On the 15th September a batch of Dragons made their way to Preston BMX track to represent their club at the end of season north region club championships. 11 riders plus parents made the journey from north wales to celebrate their club.
327 riders made the trip to Preston to ride for their club. Hannah opened the racing with a 4th, 3rd and 6th place finish in her motos and a 6th in her final. Great moto and final results from Hannah who is getting faster all the time!
Thomas Roberts was up next in Male 8. Thomas is storming the track at the moment with some serious pedaling. A 4th, 3rd and 3rd easily put him into the semi final showdown. An excellent ride in the semi gave him a 4th place finish and a place in the A final. A solid ride gave Thomas a 7th place finish overall. A big improvement from Thomas this year showing hes making it into the top 8 in the region. Well done you!
Next up was Grace Proctor fighting it out in female 9. Consistency is the name of the game for Grace with 5th place finishes across the board and another 5th in her final. Good luck in female 10 next year!
Next up in Male 9 was seasoned pro Osian Parr. He must of had his weetabix again today as a storming pedal session gave him 3rd, 2nd and 5th in his motos. No semi qualification needed today so straight into the final and another 7th place finish!
For Male 10 Olly and Alex made the Dragons proud. Alex fought hard in his motos to come away with solid 7th place finishes, unfortunately not enough to make it through to the semis on this day. Olly had solid 5th, 6th and 4th places putting him firmly into a semi final. A 6th place semi and a great 5th in final B was a superb finish.
Tomos was up next in the fiercely competitive Male 11 category. Tomos had a mixed bag of motos with a 6th place, 4th and 2nd place finish chasing down the W8 of Jaime Rabbett. This was enough to take Tomos into the semis but a difficult race saw him finish in 7th place finish and and crash in the B final left him in 8th.
Next up riding for Dragons was Elin in Female 12. Elin had a batch of 6th place finishes in the motos and pulled it out of the bag in her final securing a 4th place finish just missing the podium. Good luck Elin next year who moves up to using clips in Female 13.
Finally to end the day off it was the last time out for our masters before they make the step up to the old dudes veteran category. Martyn and Andy were on fire in Preston. Martyn secured solid 3rd places finishes in each moto with a 3rd place in the final to get on the podium. Andy finished with a bunch of 6th and 5th place finishes to round out his season after an early puncture in practice. Well done lads.
To finish off the racing a parade was held by all clubs in the region. Our special guest Daisy the Dragon made an appearance with our committee, racers and volunteers to celebrate a fantastic year by Dragon Riders BMX. A big thank you to Andy and family who arranged this, and for sorting the food for all Dragons on the day. Also to Helen for agreeing to be Daisy the Dragon.
Thank you to our riders, parents, volunteers and committee who have worked hard through the 2019 regional series who have made this the most successful year for Dragon Riders BMX to date. Roll on next year where we will hope to take even more Dragons to represent the North region in national racing.