Racing, events & uplifts
GENERAL INFORMATION
Welcome to Redwood Park, Bucknell. This is our own new site currently being developed. It has a similar height drop to the original Bucknell Woods track with a mixture of terrain and features. The race arena and camping fields are near to the other Bucknell race site. This is a private site so please wait until we start organising uplift days to go exploring.
A classic downhill race weekend. A full day of practice on Saturday with uplift on a marshalled track with medical team on standby. Then a further two hours practice on Sunday morning followed by two allocated timed runs for each rider.
We welcome all riders from 13 years upwards. Our courses are designed to both be challenging for elite riders as well as allowing novice riders to get down safely with a smile on their faces. You can use a downhill, enduro or trail bike of your choice to compete on.
Nearby local facilities:
Shops
Green’s Garage – Fuel, some basic groceries, ice cream
https://www.facebook.com/greensgaragebucknell/
Lance Philips (Butcher) – Wide selection of meat and some basic groceries
https://www.facebook.com/ButchersBucknell
Pub/Food
Sitwell Arms – Pub in the centre of the village serving good beer and a range of food
https://www.facebook.com/thesitwellarms
Ashlea Pools Coffee Shop and Restaurant – Tasty pizzas, good cakes and coffee, plus more
https://ashleapools.co.uk/coffee-shop/
Accommodation
Station Cottage – Accommodation in the centre of Bucknell for 4 guests, one double and one twin room, prices from £95/night. Bike friendly.
https://stationcottagebucknell.co.uk/
Ashlea Pools – Various holiday lodges for hire
Paradise Cottage – House in Knighton (10 minute drive from Bucknell) for up to 7 people in 3 bedrooms. Hot tub, bike friendly
Other
Hazel Grove Health – Osteopathy and Acupuncture
https://www.hazelgrovehealth.co.uk/
Serenity Yoga - Prehab and rehab for cyclists, studio is in Knighton
https://www.facebook.com/serenity.yoga.2023
Cancellation and Refunds:
Please email or call us if you wish to cancel an race entry. We will issue a refund, less a £10 admin fee for each event needing a refund up to two weeks before the event date. We are unable to issue any refund for cancellations within the two weeks leading up to the event date. Please note your entry is not transferable to another rider.
RACE RULES AND REGULATIONS, WEEKEND SCHEDULE, SITE FACILITIES, PRIZE INFORMATION
Directions
Link for navigation with What 3 Words: https://w3w.co/reception.spits.crouches
From Craven Arms A49. Take B4368 signposted Clun. In approx 2 miles turn onto B4367 signposted Knighton. Drive through Broome, Clungunford and Hopton Heath to Bucknell. In Bucknell, pass level crossing on your left (do not cross it). Follow road carefully through village past the church on your right. Continue out of village approx. 1 mile until reaching venue signs.
Nearest Postcode: SY7 0AS
We recommend not solely relying on your Sat Nav!
Camping
There is camping available on site. Toilets will be on-site from Friday. There is no mains water supply, so make sure you are self-sufficient. Our caterers will sell bottled water.
ENTRY
entry already closed| classifications | date/time | entry fees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Open 19+ | 11:00 31 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Elite Female 19+ | 11:00 31 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Expert Open 19+ | 11:00 31 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Senior Open 19-29 | 11:00 31 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Senior Female 19+ | 11:00 31 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Junior Open 17-18 | 11:00 31 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Junior Female 13-18 | 11:00 31 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Master Open 30-39 | 11:00 31 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Master Open 40-49 | 11:00 31 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Master Open 50+ | 11:00 31 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Youth Open 15-16 | 11:00 31 May 2025 | £ 90.00 | |
| Juvenile Open 13-14 | 11:00 31 May 2025 | £ 90.00 |
CURRENT ENTRANTS
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Barrett | Forbidden Bikes | |
| James Bourne | Spokes Bikeshop | |
| Kieran Calver | HAWK RACING | |
| Jake Cartlidge | Schwalbe Tyres, Uncrafted UK, Works Components, Silverfish, Mudhugger. | |
| Ethan Fletcher | - | |
| Josh Lancett-Edwards | DHaRCOClothing/Schwalbe Tyres | |
| Dan Slack | Viris DH Team | |
| Ryan Tunnell | Hot Pursuit Cycles |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Emily Moseley | Malvern Cyclesport | |
| Jess Stone | Scott Sports UK | Mudhugger |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Anderson | Specialized UK/Loose Riders/Melon Optics | |
| Taylor Arnold | Creation Cycles | |
| Ben Barnett | Clive’s Angels | |
| Lewis Brown | Merida Bikes | |
| Ollie de Laroque | Bike Goo | |
| Harry Farnhill | - | |
| Alex Florian | Burgtec | |
| Alexander Gray | Rider Down But Not Out | |
| Eric Harvey-Fishenden | - | |
| Rory Hemmings | - | |
| Luke Humphries | - | |
| Billy Matthews | Creation cycles | |
| Alex Powell | Clive’s Angels | |
| Josh Smith | Clive’s Angels/Rhayader Riders | |
| Freddie Thomson | Unplugged Racing | |
| Jake Ward | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Barker | Royal Air Force Gravity Team | |
| Daniel Blackmore | - | |
| Matt Bower | Pearce Cycles Race Team | |
| Joe Bower | Pearce Cycles Race Team | |
| Gabriel Brown | - | |
| Ben Bywater | - | |
| Jack Cooper | - | |
| Callum Davies | - | |
| Joe Edwards | - | |
| Ally Evans | - | |
| Tobias Hacker | Wheatway Solutions/Courtyard clinic | |
| Ben Harvey | - | |
| Ben Huddleston | University of Nottingham CC | |
| Liam Johns | Royal Air Force C A | |
| Robert Jones | Army DH Team | |
| Kris Lancaster | - | |
| Dylan Lees | - | |
| Fergus Lines | - | |
| Joseph Manley | Royal Navy Cycling/Pearce Cycles | |
| Samuel Marsden | - | |
| Hamish Melvin | Pearce Cycles | |
| Jacob Nolan | - | |
| Edward Reeves | Clive's Angels | |
| James Small | - | |
| Jackson Smith | - | |
| Daniel Thomas | - | |
| Alistair Warrell | - | |
| Liam Watts | - | |
| Jay Williams | Beck Plumbing & Heating | |
| Zak Woodman | Army DH Team | |
| James Woods | RAF |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Madeleine Gammons | - | |
| Kim Kynaston | Leisure Lakes Bikes | |
| Jane Page | Pearce Cycles | |
| Emily Rudd | Pedalz | |
| Rene Stent | - | |
| Katie Sutton | Rusty Lee Rock & Roll Beds | |
| Jo Tucker | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Shay Baker | - | |
| Lewis Bennett | RockGuards | |
| Louis Brookes | - | |
| Michal Bulawa | - | |
| Seth Cains | Pearce Cycles | |
| Kaden Campbell | - | |
| Harry Dallow | Pearce Cycles | |
| William Doley | - | |
| Bailey Edgington | - | |
| Tyler Edwards | Pedalz | |
| Charlie Evans | - | |
| Luke Fox | - | |
| Fletcher Gallagher | Spokes Bikeshop | |
| Jamie Home | Wheelie bike shop | |
| Vince Longstaff | - | |
| Will Maybury | - | |
| Kian McNally | Rusty Lee Rock & roll | |
| Will Moseley | Malverncyclesport | |
| Oliver Pearce | Pearce Cycles | |
| Seth Pettifer | - | |
| Barney Rawson | Expert Bike Repair | |
| James Roberts | - | |
| Byron Roderick | MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, Tag, Viris, Zerobikes, Rockguardz, Kingud | |
| George Saddington | Shut Up & Ride | |
| Stefan Sieracki | - | |
| Frank Sieracki | - | |
| Harry Simpson | - | |
| Harry Smith | Edwards Aviation Consultants; Alpha Aurora Aviation | |
| Monty Stevenson | madison clothing / molly maid / big on bikes / gorilla brakes | |
| James Trowbridge | - | |
| Freddie Vaughan | Pedalz | |
| Brendan Watson | Core cycles,Ludlow Brewery RT | |
| James Weeks | Katy Curd Coaching / DMR / Oxford Products | |
| Harry Williams | - | |
| Thomas Williams | - | |
| Charlie Woodland | Mud Sweat & Gears Mondraker | |
| Fin Woodliffe | Firecrest MTB |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ella Burchett | MB Cyclery Airborne Division | |
| Annie Dennis | Viris DH Team | |
| Esme Drakeley | - | |
| Ida Martin | NWMtb racing | |
| Amelia Martin | Marin Bikes / Fox Racing / Insta 360 / Vee Tyre / J-Tech / Shimano / Hunt / Juice Lubes / Torq Fitness | |
| Sienna Paul | Specialized Youth Development Team | |
| Lucy Sawyer | - | |
| Sofie Sherazee | Bike Bros. | |
| Lucienne Turner | Firecrest MTB - Saracen - DeVo Downhill Team | |
| Mai Woodman | MB Airborne Division |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Anderson | - | |
| Simon Aplin | - | |
| Tim Bradley | - | |
| Kenneth Clarkin | - | |
| Scott Cooper | - | |
| Will Davis | - | |
| Chris Edmunds | Ace Bicycles | |
| Oliver Evans | - | |
| Tom Evans | MIJ Downhill/Royal Racing/Kingud/7idp | |
| Brad Frost | Ben Jones Gas Services | |
| James Gant | Brooks cycles | |
| Ben Gascoigne | - | |
| Matt Gosling | - | |
| Jamie Grant | - | |
| Samuel Hollis | - | |
| Ralph Jones | - | |
| David Kynaston | Leisure Lakes Bikes | |
| Harry Lawrence | - | |
| Shaun Lewis | - | |
| Jamie Malkinson | - | |
| Ashley Maller | - | |
| Liam Mason | S4P Proform Tyre Tool | |
| Daniel Masters | Army CSR | |
| John Mcgough | - | |
| Sam Mitcham | - | |
| Adam Morgan | - | |
| Stuart Mundy | - | |
| Thomas Owen | - | |
| Matt Pardesi | MSP Engineering Ltd | |
| Ben Payne | Phathead downhill | |
| Chris Perry | - | |
| Phil Poulter | - | |
| Harvey Powell | - | |
| Dominic Redbourn | - | |
| Darren Redfern | Cykel House 6Seven Factory Racing | |
| Daniel Roberts | - | |
| Matt Rushton | Hope Factory Racing | |
| Joe Sayce | - | |
| Matt Snelling | - | |
| Nigel Stanley | - | |
| Ian Stark | - | |
| Terry Sutcliffe | - | |
| Richard Thomas | - | |
| Sam Waters | - | |
| Danny Wenmoth | - | |
| Aled Williams | Setchfield Cycles | |
| Andrew Wilson | - | |
| Dominic Wood | Spa Riders | |
| Peter Yates | The Good Bicycle Company |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Beaumont | Evil Bikes | |
| Rob Blake | - | |
| Ivor Bowen | - | |
| David Carr | - | |
| Nathan Cavalier | - | |
| Jordan Cavalier | - | |
| Simon Corner | - | |
| Pete Crump | Pearce Cycles/Hope/Renthal/Hutchinson/SBXextreme/Rockguardz/Granite | |
| Jim Davis | SDR Racing | |
| Chris Derry | Pearce Cycles | |
| Rhys Evans | - | |
| David Fairservice | - | |
| Linden Farrow | - | |
| Duncan Ferris | Bike Park Wales | |
| Joe Finney | - | |
| Matt Ford | Army DH Team | |
| Robert Francis | - | |
| Ian Freeman | - | |
| Dan Haines | - | |
| Christopher Hamblett | Factory AF | |
| Stephen Hardcastle | - | |
| Daniel Harper | - | |
| James Heal | Army Downhill Team | |
| Chris Huddleston | ARAF Racing | |
| Robert Hughes | - | |
| Barry Husband | 67 Race Team | |
| George Job | - | |
| Mark Johnson | - | |
| Ryan Johnson | - | |
| Gareth Johnson | - | |
| Tudor Jones | - | |
| David List | Making Up The Numbers Racing | |
| Kris Lord | - | |
| Nick Masters | Inside Line DH / Trailhead / Bottlecraft Stoke | |
| Jonathan Matthews | Downtime Factory Racing | |
| Oliver Medcalf | S4P. Proform Tyre Tool | |
| Laurie Mills | UKMTBC | |
| Tim Morgan | Brooks Cycles | |
| Vit Onodi | SM Plant | |
| Lewis Patterson | - | |
| Adrian Paul | - | |
| Mark Pettifer | - | |
| Ben Plenge | The Strength Factory | |
| Tom Powis | - | |
| Will Priestner | - | |
| Ade Randles | Trailhead | |
| Matthew Redman | Royal Air Force Gravity | |
| Ed Robinson | - | |
| Rich Saddington | - | |
| Steve Salmon | Ace bicycles | |
| Mike Shaw | #followthewookie | |
| Paul Sheldon | Never Ready Racing | |
| Robert Spill | - | |
| Jonny Starmer | Baystar Energy | |
| Damian Stinton | - | |
| David Tomlinson | - | |
| James Weames | Ride Southern Spain | |
| Ryan West | - | |
| Mark West | - | |
| Neil White | #makingupthenumbers | |
| Stuart Wiltshire | - | |
| John Wootton | - | |
| Christopher Worrallo | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Blight | - | |
| Ian Bray | MIJ Racing, Royal Racing, 7idp, RSR Bikeworks Tag, Zerobikes, Kingud | |
| John Cobb | - | |
| Phil Gray | Rider down but not out | |
| Darren Hall | - | |
| Trevor Harvey | - | |
| Eamonn Lawless | Never Ready Racing | |
| Andrew Macmillan | RAF Cycling | |
| Darren Morgan | - | |
| Mike Norman | - | |
| Steven Smith | - | |
| Graham Steel | - | |
| Shaun Tandy | Racers Guild Squadron | |
| Nigel Thomas | - | |
| Dave Weaver | Bikegoo | |
| Mark Weightman | MakingUpTheNumbersRacing | |
| Michael Whyte | Racers Guild Squadron | |
| Rich Wiltshire | Viris Brand, Patina Clothing, Dirtmonkey Products, Threedegrees 24, Mtb For Mental Health |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Bacon | - | |
| Archileas Bateman | - | |
| Lloyd Bennett | - | |
| Charlie Bonds | Gawton Gravity | |
| Zac Bowles | - | |
| Charlie Broadbent | Broadgas/Clee Cycles | |
| Ruben Byrne | - | |
| Thomas Cale | - | |
| Reed Darley | Giant Poole / oioi mtb | |
| Harvey Dimond | - | |
| Connor Doley | - | |
| Charlie Dowson | Bike Scene Specialized | |
| Frank Fleming | Expert Bike Repair | |
| Henry Foster | - | |
| Thomas Francis | Ace Bicycles | |
| Ewan Freeman | - | |
| Will Godwin | - | |
| Max Gray | - | |
| Brandon Hall | - | |
| Will Hatch | Wheelie Bike Shop | |
| Reagan House | Viris racing program | |
| Sonny Howell | - | |
| Tom Hulin-Drake | - | |
| Charlie Johnson | - | |
| Samuel Jordan | Jordan MTB | |
| George Keen | - | |
| Ewan Kelman-McCarthy | Firecrest MTB | |
| Jasper Lewis | - | |
| Ted Mackman | - | |
| Henry Mansfield | - | |
| Patrick Martell | - | |
| Logan McMahon | Cyclist Fighting Cancer | |
| Archie Moody | - | |
| Ethan Morris | The Trailhead | |
| Jake Paul | - | |
| George Peat | - | |
| Elliott Potter | - | |
| Rhys Price | Pearce Cycles | |
| Mayson Pugh | Bespoak Oswestry Alf jones Cycles | |
| Oliver Quilty | - | |
| Corban Sargent | - | |
| Declan Schofield | - | |
| William Stanway | - | |
| Finley Sutcliffe | - | |
| Callum Sykes | - | |
| Barnaby Tucker | - | |
| Kai Turpin | NWMTB Racing | |
| Ayden Vaughan | - | |
| Rhys Viner | - | |
| Tibor Walker | - | |
| Joe Ward | NA | |
| Finley Whittle | Ridgehill Racing | |
| Jake Wilcox | - | |
| Toby Williams | - | |
| Finn Willis | - |
| Name | Club sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Attwood | Malvern Cycle Sport | |
| Benjamin Brassington | - | |
| Sennen Brown | Atherton Academy | |
| Rory Buckley | - | |
| Seth Byrne | Mondraker UK | |
| Harry Carr | TMC - Team Mitchell Cycles | |
| Ewan Casey | - | |
| William Challinor | motorhomedepot.com | |
| Franco Clouston Pile | Firecrest | |
| Oliver Evans | - | |
| Logan Jiles | Wye MTB/PABA Race Team | |
| Bertie Joble | - | |
| Oscar Jones | - | |
| Edward Jones | Gravity School Racing by SR Suntour | |
| Albie Lewis | - | |
| Oliver List | - | |
| Seb Loxam | Caersws Bike Park | |
| Oscar Lyford | - | |
| Henry Morris | Sprung Suspension. Rockets Gym. | |
| Riley Nixon | - | |
| Luke Price | - | |
| Harry Sawyer | - | |
| Charlie Starmer | - | |
| Arthur Starmer | - | |
| Joe Steel | TMC Mitchell Cycles | |
| Tate Stevens | - | |
| Jack Streatfield | - | |
| Oli Swann | - | |
| Lucas Symon | - | |
| Austin Trowbridge | - | |
| Bobby Tyler | Dirtworks bikes |
COURSE PREVIEW
We will post a track preview in the week leading up to the race.
