International Events

  • The UKs first ever International Event – Halfords International 1981 Redditch

    Thank you to Mr. Steve Wilson for bringing this to our attention. After conducting more research, thanks to Brian Jones and the May 8th, 1981 issue of BMX News Newspaper, we learned about the first-ever British International BMX Meeting, which took place in Redditch on May 3rd, 1981. This event was sponsored by Halfords and organized by Alan Rushton’s Sports Plus. At the time, just under 300 riders participated, despite the vile weather conditions reported in the BMX News article. It was the largest race held in the UK at that time. On the international front, riders such as Greg Esser, Jamie Burrows, and Kerensky Bullard traveled from the United…

  • International – Pleasurewood Hills (Lowestoft) 1985

    IBMXF International Lowestoft (Superclass Round) May 4th/5th Pro Class Pete Middleton, Pro Cruiser Anthony Sewell Superclass Leon Walravens, Super Cruiser Gary Llewellyn 17+ John Stockwell, 16s Gary Wallace, 15s Mark Watkins, 14s Dean Iddiols, 13s Chris Taylor, 12s Raymond Stap, 11s Richard Everest, 10s Dylan Clayton, 9s Alex Van Diesen, 8s Gary Smith, 7s David Maw, 6s Darryl Sopp 16+ Girls Alison Diegutis, 14-15 Girls Sarah Jane Nichols, 12-13 Girls Keeley Mulkerrins, 8-11 Girls Alexia Jarvis, 7 & Under Girls Holly Jarvis.  40+ Cruiser Chris Bilner, 25-39 Cruiser Angelo Zimbito, 18-24 Cruiser Armond Bonis, 16-17 Cruiser Chris Wouters, 14-15 Cruiser Mark Watkins, Cruiser 13 & Under Jonathan Maw