Racing, events & uplifts

Round 3 - Hopton 2019
GENERAL INFORMATION

We welcome all age groups of riders from 13 upwards. Our courses are designed to both be challenging for elite riders as well as allowing novice riders to get down safely with a smile on their faces.

You can also use any form of Downhill, Enduro or Trail bike of your choice to compete on. This season will see the introduction of a Trail bike sub category within each main category. To be eligible for this you need any form of single crown forked bike and when you sign on on the day of the event tick the box to include yourself in the category. There will then be a medal for the fastest trail bike in each category on the day and then a series prize at the end of the year. This is on top of standard category result and points allocation.

The Pearce Cycles Downhill Series is a British Cycling Regional A Ranking Series.  It sits one level below the HSBC UK National Downhill Series so is a good introduction to racing.  You don't need a British Cycling licence to race our series, but we'd recommend you look at the benefits of British Cycling membership.

Directions

Hopton Woods, Hopton Castle, Nr Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 0QF.

From A49 at Craven Arms. Turn onto B4368 signposted Clun. In approx. 2 miles turn left onto B4367 signposted Knighton. Drive through Clungunford to Hopton Heath. Turn right, over railway bridge and then immediately left towards Hopton Castle. Follow narrow road to Hopton Castle. PLEASE DRIVE WITH CAUTION HERE. Turn left by the castle and follow MTB Race signs along Bedstone Lane to parking field on your right side.

When exiting, all traffic will need to turn right out of the venue towards Bedstone. Please follow the signs. No traffic should leave through Hopton Castle village.

Nearest postcode: SY7 0QF
We recommend not solely relying on your Sat Nav!

ENTRY
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classifications date/time entry fees
Elite Open 19+ 13:45 13 Jul 2019 £ 75.00
Elite Female 19+ 12:30 13 Jul 2019 £ 75.00
Expert Open 19+ 13:34 13 Jul 2019 £ 75.00
Senior Open 19-29 13:05 13 Jul 2019 £ 75.00
Senior Female 19+ 12:30 13 Jul 2019 £ 75.00
Junior Open 17-18 12:45 13 Jul 2019 £ 75.00
Junior Female 13-18 12:30 13 Jul 2019 £ 75.00
Master Open 30-39 11:58 13 Jul 2019 £ 75.00
Veteran Open 40-49 11:45 13 Jul 2019 £ 75.00
Grand Veteran Open 50+ 11:38 13 Jul 2019 £ 75.00
Youth Open 15-16 11:16 13 Jul 2019 £ 70.00
Juvenile Open 13-14 11:00 13 Jul 2019 £ 70.00
CURRENT ENTRANTS
Elite Open 19+
Name Club sponsor
Seth Barrett Forbidden Bikes
Gareth Brewin The Trailhead
Kieran Davies Schwalbe/Mudhugger
Josh Gleave -
Kyle Hall RAW SPORTS
Myles James Dirt Fund Project/ Vitus Bikes
Ciaran King Worx, Cheerful Buddha, Southfork Racing
Matt Rushton Hope Factory Racing
Adam Smith Hope Technology/Fasthouse/Muc-Off
Robert Smith -
Elite Female 19+
Name Club sponsor
No entry yet.
Expert Open 19+
Name Club sponsor
Harry Attwood Ridgehill Race Syndicate / Indibike / Armavelo / Redkite cycles
James Bourne Spokes Bikeshop
Christopher Cockrill Firecrest Mountain Biking
James Corbett -
Aaron Dalleywater BRINK.UK
Joseph Derrick -
Ryan Dunn -
Warren Field 2:1 Racing/Specialized UK
Alex Florian Burgtec
Nathan Foster Spokes Bike Shop
Eric Harvey-Fishenden Pearce Cycles
Owen Martin -
Billy Matthews Joes Bikes/Burgtec/Fasthouse/D2 Distribution/Stux Gloves
Jonathan Oddy Stuck in the U bend
William Organ -
Pete Robinson Firecrest Mountain Biking
Ed Smith -
Elliot Thombs -
Danny Wenmoth -
Robert Williams -
Senior Open 19-29
Name Club sponsor
Joel Allport Royal Racing Roots
Isaac Anderson -
Joel Anderson Specialized UK/Loose Riders/Melon Optics
Marius Andriuskevicius -
Kieran Baldwin 2:1 Racing/Specialized UK
Edward Ballard -
Matthew Barnett -
Harry Barrett LetSaveW
Lewis Bateman WDMBA
Greg Berry -
Joe Bower Pearce Cycles Race Team
Martin Brown -
Robbie Cooper -
Tom Coulson -
Adam Crump Trailhead Bicycle Company
Joe Denney -
Alex Dovell -
Toby Down Carder Technology, 661 Protection
James Doyle -
Tom Dunford N/A
Tom Evans MIJ Downhill/Royal Racing/Kingud/7idp
Kyle Evans Silver Birch Clothing/Gform/Kingsunglass/Myvegan
Ben Gascoigne -
Ben Gillett -
Luther Griffiths Trailhead
Jack Halliday -
Tony Hillier -
Nathan Hugill -
tommy jeffs -
Simon Jelley -
Ben Johns -
Todd Kearney -
Luke Knight J e James cycles
Kamil Krella -
William Langley -
Alex Magee RAF DH Team
Jamie Malkinson -
Josh Mears Army DH Team
Thomas Mills Army DH Team
Andrew Murphy AJM windows
William Oddy Tenn Mountain Fuel Racing
Thomas Owen -
Jamie Owen -
Ben Phillips -
Samuel Powell -
Harvey Powell ProSys Automation
Zak Preece -
John Riddell Unite components - Blazing bikes
Ian Stark -
Benjamin Stokes -
Joshua Thompson -
Senior Female 19+
Name Club sponsor
Emma Bradley AQR Holidays & Coaching
Corinna Brisbourne -
Maria Bryceland -
Ellie Dewdney Moore Large O'Neal Race Team
Suzanne Lacey Pyga Bikes/ Pembree/ CST Tyres/ Pinned Attire
Rachel Martin -
Hannah Prestwich -
Rebecca Smith -
Rene Stent -
Katie Sweeting RAFCA
Amanda Tanfield Ladies do DH
Jo Tucker -
Kirsty Twelftree -
Ebony Webber Southfork Racing / SDS race graphics / Michelin / Endurotyres / Peakin High Performance
Junior Open 17-18
Name Club sponsor
Moacyr Atkinson -
Harry Barrett J-TECH Suspension
Lewis Brown Trailmaps/Michelin Tyres
Sam Bunn -
Finn Corbijn Brightside
James Cudbertson
Matthew Foster Spokes Bike Shop
Alexander Gray Rider down but not out
Finlay Gray -
Oakley Haines -
Brad Hill Newtown tyres /Chamberclothing/unitecomponents
Luke Humphries -
Grady Jones Pave your way racing
Bradley King -
James Leech Forbidden Bike Company
Jack Morris Pearce Cycles Race Team
Ethan Oram -
Ollie Peters -
Oliver Raja-Brown Firecrest Team
Conor Roberts Sorted Racegear TLD
Dan Slack Gravity School by Sr Suntour
Jack Thorn -
Drew Whatley MIJ RACING
Dec Willicombe Brink UK/Plush Suspension/Smith Optics
Luke Woodhouse -
Junior Female 13-18
Name Club sponsor
Elin Berry Pedal Syndicate
Jenna Fellows -
Emily Walker Rockguardz
Master Open 30-39
Name Club sponsor
Simon Aplin -
Ivor Bowen -
Daniel Braund -
Chris Breeze Leisure Lakes Bikes/Specialized
Chris Broome -
Jordan Cavalier -
Pete Crookes -
James Dalleywater -
Simon Dobson Sunday Invitational
Paul Dudley -
Martin Dunn -
Chris Edmunds Ace Bicycles
Tom Ellery -
Rob Escott Hotlines Europe
Gareth Evans -
Theo Fellgett -
Rik Francis RAF DH Team
Seb Frost Rootsandrain.com/Intense
Simon Gorrod -
simon hamer -
Jake Hancock MULE
Anthony Harrison -
James Heal ARMY
Steven Holroyd -
Robert Hughes -
Paul Jennings Bull Run Racing
Stuart Jones Impact Racing
Richard Knights -
Gareth Lake 2:1Racing/Specialized UK/Burgtec/RockGuardz
Ben Llewellyn -
Jim Marshall Gnarly But Nice
Phil Mathar -
Linford Mill -
Tim Morgan Brooks Cycles
Jonathan Newnham Dream Doors Southend
Edward Oldaker -
Dan Partington Sunday Invitational
Adam Pearson Crow MTB
David Pearson-Smith -
Simon Pemberton -
Mike Power RAF DH Team, Trailmunki Bike Shop, Rockerline Clothing, Karma Surfboards
Will Priestner -
Ed Robinson -
Paul Ruscoe Racers Guild Squadron
Toby Savage -
Peter Setterfield -
Bradley Shields Dirtworks / pivot uk
Ryan Telling 2:1Racing/Specialized UK/Burgtec/RockGuardz/Fusion MX
David Tomlinson -
Daniel Turner KODT
Sam Waters -
Ryan West -
Johnathan Wood -
Veteran Open 40-49
Name Club sponsor
John Boothman Sunday Invitational
Toby Box -
Richard Brazier -
Nathan Cavalier -
Wayne Chance -
Pete Crump Pearce Cycles/Hope/Renthal/Hutchinson/SBXextreme/Rockguardz/Granite
David Fairservice -
Phil Gray Rider down but not out
Philip Hall -
Lee Hammett -
Jason Hicken -
Stu Hughes Can’t Quit Cartel/Kev Factory Racing
Harry Jardine -
Daniel Kelly -
Eamonn Lawless Never Ready Racing
David List Makingupthenumbersracing
Nick Masters Inside Line DH / Trailhead / Bottlecraft Stoke
Clive Middleton -
Andrew Old -
Simon Paton Malverns Classic
Lee Pettitt Racers Guild Squadron
Gareth Quinn -
Robin Quinn -
Redas Raginskas -
Brian Searle -
Michael Smith -
Steven Smith -
Guy Theron Whisper/BikeTart
Mark Woodhouse -
Grand Veteran Open 50+
Name Club sponsor
Ian Bray MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, RSR Bikeworks Tag, Zerobikes, Kingud
Malcolm Dunn Caersws dh/uplifts
Nicholas Eyre Barracuda Bob Racing
Trevor Harvey -
John Jones -
Matthew Patrickson -
Darren Powell -
Mark Pulleyn -
Jono Simpson Pearce Cycles Race Team
Shaun Tandy Racers Guild Squadron
Neil Townsend -
Michael Whyte Racers Guild Squadron
Youth Open 15-16
Name Club sponsor
Alonso Barbour Firecrest MTB
Joshua Bennett The Trailhead
Liam Boniface -
Zak Bonney -
Alvaro Boswell-Hidalgo -
Joshua Brazier Team Trailhead
James Cargill -
Tomas Carter -
Jake Cartlidge Schwalbe Tyres, Uncrafted UK, Works Components, Silverfish, Mudhugger, sprindex.
Finn Clark Sorted Racegear TLD
Daniel Cope teamwideopenmag
Jamie Coupland -
Caleb Coventry -
Henry Crease Kustom Bikes
Jack Davies -
Toby Driscoll -
Tomas Elsmore Impact Racing (UCI MTB Team)
Harry Evans -
Alfie Gale Team 2020
Matthew Griffiths Malvern MTB
Luca Guyon -
Ben Hammonds JRTF Racing
Callum Hard -
Jacey Harris Moore Large ONeal Race Team
Matty Hicken -
Ben Hicken Rockguardz
Liam Hodgetts -
Travis Hopkins -
Tyler Hughes Can't Quit Cartel/Kev Factory Racing
Jasper Johnson Red Brick Cycles / Gawton Gravity Hub
Charlie Jones -
Owen Jones -
Josh Jukes Pearce Cycles
Mikey Lea-hacking -
Nathan Mackinnon -
James Mcdouall Hot Pursuit Cycles
Charlie Mosley -
Harry Patrickson Steve Peat Syndicate / Maxxis Tyres
Jake Powell Whitchurch MOT Racing
Jonny Rockett -
Owen Routledge JRTF
Aidan Searle -
Thomas Shakespeare -
Connor Smith Wideopenmag
Louie Smith Y M Racing
Jackson Smith -
Sion Smith JRTF Racing
Jack Stirzaker -
Jack Strutt -
Calum Tolley Pearce Cycles Race Team
Brandon Turner Blazing Bikes
Matthew Valentine -
Sam Viner -
Josh Whittle -
Logan Wilcox Danny Hart's Descend Bike Park
Jordan Williams Madison Saracen Factory Team
Jack Williams Pearce Cycles Race Team
Joe Willoughby Sorted Racegear TLD
Spencer Wood -
Juvenile Open 13-14
Name Club sponsor
Billy Anderson -
Sam Brady -
Tom Brookes Dirt Factory/Two Wheels Claims
James Clayton Wormy MTB
Finn Cooper Creation Cycles
Rudi Eichhorn Canyon Collective FMD
Josh Florian -
Will Haines Ace Bicycles Monmouth/Pedalabikeaway/Wye MTB
Jowan Hewitt -
Joel Jervis -
Rhys King -
Josh (Do Not Use) Lancett Edwards Pearce Cycles Race Team
Fin Luter -
Milan Machacek -
Luke Madley BRINK.UK
Conrad Mathar Lock 'n' Load Racing
Dan Nadin -
Finn New Rockguardz
Dominic Platt Continental Atherton
Owen Rick Stanton Bikes, Pinned Attire, Tred Shop
Will Savery -
Siven Sivinov SHORE INVADERS
Dylan Smith -
Archie Townsend -
Jack Viner The Trailhead Bicycle company
Morgan Williams Sender Racing Team
Thomas Youe Pedalabikeaway / Sprung Suspension
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