Twilight BMX races

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A field of nearly 50 riders fronted for Tuesday night racing at the Lytton road track.

Striders: Jacob Gibson showed great determination in his five motos. Scott Pheasant, Pippa Spence and Ivy Lasenby showed great speed. Oliver Gough and Damien Smith did well as they rode from the half-track point.

5 and under: Manaaki McNabb-Henry collected five wins, with Toby Smith in second. Blake Carpendale rode strongly for third ahead of Alex Kelly.

6 and 7yrs: Reave Nepia-Anderson, with three wins, was the rider to beat while Walker Wallis and Brad O’Connell-Bacon (2 wins) contributed strongly to five fast motos. Sophie Barwick was a close fourth while Asher Nepia-Anderson led home Anna Spence, William Johnston-Priest and Ada Lasenby.

8 and 9yrs: A total of nine riders made this the biggest group: Matt Hills topped the class with five wins but Aliyah Lardelli (3 wins) and Louie Sanders (1 win) chased hard. It won’t be long before they really challenge him. Kyran Lasenby was next home in fourth, with a one-point lead over Oliver Pheasant. Asher McKnight had a good night out, with some close racing from Liam Spence, Jorja Rogers and Winter Hawea.

12 and 13yrs: Josh Phillips raced to a class win with three wins, heading off Ruby-Anne Smith (2 wins). Brendan Bell had a good night with three second places, finishing ahead of Darryl Murray, Kaitlyn Priest and Ethan Gill.

14yrs-plus: Dylan Lardelli topped this group with four wins from Ethan Rogers (1 win). Justin Nepia pushed these young speedsters over their five motos, finishing only one point behind Ethan. Joshua Lardelli rode impressively for fourth overall from Krystal Smith, Taylah Pragnell Phil Gill and Hayden Pragnell.

Male 18yrs-plus: When Simon Gibson wasn’t riding with the speedsters he raced off ahead of this pack. Jason Lasenby had four class wins, followed by Bryce Kelly, Shane Pragnell and Rob Graham.

Women: Kyla Newton and Sherilyn Anderson had five close motos and enjoyed finally having their own race. Kyla narrowly won the class.