Sand Racing Report 14^th May2022

Billy Russell reigned supreme in the MX A class. Whether it was on the confines of the twisty course or the blast around the oval track or even being sent away last in the handicap race made no difference to him as in all he was first across the finishing line. This did not mean he had no competition as Owen Waddingham & Jarrod Carrington gave chase but were always just a little behind & concentrating on getting the 2^nd spot. In the handicap race mid field runners Paul Le Messurier& Josh Ballard picked up 2^nd& 3^rd places.

Cayden Far had to drop down to the MX B group as he was sharing Cory Leggett’s bike so this gave him a definite speed advantage over the rest of this field which allowed him to win the 4 championship races even though he wondered onto the twisty course when riding the first oval race. There was a real mix up amongst the riders for the 2^nd& 3^rd places, George Bourgaize took a 2^nd& a 3^rd, Alisha Wild King took a 3^rd on he 125cc Yamaha on the twisty course & 2 seconds on her 250cc Honda on the oval track, whilst Stephanie Best picked up a 2^nd place, Erin Ogier 2 third places & Gemma Le Page taking a 3^rd. Their handicap race was a tighter affair with Gemma just pipping George & Erin getting the 3^rd spot.

For the spectators on the wall it must have been difficult to distinguish most of the junior/intermediate slider riders as 4 of them rode identical blue coloured bikes. Joining regulars Thomas Vining, Lewis Le Blanq& Charlie Walker was returnee Casey Gallienne on Thomas’s spare bike riding a slider for the first time as his previous experience was on a MX bike. Sam Walker only rode his own white machine in the 4^th race so borrowed a larger 250cc slider for the other races. Digby Jones on his green machine is gradually getting to grips with his 110cc slider which is smaller then the rest of this class. Tyler-James Savident junior MX rider & Erin Ogier adult slider were the only entrants in their classes so had to have solo race runs.

For the first time this season there was the sound of a screaming 1000cc motor bike engine propelling forward a racing car as Karl Marshall finally got his buggy to run only to have to pull up in the handicap racewhen a stone clattered into a front wheel which luckily did not cause any damage. The 4 saloon cars were very evenly matched so whoever could get into the first corner in the lead was likely to remain there for the whole race. Now with a 4 week gap to the next meeting it might mean that other competitors will finally get there machines completed ready to race on the beach.

Paul Stanford