Rooster’s Race Report ~ Chilled out at Coppull
The North Region Winter Series rolled into Coppull for Round 4 and Mid Lancs BMX Club had been working hard to ensure the track was in pristine condition.
With 160 riders braving the cold, there was plenty of exciting action; in 12 Boys, the performance of the day was Spencer McLeod, finishing an excellent 2nd behind Preston’s Euan Hunt. Riccardo Mellor got 7th and Brandan Nolan got 8th making it a great day out for the young guns of Manchester.
Valerie Zebrokova has been duelling it out with the boys in 13 Boys and got a solid 6th in Coppull, all good experience for the Summer seaon in 2010.
Matthew “Factory” Saunders got 5th in 14 Boys, with his usual display of super smooth riding. When he actually hits 14, he’ll have more power to go along with the skills he has plenty of, but by then he’ll also probably be riding up too….
16+ has been the biggest class at these Regionals, with just shy of 40 riders having competed in at least one round. Coppull saw Manchester and Redline’s Jacob Roberts make it look all too easy taking a very impressive win in the A Final. Joe Davenport was also in good form but a crash put paid to his chances of making the A, so he settled for taking the B Final. To make it a clean sweep of finals, Ross Gill won the C.
Payback saw Pete Hosker recover from a crash to take some well earned points, but he’ll be disappointed to have taken a dirt shower. Cal Strickland took all his motos by a mile but come final time lost out to fellow Elite rider Luke Tamblyn by the narrowist of margins.
In 30-39 Cruiser, Andy Drelincourt put in another great performance to keep him on top of the standings for the Series.