On the weekend of the 15th and 16th of September four Dragons were representing the North at the British BMX Champs 2018 hosted by Blackpool BMX club.
Saturdays weather was kind, and racing for the younger BMXers kicked off with the 6 and unders by noon. In 8 boys Osian Parr had his work cut out against 71 of the fastest 8 year old boys in the country. He got his head down and boomed through the motos and his 1/8 final. Onto the ¼ final and after trying his hardest, was unable to progress.
Olly Webb had a super tough group in the 9 boys with 81 riders from all over the country. After 3 motos 17 riders were eliminated, and Olly was unlucky not to progress.
On Sunday 1270 BMXers awoke to rather challenging conditions, either way racing was under way by 11AM with Elin Parr and Casey Webb representing the North in 11 girls and 12 girls respectively. After some mega efforts and close racing both girls were eliminated in the motos. Elimination didn’t seem to bother any of the Dragons as they soon got cracking playing in the mud.