# British Sand Ace Championship

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.
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

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

There is very much an international flavor to the meeting, competitors from Australia, Denmark, France and Germany have all taken part.

## Main Sponsors

The current sponsor is Fylde Council, (Lancs.). Condor Ferries were previous sponsors.

## Solo Medalists

| Year | Venue | First | Second | Third |
| 2006 | Guernsey | Mitch Godden | Anthony Bougourd | Daniel Winterton |
| 2007 | Guernsey | Mitch Godden | Vince Kinchen | Mike Clarke |
| 2008 | Guernsey | Anthony Queripel | Vince Kinchen | Phil Ashcroft |
| 2009 | Guernsey | Mitch Godden | Anthony Queripel | Phil Ashcroft |
| 2010 | Guernsey | Mitch Godden | Daniel Winterton | Phil Ashcroft |
| 2011 | Guernsey | Mitch Godden | Anthony Queripel | Daniel Winterton |
| 2012 | Guernsey | Danny Warwick | Anthony Queripel | Daniel Winterton |
| 2013 | Guernsey | Danny Warwick | Rodney McDonald | Andrew Appleton |
| 2014 | Guernsey | Danny Warwick | Rodney McDonald | Daniel Winterton |
| 2015 | Guernsey | James Shanes | Zach Wajtknecht | James Wright |
| 2016 | Guernsey | Zach Wajtknecht | Paul Cooper | James Wright |
| 2017 | Guernsey | Paul Cooper | Daniel Winterton | Josh Dingle |
| 2018 | Guernsey, Unofficial | Paul Cooper | Andy Whittaker | Rob Fortune |
| 2019 | Guernsey | Paul Cooper | Jerome Lespinasse | Arran Butcher |
| 2020 - '21 | NO COMP'N | COVID-19 | | |
| 2022 | Fylde | Paul Cooper | Charlie Powell | Jordon Noel |
| 2023 | Fylde | Paul Cooper | Daniel Winterton | Mark Wrathall |

## Sidecars Medalists

| Year | Venue | First | Second | Third |
| 2012 | Guernsey | Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters | Mark Cossar & Carl Blyth | Matt Tyrrell & Mark Courtney |
| 2013 | Guernsey | Rod Winterburn & Liam Brown]] | Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters | Gareth Winterburn & Billy Winterburn |
| 2014 | Guernsey | Robbie Wilson & Bradley Steer | Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters | Peter Lloyd & Daz Whetstone |
| 2015 | Guernsey | Gareth Winterburn & Billy Winterburn | Rod Winterburn & Liam Brown]] | Gary Shearer & Sam Bond]] |
| 2016 | Guernsey | Rod Winterburn & Billy Winterburn | Gareth Winterburn & Liam Brown | Rob Wilson & Danny Hogg |
| 2017 | Guernsey | Rod Winterburn & Billy Winterburn | Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters | Will Offen & Sam Black |
| 2018 | Guernsey Unofficial | Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters | (to follow) | (to follow) |
| 2019 | Guernsey | Rob Wilson & Terry Saunters | Neal Owen & Jason Farwell | Will Penfold & Ricky Pay |
| 2020 - 21 | NO COMP'N | COVID-19 | | |
| 2022 | Fylde | Billy Winterburn & Ryan Wharton | Neal Owen & Jason Farwell | Rick McAuley & Stephen Russell |
| 2023 | Fylde | Colin Blackbourn & Carl Pugh | Neal Owen & Jason Farwell | Clint Blondel & Richard Webb |

### Results by rider

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 |