH THOMAS CASBEARD - 74
6TH JAMES HYETT - 69
7TH CALLUM WATSON - 64
8TH LUKE HOWELLS - 63
9TH FINLEY SMITH - 61
10TH WILLIAM WHEELER - 61
SENIOR
1ST OWEN WOODHOUSE - 90
2ND JACK SAMUEL - 80
3RD DEAN PALMER - 80
4TH JAMIE NEEDHAM - 74
5TH RYAN MANLEY - 74
6TH HARRY WILLIAMS - 73
7TH ALEX NEEDHAM - 72
8TH ANTHONY LISSAMAN - 66
9TH DANIEL BARTLETT - 64
10TH BENITO SIDOLI - 62
SENIOR OPEN
1ST DEON THOMAS - 86
2ND BROOKLYN EVANS - 86
3RD JOHN MCKENZIE - 82
4TH IEUAN HARRIS - 76
5TH JOE ROBERTS - 76
6TH ADAM HILL - 71
7TH MORGAN MCCONNELL - 70
8TH KELTON GWYTHER - 67
9TH BRAD PRIEST - 64
10TH ELLIOTT PUGH - 62
AMX
1ST ZAC STEALEY - 86
2ND HARRY LINTON - 86
3RD DARREN WEBSTER - 76
AMXOPEN
1ST CHRIS GRINDLE - 90
2ND ALAN PEARCE - 84
3RD ANDY FITZGERALD - 80
NOVICE
1ST NEIL DAVIES - 131
2ND JACK SMITH - 129
3RD ROB SHEM - 119
4TH BEN GARDNER - 113
5TH JAKE NICHOLLS - 110
VETS
1ST SIMON BRACEY - 135
2ND JASON GILLETT - 121
3RD JOHN GAUNTLETT - 119
4TH GARY MASON - 117
5TH GARY JONES - 104
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
AUTO
1ST SHAUN MAHONEY - 638
2ND HARVEY JACKSON - 534
3RD FREDDIE BARTLETT - 528
4TH JONAS BROWN 526
5TH BEN CASEY - 525
JUNIOR
1ST TYLER SMITH - 584
2ND GEORGE GOODFELLOW - 569
3RD KEELAN HOPE - 539
4TH ELLIS POOLE - 538
5TH BEN HUMPHRIES - 503
SW85
1ST BEN WATKINS - 657
2ND HARRISON MCCANN - 605
3RD BILLY DUKE - 574
4TH MATT TOLLEY - 564
5TH CHRLIE GRIFFITHS - 480
BW85
1ST CALLUM BEEKEN 659
2ND JAMES HANSCOMB 618
3RD MARSHALL SMITH - 570
4TH BILLY JONES - 562
5TH JAMES HYETT - 520
SENIOR 125CC
1ST OWEN WOODHOUSE - 655
2ND RYAN MANLEY - 571
3RD SAM BERESFORD - 522
4TH JACK SAMUEL - 521
5TH HARRY WILLIAMS - 501
AMX
1ST HARRY LINTON - 637
2ND LEE TRUMAN - 637
3RD DARREN WEBSTER - 509
4TH LIAM DEEGAN - 484
5TH JAMES WHITE WILLIAMS - 467
OPEN
1ST ALAN PEARCE - 641
2ND ANDY FITZGERALD - 631
3RD CHRIS GRINDLE - 625
4TH NATHAN BACHE - 570
5TH RYAN BAWN - 524
NOVICE
1ST JACK SMITH 694
2ND NEIL DAVIES - 656
3RD MICHAEL SUMMERS - 584
4TH KIERAN PRICE - 566
5TH MIKE MOSELEY - 533
VETS
1ST SIMON BRACEY - 706
2ND JOHN GAUNTLETT - 690
3RD JASON GILLETT - 652
4TH COLIN YEEND - 560
5TH GRANT MAYHEW - 548
Bridgestone BSMA FATCATS Report
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Bridgestone BSMA Championship Round 3
Well the sun made his appearance again for the third round of the Bridgestone BSMA Championship at a very well prepared Fatcats Motor Parc Doncaster, with most classes full made very exciting close racing in all groups on this very demanding sand track.
First to the line where our little pilots with two riders Shaun Mahoney and Freddie Bartlett just back from injured battling hard throughout the weekend, Shaun came out on top with three race wins second and a third again Freddie’s two wins and three thirds with only 6 points separating the two, third spot was taken by wild card rider Archie Girdham, Zane Stephens and Harvey Jackson completing the top five positions.
Next to take to the line were the juniors with wild card rider Tyla Hooley taking five straight wins, there was some battles for the next four place between Ellis Poole, Mckenzie Marshall, Lewis Roden and Ben Humphries with only 21 point separating 2nd from fifth gave excellent riding from the young lads and lasses. Keelan Hope passed red plate holder with two seconds a sixth but with two DNF meant that he was out of the top five for the first time during this series.
Small wheel 85cc class was dominated between two wild card entries Local Lad Ben Clark taking the overall win, from Toby Potter, with Red plate holder Ben Watkins never far from them made close racing, Trystan Williams taking 4th place, from Irelands Luke Mcshane taking fifth, with only five points separating the next 5 riders .
Big Wheel 85cc with only two points separating the top two rider who dominated this class throughout the weekend from start to finish, made for some exciting nail biting racing, Callum Beeken coming out on top , from Bridgestone mounted rider James Hanscomb dropping points in race two, with Marshall Smith riding consistent throughout the weekend taking third from James Hyett, just back from injury Aaron Patstone only two points behind Hyett.
Senior 125cc - went to wild card local lad Denny Rapson taking the overall win from Owen Woodhouse, who took the last moto win from Alex Needham with Rapson taking third, which made Rapson, Woodhouse Alex Needham taking first, second and Third respectfully, Jamie Needham taking 4th with consistent riding from Ryan Manley taking 5th spot. Red plate holder Sam Beresford having bad luck in race one with bike problems made him a DNF then had to play catch up all weekend and finished in 10th place.
Senior Open - this was dominated mainly by wild card entries saw Joe Cadwallander take the overall win from fast gating Corey Coombes, another wild card in third and fourth in Jamie Osbourne and another local lad Connor Fish, with Brooklyn Evans taking 5th Place. A win for Adam Hill in moto 3 saw Hill one point off top five position.
Next to the line was the big boys AMX/Open - The wins were share in the AMX class between fast gating Lee Truman and Bridgestone mounted Harry Linton, Truman with three wins under his belt on Saturday and two seconds on Sunday saw him take the overall by 16 points, from Bridgestone’s Harry Linton who had a fall in race two taking 2nd, and six points behind taking third spot is Darren Webster with consistent riding three fourth place on Saturday and two thirds on Sunday.
Last to take to the sandy track were VETS/Novice class - Novice - with four out of five race wins was wild card entries Jack Berry, from Stephen Redfern and Jack Smith, with Jack taking two 4ths, two seconds and a third, from Kieran Price and Nil Davies
VETS - Saw Wild card entry Neil Griffiths take five straight wins from another wild card Neil Thomas. Third place went to registered rider John Gauntlett have a fourth, second and three thirds ahead of Simon Bracey and Jase Gillett topping off the top five
AUTO -
1ST - SHAUN MAHONEY
2ND - FREDDIE BARTLETT
3RD - ARCHIE GIRDHAM
4TH ZANE STEPHENS
5TH - HARVEY JACKSON
6TH - ALFIE OSBOURNE
7TH - DANNY WEBSTER
8TH - JONAS BROWN
9TH - JOEY BENFIELD
10TH BRANDON BUCKLEY
JUNIORS
1ST - TYLA HOOLEY
2ND - ELLIS POOLE
3RD - MCKENZIE MARSHALL
4TH - LEWIS RODEN
5TH - BEN HUMPHRIES
6TH - ROAN DELANEY
7TH - GEORGE GOODFELLOW
8TH - JACK MAKINSON
9TH - JACK VINER
10TH JACOB HARLEY
SW85CC
1ST - BEN CLARKE
2ND - TOBY POTTER
3RD - BEN WATKINS
4TH - TRYSTAN WILLIAMS
5TH - LUKE MCSHANE
6TH - MATT TOLLEY
7TH - BILLY DUKE
8TH - ETHAN SILLS
9TH HARRISON MCCANN
10TH CAMERON BOX
BW85CC
1ST- CALLUM BEEKEN
2ND - JAMES HANSCOMB
3RD - MARSHALL SMITH
4TH - JAMES HYETT
5TH - AARON PATSTONE
6TH - BILLY JONES
7TH - THOMAS CASBEARD
8TH - AARON HALL
9TH - FINLEY SMITH
10TH - BEN EVANS
SENIOR 125CC
1ST - DENNY RAPSON
2ND - OWEN WOODHOUSE
3RD - ALEX NEEDHAM
4TH - JAMIE NEEDHAM
5TH - RYAN MANLEY
6TH - TOOMY DAVIES
7TH - TOMMY MORRIS
8TH - DECLAN RODEN
9TH - JACK SAMUEL
10TH - SAM BERESFORD
SENIOR 250F
1ST - JOE CADWALLANDER
2ND - COREY COOMBES
3RD - JAMIE OSBOURNE
4TH - CONNOR FISH
5TH - BROOKLYN EVANS
6TH - ADAM HILL
7TH - JOHN MCKENZIE
8TH - KELTON GWYTHER
9TH - IEUAN HARRIS
10TH - JAMES BATES
AMX
1ST - LEE TRUMAN
2ND - HARRY LINTON
3RD DARREN WEBSTER
OPEN
1ST - ALAN PEARCE
2ND CHARLIE EVANS
3RD CHRIS GRINDLE
NOVICE
1ST - JACK BERRY
2ND - STEPHEN REDFERN
3RD - JACK SMITH
4TH - KIERAN PRICE
5TH - NEIL DAVIES
VETS
1ST - NEIL GRIFFITHS
2ND - NEIL THOMAS
3RD - JOHN GAUNTLETT
4TH - SIMON BRACEY
5TH - JASE GILLETT
High-octane Harry loving life in the Nationals
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Competing in the Bridgestone BSMA Nationals against older, more experienced boys might be a bit daunting for some nine-year-olds, but in his first ever season in the Juniors, Harry Beach is loving every second.
Many nine-year-old boys living in the North Worcestershire area might be happy playing football by the riverside and spending their hard earned pocket money at the fun fair.
But for Warley Wasp Harry Beach, such entertainment was never going to satisfy his high-octane sense of adventure, with a seat on a motocross bike way more appealing.
The youngster is preparing for his third Bridgestone BSMA race weekend in the Nationals at Fatcats in Doncaster and despite being so new to competitive action against older competitors, he is beginning to make his mark.
Dad Steve said: “He is doing ever so well and we’re all really proud of him. He is ever so stylish, smooth and determined around the track and is showing a great deal of potential.
“He’s a focused clever kid. He knows it is a step up from his club competitions at Warley Wasps but he is adapting. He is always thinking about what he is going to do and navigates his way around the track extremely well.”
Harry has generally finished in the mid-pack during the opening two rounds of the season, but has shown particular promise in recording his best finishes in the final races, which bodes well for the future.
The youngster’s love for motocross began as a four-year-old, when his granddad bought him a Yamaha PW50 for Christmas.
Steve added: “He got on the bike when he was four, which he road on a friend’s farm on and off for about a year.”
“Then in the winter of 2014 he wanted to start back riding, so we bought him a KTM 65cc and he has never looked back since. He really can’t get enough of it now.”
If anyone has any difficulties in recognising Harry on race day, then they should look for his proud and passionate granddad, Andy Grimes, who can be seen cheering his every move.
“Harry is his grandad’s shadow. Whatever his grandad does, Harry will follow, so he was always going to end up on a bike as his grandad also used to race.
“Andy comes to every race meeting and you couldn’t find a prouder grandad anywhere. He can be found cheering him on!”
Steve echoed the sentiments of countless parents across the UK when he admitted to being a bit tired after race weekends.
“I wouldn’t have it any other way and to see Harry’s face after a race makes it so worthwhile. He is loving it and his time in the Bridgestone BSMA Nationals is certainly bringing the best out of him.”
Stylish Kurt bears a Stefan similarity
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In part one of Bridgestone’s BSMA rider features, attentions are turned to a budding eight year-old from Worcester, who might have only been riding a bike for a year, but is making rapid progress in the Autos.
If attitude and riding style guarantees success, then eight year-old Kurt Evans is destined for great things in the world of motocross.
The Worcester youngster has only been riding a bike for 12 months, but his technique already bears a slight resemblance to Belgium’s Stefan Everts, while his determination is equally impressive.
A broken clutch put paid to Kurt’s chances in the opening Autoclass race of the Bridgestone BSMA Nationals, only for a faulty replacement to impede him thereafter, but such adversity was never going to get him down.
“He’d have pushed the bike over the finishing line if he’d had to,” Kurt’s dad Mark added. “He carried on going and battled away. He has an infectious attitude and never lets things get him down.”
The Severn Valley and Cotswold Youth member has been training hard for what he hopes is a breakthrough year in the Bridgestone Autos series and nobody should be surprised if he impresses at Wroxton for the next round on April 16 and 17.
Mark added: “Kurt is training hard. He is already lapping close to podium pace, but you never know if that can be transferred into race day.
“He’s got all the ingredients to do ever so well… fingers crossed for round two”
Warley Wasp Practice Day at Wolverley Cancelled
Warley Wasps would like to anmounce that due to the rain ladt night and again this morning the practice day due to run at Wolverley on Su day 7th February is cancelled
FEW ITEMS FOR THE WEEKEND
FEW ITEMS FOR THE WEEKEND AT FATCATS 4/5 JULY 2015
SCRUTINEERING AND SIGNING ON WILL COMMENCE AT 6.30PM ON FRIDAY TILL 7.45PM
SCRUTINEERING AND SIGNING ON 7AM ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING TILL 8.15AM
PRACTICE STARTAT 9AM
POST CODE FOR THIS EVENT IS DN3 3EH
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