On Sunday it was time to get back on the 4X bike and begin the defence of Scott’s National Series 4X title at 417 bike park in Gloucestershire.
One of Scott’s favourite tracks, it flows well, is lots of fun and is relatively easy so again would provide a great chance for Scott to continue his recovery.
Scott’s practice went really well and he certainly looked fast on the track.
Moving into his 3 qualifying races, Scott took the win in his first 2 rides with a 2nd in his final race. This qualified him into the semi final.
In the semi final Scott took gate 2 so that he had a bit of space into turn 1.
The gate dropped and Scott made his best gate of the day so far. Leading into turn 1 he took off and led the race from start to finish.
A great confidence booster, Scott was feeling great heading into the final.
In the final, Scott lined up on gate 2 again. The traffic lights lit and Scott made his best gate of the day. Leading into turn 1, again just like the semi final, Scott checked out. It was a flawless final and an impressive win.
Clearly very happy with the win, Scott told us in the finish area:
“It’s been a tough 7 weeks but to come back and win this 4X race is amazing. I have to thank Stefaan Vossen at Core Clinics, Brian Simpson laser treatment and all the staff at Worcester hospital. They have fixed me up in half the time it should have taken and so now we are heading to Fort William 4X ProTour ready to fight for the World title.
The race today was great. I felt good on the bike and I am very happy to have won the final. The level of the elite class is so high and winning is extremely hard.
It’s back home now to train and focus on Fort William.”
As Scott mentioned in his post race interview, our next event is Fort William where Scott will begin his 2019 4X ProTour campaign.
We are home now and training hard in preparation for this huge event.
As ever, we want to thank you all for your support in 2019. We could not do this without you.
See you at the Fort.
USN Racing.
It was an extremely busy weekend for Scott Beaumont as his comeback from injury continues.
On Saturday we raced the 5th round of the HSBC British BMX Series and on Sunday we raced the 3rd round of the HSBC/Schwalbe British 4X Series.
HSBC British BMX Series Round 5 – Birmingham
So just 7 weeks on from breaking his left radius, Scott was back on the BMX bike in his preparations for the World Championships in Belgium at the end of July.
Practice went well and Scott was looking like he hadn’t been away. Scott did have a little pain in his arm, but that is to be expected at this stage of the recovery.
Scott rode well in his motos with a 4th, 2nd and 1st place rides to qualify for the semi final.
In the semi final Scott made a good start and tucked into 2nd position. He held on to the finish line and made it into the final.
The final is still being talked about today and we will be able to show you in our team edit mid week.
Scott made a good start and got to the first turn in 2nd. He then dived inside to try and take the lead. On the exit of the turn he sat in 2nd and carried good speed on the second straight. Into the second tun Scott was being held out wide, which allowed another rider up the inside. Scott hit the brakes and dived to the inside of the turn. On the exit Scott took the lead and was on course to take the win but in the final turn another rider dived inside moving Scott to the outside.
Scott lost momentum and unfortunately faded to 4th on the last straight. It was a real case of close but no cigar, but another good step on the road to recovery from his arm injury.
