Aiden Wait who joins the team for the 2026 season, ended his 85cc years on the weekend at the 2025 Weston Beach Race before he moves up to Youth for next year.
With an impressive line up of 113 riders competing in the race, Aiden went in with the goal of completing the race and enjoying the event. As the chequered flag went out for the end of the race, Aiden managed to finish in 35th for the combined results and 28th in the Big Wheel 85cc classifications.
Check out Aiden’s race report below:
This weekend was to be my last ever race in the 85cc class which would be at the iconic Weston Beach Race. I have ridden the beach race in previous years but have always been struck with bike issues so the nerves of a clean race were a constant thought in the back of my mind.
Due to the horrendous weather on Saturday saw a change to the program on Sunday which meant instead of being the first race we were now the last. I took this time to watch the other races and get some tips in ready for the challenge ahead of me.
Stood outside the gates of parc femme with all the other riders waiting to run to your bike is like something you just can’t explain, but when they open it’s gone and all you can think of is getting on that beach.
As always for me things can never be straight forward and was then faced with the stress of my bike not starting straight away, but thanks to my Dad he got it going just in time for Gareth Hockey to lead us down to the beach.
I got on to the beach and headed to the start gate I was up front and ready to go. Weston Beach Race 2025!
I had a good start and got in to a strong rhythm early on, feeling confident through the first few laps. The bike was running great and I was pushing hard keeping a good pace for about four laps. I was in 12th position when while heading over a huge dune was caught by another rider and we both went down.
After that the fatigue started to kick in, my arms started to get tired and I began to struggle to hold on properly. I had a few more crashes after this which cost me some time but kept pushing to the finish, even though the last part of the race was tough I managed to bring it home in 28th place which wasn’t easy but I’m proud to have finished and learnt a lot about trying to stay consistent during a longer race.
A big thanks to everyone who has helped and supported me this year, it’s time to train harder and come back stronger for next time.
