A superb entry of Electric Balance Bike racers descended on the Wheeldon Off-Road Centre in Devon at the weekend for the first official EXGB event and to compete for the Revvi South West Super Cup in their respective classes.
With goodie bags, medals, colouring and sweets around, and a superhero-themed race hub, the atmosphere was set for a fun couple of days of track action where each and every little rider was cheered on and supported as they powered around the excellent indoor Wheeldon track.
Reggie Wood won six of the seven Revvi 12″ Open 3 years of age races, losing only to a great Sunday race by George Breeze, who thoroughly deserved his race win. Overall though, Reggie would claim victory on both days and the Revvi South West Super Cup with it. On Saturday, Tommy White had a tremendous day to finish second overall, with George Breeze in third. On Sunday, though, Breeze would move up to second, with Harvey Nicol rounding out the podium in third after riding fantastic.
Well done to all of the other racers in this class for never giving up and putting on a great show; take a bow, Hunter Sleet, Harry Scammell, Ethan Rudd, Bruno Livkis and George Joyce.
In the Revvi 12″ Open 4-5 year old category, there was a great battle between Louie Bryant and Stanley Scott, with the two sharing the number one spot on Saturday, with Nicky Layt having a superb day with third. On Sunday though, Stanley got the upper hand with two race victories to Louie’s one, which meant he would win day two and the Revvi South West Super Cup. Great racing, Guys. Nicky would once again claim third. Well done also to Blake Martin Benson, Evan Cooper, Charlie Ormshaw and Maya Harris for all riding so well over the two days.
The Revvi 16″ Standard 3-4 year old class was very keenly contested, but on Sunday it was Louie Smith who would win each and every race for the Day one victory. Behind Louie, Mabel Breeze had a fantastic day to finish second, being joined on the podium by Zara Jackson, who thoroughly deserved her place on the box. Sunday only rider Foxy Smith came saw and conquered on Sunday heading home Tommy Scammel, with Louie Smith in third, who, with two solid days of racing, would take home the South West Super Cup. Big congrats to the other racers in this stacked class, Ethan Rudd, Sophia O’Connell, Dylan Sharpe and Harry Plaice.
Oliver Weston took the chequers in three of the four Revvi 16″ Open 3-4 year old class races on Saturday to be that day’s Champion ahead of Levi Flashman and Raife Western. The other race win went the way of Jacob Bland, who showed good speed. On Sunday, Poppy Reeves had a blinding day winning the final two races to be triumphant on the day ahead of Levi and Raife. Levi had great results over the course of the weekend, and it was this determination and consistency that won him the South West Super Cup for his class.
Well done also to the other riders in the class, Oakley Gaines, Jacob Julian Cossey, Harley Randle and Jonah Barks, for all riding awesome.
Onto the Revvi 16″ Standard 5-6 year old group, which saw Dale Bennett and Oscar Duckworth dualling it out, with Bennett having the edge on the Saturday for the win ahead of Duckworth and Martha Gill on her 16″ debut. Sunday saw Eli Smith strutting his stuff, and with three moto victories, the day’s honours would go his way over Dale and Oscar, with Dale taking home the South West Super Cup. Epic racing guys! Also duking it out on track and riding well were Eduardas Lukosiunas, Darcy Joad, Ortus Simons, and Darcey Kurlie.
The Revvi 16″ Open 5-6 class always serves up great racing, and two of the star performers in this category over the last two years, Austin Roberts and Kolbe Red Sole were set to do battle once again. It was to be Austin’s weekend though, taking the win in both A finals ahead of Kolbe (who did beat Austin in one race on Saturday). Arthur Hitchock was third on both days in a class that had two heats of races due to its popularity. Elliott Watts worked hard on both days, just missing out on the podium on both occasions.
As is the competitiveness of this class, many of the riders had great races, so they all deserve a special mention, so step forward Charlie Young, Miya Stevens, Maggie May Layt, Iyla Sleet, Eddie Hole, Austin Cottell, Vivienne Western and Saskia Harris.
The oldest kids on the block were the Revvi 16″ Open 7-8 year old racers, and they certainly meant business, especially the top two, Oliver Watts and Amelia Bunting, who had some great battles all weekend long. With two wins apiece on Saturday, they shared the spoils, but on Sunday it all came down to the last race, which Oliver won after an early battle which saw Amelia crash out. Amelia got back on and finished the race and deserved her second overall on the day. Oliver would take home the South West Super Cup.
On Saturday, Frank Wallis would end up in third and on the podium, while on Sunday the third spot went the way of Emelia Bryant, who got quicker as the day went on. Big up also to William Kurlej, Freddy Wild and Oli Staples for some excellent racing.
Over to the EBB Open 12″ 3-5 year old class where riders can ride any brand of bike they like. In this one George Breeze, who had a super busy weekend, triumphed on Saturday ahead of George Joyce and Cooper Swan while on Sunday, Nicky Layt joined the party and grabbed the victory over George Breeze and Cooper. The Super Cup, though would go the way of George Breeze.
In the EBB Open 16″ 3-5 year old group Ethan Kentch went unbeaten on both days for a double victory, or you could say a triple victory as he would also win the South West Super Cup for good measure. Tommy Scammell finished second on each day, with Mabel Breeze third both times.
Everyone at Electric Balance Bike Racing, EXGB & the Steel Hawk Motorcycle Club would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came out and raced with us and all of the families, friends and spectators who helped to create such a great and supportive atmosphere for the little racers (and the big ones) at our first EXGB event!
A massive thanks must go to our team who make our events happen, Andrew and family at Wheeldon Farm for providing a fantastic and welcoming venue, Duck Smart for always supporting us, Don and Katie at Revvi for getting behind our vision, Monsters of Dirt for the superb awards, and Blumonkey Media for the images and vids…
Results
Day one
Revvi 12″ Open 3 years of age
1st Reggie Woods – 32 pts
2nd Tommy White – 27 pts
3rd George Breeze – 25 pts
4th Harvey Nicol – 18 pts
5th Hunter Sleet – 14 pts
6th Ethan Rudd – 11 pts
7th Bruno Livkis – 9 pts
Revvi 12″ Open 4-5 years of age
1st = Louie Bryant – 30 pts
1st = Stanley Scott – 30 pts
3rd Nicky Layt – 24 pts
4th Blake Martin Benson – 19 pts
5th Evan Cooper – 17 pts
6th Maya Harris – 12 pts
7th Charlie Ormshaw
Revvi 16″ Standard 3-4 years of age
1st Louie Smith – 32 pts
2nd Mabel Breeze – 27 pts
3rd Zara Jackson – 21 pts
4th Dylan Sharpe – 20 pts
5th Sophie O’Connell – 16 pts
6th Ethan Rudd – 13 pts
7th Harry Plaice – 11 pts
Revvi 16″ Open 3-4 years of age
1st Oliver Weston – 31 pts
2nd Levi Flashman – 24 pts
3rd Raife Western – 20 pts
4th Harley Randle – 16 pts
5th Jacob Bland – 15 pts
6th Jonah Barks – 14 pts
7th Poppy Reeves – 12 pts
8th Oakley Gaines – 7 pts
9th Jacob Julian Cossey – 7pts
Revvi 16″ Standard 5-6 years of age
1st Oscar Duckworth – 29 pts
2nd Dale Bennett – 29 pts
3rd Marta Gill – 22 pts
4th Darcey Kurlie – 21 pts
5th Eduardas Lukosiunas – 17 pts
6th Ortus Simons – 11pts
7th Darcy Joard – 11pts
Revvi 16″ Open 5-6 years of age
A Final
1st Austin Roberts
2nd Kolbe Red Sole
3rd Arthur Hitchcock
4th Elliot Watts
5th Saskia Harris
6th Austin Cottell
7th Maggie May Layt
8th Miya Stevens
B Final
1st Vivienne Western
2nd Charlie Young
3rd Iyla Sleet
Revvi 16″ Open 7-8 years of age
1st = Amelia Bunting – 30 pts
1st = Oliver Watts – 30 pts
3rd Frank Wallis – 23 pts
4th William Kurlej – 21 pts
5th Oli Staples – 17 pts
6th Freddy Wild – 11 pts
EBB Open 12″ 3-5 years of age
1st George Breeze – 27 pts
2nd George Joyce – 17 pts
3rd Cooper Swan 12 pts
EBB Open 16″ 3-5 years of age
1st Ethan Kentch – 32 pts
2nd Tommy Scammell – 25 pts
3rd Mabel Breeze – 19 pts
Day two
Revvi 12″ Open 3 years of age
1st Reggie Woods – 23 pts
2nd George Breeze – 21 pts
3rd Harvey Nicol – 18 pts
4th Bruno Livkis – 16 pts
5th Hunter Sleet – 11 pts
6th Tommy White – 10 pts
7th George Joyce – 4 pts
8th = Harry Scammell – 4 pts
8th = Ethan Rudd – 4 pts
South West Super Cup Winner – Reggie Woods
Revvi 12″ Open 4-5 years of age
1st Stanley Scott – 23 pts
2nd Louie Bryant – 22 pts
3rd Nicky Layt – 17 pts
4th Blake Martin Benson – 16 pts
5th Maya Harris – 11 pts
6th Evan Cooper – 10 pts
7th Jenson Dyte – 6 pts
South West Super Cup Winner – Stanley Scott
Revvi 16″ Standard 3-4 years of age
1st Foxy Smith – 24 pts
2nd Tommy Scammell – 20 pts
3rd Louie Smith – 19 pts
4th Dylan Sharpe – 13 pts
5th Mabel Breeze – 11pts
6th Zara Jackson – 7 pts
7th Sophia O’Connell – 7 pts
8th Harry Plaice – 6 pts
9th Ethan Rudd – 3 pts
South West Super Cup Winner – Louie Smith
Revvi 16″ Open 3-4 years of age
1st Poppy Reeves – 22 pts
2nd Levi Flashman – 20 pts
3rd Raife Western – 18 pts
4th Harley Rundle – 17 pts
5th Oakley Gaines – 11 pts
6th Jacob Julian Cossey – 10 pts
7th Jonah Barks – 6 pts
South West Super Cup Winner – Levi Flashman
Revvi 16″ Standard 5-6 years of age
1st Eli Smith – 24 pts
2nd Dale Bennett – 21 pts
3rd Oscar Duckworth – 18 pts
4th Martha Gill – 14 pts
5th Darcy Kurlie – 13 pts
6th Eduardas Lukosiunas 8 pts
7th Darcy Joad – 7 pts
South West Super Cup Winner – Dale Bennett
Revvi 16″ Open 5-6 years of age
A Final
1st Austin Roberts
2nd Kolbe Red Sole
3rd Arthur Hitchcock
4th Elliot Watts
5th Maggie May Layt
6th Saskia Harris
7th Miya Stevens
8th Vivienne Western
B Final
1st Iyla Sleet
2nd Austin Cottell
3rd Charlie Young
4th Eddie Hole
South West Super Cup Winner – Austin Roberts
Revvi 16″ Open 7-8 years of age
1st Oliver Watts – 23 pts
2nd Amelia Bunting – 20 pts
3rd Emelia Bryant – 18 pts
4th William Kurlej – 17 pts
5th Oli Staples – 12 pts
6th Freddy Wild
South West Super Cup Winner – Oliver Watts
EBB Open 12″ 3-5 years of age
1st Nicky Layt – 18 pts
2nd George Breeze – 15 pts
3rd Cooper Swan – 8 pts
4th George Joyce – 5 pts
South West Super Cup Winner – George Breeze
EBB Open 16″ 3-5 years of age
1st Ethan Kentch – 24 pts
2nd Tommy Scammell – 21 pts
3rd Mabel Breeze – 12 pts
South West Super Cup Winner – Ethan Kentch