Vince Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 This Sunday, April 9th sees the opening round of the DTRA Championship at Rye House. The meeting will be split into two halves. The morning meeting will consist of Minibikes, Rookies, Restricted (Intermediate) and Junior youth groups. Starting at 11am it will be approximately 30 races including finals. The second part will follow on from this, I would estimate it starting about 2pm. The groups will be Pro, Thunderbike, Vintage and Youth Inters and seniors. Again just over 30 races including the finals I think. Each rider has 3 heats, starting from each of the 3 rows in 12 man races. Points scored decide who qualifies for the finals and where they start from. Entry is free for spectators, come along with an open mind rather than expecting to see Speedway and you should have a good time and see some competitive racing. 12 bikes on a Speedway track can get pretty interesting at times. As ever if you go come and say hi to No95 in the pm meeting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) Former Rye House speedway rider Karl Fiala visited the track today and met Flat Track star British Champion Alan Birtwhistle who was there to practice for Sunday's DTRA Championship round. Edited April 7, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 RYE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE::::::::::::: FLAT TRACK THIS SUNDAY! Rye House Stadium plays host to the first round of the eight event Maxxis Flat Track Nationals this Sunday. Featuring 12 rider races, the meeting is set to be split into two halves. The morning event will consist of Minibikes, Rookies, Restricted (Intermediate) and Junior youth groups. The second incorporates Pro, Thunderbike, Vintage and Youth Inters and Seniors. The meeting starts at 11am, and admission is FREE. For further details, please log on to: https://www.dirttrackriders.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 (edited) Dirt Track Riders Association UK2017 Season starts this weekend. Maxxis Flat Track NationalsSaturday come and see us at the Bike Shed, 384 Old Street, London, EC1V 9LT, between 2-5pmSunday we are at Rye House Speedway. Racing Starts around noon. Pro A main will be after 4pm. Edited April 7, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2017 Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 Forwarded message: :::::::::: Dirt Track Riders Association UK = Riders parking at Rye House tomorrow. Please park tight and block each other in until after the speedway. They have had massive crowds and need as much parking space as possible. Please help them and check before you park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) Dirt Track Riders Association Maxxis 2017 UK Flat Track Championships. April 9, Rye House Speedway, Hoddesdon Round one of the Maxxis 2017 UK Flat Track Championships put on by the DTRA (Dirt Track Riders Association) series held at Rye House Speedway kicked off the season in style. With the largest numbers of entrants to date, blazing sunshine and an amazing day of racing it produced a spectacular opening event. The Pro class A-final saw 2016 DTRA champion Alan Birtwistle line up on the front of the grid alongside former champion Aidan Collins and young hotshots Oliver Brindley and Toby Hales. It promised to be special and it didn’t disappoint as Collins got a flying start leading the way into turn one. Birtwistle and Brindley were hot on his heels with Hales chasing hard in fourth. A crash early in the race led to a restart with the riders lining up in the position they were in when the race was stopped. Once again Collins got a text book start and led the way with Birtwistle, Brindley and Hales chasing as before. Birtwistle pushed hard all the way but Collins had the track dialled, held his line and the competition at bay to take the win. Birtwistle rode well for second with Brindley holding off Hales for third. The Pro class B-final saw Vince Hurst get the holeshot. He was closely followed by Gary Birtwistle and Leah Tokelove, who was competing in the Pro class for the first time. Hurst, who might be the fastest granddad racing with the DTRA, showed his years of experience as he blasted ahead to take the win. Behind, Birtwistle got the jump on Tokelove to move into second, as did Justin Heavens as he moved into the third. Birtwistle rode well for second with Heavens third. A new guard of young hotshots took over in the Restricted class. Sky Adams showed skills beyond her age as she blasted into the lead ahead of Jordan Miller and Jon Bell. Miller had a wobble and Bell didn’t hesitate to take advantage as he moved through into second. Out front Adams rode well holding her line and stayed out of trouble to take the win. Bell took second with Miller holding off a late challenge from Joe Banks to take third. The Vintage class had a truly international flavour and provided one of the best races of the day. Flamboyant Frenchman Dimitri Coste got a flyer of a start as he led the way through the first turn with speedy Spaniard Ferran Mas Saenz second and Britain’s Guy Sutherland third. Mas Saenz then turned up the power as he blasted past Coste to move into the lead with Sutherland close by. Following lots of jostling for position early in the race Mas Saenz manged to open a small lead before taking the win. Behind, Triumph duo Sutherland and Coste rode superbly to take second and third respectively. In the Thunderbike class Jon Bell got a fast start as he led Ross Herrod and Mike Hill into turn one. Bell continued to lead and started to open a gap on his competition. Behind, Hill got the better of Herrod as he moved into second. Herrod sat in third but was being pressured from Kye Forte in fourth. Bell took the win with Hill second and Herrod held off Forte for third. The Rookie class was bigger than ever with lots of new racers joining the DTRA family. Lee Sadler got the early advantage as he led Richard Gardiner and Gareth Howes. Behind, Howes turned it up as he moved into second and started to close the gap on Sadler. In the final lap Howes made his move to the win. Sadler had to settle for second with Martin Mills moving through into third. Joe Banks flew into the lead in the Minibike class only to crash early on putting him out of contention. Neil Macqueen seized the opportunity to take the reins up front with Jeremy Skipp and Mike Fisher hot on his heels. Macqueen rode a smart race staying ahead to claim victory. Behind, Skipp, Fisher and Andy Swift pushed each other for the final podium positions. Skipp hung on to second as Swift worked his way into third. The Youth Senior Class saw Joe Burden take the win. In the Youth Intermediates Luke Gardiner got a flying start only to be taken by Jack Bell who went on take the victory. Ted Wilkinson rode well as he moved up to steal second with Gardiner rounding out the podium. In the Youth Juniors Charlie Kelly took the win with Thomas Hunt second and Wilbur Skip third. Words: Ian OsbournePhoto: Ian Roxburgh Edited April 11, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Massive thanks to Tom Bing for this great little edit from the action at Round 1 of the Maxxis Flat Track Nationals at Rye House, Sunday, April 9, 2017. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YlVcBIv4AJo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 The Pro class B-final saw Vince Hurst get the holeshot. He was closely followed by Gary Birtwistle and Leah Tokelove, who was competing in the Pro class for the first time. Hurst, who might be the fastest granddad racing with the DTRA, showed his years of experience as he blasted ahead to take the win. Taking an educated guess,Vince Hurst is our "Vince",so congratulations "grandad" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 (edited) Dirt Track Riders Association UK Rye House Speedway. 9 April · Hoddesdon · Photos by Ian Roxburgh Edited April 12, 2017 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 'Twas me, winning the B final just means you didn't qualify in the top 10 to go direct to the A so not as good as it sounds, think I actually qualified 13th after some very poor decisions in the heats! Eventually finished 11th in the main (because somebody fell off ) so it wasn't a great day but OK for an old fart, it is getting tough to get to the A final at all these days. Wish I had got the holeshot and led the whole race, led into turn 1 but was 2nd coming off turn 4 and stayed there for about 5 laps until I managed to get underneath Gary Birtwistle with a pretty 'robust' move. After all 11th or 12th gate pick in the A final is worth dying for 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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