HANDY ANDY!
Report By Mrs Hayley Walton

Rhayader Youth Motocross Club (RYMXC) held Round 5 of the Club Championships on Sunday, 21st June 2009 at Neuadd Track, Penybont, near Llandrindod Wells.

The completely revamped track was absolutely awesome with new tabletops, uphill jumps, bomb-holes and one massive downhill jump, thanks to the hard work of Mr Ray Collard. RYMXC are hoping to hold a Round of the BSMA Nationals at this fast flowing track next year, which would be excellent for the club and the riders would love it!

So, with perfect weather conditions, the Seniors hit the gate first with the incredible Oliver Paine and Adam Morris neck and neck in the first race, with Adam leading for the first four laps, but all change as Paine took control to sort out Morris who just missed out on the win!  Both riders really put on a show for their fans who were going crazy (well me anyway), with Paine taking all three race wins and Morris taking three second places, both riding in a class of their own!  Paine and Morris both loved the revamped track and said the new jumps and longer laps were very testing but great to ride! Local lad Gareth Hughes had a very strong and consistent day’s racing finishing in third overall and jumping as cool as a cucumber looking very comfortable. While Dean Plumstead rode out of his skin, he had an unlucky fall on the first lap of race one but came from second to last to finish in a rewarding fourth place!  Watch out boys, Plumstead is going very well and he means business! Plumstead and the polite Spencer Eve pushed each other all day but race two was the most exciting as they pushed to the chequered flag neck and neck with Plumstead just having the edge, both lads showing great sportsmanship afterwards. Spencer looked like he really enjoyed the fast track and he certainly worked hard in every race, jumping with ease! Darryl Prisk got stuck in the action and had a brilliant fourth place in race three and rode very strong all day carrying great speed.

With three out of three holeshots the experienced ‘Handy’ Andy Watkins was on fire!!  Watkins was very handy indeed around the huge track and tested Lee 'Stanley' Edmondson all day never giving an inch!  Watkins led until the last lap in race one and just missed out on the win as Stanley just took the chequered flag! Race three was even more exciting as Watkins made a mistake on one of the top corners and Stanley made the move to take quite a big lead but Watkins was having none of it and caught and passed Stanley to take the win!!  Both riders were fantastic to watch and made it look very easy (I bet they were knackered though)? Cool Chris Morris was out on his own most of the time taking home three third positions. Cool Chris pushed himself all day showing a high level of fitness for an old one and was outstanding over the jumps!!  Fourth overall went to local rider Jonathan Evans who was pushed by the ever-quick Gerwyn Exon in race 1 as positions changed all the time but it was Evans's determination that followed through just in front. Both Evans and Exon loving the conditions and certainly showed a much quicker performance than previous meetings, both suited to the fast track and downhills!
Sexy Wyn Hopey Hope took home sixth overall and had the edge over Evans and Exon in race 2, holding them off on every corner but it was Evans yet again who just passed his brother-in-law on the last lap!!!

The Inter-Open group was very close indeed but it was fast boy Hywel 'Millsy' Mills who took home first position with two firsts and a second place. Millsy had not ridden his bike for five weeks and was pushed by Ryan 'Raver' Waters and Bad Boy Billy Johnson in race 1 and it was very close until the ever-talented Ben Francis latched onto the front pack with an incredible ride to take home second place, sorting out both Waters and Johnson, while Millsy took the flag!! - all four riders had the race of their lives and carrying great speed. But it sadly all changed for Ben in race two, as he had a bad fall and hurt the top of his leg very badly and couldn’t complete the day’s racing, so we wish Ben a quick recovery. Waters went on to just take the win from Millsy in race three, with Johnson taking home three third places. Danny Morris finished in a very fast fourth, while Sam Newell got a excellent fifth place and Rhian George in sixth.  Hannah Hope just missed out on a top six finish as she tried hard to chase down Rhian, both girls riding very well! 

Out next was the Inter-85 group who never fail to impress us with number 15 Joel 'Joker' Hughes getting out the gate first in all three races showing them who's boss! Joel was in a class of his own riding very, very well  and everyone loved watching him ride. He was on fire over the jumps, clearing them with great height and enjoying every minute of it! The Joker took home three race wins and hunting him down was the brilliant and exciting rider Sonny Parker who is so determined to do his best in every race taking home three second places. Third position went to the ever-improving Connor Clewett who is just getting quicker and quicker and fully deserved his points, with Rhys Roberts getting his best result to date in a fantastic fourth position and a huge smile on his face! Fifth position overall went to Cool Customer Kiaron Watkins who had been in hospital the previous week and was riding very well and carrying a lot more speed (I would like to know what Mr Watkins gave his grandsons for breakfast, so I can give Christian some before he rides the Welsh 2 Day this week)!!! A brilliant sixth went to Jack Newell who seemed to just love the track and was cornering very well.  Adelaide Watkins and Krya Pickersgill pushed each other hard all day and ended up on joint points, both showing good style and fast lines!

In the Juniors it was the ever-smooth Alex 'Bubba' Walton who just looked effortless up the hills and took home three race wins with ease. Bubba got all three holeshots but it was Ieuan Morgan that shocked everyone as he kept close on Bubba's tail in race 3, pushing hard all the way. It was Morgan's best display for the crowd yet and everyone is talking about him and what he had for breakfast? Morgan had been in hospital all last week with heat exhaustion and the rest certainly did him good as he took three seconds places - WELL DONE IEU!  Wild Will Jones powered out the gate well with some amazing starts and carried great speed on the corners and rode a lot smoother and took home third place overall. Wild Will battled hard with best friend Kieron 'Smiler' Mills who pulled out all the stops to catch Wild Will to finish in a outstanding fourth, while 'The Brookster' Brooklyn Evans tried so hard to catch Wild Will and Smiler with a brilliant fourth in race one. Jac Rhys-Jones went very well round the huge track and was jumping with great ease and was over the moon with a top six finish after working hard.

After being unable to ride for six weeks after a bad accident it was 'The Rocket' Ryan Rowlands who was back on winning form in the Autos taking all three race wins. The Rocket gave it all he could and absolutely destroyed the track with some great action, but a mistake cost 'The Rocket the start in race three as he flipped the bike over giving the ever-powerful Jamie Evans 'The Javelin' the opportunity to get out in front and with some very good lines held The Rocket off for two confident laps with sheer determination! The Javelin took home second overall in the Auto group while Harry 'Cheeky Chap' Edmondson rode in a style of his own taking three fantastic third positions throughout the day, he is great to watch!  Iwan Mills was very proud of his fourth position overall, he just powered round the track with great ability! Fifth place went to local rider ‘Brave’ Ben Evans who was really carrying some speed and pushed Millsy and Billy Jones hard all day! Billy Jones is certainly one to look out for finishing in a outstanding sixth place, all riders trying very hard!

RYMXC would like to thank all riders, marshals and fans for turning out to support their club! And special thanks go to Mr Ray Collard and family for all their hard work and support.
 
 

                AUTOS
                1-RYAN ROWLANDS
                2-JAMIE EVANS
                3-HARRY EDMONDSON
                4-IWAN MILLS
                5-BEN EVANS
                6-BILLY JONES
                
                JUNIORS
                1-ALEX WALTON
                2-IEUAN  MORGAN
                3-WILLIAM JONES
                4-KIERON MILLS
                5-BROOKLYN EVANS
                6-JACK RHYS-JONES
                
                SMALL WHEEL
                1-JOEL HUGHES
                2-SONNY PARKER
                3-CONNOR CLEWTT
                4-RHYS ROBERTS
                5-KIARON WATKINS
                6-JACK NEWELL
                
                BIG WHEEL
                1-HYWEL MILLS
                2-RYAN WATERS
                3-BILLY JOHNSON
                4-DANNY MORRIS
                5-SAM NEWELL
                6-RHIAN GEORGE
                
                SENIORS
                1-OLIVER PAINE
                2-ADAM MORRIS
                3-GARETH HUGHES
                4-DEAN PLUMSTEAD
                5-SPENCER EVE
                6-DARYL PRISK
                
                ADULT
                1-ANDY WATKINS
                2-LEE EDMONDSON
                3-CHRIS MORRIS
                4-JONATHAN EVANS
                5-GERWYN EXON
                6-WYN HOPE