BMC Racing: EMRA Rd4 - 'Super Si'!

Last weekend Si Edmondson flew the flag for the BMC Racing team at round four of the EMRA championships. Going in to the day, Si was leading the Formula 400 championship ahead of Richie Welsh. The weather was good, apart from the strong wind that is! But the sun was out and it was to be a dry day.

Qualifying went well for Si as he recorded a lap time of 59.294 to put himself second on the grid. Talking of which, the grid was a mixture of F400, F125 and GP 125 machines. So it was going to be busy out there! For race one I watched from the inside of the exit of Gerrards...Si came round in third place just behind the leaders. It wasn't long before he had moved up in to second position though, and giving chase to Richie Welsh out in front. Si pushed hard and was starting to close the gap just after the midway point in the race. But, unfortunately for Si, the leading F125 rider was gaining on him, and made his move going in to Edwina's. This caused Si to momentarily lift the bike, and seemed to disrupt his concentration a little. He quickly got his head back down and pushed hard right to end of the race where he finished an excellent second place in class.

Race two was a very similar affair. Si got a little bogged down at the start and had a fight on his hands as he went in to Gerrards in about fifth place. However, by the end of lap two he had fought his way through to second place and was keeping in touch with Richie Welsh up ahead. Si got his head down again and chased hard, but again the leading F125 rider came through to disrupt proceedings. The end of the race came too quickly though, and Si brought home another second place in class. Another great ride from Si which now leaves him second in the championship, but not by much, so it's all to play for in the last two rounds of the championship.