R13 Friction Hydraulics Series: Shropshire Championship 10 presented by Wrekinsport CC

Both the course record and the female course record were lowered in a memorable and competitive Round 13 of the Friction Hydraulics Series, the Shropshire Championship 10 presented by Wrekinsport CC as Dean Callister shaved 10 seconds off Thomas Brazier’s record; and Hayley Wells sliced 17 seconds off her own record; both set in 2024. Callister took 10 Championship Gold and The Gordon Davies Trophy in a blistering 20 minutes 13 seconds on the Shawbury – Hodnet course in a hastily reassigned Championship originally planned for Round 12 but instead promoted by Wrekinsport CC. Conditions were warm and near still, with just the lightest of a rare easterly wind, making things near perfect for record breaking.

In only his third appearance of the 2025 Friction Hydraulics Series, Callister scored maximum points again; re-took The Gordon Davies Trophy from event organiser Tomos Hales, the 2024 winner; and led Aerologic to Team Gold in a combined 1:02:59 with solid backup from Scott Palmer and Jonathan Mills-Keeling. Callister was delighted by his efforts, stating: “A nice warm evening for racing and fast conditions. I paced it well and my legs felt good. Really pleased to take the Championship title, course record and also a team win – thanks to Wrekinsport for putting on a great evening”.

Callister beat Hales by 21 seconds as the Wrekinsport rider took overall Silver in his first promotion, with the unexpected and belated assignation as the Shropshire Championship 10 attracting additional entries. Hales beat Dan Watts in his first appearance of the 2025 season into the Bronze position after the SCCA Private Member finished in 21 minutes exactly – just a solitary second ahead of another SCCA Private Member Jonathan Whittaker. Hales commented: “I was pleased with my time in the Shropshire Championship. It was added pressure of organise the event, so I was pleased that went smoothly. It felt a quick night and never felt like you went into the wind. Well done to Dean for the win; and thanks to all the people that helped me out to get the event on”.

Mills-Keeling and Palmer took home a brace of medals after adding Veterans Silver and Bronze to their Team Gold with +5:16 and +5:07 respectively in a closely fought battle for the medals won by Simon Romei. Mills-Keeling stated: “I didn’t ride last year so was motivated to do a good ride. I went out a little too hard and struggled back. I was very happy with Veterans Silver, well done to Simon. I was also very happy with the Team Gold, with Dean taking course record, and with a strong ride from Scott”. Palmer added: “I was really looking forward to the Shropshire 10 Championship on yet another course I’d never ridden. On a warm night I got to the HQ in plenty of time, had a chat and got a decent warm up on the rollers. I got to the line a little nervous, which added to my downfall. With no holder I struggled to clip in, and it cost me a lot of time. Eventually I clipped in with a sprint effort to get up to speed. I paced it well with a strong effort out, then I maintained a good speed on the return. I’m sure next time I ride the course I’ll be able to gauge where to put the power down in key places. Simon Romei had a solid ride and got me by two seconds on actual time, congratulations to him after his recent ‘off’. Well done to Dean for the overall, and Jonathan for second standard Veteran – also nice to take the Team Gold; a great job by Tomos Hales and the rest of the volunteers”.

Romei had indeed recovered from his fall in Round 11 and took Veterans Gold and The Veterans 10 Mile Trophy by six seconds from Mills-Keeling with +5:22, moving up to third in the Friction Veterans standings. He was very pleased with his effort, stating: “Super happy to have won Veterans Gold at the Championship 10. It was a good evening for the race, not too much wind around. On the outward leg I pushed hard on the rolling course, hoping that the slight tail wind back would secure me a top position and personal best, of which I achieved both. Big thanks to the marshals and timekeepers that did a fantastic job on the evening, without these great people these races just wouldn’t happened so thanks again”.

In the Female Championship Hayley Wells took a solid win in 22:46, lowering her own course record by 17 seconds and successfully retaining The Gordon Davies Female Trophy despite a seeming disconnect between head and legs due to her competitive nature, as she explained: “A course I quite enjoy as we don’t get to ride it often. Pre-race I felt good and raring to go, but a busy few weeks of time trials had caught up with me! The ‘out’ leg to the roundabout felt tough into a headwind and my power was down on where I’d like to be, but the return leg was a lot more enjoyable. A wonderful evening of racing with plenty of high spirits, something I love about this sport. I was chuffed to have taken the win; many thanks to Wrekinsport for another great event”.

A strong ride by Paramount’s Thea Osmund-Smith saw her take Silver and record a fine personal best of 24:42 ahead of team mate Emma Brown who gained Bronze. Osmund-Smith was delighted with her result and doing so on a course rapidly gaining popularity with riders. She commented: “I was really pleased to get a 10 mile personal best on a course I enjoyed riding for the first time last year. I’m not often able to make midweek races, but I was happy to make this one along with a load of my Paramount CRT team mates, who put on a strong show. Thanks to Wrekinsport for organising and as always, the brilliant marshals who make the whole thing safe and enjoyable”!

With the added carrot of father Doug to chase down starting two minutes ahead; Brown was also on the hunt for a personal best, aiming to beat her 26:20 benchmark, but instead ended her evening on 27:06 after getting stuck behind traffic, as she explained: “I was looking forward to racing the 10 and was hoping for a personal best. However I was unfortunately held up in a long queue of traffic from mile 3-4, so the personal best was off the cards, However, I am still very pleased with my time as it’s my second fastest 10 mile time trial and my best result on that course, so overall another great evening of racing. Plus when chasing Dad it’s even more fun and competitive, only just passing him in the last ½ mile – he was very strong and a hard chase that night”!

In the Road Bike Championship Paramount rider Andrew Dawson took the win and The Shropshire Road Bike 10 Mile Championship Trophy by just three seconds on handicap from team mate Will Preston in an adjusted 22:56. Home advantage seems to have played a part in Dawson’s victory, as he explained: “Firstly thanks to all the organisers, marshals and time keepers for putting on a great event. It’s a course I know well as I only live a short distance away. The weather was perfect and I was fortunate with the traffic. It was however a real surprise, and a privilege, to take the Road Bike Gold in what’s turning out to be a great season of racing for the Shropshire clubs”.

Unfamiliarity made the difference to Silver medallist Preston on a course that gives all the appearance of being pretty flat when viewed from a car but actually undulates and drags in places when experiencing on a bike under your own power. Nevertheless Preston was happy with his ride, stating: “I am pleased to take the Silver medal. It is the first time I’ve actually done that course and it was a little bit lumpier than I thought, but still a great race – thanks to Wrekinsport for organising a great event”!

The age and gender-related handicapping system surprised Smith in his first appearance of the 2025 Friction Series as he took Road bike Bronze in an adjusted 23:31, 27 seconds ahead of Wrekinsport team mate Peter Jukes. Smith has stuck doggedly to a Road Bike for the 2025 season which paid dividends here, commenting: “The first time I’ve ridden that course where the wind direction helped on the return leg. It was lovely to top off a season time trialling on the road bike with this result – big thanks to the long suffering organisers, time keepers and marshals; a great event”.

SCCA:

Posn	Name	Club	Cat	Machine	Time	Points
1	Dean Callister	Aerologic RT	S	TT	20:13	60
2	Tomos Hales	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	20:34	55
3	Daniel Watts	SCCA Private Member	S	TT	21:00	50
4	Jonathan Whittaker	SCCA Private Member	S	TT	21:01	45
5	Simon Romei	Paramount CRT	V	TT	21:09	40
6	Scott Palmer	Aerologic RT	V	TT	21:11	35
7	Jonathan Mills-Keeling	Aerologic RT	V	TT	21:35	30
8	Robert McGregor	Paramount CRT	S	TT	21:43	25
9	Bryn Davies	Hafren CC	V	TT	21:59	20
10	Oli Freeman	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	22:36	15
11	Hayley Wells	Wrekinsport CC	F	TT	22:46	10
12	Paul Edwards	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	22:48	5
13	Adam Mumford	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	22:55	5
14	William Preston	Paramount CRT	S	RB	22:59	5
15	Ben Wood	Wrekinsport CC	S	TT	23:02	5
16	Clive Middleton	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	23:09	5
17	Rob Kerr	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	TT	23:30	5
18	Ian Laverie	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	23:44	5
19	Mitchell Fletcher	Paramount CRT	S	TT	23:49	5
20	James Elgar	Paramount CRT	V	TT	23:59	5
21	Billy Panter	Paramount CRT	S	RB	24:08	5
22	Andrew Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	24:40	5
23	Thea Osmund-Smith	Paramount CRT	F	TT	24:42	5
24	Matthew Price	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	24:55	5
25	Rich Smith	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	24:59	5
26	Peter Jukes	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	25:18	5
27	Dave Moore	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	25:20	5
28	Robert Garbett	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	25:31	5
29	Tim Evans	Newport (Shropshire) CC	V	TT	25:33	5
30	John Westhead	Paramount CRT	V	TT	25:55	5
=31	David Seager	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	26:00	5
=31	Franco Della Mura	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	26:00	5
33	Peter Rickard	Paramount CRT	V	RB	26:16	5
34	Ashley Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	26:33	5
35	David Cannell	Paramount CRT	V	RB	26:34	5
36	Nick Hickman	Paramount CRT	V	TT	26:50	5
37	Emma Brown	Paramount CRT	F	RB	27:06	5
38	Geoff Edgerton	North Shropshire Wheelers	V	TT	27:44	5
39	Colin Wells	Paramount CRT	V	RB	28:12	5
40	Gill Snelson	Paramount CRT	FV	TT	28:31	5
41	Evie Fryer-Jones	Paramount CRT	F	RB	28:45	5
42	Doug Brown	Paramount CRT	V	RB	29:09	5
43	Robert Elliott	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	30:06	5
44	Jayne Powell	Paramount CRT	FV	TT	30:19	5
.	Phil Collins	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	DNS	.

Team Gold:

Aerologic RT (Dean Callister/Scott Palmer/Jonathan Mills-Keeling) 1:02:59

Veterans:

Vets Posn	Name	Club	Cat	Machine	Vet +/-	Vets Points
1	Simon Romei	Paramount CRT	V	TT	+5:22	60
2	Jonathan Mills-Keeling	Aerologic RT	V	TT	+5:16	55
3	Scott Palmer	Aerologic RT	V	TT	+5:07	50
4	Bryn Davies	Hafren CC	V	TT	+4:52	45
5	Clive Middleton	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	+4:47	40
6	Ian Laverie	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	+3:33	35
7	Geoff Edgerton	North Shropshire Wheelers	V	TT	+3:25	30
8	Paul Edwards	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	+3:18	25
9	John Westhead	Paramount CRT	V	TT	+3:11	20
10	Andrew Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	+3:08	15
11	Rob Kerr	Oswestry Paragon CC	V	TT	+2:52	10
12	Robert Garbett	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	+2:43	5
13	Dave Moore	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	+2:36	5
14	Rich Smith	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	+2:33	5
15	James Elgar	Paramount CRT	V	TT	+2:07	5
16	Peter Jukes	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	+2:06	5
17	Matthew Price	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	+2:02	5
18	David Cannell	Paramount CRT	V	RB	+1:50	5
19	Franco Della Mura	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	+1:40	5
20	David Seager	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	+1:32	5
21	Tim Evans	Newport (Shropshire) CC	V	TT	+1:30	5
22	Nick Hickman	Paramount CRT	V	TT	+0:42	5
23	Peter Rickard	Paramount CRT	V	RB	+0:41	5
24	Colin Wells	Paramount CRT	V	RB	+0:32	5
25	Gill Snelson	Paramount CRT	FV	TT	+0:22	5
26	Robert Elliott	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	+0:17	5
27	Ashley Kirkham	Wrekinsport CC	V	TT	-0:02	5
28	Doug Brown	Paramount CRT	V	RB	-1:04	5
29	Jayne Powell	Paramount CRT	FV	TT	-1:10	5

Females:

Female Pos’n	Name	Club	Cat	Machine	Time	Female Points
1	Hayley Wells	Wrekinsport CC	F	TT	22:46	60
2	Thea Osmund-Smith	Paramount CRT	F	TT	24:42	55
3	Emma Brown	Paramount CRT	F	RB	27:06	50
4	Gill Snelson	Paramount CRT	FV	TT	28:31	45
5	Evie Fryer-Jones	Paramount CRT	F	RB	28:45	40
6	Jayne Powell	Paramount CRT	FV	TT	30:19	35

Road Bikes:

RB Posn	Name	Club	Cat	Machine	RB Adj Time	RB Points
1	Andrew Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	RB	22:56	60
2	William Preston	Paramount CRT	S	RB	22:59	55
3	Rich Smith	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	23:31	50
4	Peter Jukes	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	23:58	45
5	Matthew Price	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	24:02	40
6	Billy Panter	Paramount CRT	S	RB	24:08	35
7	David Cannell	Paramount CRT	V	RB	24:14	30
8	David Seager	Wrekinsport CC	V	RB	24:32	25
9	Emma Brown	Paramount CRT	F	RB	24:33	20
10	Peter Rickard	Paramount CRT	V	RB	25:23	15
11	Colin Wells	Paramount CRT	V	RB	25:32	15
12	Evie Fryer-Jones	Paramount CRT	F	RB	26:03	10
13	Doug Brown	Paramount CRT	V	RB	27:08	5

Top Club Award:

Time	Club	Points
1	Wrekinsport CC	150
2	Paramount CRT	145
3	Aerologic RT	125
4	Hafren CC	20
=5	Newport (Shropshire) CC	5
=5	North Shropshire Wheelers	5
=5	Oswestry Paragon CC	5

Cumulative Standings after thirteen rounds

Friction and Hydraulic Services Shropshire Championship Points Series

Position	Name	Club	Cat	Best 12
1	Tomos Hales	Wrekinsport CC	S	615
2	Jonathan Mills-Keeling	Aerologic RT	V	580
3	Christopher Riley	Paramount CRT	V	390
4	Simon Romei	Paramount CRT	V	380
5	Robert McGregor	Paramount CRT	S	345
6	Jonathan Goh	Paramount CRT	V	310
7	Hayley Wells	Wrekinsport CC	F	305
8	Bryn Davies	Hafren CC	V	215
9	Dean Callister	Aerologic RT	S	180
10	Oli Freeman	Wrekinsport CC	S	160

Friction and Hydraulic Services Veterans Championship

Vets Position	Name	Club	Best 12
1	Jonathan Mills-Keeling	Aerologic RT	695
2	Christopher Riley	Paramount CRT	475
3	Simon Romei	Paramount CRT	395
4	Jonathan Goh	Paramount CRT	385
5	John Westhead	Paramount CRT	330
6	Bryn Davies	Hafren CC	295
7	Deb Hutson-Lumb	SCCA Private Member	250
8	Andrew Dawson	Paramount CRT	245
9	Mark Fenn	Shropshire CCA	225
10	Ian Laverie	Wrekinsport CC	175

Friction and Hydraulic Services Female Championship

Female Pos’n	Name	Club	Best 12
1	Hayley Wells	Wrekinsport CC	630
2	Emma Brown	Paramount CRT	510
3	Helen Tudor	Oswestry Paragon CC	385
4	Deb Hutson-Lumb	SCCA Private Member	240
5	Thea Osmund-Smith	Paramount CRT	225
6	Gill Snelson	Paramount CRT	210
7	Claire Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	145
8	Kathryn Rossiter	North Shropshire Wheelers	110
=9	Jan Davies	Hafren CC	105
=9	Rebecca Pugh	Paramount CRT	105

Friction and Hydraulic Services Road Bike Championship

Road Bike Pos’n	Name	Club	Cat	Best 12
1	Jonathan Goh	Paramount CRT	V	625
2	Andrew Dawson	Paramount CRT	V	595
3	Emma Brown	Paramount CRT	F	420
4	Mark Fenn	Shropshire CCA	V	365
5	William Preston	Paramount CRT	S	335
6	David Cannell	Paramount CRT	V	170
7	David Scott	Paramount CRT	S	140
8	Billy Panter	Paramount CRT	S	120
9	Claire Blackwell-Smyth	Paramount CRT	FV	110
=10	Doug Brown	Paramount CRT	V	100
=10	Rebecca Pugh	Paramount CRT	F	100

Friction and Hydraulic Services Junior Championship

Junior Pos’n	Name	Club	Best 12
1	Jess Bufton	Hafren CC	60

Top Club Award

Position	Club	Total Points
1	Paramount CRT	2390
2	Wrekinsport CC	1760
3	Aerologic RT	965
4	Hafren CC	320
5	North Shropshire Wheelers	220
6	Newport (Shropshire) CC	165
7	Oswestry Paragon CC	160
8	Mid Shropshire Wheelers	145
9	Ludlow CC	30