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Rhayader MCC held the second & final round of their Saturday Evening series at Cwmythig hill on the 24th July. A week of intermittent showers had sprinkled the ground & the course was in perfect condition. As an extra bonus the club had included most of the MX track into the 4 mile lap but not the Ski Jump & the Wall of Death for safety reasons. A good entry of 85+ riders dragged themselves away from the dubious pleasure of watching Britain has got rubbish on the television to take part in a cracking reality show. The weather was warm & dry but heavy clouds threatened rain. The race started at 6.00pm. Tim Foreman took the holeshot on his Steve Plain GasGasUk 300 from George Wozencraft & Simon Bradford. Aled Price & Daniel Williams both got a flyer off the line in the Clubman class. In the Vets class Colin James took the holeshot. It was the highlight of his night as he later retired.
Thanks to the Rhayader club. Good course & a great atmosphere. Results - Photos
Rhayader M.C held the first round of their Saturdaay Evening Hare 'n Hounds on the 3rd July at Cwmythiig Hill. The 4 mile course had served as the Welsh 2 Day Special Test the week before but it was in excellent condition. It snaked over the open hillside & for the most part it was easily visible to the spectators in the paddock. Alan Bates dropped the flag on the Experts at 6.00pm & Lewis Belfield took the holeshot. Lewis picked up points at the European Enduro Championship round in Poland last week & he would be busy this weekend. As well as Rhayader on Saturday he would be competing in the Powys on Sunday. The Experts were followed by the ranks of Clubman, Over 40s & Sportsman. The forecast rain showers did not arrive during the day & the dust was a problem as the riders jockeyed for position in the opening laps but there were few hidden surprises. As the race progressed the soft sandy soil heaped up on the corners to form little dunes that absorbed the wheels. The bigger bikes ploughed their way through & Andy Watkins on a 450 KTM was the overall winner with 18 laps from Chris Morris on a 450 Suzuki. Lewis Belfield was 3rd. Ryan Faulks was the best Clubman & Marc Evans was the runner up. Andrew Cooper was 3rd Aled Price 4th & Matt Willey 5th. They all completed 17 laps. Wyn Hope won the Vets from Andrew Prosser. They also clocked up 17 laps. Before the event Wyn said "i enjoy riding as much today as I did 20 years ago". Rhian George was the best Lady - with 15 laps - ahead of Theresa Keightley who did well to clock up 13 laps on a big Yamaha 450. Thanks to the Rhayader team for a cracking evening.- Results - Photos
Rhayader MCC held their Jack Frost enduro on Sunday 15th March at the Saintswell Off Road practice centre near Bwlch y Sarnau but - despite overnight clear skies - there was no frost as the mild early spring weather continued & there were no complaints. The club limited the entry to 100 riders to give everyone a bit of space, Both checks were at the start. The first stage was a 10 mile loop around the Red Lion. The second stage was a couple of miles consisting mostly of the special stage around the practice track. There were 3 classes & the schedule was 6 laps for clubman, 5 laps for Over 40s & 4 laps for beginners. Marty Jones from Knighton - pictured left - got plenty of fresh air
after a week preparing his club's BEC round 2 paperwork. Darren Jones from
For the Clubmen the times on the long stage tightened from 30 minutes to 21 minutes & the Vets had to keep pace with Clubmen for their 5 laps. Clerk of the Course Chris Price laid out a lap that avoid some of the toughest parts of the Red Lion but there was still plenty of mud to go around. As the laps counted down there were fewer & fewer riders with time to spare chatting by the yellow flag. MXer Charlie Evans (right) from Llanidloes was the winner on a Gas Gas 250 from Rhys Davies & Andy Muller was third. They were only 3 Clubman not to drop time. David Price from Builth Wells was the Best Vet from Brecon's Neil Williams. Simon Evans from Wrexham was 3rd. Half the vets finished clean on time. Spencer Eve from Llanidloes was the best sportsman. Results - Photos available from Keith Bowen
Rhayader M.C. held their Annual Youth Presentation Night & Buffet on Saturday Evening the 12th April at the Elan Valley Hotel, just outside Rhayader. The evening was a great success with a 100 guests turning up. Enduro star Tom Sagar was on hand to present the awards won in the Club's Youth Fun Trial Series which was run over 3 events last Summer. Tom is pictured left with Solo Class joint winners - Adam James & Carl Davies & below with Solo Junior Class winner - Cameron Evans (left) & Quad Junior Class winner - Jack Samuel (right)
Round one of BSMA WELSH MOTOX CHAMPIONSHIP was held on Sunday 15th April at Cymithig track near Rhayader. With very hot riding conditions it was a very exciting days racing, especially for the spectators who were in for a real treat!
Next up were the crazy juniors with some very nail-biting racing from the top two leaders, up in front Kieron Cooke and Jack `Fast Eddy’ Edmondson. Taking all three race wins was Kieron with a fantastic display of how to ride your bike!!! In second place was Jack with a style of his own, these boys really were extremely exciting to watch! Taking third position was Joel Hughes who had to battle it out with Ben Davis-Jarman in forth and only girl rider Jade Farley who took fifth.
In the Inter-open class with some very stylish riding was Steve Holcombe taking all three wins and gaining a huge lead out in front! Behind Steve came Nick Morris in second and Chris Evans in third, who closely battled all day. Coming home very well in forth position was Dean Plumstead and in fifth was Ben Francis with a very good ride. Matt Holcombe made the long trip from Devon with brother Steve worth while by taking all three race wins in the seniors with ease. Local ace Shaun `Fast Buc’ Buchan had a superb ride to take second. Rhodri Jones and Aled Price fought all day with Rhodri taking third and Aled in forth, Greg Clarke in fifth. The biggest line up of the day was the Adult class with a big depth of riding talent. In first position was Rowan Jones (top left) who coolly took two wins with Luke Chessell taking race one by a cats whisker. In second was the hard charging Andy Watkins showing the youngsters how it should be done! PAR rider Lee Edmondson took a strong third with Chris Morris and Ashley Woods tying for forth position with Lee Jones making his come back ride in fifth.
Photos: Jac Jones, Jack Edmondson, Kieron Cook, Matt Holcombe, Steve Holcombe. Results AUTOS 1-Alex Walton 2-Jac Jones 3-Brooklyn Evans 4-Ryan Rowlands 5-Harry Edmundson JUNIORS 1-Keiron Cooke 2-Jack Edmundson 3-Joel Hughes 4-Ben Davis-Jarman 5-Jade Farley INTER 85 1-Aled Thomas 2-Jordon Eynon 3-Tom Nicholls 4-Ben Nicholls 5-Will Nicholls INTER-OPEN 1-Steve Holcombe 2-Nick Morris 3-Chris Evans 4-Dean Plumstead 5-Ben Francis SENIORS 1-Matt Holcombe 2-Shaun Buchan 3-Rhordi Jones 4-Aled Price 5-Greg Clarke OPEN 1-Rowan Jones 2-Andy Watkins 3-Lee Edmundson 4-Chris Morris 4-Ashley Wood 5-Lee Jones
18th March 2007 Greg Evans won Rhayader MCC's Cwmcynydd Hare & Hounds at the weekend in atrocious weather conditions as Winter returned with a vengeance. Out of good entry of 143 riders 65 were classified DNF Gethin Price was the runner up, Thomas Davies was 3rd & David Stokes was 4th. In the Veterans class, Andy Watkins put in 6 laps & Trefor Davies was the runner up. Photos available from Keith Bowen "That has to be one of the coldest events I have ever attended. The hailstones were like machine gun bullets" KB
Entry forms are now out for this Summer's "Evening Motocross Series" organised by Rhayader Motor Club. Dates for the 2007 series which will again be run on Wednesday evenings will be 30th May, 13th June & 4th July. Again the series will be sponsored by PAR Homes Ltd & Bache's Bargains which help fund the massive £2500 prize fund per night. All 3 meeting will run at the clubs popular hillside venue at Cwmythig Hill, near Rhayader, Mid-Wales. There's classes for all abilities (adult only) - Experts, Seniors, Juniors, Novices & Beginners Last year's series brought in over 15,000 spectators as well as a host of top national riders including Series winner Mark Jones, Gordan Crockard, Mark Hucklebridge, Lewis Gregory, Ashly Greedy & Tom Church to name but a few. Entries are limited to just 30 per group ( Experts, Seniors/Juniors & Novice's/Beginners) so if you are planning to ride get your entries in now to guarantee your ride. Cwmythig Hill will again be part of the Special Test for the forthcoming Rhayader 2 Day Enduro (Round 4 of this year's British Enduro Championship. Entry Forms Round 1, Round 2 & Round 3. For further information log onto - www.rdmcc.co.uk Annual Children's Presentation Night Last Saturday evening - 17th Feb - Rhayader Motor Club held their Annual Children's Presentation Night & Buffet at the Elan Valley Hotel, just outside Rhayader, Mid-Wales. The Club attracted 120 members & friends to the function. Special Guest & presenting the awards for the Youth Fun Trial Series (3 events organised by Rhayader Motor Club during last summer) was British Enduro E1 Champion Edward Jones. The night started off with a buffet, then moved onto the presentation, while a film show & disco followed. Pictured below receiving their awards from Edward are Adam James - Best Junior Solo overall - & Amanda Bates - Runner-up Quad.
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Rhayader MCC 
From a spectators point of view Cwmythig is a spectacular
venue. 90% of the course is visible from the paddock. The riders disappear for
a short time behind a copse on the top of the hill & - towards the end of
the lap - into the boggy area below the pits. As the riders came into sight of
the timing cabin it was clear from the muddy plates that the going was very
soft in places. Tim Foreman led from Simon Evans. Duncan Powell was 3rd. A
light misty rain then began to drift across the hill & the air soon filled
with discarded goggles being thrown to supporters. Iestyn Leyshon had blown the dust off his 1990 RMX 250. Both
he & the RMX went well. Better than his equal vintage boots that needed a
bit of Ducttaping. 
At the halfway stage Tim Foreman pitted to refuel &
Wayne Price took the lead. On the next lap Wayne came in. From the pits he
could see Tim coming through the timing gate & with yards to spare he
exited the pits ahead of him. Wayne held the lead to the end & Tim was the
runner up. Jonathan Evans was 3rd & all 3 completed 15 laps. Danny
Williams won the Clubman class with 14 laps. Marc Evans & Ryan Faulks
(right) was
3rd. Wyn Hope was once again the best Vet. Martin Jones was the runner up
& Jason Rees was 3rd. Martin Pearce
finished 7th in the Clubman class despite being the last rider away. Ashley
Stokes was having a warm up for Sunday's Putoline XC & he finished 8th.
CWAC secretary Marty Jones borrowed his brother's Kawasaki & finished
15th. Simon Jones was riding in his first event & clocked up a respectable
10 laps. Simon Morgan retired when the exhaust on his Honda 450 began to melt.
James Rees also went out when his CDI had the same idea. David Price lost
compression. Ben Durson could have done with some compression to inflate his
flat tyre. 
Rhayader MCC 
Sun
shines on Jack
Frost
Neath retired when he injured his back. Owain Jones was lucky to bump his
way back to the start when he stripped the splines on his KTM kickstart.
Kevin Everett from Manchester & Chris Jones gave their KTMs a relaxing
afternoon in the sun. Several riders found their first taste of
competition was a bit more than they expected. 
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Rowan
wins @ Rhayader
With a fantastic turn out, the Autos were out on the track first.
Taking all three race wins was yet again Alex `Bubba’ Walton (right) who was way
out in front of the rest of the field with an excellent ride. In second
position was Jac Jones who had a absolutely superb days racing taking
second every time, closely on his tail in third was Brooklyn `The
Brookster’ Evans who had some brilliant starts. Local rider Ryan
Rowlands took forth position overall with another very high speed ride and
taking fifth was Harry `Fast Eddy’ Edmondson who also had an excellent
days racing.
With some very close racing in the Inter 85 section Aled Thomas
(left) rode brilliantly taking all three race wins from Jordon Eynon in a very close
second position, both riders having a great time out on the track!
Following the leaders was the famous `Nicholls Family’ with some
outstanding riding shown from Tom Nicholls in third position, Ben Nicholls
in forth and Will Nicholls in fifth, lets keep it in the family!!!!!
Cwmcynydd
Hare and Hounds
Evening Motocross Series
