The 2025 Pendine Beach Race marked another key milestone in Jesse James’s season as he lined up in the 85cc combined class against a stacked field of riders. With preparation complete for the event and conditions looking favourable, Jesse approached the event with clear intentions – ride smart and deliver a strong result for the end of the season.
Continue reading for Jesse’s race report.
Jesse headed to the annual Pendine beach race organised by Lets Go Racing this weekend. This is a very popular event, we knew it would be a busy day as with tides coming in we and 3 full blocks of racing and had to be finished by 12.00.
After Weston was a wash out for Jesse his aim was to get on the sand and have some fun.
Race 1 – Hitting the beach for the first time I was excited to see what the sand was like and how much I could push the bike in the compact sand. The bike handled great and I felt really comfortable. Enjoyed the race and put in a great effort to bring home 6th.
Race 2 – Lining up for the second race I felt confident. The track had started to get a bit choppy and ruts had gotten deep but sharing the track with quads had meant the lines had broken but that just added to the fun of the race. I pushed hard even though I felt like I was riding a bull and came back in 7th.
Race 3 – Went out for the final race of the day after having 2 good races I wanted to finish the day off strong. The track was really rough, riders were going down left right and centre so I had to make a few evasive manoeuvres to miss fallen bikes. By this stage I had to make my own lines because there was none left so I grafted through the race to finish 7th.
Overall I finished in 6th place absolutely which I was over the moon about. I’ve had a really hard year with bike problems etc so to end the year off with such a great result has made me very happy. I thoroughly enjoyed Pendine Beach Race, the event was really well organised and I will definitely be heading back next year.
