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The New BMW
The 2009 BMW Factory Team David Knight, Juha Salminen and Marko Tarkkala training in Spain to be ready for the first WEC race.


Photo by GrudChris Hockey - Morris Lubricants Yamaha Race Report Photo by Grud

The 2009 British Enduro Championship kicked off at its usual venue of Thetford Forest in Suffolk at the weekend. The conditions couldn't have been more perfect with unusually warm weather for February.

This was Chris's first outing on the new Yamaha WR250F and with very little time to prepare for the start of the season 5th in class and 11th overall out of 31 very fast championship class riders isn't bad for starters! Full report

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Lee Edmondson's Muntjac - Report
Axel Platz videos
- 2008 European Round, Hengelo - Details 
Matt Ridgway's Masterclass
- Matt deals with water in the carburetor - Details
Teme Valley Motoduro
- 15th March Clifton on Teme, Worcestershire - Details
Muntjac Update
- Daryl Bolter's report
Scumbags
- Thieves stole a father's last gift to his son - Details 
Trials
- Bou makes it 3 SPEA FIM Indoor Trial World Championship in a row - Details
Happy 41st Birthday
to Julian Crimp on Sunday.
Happy 37th Birthday to Craig Bounds on Monday.
The World Famous Purple Helmet motorcycle display team
- Top billing at the National Irish Motorcycle Show at the RDS 27th Feb to 1st March - Details 
Welsh 2 Day
- 2009 Entry forms available on March 1st. at 00.01Hrs.
Rowland Morris
wins from Lincoln Brewster at Baden Hall - Report Photos 
Le Touquet
- French rider Timotei Potisek wins on a Honda - Details
SETRA
- Super TT Hare & Hounds - 22nd February - Results 
GNCC
- Moose Racing Mechanic's Challenge Returns To GNCC Opener Next Week - Details
WEC
- Interview with David Knight - Details 
International MX
- 1st March - Hawkstone - Details 
WEC
- Michelin launches the Junior Challenge - Details 
WEC - Yamaha Cepsa O.Pons: a first title on the WEC? - Details 
Chiltern Hills EC - Offroad bikers raise charity money - Details 
Happy Birthday on Friday.to Hafren MCC's Kate Jones & Army rider Kev Murray 
70 year old Cardiff biker completes Enduro India - Details 



2009 Muntjac
22nd February - Thetford

David Knight returned to the Metzler ACU British Enduro Championship this weekend with a win for BMW in unseasonably mild, early spring weather. Diss MCCs EMG Motor Group sponsored Muntjac Enduro attracted a full entry 236 riders who were rewarded with a 23 mile lap in perfect condition. Knighter took the win from MPS Husqvarna's Simon Wakely in 2nd place by less than 3.2 seconds. Following Winter training in Spain, Simon reveled in the warm, sandy conditions. After good results in the extreme Tough One & Hells Gate, Tom Sagar unleashed his new 450 Husaberg to take 3rd. Reports & reesults - Standings Video clips Knight Sagar Bolter Bird Edmondson McConnell Hay Update Sheep Skull Enduro Team report Team Charfield Matt Ridgway Chris Hockey Photos Pete Wileman Flying Tigers 

Postscript Diss MCC's organisation can be guaged by the fact that a 16 page glossy hard copy of the results dropped through every riders letterbox in less than 2 days. 

  Other News   
Le Touquet
- Promising results for KTM ATV - Details
Daryl Bolter launches a new website - Details
Stratford on Avon MCC
Skittles Championship and Pre Colmore bash - Details
KTM
builds for the future in motocross sport! - Details
Lampkin
signs for RitrattoSport clothing - Details
Snowcross - First 2 events of the European Championship - Details
Russian rider A. Gavrilkin
won the final of the Individual Ice Racing Junior European Championship held in Saransk, Russia last weekend.
Australian Off-Road Championship
begins on March 7/8th - Details
GNCC
- Wide-Open Battle for GNCC Championship Begins Next Week - Details
CCM
confirms the arrival of their first female rider - Details
London Urban Extreme Enduro Cross -
Sunday 15th March, 9:30-3:30 at Track KG5 London E16 2QY. Video - Details
Trials
- Bolzano marks the penultimate challenge in the title fight - Details
MX
- KTM's MX 2 riders top three at pre-season Valence - Details
MX
- CCMx Church makes a winning debut, whilst Dunlop finishes second in the Ladies - Details



Ride xc goes mad in march

The ride xc crew have set themselves a mad march schedule, starting on the 1st of march with the fist enduro cross in the uk aimed at sportsman and clubman riders to be held at the famous Back Cown quarry Whitworth Lancashire , Details

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Dyfed dirt bike club wish to announce the Bryn Llewelyn hare & hounds on April 5th 2009. Following last years sweltering event near Llanllwni, this year's should be a bit cooler but tighter with the majority of the 6 mile route being a reversal of last year's. Riders can expect to find more twisty going in the trees and of course the infamous hill, though used downwards this year.If you want to be sociable, you'd be welcome to turn up the evening beforehand and join the BBQ.-  Regs
Welsh ISDE Team
meeting on Wednesday March 11th at 8.30pm at The Ridgebourne Inn.
Master Class 2009 - Dougie Lampkin Trials School Friday 7th / Saturday 8th / Sunday 9th August 2009 - Detals
Trials
- Fujinami aims to be back on the podium in Bolzano. Details
Ardua Enduro
- 8th February - Results posted - 16th August - Regs Online
Jack Frost 15th March Rhayader MCC - Regs online
An Evening with Stan Watts
- Wednesday 1st April - The Gipsy Hill Hotel, Monkerton, Exeter - Devon TRF - Details
Surrey Police MCC
-12th April - Bagshot - Regs online
GNCC - Husqvarna & KTM support 2009 contingency fund - Details
XMOOR ENDURO CLUB YOUTH ENTRIES ONLY £8.00! Xmoor Enduro Club are pleased to announce their four round, long course hare and hound enduro series for 2009. For an entry fee of £35 adult riders will be given the chance to ride four of the best venues in the South West offering a wide variety of terrain and surfaces. As always there will be shorter 'expert' routes within the lap (usually 7 - 9 miles in total) but the course will be suitable for all abilities. In an effort to encourage younger riders this year, the club, run entirely by volunteers and not for profit, have generously decided to charge only £8.00 per youth (11 to 16 years) entry. The youngsters will ride a shorter, less challenging lap which should take 10 - 15 minutes to complete so parents will have regular sight of their riders. In addition to the low entry fee, each youth finisher will receive a medal and there will be trophies for the first three in each class. As many 2008 adult trophies remain unclaimed, the club have decided to replace them with an end of year cash prize fund which will go to the top five places in each class in the 2009 championship. Contact Mark and Debbie Tucker on 01598 710471 or visit http://www.xmoor.co.uk  for further details.



New Youth Class For rideoffroaduk

March 22nd 2009 sees the rideoffroaduk Hare & Hounds Championship kick back into life at the fantastic Low North Camp at Harwood Dale in North Yorkshire. With round 3 of the winter series now on hold until a much needed break in the weather helps venues recover to some thing like ride-able, the focus is now firmly set on Harwood Dale in March. Details

  Other News  
SOUTH READING MCC CHAIRMAN'S CHASE H&H SATURDAY 21/03/09 Sorry to our regular riders for not publishing the regs until now for our first event in March. Problems at the ACU meant that they have only now had the time to issue our permits. Regs can be downloaded from this site. Regs will not be in this month's Sporting Motorcyclist due to this delay. Judging by the interest so far we are still expecting this event to fill up extremely quickly so enter as soon as you can to be sure of getting an entry. Regs Entry



Tom makes the Magnificent Seven

The scenic Italian mountains, -3.5 degrees and 7am sets the scene for the most physically challenging enduro, Hells Gate. Based at the four star hotel Il Ciocco, the mountain in the garden became a 10 hour playing ground. The event took the format of a five hour enduro in the morning as a qualifying race then the main race in the afternoon as a four hour hare and hounds extreme style, in order for riders to finish Hells Gate they must be within 30 minutes of the leader or you are pulled out of the event at check points. Full Report

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Muntjac - If you have booked a room at the Comfort Inn it may be worthwhile confirming your booking today.



Putoline XC Championship
Round 2

Matt Ridgway wins at Bicton

A new venue greeted riders for the second round of the Putoline XC Championship last Sunday and looks to become a popular place to return to over the coming season.

Despite the horrendous wet weather over the past few weeks, compounded by thawing snow, the course was in good shape but many riders hearts sank when they realised they had to be towed onto the paddock. Good organisation by Fast Eddy and the landowners saw no dramas and everything went like clockwork as two tractors got everyone on and off the grassy paddock. Report

   Other News  
Eastern Centre Enduro Forum, and Bowers Motorcycles 2 Man Championship awards presentation
, will be held at the LIMES HOTEL High st, Needham Market, 8pm Monday 2 March, all welcome, any more details contact Jack, 01449 721042.
Juan Knight wins Rd1 of the British Sidecar Trials Championship - Details
Trials
- Dan Thorpe's Yorkshire Centre Championship Round - Details
TBEC Manby Motoplex
- Championship Round 2 - Regs online
International Motocross - Hawkstone Park 1st March 2009 International Motocross - Details


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