British Sand Ace Championship

Condor Ferries SandAce British Championship
Category Motorcycle Racing
Country United Kingdom
Region Channel Islands
Inaugural season 2006
Riders' champion 2016: Zach Wajtknecht

The SandAce British Championsip is an Auto-Cycle Union Motorcycle championship and is run and organised by the Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club LBG. It was first run in 2006 as the Guernsey SandAce and became the SandAce British Championship in 2012.

The Championship is one of many motor sport events that take place on the island and the Channel Islands as a whole. It takes place annually and is 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 March and there are two, three four wheeled championships.

SandAce British Championship Classes

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

International

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

Main Sponsor

The main sponsor for the event are Condor Ferries.

2017

In 2017 the SandAce will take place on Saturday 24 June.

Solo Medalists

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 Quiripel England Vince Kinchen England Phil Ashcroft
2009 Guernsey Guernsey England Mitch Godden Guernsey Anthony Quiripel England Phil Ashcroft
2010 Guernsey Guernsey England Mitch Godden England Daniel Winterton England Phil Ashcroft
2011 Guernsey Guernsey England Mitch Godden Guernsey Anthony Quiripel England Daniel Winterton
2012 Guernsey Guernsey England Danny Warwick Guernsey Anthony Quiripel 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

Sidecars Medalists

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

Results by rider

Solos

RiderFirstSecondThirdPodium
England Mitch Godden5005
England Danny Warwick3003
Guernsey Anthony Quiripel1304
England Zach Wajtknecht1102
England James Shanes1001
England Vince Kinchin0202
Australia Rodney McDonald0202
England Daniel Winterton0145
Guernsey Anthony Bougourd0101
England Paul Cooper0101
Guernsey Mike Clarke0101
England Phil Ashcroft0033
England James Wright0022
England Andrew Appleton0011

Sidecars

DriverFirstSecondThirdPodium
England Rod Winterburn2103
England Rob Wilson1214
England Gareth Winterburn1113
England Robbie Wilson1001
England Mark Cossar0101
England Matt Tyrrell0011
England Peter Lloyd0011
England Gary Shearer0011

Sidecars

PassengerFirstSecondThirdPodium
England Billy Winterburn2013
England Terry Saunters1203
England Liam Brown1203
England Bradley Steer1001
England Carl Blyth0101
England Mark Courtney0011
England Daz Whetstone0011
England Sam Bond0011
England Danny Hogg0011

References

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