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Astley & Tyldesley hosted the 8th and final round of the Transpennine
Grand Prix series at Gin Pit on Sunday. The track was in excellent
condition, considering the amount of heavy rain in the preceding week.
Unfortunately, it rained throughout the match, but the famed Gin Pit
drainage system coped well, even if the rain inevitably made conditions
unpleasant for the riders.
This individual competition comprises ten categories, so some of the
categories were combined for racing purposes, with the scores adjusted
retrospectively, so that only riders' scores against their own age group
counted.
A & T fielded three newcomers in the U-8/ U-10 event and Rhys Burgess,
Ashton Semtyshin and McKenzie Firth can all be well pleased with their
efforts. A & T's Max Evans raced unbeaten in the U-10s category and
clinched the overall series title with a total of 112, finishing 19
points clear of his nearest rival and amassing the highest individual
points score in all ten categories. Matt Snell's score of 12 points was
more than good enough for him to finish 3rd overall in the U-10 series.
Young John White turned in a great performance, dropping just one point
in the U-8 category.
Alexandra Semtyshin made her debut for A & T in the U-12/ U-14 event and
acquited herself well. A & T's Reece Pollitt was in great form in the
U-14 category, dropping only one point and recording the fastest time of
the match, 46.12 seconds, when winning heat 3. Reece finished 3rd
overall in the U-14 series. Daniel Burns was also in good form and he
dropped just one point to another U-12 rider.
Ron Makin was A & T's lone rider in the U-16/Girls/U-18/Veterans match,
with no Combination or Senior riders present. Racing in the Veterans
category, Ron scored 13 points, as Heckmondwike's Darren Kent raced to a
16 points maximum score. This put both riders on a series total of 48
points and tieing for 1st place overall in the Veterans category.
Transpennine Grand Prix Round 8 results
U-8s: Harrison Davis (Hull) 16, John White (A & T) 15, Rhys Burgess (A &
T) 14, McKenzie Firth (A & T) 12, Bella Naylor (Heckmondwike) 12.
U-10s: Max Evans (A & T) 16, Thomas Whitwam (unattached) 15, Ashton
Semtyshin (A & T) 14, William Naylor (Heckmondwike) 12, Matthew Snell (A
& T) 12.
U-12s: Adam Turnbull (Bury) 16, James Elston (Bury) 16, Daniel Burns (A
& T) 15, Joshua Bellis (Hull) 11, Alex Semtyshin (A & T) 10, Charlie
Davis (Hull) 10.
U-14s: Reece Pollitt (A & T) 15, Adam Watson (Sheffield) 15, Daniel
Taylor (Bury) 11.
U-16s: Ryan Livesey (Bury) 16.
U-18s: David Cooper (Hull) 16.
Girls: Katie Greaves (Hull) 16.
Veterans: Darren Kent (Heckmondwike) 16, Ron Makin (A & T) 13.
Referee - Bill Phillips.
Transpennine Grand Prix series - final placings.
U-8s: Ted Bowles (Sheffield) 51, Harrison Davis (Hull) 28, Jack Brownell
(Sheffield) 26.
U-10s: Max Evans (A & T) 112, Thomas Whitwam (unattached) 93, Matthew
Snell (A & T) 60.
U-12s: James Elston (Bury) 111, Adam Turnbull (Bury) 82, Ed Morton
(Sheffield) 53.
U-14s: Adam Watson (Sheffield) 72, Daniel Taylor (Bury) 71, Reece
Pollitt (A & T) 56
U-16s: Ryan Livesey (Bury) 82, Jake Read (Stockport) 64, Joe Pickford
(Stockport) 54.
U-18s: Aiden Owen (Sheffield) 51, David Cooper (Hull) 50, Jack Lush
(Stockport) 45.
Girls: Sandra Tamborska (Sheffield) 60, Georgina Healey (Stockport) 50,
Katie Greaves (Hull) 42.
Combination: Joe Allen (Bury) 64, Joe Holleron (Bury) 13, Vicky Brown
(Sheffield) 10.
Senior: Stephen Whittaker (Bury) 16, Andy Angell (Hull) 15, Trevor
Hulton (Bury) 14.
Veterans: Darren Kent (Heckmondwike) 48, Ron Makin (A & T) 48 (joint
1st), Rob Mawhood (Sheffield) 35.
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