Jess stars for city BMX Club in National Race Series

Jess Marriott secured a brilliant win as well as a third place finish for Peterborough BMX Club in rounds five and six of the Lloyds National Race Series in Gosport.

Phantoms had 24 entries for the weekend races and Marriott was the standout performer in the Championship Women class.

Jess Marriott on top of the podium in Gosport.

placeholder image — Jess Marriott on top of the podium in Gosport.

She made the podium on both days, claiming third place on Saturday and then a superb win 24 hours later.

There were other successes for Phantoms as well. Dylan Dixon finished second in the 40-44 cruiser and sixth on 20" veterans, while Lottie Macfarlane claimed a third place in the 13-16 cruisers.

Luca Smith was fourth in the 15-16 cruisers, Logan Aceto was fifth in male 9, Chris Hearn fifth in 30-39 Cruiser and Andy Todd sixth in the 45-49 cruiser

class. Krystian Garbarczyk unfortunately ended his day early with a crash.

The club's riders are back in action this Sunday when they head to Braintree for round six of the East Anglian summer series.

Anyone interested in trying BMX racing can contact the club via social media to book a free induction.