KING GEORGE
This season’s Trial 125 ACU British Trials Championship has seen ‘King’ George Hemingway take the title with seven wins from eight starts. His only interruption came from Scotland’s much-travelled Jamie Galloway, who took the win at round six. With one hand already on the 2022 title, George came out fighting for the final-round win as he opened his scorecard with just eight marks lost on the opening lap to Galloway’s 16. Both riders improved on the second lap as 14-year-old Hemingway put the hammer down with a stunning two-mark loss, as Galloway improved with a lap score of ten. Despite bringing his lap score down to seven on the final lap, the high-scoring first lap from Galloway left Hemingway clear at the top to take the final win.
The ever-present Alfie Lampkin also suffered from a highscoring opening lap of 21, which kept him away from the top two, but he reduced this score with two consistent laps of 14 to finish a clear third in the trial and also in the championship. 2023 should be an interesting year as riding the same sections, albeit, on a 125cc machine, Hemingway’s score would have given him the Trial Expert victory.
ROUND 8: LLANFYLLIN, WALES
RESULTS: 1: George Hemingway (Beta) 13; 2: Jamie Galloway (TRRS) 33; 3: Alfie Lampkin (Vertigo) 49; 4: Jay Pyper (Beta) 84; 5: Finlay Rule (Scorpa) 91; 5: Daniel Da Breo (GASGAS) 104. BEST LAP: George Hemingway (Beta)