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British Sand Ace Championship

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British Sand Masters Championship
CategoryMotorcycle Track Racing
CountryUnited Kingdom
RegionChannel Islands and Lancashire
Inaugural season2006
Riders' champion2023: Paul Cooper

The ACU British Sand Masters Championship formerly the SandAce - British Championship is an Auto-Cycle Union motorcycle championship which was initially run and organised by the Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club. It was first run in 2006 as the Guernsey SandAce and became the Conder Ferries SandAce - British Championship in 2012.

Without Ferry support the ACU championship status was lost in 2018 for want of sponsor. In 2019, after retrieving International status, members of the Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club voted to forego their staging of the championship to concentrate purely on local club meetings featuring motocross bikes, cars and just a few Track Racing bikes.

In 2022, following Covid restrictions, the Cheshire Grasstrack Club took on the responsibility of staging the national championship, the ACU British Sandmasters Championship, on St.Annes Beach, Lytham, Lancashire, on the Fylde coast

Historically the Championship was one of many motor sport events taking place on Guernsey and the Channel Islands as a whole. It took place annually and was run at Vazon Beach on the west coast of the island. Guernsey Sand Racing has been going on since the 1920s. Today the Guernsey Championship is run between April and September and there are two, three four wheeled championships. On Jersey similar local events are staged by the JMC & LCC at St.Ouens Bay.

British Championship Classes

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There are two championship classes. They are up to 500 cc Solo machines and up to 1000 cc Right-hand Sidecars. The Sidecars were included with the introduction of the British Championship.

International

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There is very much an international flavor to the meeting, competitors from Australia, Denmark, France and Germany have all taken part.

Main Sponsors

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The current sponsor is Fylde Council, (Lancs.). Condor Ferries were previous sponsors.

Solo Medalists

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Year Venue First Second Third
2006 Guernsey Guernsey England Mitch Godden Guernsey Anthony Bougourd England Daniel Winterton
2007 Guernsey Guernsey England Mitch Godden England Vince Kinchen Guernsey Mike Clarke
2008 Guernsey Guernsey Guernsey Anthony Queripel England Vince Kinchen England Phil Ashcroft
2009 Guernsey Guernsey England Mitch Godden Guernsey Anthony Queripel England Phil Ashcroft
2010 Guernsey Guernsey England Mitch Godden England Daniel Winterton England Phil Ashcroft
2011 Guernsey Guernsey England Mitch Godden Guernsey Anthony Queripel England Daniel Winterton
2012 Guernsey Guernsey England Danny Warwick Guernsey Anthony Queripel England Daniel Winterton
2013 Guernsey Guernsey England Danny Warwick Australia Rodney McDonald England Andrew Appleton
2014 Guernsey Guernsey England Danny Warwick Australia Rodney McDonald England Daniel Winterton
2015 Guernsey Guernsey England James Shanes England Zach Wajtknecht England James Wright
2016 Guernsey Guernsey England Zach Wajtknecht England Paul Cooper England James Wright
2017 Guernsey Guernsey England Paul Cooper England Daniel Winterton England Josh Dingle
2018 Guernsey Guernsey, Unofficial England Paul Cooper England Andy Whittaker England Rob Fortune
2019 Guernsey Guernsey England Paul Cooper France Jerome Lespinasse England Arran Butcher
2020 - '21 NO COMP'N COVID-19
2022 England Fylde England Paul Cooper England Charlie Powell Jersey Jordon Noel
2023 England Fylde England Paul Cooper England Daniel Winterton England Mark Wrathall

Sidecars Medalists

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Year Venue First Second Third
2012 Guernsey Guernsey England Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters England Mark Cossar & Carl Blyth England Matt Tyrrell & Mark Courtney
2013 Guernsey Guernsey England Rod Winterburn & Liam Brown]] England Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters England Gareth Winterburn & Billy Winterburn
2014 Guernsey Guernsey England Robbie Wilson & Bradley Steer England Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters England Peter Lloyd & Daz Whetstone
2015 Guernsey Guernsey England Gareth Winterburn & Billy Winterburn England Rod Winterburn & Liam Brown]] England Gary Shearer & Sam Bond]]
2016 Guernsey Guernsey England Rod Winterburn & Billy Winterburn England Gareth Winterburn & Liam Brown England Rob Wilson & Danny Hogg
2017 Guernsey Guernsey England Rod Winterburn & Billy Winterburn England Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters England Will Offen & Sam Black
2018 Guernsey Guernsey Unofficial England Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters (to follow) (to follow)
2019 Guernsey Guernsey England Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters Wales Neal Owen & Jason Farwell England England Will Penfold & Ricky Pay
2020 - 21 NO COMP'N COVID-19
2022 England Fylde England Billy Winterburn & Ryan Wharton Wales Neal Owen & Jason Farwell England England Rick McAuley & Stephen Russell
2023 England Fylde England Colin Blackbourn & Carl Pugh Wales Neal Owen & Jason Farwell England England Clint Blondel & Richard Webb


Results by rider

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Solos

Rider First Second Third Podium
England Paul Cooper 5 1 0 6
England Mitch Godden 5 0 0 5
England Danny Warwick 3 0 0 3
Guernsey Anthony Queripel 1 3 0 4
England Zach Wajtknecht 1 1 0 2
England James Shanes 1 0 0 1
England Daniel Winterton 0 3 4 7
England Vince Kinchin 0 2 0 2
Australia Rodney McDonald 0 2 0 2
Guernsey Anthony Bougourd 0 1 0 1
England Phil Ashcroft 0 0 3 3
England Mark Wrathall 0 0 1 1
Jersey Jordan Noel 0 0 1 1
England Rob Fortune 0 0 1 1
England Andy Whittaker 0 1 0 1
England Charley Powell 0 1 0 1
England James Wright 0 0 2 2
Guernsey Mike Clarke 0 0 1 1
England Andrew Appleton 0 0 1 1
England Josh Dingle 0 0 1 1
France Jerome Lespinasse 0 1 0 1
England Arran Butcher 0 0 1 1

Sidecars

Driver First Second Third Podium
England Rod Winterburn 3 1 0 4
England Rob Wilson 2 3 1 6
England Gareth Winterburn 1 1 1 3
England Robbie Wilson 1 0 0 1
England Mark Cossar 0 1 0 1
England Matt Tyrrell 0 0 1 1
England Peter Lloyd 0 0 1 1
England Gary Shearer 0 0 1 1
England Will Offen 0 0 1 1
Wales Neal Owen 0 1 0 1
England Will Penfold 0 0 1 1

Sidecars

Passenger First Second Third Podium
England Billy Winterburn 3 0 1 4
England Terry Saunters 2 3 0 5
England Liam Brown 1 2 0 3
England Bradley Steer 1 0 0 1
England Carl Blyth 0 1 0 1
England Mark Courtney 0 0 1 1
England Daz Whetstone 0 0 1 1
England Sam Bond 0 0 1 1
England Danny Hogg 0 0 1 1
England Sam Black 0 0 1 1
England Jason Farwell 0 1 0 1
England Ricky Pay 0 0 1 1

References

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  1. ^ "British SandAce Championship". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  2. ^ "New Page for Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club LBG". Gmccc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. ^ "Guernsey's 'Condor Ferries' Sand Ace". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 2017-02-25.