Race Reports

A bright sunny evening enticed 87 riders for round 6 of The League 2000 the
biggest turn out of the year. Also an all time record of 29 riders in the U10
age group. The wind did hamper the riders in the TT with only 13 PB's, Annie
Kirton's 15 secs being the biggest improvement. Connor Eyeington's time of 70.1
secs was the fastest of the night with Euan Sanderson, 75.10 secs and Ben
Massey, 76.50 2nd and 3rd. Connor continued his winning ways taking the skills
test in 27 secs. ahead of Harrison Lee 34 secs and Daniel Thompson 36 secs.

In the RR Connor again victorious storming from scratch to win the 5 lap just
outsprinting Harrison Lee with Lewis Dolan a close 3rd. Newcomer Tom Brennan
crossed the line in 1st place in the 4 lap event with
Owen Massey coming in 2nd ahead of Adam Makepeace. The 3 lapper was the closest
race of the night Sam Dixon winning the sprint ahead of Fin Godber and Rosie
Burgess 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Winning the 2 laps was Finlay Smith with Ben Turnbull crossing in 2nd place
Ethan Johnson taking 3rd.
The small laps event went the way of the girls with Ella Peacock in 1st place,
Tom Wilson gaining 2nd ahead of Felix Levell

A wet windy night greeted 76 riders and officials for the 5th round of this
years League 2000. However this did not deter the entrants from putting on some
excellent racing. 15 PB's were recorded in the time trial with Jack Browns
improvement of 29 secs being the biggest on the night. Euan Sanderson posted the
fastest time of the night with 75.90, very closely followed by Ben Massey in
76.70 with Samuel Rea 3rd in 76.80,

The skills stage went to Lewis Dolan whose time of 35 secs was enough for a
clear victory ahead of Kacey Eyeington's 40 secs and Joel Hurt's 43 secs.

Ben Etherington stormed, literally, to victory in the 5 lap race pulling away
from 2nd place Oliver Gatenby and 3rd placed Matthew White on the last lap. 4
laps winner was Owen Massey finishing ahead of Josh Jewitt in 2nd with Holly
Dixon coming 3rd.

Fin Godber took the glory in 3 laps beating Alex Young to the line with Rebecca
Mayes finishing 3rd. 2 laps victory went to Finlay Smith in a close sprint with
Sean Dolan, Abigail Stephenson a bike length behind in 3rd. In the small laps
races Tom Wilson took the glory in a clear victory ahead of Isabel Savil 2nd and
Ben Turnbull 3rd.

A lovely night though a bit windy greeted the 73 riders to Rd 4 of the League
2000. It would of been 74 riders a nasty crash putting out Sean Dolan before
racing commenced. Please can you tell your children to be careful whilst warming
up before and between events as we had another 2 crashes as well.

43 PB's were recorded on the night and with 6 newcomers that equates to 67% PB's
the biggest improvement being Harry Wilson's 33 secs.However the fastest on the
night was Euan Sanderson who took nearly 7 secs. off to record a time of 72.10
with Harrison Lee 2nd in 75.10 and Ben Massey 3rd .77.10. Skills proved to be
Harrison's forte romping around the course in 29 secs. with 2nd place Kacey
Eyeington recording 31 secs and a tie for 3rd between Daisy Freer and Patrick
Killcullen in 35 secs.

Some clear space in the RR's Ben Etherington catching front markers Joel Hurt
and Cody Lee for victory in 5 laps. 4 Laps saw a clear win for Adam Makepeace
ahead of 2nd placed Stephen Bailes and 3rd Owen Massey. 3 Laps was the closest
race of the evening with Aiden Colmer just beating Harry Wilson to the line with
Rebecca Mayes crossing in 3rd. Sam Lane was victorious in the 2 lap event ahead
of Charlie Ward in 2nd with William Horlock 3rd. Biggest cheer of the night was
for Jack Brown in the 2 small laps race as he powered in ahead of Tom Wilson and
Claudia Davies, 2nd and 3rd respectively.

Just to finish thanks to all the volunteers who have helped out to date in this
years series.

The third round of this years League 2000 had 69 determined riders on yet
another cold windy night. The 5 road races provided some thrilling riding withe
the 4 lap race being exceptionally close and difficult for the judges.
5 Lap winner was Ben Etherington who was clear of Ben Massey in 2nd with Thomas
Godber being a close 3rd. The tight 4 lap race was a victory for Stephen Bailes
however the next 5 places were very close with Patrick Killcullen edging out
Oliver Gatenby for 2nd and 3rd respectively. There was clear air between winner
Izaak Super and 2nd place Aiden Colmer in the 3 lap race with Cillian Lewis
coming in 3rd.

2 Laps went the way of Saffron Shields, making her comeback to the series after
5 years Sam Lane placing 2nd with Abigail Stephenson 3rd. The 2 small laps
winner was William Horlock however 2nd place went to Fin Childs by a tyre width
from the fast finishing Ewan Whiting in 3rd.

Only 12 PB's in the time trial George Peacock being the biggest improvement with
49 secs. The fastest rider on the night being Connor Eyeington in 70.90secs with
both 2nd and 3rd recording PB's Samuel Rea in 77.60 secs and Ben Massey in 77.80
secs.

Connor Eyeington was again the fastest in the skills test in 35 secs with a tie
for 2nd place in 40 secs between Harrison Lee and Kacey Eyeington.

A couple of new entrants for this years series have not completed entry forms
please can these be filled in next round two weeks time.

A freezing cold and very windy night greeted the 87 riders for Round 2 of the
League 2000 2017. The wind was so bad it was difficult in setting up the skills
course with the cones and bottles blowing away.
This did not stop a close event with Connor Eyeington clocking 24 secs for the
course 1 ssec ahead of Toby Tanfield with Ben White, Joel Hurt and James Shields
tying for 3rd in 28 secs.

The time trial saw 17 riders doing PB's with Una Allport knocking 15 secs of her
time for the biggest improvement. The win went to Connor Eyeington in 68.80 secs
1 sec ahead of Toby Tanfield with Lewis Dolan 3rd in 71.80 seconds all doing
PB's.

The RR saw great racing again with the 5 lap event being contested in the dark.
Toby and Connor starting as scratch caught the field and Ross Turner hung on to
them. Toby winning the sprint ahead of Ross 2nd and Connor 3rd. The 4 lap event
went the way of Daisy Freer with Patrick Killcullen a close 2nd and Sophie
Jewitt 3rd. 3 Laps victor was Fin Godber a couple of bike lengths ahead of Aiden
Colmer in 2nd
Alex Young 3rd.

Sam Lane came out on top in the 2 lap race with Ewan Whiting sprinting in for
2nd place ahead of Lewis Anderson in 3rd. the 2 small laps saw newcomer Tom
Wilson crossing the line 1st with George Peacock in 2nd ahead of Ethan S-Willis
in 3rd.

This years League 2000 got off to a cracking start with 78 riders turning up on
a calm evening. The format the same as normal with a skills test, time trial and
handicapped road races.
31 riders broke their PB's in the TT with Ella Peacock taking a massive 61 secs
of hers. The top 3 were Connor Eyeington 69.90 secs, Harrison Lee 71.70 secs,
Samuel Wilkinson 73.90 secs.

Connor was also fastest in the skills event with a time of 28 secs beating
younger sister Kacey into 2nd, 34 secs with Samuel Wilkinson again 3rd 38 secs.

the 5 RR's saw some spirited racing with the two longer events being raced in
the darkness. Connor taking a clean sweep of events pushing Harrison in to 2nd
again with Lewis Dolan a close 3rd. The 4 lap event went to Daniel Saba in a
fast finish with Daisy Freer coming in 2nd ahead of Joel Hurt. Aiden Colmer was
a clear victor in the 3 laps Holly Dixon just holding off Josh Jewitt for 2nd
place.
2 laps Ewan Whiting was 1st across the line with Charlie Ward 2nd and Rowan Bell
3rd close behind. 2 Small laps Ella Peacock crossed the line 1st with Imogem
Ormerod, from the Midlands, 2nd and Fin Childs 3rd.

Whilst the racing is fair a note to all riders and parents that riders must race
in straight lines at all times, any weaving across the road to try and block
others wanting to pass will lead to disqualification no matter of age.

See you all in 2 weeks.

Here are the dates for the forth coming season -Our 21st year

Dates.
April 10th, 24th
May 8th, 22nd
June 5th, 12th, 19th
July 3rd, 17th, 31st
August 7th, 21st

Signing on from 18:00.

Yet another warm bright night saw 60 riders taking part in the last round of
this years League 2000.

21 riders broke their PB's on the night Daisy Thom having the biggest
improvement of 11 seconds. The top 3 riders were Toby Tanfield with a time of
70.8 secs, just edging out Hugo Lutz Atkinson 70.9 secs with Ross Turner 3rd in
71.9 secs.

The skills also went to Toby with a time of 32 secs beating Kacey Eyeington into
2nd 38 secs with Hugo 3rd in 40 secs.

The 5 lap race was extremely tight with less than half a wheel separating the
top 3. Hugo crossing 1st with Toby 2nd and Ross 3rd. A photo finish was nearly
required. A slightly more clear cut affair was the 4 lap race Thomas Godber
edging out Patrick Killcullen into 2nd with Adam Makepeace a close 3rd.

The brothers Hill were again the dominant force in the 3 lap race with Lauchlan
beating Rhuari into 2nd with Fin Godber 3rd. The clearest winner of the night
came in the two lap race Victory went to Ryan Thomas ahead of 2nd place Daniel
Young and 3rd place Lewis Maynard. 2 small laps saw a popular victory for Joseph
McLean who starting at the front just managed to hold off scratch rider Megan
Thom into 2nd with Ethan S-Willis 3rd.
Prize money will be given out at the prize presentation.

The League had 886 rides through out the year an average of 72 riders per night
with 145 different riders taking part over the 12 rounds.

Many Thanks to all those that have helped out during the year it is greatly
appreciated and if it wasn't for you the series could not be held.

Only 3 trophies were returned leaving 5 to be returned. These need to be sent to
the engravers for this years winners so I would be grateful if you could make
every effort to bring them back to either myself or Norman Bielby ASAP.

Round 11 saw 60 riders on a lovely evening although the wind was building up for
the road races.

The skills test was a relatively long course with a close result (well for 3rd
place). Harrison Lee was way ahead in 1st place with a time of 42 secs, Kacey
Eyeington coming in 2nd with 49 secs. however Ross Turner, Lewis Dolan and Joel
Hurt all tying for 3rd place in 50 secs.

The warm evening helped 29 riders do PB's with Fin Childes taking a whopping 67
secs of his previous time. Toby Tanfield was fastest in 69.90 (PB) Joe Jackson
2nd in 72.80 (PB) and Ross Turner 3rd in 72.90.

Again some excellent racing in the RR's the 5 lap being the closest with just a
tyre separating Toby Tanfield in 1st place from Ross Turner in 2nd with Lewis
Dolan a close 3rd.
4 Laps fell to Adam Makepeace who was well clear of 2nd placed Thomas Godber,
Patrick Killcullen just behind in 3rd. The 3 lap race was a victory for Lauchlan
Hill who beat his brother Rhuari Hill into 2nd Fin Godber coming in 3rd.

2 Laps victor was Sean Dolan who finished a number of bike lengths ahead of 2nd
placed Ryan Garbutt and 3rd placed Sam Lane. In the 2 small laps Jake Corby
crossed the line 1st ahead of Ethan S-Willis 2nd and Edward Redshaw 3rd.

PLEASE THOSE WHO WON TROPHIES IN 2015 WE NEED THEM BACK NEXT WEEK

Monday 22nd sees the final round taking place for 2016

Only 48 riders for the 10th round of this years series, holidays keeping a lot
of riders away.
However the weather was good which helped 19 riders to their PB's in the TT, the
biggest improvement going to Annie Kirton by 29 secs. The top 3 were Samuel
Wilkinson 72.90 , Harrison Lee 78.70 and Ben White 81.60

The skills test went to Patrick Killcullen in 40 secs with Harrison Lee 2nd in
42 secs and 3rd Joel Hurt 43 secs

The RR's were all clear cut affairs
In the 5 lap race Harrison Lee improved his Skills and TT position to take
victory ahead of Ben Etherington in 2nd and Joel Hurt 3rd. 4 laps saw Matthew
White crossing the line 1st with Cody Lee coming in 2nd and Isabel Mayes 3rd.

Newcomer Alex Young was the winner of the 3 lap event ahead of Alex Marr and
Lewis Maynard. Alex's brother Daniel Young was the clear winner in the 2 lap
event Sam Dixon taking 2nd place ahead of 3rd placed Rebecca Mayes. The two
small laps event also saw a newcomer taking the honours with Fin Childs crossing
the line 1st ahead of Joseph McLean in 2nd and Ethan S-Willis 3rd

Just to make those new to our League aware the prizes handed out at the circuit
are for placings in the 5 road races, the overall prizes will be handed out at
our prize presentation which brings me to my next point can those trophy holders
from 2015 Please return them at one of the last two rounds, which are August
15th and 22nd.