Despite all the rain there was still a packed field who turned up to brave the weather. The track started off pretty flat, with a few doubles that almost everyone had to roll, thanks to the super tacky Hopton mud.

Out into the open section and as usual line choice was key, Pearce always tape wide where possible and the combination of possible lines amongst all the tree stumps made for great racing and some comedy crashes.

The rain and mud meant that spikes were a popular tyre choice and with all the pros out racing in Andorra this was a proper regional event, as well as the Midlands Champs decided.

All the results are available here on Pearce Cycles. A full write up from our racing reporter will appear in Issue 10 of wideopen along with plenty more pics!

Here’s a sweet video from the event as well, courtesy of Ian at Boon Productions:

Jim News