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Talent Development Coaching
by iancrt @ 26th January 2012
if you are aged about 13-18, hold both national and regional ranking and want to be considered for Talent Development Coaching at Manchester Indoor starting next Wednesday evening drop me an email on ian.thewlis@bradfordbmxbandits.org.uk
Manchester National Round 1 Round-Up
by Tom Jeffries @ 24th January 2012
Despite the third round of the Bradford BMX Bandits’ “Racin’ in the Rain” series being cancelled (bad weather strikes yet again), the first National race of the 2012 season did go ahead in Manchester on January 14-15.
A very impressive 16 Bradford riders made the trek over to Manchester to race, and I’m pleased to say we got some rather good results!
Arran Brannan and Jed Phillips were both racing in the Male 8 years category, and both riders did very well on the challenging track. After taking some great results at the Bradford club races, Arran went on to prove that he could race at any track - taking 5th place in the A final! A big well done goes out to both riders.
Two more riders were racing in the Male 9 years section, in the form of Francis Rhodes and Johnny Roberts. With 47 riders in this incredibly stacked group, both riders did their absolute best on the (scarily) big start hill, and got some important practice in for the next rounds at the track.
Male 10 years had 42 riders, with just one of those being from Bradford – Sam Avison. Sam rode hard all weekend, and actually made the A final. Nice one Sam, hopefully we’ll see more of this in the future!
Steven Doherty was the only Bradford rider in Male 11 years, and he too got some great practice in on the track for the upcoming rounds. Remember – track knowledge can be more useful than speed in some circumstances.
Jordan Mullock was racing in the Male 14 years, and was just one of the three Bradford riders using an Identiti bike this season (Martin Ogden and Michael Cummins being the other two). Jordan rode well in the class, and continues to progress as a rider.
Arran Skow was in the notoriously difficult Male 16 years category, and took 6th place in the B final. I’m sure we’ll see great things from Arran this season!
We had two riders in the Masters category this round – Andrew Parks and Martin Ogden (who was racing two categories!). Martin made it to the B final in Masters.
Junior Male is always incredibly fast – something which obviously didn’t phase Michael Cummins, who stormed the B final and won by a mile. One to watch this year!
18 riders made it to Manchester for the Female 8-9 years races, including Emily Brannan. Emily did fantastically well, and took 2nd place in the A final. A huge congratulations for Emily!
As well as racing in Masters, Oggy also rode in Cruiser 35-39 years, along with Nigel Smith and Jon Rhodes. Unfortunately Jon had a crash in the motos and bent his forks beyond recognition, leaving it to Nigel and Martin to fly the Bradford flag. This is something they did with some serious displays of skill. Nigel took a hard-fought-for 6th place in the B final, and Martin actually went on to take 1st place in the A final. First place! This is a brilliant result for both Martin and the Bradford club, and hopefully a sign of things to come.
And finally, where would we be without one of the original Bradford Bandits; Billy Fieldhouse. Billy was racing in the Cruiser 45 and over category, and finished in 7th place in the B final.
With all these great results after just one round, I’d say that 2012 could be one of the best years yet for the Bradford BMX Bandits. I, as I’m sure all the members, officials and affiliates of the club would like to say well done to all the Bradford riders that rode, watched and drove to the National.
The next rounds of the National series are on February 18-19th, and the next Bradford Club race is on February 7th. Practice is on Tuesday nights (weather permitting!), so plenty of time to get some training in before either of the races. See you there!
A very impressive 16 Bradford riders made the trek over to Manchester to race, and I’m pleased to say we got some rather good results!
Arran Brannan and Jed Phillips were both racing in the Male 8 years category, and both riders did very well on the challenging track. After taking some great results at the Bradford club races, Arran went on to prove that he could race at any track - taking 5th place in the A final! A big well done goes out to both riders.
Two more riders were racing in the Male 9 years section, in the form of Francis Rhodes and Johnny Roberts. With 47 riders in this incredibly stacked group, both riders did their absolute best on the (scarily) big start hill, and got some important practice in for the next rounds at the track.
Male 10 years had 42 riders, with just one of those being from Bradford – Sam Avison. Sam rode hard all weekend, and actually made the A final. Nice one Sam, hopefully we’ll see more of this in the future!
Steven Doherty was the only Bradford rider in Male 11 years, and he too got some great practice in on the track for the upcoming rounds. Remember – track knowledge can be more useful than speed in some circumstances.
Jordan Mullock was racing in the Male 14 years, and was just one of the three Bradford riders using an Identiti bike this season (Martin Ogden and Michael Cummins being the other two). Jordan rode well in the class, and continues to progress as a rider.
Arran Skow was in the notoriously difficult Male 16 years category, and took 6th place in the B final. I’m sure we’ll see great things from Arran this season!
We had two riders in the Masters category this round – Andrew Parks and Martin Ogden (who was racing two categories!). Martin made it to the B final in Masters.
Junior Male is always incredibly fast – something which obviously didn’t phase Michael Cummins, who stormed the B final and won by a mile. One to watch this year!
18 riders made it to Manchester for the Female 8-9 years races, including Emily Brannan. Emily did fantastically well, and took 2nd place in the A final. A huge congratulations for Emily!
As well as racing in Masters, Oggy also rode in Cruiser 35-39 years, along with Nigel Smith and Jon Rhodes. Unfortunately Jon had a crash in the motos and bent his forks beyond recognition, leaving it to Nigel and Martin to fly the Bradford flag. This is something they did with some serious displays of skill. Nigel took a hard-fought-for 6th place in the B final, and Martin actually went on to take 1st place in the A final. First place! This is a brilliant result for both Martin and the Bradford club, and hopefully a sign of things to come.
And finally, where would we be without one of the original Bradford Bandits; Billy Fieldhouse. Billy was racing in the Cruiser 45 and over category, and finished in 7th place in the B final.
With all these great results after just one round, I’d say that 2012 could be one of the best years yet for the Bradford BMX Bandits. I, as I’m sure all the members, officials and affiliates of the club would like to say well done to all the Bradford riders that rode, watched and drove to the National.
The next rounds of the National series are on February 18-19th, and the next Bradford Club race is on February 7th. Practice is on Tuesday nights (weather permitting!), so plenty of time to get some training in before either of the races. See you there!
No Photos But...
by Tom Jeffries @ 11th January 2012
First off, happy new year! Hope it was a great one. Now, onto business.
I decided to change things up a bit tonight. As taking photos of the same thing every week for a year and a quarter can get a bit boring to do (and boring for you to check as well), I decided to try something different and film a practice instead. Kind of for something for college, kind of just to make it a bit different.
Anyway, I've just finished editing it together and choosing the music and stuff (Ellie Goulding - Lights; thought it would be fitting!), so have a watch and let us know what you think - do you like the video idea, hate it, have any suggestions to make it/the photography better etc etc etc. I'm there every Tuesday, you can email me at tomjeffriesphoto@gmail.com, and I'm on Facebook too.
Don't forget that next week is the first race back from the Winter break, so you should book your equipment now if you don't have your own.
See you at the track!
I decided to change things up a bit tonight. As taking photos of the same thing every week for a year and a quarter can get a bit boring to do (and boring for you to check as well), I decided to try something different and film a practice instead. Kind of for something for college, kind of just to make it a bit different.
Anyway, I've just finished editing it together and choosing the music and stuff (Ellie Goulding - Lights; thought it would be fitting!), so have a watch and let us know what you think - do you like the video idea, hate it, have any suggestions to make it/the photography better etc etc etc. I'm there every Tuesday, you can email me at tomjeffriesphoto@gmail.com, and I'm on Facebook too.
Don't forget that next week is the first race back from the Winter break, so you should book your equipment now if you don't have your own.
See you at the track!
Tonights practice cancelled
by iancrt @ 03rd January 2012
Once again we need to cancel tonight session due to the weather. We have also postponed the race event so the next practice session will be on the 10th January
Identiti Bikes - Press Release.
by Josh Thewlis @ 29th December 2011
Following on from the release of the Identiti Krisis MX frame, which has been designed in-house with pro rider input, Identiti bikes are proud to announce their Factory and Development BMX teams for 2012. They will be racing at National, International and Worlds in 2012. The line ups are:
Factory BMX Team
Martin Ogden (Masters and 35-39 Cruiser)
Jake Power (Male 15)
Michael Cummins (Junior Men)
Joey Gough (Championship Women)
Development BMX Team
Jordan Lunn
Pete Power
Josh Matthews
They will be riding the Identiti Krisis MX 20” and Cruiser with parts from co-sponsors Halo, Gusset, ODI, TSG, Renthal, Time, Foxhead Europe, Drift Innovation, Answer, Dia Compe, Maxxis, One Ind, 661 and Monster Energy.
The Identiti Krisis MX has been designed around the racing pedigree and success that Identiti has become known for in the 4X market.
It has undergone a year of r&d at National level racing and is now available as a frame (with an Answer carbon forks option).
Identiti BMX Team Manager, Dave Franciosy, has this to say:
“The 2012 season is going to be very exciting for Identiti and we are extremely pleased to have secured the services of such a great group of riders. We are also very grateful to all of the co-sponsors who are supporting this new venture”.
Follow our progress during 2012 at:
www.identitibikes.com
www.facebook.com/identitibmxraceteam
Christmas Race Report - Tuesday 20th December 2011
by Tom Jeffries @ 21st December 2011
In what seems to be becoming a regular occurrence (thanks to the ever helpful weather), the second race of the “Racin’ in the Rain” series started a week after its originally planned date.
With the track re-surfaced and the wind slightly less aggressive, the stage was set for some people in costume (and even more people not in costume…) to race the final race of the year. It really was a fun sight to see Santa, reindeer, people in tinsel and even a Sumo riding the track. Great effort.
A total of 46 riders turned up to race, and I know I sound like a broken record player but to get such continually high numbers at every race really is amazing. I can remember a time when the club didn’t even have half that amount of riders in total, let alone racing!
The TROHMS category had 10 racers but it was Jon Rhodes who showed everyone how to ride, taking three out of a possible three wins (whilst dressed as Santa no less!). Billy Fieldhouse just missed out on taking the top spot and came home in 2nd, with Rob Carr and Benjamin Stretch taking 3rd and 4th respectively. Paul Phillips and Glenn Stanley both crashed (not once, but twice each!), putting them in 8th and 9th.
A full gate of riders took to Formula 5, making for some exciting and close racing. With positions swapping and changing in every race, it was anyone’s guess as to who was going to take 2nd onwards, as Jake Llewelyn confidently took three out of three wins. Charlotte Lambert finished in 2nd in the final, with Bradley Harrison just behind her in 3rd. Declan Biancardo narrowly beat Kian Binns for 4th, with Jed Cline Smith, Declan Carr and Lewis Carr taking 6th, 7th and 8th.
Formula 4 was actually beaten for numbers by Formula 5 for once, with 7 riders entering the ever-popular category. After the racing had finished and the dust had settled, it was Elliot Lambert who finished in 1st, Ben Huskisson a close 2nd, and Bobby Kristovic 3rd.
Formula 3 also had a full gate of eight, showing just how popular BMX racing is with kids (not that anyone who goes to the track regularly needed reminding). From these it was Steven Doherty who won all his races and so took 1st, Kieran Stanley put in a great performance to finish 2nd, and a fantastic result came for Francis Rhodes who was 3rd. Sophia Thewlis took 4th and Arran Brannan did a great job of keeping up with the big kids to finish 5th.
Only two riders made it out for Formula 2, those being Emily Brannan (who was 1st) and Reece White (2nd).
Will Greaves, Jordan Mullock and Brandon Enoch were the only three riders in Formula 1, and despite some hard competition from Jordan, that’s the way they finished.
Superclass is known as the highest class with the fastest riders, and it certainly lived up to this label last night. With the races over practically as soon as they had started, it was hard to keep up with who was where. At the front of the pack was Martin Ogden, who was coming under some serious pressure from Arran Skow in every race. They were still neck and neck in the final berm, where Oggy just managed to stay in front of Arran for the win. Arran took a very well-earned 2nd, with Nigel Smith doing a great job to take 3rd and Jake Downend yet again showing he’s got what it takes to play with the top class in 4th. Sumo-suit Josh finished 5th, Richard Chamley 6th, Ben Ungar 7th and Liam Snazel 8th.
So that’s it for this year! I’m sure you’ll all agree it’s been a fantastic year for the Bandits, the riders, the volunteers and generally anyone involved with the club in any capacity. We’ve seen huge numbers at races across all competition levels, fantastic amounts of support and even reached 18th out of 55 clubs in the country. Not bad!
Here’s hoping that we can capitalise on this success, and make 2012 even better than 2011. The next club session is on Tuesday 3rd January, and the next race is scheduled for Tuesday 10th January. Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year. See you in 2012!
With the track re-surfaced and the wind slightly less aggressive, the stage was set for some people in costume (and even more people not in costume…) to race the final race of the year. It really was a fun sight to see Santa, reindeer, people in tinsel and even a Sumo riding the track. Great effort.
A total of 46 riders turned up to race, and I know I sound like a broken record player but to get such continually high numbers at every race really is amazing. I can remember a time when the club didn’t even have half that amount of riders in total, let alone racing!
The TROHMS category had 10 racers but it was Jon Rhodes who showed everyone how to ride, taking three out of a possible three wins (whilst dressed as Santa no less!). Billy Fieldhouse just missed out on taking the top spot and came home in 2nd, with Rob Carr and Benjamin Stretch taking 3rd and 4th respectively. Paul Phillips and Glenn Stanley both crashed (not once, but twice each!), putting them in 8th and 9th.
A full gate of riders took to Formula 5, making for some exciting and close racing. With positions swapping and changing in every race, it was anyone’s guess as to who was going to take 2nd onwards, as Jake Llewelyn confidently took three out of three wins. Charlotte Lambert finished in 2nd in the final, with Bradley Harrison just behind her in 3rd. Declan Biancardo narrowly beat Kian Binns for 4th, with Jed Cline Smith, Declan Carr and Lewis Carr taking 6th, 7th and 8th.
Formula 4 was actually beaten for numbers by Formula 5 for once, with 7 riders entering the ever-popular category. After the racing had finished and the dust had settled, it was Elliot Lambert who finished in 1st, Ben Huskisson a close 2nd, and Bobby Kristovic 3rd.
Formula 3 also had a full gate of eight, showing just how popular BMX racing is with kids (not that anyone who goes to the track regularly needed reminding). From these it was Steven Doherty who won all his races and so took 1st, Kieran Stanley put in a great performance to finish 2nd, and a fantastic result came for Francis Rhodes who was 3rd. Sophia Thewlis took 4th and Arran Brannan did a great job of keeping up with the big kids to finish 5th.
Only two riders made it out for Formula 2, those being Emily Brannan (who was 1st) and Reece White (2nd).
Will Greaves, Jordan Mullock and Brandon Enoch were the only three riders in Formula 1, and despite some hard competition from Jordan, that’s the way they finished.
Superclass is known as the highest class with the fastest riders, and it certainly lived up to this label last night. With the races over practically as soon as they had started, it was hard to keep up with who was where. At the front of the pack was Martin Ogden, who was coming under some serious pressure from Arran Skow in every race. They were still neck and neck in the final berm, where Oggy just managed to stay in front of Arran for the win. Arran took a very well-earned 2nd, with Nigel Smith doing a great job to take 3rd and Jake Downend yet again showing he’s got what it takes to play with the top class in 4th. Sumo-suit Josh finished 5th, Richard Chamley 6th, Ben Ungar 7th and Liam Snazel 8th.
So that’s it for this year! I’m sure you’ll all agree it’s been a fantastic year for the Bandits, the riders, the volunteers and generally anyone involved with the club in any capacity. We’ve seen huge numbers at races across all competition levels, fantastic amounts of support and even reached 18th out of 55 clubs in the country. Not bad!
Here’s hoping that we can capitalise on this success, and make 2012 even better than 2011. The next club session is on Tuesday 3rd January, and the next race is scheduled for Tuesday 10th January. Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year. See you in 2012!
Race Event and Tuesday Session Cancelled - 13th Decemebr 2011
by iancrt @ 12th December 2011
Due to a Met Office Weather warning, the committee has. with regret, taken the decision to cancel the race event on 13th December in the interests of everybody welfare. The track will be closed.
We have rescheduled the race for 20th December (subject to Insurance approval), same place, same time.
Thursday 8th December
by iancrt @ 08th December 2011
Coaching is cancelled tonight due to Exteme Winds. Sorry to all those looking forward to the cornering session
Dont forget we still need you on Saturday from about 10:30 to help out at the track. If your kids want to borrow a bike while your helping let me know before friday evening. The coaching session for them will be from about 12:30
Dont forget we still need you on Saturday from about 10:30 to help out at the track. If your kids want to borrow a bike while your helping let me know before friday evening. The coaching session for them will be from about 12:30
Tuesday 13th December - Christmas Race!
by Tom Jeffries @ 07th December 2011
As Bandits regulars will know, the last race in December is typically the big Christmas race. What does this mean? Costumes!
Yes, the Christmas race is the one time of year when everyone gets dressed up and races in costume. Don't believe me? Check out this old photo (2006!) and you might just see some familiar faces.
http://gallery.bradfordbmxbandits.org.uk/20061202Bradford/100_6076.jpg
The Christmas race this year falls on the 13th of December (this coming Tuesday), so there's easily enough time to find something suitably festive to race in.
So dig out the tinsel, Santa hats and anything else you can think of (no stockings though please...) and get into the Christmas spirit at the track. 'Tis the season!
Yes, the Christmas race is the one time of year when everyone gets dressed up and races in costume. Don't believe me? Check out this old photo (2006!) and you might just see some familiar faces.
http://gallery.bradfordbmxbandits.org.uk/20061202Bradford/100_6076.jpg
The Christmas race this year falls on the 13th of December (this coming Tuesday), so there's easily enough time to find something suitably festive to race in.
So dig out the tinsel, Santa hats and anything else you can think of (no stockings though please...) and get into the Christmas spirit at the track. 'Tis the season!
Question from the Photographer
by Tom Jeffries @ 07th December 2011
Through college I’m designing a booklet for the club, intended for new members/riders but with things in it that could be useful for everyone. Information like the club’s aims, rules and general information about the club are all on a big list of things to be included, as well as lots of photos of people riding. Which brings me onto the purpose of this post…
I’ve got an absolute ton of photos from the past 14/15 months, and I was going to use these throughout the booklet to show off both the club and the riders. Now, if for any reason you would not like photos of you or your child to be used in the booklet, please let me know. You can either email me at tomjefffries@msn.com or just come up and have a chat at the track. I’m there every Tuesday. If you let me know a race number to look out for that’s probably the easiest way.
Alternatively, if you can think of anything you’d like included/can think of anything interesting that should be in included in it, let me know that too and I’ll do my best to put it into the booklet as well.
Thanks!
I’ve got an absolute ton of photos from the past 14/15 months, and I was going to use these throughout the booklet to show off both the club and the riders. Now, if for any reason you would not like photos of you or your child to be used in the booklet, please let me know. You can either email me at tomjefffries@msn.com or just come up and have a chat at the track. I’m there every Tuesday. If you let me know a race number to look out for that’s probably the easiest way.
Alternatively, if you can think of anything you’d like included/can think of anything interesting that should be in included in it, let me know that too and I’ll do my best to put it into the booklet as well.
Thanks!
Race Report - Tuesday 22nd November
by Tom Jeffries @ 25th November 2011
The disappointment of the previous week made way for excitement as the Bradford BMX Bandits (finally) held the first round of the current race series “Racin’ in the Rain” on Tuesday October 22nd.
With the floodlights back to full power and an even bigger turnout than before, the stage was set for an exciting night of bicycle motocross action. Even the weather wasn’t too bad!
The club saw an amazing 65 riders come down to the track to race, and five of the seven classes had more than one full gate – impressive at any time of the year, but especially in the middle of November!
In the “They Really Ought to Have More Sense” (TROHMS) category we saw one of the original Bradford Bandits Billy Fieldhouse battling it out with the club’s Facebook updater Jon Rhodes for first place. By the end of the night only four points split the two, who finished in first and second respectively. Benjamin Stretch just beat Paul Phillips to the line for third place for the night.
At the other end of the age spectrum Formula 5 had a good showing, boasting 9 riders. Harvey Taglione and Bobby Kristovic both won their motos, but come the final it was Harvey who took the overall win in Formula 5, with Bobby in second and Charlotte Lambert putting in a great performance to take third palce.
Formula 4 was, as ever, incredibly popular and had the highest number of riders (fourteen!) of any category. This produced some intense racing throughout the night, with two gates of seven riders fighting all night. Despite all the riders trying their hardest there can only ever be one winner, and on Tuesday night that winner was Arran Brannan, who narrowly beat an incredibly fast looking Francis Rhodes, who finished second. David Biancardo rode some solid laps to secure third place.
With eleven riders in Formula 3, the bars were banging and the elbows were out as all the riders tried to reach the top-spot. The winner of that spot this time was Emily Brannan, showing that it’s not just her brother Arran who can win races! Taryn McConnell came home in second place, with Zac Dalby and Sophia Thewlis in third and fourth.
Only five riders made it to the track for Formula 2, and of the five it was Lewis Metcalfe in first, Casey Taglione in second and Luke Crane in third. Hopefully there’ll be more at the next race!
Formula 1 had seven riders, each swapping and changing positions all night in some exciting races. Will Greaves and Jordan Mullock were the top two of the category, with each rider having a first place and a second place finish heading into the final. Ultimately it was Will Greaves who was the best on the night, with Jordan a very close second. Loui McConnell finished in third, and a great ride from George Fox saw him take fourth place in Formula 1.
Superclass saw a promisingly high 10 riders, a great number considering the last series’ average turnouts. The top three places were taken by some familiar faces – Martin Ogden in first, Arran Skow riding extremely well to take second and Michael Cummins finished third - but Superclass newcomer Jake Downend took fourth place in his first race in the highest category. Well done Jake!
Sp despite the race being pushed back a week; it was still a resounding success. The lights worked, an incredible amount of riders came down, and the weather was actually not so bad! (Well, it didn’t rain…). I, as I’m sure everyone else, will be hoping that the rest of the Racin’ in the Rain series runs as well as, if not better than, it did on Tuesday. Whether it will or not, only time will tell. The next race is on Tuesday 13th December, so hopefully we’ll see you then!
With the floodlights back to full power and an even bigger turnout than before, the stage was set for an exciting night of bicycle motocross action. Even the weather wasn’t too bad!
The club saw an amazing 65 riders come down to the track to race, and five of the seven classes had more than one full gate – impressive at any time of the year, but especially in the middle of November!
In the “They Really Ought to Have More Sense” (TROHMS) category we saw one of the original Bradford Bandits Billy Fieldhouse battling it out with the club’s Facebook updater Jon Rhodes for first place. By the end of the night only four points split the two, who finished in first and second respectively. Benjamin Stretch just beat Paul Phillips to the line for third place for the night.
At the other end of the age spectrum Formula 5 had a good showing, boasting 9 riders. Harvey Taglione and Bobby Kristovic both won their motos, but come the final it was Harvey who took the overall win in Formula 5, with Bobby in second and Charlotte Lambert putting in a great performance to take third palce.
Formula 4 was, as ever, incredibly popular and had the highest number of riders (fourteen!) of any category. This produced some intense racing throughout the night, with two gates of seven riders fighting all night. Despite all the riders trying their hardest there can only ever be one winner, and on Tuesday night that winner was Arran Brannan, who narrowly beat an incredibly fast looking Francis Rhodes, who finished second. David Biancardo rode some solid laps to secure third place.
With eleven riders in Formula 3, the bars were banging and the elbows were out as all the riders tried to reach the top-spot. The winner of that spot this time was Emily Brannan, showing that it’s not just her brother Arran who can win races! Taryn McConnell came home in second place, with Zac Dalby and Sophia Thewlis in third and fourth.
Only five riders made it to the track for Formula 2, and of the five it was Lewis Metcalfe in first, Casey Taglione in second and Luke Crane in third. Hopefully there’ll be more at the next race!
Formula 1 had seven riders, each swapping and changing positions all night in some exciting races. Will Greaves and Jordan Mullock were the top two of the category, with each rider having a first place and a second place finish heading into the final. Ultimately it was Will Greaves who was the best on the night, with Jordan a very close second. Loui McConnell finished in third, and a great ride from George Fox saw him take fourth place in Formula 1.
Superclass saw a promisingly high 10 riders, a great number considering the last series’ average turnouts. The top three places were taken by some familiar faces – Martin Ogden in first, Arran Skow riding extremely well to take second and Michael Cummins finished third - but Superclass newcomer Jake Downend took fourth place in his first race in the highest category. Well done Jake!
Sp despite the race being pushed back a week; it was still a resounding success. The lights worked, an incredible amount of riders came down, and the weather was actually not so bad! (Well, it didn’t rain…). I, as I’m sure everyone else, will be hoping that the rest of the Racin’ in the Rain series runs as well as, if not better than, it did on Tuesday. Whether it will or not, only time will tell. The next race is on Tuesday 13th December, so hopefully we’ll see you then!
Floodlights Repaired -Racing on Tomorrow -Tuesday 22nd November
by Jeremy Brown @ 21st November 2011
As it says in the title floodlights have been fixed.
The first race of the winter series that had to be postponed last Tuesday will now take place tomorrow.
All those who had registered for last weeks race will automatically be entered in tomorrow's race. If you are registered but can't make it please let us know.
Riders can still register to race on the night.
Please do this as soon as you arrive so we can get racing started as quickly as possible.
The first race of the winter series that had to be postponed last Tuesday will now take place tomorrow.
All those who had registered for last weeks race will automatically be entered in tomorrow's race. If you are registered but can't make it please let us know.
Riders can still register to race on the night.
Please do this as soon as you arrive so we can get racing started as quickly as possible.
Cancelled
by iancrt @ 17th November 2011
Coaching tonight (17th November) is cancelled due to faulty lights.
"Race" Report - Tuesday 15th November
by Tom Jeffries @ 17th November 2011
Tuesday 15th November was the date the Bradford BMX Bandits (intended to) hold the first race of their increasingly popular Winter series “Racin’ in the Rain”. The series is now in its sixth year, an outstanding result for everyone involved.
So as per, the gates were opened, everyone arrived and got their freshly cleaned bikes out (for a freshly muddy track) and got excited for a night’s racing. Even the weather was unseasonably good (well, for Bradford anyway). Everything was ready! Except for the lights.
Unfortunately the track’s lights weren’t turning on properly, along with the lights of the surrounding houses. Whilst just under half of them did have a small amount of power, there was nowhere near enough to make it safe to ride. The first berm was absolutely pitch black. So the club regrettably had to postpone the first race of the series.
Whilst the lights are still not fixed today (Thursday 17th November) there are ongoing investigations into what could have caused it, and everyone is doing what they can to ensure that next week (Tuesday 22nd November) will be when the series properly starts. For more detailed and immediate updates, check the club’s Facebook page here - http://www.facebook.com/BradfordBMXBandits
Long story short – the race has been pushed back to Tuesday 22nd November 2011, assuming the floodlights are back to full-power. If there’s enough light, I’ll see you there!
So as per, the gates were opened, everyone arrived and got their freshly cleaned bikes out (for a freshly muddy track) and got excited for a night’s racing. Even the weather was unseasonably good (well, for Bradford anyway). Everything was ready! Except for the lights.
Unfortunately the track’s lights weren’t turning on properly, along with the lights of the surrounding houses. Whilst just under half of them did have a small amount of power, there was nowhere near enough to make it safe to ride. The first berm was absolutely pitch black. So the club regrettably had to postpone the first race of the series.
Whilst the lights are still not fixed today (Thursday 17th November) there are ongoing investigations into what could have caused it, and everyone is doing what they can to ensure that next week (Tuesday 22nd November) will be when the series properly starts. For more detailed and immediate updates, check the club’s Facebook page here - http://www.facebook.com/BradfordBMXBandits
Long story short – the race has been pushed back to Tuesday 22nd November 2011, assuming the floodlights are back to full-power. If there’s enough light, I’ll see you there!
Racin' in the Rain SIX
by iancrt @ 01st November 2011
Dates for winter racing:
15/11/2011
13/12/2011
10/01/2012
07/02/2012
06/03/2012
03/04/2012
Registration 6:30PM to 7:00PM. racing at 7:15PM
All events count towards final ranking. Event format will be 2 motos + final.
Race age is age on 31st December 2012.
Formula 1 to 5 ages set by entries at first event.
Pre-registration upto 1 week before event - £3 (transferable to next event if cannot attend). Includes booking club bike if required.
Entry on the night - £4
4 out of 6 for a trophy for formula 1 to 4 and trohms
Formula 5 get medals each event.
15+ Superclass payback for series 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 60%, 30% and 10%. Must race 5/6 to be eligible
15/11/2011
13/12/2011
10/01/2012
07/02/2012
06/03/2012
03/04/2012
Registration 6:30PM to 7:00PM. racing at 7:15PM
All events count towards final ranking. Event format will be 2 motos + final.
Race age is age on 31st December 2012.
Formula 1 to 5 ages set by entries at first event.
Pre-registration upto 1 week before event - £3 (transferable to next event if cannot attend). Includes booking club bike if required.
Entry on the night - £4
4 out of 6 for a trophy for formula 1 to 4 and trohms
Formula 5 get medals each event.
15+ Superclass payback for series 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 60%, 30% and 10%. Must race 5/6 to be eligible
Race Report - Tuesday 18th October
by Tom Jeffries @ 21st October 2011
The last race of the Bradford BMX Bandit’s current series “Battle in the Saddle” was held on Tuesday 18th October, and despite appalling conditions (I thought it was going to be cancelled, something unheard of for the club) 47 riders braved the wet, cold and windy weather to get some last-minute points for the standings.
The series has gone incredibly well, with an outstanding total of 125 different riders racing one or more of the races. This is an incredible amount of people showing just how dedicated everyone involved with the club is. As ever, a big thanks goes out to everyone involved in one way or another with the club.
And so, for the final time this series, here’s how the races finished on the night!
The TROHMS (They Really Ought to Have More Sense) had a full gate of 8 riders, making the racing even more unpredictable than normal. With positions swapping and changing constantly it was a tough race to predict, but after the dust had settled and the riders had recovered it was Glenn Stanley who took the overall win, with Paul Phillips in a very close 2nd place. Graham Owen also put in a great performance to take 3rd place.
Formula 5 had a good 7 riders, with each one trying their absolute best in every single race. It was really great to see the future of the club racing so hard! However despite the efforts of all the other riders it was Lee Storey who took 1st place in every race, with a fantastic ride from Jake Llewelyn who took 2nd place. The top 3 was rounded out by an increasingly fast Tristan Stanley.
The consistently packed Formula 4 saw 10 riders battling it out for the top points. The two gates had some really impressive riding, with some riders putting in some really good laps to get the best possible place. One of those riders was Alfie Ainge, who got a very well-deserved 3rd place. Amy Johnson just missed out on the top spot by finishing in 2nd, and it was Ben Huskisson who was the winner overall in Formula 4, taking first place in every one of his races.
Formula 3 had the most riders this time around, with 11 kids coming down to race. George Fox had a good night and finished in 3rd place, with an extremely good race from Emily Brannan who just missed out on 1st, which was taken by Casey Taglione.
With just 6 riders in Formula 2 the racing was fast-paced and intense, and had Sam Avison and Steven Doherty battling it out for the win. Sam took the overall win with two first places, and Steven finished in 2nd with one win. Kieran Stanley did very well to finish in 3rd place, taking more of those all-important points.
Finally Formula 1 was (rather unsurprisingly) dominated by Arran Skow, as there was no Superclass. He finished a comfortable 1st place in every race. The battle behind him was between Jake Downend and Ben Ungar, who finished in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
So that’s it for the Summer Series! Depressing though it may be I think we’re all aware that winter is well upon us now, and warm clothes and wet weather are the order of the day (or night!). Practice sessions are still on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so hopefully we’ll see you there. Until next time!
The series has gone incredibly well, with an outstanding total of 125 different riders racing one or more of the races. This is an incredible amount of people showing just how dedicated everyone involved with the club is. As ever, a big thanks goes out to everyone involved in one way or another with the club.
And so, for the final time this series, here’s how the races finished on the night!
The TROHMS (They Really Ought to Have More Sense) had a full gate of 8 riders, making the racing even more unpredictable than normal. With positions swapping and changing constantly it was a tough race to predict, but after the dust had settled and the riders had recovered it was Glenn Stanley who took the overall win, with Paul Phillips in a very close 2nd place. Graham Owen also put in a great performance to take 3rd place.
Formula 5 had a good 7 riders, with each one trying their absolute best in every single race. It was really great to see the future of the club racing so hard! However despite the efforts of all the other riders it was Lee Storey who took 1st place in every race, with a fantastic ride from Jake Llewelyn who took 2nd place. The top 3 was rounded out by an increasingly fast Tristan Stanley.
The consistently packed Formula 4 saw 10 riders battling it out for the top points. The two gates had some really impressive riding, with some riders putting in some really good laps to get the best possible place. One of those riders was Alfie Ainge, who got a very well-deserved 3rd place. Amy Johnson just missed out on the top spot by finishing in 2nd, and it was Ben Huskisson who was the winner overall in Formula 4, taking first place in every one of his races.
Formula 3 had the most riders this time around, with 11 kids coming down to race. George Fox had a good night and finished in 3rd place, with an extremely good race from Emily Brannan who just missed out on 1st, which was taken by Casey Taglione.
With just 6 riders in Formula 2 the racing was fast-paced and intense, and had Sam Avison and Steven Doherty battling it out for the win. Sam took the overall win with two first places, and Steven finished in 2nd with one win. Kieran Stanley did very well to finish in 3rd place, taking more of those all-important points.
Finally Formula 1 was (rather unsurprisingly) dominated by Arran Skow, as there was no Superclass. He finished a comfortable 1st place in every race. The battle behind him was between Jake Downend and Ben Ungar, who finished in 2nd and 3rd respectively.
So that’s it for the Summer Series! Depressing though it may be I think we’re all aware that winter is well upon us now, and warm clothes and wet weather are the order of the day (or night!). Practice sessions are still on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so hopefully we’ll see you there. Until next time!
British Cycling Membership
by iancrt @ 04th October 2011
For any Novice members that fancy riding expert and representing the club at this sundays club champs you must have british cycling membership.
Membership should be free for the first year as you are members of an acredited club. You may need to ring british cycling to sort it-not sure if the online system recognises your eligibility.
British Cycling membership section can be found at
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/membership
Membership should be free for the first year as you are members of an acredited club. You may need to ring british cycling to sort it-not sure if the online system recognises your eligibility.
British Cycling membership section can be found at
http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/membership
British Championships Round-Up
by Tom Jeffries @ 29th September 2011
The British Championships were held at Cheddar this year, and 15 Bradford Bandits went down to take part in one of the biggest weekends of the year.
Held over a weekend, the Brits are the conclusion to the National series and are where British titles are won and lost.
All of our riders did extremely well, and we had four riders make the finals in their respective classes!
Arran Brannan raced in 7 year old Males, and did incredibly well to take 7th place for the country in his age category. To make the final at the Brits is an achievement in itself, but even more so considering it’s his first year racing! This, coupled with his 7th place at National level also, is a really good result for him. Hopefully we’ll see more of the same next year!
Arran Skow raced in two different categories, those being Male 15 years and Cruiser 15-16 years. Despite crashing and ending up with a dislocated jaw, he still managed to make the final in both of these categories which is a major accomplishment. Very well done Arran! He got 6th place in Male 15 years and 7th in Cruiser.
Martin Ogden also raced both 20” and Cruiser, and did a spectacular job by not only making it into the final of both races, but by taking 3rd place for both Cruiser 35-39 and the notoriously stacked Masters class. A very good year’s racing for Oggy!
Nigel Smith raced Cruiser 30-34 (another very hard class) took a great 4th place in the final.
I, as I’m sure everyone else, would like to say a massive well done to all the riders that went all the way down to Cheddar to race. Each one of the riders gained the club points, and helped bring Bradford up to 18th place out of 55 clubs, an outstanding result for us and one we hope to see again next year!
So a very big well done and thanks goes out to Sam Avison, Arran Brannan, Michael Cummins, Jake Downend, Stephen Doherty, Billy Fieldhouse, Jordan Mullock, Martin Ogden, Jed Phillips, Paul Phillips, Francis Rhodes, Jon Rhodes, Arran Skow, Nigel Smith and Kieran Stanley for representing both the club and the North region at this year’s British Championships. Good luck to you all for next year!
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Held over a weekend, the Brits are the conclusion to the National series and are where British titles are won and lost.
All of our riders did extremely well, and we had four riders make the finals in their respective classes!
Arran Brannan raced in 7 year old Males, and did incredibly well to take 7th place for the country in his age category. To make the final at the Brits is an achievement in itself, but even more so considering it’s his first year racing! This, coupled with his 7th place at National level also, is a really good result for him. Hopefully we’ll see more of the same next year!
Arran Skow raced in two different categories, those being Male 15 years and Cruiser 15-16 years. Despite crashing and ending up with a dislocated jaw, he still managed to make the final in both of these categories which is a major accomplishment. Very well done Arran! He got 6th place in Male 15 years and 7th in Cruiser.
Martin Ogden also raced both 20” and Cruiser, and did a spectacular job by not only making it into the final of both races, but by taking 3rd place for both Cruiser 35-39 and the notoriously stacked Masters class. A very good year’s racing for Oggy!
Nigel Smith raced Cruiser 30-34 (another very hard class) took a great 4th place in the final.
I, as I’m sure everyone else, would like to say a massive well done to all the riders that went all the way down to Cheddar to race. Each one of the riders gained the club points, and helped bring Bradford up to 18th place out of 55 clubs, an outstanding result for us and one we hope to see again next year!
So a very big well done and thanks goes out to Sam Avison, Arran Brannan, Michael Cummins, Jake Downend, Stephen Doherty, Billy Fieldhouse, Jordan Mullock, Martin Ogden, Jed Phillips, Paul Phillips, Francis Rhodes, Jon Rhodes, Arran Skow, Nigel Smith and Kieran Stanley for representing both the club and the North region at this year’s British Championships. Good luck to you all for next year!
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Race Report - Tuesday 27th September
by Tom Jeffries @ 29th September 2011
Despite the nights drawing in and the winter fast approaching, the Bradford BMX Bandits are showing no signs of letting the elements slow them down, as they held the 8th round of the current summer series “Battle in the Saddle” on Tuesday 27th September.
An amazing 57 riders made it to the track to take part in the racing, with the rapidly-growing Formula 4 having two full gates!
It was an unusually warm night, (the track seems to have its own weather system consisting of wind, rain and snow in summer) and this made for an especially enjoyable evening’s racing.
In the “They Really Ought to Have More Sense” category it was Billy Fieldhouse who took the overall win, but not without some trouble from Adam Faulkener who finished 2nd, and Paul Phillips in 3rd.
Formula 5 had all of 10 riders battling it out for the top spot, but on the night it was Alfie Ainge who won both of his motos and the final so he’ll move up to Formula 4 next time around, as will Hayley Kristovic who finished in 2nd place. George Lucas put in a good performance, and took the 3rd spot for the night.
Formula 4 was the busiest class (yet again!) with an almost unprecedented 16 riders. This is a brilliant turnout for such a (relatively) young class, and it’s great to see so many kids getting involved not just with the sport, but with the club too! As it was so packed the racing was fast and intense all night, but eventually it was Chloe Noble who won Formula 4, with Harvey Taglione in 2nd and Sophia Thewlis in 3rd. All three riders will move up to Formula 3 at the next race.
Formula 3 had a very impressive 14 entries, with some very hard racing in every moto from all of the riders. As it finished the top 3 places were all taken by riders who represented our club at the Brits at Cheddar the previous weekend (report on that coming very soon), with the winner being a very convincing Kieran Stanley. Arran Brannan took 2nd place after his amazing ride at the Brits, and in third was Stephen Doherty. All three riders will move up into Formula 2 next time around.
Formula 2 had four riders, but as ever there had to be just one winner, and that was Jordan Mullock. He’ll move up to Formula 1 at the next race. In 2nd place was Lewis Metcalfe, and just behind him in 3rd place was Ellis Burgess.
Only riders made it down for Formula 1, those being Jordan Sykes and Thomas Lee. This didn’t damage the racing however, as they battled it out in every race, swapping positions constantly. By the time the final rolled around it was Jordan Sykes who took the win, with Thomas Lee in a close 2nd.
And finally Superclass boasted 5 riders and some incredibly quick racing that went down to the line on every race! At the line though it was Arran Skow who was the best on the night and took the win, but not without some serious pressure coming from 4X rider Alex Metcalfe, who took 2nd place. Nigel Smith rounded out the top 3.
And that’s that! The next race is on Tuesday 18th October, but don’t forget that there’s still practices for everybody on Tuesdays, and training for those that have their own equipment on a Thursday evening too. See you at the track!
An amazing 57 riders made it to the track to take part in the racing, with the rapidly-growing Formula 4 having two full gates!
It was an unusually warm night, (the track seems to have its own weather system consisting of wind, rain and snow in summer) and this made for an especially enjoyable evening’s racing.
In the “They Really Ought to Have More Sense” category it was Billy Fieldhouse who took the overall win, but not without some trouble from Adam Faulkener who finished 2nd, and Paul Phillips in 3rd.
Formula 5 had all of 10 riders battling it out for the top spot, but on the night it was Alfie Ainge who won both of his motos and the final so he’ll move up to Formula 4 next time around, as will Hayley Kristovic who finished in 2nd place. George Lucas put in a good performance, and took the 3rd spot for the night.
Formula 4 was the busiest class (yet again!) with an almost unprecedented 16 riders. This is a brilliant turnout for such a (relatively) young class, and it’s great to see so many kids getting involved not just with the sport, but with the club too! As it was so packed the racing was fast and intense all night, but eventually it was Chloe Noble who won Formula 4, with Harvey Taglione in 2nd and Sophia Thewlis in 3rd. All three riders will move up to Formula 3 at the next race.
Formula 3 had a very impressive 14 entries, with some very hard racing in every moto from all of the riders. As it finished the top 3 places were all taken by riders who represented our club at the Brits at Cheddar the previous weekend (report on that coming very soon), with the winner being a very convincing Kieran Stanley. Arran Brannan took 2nd place after his amazing ride at the Brits, and in third was Stephen Doherty. All three riders will move up into Formula 2 next time around.
Formula 2 had four riders, but as ever there had to be just one winner, and that was Jordan Mullock. He’ll move up to Formula 1 at the next race. In 2nd place was Lewis Metcalfe, and just behind him in 3rd place was Ellis Burgess.
Only riders made it down for Formula 1, those being Jordan Sykes and Thomas Lee. This didn’t damage the racing however, as they battled it out in every race, swapping positions constantly. By the time the final rolled around it was Jordan Sykes who took the win, with Thomas Lee in a close 2nd.
And finally Superclass boasted 5 riders and some incredibly quick racing that went down to the line on every race! At the line though it was Arran Skow who was the best on the night and took the win, but not without some serious pressure coming from 4X rider Alex Metcalfe, who took 2nd place. Nigel Smith rounded out the top 3.
And that’s that! The next race is on Tuesday 18th October, but don’t forget that there’s still practices for everybody on Tuesdays, and training for those that have their own equipment on a Thursday evening too. See you at the track!
Machester National photographs
by Jeremy Brown @ 27th September 2011
I received an email from the website 'Best day of our lives' advertising the fact that he had been at the National at Manchester and that the photos he had taken could be found at:-
http://www.photoboxgallery.com/bestdayofourlives
Feel free to visit the site and see if you can spot any of the Club riders.
Don't forget that Tom Jeffries is at every Club session and race taking photos which are uploaded regularly on to this site.
If you want any particular shots taking or would like to get copies of photos Tom has taken have word with him and I'm sure he will sort you out.
http://www.photoboxgallery.com/bestdayofourlives
Feel free to visit the site and see if you can spot any of the Club riders.
Don't forget that Tom Jeffries is at every Club session and race taking photos which are uploaded regularly on to this site.
If you want any particular shots taking or would like to get copies of photos Tom has taken have word with him and I'm sure he will sort you out.
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