HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO had nine riders at the
first South-East Grand Prix of the season at Great
Blakenham. Their best successes came in the Senior
event which was won by Dave Martin with Calvin Grimes
second. Carly Grimes took 5th place, beating
Tiff Collins in the B Final. Tiff had previously
fallen while leading a heat.
Tyler Matthews looked impressive in the Under-8s and
finished 7th while sister Jasmin was unlucky to clip the
kerb in her u12s C final which cost her a place.
Melissa Carter's first visit to a Suffolk track saw her
finish 5th in the U16s. Dave Chambers won a heat in
style but did not make the Vets A Final. He finished
second in the B Final, one place ahead of Mel Perkins.
Dave Martin and Ben Collins were instrumental in Ireland's
90-84 win over Scotland in the Celtic Cup at Harford Park.
Martin scored 13 and featured in some good teamwork while
Collins scored 10. In a special challenge match
Ireland Select (with Phil Adams scoring 15) defeated
Scotland Select 99-80. Turning out for the Scotland side
were Olly Buxton (11 points) and Calvin Grimes (7).
This Sunday the Hawks start their South-East Division 1
campaign against Ipswich at the Memorial Playing Field (2
p.m.) followed by a Division 2 match.
April
4th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO had a tough start to
their South-East Division 1 campaign with the visit of
Premier League new boys Ipswich. With the Hawks
having lost key riders from 2010 it is going to be a
re-build season and the team performed well enough in
several heats to keep the score respectable. They
had no answer to Dan Pike and Leon Yelland but excellent
teamwork by both pairings of Dave Martin / Olly Buxton and
Ben Coillins / Harley Hamill showed promise for the
future. Collins and Phil Adams both won a race, the
latter in a 7-2 victory in heat 16 with Hamill. Dave
Chambers had a couple of good rides in his last team match
before competing in the World Vets Championship in the
USA.
HETHERSETT 74 IPSWICH 102
P.Adams 13 O.Buxton 12 H,Hamill 11 B.Collins 10 D.Martin
10 Calvin Grimes 8 D.Chambers 6 M.Perkins 4
The B team faced reigning champions Ipswich and, with an
under-strength side also suffering from two hand injuries,
they met the same fate as the first team. Collins and
Scott Grimes led the team strongly winning five races
between them but Ipswich had strength in depth.
HETHERSETT B 67 IPSWICH B 92
B.Collins 18 S.Grimes 16 O.Buxton 11 Calvin Grimes 7
T.Collins 5 D.Chambers 5 M.Perkins 4 A.Grimes 1
The Hawks have a busy weekend ahead with the first round
of the Wosskow Brown British Youth & Junior League at
Harford Park on Saturday and Round 2 of the South-East
Grand Prix at Kesgrave on Sunday.
April
11th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO finished second in the
new 12+ Division of the Wosskow Brown British Youth &
Junior League at the first Regional Round at Harford Park
in Norwich. Their eight riders amassed 66 points and
Tiffany Collins went on to win the Girls Grand Prix Final
as well. There were runner-up positions for Scott
Grimes (U16s), Calvin Grimes (U18s) and Carly Grimes
(Girls). James Skipper made an impressive debut.
IPSWICH 104 HETHERSETT 66 NORWICH 57 COLCHESTER 19
KESGRAVE 15
O.Buxton 15 S.Grimes 12 T.Collins 12 Carly Grimes 8 Calvin
Grimes 6 J.Skipper 5 C.Larwood 4 M.Carter 4.
It was tough going in the U12 Division after Daniel
Martin, having his first race for nearly three years, fell
and hurt his shoulder. Then Tyler Matthews was leading his
first race and fell off at the same spot. The team
tried hard for little reward.
KESGRAVE 221 IPSWICH 88 NORWICH 45 COLCHESTER 28
HETHERSETT 24
J.Matthews 10 T.Matthews 8 O.Nicholas 6 D.Martin 0
Ten Hawks travelled to Kesgrave the next day to contest
Round 2 of the South-East Grand Prix. Best on the
day was Ben Collins who won the Senior event with Dave
Martin third and Calvin Grimes fourth. Olly Buxton reached
the A Final in the U16s and finished 4th. Other
placings - U8s - Tyler Matthews 8th, U13s - Jasmin
Matthews 14th, U16s - Melissa Carter 6th, Senior - Carly
Grimes 6th, Vets - Tim Grimes 5th, Mel Perkins 6th.
This Sunday the Hawks A and U16 teams are at Ipswich.
April
18th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO faced a tough match at
Ipswich with key riders unavailable and were well beaten
in South-East Division 1. They were 29 points down after
just eight heats with Ben Collins and Phil Adams both
having falls. Skipper Dave Martin won heat 9 and the team
rallied after the interval having two heat wins. Emma
Betts made her first-team debut but Ipswich had five
riders unbeaten.
IPSWICH 113 HETHERSETT 64
B.Collins 12 D.Martin 12 P.Adams 10 R.Carter 8 M.Perkins 8
E.Betts 7 Calvin Grimes 5 S.Grimes 2.
Things were much worse for the South-East Youth League
match. Arriving to face the reigning champions with just
two riders was very daunting. Ipswich kindly loaned
two riders to make a competitive match but the official
score will read 102-33. Scott Grimes salvaged
the team's pride though dropping just two points.
IPSWICH U16 102 HETHERSETT U16 33
S.Grimes 22 C.Larwood 11
This Sunday the Hawks entertain Gt.Blakenham in Division 1
at 2 p.m. and on Wednesday 27th stage the opening Norfolk
Grand Prix at 7 p.m.
May
9th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO secured their first
South-East Division 1 win of the season with a superb
all-round team effort against East London. The signs
were promising when Great Blakenham were the visitors
recently - in that match the Hawks trailed by just
one point after six heats before greater experience
prevailed. Against East London they got some early breaks
and capitalised with the three heat leaders being
confident to take on the opposition while inexperienced
Calvin Grimes and Oliver Buxton came up trumps when
required to steer the team home.
HETHERSETT 92 EAST LONDON 85
P.Adams 18 B.Collins 17 D.Martin 16 O.Buxton 10 Calvin
Grimes 9 H.Hamill 8 D.Chambers 7 R.Carter 7
HETHERSETT 80 GT.BLAKENHAM 98
B.Collins 14 P.Adams 13 S.Grimes 12 O.Buxton 10 R.Carter
10 D.Martin 8 Carly Grimes 8 Calvin Grimes 5
The Hawks finished second in the 12+ Division at the Wosskow
Brown British Youth & Junior League Regional Round 2
at Colchester. Scott Grimes (U16), Calvin Grimes (U18) and
Carly Grimes (Girls) all were runners-up in their Grand
Prix Finals.
12+ Division
IPSWICH 137 HETHERSETT 60 NORWICH 26 COLCHESTER 18
KESGRAVE 8
S.Grimes 15 Calvin Grimes 12 T.Collins 11 O.Buxton 10
C.Larwood 6 Carly Grimes 6
U12 Division
KESGRAVE 185 IPSWICH 142 COLCHESTER 37 HETHERSETT 18
NORWICH 9
T.Matthews 12 J.Matthews 6
In the Norfolk Open Championship at Harford Park Phil
Adams was the best Hethersett rider finishing 5th on
16 points while in the first Norfolk Grand Prix at
Hethersett Scott Grimes won the U16s and there were
runners-up positions by Tyler Matthews (U10) Oliver Buxton
(U16) Tiffany Collins (Girls) and Ben Collins (Senior).
Three Hawks have gone international. Dave Chambers flew
the Hethersett flag at the World Championships in Edenton
USA where he finished 9th in the World Vets Championship
with 12 points, Tim Grimes scored 9 points in the Eurovets
round at Harford Park and this Saturday Dave Martin will
be racing for the Ireland team in the Home
International at Wednesfield.
May
16th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO had three key riders
missing from last weekend's victorious side when League
leaders Norwich came to visit on Wednesday. The end result
did not do justice to the effort the Hawks put in,
especially the Scott Grimes / Oliver Buxton pairing, but
mainly the home side were too slow off the starts to
trouble Norwich.
Phil Adams led the attack well and Dave Chambers had a
couple of good team-riding heats as captain, especially
keeping his high-flying son Dan, who moved to Norwich in
the winter, at the back.
HETHERSETT 66 NORWICH 113
P.Adams 13 O.Buxton 10 R.Carter 10 D.Chambers 9 S.Grimes 9
T.Collins 6 Carly Grimes 5 Calvin Grimes 4 C.Larwood 2.
Dave Martin scored 6 points for Ireland as they finished a
narrow 4th in the Home International at a very wet
Wednesfield track.
This Saturday Hethersett stage the third Regional Round of
the Wosskow Brown British Youth & Junior League
starting at 12 noon while on Sunday members will be at
Colchester for a South-East Grand Prix. On
Wednesday (25th) Hethersett stagethe Norfolk U19
Championships at 7 p.m.
May
23rd
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO successfully staged
the third Regional Round of the Wosskow Brown British
Youth & Junior League. 58 youngsters came from all
over the Eastern Region and Hethersett riders featured
well. The 12+ Division saw the Hawks maintain their second
place with their six riders amassing 54 points. Oliver
Buxton overcame a disappointing opening ride to finish
third in the U16 Final while Calvin Grimes (U18s) and
Tiffany Collins (Girls) finished second. Tom Brown made
his team debut. In the Under-12 Division
Hethersett's three riders - Tyler and Jasmin Matthews and
Daniel Martin - all rode exceptionally well.
U12 Division
Kesgrave 185 Ipswich 127 Hethersett 30 Colchester 24
Norwich 11
T.Matthews 12 D.Martin 10 J.Matthews 8
12+ Division
Ipswich 142 Hethersett 54 Norwich 47 Colchester 11
O.Buxton 13 S.Grimes 11 T.Collins 9 C.Larwood 8 Calvin
Grimes 8 T.Brown 5.
In midweek the Hawks B team were at Eaton Park for a
South-East Division 2 match and showed much promise
despite a heavy defeat. Scott Grimes was outstanding
taking on more experienced opponents and Oliver Buxton
worked really hard at teamwork supporting his colleagues.
NORWICH B 110 HETHERSETT B 69
S.Grimes 14 R.Carter 13 Carly Grimes 11 O.Buxton 9
T.Collins 8 E.Betts 5 C.Larwood 5 M.Perkins 4.
Six Hethersett riders travelled to Colchester for a
South-East Grand Prix. Jasmin Matthews gave her best
performance in the U13s reaching the B Final while
Phil Adams (3rd) and Carly Grimes (4th) reached the Senior
A Final. In the Vets event Tim Grimes was third and Mel
Perkins 4th.
Activities at the Hethersett track will be suspended for a
few weeks while a safety fence is erected but this Sunday
Ben Collins is in Poole for the Laurels and on Monday
sister Tiffany is in the Ladies and Girls Academy at
Swindon.
May
30th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO staged the Norfolk U19
Championship at the Memorial Playing Field and the event
was won by former Hethersett rider Dan Chambers. The
best home riders were Philip Adams, who failed to
capitalise on a favourable draw, and speedy 15-year-old
Scott Grimes. Both tied on 17 points, three behind the
winner and two behind runner-up Josh Colby. Scott
drew the inside starting position for the race-off for
third place on the podium and held off the challenge of
Phil to take the chequered flag. Ben Collins fell in
his last race while chasing Dan and lost his chance
of a trophy while Oliver Buxton also impressed.
Ben travelled to Poole to race in the Junior Laurels, a
major invitation event, where he scored 10 points.
Tiffany Collins had an excellent day finishing second in
the Girls Laurels event.
This Saturday the Hawks' Veterans team are in Leicester
for the British Club Championship and on Sunday several
Hethersett riders will be at Ipswich for a South-East
Grand Prix while Tiffany Collins is in Newport for the
Welsh Girls Open event.
June
5th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO gave a good
performance in the very competitive British Veterans Club
Championship held at Leicester. They finished fourth
in their semi-final but were only seven points away from
qualifying for the final. Their progress was
hampered by injuries - Tim Grimes slipped off in his
second ride and had to face his last two rides with a
strained groin and then Roger Carter crashed heavily (a
fall that saw a Birmingham rider excluded) and ended the
match with a badly swollen knee. Dave Chambers got
the biggest cheer when he stormed away to win the final
heat.
POOLE 61 BIRMINGHAM 40 HULL 38 HETHERSETT 33 EDINBURGH 21
(D.Chambers 11 R.Carter 10 M.Perkins 8 T.Grimes 4)
Meanwhile Tiffany Collins was contesting the Welsh Open
Ladies Championship at Newport. She dropped just one
point in qualifying races and then negotiated the
semi-finals to reach the final. From the unluckiest
drawn gate position - the outside - she did well to
work her way through to third place behind Sandra
Tamborska (Sheffield) and Charlie-Jane Herbert (Horspath).
Tiffany was among nine Hawks who competed in Sunday's
South East Grand Prix at Ipswich. Best for the Hawks
was Dave Martin who now leads the Senior series after a
second place at Ipswich. Phil Adams (Senior) and Oliver
Buxton (U16s) both finished third and Tyler Matthews (U8s)
came fourth.
This Sunday Hethersett travel to the Midlands to take on
holders Leicester in the first round of the British Team
Championship while on Wednesday (15th) the Carmichaels
Norfolk U16 Championship is being held at Eaton Park.
June 20th
HETHERSETT HAWKS/ SWINTON & CO will be
celebrating their 45th anniversary at the Memorial
Playing Field on Saturday. Starting at 1 p.m with
the Breckland Autos Hethersett Charity Cup, the main
event will follow at 3 p.m. when several ex-members will
return to the track and compete for the Ian Hulcoop
Memorial Trophy. The present day Hawks have a new
Norfolk Champion - Scott Grimes captured the Carmichaels
Under-16 title at Eaton Park with a faultless maximum.
The Hawks travelled to East London for South-East League
matches and competed well to only trail by 10 points at
the interval. Towards the end they faded to lose by 26
but there were three fine wins by Phil Adams, two from
Dave Martin and a very improved performance by Scott
Grimes.
EAST LONDON 103 HETHERSETT 77
P.Adams 17 D.Martin 15 S.Grimes 14 B.Collins 9 O.Buxton
7 D.Chambers 7 Calvin Grimes 5 C.Larwood 3.
In the Division Two match East London gave the Hawks 15
points for using a restricted rider and the Hawks rode
very well to defend that lead and win their first
match of the season. Again Scott Grimes was in superb
form with some fine passes and Olly Buxton finally
made the best of his new bike to win two races.
Ben Collins also had a good match.
EAST LONDON B 82 HETHERSETT B (77+15) 92
B.Collins 17 S.Grimes 17 O.Buxton 17 Calvin Grimes 13
C.Larwood 7 M.Perkins 6
In the final Regional Round of the Wosskow Brown British
Youth & Junior League at Kesgrave Hethersett secured
runners-up spot in the 12+ Division and Scott Grimes,
Olly Buxton and Tiffany Collins all rode well to secure
places in the National Rounds.
U12 Division
KESGRAVE 264 IPSWICH 147 COLCHESTER 25 HETHERSETT 10
12+ Division
IPSWICH 129 HETHERSETT 45 NORWICH 30 KESGRAVE 12
COLCHESTER 7
S.Grimes 14 T.Collins 12 C.Larwood 10 O.Buxton 9
June
26th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO celebrated their
45th anniversary with special events at the Memorial
Playing Field. The Hethersett Charity Cup,
sponsored by Breckland Autos, was won by former member
Dan Chambers (Norwich) on 19 points. Runner-up was
Ipswich's Leon Mower on 18 and Jason Barker (Norwich)
defeated home skipper Dave Martin in a race-off for
third after both finished on 17 points. Other scorers
were (Hethersett unless stated) - P.Adams 15 S.Grimes 15
G.Brown (Kesgrave) 15 A.Hill (Ipswich) 14 J.Stant
(Ipswich) 11 B.Collins 11 O.Buxton 10 Dave Chambers 9
T.Collins 8 A.Johnson 8 R.Carter 7 M.Perkins 5.
The main event, an Anniversary Fours for the Ian Hulcoop
Memorial Trophy, was preceded by a minute's silence in
memory of former member Trevor Bunn who died in a road
accident two weeks previously. Several former
riders returned to the track and many others returned to
witness some entertaining racing. Team D, which included
two of the Club's former British junior champions,
won with ease as Nick Myhill and Nick Bedson were
in brilliant form supported by the ever robust Mike
Kiddell and Nick Bray, who looked classy despite two
falls. All present seemed to enjoy their forays and
vowed to be back in five years for the Golden Jubilee!
Scores-
Team D (-5) - 41 - Nick Myhill 15 Nick Bedson 13 Mike
Kiddell 10 Nick Bray 8
Team B (-5) - 34 - Ben Collins 14 Lee Hulcoop 9 Simon
Whiting 8 Mel Perkins 8
Team A (-10) 31 - Dan Chambers 15 Phil Adams 15 Roger
Carter 8 Shayne Whiting 3
TEAM E (-15) 27 - Leigh Cossey 15 Dave Martin 11 Olly
Buxton 8 Andrew Grimes 4 Tim Grimes 4
TEAM C (-15) 13 - Axl Johnson 10 Ian Jolly 8 Scott
Grimes 6 Calvin Grimes 4.
Note - current members aged under 40 conceded 5 points.
The following day the Hawks were at Great Blakenham in
South East Division 1 and could have done with some of
their former stars as they again suffered a heavy
defeat at the hands of a side containing four
Premier League riders who were all untouchable.
Dave Martin was the only Hawks' race winner in heat 10
GT BAKENHAM 112 HETHERSETT 67
(D.Martin 12 P.Adams 12 B.Collins 11 Calvin Grimes 9
T.Collins 8 O,Buxton 7 M.Perkins 6 D.Chambers 2)
The midweek South-East Youth League match was much
closer and the Hawks top U16 riders put up a very stiff
challenge to Norwich who were just too strong in depth.
The Hawks gave a debut to Richard Wiltshire and welcomed
back Katie Adams after a long absence through illness.
Scott Grimes was outstanding dropping his only points in
a very competitive final heat while Olly Buxton showed a
lot of determination to win five of his six races.
Axl Johnson also showed much promise, another rider
making a comeback.
HETHERSETT 77 NORWICH 83
(O.Buxton 23 S.Grimes 20 A.Johnson 17 C.Larwood 7
R.Wiltshire 5 K.Adams 3 J.Matthews 2)
This Saturday the Hawks are at East Park in
Wolverhampton for the British U19 Club Championship
while on Sunday some Hawks will be at East London for a
Grand Prix.
July
3rd
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO travelled to
Wolverhampton's East Park to contest the British U19
Club Championship with twelve other Clubs. Drawn in a
first semi-final with four others, they settled well to
a track much bigger than their own and one that none of
them had visited before. Securing a run of second
and third places they were still in contention but Ben
Collins hit the outside kerb after a collision and fell
off. At the halfway stage the Hawks were still in third
place but a rousing race win by 15-year-old Scott Grimes
in heat 12 lifted the spirits. Phil Adams was flying on
the open spaces and he also got a race win in heat 15
before a fantastic ride in the penultimate heat which
saw him go flying past Welsh International Dan Bock on
the outside before crashing to the floor and getting
excluded for causing a race to be stopped. That was so
unlucky but up popped substitute Tiff Collins to get a
vital third place inn the final heat to secure third
place in the match. Despite being eliminated it was a
terrific performance by the Hawks.
EAST NEWPORT 54 HORSPATH 48 HETHERSETT 35 SHEFFIELD 34
EAST PARK 28.
(S.Grimes 11 P.Adams 10 Calvin Grimes 6 B.Collins 5
T.Collins 3)
Three Hethersett riders travelled to East London for a
South East Grand Prix and Dave Martin won the senior
final to keep ahead in the series. Phil Adams was
third while Mel Perkins was 6th in the Vets event.
Katie Adams and Jasmin Matthews both qualified for the
East Anglian U13 Final by finishing 5th and 6th
respectively in the Norfolk Final at Eaton Park.
This Sunday the Hawks entertain East London at the
Memorial Playing Field in South East Leagues 1 and 2.
Racing starts at 2 p.m.
July
10th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO recorded their
second South-East League Division 1 win of the
season with a thrilling last ditch victory over East
London at the Memorial Playing Field. Hethersett started
well with an early 7-3 victory by Oliver Buxton and Dave
Martin. The Londoners clawed the deficit back
two heats later and then went ahead. A good ride by Axl
Johnson in the race before the interval brought the
scores level. The teams were still level with three
heats remaining and Phil Adams completed his fourth
victory in heat 16. A forceful ride by Ben Collins in
the penultimate heat gave the opportunity for Buxton to
get through and win and it looked like a 7-3 was certain
until the last corner. A superb late pass saw East
London retain hope trailing by two going into the last
race. It fell on the experienced shoulders of
skipper Martin to speed away from the tapes to win the
race and the match for Hethersett.
Hethersett 90 East London 88
P.Adams 19 D.Martin 17 B.Collins 12 S.Grimes 12 O.Buxton
12 A.Johnson 7 Calvin Grimes 6 T.Collins 5
In the Division 2 match East London B conceded 30
penalty points for using restricted riders.
However their experienced team were able to claw that
back by heat 11 against a relatively inexperienced
Hawks' team. Oliver Buxton was the best Hawk and
was involved in five drawn heats through his teamwork.
HETHERSETT B (50+30) 89 EAST LONDON B 101
O.Buxton 15 Carly Grimes 10 A.Johnson 10 T.Collins 9
R.Wilshire 6 Calvin Grimes 5 E.Betts 4
In the Norfolk Grand Prix match at Hethersett there were
wins for Tyler Matthews (U10) Scott Grimes (U16) and
David Martin (Senior). Jasmin Matthews(U13) Oliver
Buxton (U16) Phil Adams (Senior) and Carly Grimes
(Girls) all reached A Finals.
This Saturday a few Hethersett riders will be contesting
British Youth & Junior League Grand Prix in Oxford
and Swindon.
July
17th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO had three members
racing in the Grand Prix series of the Wosskow Brown
British Youth & Junior League. The older age groups
were held at Swindon where the track was sticky and
bumpy after heavy rain. Olly Buxton got two second
places in his U16 heats. His total of nine points was
enough to make the D Final which he led in the early
stages but, after being passed, protected his second
place well.
Tiffany Collins was racing in the very competitive
girls category - 19 girls providing some great racing
with the track drying out. She achieved two wins and two
seconds in the heats to score 14 points and gain a place
in the A Final. This was rerun after a rider was
excluded bringing down two riders, including Tiffany. At
the second attempt Tiffany was beaten from the start but
quickly made a pass to hit the front and race away to
win the girls event for the day and give herself a great
chance of retaining her title with three rounds to go.
Over at Horspath near Oxford the drainage worked well
and the track was good for Jasmin Matthews to have her
first test on the national stage in the u12s.
Three tough rides amassed only four points from a lot of
effort but in her final race she sped away from her
three girl opponents and kept her nerve to reach the
chequered flag first. A total of eight points was
a fair reward but insufficient to make the finals with
only half the 31 riders getting through.
Jasmin's brother Tyler was in outstanding form in the
Norfolk U10 Championships at Harford Park. The
8-year-old showed brilliant tactical skill to come from
last to first in one race and his 15 points gave him
runners-up position on the podium. Ayrin Larter
raced in her first competitive match and showed
tremendous determination. 13 points took her into a
race-off for third place. She fell heavily trying too
hard to make an impossible pass but picked herself up
for the rerun. The fall had taken its toll and she had
to be content with fourth place overall - not a bad
start to a career.
This Saturday the Club has riders in the British U19
Championships and Women's League event at Ipswich and
the Club's U10 an U14 teams are back there on Sunday.
July
24th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO visited
Harford Park to take on local rivals and League leaders
Norwich in South East League Division 1. Both
teams were near full strength but the Hawks had a couple
of riders lacking recent match acion and this showed in
the first half. Norwich built up a 17-point lead by
the interval and skipper Dave Martin had to rally the
troops. A tactical change had the desired effect
and some spirited riding left him singing their praises
at the end with the second half only going to Norwich by
two points. In fact Hethersett only lost two races in
the second period, and in one of those Martin fell off.
Phil Adams had some notable scalps in his two heat wins
and Scott Grimes was worth more than he scored as he
almost pulled off some great passing movements.
NORWICH 98 HETHERSETT 79
(P.Adams 15 S.Grimes 13 O.Buxton 13 B.Collins 11
D.Martin 11 H.Hamill 7 A.Johnson 6 R.Carter 3)
Adams was also in good form at the British U19
Championships held in Ipswich. He finished joint 5th
despite a total of just 12 points, reflecting how close
the field was matched apart from the top three. Ben
Collins finished joint 7th on 11 points after a lengthy
process to qualify for the final.
At the same venue Carly Grimes and Tiffany Collins
scored 13 points each in the Eastern Region team's 75-45
win over the North in the British Women's League.
Collins was still suffering from a wrist injury
sustained at Swndon the previous week and only made the
B Final in the Over-16 Grand Prix. She won that
final but Grimes did well to make the A Final and
finished fourth.
The Hawks finally made an appearance in the South-East
U10 and U14 Leagues having pulled out of the first
matches. They gave debuts to four new
recruits at Ipswich so they did not threaten the top
Suffolk sides but there were good performances,
especially from Katie Adams and Luca Pinheiro.
U10 - Kesgrave A 53 Ipswich 49 Kesgrave B 39 Hethersett
15
(Tye Bunn 5 Troy Bunn 5 T.Matthews 5)
U14 - Ipswich 64 Kesgrave 46 Hethersett 32 Gt.Blakenham
6
(K.Adams 10 L.Pinheioro 8 J.Matthews 7 J.Lane 7)
The Club held a special reception at the Hethersett
Social Club to celebrate the upgrade of their track by
British Cycling to National standard. This follows the
erection of a safety fence by members, described by the
National body as "probably the best in the
country" after their inspection. A special
presentation was made to Tim Grimes who master-minded
the whole project which was grant-aided by Hethersett
Parish Council.
This Sunday Hethersett entertain Ipswich in League
matches starting at 2 p.m. at the Memorial Playing
Field.
July
31st
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO entertained Ipswich
in the South-East League and, with the visitors' team
full of Premier League riders, it was always going to be
a tough match. And so it proved as Ipswich racked up
five maximum heat wins in the first nine races to lead
55-34 at the interval. Phil Adams, who shed a chain
while leading his race, was in brilliant form and won
all his other four races and he inspired the team to put
up a much better second-half performance. Scott
Grimes, promoted to a heat-leader battled hard against
much more experienced opponents.
HETHERSETT 72 IPSWICH 105
(P.Adams 16 O.Buxton 14 S.Grimes 9 Calvin Grimes 8
D.Chambers 8 D.Martin 7 R.Carter 6 A.Johnson 4)
In the following South East Youth League match the Hawks
U16 team faced the league leaders Ipswich and were well
beaten despite some excellent rides by Scott Grimes and
some encouraging teamwork by Olly Buxton and Axl
Johnson.
HETHERSETT U16 69 IPSWICH U16 91
(S.Grimes 20 O.Buxton 15 A.Johnson 13 R.Wiltshire 9
K.Adams 7 Troy Bunn 5)
In the Norfolk Grand Prix round at Eaton Park there were
wins for Tyler Matthews (U10) and Scott Grimes (U16)
while Jasmin Matthews (U13) Olly Buxton (U16)and Carly
Grimes (Girls) also reached "A" Finals.
On Saturday Hethersett will be represented in the
Eastern team for the Women's League match at Leicester
and on Sunday some members will be in the South East
Grand Prix at Somersham.
August
7th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO had Tiffany Collins
racing for the East Region in the British Women's League
match against South & South Wales held at Leicester.
With her partner Danielle Riley from Norwich she secured
four 7-3 wins for the Region which was a key factor in
an eventual narrow win - a win which puts the East in
the final later this year. Tiffany had a heavy
fall in her last race which gave her an aggravated wrist
injury as well as whiplash stiffness in the neck.
She had to pull out of the individual grand prix races
but is determined to be back racing next weekend at
Stockport, where she will continue the defence of her
Youth & Junior League Grand Prix title.
Three Hethersett riders were at the dusty and windy
track at picturesque Somersham in Suffolk for a South
East Grand Prix. Dave Martin increased his lead in the
Senior series by winning the final closely followed by
teammate Phil Adams. Mel Perkins finished third in
the Vets category.
The midweek Division Two match with Norwich was rained
off and will be held under floodlights in October.
As well as riders at Stockport Saturday, the Hawks have
two teams in League action at Ipswich on Sunday.
August
14th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO were well below full
strength for their visit to Ipswich who also had riders
absent. A good match transpired but Ipswich's
promising young squad came through to win comfortably.
Phil Adams was again the top Hawk as he won three of his
five races but the highlight was the return of his
brother David after a year's break. He had lost none of
his tactical awareness and aggressive riding but did
lack a bit of fitness. Likewise Harley Hamill who
has had not been available much and picked up two
exclusions on the starting grid. Scott Grimes
again showed promise and won heat 8 from the back and
this was followed by a rousing 7-3 win by David Adams
and Roger Carter.
IPSWICH 104 HETHERSETT 73
(P.Adams 17 S.Grimes 14 Calvin Grimes 11 R.Carter 10
D.Adams 9 H.Hamill 5 D.Chambers 4 Carly Grimes 3)
In the Division 2 match Hethersett had only three other
riders available so some tired first-team riders
shared the remaining rides and were well beaten by the
reigning champions. Scott Grimes won heat 1 and Harley
Hamill secured a couple of second places but apart from
that it was one way traffic. Still it gave the likes of
Emma Betts and Richard Wiltshire so more useful
experience.
IPSWICH B 108 HETHERSETT B 51
(Calvin Grimes 8 M.Perkins 7 Carly Grimes 7 E.Betts 6
H.Hamill 6 S.Grimes 6 R.Wiltshire 5 R.Carter 4
D.Chambers 3)
Tiffany Collins overcame her injury to keep in
contention to defend her British Youth & Junior
Girls Grand Prix title when she scored 14 points and
took second place in the second national round at
Stockport. Carly Grimes was impressive after a difficult
first race and won the C Final while in the U16 event
Oliver Buxton struggled to master the track but made the
D Final where he finished fourth.
In the Norfolk Grand Prix at Harford Park Scott Grimes
won the U16s with Buxton second and there were also
second places for Phil Adams (Senior) and Carly Grimes
(Ladies).
This Sunday the Hawks U10 and U14 teams are in action at
Great Blakenham while on Saturday Mel Pekins will be
racing in the British over-50s and over-60s
championships in Edinburgh.
August
22nd
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO have made all their
final preparations for what has been billed as "the
biggest sporting event ever to be staged in the
village". This coming weekend just under 100
riders from all over the country, including British
Champion Mark Boaler, will descend on the Club's
Memorial Playing Field track to contest British
Championships sponsored by Wilco. Racing starts at 12
noon on both Saturday and Sunday and will conclude early
evening. Saturday's racing sees the Under-10s and
Ladies competitions through to the crowning of new
British Champions while on Sunday Senior and Under-16
riders battle to reach Monday's prestige finals at Eaton
Park.
The events are a culmination of lots of planning and
hard work by Club members to get the track up to
national standard and to be able to cater for such a big
event. Tiffany Collins and Carly Grimes will be
hoping home advantage will help them put in bids for the
Ladies title while Scott Grimes will relish testing his
skills against the best visitors in the U16s on Sunday.
Last weekend Mel Perkins contested both the Over-60s and
Over-50s Championships in Edinburgh. He finished 9th in
the Over-60s with 12 points but found the pace tough in
the younger age group and his 7 points were only enough
for 14th place.
At the other end of the spectrum the Hawks' U10 and
U14 teams were in action at Gt.Blakenham but, being down
in numbers, they trailed in fourth in each match.
U10s - IPSWICH 51 KESGRAVE A 51 KESGRAVE B 41 HETHERSETT
5
(T.Matthews 5)
U14s - IPSWICH 53 KESGRAVE 49 GT.BLAKENHAM 42 HETHERSETT
16
(J.Matthews 6 L.Pinheiro 5 K.Adams 5)
Next Wednesday Hethersett riders will be at Eaton
Park for a Norfolk Grand Prix at 6.30 and back there
again on Thursday (6.45) for a rearranged Division 1
match against Norwich.
August
29th
HETEHRSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO successfully staged
major national events at its Memorial Playing Field
track, despite having to cope with the vagaries of the
English weather. It was a credit to the track
staff that they were able to continually provide a
surface that allowed the riders to perform to the
highest standard in front of the biggest crows ever seen
at the circuit.
In the British Under-10 Championships home riders were
knocked out in the Semi-Finals - Daniel Martin scored 11
points, just two short of qualification, and Tyler
Matthews scored 8 points. The event was won by Jack
Chaplin (Ipswich) with Gemma Hill making a 1-2 for
Ipswich by wining the Girls' U10 title.
The British Women's Championship was next on and the
Hawks' Tiffany Collins was fancied to do well. Having
reached the Final she was lying second in her opening
race when she hit the kerb and fell. She never settled
back into her rhythm after that and finished with 10
points. Carly Grimes was disappointed to not to
make it through the qualifying heats , a fate also
experienced by young members Katie Adams and Jasmin
Matthews. The Women's & U16 Girls titles
were won by Livvy Horsley from Horspath (Oxford).
Sunday saw the turn of Britain's top Senior and U16
riders and the racing was much more tougher as they
scrambled for places in Monday's finals at Eaton
Park. Best performance came from Scott Grimes but even
he did not make the final itself, losing a race-off for
the last place after scoring 12 points - a score that
would have been much better had he not slipped off
when leading a heat. Oliver Buxton made a sound
debut in the event at nearby Harford Park, scoring
11 and Axl Johnson showed promise with 9 points at
Hethersett.
In the Senior event Phil Adams and Dave Martin came
through the qualifiers but finished well short of
the qualifying mark in the Semi-Finals. Calvin Grimes
and Ben Collins just failed to come through the
qualifying competition.
It took a tremendous team effort for the small village
club to stage such a prestigious event. It is quickly
back to basics this weekend with some of the Club's top
youngsters in action at Gt.Blakenham and Ipswich on
Saturday and the first and second teams at home to
Gt.Blakenham on Sunday.
September
5th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO had a surprise
double victory over Suffolk side Gt.Blakenham at the
Memorial Playing Field. Both teams were well down
on full strength and the Hawks made early mistakes to
give Blakenham the lead by heat 8. Vets Dave Chambers
and Roger Carter put the Hawks in front with a 7-3 win
in heat 10 and a last bend win by man-of-match Ax;
Johnson in heat 12 increased the lead. Olly Buxton and
Chambers put together another 7-3 before Phil Adams rode
a strong race to defeat British Vets Champion Jason
Ashford. Cousins Calvin and Scott Grimes sealed the
match with a 7-3 win in heat 17 and it was a true team
performance with Richard Wiltshire getting three third
places in his first-team debut.
HETHERSETT 96 GT.BLAKENHAM 84
(P.Adams 17 S.Grimes 14 A.Johnson 14 O.Buxton 14
C.Grimes 12 R.Carter 11 D.Chambers 8 R.Wiltshire 6)
In the Division 2 match it was a similar story as
Hethersett used nine riders to Blakenham's six and just
rode sensibly to keep increasing their lead.
Johnson and Scott Grimes were unbeaten.
HETHERSETT B 87 GT.BLKENHAM B 72
(O.Buxton 13 S.Grimes 12 A.Johnson 12 C.Grimes 11
M.Perkins 10 T.Collins 8 D.Chambers 8 R.Carter 8
R.Wiltshire 5)
In midweek the Hawks lost at Norwich but gave the League
leaders a shock in the early heats. Five 7-3 wins in the
space of seven races put the scoreline much more in
favour of Norwich but the Hawks staged a late recovery
including a 7-3 win by Carter and Calvin Grimes and
two fine race wins by Phil Adams.
NORWICH 102 HETHERSETT 78
(P.Adams 15 D.Adams 12 O.Buxton 12 B.Collins 11 S.Grimes
10 Calvin Grimes 7 R.Carter 6 Carly Grimes 5)
Tiffany Collins made the best of a good draw to reach
the A Final at the Wosskow Brown British Youth &
Junior League Grand Prix at Gt.Blakenham despite a heavy
cold. Drawn on the outside grid in the final, she fought
hard to come through to third place right on the
finishing line so keeping alive her chances of a podium
place when the series end later this month in the
Midlands. Olly Buxton reached the D Final in the
U16s but was excluded for a false start in the key race.
Over at Ipswich Jasmin Matthews tried hard to score 8
points in the U12s, insufficient to reach a final in a
big field.
Jasmin's brother Tyler was the rider in form at the
Norfolk Grand Prix Round 6 at Eaton Park, coming
from the back to win the U10s final. Scott Grimes
won the U16s and is now a clear leader with two rounds
to go. In total the Hawks had 14 riders taking part.
This Sunday the Hawks are at East London in Division 1
and on Wednesday (14th) stage the 7th round of the Grand
Prix at 7 p.m.
September
12th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO produced another
good team performance to win their second consecutive
match in the bottom of the table clash at East London. A
7-3 win by David Adams and Ben Collins in heat one was
the best possible start but the home side responded
until Collins again engineered a 7-3 with Dave Chambers
in heat 5. Just before the interval a home rider fell
while leading, gifting the Hawks a 7-3 and a 48-42
interval lead. This was reduced in the next heat but a
foul by a home rider in 13 led to an exclusion and a 6-3
win for Hethersett. From that point Hethersett just
consolidated their lead to win by seven points. Phil
Adams was outstanding with five straight wins but each
member of the team made a contribution at a vital stage.
EAST LONDON 86 HETHERSETT 93
(P.Adams 20 D.Adams 17 D.Martin 16 O.Buxton 10 B.Collins
9 A.Johnson 9 D.Chambers 7 C.Grimes 5)
In a midweek South-East Youth League match at Harford
Park Hethersett U16s held Norwich for long periods but
strength in depth saw the home side to victory.
Scott Grimes showed lots of speed to record a maximum 24
points well supported by Olly Buxton and Axl Johnson.
NORWICH U16s 83 HETHERSETT U16s 77
(S.Grimes 24 O.Buxton 20 A.Johnson 17 K.Adams 6
T.Matthews 5 J.Matthews 5)
This Sunday the Hawks stage the penultimate round in the
South East Grand Prix series with riders of all ages
taking part from 1 p.m. On Saturday Tiffany
Collins will be representing the Eastern Region in the
Final of the British Women & Girls League in West
Yorkshire.
September
19th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO staged two Grand
Prix events at their track in the past week. On
Sunday 52 riders attended from the Eastern Region and
there were some good performances from home riders. The
club had a 1-2-3 in the Senior event with Phil Adams,
David Martin and Harley Hamill leading the Final and
there were other Final places too for Tyler Matthews
(U8s), Oliver Buxton (U16s) and Mel Perkins (Vets), each
finishing third.
In the midweek Norfolk Grand Prix Tyler Matthews won the
U10s with Troy Bunn fourth, Jasmin Matthews was second
in the U13s, Scott Grimes and Oliver Buxton were the top
two in the U16s, Dave Martin was third and Phil Adams
fourth in the Seniors and Carly Grimes won the Girls
category.
Tiffany Collins played a major role in the Eastern
Region's win in the final of the British Women's League
at Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire. With her partner Laura
Dale from Ipswich they scored 25 points in the
five-point victory over the holders from the Midlands.
She then went on to finish third in the individual Grand
Prix.
Phil Adams won the Club's U19 title with Scott Grimes
and Ben Collins taking the minor places on the podium.
Darcey Street won the "champagne moment"
prize.
This Saturday Tiffany Collins and Oliver Buxton will be
in Sandwell for the final round of the British Youth
& JUnior Grand Prix and on Sunday the Hawks' "B"
and U16 teams are at Kesgrave.
September
26th
HETHERSETT HAWKS /SWINTON & CO had two riders at
Sandwell for the final National Round of the Wosskow
Brown British Youth & Junior League Grand Prix
series. Oliver Buxton took one race to familiarise
himself with the small, tight track in the U16s category
but competed well for nine points qualifying for
the C Final. A terrific line on the first corner almost
paid off but in the end he had to settle for third
place. In the Girls section Tiffany Collins won two
heats on her way to 13 points and a place in the A
Final. With all four riders looking for an overall
podium place the first bend was very competitive and
unfortunately Tiffany came down. The referee saw
no infringement so the race continued leaving Tiffany
disappointed. However, the finishing order in the race
ensured that she still made the podium having enough
points to finish third in the eight-round series in what
has become a very competitive category.
The Hawks had four of their top riders unavailable
against League leaders Norwich so were always going to
struggle but a return to full fitness by
Harley Hamill and wins by Scott Grimes and Oliver Buxton
ensured the match was closer than the final score
suggested. It was just that Norwich's top order were far
too experienced with four riders unbeaten.
HETHERSETT 69 NORWICH 109
H.Hamill 13 S.Grimes 12 O,Buxton 12 A.Johnson 9 Calvin
Grimes 7 R.Carter 6 Carly Grimes 5 D.Chambers 5.
In Division 2 the Hawks travelled to Kesgrave and lost
by 20 points in an enjoyable match. Harley Hamill
led the attack well for the Hawks with three strong
wins.
KESGRAVE 88 HETHERSETT B 68
H.Hamill 19 O.Buxton 12 T.Collins 11 A.Johnson 11
M.Perkins 8 Calvin Grimes 7.
Hethersett only had three riders available for the
South-East Youth League match but borrowed three
youngsters from the home side to make a competitive
match. The scratch side actually won 86-74 but when
guest rider points were adjusted Kesgrave were
officially declared comfortable winners. Oliver Buxton
won five of his six races and the other two Hawks both
had their moments, a win in heat 12 for Katie Adams
being well deserved.
KESGRAVE U16s 89 HETHERSETT U16s 56
O.Buxton 22 A.Johnson 19 K.Adams 15
Oliver Buxton was a surprise winner of the Club U16s
title when he took full advantage of a slip by favourite
Scott Grimes to complete a maximum. Axl Johnson finished
third.
On Saturday Hethersett will be at Colchester for the
South East Ladies and Girls Championships and Cup events
and on Sunday riders will be at Harford Park for the
final South East Grand Prix.
October
3rd
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO narrowly missed out
on honours at the TA Security South East KO Cup
Fours event at Colchester. They started well
leading after four heats but in the next four races they
lost ground following an exclusion and a last bend fall.
The Essex track is very tricky and the Hawks did well
from their four outside grids to still give them a good
chance but only Phil Adams was able to add another race
win and they finished one point short of runners-up
spot.
IPSWICH 49 KESGRAVE 45 HETHERSETT 44 GT BLAKENHAM 21
(P.Adams 15 S.Grimes 13 O.Buxton 9 R.Carter 7)
Katie Adams finished runner-up in the South East U13
Girls Championship, four days after retaining her
Hethersett U13 Championship. Unfortunately, Jasmin
Matthews was unable to compete in the South-East event -
she fractured her collar bone at Harford Park on the
Wednesday.
Dave Martin won the South-East Senior Grand Prix title
winning the final round at Harford Park. Phil Adams took
third place in the series, the same position as Mel
Perkins in the Vets series.
Tyler Matthews (U10s) and Scott Grimes (U16s) picked up
winners trophies for the Norfolk Grand Prix series after
the final round at Harford Park. Also getting
minor wards were Jasmin Matthews (U13s) Oliver Buxton
(U16s) Carly Graime & Emma Betts (Girls) and Phil
Adams & Roger Carter (Seniors).
This Saturday several club members will be competing in
the East Anglian Championships at Harford Park which
start at 11 a.m.
October
10th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO have had one of
their most successful weeks ever. On Saturday at Harford
Park, Norwich the Club had three riders crowned East
Anglian Champions. In the Under-16s Scott Grimes won an
exciting three-rider race-off in which all three led at
one time or another. On the third lap his two
rivals clashed and he was able to get away to secure the
title. In the combined Senior / Under-19 event Dave
Martin produced a determined last bend pass over club
mate Harley Hamill to finish second in his opening
ride. That was his only defeat as four wins took
him to an unassailable 19 points to regain the
Senior title he won in 2007. Phil Adams finished on 18
points which gave him the undisputed Under-19 title, the
first Hethersett rider to win this event since its
inception as Under-18s in 1974. It also gave him a
race-off with Gary Brown from Kesgrave for runner-up in
the Senior event, a race he won after Brown fell trying
a brave pass round the outside. There was a podium
place also for Oliver Buxton who finished third in the
Under-19s after losing a race-off for runner-up. To cap
a good day for the Club they provided the top three
scorers - Grimes, Buxton and Axl Johnson - in the
Norfolk U16 team that lost 103-77 to Suffolk.
Earlier in midweek the Hawks finally achieved a win over
Norwich at the eighth attempt in all competitions.
In the best match seen at Hethersett this season, the B
team defeated their local rivals by two points. A pass
by Axl Johnson in the penultimate heat gave Hethersett
the lead and Oliver Buxton and Emma Betts held their
nerve in a three times rerun last heat to get the 5-5
required for victory. The match was well refereed by
Phil Adams but was dominated by two Hethersett maximums
from Scott Grimes and Harley Hamill, the latter
celebrating his 18th birthday in style.
HETHERSETT B 90 NORWICH B 88
(S.Grimes 20 H.Hamill 20 O.Buxton 15 A.Johnson 12
R.Carter 8 E.Betts 7 K.Adams 6 M.Perkins 2)
Three Hethersett Club Championships were also decided in
midweek the winners being Tyler Matthews (Under-10s)
Carly Grimes (Ladies) and Roger Carter (Veterans).
This Saturday Harley Hamill and Phil Adams will be
representing Ireland against Wales at East Newport and
on Sunday Hethersett stage South East Under-10 and
Under-14 League matches starting at 2 p.m.
October
17th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO received more
honours with the selection of Phil Adams and Harley
Hamill to represent Ireland against Wales at East
Newport. Both took part in the B International
with Hamill scoring 10 points after taking time to get
used to the small, almost circular, track. Adams
had been before and settled quicker scoring 15 points in
a match won by Wales 97-83. His performance earned
him promotion to the full international team for the
Celtic Cup match, the final one in a triangular
tournament. The Welsh had so much track advantage and
romped to a 101-78 win and the overall title - Adams
scoring eight points.
In perfect conditions at the Memorial Playing Field some
of the best of the region's youngsters produced some
excellent fare for a big crowd in the final leg of the
South-East U10 and U14 Leagues. Hethersett riders
each had some small success in the U10s event with
Tyler Matthews well to the fore in all of his races.
In the U14s Katie Adams was impressive but the remainder
of the team, including debutant Eloise Baker, tried hard
even though a bit out of their depth.
U10s - KESGRAVE A 54 IPSWICH 51 NORWICH 36 KESGRAVE B 34
HETHERSETT 25
(T.Matthews 9 A.Larter 6 Troy Bunn 5 Tye Bunn 5)
U14s - NORWICH 53 IPSWICH 52 KESGRAVE 42 GT BLAKENHAM 34
HETHERSETT 19
(K.Adams 7 O.Nicholas 4 E.Baker 4 Troy Bunn 4)
Dave Martin won his ninth Hethersett Club Championship
to equal Simon Wilcox's record with Phil Adams runner-up
and Harley Hamill third.
This Sunday the Hawks have their final League action of
the season with a trip to Gt.Blakenham for their A and B
teams.
October
24th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO enjoyed unseasonable
weather but in all other respects their final League
matches of the season at Great Blakenham were typical
end of season affairs. Both Clubs struggled for
numbers and the Division 1 match featured 5 v 6
instead of 8 v 8 in a shortened programme.
Hethersett steadily put their extra rider to good
advantage and built up a lead while Phil Adams and
Harley Hamill both defeated Premier League rider Adam
Peck.
GT.BLAKENHAM 64 HETHERSETT 90
(A.Johnson 20 P.Adams 18 O.Buxton 17 H.Hamill 16
D.Chambers 10 M.Perkins 9)
In the Division 2 match both Clubs had a full complement
but Blakenham had several inexperienced riders. So
again Hethersett raced away to victory with Olly Buxton, Harley
Hamill and Axl Johnson all unbeaten.
GT BLAKENHAM B 66 HETHERSETT B 94
(O.Buxton 24 H.Hamill 23 A.Johnson 16 D.Chambers 15
K.Adams 9 M.Perkins 7)
so good victories to round off a busy and exciting
season - the club brings down the curtain at the
Memorial Playing Field this Sunday (2pm) with its own
Maiden Plate and Best Pairs events.
October
31st
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO brought the curtain
down on their season with the traditional Club events
but much of the excitement was about 2012.
Following the successful staging of British
Championships this August, the Hawks have been invited
by British Cycling to stage a full international test
match between Gt.Britain and Poland as part of the
European Championships week in the Eastern Region.
The event on Tuesday July 31 will feature Ladies and
Junior test matches as well as the full international.
It was Axl Johnson's day in the Club events. He
started by winning the Maiden Plate with a maximum with
minor places going to Tiffany Collins and Daniel Martin.
Then he teamed up with Scott Grimes to win the Best
Pairs. They defeated their main rivals Harley
Hamill & Carly Grimes 6-4 in heat 13 to bring the
two pairs level so a race-off was required. Again
it was looking like a 6-4 win before Hamill produced a
burst of speed to dive under Scott Grimes. The riders
collided but it was Grimes who got away to a 7-3 win.
Only one point behind the two leaders were two other
pairs and it needed two race-offs to decide third place
overall - Ben Collins and Calvin Grimes taking it from
Phil Adams and Tiffany Collins.
Next action for some of the Hawks is the British
Indoor Championships at the end of November.
November
28th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO had their last
action of 2011 at the British Indoor Championships near
Manchester. Six riders took part but they all
found the going tough. Best result came from
Tiffany Collins who finished 9th in the Women's
Championship with 10 points despite suffering two
exclusions. Just one point behind was Carly
Grimes. Scott Grimes struggled in the U16s and
scored just five points while his father Tim came 12th
in the Vets Over-40s event. The major Open event
saw all of Britain's top riders present and Dave Martin
(11 pts) and Ben Collin (10) failed to make it through
the Semi-Finals. Ben also was eliminated in
qualifying heats of the U19s.
The club will celebrate a successful season at
Hethersett Social Club on December 9th.
SOUTH-EAST LEAGUES – FINAL POSITIONS
DIVISION ONE
|
S-EAST
1
|
PL
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
PTS
|
|
IPSWICH
|
16
|
13
|
0
|
3
|
1548
|
1272
|
26
|
|
NORWICH
|
16
|
13
|
0
|
3
|
1561.5
|
1274.5
|
26
|
|
GT.BLAKENHAM
|
16
|
6
|
0
|
10
|
1368.5
|
1437.5
|
12
|
|
HETHERSETT
|
16
|
5
|
0
|
11
|
1260
|
1566
|
10
|
|
EAST
LONDON
|
16
|
3
|
0
|
13
|
1326
|
1514
|
6
|
DIVISION TWO
|
DIV
TWO
|
PL
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
PTS
|
|
IPSWICH B
|
10
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
988
|
633
|
18
|
|
KESGRAVE
|
10
|
8
|
0
|
2
|
867
|
793
|
16
|
|
NORWICH B
|
10
|
6
|
0
|
4
|
904
|
821
|
12
|
|
HETHERSETT B
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
6
|
786
|
887
|
8
|
|
EAST LONDON
B
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
817
|
918
|
6
|
|
GT BLAKENHAM B
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
629
|
939
|
0
|
YOUTH DIVISION
|
YOUTH
DIV
|
PL
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
PTS
|
|
IPSWICH U16
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
568
|
347
|
12
|
|
NORWICH U16
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
441
|
507
|
8
|
|
KESGRAVE U16
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
474
|
453
|
4
|
|
HETHERSETT U16
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
360
|
536
|
0
|
UNDER-14 FOURS LEAGUE
|
|
PTS
|
FOR
|
|
IPSWICH
|
16
|
240
|
|
KESGRAVE
|
12
|
193
|
|
GT.BLAKENHAM
|
7
|
103
|
|
HETHERSETT
|
4
|
79
|
UNDER-10 FOURS LEAGUE
|
|
PTS
|
FOR
|
|
KESGARVE
I
|
15.5
|
215
|
|
IPSWICH
|
12.5
|
207
|
|
KESGRAVE
II
|
8
|
158
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December
11th
HETHERSETT HAWKS / SWINTON & CO celebrated a
memorable season when over 50 members, families and
friends attended the Club's Presentation Party at
Hethersett Social Club. All were reminded of the Club's
achievements in 2011 - securing grants from South
Norfolk Council and Hethersett Parish Council to
purchase 12 new club bikes and erect a new safety fence
at the Memorial Playing Field track. The fence and
other improvements, all completed by Club members, saw
the track awarded National status allowing the Club
to successfully stage British Finals in August.
Various recruitment exercises at school fairs and Sport
in the Park had helped to swell the attendances at Tuesday
Club Nights - 75 attended during the year and over
half of them for the first time. It is hoped this
success can be built on to encourage more members to
support team and individual competitions.
On the racing side the Club celebrated three East
Anglian Champions, one Norfolk Champion and three local
Grand Prix champions. Two girls were part of the winning
Eastern Region team in the British Women & Girls
League with Tiffany Collins taking third place in the
British U17 Girlls Grand Prix series.
Club awards for the season were dominated by Phil Adams
who won Top Scorer, First Team Rider of the Year and the
coveted Sportsman of the Year award, voted for by
members and supporters on the night. Other
presentations were made to Tyler Matthews (Best
Newcomer), Oliver Buxton (Most Improved Junior), Scott
Grimes (Second Team Rider of the Year) and special
awards as Club Members of the Year to Tim Grimes and
Caroline Collins.
The presentations concluded with Peter Steward, Chairman
of Hethersett & The Meltons Sports Association,
congratulating the Club on its contribution to village
sporting life that had seen Hethersett become Norfolk
Sports Village of the Year and Winner of Winners. All
Club members present were photographed with the awards
in recognition.
Hethersett
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