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Sports Massage & Complementary Therapist Massage can aid recovery from injury. You can also treat your partner/pit crew to a relaxing aromatherapy treatment.

Spokes Wheel Building Gerard Pettit. Bedwas Caerphilly Tel: 029-20861452 Mob: 07974384427

Trail bike friendly accommodation available: Llanafan Fawr near Builth Wells. We have a green lane running right through the property that is actually part of the Welsh 2 day course. Workshop & jet wash facilities. www.tyn-y-beili.com

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ACU - Trials and Enduro sponsors secured for 2009 - Details
KTM teams primed with passion ahead of MX World Championship season - Details
National Putoline Hare Scramble Championship - Rd1 Driffield - Quad race - Video
Crash driver smelt of alcohol - Details
Builth Wells Motor Club - Return of the Cwmowen Enduro! - Details
The Welsh Motorcycle Federation Enduro Committee will be meeting at the Greyhound Hotel, Builth Wells on Wednesday 25th February at 8pm. To contribute to the agenda please contact Dave Vaughn 01547 520069. All welcome.
Ricky Mair has been included in the selection list for the U23 and trophy team for ISDE 2009.
Final ISDE Club teams - the selection criteria for the 2009 ISDE - Details
Central Wales Auto Club are planning a rally around the Radnor Forest in September. Date to be confirmed.
2009 SPEA FIM Indoor Trial World Championship - Barcelona ready to welcome a fierce fight - Details

Mid Wales MX are a new Club established to bring motocross to Mid and West Wales. The Club operates under ACU regulations and their main tracks for 2009 will be the ever-popular and testing track at Talsarn and the exciting and fast flowing new track at Lledrod. These are two of the finest tracks in the country. Details

Other News
Supercross - Final round of the ACU/Future West 2009 British Supercross Championships - Video
U.S. House members poised to ban motorized vehicles from 2.1 million acres - Details
YMSA Talon trophy Trial Miltown quarry. Round 1 took place at MIltown quarry consisting of some huge rocks and steps it was a bitter cold day for all riders with snow on the way. The trial consisted of 3 laps 12 sections with A class starting at section 11. In the A class we saw Chris Short (JST GAS GAS) who didnt have a great start having a five on section 1 together with some 3s which made his first lap score of 24 marks lost. Chris's Second and third lap scores was much better with 15 and 14 .Ben Morphett took the win on 30 with Jack Sheppard second on 32 and chris third on 54. In the B class saw tom dexter (gasgas) took the win on 10 with chris stay (gasgas) on 17 luke walker third on 19.
FIM Motocross World Championships - Grand Prix of Italy – 29/03/2009 - Entry list
FIM Team Ice Racing WC Final 2009 Inzell Germany - Results
Trials - First win on Gas Gas for Dabill - Details
Team GBNF raising money for good causes - Details
Man charged after fatal collision - Details
International Motocross - Hawkstone Park 1st March 2009 - Details

National Putoline Hare Scramble Championship - Rd1 Driffield - TGOR

Wilson returns to wining ways

The National Putoline Hare Scramble Championship got under way last weekend with record amounts of riders attending in all some 450 riders entered the various races over the action packed week end maintaining the series unrivalled popularity. The True Grit Off Road team had made many changes to the course including widening the wooded sections , new virgin grass field loops and a new MX section near the start area. all blended in to make possibly one of the best driffield courses in the 18 year history of Enduro events on the area. Full Report

Awards Night Report by Bob Mullins

On Saturday night, the glitterarty of British motorcycle sport gathered in the palatial Park Inn hotel, Northampton for the annual ACU Dinner & Presentation of Awards to the Champions of 2008. Pressure washed & pressed into their Djs, the great & the good assembled to celebrate the achievements of the best. Report

Other News
South Africa - Winter Enduro Preview
Gary Jenkins wins Aberystwyth MCC Strata Florida Trial - Results
KTM to cut 300 jobs - Details
FIM Indoor Enduro World Cup - 3rd Round - Palacio de Deportes de Madrid on Saturday 7 February - Riders List
WEC - Preview of Round 1 GP of Portugal - Details

Leyland based KB Racng have announced their 2009 XC line up. The team consists of (left to right) team manager Kenny Belfield, 18 year old Lewis Belfield, Lincoln Brewster, and new signing Rowland Morris, alongside top spannerman Craig Chadwick.

The current sponsors helping the team along the way are Motul oils, Sinisalo clothing, Gaerne boots, Nau helmets, Rip n roll Goggles, FMF pipes,and Michelin tyres and mousses. As well as the WOR Premiership, the team will be contesting the GBXC, selected British and European enduro championship rounds and are currently talking about possible GNCC races. The team will also be holding some training days in Wales where you can learn some good tips from all three riders regarding cross country racing along with bike set up and maintenance.

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