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For 30 years the Welsh Trail Riders Association's Snowrun has signalled the start of the Enduro season. A classis time card event, it has rarely failed to deliver & is always over subscribed. This year the weather was cold with a grey mist hanging over the Crychan forest & the start was in the top quarry. The Championship class had 4 laps & 8 riders were entered but Luke Lusher & Rowland Morris were non-starters. The Experts also had to pit plenty of fuel as they also had 4 laps. 2009 Clubman class winner Charlie Evans had moved up to Experts after a good season & support from Gas Gas Uk. Manchester Extreme rider Craig Reynolds was compete in the event for the first time. In line with the BEC, the veterans were split into Experts & Clubmen but unlike the BEC they rode the same schedule. Concerned about the cold conditions, the organisers showed a lot of consideration by putting in a couple of greasy loops right after the start to warm everyone up. The greasiest one was cut for lap 2. Ian Kendrick's KTM 250 had been flooded the week before & it looked like there still a bit of water in it at the start but Ian persisted with the throttling & finished. Ross Jones opted to ride a Kawasaki - some ex-Kawasaki owner's ears will be burning tonight. Crossing the Tirabad road the riders dropped down Stick Hill to 5 Roads & climbed Scrach to the first of two tests.
The inward stage took in the Swimbath, Geriants, the Rally & County road before exiting the Crychan at the Picnic site. The sting in the tail was the rocky Cefn Ludlow with it's water splashes. Michael Rees was one of several riders who got their clean cards a bit damp within sight of the finishing line. Gethin Price took the Premier from David Brick. Andy Cripps & Grant Hacking stayed clean to take 3rd & 4th. Charlie Evans justified his move into the Experts by winning the class from runner up Gary Jenkins. Charlie set the fastest test time overall on T5. Paul Davies from Crynant won the new Veteran Experts class from Ian Barnett. Herman Ostrzsnik lost his seat bolts but he was carrying the Veterans universal tool kit - zip ties - & he zipped to a finish. Adrian Deeley from Pontypool was the best Clubman & Ben Bishop was the runner up. Allan Price won the Vets & James Wilden was the best Sportsman. Congratulations to Sportsman David Taylar who kept his KTM 525 lumper going without a battery. Results - Photos - Gary Jones - Keith Bowen
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Gethin
Price wins Snowrun - 7th February
T1 was a tricky trial of roots & ruts around the
nadgery near Cwn Cadoran. It started & finished on the same section of
forestry road so the handful of spectators could clearly see how a man can
age in a couple miles. Gary Clarke had time to grow a beard on his 3rd
test. The course then dropped down to the old Snowrun
Quarry (pictured right & cut on the final lap) & up to Scrach before heading towards the Lasso & down
Early Bird. After the Timber Yard the riders crossed the stream at Bob's
Stick to the Out Check. T2 was a fast climb up Trout Hill. Wide enough for
overtaking & barreling enough to make the odd mistake it was a
pleasure to ride.