Due to harsh weather, the final round of the East Anglian winter regional BMX race series moved to Braintree, where the club was able to get the track ready for a dry day's racing.
There were 127 entrants from across the south as riders used the race for some final practice before the national series in Manchester.
The racing got underway with the U7 boys' class and the Braintree riders took control from the off. Eddie Cannons hit the front from the gate but was overtaken around the first turn by Milan Machacek. Into the third straight, Joseph Harris made his move to take the win, with Machacek second and Cannons third.
One of Braintree's newest riders, Freddie Jackson, was on form in the 8-9 class as he went unbeaten all day. Club-mate Seb Pantlin shadowed him throughout the final, and Royston Rockets' Josh Abbott came in third.
In the girls' class, Eden Dorrell from Norwich Flyers was the runaway winner, with Braintree's Roxie Hinton having her best regional finish in second. Morgan Dorrell matched her little sister's position with a win in the 9-10 girls with Birmingham's Hannah Drew giving chase in second.
There was some great racing in the 17+ cruisers as Tim Drew from Birmingham came from behind to win the 'A' final ahead of Kent's Kai Riviere and Dagenham's Gary Munday.
The 10-11s was a hotly contested class as there was a gaggle of riders all in with a chance. In the final, Tyler Carter hit the front in the first turn as club-mates Tom Stokes and Syd Allen set off after him, but he held on for the win, with Stokes in second and Toby Lachlan from Milton Keynes finding his way into third.
In the 12-13s, Brandon Fermor from Royston Rockets took control of the class, winning all his motos and taking the podium in the final. Charlie O'Grady was second and Royston's Dan Blanche third.
Josh Wallis from Dagenham and Shane Redgewell from Braintree were equal top qualifiers for the 14-16s 'A' final, setting the scene for a showdown. Wallis had the gate pick and capitalised on the position to take the win. Redgewell came second, ahead of club-mate Evan Tulloch. Braintree's Iwan Williams took the 'B' final.
The girls' 14-16 class was mixed with the 17+ and Beth Campbell from Peterborough had consistent race wins across the day to take the win on maximum points from Dagenham's Viktorija Galakvos and Karys Williams.
The final race was the boys' 17+ 'A' final and it was elbow-to-elbow action from the start. Ryan Hutchinson hit the front on the first straight but he faltered at the big jump and Braintree's Taylor Andrews and Peckham Challengers' Dean Reeves jumped past him. As they landed, Reeves caught Hutchinson and they both went down, gifting Braintree's Chris Potter second place and Milton Keynes' Nick Hill third. In the 'B' final, Braintree's Julian Allen pipped Peterborough's Michael Ledlie on the line.
