A & T hosted Round 5 of the A & T Go-Ride Racing Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Sunday afternoon. Track conditions on a warm, sunny afternoon were dry and dusty. A & T welcomed 21 riders from the Lionheart Explorer scouts and guides group from Dunstable, Bedfordshire as part of a week's activity camp in the North West. Riders were split into two groups, the scouts as their four teams for the week's activity in one group, with just 4 A & T riders in the other group.

There were plenty of spills as the Explorer Scouts eagerly got into their match, after a practice session beforehand. There was plenty of competitive racing, as they enjoyed their 24 qualifying heats, before moving onto the 5 Grand Prix Finals. Morgan O'Connell won the 'A' Final, in the fastest time of the match, 49.82 seconds, from Ben Johnson, Alex Nilson and Johnny Berry. Blue and Green teams tied for 1st place with 62 points apiece, from Yellow team on 51 and Red team on 43. All riders received a commemorative prize, with awards to the top 3 riders in the 'A' Final.

A handicapping system was used to cater for the range of ages in the A & T group match. Reece Pollitt once again underlined his impressive speed by making light of his handicap to record a 16 points maximum.

Explorer Scouts group results:

Qualifying scores: Johnny Berry R 15, Morgan O'Connell B 15, Alex Nilson B 15, Ben Johnson G 14, David Griffiths B 14, Will Saunders G 13, Sam Rushmer G 13, Sam Blumson G 12, Seb Calloway Y 12, Elliott Janes Y 12, Scott Mercer Y 11, Emma Fry G 10, Lucy Featherstone B 10, Jasmine O'Connell Y 10, James Sayer B 8, Ollie Carter R 8, Alex Matthews R 7, Coral Rushmer R 7, Emma Jones Y 6, Alex Mustoe R 6, Daniel Evans ns.

'E' Final: E. Jones, C. Rushmer, A. Matthews, A. Mustoe ns.

'D' Final: L. Featherstone, J. O'Connell, J. Sayer, O. Carter.

'C' Final: E. Janes, S. Calloway, S. Mercer, E. Fry.

'B' Final: D. Griffiths, W. Saunders, S. Blumson, S. Rushmer exc.

'A' Final: M. O'Connell, B. Johnson, A. Nilson, J. Berry.

A & T riders group results:

Reece Pollitt 16, Adam Turnbull 12, Max Evans 7, Thomas Whitwam 5.

Referee - Bill Phillips.