South-East Grand Prix Round 1 – Norwich
HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had a busy weekend of racing. On Saturday 14 members were at Eaton Park for the first round of the South East Grand Prix series and, despite the cold conditions, warmed to the racing as the afternoon progressed. Mason Martin was unbeaten in the Under-16s and duly won his final and the next most impressive rider was Aiesha Musa who competed well in heats combining three categories despite a heavy fall and then finished third in the Girls final. Also in this category Amelia Dodson was 5th. Glyn Morgan fought hard to gain a well-deserved 2nd place in the Over-40s.
The Under-14s saw Ollie Scadding make his debut finishing 10th just behind Matthew Sidell in the C final. Will Clarke started races well which was enough to get him in the B Final where he finished fourth. Jamal Musa and Lola Martin have stepped up to Under-12s and this age group looked strong so they finished 13th and 14th respectively despite plenty of effort.
In the youngest age categories Ronnie Harding was the most impressive finishing 6th in the Under-10s, one place ahead of Oscar Copeland with Arlo Davies in 9th. Noah Cameron should have also been in the Under-10s but a mix-up saw him in the Under-8s where he finished 5th, just ahead of his sister Grace and Remy Davies. So a lot of valuable experience gained before heading to Ipswich for Round 2 where they will no doubt be joined by other members unable to attend because of school holidays.
The next round is May 7th at Ipswich.
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