Our riders who made their way to the exciting Foxhill motocross venue were treated to sunny skies and an interesting course. The sun stayed out for our youth riders but the mums, dads and coaches who raced later in the day had to face the full force of English winter weather. The U10 and U12 course was a short lap with endless corners and turns but no technical difficulties. The U14 and U16 course made up for this as our riders were presented with one of the most difficult courses of the year.
The number of Sotonia riders and the overall number of riders for the regional championships was lower compared to regular league races but the regular riders were present so there was plenty of competition.
Tilly had a very good race with consistent lap times that got her within 20 seconds of first place in U8 girls. Jaya was not far behind in 3rd place. Isabella is getting faster every race and this time just missed out on the podium in 4th place.
As always Billy’s enthusiasm carried him all the way to a podium spot, finishing 3rd in the U8 boys. Eva has had a few difficult weeks with a bad cold, but she came back strongly to be crowned U10 Girls champion! Marit made the podium a Sotonia sandwich finishing 3rd. Tom Wilks was our only representative in the U10 Boys but he treated all spectators to a very close race with another rider. In the end Tom had to settle for second place, finishing four seconds off top spot.
The U12 start was as fast as ever and the highlight was Tom Allen having a super first two laps to show us what he is capable off and staying with Charlie. Niclas slowly made his way up through the field though, passing Tom and Charlie to finish 7th with Charlie just behind. Tom was still posting consistent lap times but faded a little he finished 11th.
Izzy showed her class by becoming U12 Girls Champion with nearly a full lap ahead of number 2! Ella has discovered that CX racing is a mental game as well and her focus and energy was rewarded with a 3rd place. Sky had a mishap in the last lap but she recovered well to finish 6th.
The U16 course was one of the hardest of the season with steep climbs and downhills, running on steps to climb banks, 2 feet sheer drops, steep off camber slopes and mud to suck the wheels in. This did not stop our riders though, with everyone showing off their skills. Emma probably cannot wait for some of our U12 girls to join her next year as she was our sole representative finishing just off the podium in 4th place. George, Louis and Samuel all had good races and showed us what level our riders have reached already!
Max once again had a very good race, finishing just outside the podium in 4th place. Not bad for a first year U16!
U8 Girls
Tilly Wilks 2nd, Jaya Martingale 3rd, Isabelle Mar-Molinero 4th
U8 Boys
Billy Dyer 3rd
U10 Girls
Eva Mar-Molinero 1st, Marit Davidse 3rd
U10 Boys
Tom Wilks 2nd
U12 Girls
Izzy Hall 1st, Ella Ridgment 3rd, Skye Martingale 6th
U12 Boys
Niclas Olley 7th, Charlie Shepherd 8th, Tom Allen 11th
U14 Girls
Emma Harrison 4th
U14 Boys
George Connell 9th, Louis Kirk 10th, Samuel Ridgment 12th
U16 Boys
Max Darnton 4th
