Smith on song at 2024 Pendine Beach Race – Race Report & Results

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After the kids ripped up the sand on Saturday, Sunday was the turn of the Adult racers to strut their stuff at the Pendine Beach Race. The beach has been the home of many land speed record attempts over the years, but last weekend, the famous beach hosted a two-day extravaganza of motocross beach racing hosted by the Lets Go Racing Club.

Report and Images by Gary Jones Photography

For the two days, the sun shone down on the Pendine beach. Spectators watched for free from the grandstand view along the beachfront while the riders entertained them with their airtime jumps and also the odd tumble off the bikes. Whilst the adults had a slightly longer track with well over a hundred riders, again, Pendine was the place to be on the weekend to watch the dirt bike action hosted by the Lets Go Racing Club, which bought in extra revenue to Pendine at a time of the year when most of the residents in the small west Wales village don’t see much activity for most of the winter months.

Claiming the victory in the Adult A class was Alfie Smith, who made up for finishing second to Jake Bowdwn in the first moto by slamming in two race wins of his own on his way to the overall. John Magilton pitched in with three solid motos for second overall, while Lewis Boyce nailed third.

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In the Adult B category, Ashley Bowden went through the card, taking the chequers on all three occasions to win the class. Lee Gould came in second, and Jack Jordan came in third. In the Adult C Novice class, Kian Meredith was the dominant force, going 1-1-1 to triumph ahead of Jay Staples and Dean Curtis.

Chris Marvin was another maximum man in the Vets Over 35’s, fending off Phillip Jones in second and Jeremy Absalom in third, while in the Vets Over 45’s, Brett Trivett rattled off three race victories to top the table. David Boswell-Jones and Emyr Evans were second and third.

Joining the immaculate performance club was Maison Jones in the Youth 125 class, who was joined on the podium by Leah Rees Evans on the second step and Kian John on the third.

The Youth 250 group saw Alfie Crealock-Lovell in fine form. He took the chequers in every race to claim the win over Nathan Maynard and Ollie Davies.

Results

Adult A

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	Alfie Smith	133	43	45	45
2	John Magilton	120	34	43	43
3	Lewis Boyce	119	39	39	41
4	ED MOUNTJOY	117	41	41	35
5	Joe Hickman	113	37	37	39
6	Alex Davies	104	35	35	34
7	JAKE BOWDEN	82	45	–	37

Adult B

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	Ashley Bowden	135	45	45	45
2	Lee Gould	127	41	43	43
3	Jack Jordan	119	39	39	41
4	Joshua Denscombe	117	43	41	33
5	Rhys Brown	111	37	37	37
6	GLYN MCQUIRE	108	34	35	39
7	Adrian Evans	101	35	32	34
8	Scott Lloyd	100	32	33	35
9	Charlie Grota	65	31	34	–
10	Frankie Feetham	33	33	–	–
11	Jason Evans	30	30	–	–

Adult C – Novice

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	KIEN MEREDITH	135	45	45	45
2	Jay Staples	127	41	43	43
3	DEAN CURTIS	121	39	41	41
4	Jamie Goddard	116	43	39	34
5	Marc Rouke	110	34	37	39
6	Gethin Thomas	109	37	35	37
7	Dan Nowell	98	35	33	30
8	JEREMY TIDBALL	96	29	32	35
9	DAFFYD BROWN	93	31	30	32
10	JACK BUCKLEY	90	30	29	31
11	DAFYDD HAVARD	84	27	28	29
12	Ben Sullivan	67	33	34	–
13	Dylan Hart	64	–	31	33
14	GLYN MCQUIRE	32	32	–	–
15	RIO EVANS	28	28	–	–

Vets Over 35

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	Chris Marvin	135	45	45	45
2	Phillip Jones	129	43	43	43
3	Jeremy Absalom	123	41	41	41
4	Gary Jones	117	39	39	39
5	Dan Griffiths	37	37	–	–

Vets Over 45

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	BRETT TRIVETT	135	45	45	45
2	David Boswell Jones	129	43	43	43
3	EMYR EVANS	121	41	41	39
4	Shelley Walters	115	39	39	37
5	Dai ’32’ Hughes	111	35	35	41
6	KRISTOFER ROACH	109	37	37	35

Youth 125

Pos	Competitor	Total Points	r 1	r 2	r 3
1	Maison Jones	135	45	45	45
2	Leah Rees Evans	123	43	39	41
3	Kian John	121	41	37	43
4	Charlie James	117	35	43	39
5	Ben Francis	117	39	41	37
6	Tallis Price	72	37	35	–