The Love Not Money team kit has been getting admiring looks and lots of praise, so it’s only fair to thank the guys who made it happen; our logo was designed by Mark Ferguson at Very Own Studio and the kit is produced by Karl Dillon at RSD Sports.

We’ve been working closely with RSD to develop the kit, using Mark’s fantastic logo to create a striking look that is recognisable from a distance. We’ve got a couple of different weights of fabric on test and have some new colourways coming too.

The “Racing is Life” quotation comes from Steve McQueen and features on all versions of the kit.

Ok, so it’s the Monster Energy British BMX Series, but hey, this is our site and it’s our tour.

Here’s where the LNM riders stand after 4 rounds;

17-24 Men

Andy Clucas – 3rd

Joe Davenport – 15th

25-29 Men

Ross Gill – 12th

17-29 Cruiser

Matty Glynn – 11th

30-34 Cruiser

James Tresman – 6th

Roy Sutton – 7th

The results from Rounds 3 & 4 of the Nationals show that 499 riders competed at Derby, proof that the sport is enjoying growth at the moment. Here’s how the LNM riders performed;

Round 3: Saturday

Andy Clucas 17-24  – 2nd

Joe Davenport 17-24 – 3rd B Final

Ross Gill 25-29 – 3rd B Final

Matty Glynn 17-29 Cruiser – 1st B Final

Roy Sutton 30-34 Cruiser – 7th

James Tresman 30-34 Cruiser – 8th

Round 4: Sunday

Andy Clucas 17-24 – 4th

Joe Davenport 17-24 – 6th B Final

Ross Gill 25-29 – 2nd B Final

Matty Glynn 17-24 Cruiser – 3rd B Final

James Tresman 30-34 Cruiser – 8th

Thanks to Abi Taylor, we have some fantastic shots for the gallery of the Love Not Money riders in action at Derby, like this one from Saturday of Sutty in the thick of it in 30-34 Cruiser.

Check out Abi’s site for galleries of race pics.

Wow. It’s several hours since racing finished at Derby for Rounds 3 & 4 of the Monster Energy British BMX Series and I’m still buzzing.

The Derby club put on a fantastic event and the Love Not Money riders performed brilliantly, with a handful of finals appearances and everyone giving their all.

A massive thank you to all the riders and team supporters for this weekend. We’ve only just started, but already we’ve got a great team spirit and are getting noticed for our results. Roll on Braintree!!!

Pics and results are on their way

The latest racer to join the ranks of Love Not Money is Cruiser rider Matty Glynn. With skill to spare and a focused attitude to racing, as well as being a top bloke, Matty is a welcome addition to the Brotherhood!

He’s already got a list of sponsors, but hadn’t officially been signed to a team so we snapped him up.

Here are Matty’s sponsors, check ‘em out!

Royal Racing
Sixsixone
Maxxis Tyres
Wreckage Clothing
Muc Off
Eco sports Bottle

As Royal make rather nice race kit, Matty will be riding in their colours rather than the LNM race top.

The LNM Race Tour moves on to Derby for Rounds 3 & 4 of the Monster Energy British BMX Series this weekend.

With the team growing and riders training hard, this promises to be a big weekend for Love Not Money. Derby is a long track, with 400+ metres of lung busting, leg sapping riding to test the racers.

Updates will follow after the weekend

If I’m not recovering….

Just shy of 150 riders travelled to Hartlepool to tackle the 5 berms and 6 straights of this fast flowing track.

Reduced rider numbers didn’t dampen the enthusiasm for racing and the atmosphere was great with commentating duties performed by the Northern Monkey himself Rich Eames who was doing breathless race calls after also riding in 35-39 Cruiser.Rich’s site theridenation.com is well worth checking out when you’ve finished reading this!

Despite forgetting his race pants and having to wear his jogging bottoms (thankfully this isn’t Secondary School PE from the 1980′s, otherwise he would’ve had to race in his undies) LNM’s Andy Clucas was on great form in Payback. The racing was Grand Prix format due to the low rider numbers, with Andy up against locals Jack Hall and Adam Smith as well as in form Jordan Hayes and Grant Hill.

Andy was right up there all day but pedal problems slowed him down. 4th place overall on the day ws still a great result as he looks to do well at next week’s Nationals in Derby.

I was up against a much reduced field in 30-34 Cruiser, with Nigel Smith my only rival. Still…2nd place on the day produced some nice points for the series!

All in all, a great day of racing at Hartlepool, big thanks to North East BMX Club.

Roll on Derby!

The race season is now in full swing and sees riders heading to Hartlepool for Round 2 of the North Region Summer Series.

Hartlepool is a great track, with dirt berms and runs downhill, guaranteeing exciting action! With the Derby rounds of the Nationals next week, Hartlepool will provide a great test and show who is on form.

Andy “Boyband” Clucas is the latest addition to the Love Not Money team.

With enormous potential and banter to rival the best talkers in BMX, Andy is a welcome addition to LNM. Racing alongside Joe in 17-24 means we’ll have two riders who can push each other in this tough class.

See the Riders page for Andy’s profile.