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The SCEC/Rogershill Raceway summer evening series is over for another year - the sun came out and everybody had a ball. FrontRow's Stan Watt looked like he had the race in the bag right up till the last lap when Sideways KTM star Mark Cornick used his unique Kamikaze style to literally force his way through to victory. Report Next SCEC event 21st September at the awesome Somerley Park complex in Hampshire
This July the Maxxis World Enduro Championship returned to the UK and central Wales after an absence of almost 10 years. The enthusiastic Hafren Dirt Bike Club in LLanidloes hoisted this round and must be congratulated on staging a superb event, one of the best in the series, all the foreign riders and teams were very impressed by the whole event, from the quality of the organization to the interesting course, certainly a true Enduro to test man and machine to the limit and a real credit to the series. Over 10 thousand spectators came to watch and witnessed the worlds best off-road motorcyclists compete 2 days of tough conditions in the Hafren forest complex. Full Report
The Smith's team clean up butts The TGOR team returned to the Butts quarry motocross circuit to stage their annual team and mini iron man 4 hour hare scramble event. The course was a combination of the famous old mx track, the surrounding woodland and the quarry. The TGOR team were blessed with a good break in the relentless summer rain which has seen so many events cancelled. Full Report
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Brewster Storms the Park Rideoffroaduk Round 4 Summer Series Round 4 of the rideoffroaduk summer series headed for yet another new to enduro Hare & Hounds venue. FatCat moto-parc was the latest offering from the rideoffroaduk crew, this completely new enduro course with its woodland section complimented the awesome MX track, loamy fields linked the MX track and Enduro loop providing riders with an awesome multi lap enduro course. Added in was a WEC style grass special test to keep the competitive spirit going and ensure riders were able to use their bikes to the full potential. Full Report
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Scot's Rule in Wales - Results The Dawn to Dusk Enduro returned once again to Walters Arena near Glyn Neath, South Wales for the second time this year. The 2008 event was the seventh running of the 12-hour race. The Dawn to Dusk team once again put on a brilliant weekend of entertainment and great riding in equal measures, laying on a flowing 15-mile loop that was great fun to ride. The course was perfectly suited to the difficult and slippery conditions and needed almost no alterations, despite the worsening conditions in the weeks leading up to the event. Full Report
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Returning to the normally fast and flowing bowland venue for the second and last time this year for round 9 of the national putoline hare scramble championship, the dirtbike-traxs crew had there work cut out to stage the event with weeks of preceding rain the ground was very wet underfoot, rerouting the wettest parts of the course to firmer ground, the event would again test the riders determination not what the dirtbike-traxs crew had in mind for a bank holiday august summer event. Full Report
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The penultimate round of the Putoline XC Championship was the toughest by far in the 2008 series of events. Organised by Fasteddyracing.com, event supremo Paul Edmondson knew this would be tough following horrendous weather the previous evening. Berwyn Leisure Park was the fantastic venue with a superb 5-mile course set in and around a magnificent Welsh valley but overnight rain really toughened things up as the numerous off-camber climbs and descents, up and down the valley slopes became a real challenge and the attrition rate amongst riders was high. Butley Enduro - Round 4 EMG eastern Centre Championship Monday 25 August saw Woodbridge MCC host round 4 of the 2008 EMG Eastern Centre Championships at the testing sandy event. Good weather at last greeted the 120 riders and the conditions were excellent. The special test comprised the whole second and third lasp of the event and posed a stiff challenge to all but the few. Aston Bird Aim KTM has won every round in 2008 and stamped his authority on both tests - nearly 24 seconds faster on his first test and nearly 10 on his second. Jake Nicholls top UK motocross rider was trying his hand at enduros but could not match Bird's pace - particularly in the 2 tests. Julian harvey, currently second in the Centre Championships was next fastest. The sting in the tail was the lap times which were reduced to 16 minutes for the last lap. Both Bird and Nicholls raced at full MX pace and managed to get in on their minute and Julian Harvey, James Yearley and Mark Chapman took the next 3 positions but dropped a minute on the final lap. Mark Parker took the expert win from Phil Maltby with Jake Morphey taking third with only Parker cleaning the experts final lap. Lots more clubmen managed to stay clean on time and Adam Leeks took the clubman win from Craig Roper and Andy Quorn. Results
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KTM D3 Riders Tom Sagar and Greg Evans drove out to Austria to take part in the first round of a new EnduroCross series called Rodeo X, organised by the team who have successfully hosted the famous Erzerg Hare Scramble for several years. The event was staged in the grounds of a large Factory called Eternit near Linz in Austria, Eternit manufacture tiles and other materials for roofing and building and also were the major sponsor for this event. Full report & video clip
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Jason Thomas has once again dominated this weekends FMSQ event held at Ormstown, Quebec, Canada. Aboard his ELKA-KTM XC250F he comfortably won both Saturday's Enduro-Cross & Sunday's Cross-Country Competitions.
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With the promise of a break from the miserable wet Welsh summer, 125 solos & 11 sidecars journeyed to Rhayader to competed in the Simon Rees Memorial Hare 'n Hounds. They were rewarded with sunshine & virtually perfect riding conditions. Jon Hinam from the Vale of Glamorgan was the winner almost 2 minutes ahead of Derek Bawn & Robert Jones was 3rd. All 3 riders completed 18 laps. The Simon Rees Memorial Cup for the Best Local Beginner was won by Daniel Higginson. Details Results Photos
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Crychan The 3rd round of the Metzeler ACU British Enduro Championship took place in the Crychan Forest near Llandovery on the 9/10th August. Half the field retired on the first day. Results: Day 1 Day 2 Overall Details
Other News Milner Grabs Harwood Dale Low North Park Harwood Dale was the setting for the latest event of the summer series from rideoffroadUK. With the MX track at this superb venue not being used for over 3 years the course was prepared in the days leading up to the event by Wayne Braybrook and his team with one thing in mind, the objective was to allow all riders the chance to go full race distance 2.5 hours on a track that would hold up without the need to cut out loops or have riders stuck on any part of the course. Report
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The Putoline Burnley Bog race High above Burnley on a steep hillside the Dirtbike traxs team had taken up residence after having spent the last 10 days at there Gisburn track waiting for the venue to dry out in order to complete round 8 of the National Putoline hare scramble championship, but with no major let up in the rain a decision was taken on Wednesday to switch to the all weather Burnley venue. Full Report
On Sunday 3rd August 80 Scottish Enduro Championship riders followed in the footsteps of the British Enduro Championship in Lossie forest near Elgin. Scorching sunny weather up to 86F combined with a tough whooped out course led to a long difficult day. The checks were very tight with only the top contenders completing the course on time. In the Expert class Derek Little won as he did at the British Championship in April. Derek was the only rider to stay within the time schedule with all the other Experts using at least their spare minute. Neil Chatham finished second improving again on his previous best performance. Allyn Scotland finished third following a big crash in his last test and pushing to stay on time between the checks. Murray Thompson, not quite fully fit, finished fourth and Grant Smith broke his toe, resulting in a DNF. Full report & results |
Thanks EMG Motor Group and Hyundai
TGOR
Butts team & mini iron man event
Touratech Dawn to Dusk 12Hr Enduro 2008
Rodeo
X Endurocross Masters Series 2008-2009 Eternit-Werke
Vocklabruck, Austria 15/16th August
ORMSTOWN
CLEAN SWEEP FOR THOMAS.
Simon
Rees Memorial Hare 'n Hounds - Sunday 17th August 2008
Scorcher
SEC at Lossie Forest Elgin Report by
Campbell Chatham
