BYJL/South East Grand Prix Round 1
HETHERSETT HAWKS / YELLOW BRICK MORTGAGES had a busy weekend to start the 2023 season. On an overcast, cold and damp Saturday the track stood up well and provided some great entertainment when 62 riders, 28 from Hethersett, contested none categories in the South-East Grand Prix Round 1 which, in some categories, doubled up as a Regional Round of the British Youth & Junior League.
Riders came from six Clubs, including some from Sussex, so competition was tough throughout. Highlight for the Hawks came in the Under-10s where Oscar Copeland won all his heats and then won the “A” Final from the unfavourable gate 4. Others to impress were Matthew Sidell and Luca El-Labany, the latter having moved up to Under-12s this season. Most entertaining moment came in the Senior final when Mason Martin looked set to win until a lost seat on a straight gave him a nasty surprise on the next bend!!!
Click here for the latest Hawks scores for the series: https://www.hethersetthawks.co.uk/results/se-e-grand-prix-series/
Full results –
Grand Prix Finals – (Hethersett unless stated)
U8
A – 1 Archie Rawling (Kesgarve) 2 Freddie Mower (Kesrave) 3 Nyla El-Labany 4 Freddie Fairs (Gt.Blakenham)
B – 1 Isaac Emms 2 Josh Morris 3 Henry Everson
U10
A – 1 Oscar Copeland 2 Sam Ridley (Hellingly) 3 Oscar Pemberton (Kesgrave) 4 Oliver Spurgeon (Kesgrave)
B – 1 Jasper Johnson (Gt.Blakenham) 2 Lincoln Powling (Kesgrave) 3 Arlo Davies 4 George Snook
C – 1 Leo Piggott (Gt.Blakenham) 2 Neve Snook 3 Alfie Gunn 4 Evie Fenn (Kesgrave)
D – 1 Lauren Fenn (Kesgrave) 2 Micael Whitfield 3 Owen Stephens (ns)
U12
A – 1 Demi-Ble Harris (Kesgrave) 2 Connor Jarrett (Kesgrave) 3 Maisy Baker (Ipswich) 4 Luca El-Labany
B – 1 Isaac Powling (Kesgrave) 2 Zakery Eastwood (Norwich) 3 Frank Spauls 4 Lola Martin
C – 1 Austin Brailey 2 Caiden Rawllings (Kesgrave) 3 Jamal Musa 4 George Morris (ns)
U14
A – 1 Harvey Shumake (Kesgrave) 2 Will Blackmore (Norwich) 3 Matthew Sidell 4 Dylan Geer (Hellingly)
B – 1 Mitchell Baker (Ipswich) 2 Charlie Spurgeon (Kesgrave) 3 Will Clarke 4 Hugo Kemp
C – 1 Oscar Myall (Ipswich)
U16
A – 1 Finley Myall (Ipswich) 2 Paul Edwards (Hellingly) 3 Ethan Keogh-Brown (Kesgrave)
U18 (none)
Girls
A – 1 Amberley Gant (Kesgrave) 2 Aiesha Musa 3 Amelia Dodson
Seniors
A – 1 Shaun Kell (Ipswich) 2 Fraser Harris (Ipswich) 3 Owen Wells (Ipswich) 4 Mason Martin
B – 1 Ton Blackmore (Norwich) 2 Ross Carman 3 Jack Western (Norwich)
Veterans
A – 1 Paddy Wenn (Norwich) 2 Glyn Morgan 3 Rory Freeman 4 Jamie Neill
B – 1 Gavin Whitehouse (Gt.Blakenham) 2 Steve Copping (Norwich)
British Youth & Junior League Team Scores (U12 – U18 and Girls only)
Kesgrave 98 Hethersett 94 Ipswich 47 Norwich 28 Hellingly 26
62 riders
Referes – Sarah Brailey, Dave Blackmore, Shaun Dyball
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