BRAINTREE'S BMX riders were on top form at Chicksands Bike Park for the latest round of the Winter Series.
The racing got underway with the Rippers class for the 10-13 year-olds and the A final was won by Aaron Dalleywater, from Royston Rockets BMX club from start to finish.
Second place went to Braintree's George Moret, who rode with his trademark smoothness ahead of Riley Jenner and Sam Drabble.
In the B final, Braintree's Sydney Allen made up for just missing out on the A final by taking the win from Callum Rhead and Birmingham's Gee Harrison, who won the U10s class ahead of Braintree's Tyler Carter.
Up next was the youth class (age 14-15), and again riders were fighting hard for position. Braintree's Lee Golder was charging hard all day and in the A final he kept his momentum for the win ahead of club-mate Shane Redgewell, in his debut at 4X racing.
One of the hottest contests of the day was in the senior class (16-29).
The favourites went head to head in the A final in a nail-biting lap. Dave Richardson had been looking on top of his game through the qualifiers and cemented his position as the winner with an awesome run down the track.
Mitch Brooks and James Whitby had a close battle for the remaining podium places and it was Brooks who came out on top in second. The Masters, for the 30+ racers, was won by Manchester's Neil Harbour after he took advantage of an incident that saw the leaders go down.
In the B final, Julian Allen, from Braintree, took the win after a slipped pedal in the semi-final sent him out of the main event with Billy Stupple, from Dialled Bikes, giving chase behind him.
The ladies got their elbows out in their class, won impressively by Suzanne Lacey. Charging hard behind her was Michelle Eaton in second, with Helen Biggs looking for lines in third.
The racing came to a close with the Elite class, who thundered down the course in a great display of bike handling.
The B final was won by Alistair Keen, just ahead of Identiti Bikes Jordan Lunn and Love Not Moneys Lee Feery.
In the A final, there was super close racing from the gate as local guys Dan Bateson and Jack Hudson flowed through the course at high speed with Bateson holding on for the win. Round three of the series is planned for Sunday, March 10, and more details can be found at www.oldskullraceteam.com
Braintree BMX Club are holding round six of their club winter series on Sunday, March 3, at their Deanery Hill track, with registration closing at 11.30am.
