Well it has been an incredible 6 weeks where we are now excited to tell you that we are going racing again.
After initially being told that he would not be able to even use his left arm for 12 weeks, USN team rider Scott Beaumont has been working closely with team partners Core Clinics, has had laser surgery with Brian Simpson and has been re tabbing every single day to get back to racing as soon as possible.
Defying all the odds, Scott is now on route to round 1 of the European 4X Series which takes place this weekend in Stuttgart, Germany.
We are back in the gate this weekend
European 4X Series So after meetings, scans, x-rays and consultations earlier this week, the team have made the decision to attend round 1 of the 2019 European 4X Series in Stuttgart, Germany.
Scott is confident in the feeling he has in his left arm and is looking forward to racing on Saturday.
The team are currently on the road in the team Dethleffs truck on their way to the channel tunnel.
Scott is back on a bike this weekend
We just want to thank all our team partners and sponsors for their constant support over the last 6 weeks. We simply could not do this without you.
Scott has worked tirelessly over the last 6 weeks to get back on track and represent his sponsors at the highest level.
Here’s to a successful 2019. So far we have a national win and a broken bone. We are looking forward to plenty more wins!
Round 1 – Saturday So after a long winter, we were ready and Scott lined up for his qualifying races.
No matter how many times we have been here before, the nerves are always there. Until the gate drops no one knows where we are going to be.
Sure enough the gate dropped and Scott took the holeshot. Leading the race from start to finish, Scott continued to extend his lead all the way around the track. It was a perfect start and filled the team with confidence.
In his next two qualifying races, Scott again dominated from start to finish and went into the knockout rounds unbeaten.
Scott leading a moto
Onto the final and Scott was feeling confident. He chose gate 1 to give the inside into turn 1. The gate dropped and Scott made a perfect start, attacked the first jump and took the lead. Exiting the first turn, Scott hit the afterburners and pulled a comfortable lead. He rode a perfect lap and crossed the finish line with a 10 bike length lead to take the win at round 1 and score maximum points.
After the final Scott said: “We have trained hard all winter and today has been a great test for us to see where we are at. A perfect day and I am very happy to take the win.”
Scott taking the win
Round 2 – Sunday After a perfect start on Saturday, Sunday started out much the same when Scott won his first moto. In the second moto he didn’t make a great start and battled another rider down the first straight. In the first turn, Scott found himself on the outside but still carrying good speed for the second straight.
On the exit of the first turn, the rider on the inside drifted wide and the on the take off of a double exiting the first turn, both riders made contact. Scott was thrown off the side of the track and ended up landing on the take off to another jump on another straight. Going from 30 mph to zero it was like a car crash and Scott was badly winded for about a minute. The medical team were with him instantly and attending to his injuries. Scott was complaining about his left arm, right shoulder and his back. Clearly in pain the decision was made to get Scott straight to hospital.
Scott being tended to by medics at the scene
On arrival in hospital, Scott was immediately rushed through A&E into scans and x rays to assess the injuries.
Things quickly escalated in hospital
The diagnosis was a broken radius in his left arm and a separated right shoulder with some severe whiplash as well. Quite a result considering the impact that he had.
Scott stayed in hospital for a total of three nights and had an operation to plate his left radius with seven screws.
One broken radius
Scott left hospital and he has been busy on the recovery trail ever since.
Working with team partners Core Clinics, receiving Laser surgery on his broken radius and pushing his limits every day we are very happy to say that he is well on the road to recovery.
We anticipate he will be back racing in the next few weeks at the start of May. The good news is he will miss 2 or 3 races in total so that will be much better than the initial 12 weeks minimum that was suggested by doctors!
All fixed!
Finally we just want to thank all our team partners. As you all know it is rare that Scott has any big crashes but when he does, it is re assuring to have such amazing support from our partners so that Scott can just concentrate on his recovery.
We will update you again in the next week or so with a return date when we will hopefully see him back on the top step of the podium and continuing where he left off after round 1 of the BMX National Series in Manchester.
Last weekend USN Racing team has its final race of the domestic season in Huncote, Leicestershire. It was the final rounds of the 2018 HSBC British Cycling BMX National Series. This was the final two rounds of the twelve round series and vital for Scott to qualify for the 2019 UCI BMX World Championships in Belgium.
The weekend started with two days at the Cycle Show in Birmingham where Scott has a race bike and two helmets on display on the Silkolene, Bell and USE stands.
From there it was straight to Leicester for practice on Friday evening. Scott rode a few laps just to get the cycle show out of his legs, then it was back to the Dethleffs motorhome for dinner and an early night.
Saturday morning and Scott had three laps of practice to get dialled.
Into the qualifying motos and they were action packed from lap one. Leading from the start scott entered the final turn with a small lead but got a bump mid turn and slipped back to third. In the second Moto he got a bump in turn One and finished second and in the final Moto he ran a clean lap to take the win!
So onto the final. With all the bumping and banging, Scott decided to take an outside gate in the final so he could get a clean run on the start straight and carry good speed into turn one. The gate dropped and Scott made his best start of the day. There was a huge drag race to turn one and Scott almost got there but entered the turn level for the lead and got pushed wide. On the second straight Scott was in third but then made a clean move into second. From here he reeled in the gap but at the finish he couldn’t quite make it having to settle for second.
Onto Sunday and Scott was ready to end the season on a high. Dominating his motos Scott won all three races to give him the vital gate choice for the final. Going straight for gate one Scott wanted the holeshot. The gate dropped and Scott’s gate wasn’t perfect dropping down the start in fourth. With a powerful first straight though Scott fought into the lead in turn one. From there he rode a solid lap until the final straight. Still in the lead but it was tight. The last straight has 10 single jumps on it. Scotts line all day was to double manual the first eight then jump the last two. On his final manual he bumped the landing, lost a little speed then had to jump a little higher on the final jump. It was all it took as Scott crossed the line it was a photo finish. By just a couple of thousandths of a second Scott was just beaten at the finish and ended up second.
At the finish Scott said:
“It’s been a tough weekend with a lot of hard fought laps out there. But that’s the reason we are here racing – to improve my 4X speed and skills into 2019. The final today was my best lap of the weekend and although I lost the race on a photo finish I am stoked to end the year with a solid lap like that. Roll on 2019”.
It was an incredible year for Scott on his BMX. Competing in just six of the twelve round series series, Scott was able to finish up the year in fourth position overall in the National Series.
This has qualified Scott directly to the UCI BMX World Championships in 2019. Scott is daring to dream big about his chances on both 4X and BMX in 2019.
We want to thank all our team Partners and sponsors for their incredible help and support with the best parts and products throughout the 2018 season. We simply could not do this without you and Scott could not maintain the continuous results at the sharp end of all his races. Thank you.
USN Racing team rider entered the 2018 Schwalbe British 4X Series finals with a mathematical chance of winning the overall title. His job was simple. Win every race and look for his rivals to drop points through the day. Here is the edit from Redhill.
