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THE PUTOLINE K2 RALLY 17/18TH JULY

The desert rose shines at the kielder rally
As patsy quick wins the rally class
The Dirtbike Action crew set up camp at the Kielder Organic Meats farm on the outskirts of the town of Bellingham in the stunning Northumberland national park, to set up the first K2 rally. With a carefully planned route of 60 off road miles, coupled with a scenic 9 mile road liaison stage to the start of the forest stages at Elf Kirk view point overlooking Kielder Water and the dam. The liaison was ridden once in the morning and again in the afternoon as the riders returned to Bellingham. Saturday’s mileage would be 160 miles as the riders completed 2 .3 laps and 3 special tests.
Dirtbike Action always innovative had provided riders with 3 optional extra routes of true enduro going. Short in distance but never the less testing for those who wanted to be challenged and a good percentage of the riders tried the options during the weekend. The special test proved to be a good mix of gravel tracks and trails with a few short sections of fire roads thrown in. With a little sting in tail as the final few meters dropped into a grass section before a short steep climb out on to the fire road and the finish. The conditions on the test varied as intermittent showers and sunshine were the order of the weekend, with Sunday suffering some longer spells of rain.

With 4 tests Patsty Quick won the flagship rally class by 2 minutes, from Trevor Newton. David Griffiths made his long trip to Kielder worthwhile as he set the quickest times to take the win in the sports enduro class over 250cc, with David Watson finishing as runner up some 2 minutes behind. Richard Griffin won the multi cylinders class, while Anthony whitehead won the trail class up to 250 with Tony Woodhams not far behind. The award for best sports/enduro up to 250 was claimed by Ian Tyler-Bond, while Michael Cheneler won the over 50 class. Dirtbike Action were pleased with the riders comments at the end, and it was clear that the format of the event was well received.
We feel that we can easily improve on this event to include a awards presentation at the end of the event and more optional sections. We would like to thank the new riders that we met over the weekend for supporting the event and to say it was one of the most pleasurable events we have ever run.
We will certainly do more rallies in the near future in other parts of the UK. Pictures and comments on www.ukenduro.com. Finally a big thanks to the Marshals, Landowners, Kielder Organic Meats Farm, Bellingham and especially to Northumbrian Air Ambulance

Unfortunately there are still problems with the pay-on-line facility, so entries for the Camphill Hare and Hound can only be accepted by post – it would be a great help to us if you could please forward your entries as soon as possible for this event, thank you

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Ryedale Rally 2010

“The best day’s riding we have EVER had!” was the ecstatic cry of the first group of riders to return from Day 1 of the 2010 Ryedale Rally. This was music to the ears of the Yorkshire Enduro Club who had put in months of planning (and negotiation with landowners, the Forestry, motoring authorities and the National Park), followed by 3 days long & hard riding to set up the course and MUCH heartache to get this Rally underway!!!

Saturday July 3rd dawned hot and sunny and the idyllic start/camping field was soon buzzing with a full entry of keen riders taking an interesting range of bikes through machine examination ready for a 10.30 start. At the big fast end of the spectrum, was Mark Mollineaux’s BMW HP2 Megamoto Enduro and in contrast there was an AJP 200, which caught the attention of the Marshals as it appeared to defy the excellent course marking and ride around in circles quite a lot – indeed rider Charlotte was eventually provided with her own set of dayglo arrows stuck to her bike and helmet so she was sure to know where to go!!! Older and unusual bikes on the list included a 650 Rickman Triumph, a 1971 Honda SL350, a 250 Puch and 250 and 175 SWMs.

An army of Marshals having been dispatched to supervise and patrol, riders left in batches of 3 for a gentle country ride through Cropton Forest to warm them up for a 12 mile liaison section of heather clad moorland road with stunning views from Whitby Abbey to Fylingdales Early Warning Station. Then the offroad course began in earnest as it dropped through farmland and climbed on into Langdale Forest (with a welcome stop for a burger and a cuppa) and on to the “special test”. The course then looped 2 ½ times through Langdale and Wyekham forests, via some beautiful but lesser known Yorkshire dales and villages before crossing the moors of “Heartbeat” country back to Cropton Forest and the finish after 160 miles…

A dry spring and weeks of unbroken sunshine meant that the course was unusually dry and dusty which made for fast going with plenty of chance to slide on loose gravel… but the verdict from most returning riders seemed to be that it had been a grand day’s riding.

Happily, most riders found the energy and strength to set off on a shorter but taxing day two which was to comprise 3 laps of Cropton Forest. Sunday 4th July remained dry and temperate, but a very strong and gusty wind had to be taken into account, not least by the teams managing the test and checks and the First Aid staff who saw their Gazebo base at the start field flip a full somersault over the Army encampment and land terminally in the hedge!

The special test on Day 2 was an interesting experience for riders, combining as it did, tight twists and turns with endless ruts and dips – all of which were to be negotiated at speed by those with a competitive frame of mind. As neither vast sums of money, nor prestigious championship titles were at stake, some riders questioned the “courtesy” of certain other riders whose competitive spirit overcame them and led to a few incidents where bike and rider were put at risk. Some of the older bikes are classics and priceless beyond their actual value and their owners would hope that on a Rally, they might be granted some respect from other riders rather than be pushed aside at risk of irreparable damage. Similarly, a rider who in charging through the special test, happened to barge over the sponsor of the event trophies, hardly enhanced his chances of winning any ”silverwear” did he???

As ever, the Yorkshire Enduro Club could not achieve such a successful and enjoyable event without the support of many other people, groups and agencies including:
5th Army Medical Regiment for communications support
The New Inn and Cropton Brewery
Mark Goodrich for water supply
Forestry Commission staff based in Pickering
Roseberry Catering &
Peter Wileman Photography
North Riding Enduro Club, Bradford TRF, East Riding TRF & the Ryedale Motor Club
Countless local tolerant land and property owners

and finally, YOU the competitors, many of whom gave up work or days of your precious holiday allowance to attend and who travelled from as far as the North of Scotland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and Portugal to enter the Ryedale Rally.

We very much look forward to seeing you again next year!

REPORT BY SUE LYNES

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