ACU British Extreme Championship.

Heads of the Valleys. Rd.1. December 13-14th.

The stage is set for a real Christmas cracker at Walters Arena near Glynneath, South Wales. The venue will be the focus of attention for the extreme off-road community this coming weekend as the inaugural Heads of the Valleys extreme event kicks off the 2014-15 ACU British Extreme Enduro Championship.

Paul Edmondson and Nick Plumb have planned an extreme course to challenge the toughest of the tough but the need for speed will be a deciding factor also.

With current Champion David Knight heading in, fresh from his impressive Super Enduro outing indoors in Poland and Graham Jarvis making his way back to the UK from third place in the Roof of Africa it will be interesting to see who adjusts fastest to the cold weather and testing forest conditions of Wales. Add in a serious charge from local riders Ash Greedy and David Kip-Herring plus the ever-present challenges from Gary Daniels and Jack Edmondson will definitely make the Pro class a tough place to be. Throw in plenty of talented Expert riders, Clubmen, Veterans, Youth and Sportsmen and you have the recipe for a cracking event.

Two ultra-tough days of riding face the riders at the event with qualifying times on Saturday determining start positions on Sunday. Mega-fast forest roads and very tough extreme sections will test the full spectrum of skills of all riders and whoever wins, they will know they have been in a race and a half.

Each lap will take Clubman riders around two hours to complete with the chequered flag waving as soon as the first rider to complete three laps crosses the finish line.

Loosely based on the original extreme event, the Gilles Lalay Classic, Heads of the Valleys looks set to become a classic in its own rite as the only two-day extreme enduro in the UK.

Entries are still available by calling 01543 37070.

Race Schedule
Saturday 13th December
Signing on from 7.00am
Start order: Pro – Experts – Clubman – Vets – Youth 13-16 – Sportsman
9.00am sighting lap. All riders starting at 30-second intervals
Interval
11.00am Timed run 1 (start order)
1.00pm Timed run 2 (fastest to slowest rider from run 1 regardless of class)
NOTE: All riders will quality for Sunday’s event
Sunday 14th December
9.00am start. Riders lined up in rows of 25 from Saturdays qualifying (fastest to slowest).
The first rider to complete 3 full laps will be the winner. Once the finish flag is out Fast Eddy will officially close the course. Riders must cross the finish line to be classed as a finisher regardless of laps completed. Lap times will be around 2 hours for an average Clubman rider. Timed with transponders that must be returned after the race or taken back to signing on should a rider DNF.

Regs - Entry form

For more details and entries please go to www.fasteddyracing.com