Friday 8th July and the final round of The Hafren CC Freewheel Grass Track League. The sun shone and the riders were treated to some excellent and fast riding conditions. With the title of HCC 2016 grass track champion on the line, the riders produced some of the best racing seen in the league this year.

The juniors and youth riders competed over 3 events on the night, the ‘Flying Lap’ time trial, the longest lap and an elimination race. The growing confidence amongst the junior riders saw some very close races! As the Junior event drew to a close all the young riders were treated to a bag of Mollies Sweets, kindly provided by our event sponsor, as just rewards for their efforts. The Following riders were crowned HCC Grasstrack Champions in their respective events:-

Noah White MSW U8 Boys

Jess Bufton HCC u8 Girls

Max Bufton HCC u10 Boys

Evie Hill HCC u10 Girls

Fred Meredith HCC u12 Boys

Rachel Williams HCC u12 Girls

Sam Holwill HCC u14 Boys

Emma Holwill HCC u14 Girls

As the shadows grew longer the adults took to the 400m circuit affectionately known as the ‘Welshpool Velodrome’ in a final showdown for the crown of HCC grasstrack Champion 2016.  Riders set of on a leg burner ‘flying lap’ time trial, which also gave them their seeding for future rounds.  This was followed by the Longest Lap testing both the riders tactical ability as well as sprinting.  Finished off with the traditional elimination race, where the last rider drops out on every lap.

Despite a brave effort from HCC’s Emma Serjeant the young and upcoming Katie Hesden from CYB Dragon’s put in a commanding performance to seal the Women’s title. Meanwhile Tyler Brennan of The Bulls finished off a clean sweep wining all 3 rounds to secure the Men’s title.

Hafren CC would like to thank all the participants who rode this year’s series (111 entries across 3 events) and also club members who gave up their time to marshal. Finally special thanks to Welshpool High School for providing the venue and Mollies Sweet Shop for sponsoring the event.

 See you all in 2017!!

Results

Under 8 Girls Total 8th July Final
Rd1 +Rd2 Flying Lap Scratch Race Elimination Race Total
Name Club Points Time Points Pos Points Pos Points Points
Jess Bufton Hafren CC 119 25.06 20 1 20 1 20 179
Shona Park Hafren CC 113 25.08 19 2 19 2 19 170
Alice Joyce Hafren CC 108 25.46 18 3 18 3 18 162
Lecsi Simkin Hafren CC 99 32.28 17 4 17 4 17 150
Libby Loxam Hafren CC 54 0 0 0 54
Under 8 Boys Total 8th July Final
Rd1 +Rd2 Flying Lap Scratch Race Elimination Race Total
Name Club Points Time Points Pos Points Pos Points Points
Noah White MSW 120 19.78 20 1 20 1 20 180
Elliot Turner Hafren CC 111 24.14 19 2 19 2 19 168
Gethin Serjeant Hafren CC 104 27.68 18 4 17 4 17 156
Alexander Williams Hafren CC 103 28.53 16 3 18 3 18 155
Jude White MSW 103 28.63 15 5 16 5 16 150
Noah Dearing Hafren CC 93 27.94 17 6 15 6 15 140
Victor Meredith Hafren CC 84 34.95 13 7 14 7 14 125
Leo Griffith Hafren CC 78 34.82 14 8 13 8 13 118
Sebastian Loxam Hafren CC 38 0 0 0 38
Matthew Willingham Hafren CC 38 0 0 0 38
Under 10 Girls Total 8th July Final
Rd1 +Rd2 Flying Lap Longest Lap Elimination Race Total
Name Club Points Time Points Pos Points Pos Points Points
Evie Hill Hafren CC 120 23.94 20 1 20 1 20 180
Mackenzie McCourt Hafren CC 110 25.4 18 2 19 2 19 166
Eva Griffith Hafren CC 106 25.2 19 3 18 3 18 161
Taya Griffiths Hafren CC 57 0 0 0 57
Under 10 Boys Total 8th July Final
Rd1 +Rd2 Flying Lap Longest Lap Elimination Race Total
Name Club Points Time Points Pos Points Pos Points Points
Max Bufton Hafren CC 120 15.71 20 1 20 1 20 180
George Joyce Hafren CC 114 18.59 19 2 19 2 19 171
Under 12 Girls Total 8th July Final
Rd1 +Rd2 Flying Lap Longest Lap Elimination Race Total
Name Club Points Time Points Pos Points Pos Points Points
Rachel Williams Hafren CC 120 17.33 20 1 20 1 20 180
Under 12 Boys Total 8th July Final
Rd1 +Rd2 Flying Lap Longest Lap Elimination Race Total
Name Club Points Time Points Pos Points Pos Points Points
Fred Meredith Hafren CC 120 16.28 20 1 20 1 20 180
Tommy Hill Hafren CC 110 18.02 19 2 19 2 19 167
Zac McCourt Hafren CC 102 20.27 18 3 18 3 18 156
George Thomas Arddleen 112 0 0 0 112
Youth Girls Total 8th July Final
Rd1 +Rd2 Flying Lap Longest Lap Elimination Race Total
Name Club Points Time Points Pos Points Pos Points Points
Emma Holwill Hafren CC 60 19.88 20 1 20 1 20 180
Youth Boys Total 8th July Final
Rd1 +Rd2 Flying Lap Longest Lap Elimination Race Total
Name Club Points Time Points Pos Points Pos Points Points
Sam Holwill Hafren CC 60 15.13 20 1 20 1 20 180
Sean Hill Hafren CC 57 0 0 0 57
Senior Women 1st July Total 8th July Final
Elimination Race Rd1 +Rd2 Flying Lap Longest Lap Elimination Race Total
Name Age Points Points Time Points Pos Points Pos Points Points
Katie Hesden 15 20 118 45.08 20 1 20 1 20 178
Emma Serjeant 37 19 111 49.84 19 2 19 2 19 168
Rebecca Richardson 30 0 59 0 0 0 59
Shonah Dowler 42 0 48 0 0 0 48
Kat Holwill 40 0 47 0 0 0 47
Caroline Bufton 37 0 43 0 0 0 43
Claire Turner 37 0 34 0 0 0 34
Lea Richter 39 0 27 0 0 0 27
Senior Men 1st July Total 8th July Final
Elimination Race Rd1 +Rd2 Flying Lap Longest Lap Elimination Race Total
Name Age Points Points Time Points Pos Points Pos Points Points
Tyler Brennan 16 20 120 36.96 20 1 20 1 20 180
Rob Brennan 45 18 100 43.08 17 3 18 5 16 151
Thomas Franzel 38 19 98 44.68 15 4 17 3 18 148
Keelan Serjeant 36 16 97 41.45 18 5 15 8 13 143
Mark Hill 48 17 92 43.84 16 5 16 4 17 141
Mike Smith 72 15 75 52.15 13 9 12 7 14 114
Neil Simkin 42 13 42 46.21 14 7 14 9 12 82
Ashley Banks 0 40.7 19 2 19 2 19 57
Ian Coe 51 0 55 0 0 0 55
Tony Brooks 47 0 48 0 0 0 48
Elwyn Turner 43 0 47 0 0 0 47
Peter Thomas 41 0 43 0 0 0 43
Fred Meredith 0 53.03 12 8 13 6 15 40
Martin Ellacott 14 39 0 0 0 39
David Williams 48 12 37 0 0 0 37
Sam Holwill 13 0 34 0 0 0 34