Cambridge Salt n shake it
By TMX Archives on 21st Oct 11
Congratulations to Cambridge CJSC for winning the ACU BYMX Team Event as they took the lead from race one and fended off the challenges from the Scottish terriers snapping at their heels all the way down to the last race as Scotland never gave up the battle. There was also a passionate and committed battle between the Irish and Cumbria to take the final podium spot.
Salter's Lane motoparc was superbly built and prepared by Mark Reville who gave a track which saw the closest racing the BYMX has seen this year. There were some great battles throughout the meeting in all classes but it was the determined CJSC, superbly led by Team Manager Maryann Mell with their noisy entourage of devoted club supporters, who tasted the fruits of victory after the last two years as runners-up.
The event was a huge success with rule changes meaning that no made-up teams were allowed, it had to be a club, which made the event even more special. Seven clubs took up the challenge and just like the MX Nations it was the lowest scores to count with 1 point for a win and with 35 riders in each race, every place was important with no scores to drop and a DNF worth 40 points. Every single rider did their upmost, with some having to push their bikes around that track for a finish to reduce team scores. It is hard to pick out individuals as this truly is a team event and everyone plays their part for the club that they love. From the little Auto riders who stepped up a class for the event to the national riders, even GP stars, everyone was important and the true team sprit came across with the atmosphere electric.
Congratulations has to go to the ACU for making the changes which resulted in some of the best racing this year and not just at the front but all the way through the pack. Team battles were a plenty from CJSC and Scotland's scrap for top honours, Irish and Cumbria for the final Podium spot and North East and East Coast for sixth. Cheshire North West some the pluckiest Auto riders stepping up for their first Junior class rides and also Juniors to Small Wheels.
Fast starting Tom Grimshaw (CJSC) took a race win off of BYMX Champion Alexander Brown (Scotland) in the first as he put a great pass on the Scotsman for the win. Four of the CJSC team riders of Grimshaw, Osmaston, Scott, Hearn and Martin were never out of the top 10 in any race which lead not only to their class victory but the lowest total of 197 from of all teams in all classes by 51 points for the weekend.
The closest racing was in the Small-wheels with no one dominating the proceedings as Jack Camwell (CJSC) took three wins, Daniel Bewley (Cumbria) two wins and Alfie Mountford (CJSC) one win.
Top performer of the weekend was Brad Todd (Cumbria) in the Big-wheels with six race wins however John Adamson (Scotland) and Ben Cole (CJSC) put some great passes on Brad but they didn't last for long.
In the Youth class the top five riders were close with a tie for the top on 17 points between Mark Perfect (Scotland) and Robert Hales (CJSC). Move of the day had to be Hales take on the last corner to win from Perfect in the fifth race. Perfect took three wins, Hales one win, Jay Lamb (Scotland) one win, and Murray Clunie (Scotland) also one win.
The Adults class top performer wasn't the expected Irish GP Star and Nations rider Stuart Edmonds, perhaps it was the pressure, but Cheshire North West's Ash Wilde with four wins and Edmonds with two wins to boost his team onto the podium.
ACU BYMX Team event
Salters Lane Motoparc
Team Overalls: 1 CJSC 1824 points, 2 Scotland 1962, 3 Ireland 2424, 4 Cumbria 2591, 5 Cheshire NWSC 3176, 6 North East Mx 3506, 7 East Coast 3662
Class Results
Juniors: 1 CJSC 197 points, 2 SACU 273, 3 North East MX 532, 4 MCUI 605, 5 Cumbria 608, 6 Cheshire NWSC 797, 7 East Coast Mx 804.
Small-wheels 85cc: 1 CJSC 332, 2 MCUI 423, 3 SACU 515, 4 Cumbria 560, 5 North East MX 633, 6 East Coast Mx 665 , 7 Cheshire NWSC 684.
Big-wheel 85cc: 1 CJSC 259, 2 SACU 417, 3 Cumbria 468, 4 MCUI 547, 5 East Coast Mx 613, 6 Cheshire NWSC 651, 7 North East Mx 869
Youth: 1 SACU 248 2nd CJSC 336, 3 MCUI 514, 4 Cumbria 567, 5 Cheshire NWSC 597, 6 North East MX 768, 7 East Coast MX 778
Adult: 1 MCUI 335 2nd Cumbria 388, 3 Cheshire NWSC 447, 4 SACU 509, 5 CJSC 700, 6 North East MX 704, 7 East Coast MX 802
