The UK version of "The Firm" was formed after the past weekend of the UK Nationals in Manchester after sweeping the board in the 15-16 age category.
History was made on day 1 when all 4 of the riders on the Freeagent/Route55 team riders in the 15-16 age category made the final, taking all 3 podium places and a 5th place in the main - the first time a podium was taken by 3 riders all of the same team in a UK national. The race was won by Dominic Skidmore after only having been racing for a year and coming from mid pack in the first corner to take the win. Jack Hall, the Series points leader brought home the 2 spot followed by Grant Hill in 3rd, making his debut for the team. The youngest of the quartet, still only only 14, brought home a great 5th place after being in 4th on turn 2 and getting pimped for 4th and stopping a clean sweep of the age group for the black and red machine.
Day 2 saw Hall come back strong to take the win and the overall series title despite this being his first year in the 15-16 group and there being 2 races left. A big achievement for what will be a big name in the future. Skidmore backed up his win on day win to reverse positions with Hall from day 1 with Perry and Hill coming home for an extremely respectable 4th and 5th place. Pure dominance from what is now called "The New Firm" in the UK with many people commenting that each rider is looking hungry and confident in their riding - something quite daunting for the rest of the class and the Junior Men who will race 3 of the quartet in 2010.
The younger riders on the team were flying all weekend and both brought home some of their best results all season with Lewis Locker taking 5th place in the 8x category and Taylor Johnson bringing home a great ride for 4th. Watch these 2 pocket rockets for the back end of the UK season as they have been on a constant rise on their positions through the season.
The Old Warhorse, Lee Alexander had some hard crashes through the weekend but did the team proud by making both mains in the Masters category and taking 2nd in the tough 40+ cruiser, a real team player and one who all the guys on the team respect and look up to.
Kelvin Batey was back in Elite after a tough weekend a few weeks back after sustaining some bad injuries at the UK European Round. He came from 8th to 4th on day 1 after clipping out on the gate and came through with a good lap to finish 2nd on Sunday.
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