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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.
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| Category | Motorcycle Track Racing |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | Channel Islands and Lancashire |
| Inaugural season | 2006 |
| Riders' champion | 2023: Paul Cooper |
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 edit
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 edit
There is very much an international flavor to the meeting, competitors from Australia, Denmark, France and Germany have all taken part.
Main Sponsors edit
The current sponsor is Fylde Council, (Lancs.). Condor Ferries were previous sponsors.
Solo Medalists edit
Sidecars Medalists edit
Results by rider edit
Solos
| Rider | First | Second | Third | Podium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Cooper |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Mitch Godden |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Danny Warwick |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Anthony Queripel |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Zach Wajtknecht |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| James Shanes |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Winterton |
0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Vince Kinchin |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Rodney McDonald |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Bougourd |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Ashcroft |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Wrathall |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jordan Noel |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Fortune |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Whittaker |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Charley Powell |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| James Wright |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Clarke |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew Appleton |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Dingle |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jerome Lespinasse |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Arran Butcher |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sidecars
| Driver | First | Second | Third | Podium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rod Winterburn |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Rob Wilson |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Gareth Winterburn |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Robbie Wilson |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Cossar |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Tyrrell |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Peter Lloyd |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Shearer |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Will Offen |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Neal Owen |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Penfold |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sidecars
| Passenger | First | Second | Third | Podium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Winterburn |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Terry Saunters |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Liam Brown |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bradley Steer |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carl Blyth |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Courtney |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Daz Whetstone |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Bond |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Hogg |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Black |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Farwell |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Pay |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References edit
- ^ "British SandAce Championship". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "New Page for Guernsey Motor Cycle & Car Club LBG". Gmccc.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "Guernsey's 'Condor Ferries' Sand Ace". Grasstrack GB. Retrieved 2017-02-25.