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 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 There is very much an international flavor to the meeting, competitors from Australia, Denmark, France and Germany have all taken part.
Main Sponsors The current sponsor is Fylde Council, (Lancs.). Condor Ferries were previous sponsors.
Solo Medalists YearVenueFirstSecondThird 2006 Guernsey Mitch Godden Anthony Bougourd Daniel Winterton 2007 Guernsey Mitch Godden Vince Kinchen Mike Clarke 2008 Guernsey Anthony Queripel Vince Kinchen Phil Ashcroft 2009 Guernsey Mitch Godden Anthony Queripel Phil Ashcroft 2010 Guernsey Mitch Godden Daniel Winterton Phil Ashcroft 2011 Guernsey Mitch Godden Anthony Queripel Daniel Winterton 2012 Guernsey Danny Warwick Anthony Queripel Daniel Winterton 2013 Guernsey Danny Warwick Rodney McDonald Andrew Appleton 2014 Guernsey Danny Warwick Rodney McDonald Daniel Winterton 2015 Guernsey James Shanes Zach Wajtknecht James Wright 2016 Guernsey Zach Wajtknecht Paul Cooper James Wright 2017 Guernsey Paul Cooper Daniel Winterton Josh Dingle 2018 Guernsey, Unofficial Paul Cooper Andy Whittaker Rob Fortune 2019 Guernsey Paul Cooper Jerome Lespinasse Arran Butcher 2020 - '21 NO COMP'N COVID-19 2022 Fylde Paul Cooper Charley Powell Jordon Noel 2023 Fylde Paul Cooper Daniel Winterton Mark Wrathall
Sidecars Medalists YearVenueFirstSecondThird 2012 Guernsey Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters Mark Cossar & Carl Blyth Matt Tyrrell & Mark Courtney 2013 Guernsey Rod Winterburn & Liam Brown Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters Gareth Winterburn & Billy Winterburn 2014 Guernsey Robbie Wilson & Bradley Steer Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters Peter Lloyd & Daz Whetstone 2015 Guernsey Gareth Winterburn & Billy Winterburn Rod Winterburn & Liam Brown Gary Shearer & Sam Bond 2016 Guernsey Rod Winterburn & Billy Winterburn Gareth Winterburn & Liam Brown Rob Wilson & Danny Hogg 2017 Guernsey Rod Winterburn & Billy Winterburn Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters Will Offen & Sam Black 2018 Guernsey Unofficial Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters (to follow) (to follow) 2019 Guernsey Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters Neal Owen & Jason Farwell Will Penfold & Ricky Pay 2020 - 21 NO COMP'N COVID-19 2022 Fylde Billy Winterburn & Ryan Wharton Neal Owen & Jason Farwell Rick McAuley & Stephen Russell 2023 Fylde Colin Blackbourn & Carl Pugh Neal Owen & Jason Farwell Clint Blondel & Richard Webb
Results by rider
Solos RiderFirstSecondThirdPodium Paul Cooper5106 Mitch Godden5005 Danny Warwick3003 Anthony Queripel1304 Zach Wajtknecht1102 James Shanes1001 Daniel Winterton0347 Vince Kinchin0202 Rodney McDonald0202 Anthony Bougourd0101 Phil Ashcroft0033 Mark Wrathall0011 Jordan Noel0011 Rob Fortune0011 Andy Whittaker0101 Charley Powell0101 James Wright0022 Mike Clarke0011 Andrew Appleton0011 Josh Dingle0011 Jerome Lespinasse0101 Arran Butcher0011 Sidecars DriverFirstSecondThirdPodium Rod Winterburn3104 Rob Wilson2316 Gareth Winterburn1113 Robbie Wilson1001 Mark Cossar0101 Matt Tyrrell0011 Peter Lloyd0011 Gary Shearer0011 Will Offen0011 Neal Owen0101 Will Penfold0011 Sidecars PassengerFirstSecondThirdPodium Billy Winterburn3014 Terry Saunters2305 Liam Brown1203 Bradley Steer1001 Carl Blyth0101 Mark Courtney0011 Daz Whetstone0011 Sam Bond0011 Danny Hogg0011 Sam Black0011 Jason Farwell0101 Ricky Pay0011
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