British Youth Championship – Round 7
The 7th and final round of the 2023 British Youth Championship takes place at Belle Vue this evening (tapes up 6pm) prior to the Colts NDL fixture with the Edinburgh Academy.
With the 125cc Championship and Support classes already completed, this is the last round for the 500cc and 250cc classes, which will see a new British Champion crowned in both groups.
Ashton Boughen leads the series in the 500cc class and needs to beat the total score of one of the other 7 competitors tonight to claim his first British Title, and for William Cairns with only 3 250cc riders in tonight’s event, he will be crowned British Champion after competing in his first heat.
As well as the British title, the race is still on for the silver and bronze positions in each class, with Jody Scott looking as if he will claim the Silver medal in the 500cc class whilst the battle for bronze is between Ashton Vale and Sonny Springer, with Vale currently holding a 7-point advantage over his nearest rival.
In the 250cc class, Jamie Etherington is all but guaranteed to claim the silver medal and Cooper Rushen the bronze.
British Youth boss Neil Vatcher commented ”Once again, this has been a fantastic series with so much young talent coming through and it has been a pleasure working with all the riders and their families, all of whom have shown great commitment to the championship.
It does seem a bit strange that we are finishing the series so early in the summer, however we have done well to run 7 rounds across the months of May, June and July and it has been fun.
I would like to thank the tracks and promotions of the clubs who again have hosted this year’s Championship, Glasgow, Belle Vue, Edinburgh, Scunthorpe, Birmingham, Redcar and Workington and also all the British Youth Series sponsors for their continued support;
Nuneaton Speedway Supporters Club, Wessex Marine, AGF Plant, Brian Royle, Friends of Speedway, Foxbury Motors, Ignite Insurance Brokers Ltd, Northern Scaffolding Solutions, Rentruck, In memory of the Speedway Nut and Gordon Pairman.
Even though the 2023 series is coming to an end, a number of the British Youth Riders still have events taking place in Europe, and some will be involved in the re-staging of the British Under 19 Final.
The Young Lions are intending to run some training camps during the school holidays, so there is still plenty of speedway to look forward to in 2023.