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2005 ACU ISDE & Enduro Forum Report by Bob Mullins The ACU held an ISDE & Enduro forum on Saturday 29th October at ACU House in Rugby. The meeting - chaired by John Collins - started at 10.20am & was well attended by 60+ riders & club representatives. The morning session was opened by Ted Bartlett & discuss plans for the 2006 ISDE in New Zealand. The ACU travel representative - Alan Beeston - has visited the area & booked the 100 bed Lakeland Hotel in Taupe (toe-paw) as the ACU headquarters. The riders & crews will fly out on the 5th November for 14 days. There will be a change in Kwalalumpa to ETA in Auckland on Tuesday night. The flight & hotel with B&B will cost £1579*. All teams must be ACU affiliated. Although the outward journey is a group booking, individuals can arrange alternative return dates. The bikes & equipment will be containered out of Felixstone 40 days previously for £200*. The container contents must be clean to satisfy NZ Customs. Alan King visited the area 18 months ago as an FIM delegate & reported that it was beautiful resort similar to our own Lake District. The event will take place in their Spring. Alan also spoke with the Event Director - Sean Clark - & viewed thier impressive plans for the re-development of the roadrace circuit in Taupa which will be the start. Driving in New Zealand is similar to the UK on the left hand side. There are currently no Visa or jabs required. Dave May Miller proposed that the riders should contribute £50 towards the support crew costs. Tim Gordon asked what the ACU subsidy for the event would be & John Collins reported that it would be £30000* which he pointed out constituted one third of the ACU's total income for licenses. The federations will be bidding for entries on the 15th May & the entries will be confirmed on the 15th June. If the allocation fell shortage, the ACU would institute a "criteria" but Alan King felt that - although the event will be popular with the British because of historic ties - it would not be as popular with other countries & would probably be under subscribed. The next meeting was planned for 4th March. There was a short discussion on raising the profile of the event before lunch. After lunch the afternoon session discuss Enduro topics in general. Changing Classes in the BEC - In 2006 riders can change classes & be allocated points if they notify the ACU before the end of the 14 day objection period after the event. To avoid "spoiling", riders can only enter the final round in the same class as they rode in the penultimate round. Timing changes - Bob Jeffries suggested dropping the LAA. This split opinions 60 to 40. Dusty Miller astutely observed that the organisers 60% were for whilst the riders 40% were against ie. the riders don't have to work out the results. The committee agreed to consider the rule. BEC Team Competition - I proposed a BEC Team Competition. Clubs, Services. Manufacturers etc would register a team at the beginning of the year. There would be a small fee to discourage frivolous registrations. The team manager would confirm his team members with me or through the ACU before each event. The team members can be entered in any class & will be allocated points relative to the class winner. If you have any questions or feedback please contact me. Over 40/Veterans - The Vets are currently a sub class of the Clubman class. It was decided that from next year the Veterans will be class in it's own right run at Clubman schedule but without any capacity sub-divisions. Results - It was agreed that organisers should present their results in a similar format & all riders must receive a hard copy. FIM Tyres - Organisers were reminded that tyres must conform to FIM spec for BEC events. Road legal MX tyres are not eligible. Noise Testing - Next year the level will be 94db at 13m per sec & in 2007 at 15m per sec. The issue of noise was discuss at length. It is the second biggest problem the sport faces from an environmental point of view. There is a serious lack of noise testers & other organisations are turning a blind eye to the problem. Forestry Commission - Dave Willoughby reported on his discussions with the Forestry Commission. Although rates will remain similar to last year, the new Right to Roam legislation will require a "closure procedure" to be put in place for each event. In England & Wales the FE will undertake this work for a provisional fee of £100. In Scotland, clubs must do their own. From January the FE will require 6 month notice of an event & a 3 month notification of the course. 2006 Provisional Calendar - See Events . There will be a new BEC round organised by the Grampian Club in Loosiemouth, Scotland & a return of the popular Rhayader 2 Day. Practice tracks & Youth events - Jim Seivwright & Steve Dent asked whether the ACU had any plans to sanction practice tracks & youth events. John Collins reported that both were a legal quagmire from an insurance & child protection point of view that the ACU would prefer to avoid. AOB - BEC sponsors stickers supplied to riders in BEC events must be displayed correctly. Geriant Jones proposed a return to the rule which allows riders drop 2 days in the BEC. The Ladies class will be abolished in the BEC as most women riders have expressed their equality by entering & winning alongside the men. *These figures are provisional. |
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