NEEC News
Kielder 2 Day Update
Rounds 3 and 4 NEEC
Work on the Pirelli kielder 2 day is progressing well, with lots of new going for 2010, all of last year’s damaged going has been cut out, this year will see the inclusion of an out check and refuelling point .with only five weeks to go the forest is the driest we have seen it in the last 3 years.
Saturdays start time is 12 noon to allow riders to travel up on the Saturday, Sundays start time is 10 am, and riders can ride 1or 2 days. Check times to the out check will be slack for all classes this check includes the test and is approximately 24 miles, the out check back is about 7 miles and times will be tighter. With classes for championship expert clubman 040 050 sportsman, This is one of the few 2 day events that caters for sportsman riders with sportsman only routes Camping is available at the start from Friday the 30 July. Riders can book in online on the calendar page or at www.dirtbike-action.co.uk or for more info phone 07792485622
MPS Racing at the Hafren Enduro
British Enduro Championship 2010: Round 3, Hafren Enduro 5&6/06/2010
The MPS Racing team was out in full force at the weekend with three riders entering the third round of the Metzeler ACU British Enduro Championship held at Hafren, Mid Wales. Manxman Alex Rockwell had a bitter-sweet weekend with mixed results over the two days. Saturday saw him make a great start to the day setting test times which placed him inside the top six riders but on the last check of the day a mechanical fault caused him to drop down the results table. Team mate Neil Chatham was having a better day and pushed his WR125 to finish fifth in class. Representing MPS in the Expert class Tom Braddock battled hard mid pack to come away fifth in class and fourteenth overall. The overnight rain made the Welsh tests all the tougher on the second day but Rockwell was determined to make up for lost ground and once again set some impressive test times. Eventually placing his TE250 third in the highly competitive E1 4T class, „Rocky‟ finished the day sixth overall, only thirty seconds behind Paul Edmondson. Matching his result from day one although finding the slippery conditions tough, Scot Neil Chatham placed fifth in class on the second day whilst Braddock was unable to compete in the second days racing due to unforeseen circumstances.
Alex Rockwell “It‟s been a funny weekend really; obviously I‟m disappointed not to have finished with a better result on the first day but these things happen and I know I had good speed before the problem occurred. The course was fantastic, it kept me interested throughout the day and you couldn‟t afford to lose concentration at all. I started the second day with a top five result in mind but I didn‟t push hard enough early on and then could quite catch up. I‟m happy with sixth but I think I could have done better; the bike was awesome on the slippery tests and gave me loads of confidence through the corners. Thanks to MPS for all their help over the weekend.”
Results: Day 1: 1: David Knight (KTM; 2: Greg Evans (KTM); 3: Paul Edmondson (Suzuki); 4: Daryl Bolter (KTM); 5: Edward Jones (KTM); 17: Neil Chatham (Husqvarna); 23: Alex Rockwell (Husqvarna)
Day 2: 1: David Knight (KTM); 2: Greg Evans (KTM); 3: Tom Sagar (Suzuki); 4: Daryl Bolter (KTM); 5: Paul Edmondson (Suzuki); 6: Alex Rockwell (Husqvarna); 20: Neil Chatham (Husqvarna)
Thorpe Hare and Hounds
NREC Thorpe Perrow
Bedale 6th June Words nrec/ ash smith images ashdigital.net
The North Riding Enduro club held its annual event at Thorpe Perrow . The North Yorkshire venue greeted officials, marshalls , competitors and spectators to an overcast and raining Sunday morning, which would play a crucial part in rider placings later in the day. With over one hundred and thirty competitors taking part all classes were well represented.
The three hour race started on a short open parkland section leading into the surrounding woodlands with open sections and more woodlands to follow this gave the competitors a lap of over 5 miles in length, The course was quite dry at the start but by the end of lap three the rain was taking its toll on both the course and the riders, with grip being a major problem. The conditions soon tested riders and their abilities. Tim Pattinson , Daniel Field - two young riders - showed their experience and maturity by winning first and second respectfully in the championship class. Michael Briggs won the expert class. These three up and coming riders constitute Team True Grit and are planning to contest the International Six Day Enduro in Mexico later this year. Experienced rider Paul Willis finished in 2nd place in the expert class showing that experience counts. In the clubman class Scott Altass rode consistently to a well deserved second place. The over 40's Clubman class is always popular and well supported , Consistent rider Dave Salkeld winning and 2nd place going to John Bradford. Congratulations to Adele Willis after working hard in administration before the event, she finished 15th overall showing she can handle the conditions with the boys in class. Yorkshire enduro club rider Daniel Hodgkinson did well in clubman class man handling a large machine for twelve laps. There is no denying the event was tough but the competitors enjoyed the event and will look back at the achievement and experience gained. NREC would like to thank the Bedale estate for permission to use its land
RESULTS ON CALENDAR PAGE.
MPS Racing Enduro Team – Rob Johnson
North Riding Enduro Club: Hare and Hounds Challenge Round 3 06/06/2010
With his team mates competing at the third round of the British Enduro Championship Rob Johnson was flying the MPS flag at the North Riding Enduro Club Hare and Hound, Round 3. Johnson continued is winning form as he stormed to yet another Clubman class win against some stiff competition. Along with only a handful of other riders Johnson completed 12 laps of the well thought-out yet demanding course, further strengthening his grip on the 2010 Clubman Championship title. Finishing well over a minute in front of his closest rival Rob was more than happy with his performance along with the performance of his MPS Husqvarna machine.
Results: 1: Rob Johnson; 2: Scott Altass; 3: John Lumley; 4: John Ellis; 5: Anthony Tempest
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MPS Racing report
MPS Racing Enduro Team – Alex Rockwell, Neil Chatham, Robert JohnsonBritish Enduro Sprint Championship Rounds 5 & 6 29&30/05/2010
MPS Racing’s Alex ‘Rocky’ Rockwell has finished third in the British Enduro Sprint Championship Under 23 ES1 class; an amazing feat considering he scored no points at rounds 3 and 4 after crashing heavily on the first lap. From the four rounds he finished Rockwell won each and every one taking away a maximum haul of eighty points to position himself in third overall. Where other more experienced riders struggled to adjust to the wet conditions on Saturday morning Rocky set a fast pace from the opening lap and continued to set times which would have seen him placed top five in the Elite class. Sunday saw more of the same from Rockwell as he was one of only two riders in the Under 23 class to finish with a total time of under an hour. Once again he set times which would have placed him at the sharp end of the Elite class results and now goes into next week’s Hafren British Championship Enduro with a perfect set up and good speed. Scotsman Neil Chatham left his work commitments in Italy to be able to join his team mates in Rhayader, Wales. Saturday was a valuable day for Neil as he spent time adjusting to his new machine and finished in third position twenty seconds ahead of Husqvarna’s Joe Deakon. With the course drying over Saturday night Neil looked set to be on for another top three result but unfortunately mechanical problems meant his day was cut short although he was happy to have had some practice on Welsh terrain before next weekend’s British Championship. MPS’s youngest rider Sixteen year old Robert Johnson had a superb result on Saturday when he finished the tough day in eighth place and went on to place tenth on Sunday. Both of these results are fantastic considering Robert is relatively new to enduro and the Sprints have provided him with valuable experience.
Results: Round 5 Under 23’s ES1 Class: 1: Alex Rockwell (Husqvarna); 2: Lewis Belfield (KTM); 3: Neil Chatham (Husqvarna); 4: Joe Deakon (Husqvarna); 5: Craig Reynolds (Yamaha); 8: Robert Johnson (Husqvarna)
Round 6 Under 23’s ES1 Class: 1: Alex Rockwell (Husqvarna); 2: Joe Deakon (Husqvarna); 3: James Giddings (KTM); 4: Lewis Belfield (KTM); 5: David Lloyd-Jones (KTM); 10: Robert Johnson (Husqvarna); 13: Neil Chatham (Husqvarna)
Good and Bad News!!
The White Horse Enduro - BACK!
Regretfully, despite our efforts and due to circumstances beyond our control - the North Riding Enduro Club will be unable to host the Stang Enduro which was planned for 11th July 2010.
We would like to extend our apologies for any
inconvenience this may have caused.
HOWEVER there is always a ‘silver lining’ and...
We are pleased to announce that NREC will be hosting
The White Horse Enduro in Boltby Forest on
10th October 2010.
This is a new venue for our club and an event that has
not been run for a number of years – you won’t be
disappointed. – keep checking on the NEEC website for
Further information and entry forms.
NEEC RD2 - LANGDALE ENDURO VIDEO!
Results out NOW!See Calendar Page
CLICK HERE TO SEE LANGDALE VIDEO
Dirtsberg Extreme
Dirtbike-action offer something different on the weekend of the 22/23 may as they head to Woodhouse farm Great Ayton north Yorkshire , the weekend starts on Saturday with a open practice day starting at 10am finishing at 4 pm open to youth and adults using the xc/enduro course with some new loops if you book online this will cost a mere £20 against the pay on the day price of £30.
Please note this is the normal xc course
Sunday starts early with the Dirtzberg extreme hare scramble the course has been designed by Graham Jarvis and will challenge all the classes , as he makes use of woodhouse’s famous hills and descents, Graham has been working hard to find suitable routes for each of the classes expert clubman and sportsmen and having constructed new rock sections and tyre pits feels he has found the right balance for the dirtzberg event , so if you want a change from the normal xc race terrain or fancy a warm up for Ertzberg, woodhouse on the 22/23 may is the place to be , with no licences , no club membership, and an entry fee of £35 if you book online before the 16 may www.dirtbike-action camping from Friday 21 may for more details phone 07792485622 so if you book in online you can have a credit crunch busting weekend of practice and racing for £55 or just book a single day
Harwood Enduro
Graham Jarvis won the opening round of the NEEC at Harwood forest Northumberland in a hard fought battle which went down to the wire, pushing him all the way where Bec stars Euan Mc Connell, Gav Houson, Andrew Edwards , plus a host of top northern championship riders .
On a techicnal 25 mile course plotted by John Kerwin and Mick Lawrence, the riders were truly tested.
GO TO CALENDAR PAGE FOR RESULTS
Masham Hare and Hounds VIDEO!
RESULTS OUT NOW!
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North of England Enduro Championship 2010
The events are suitable for all abilities from sportsmen to championship with laps and times to suit each class. The classes are further split into capacity groups giving riders a greater chance of silverware. With 7 rounds of action all leading to the fantastic presentation night at the end of the year where the respective champions will be crowned.
The series kicks off on the 25th April with the Harwood Enduro a venue that was last used nearly 20 years ago , so it was with a fresh canvas that Dirtbike-action have plotted a new 25 mile route around the forest with very little fire roads the route provides maximum off road going . The special test is located at the start and can easily be walked on the morning of the event.
The venue is 20 minutes north of Newcastle, entries are now open for this event visit www.dirtbike-action.co.uk or the calendar page on this site where you can download regs or enter online.
On the 9th of May the series moves to Langdale in North Yorkshire were the Ryedale MCC will host round 2 of the series this event is a firm favourite with the riders and usually fills quickly so get your entries in to avoid disappointment !!
There is a 2 month break until the series resumes in early July with the North Riding Enduro Clubs Stang Enduro.
At the end of the month, the 2 day event “K2” the Kielder 2 day Enduro run by Dirtbike-Action takes place.
September provides the final 2 rounds a return to Langdale with the Ryedale MCC and the Yorkshire Enduro Clubs Yorkshire Enduro.
So for riders who have only rode in XC events why not try something different this year?
The championship provides challenging riding on long course’s, for regular riders the championship and the courses are being improved even further, for up to date information keep an eye on this newspage.
Round 1 25th April Harwood Enduro
Round 2 9th May Langdale Enduro
Round 3 11th July The Stang Enduro
Round 4&5 31st July /1st August Kielder 2 day Enduro
Round 6 5th September The Yorkshire Enduro
Round 7 19th September Langdale 2 Enduro
GRIMBO LICKS EM AT TONG!
Champ Class winner Graham Jarvis
Champ Class runner up Gavin Houson
Even Grimbo falls off!
SEE LINK AT BOTTOM OF ARTICLE
FOR RESULTS SEE CALENDAR PAGE
North Riding Hare and Hounds Challenge 2010 Round 1
The 1st round of the NREC Hare & Hound Challenge.
And so the new dawn of the new North Riding Enduro Club season arrived on the first day of British Summertime. Unusually a summers day is what was in store.
Those who had entered the Tong hare & hound event that day, were in for a rare treat. Flowing mature woodland, over logs, into streams, challenging hill climbs and rock sections. The added ingredient to make the course great, Grip.
All who finished smiled, and those who didn’t were few. The Yorkshire Enduro Club are to be commended for setting out a fantastic course, with a special mention to Danny Hodgkinson and Brendan Shepherd, two young lads who did the bulk of the work.
The Sportsmen and Motocross classes were away from 10am at 2 min intervals. They were straight into a short rock section, which calmed the enthusiastic, before dropping into the first wooded section. The eventual winner John Kerwin, (who’s sit down style is a skill of its own) was the only sportsman to manage 9 laps.
The iron man that is Dave Selkeld did 9 laps to take the MX win. Then entered the afternoons event.
The course was cleared, lunch was had, before the championship, experts, clubmen and Over 40’s were to have their fun.
The hole shot was won by Danny Field, who then went down on the early rock section. Gavin Houson then took the challenge building a ten second lead over Graham Jarvis.” Grimbo” then showed his experience and put in an astonishing lap under 11 minutes. He then calmed his pace but was consistently quicker than the field completing 14 laps. Gavin Houson kept his second spot with Dave Wood in third both on 13 laps.
The Expert class was won by Damien Butler on 13 laps, and Declan Helliwell won the Clubman event on 12 laps. The young Scott Altass did well for his first adult event with a 4th placing.
And finally the O40’s won by iron man Dave Selkeld just to prove he is no fluke.
Full results are posted on the Calendar page
The next round of the NREC H&H Challenge is in a couple of weeks at Masham on April 18th. This is another cracking event held in mature woodland, great climbs, great course. Run by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. (Regs and pay on line on Calendar page)
Report by Jonathan Airey.
For Tong 2010 Gallery 1 CLICK HERE
For Tong 2010 Gallery 2 CLICK HERE
For more pics.
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TONG VIDEO! CLICK HERE
MPS Racing at The British Enduro Sprint, Rounds 1&2
British Enduro Sprint Championship 2010: Rounds 1 & 2, 27&28/03/2010
The MPS Racing Team has had a tough start to the year with a long list of bad luck and misfortune but it seems their tables have turned for the opening round of the British Enduro Sprint Championship. With Matt Ridgeway out of action following a huge crash MPS were left with a place to fill when twenty one year old Alex Rockwell appeared from almost nowhere but the young Manxman went on to dominate the Under 23 class at the first two rounds of the BESC held at Chavenage Farm finishing first on both days and a clear five minutes ahead of his closest rival. „Rocky‟ had only spent the previous week practicing on his new Husqvarna TE 250 machine and coming from a motocross background feared he may fall short in the woodland sections of the course but nothing could have been further from the truth as he ploughed his way through the ruts and roots on both days to take two very convincing wins. Alex‟s team mate Tom Braddock rode a more reserved race and came away with fourth in the Under 23‟s class in round one and fifth in round two. After the event Tom admitted he was finding it hard to put his team mate, Matt Ridgeway‟s crash to the back of his mind but by the end of each day it was getting easier. Not wanting to push too hard and risk injuring himself Tom rode a mature race on both days, steadily improving his times as the two rounds unfolded.
Alex Rockwell “I made a few mistakes during round one and had to get used to riding in-between the trees in the woodland sections but I seemed to get quicker as the day went on. The track was pretty slippery after the rain on Friday night but after a few laps the track drained quite well. On Sunday we rode the course the opposite way round from the previous day so the ruts and lines were in the wrong place sometimes but as I relaxed again my test times began to fall. All in all I‟ve had a fantastic result at the first rounds of the BESC and couldn‟t have really asked for any more.”
Tom Braddock “I started the first round well and felt reasonably comfortable but I crashed mid day and I struggled to get back into the right frame of mind. I was worrying too much about crashing and thinking about Matt‟s crash to be honest, it‟s just something I‟m going to have to get over. The second day was pretty much the same again really; I know I could have gone quicker if I‟d have pushed myself. The event was really well organised and easy to understand but I found it hard stopping and starting all day, I‟m one of those riders who once I‟m riding I just like to keep going, I‟ll have to work on my technique for the next round.”
Results Under 23 Class: Round 1: 1: Alex Rockwell (Husqvarna); 2: Joe Deakin (Husqvarna); 3: Lewis Belfield (KTM); 4: Tom Braddock (Husqvarna); 5: Craig Reynolds (Yamaha)
Round 2: 1: Alex Rockwell (Husqvarna); 2: Joe Deakin (Husqvarna); 3: Lewis Belfield (KTM); 4: James Giddings (KTM); 5: Tom Braddock (Husqvarna)
RYEDALE RALLY FILLS IN RECORD TIME!!!
We had extremely good feedback from last years event……so we must be doing something right!
The Yorkshire Enduro Club apologises to the regular riders that hadnt quite got round to sending their entries off yet.
The only thing we can suggest, if you want to do a Rally around that time, the new Kielder Rally run by Dirtbike Action two weeks later than the Ryedale may be a good option.
To the riders who did secure an entry, see you in July and lets hope the sun shines again!
Please click below to add your rally banter.
RALLY BANTER
Bob Wilson
Ryedale Secretary
NEEC ROUND 2 - Cheap as cheques
Get your cheque book out and a stamp for the first Ryedale club event, Langdale Forest Enduro on the 9th May 2010.
Unfortunately this event will not be using the "fancy new" online entry system, on the up side it's a smidge cheaper (especially for us Yorkshire lads).
So download the REGS FROM HERE and get your entry sent in to ensure antiquated things like postal delays don't get in the way of a great days riding!
The format however is a "good old fashioned" recipe; a big forest event using tried and tested going with some carefully selected new trails thrown in for good measure.
Check out the GALLERY PAGE for pictures of this and other events.
Past Event Video Links
SEPTEMBER 2009 LANGDALE2 ENDURO VIDEO
MAY 2009 LANGDALE1 ENDURO VIDEO
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Event Regs and Pay on Line
Pay on line is available for all these events
YEC H & H, (NREC H & H Challenge Round 1) 28th March, Tong near Bradford
Yorkshire Enduro Club
NREC H & H Challenge Round 2, Masham,18th April
North Riding Enduro Club
NEEC Round 1, Harwood Enduro, 25th April
Dirtbike Action
NREC H & H Challenge Round 3, Thorpe, 6th June
North Riding Enduro Club
UK Rally Championship, Ryedale 2 Day Rally 3rd & 4th July
Yorkshire Enduro Club
Kielder 2 Day Rally 17th & 18th July
Dirtbike Action
NREC H & H Challenge Round 4, Camphill 22nd August
North Riding Enduro Club
GO TO THE CALENDAR PAGE FOR REGS AND PAY ON LINE!
NEEC Presentation Night
20th February 2010
A successful evening was held at the excellent new venue of Studley Royal Cricket Club Ripon.
The raffle of various motorcycle related items raised £214.00 for a local childrens cancer hospice.
(link below)
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The Kielder K2 Rally 17th and 18th July
The K2 rally is set in the heart of the Northumberland national park and takes in some stunning scenery. starting from the tourist town of Bellingham and then entering the uk’s biggest forestry complex at smailmouth.
Then the rally winds its way through the bower ,pundershaw, wark , whitehill before emerging on the c200 near wickhope , turning left towards Kielder village we take in a short run alongside the famous kielder water before entering the forest and the run to Kielder village. From kielder village the rally heads northeast to redesdale forest before turning south towards falstones and the run home to Bellingham.
All bikes must be road legal.
Camping at the start area will commence from Monday 12 july for those who like to make a holiday of it. the start are is only a short walk into Bellingham were you can find restaurants , bars , shops, and the filling station which will remain open during the event .
The route is around 130 miles nearly all of it off road on gravel tracks and hard based trails, the club have organised 4 check/refueling points along the route with classes for big rally bikes, trail and enduro bikes there is something for everyone in this amazing trip around kielder and the Northumberland national park. all the liaison stages are strictly non competitive however for those of you that want to let it hang out there is a special stage within the forestry complex.
Limit 180 riders to enter vist www.dirtbike-action.co.uk or download regs from calendar page on this site or for further information phone 07792485622
Harwood Enduro update
The forest offers surprisingly firm trails as the course uses most of the Scots pine plantations and open heather going with a limit of 150 enter early.
The event is set in the outstanding Northumberland country side camping from Saturday is welcome for more info phone 07792485622
Regs now available from Calendar page
North Riding Enduro Club 2010!
Welcome to 2010 and a Happy New Year from the North Riding Team!
Firstly we invite you to the NEEC Presentation night on 20th Feb at Studly Rodger, Near Ripon, where trophies for the North of England Enduro Championships and North Riding Enduro, and Yorkshire Enduro Clubs will be given out. This is a great opportunity to get together with friends old and new and have a good night out!
Here is an update about what is new for our Hare and Hounds events.
We are delighted to announce that there will be a 5 round Hare and Hound Challenge for you this year, provided by a partnership between the North Riding and Yorkshire Enduro clubs in the North Of England, on the following dates:
28th March Round 1- Tong, Nr Bradford.
18th April Round 2- Masham, North Yorks
6th June Round 3- Thorp Perrow, Nr Bedale, North Yorks
22nd August Round 4- Camp Hill, Nr Ripon, North Yorks
3rd October Round 5- New Venue TBA, Central Yorkshire.
The considerable combined knowledge and experience of these two clubs is sure to provide you with the best courses and enjoyment you can find off road. The events are all run in a sustainable manner with limited entry sizes on tracks, which are not overused.
(Please note, we are introducing a pay on line facility this year).
And also to confirm that the Stang Enduro is planned for the 11th July as part of the North of England Enduro Championships.
We also invite you to keep up to date with all the happenings by logging on to:
this site or becoming Friends on FACEBOOK (look up North-Riding Enduro-Club)
Finally, thank you for your support, we look forward to seeing you soon and please get in touch if you have any questions or feedback.
CLICK POSITIONS AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE FOR NREC H+H FINAL POSITIONS 2009
Classic Enduro bikes in The Ryedale Rally!
The YEC is hoping to create a new feel to the 2010 Ryedale Rally. The hope is to attract vintage and classic bikes – and riders!
There are many events in Europe – some attracting over 200 entries – and it’s about time we had one in the UK. Check the Norman Enduro for footage on youtube.
Those of you that are enduro riders and have not entered a Rally would possibly find the course too easy – but that’s the whole idea. It’s more of social event than a full blown off road event intended to test bike and rider to the limits of youthful exuberance. There’s time for a cuppa and a fag at the checks – tea and bacon butties at the half way point.
So – if you own a bike of a certain age – or if you yourself are of a certain age – the best weekend of the year might just be the 3rd and 4th of July.
The event covers about 160 miles on the Saturday and about 90 on the Sunday. The course is always well marshalled (check the comments from previous events) and there’s a fuel point so you’ll not be at risk of running out and if your trusty steed lets you down, someone will be round to give you a hand soon.
So far there’s been a BSA Gold Star, Triumphs, many twinshock trailbikes, a Puch and more.
If you’re interested, keep an eye on the Regs availabe on this site and please do join the forum for some chat.
Tell us about yourself and your bikes- and upload some photos here...
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Scottish Enduro Dates
Enduro
Grampian Apr 3 / 4 Lossie
(BEC round)
Melville 24/25 Apr Pathhead
ELRAT 16 May TBA
SBEC 30th May Dumfries
Melville 24/25 Jul Selkirk
Grampian 8 Aug Monaughty
ELRAT 29 Aug Griffin
Melville 5 Sep Selkirk
Bon Accord 3 Oct Craiglash
SBEC 17 Oct TBA
Hare and Hound
Club Date Course
Bon Accord 22 Nov 09 Netherley
Melville 13 Dec 09 Lochhouses
Grampian 27 Dec 09 Woodside
Inverness 24 Jan 10 Tain MX
Melville 7 Feb 10 Lochouses
Melville 20 Jun 10 W Linton
SBEC 4 Jul 10 Ashkirk
SBEC 22 Aug 10 Sundhope
2010 NEEC, NREC, YEC, dates...so far
Some dates and venues are not yet confirmed.
The list will be updated as we get further information.
YEC H & H, (NREC H & H Challenge Round 1) 28th March, Tong near Bradford
Yorkshire Enduro Club
NREC H & H Challenge Round 2, Masham,18th April
North Riding Enduro Club
NEEC Round 1, Harwood Enduro, 25th April
Dirtbike Action
NEEC Round 2, Langdale 1 Enduro, 9th May
Ryedale MCC
NREC H & H Challenge Round 3, Thorpe, 6th June
North Riding Enduro Club
Kielder 2 Day Rally 12th & 13th June
Dirtbike Action
UK Rally Championship, Ryedale 2 Day Rally 3rd & 4th July
Yorkshire Enduro Club
NEEC Round 3, Stang Enduro 11th July
North Riding Enduro Club
NEEC Rounds 4 & 5, Kielder 2 Day Enduro 7th & 8th August
Dirtbike Action
NREC H & H Challenge Round 4, Camphill 22nd August
North Riding Enduro Club
NEEC Round 6, Yorkshire Enduro, 5th September
Yorkshire Enduro Club
NEEC Round 7, Langdale 2 Enduro, 19th September
Ryedale MCC
YEC H & H, (NREC H & H Challenge Round 5) 3rd October, location TBC
Yorkshire Enduro Club
NEEC Presentation Night end of January 2010 Date TBC
Langdale Enduro video!!
CLICK HERE TO SEE 2009 LANGDALE 2 ENDURO VIDEO
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FINAL NEEC POSITIONS FOR 2009
Championship Class winner David Wood
Championship Class runner up David Myers
Championship Class 3rd place Danny Field
For full results CLICK HERE
Championship Class All Capacities.
1. David Wood
2. David Myers
3. Danny Field
Expert Class All Capacities.
1. Kris Hallam
2. David Nellis
3. Paul Willis
Over 40 Class All Capacities.
1. Neil Boyd
2. Ian Coburn
3. Michael Alty
Clubman Class All Capacities.
1. Kevin Whitehead
2. Lee Smith
3. Lee Parry
Clubman E1 Class.
1. Lee Parry
2. Declan Helliwell
3. Robert Dawson
Clubman E2 Class.
1. Kevin Whitehead
2. Lee Smith
3. Paddy Langan
Clubman E3 Class.
1. Adam Stones
2. Raff Wilkinson
3. Dave Knaggs
Sportsman Class all Capacities.
1. Jason Cowlinshaw
2. Simon Winship
3. Jeremy Ashby
Sportsman E1 Class
1. Jason Cowlinshaw
2. Simon Winship
3. Andy Myers
Sportsman E2 Class
1. Darren Fowler
2. John Harker
2. Tim Brown
Sportsman E3 Class
1. Dennis Fath
2. Mick Glaves
3. Stewart Bunton
Thanks to Giannina for slaving over a hot keyboard!!
Ellwood on form at Langdale
Champ Class winner Richard Ellwood
Paul Willis exiting the Special Test
Following two weeks of dry weather, Langdale Forest was in prime condition for the final round of the NEEC.
108 riders lined up in the Parc Ferme on Sunday morning. With the sun shining it was looking like a dry day.
The riders had a relatively slack first lap, then the times were nipped up and the riders in all classes had to turn up the wick to try and stay on time. 17 sportsman had a clean sheet at the end of the day. But riders in all other classes incurred penalties on the checks.
Championship class victor Richard Ellwood lost 5 minutes on the course with David Wood in second place dropping 6 minutes on the going.
Simon Cartwright took the honours in the Expert Class dropping 7 minutes on the course.
Roger Winspear was the victor in the Clubman Class losing only 3 minutes on the going.
There were lots of smiles on the faces of the riders at the end of the event with riders new to the NEEC series vowing to ride the whole series next year. Check out the NEEC forum for comments by the riders and if you have any comments why not add them to the forum?
Report and pics by Bob Wilson
RESULTS NOW AVAILABLE ON CALENDAR PAGE
VIDEO ON ITS WAY!!
For Langdale Enduro 2 2009 Gallery CLICK HERE
Yorkshire Enduro Goes Old School !!
Champ Class Winner Danny Field
Champ Class Runner Up Jim Wright
Er how much have you lost then..
After heavy rain in Cropton Forest during the week, the course was bound to be “challenging” for the 129 riders filling the parc ferme on Sunday morning, but on the day the weather was kind and no more wet stuff fell.
The club had made a conscious decision to nip up the times this year, so that most riders in each class lost time on the course, hence the test was used only to split the tie breaks between riders who had lost the same time on the course.
Championship and Experts heroically rode four laps of the 29 mile course, Clubman three laps and Sportsmen two laps. Each lap had two timed checks one road check and one fifteen minute refueling check giving the riders a welcomed breather.
Most riders zeroed the check times on the first lap, but on the second lap with times nipped up for all classes and also some parts of the course becoming more difficult it was a different story…. most riders lost time on the course, in fact there were only 2 sportsmen who managed to zero the checks on lap two.
A day long battle raged in The Championship Class between Jim Wright and Danny Field, Danny taking the win by losing only 8 minutes on the going to Jim`s 9.
Kris Hallam took the Expert Class but even he lost 19 minutes on the going!
Lee Smith kept the pace up all day to loose only 8 minutes on the going to take the honours in the Clubman Class
Wheelie of the day was from Ian Hutchinson the TT rider , up in 3rd, into 4th and 5th, left leg came out to try and get round a corner but ended up having to drop the front wheel as the ditch fast approached.
Thankfully there were no injuries.
The riders now have this weekend to check out their bikes and chill out before the final round of the NEEC championship in Langdale Forest on the 20th of September.
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Over 40`s rule at Camphill Hare and Hounds
Champ Class Winner Andrew Hackett
Following a sighting “lap” the start line was organised to get things under way at 11.00 am in near perfect conditions. Neil Boyd led into the first corner, but over cooked it on the second letting through Tim Pattinson and Andrew Hackett through to dominate the early pace. Andrew won the Championship class by a good margin in the end after Neil Boyd had a huge crash in the trees and poor Tim Pattinson lost his rear tyre off the rim after the bead broke!
This event features an “EXTREME SECTION” consisting of a bomb hole followed by double ditches into a tyre and log section. There is however an alternative (and much longer) “CHICKEN RUN” for anyone not wanting to run the risk of the mud, sweat and gears challenge. The extreme section was situated next to a specially laid on spectator area and this provided top entertainment for the families and friends of those competing. This well marshalled stage proved a fantastic challenge which could be mastered by good control, but caught out the unwary. Well done to the club for getting this just right!
In Experts, Michael Briggs emerged as clear winner of the class by a full lap. The fight for second place saw some very close competition with the next 6 riders all completing 12 laps within a couple of minutes of each other. The rapidly improving Simon Cartwright managed to fend off the experience of Paul Willis and Mark Raynor by maintaining a more consistent pace and a cool head. John Lumley won the MX class showing his stamina for this type of event with his 12 laps.
Reece Emson and Guy Corner had the clubman class under controm between them and both managed a n excellent 12 laps, but keep an eye out for young Declan Helliwell who is showing good style on his 125. In the well supported Sportsman entry there were many riders who thoroughly enjoyed their days ride and the course was complemented for its mix of going and free flowing nature, so well done to Pete Weatherill and the rest of the North Riding team for their hard work then!!
Ride of the day had to be the ever green Dave Salkeld. Get this, Dave not only completed the same number of laps as the Championship winner- but he did them quicker!! Proving life begins at the over 40 class…
Report: Tom Banks
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Understand Timecards
At signing on for each event you will be given a time card. Usually sealed in a plastic wallet it will have a space for your name, riding number and start time.
Firstly write down on the card your riding number and start time taken from the entry list. Then add the times you are due at each check by adding on the time allowance for each check (in your class) on to your start time as below.
The jpeg at the side of this text is a timecardcard at the end of the event with the ETA times, that the rider is aiming to achieve and the official times, ie the time he actually arrived.
(A) On time - zeroed the check.
(B) Five minutes late - penalty of 300 points (one point per second late)
(C) The rider has added 5 minutes on to his arrival time at check 3 (you do not need to actually change your card the organisers will take the 5 minute lateness into account when working out the results) so he has still taken the allotted 40 minutes to do check 3….no penalty.
(D)The rider is continuing to add his five minute lateness to his check 4 time, he has taken 40 minutes from check 3 to check 4 and has zeroed the check….no penalty.
Once you are late, you stay late.
If you arrive early you do not check in until your set time, you will be penalised for early arrival.
Don’t panic if you loose time, others will have too!
But be careful not to loose more than an hour or you will be deemed to have “houred out” and will be disqualified
Special test times in seconds are added to your course penalty points
The guy who has the least points in total wins!!
It really is that simple!
Kielder Two Day Enduro FINAL RESULTS
Winner of Saturday Championship Class Graham Jarvis
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Ryedale Rally 2009 – 3rd time lucky (with the weather)!!!
After a couple of years of monsoon weekends, the Ryedale Rally enjoyed almost perfect weather conditions for its 2 day event through the North Yorkshire Moors and Forests at the beginning of July 2009. It was a very well supported rally and the organisers were sad to have to close entries and disappoint a number of potential riders – we really missed some of the colourful regular characters.
(N.B: make a mental note to send in your entry form early next year!!!).
On the first day riders tackled a 165 mile ride through Cropton Forest via Heartbeat country to Langdale and Wykeham forests and back. Those who were able to raise their eyes from the track ahead commented on the brilliant scenery which even included a sighting of the North Sea and Whitby Abbey. The second day was a three lap circuit of Cropton Forest but no less enjoyable and challenging according to many riders who rated it as good as Day 1 – and the going was made extra interesting by a short, sharp, tropical rainstorm just before the final lap which definitely affected the times on the special test!
The tests were generally considered to be tough but fair – especially on Sunday as width was available to allow riders to pick their own line. The organisers really admire the efforts of the “big bike” riders & rate them as heroes – almost all of them battling through the last bit of the Sunday test, even when it cut up… To those of you that entered just think about that for a minute. Instead of an easy ride on a modern enduro bike, ride something that will make it more of a challenge.
As usual, the Ryedale Rally benefited from terrific medical and communications backup, not just from star event medic Evan on his Quad/Stretcher combo and the private ambulance team, but also from the army guys who involved a 4 man riding squad as well as technical & First Aid help.
The officer in charge of our army support team Lt Colonel Martin Bell, suffered a painful “off” caused by a loose front wheel clamp. This removed most of the skin from his elbow and saluting arm which had to be scotchbrighted with antiseptic by one of his Medic Corporals (ouch!!!). Nevertheless he bravely rode the course on Sunday before flying back to Germany for a meeting with his CO – one wonders how painful that salutation was??? Best remember to tighten your nuts next time Martin!
The YEC members were thrilled to be complimented on the marshaling and marking of the course and were delighted when one very experienced rider told us he had been riding for over 50 years and this was the best event he had ever ridden…
Special memories of the 2009 Ryedale include the Pizza delivery man – how did that box stay intact? We enjoyed seeing the BMW HP2Megamoto and wondered at the skill of its rider with such power available at the mere twist of a wrist. It was sad to see Steve Guard’s Triumph Pack in early on Day 1 but brilliant that he had his son’s new bike to resort to – wonder what his son said when he saw the state in which it was handed over to him??? We were glad to welcome the AJP family again – and they were thrilled to see their pic was on the beer bottle memento label – (remember to wait 3 weeks before drinking it folks…) Rebecca from this family also suffered nut trouble. Having lost her rear axle nut, in true rally fashion, she struggled on to the end with her axle held in by 2 cable ties!
It was also good to welcome a contingent from the Isle of Man for the first time in a while.
Great to see Bob Room again – he rode the YEC enduro over 30 years ago, trying to keep up was Jim Jones – who claims to be 71 years old. Is that true?
The YEC would very much like to receive feedback and suggestions about the event and any ideas for improving it next year – eg: Did you enjoy the hog roast? How was the new camp site? How can we encourage more twinshocks and classics? Please post your thoughts on the NEEC forum.
We hope anyone who felt bumped, battered and bruised has now recovered and we trust we will see most of you back next year.
Craig Bounds was the victor in the Rally Bike class, Brian Burns took the Trail Class, Jonathan Williams won the Sports Bike Class and Mark Austin came out top of the Two Strokes.
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Pattinson takes Thorpe Hare and Hounds
The invite was snapped up, and 11am saw the riders set off in what was to be one of the best events of the year.
The Thorpe H&H. North Yorkshire.
Conditions were perfect. Sunshine, though not too hot. Damp ground to kill the dust, yet plenty of grip. The berms built up to inspire confidence, and the smiles got wider as the event went on.
Paddy Langhan got the hole shot, followed by Mark (Gimmer) Houson. Mark showed how he can get faster as the years go by, setting the fastest lap, 20 seconds quicker than his nearest rival. He seemed to have the race in the bag until, on lap eight, he made a mistake passing a rider, breaking a radiator.
Following were the youthful Tim Pattinson and (Cool) Vince Harker. These two had been swapping places and were having a cracking race, that was to come down to the last of the 14 laps, with Tim the eventual victor, by a slim 10 seconds.
The best expert of the day, also on 14 laps was Michael Briggs on his 250 Gas Gas, a lap ahead of second.
Yet again the “Iron Man” that is Dave Salkeld won the over 40’s also on 14 laps, who said you have to be young to be fast.
The organising team showed their experience, showcasing a great event, for every level
Their skill and efficiency was called upon when Lee Ioannou clipped a tree stump, his resulting accident, resting with a suspected broken Tib and Fib. We wish Lee a speedy recovery.
The spectators were treated to, in some cases great skill, and others great comedy, as competitors tackled the logs and tyres. Those that didn’t fancy the challenge, a ride around the “Bedale bypass” a picturesque ride in it’s own right.
As it turned out the field did have a lot of skill. The riding standards have definitely increased in recent years, and this course brought out the best in everyone.
The faster of the riders commented on how un-hindered their progress had been thanks to attentive riding by both parties.
The ground held up easily, with so few bikes to ravage the going. The five wood sections flowed in a way genuine rhythm could be built, with short blasts between making this the event you shouldn’t have missed.
The next round is at Camphill on Sunday 30th August. Regs are now available on this website.
The entry is limited to keep our events “run by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts”
Report: Jonathan Airey.
Photos: Bob Wilson
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Langdale 1, NEEC Round 2, 10th May 2009
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A good day with few injuries and the showers of rain making the course less dusty and a little slippier. The long test and a couple of tight checks really sorted the men from the boys.
If you missed it you'll have to wait until September for the next Langdale Enduro.
Sorry not many pictures of this event I had a problem with a camera battery....I forgot it!
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Graythwaite Enduro, NEEC Round 1
Champ Class Winner Gavin Houson
Report by MIKE RAPLEY
There are not so many enduros where the organising club sets out to take time off everybody, but that’s what the Barrow Club set out to do at the recent Graythwaite Enduro – and they succeeded admirably.
In the pre event briefing main organiser Paul Richardson told the gathered riders who made up the 120 strong entry that the event would be won and lost on the course and not on the single cross country test, and he was dead right.
None of the riders managed to stay within the ever-tightening time schedule, though a few came close. Perhaps one of the reasons the club found it easy to take time off everybody was the nature of the course. It was primarily a slow, single track path through the Lake District forest adjacent to Windermere without fire roads to make up a bit of time.
Closest to success with the loss of a single minute was Championship class rider Gavin Houson who not only posted the best course times but was also fastest on the superb test that featured wide open paths on a hillside on the Graythwaite Estate that many other clubs would give their right arm for. He was quickest on each of the three timed tests, finishing comfortably ahead of local riders David Wood and David Myers, both quality trials riders who have turned their hands to speed sport.
Another trials rider who rides the odd enduro is Stephen Dixon and just a week before his ride in the Scottish Six Days Trial he campaigned a trail bike, one of Birkett Motosport’s Scorpa T Rides, to a very easy win in the Expert class. He lost seven minutes on the trails but won only two tests, the other test winner being second placed David Nellis who was three minutes slower on the course.
The Over 40 class was heavily populated with at times some heavy riders, but they still showed significant pace, particularly the winner Neil Boyd who has been riding enduros for many years. His experience enabled him to complete three laps with the loss of just three minutes whilst runner up Rob Butler was a minute adrift.
The biggest class of all was the Clubman category split into E1, E2 and E3, each with separate winners. However, as they all rode the same three laps, the quickest of them all was Paddy Langan in E2 on four minutes lost from Lee Smith and Chris Dixon (Stephen’s brother) in second and third.
Fortunately, the Graythwaite enjoyed superb weather for the first time, previous events have been horrendously wet and the conditions this year showed how good an enduro can be in the Lake District. However, Graythwaite is unique at the moment, being on a private estate and the entry were able to enjoy fine riding on a fine day.
Results
Championship: Gavin Houson (Husqvarna) 765, David Wood (Yamaha) 842, David Myers (KTM) 847, Daniel Field (KTM) 1311, Will Midgley (KTM) 1543, Craig Reynolds (Yamaha) 1567.
Expert: Stephen Dixon (Scorpa) 1216, David Nellis (KTM) 1455, Adam Smith (Husqvarna) 1617, Kris Hallam (Yamaha) 2086, Paul Willis (KTM) 2718, Mark Raynor (KTM) 2725.
Over 40: Neil Boyd (Honda) 726, Rob Butler (KTM) 787, Phil Smithson (Yamaha) 795, Karl Greenall (KTM) 921, Anthony Crowe (KTM) 1279.
Clubman:Paddy Langan (KTM) 779, Lee Smith (KTM) 835, Chris Dixon (KTM) 962, Kevin Whitehead (KTM) 1305, Stuart Gorden (Honda) 1462, Dominic Garnham (KTM) 1477.
Sportsman: James Robinson (Yamaha) 521, John Kerwin (Husqvarna) 861, Bill Howe (Husaberg) 1023
, Kieron Sykes (Yamaha
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Masham Hare and Hounds.
“A Grand Day Out!”
The First round of the NREC, Hare and Hound Challenge got off to a glorious start at 11am on Sunday morning. This voluntary team, with decades of enduro knowledge, had set a fantastic six mile course that was challenging, technical and flowing in this mature woodland setting. The club put their vast experience to good use by providing a test for the experienced, and novice alike. This included a “Chicken run” for those who didn’t feel capable of the serious incline thrown in to challenge the brave, and real gains were rewarded to those who did.
The championship class was away right on time, and Danny Field took a slight de-tour, and after breaking his toe recently, he left himself a real “hill to climb”. He recovered with a stunning lap to be in second place at the end of lap one. It was local lad Tim Pattinson who took the lead (from start to finish) on his Eurotek backed KTM 250, leaving David Nellis holding his throttle together in third. After a hesitant start, Vince Harker on his NTB backed Husqvarna 450 showed his consistent easy looking style to move into second place on lap 4 and keep Tim “honest” for his slim lead. Tim showed great maturity under pressure, keeping a cool head in hot and sunny conditions to seal the perfect start to his season.
The Expert class was Lead on the first lap by Phil Corner, Followed closely by Stuart Houlson. The Honda riders swapped places on the second lap, and stayed close until the eleventh when Houlson took the win.
Paddy Langan returned to this championship, in winning ways after his two year recuperation, recovering from a smashed knee. He took best clubman in E2 on his TGOR KTM 250. Guy Corner was second, with his win, in E1 on a KTM 125 and Carl Kirkbride was third all on 10 laps.
Anthony Crow showed his experience, with a consistent 10 laps that would have given him third in expert.
The Sportsman field was conquered by Jim Roe on his KTM 200, followed by the Kawasaki of Dan Kitchin. Third sportsman was Jason Cowlishaw on his 125 KTM.
The RIDE OF THE DAY has to be given to Josh Nellis who finished second in E1 on what is effectively a Fantic moped!!!!
The North Riding Enduro only currently run once a year at each of their carefully selected venues and this gives their events a “Fresh” feel and certainly adds so much to the rider enjoyment. A extra “bonus” for the club was the Paramedic Ambulance Crew had nothing to do but soak up the sun, and friendly atmosphere. All testament to the excellent organisation. The next round is to be held in the beautiful country house grounds of Thorpe near Bedale on Sunday the 7th June- keep an eye out for further details in Regs Available.
Jon Airey.
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Kielder 2 Day Enduro 8th, 9th, August 2009
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Barrow and District MCC
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Langdale 1, NEEC Round 2, 10th May 2009
Ryedale MCC
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Stang Enduro, NEEC Round 3, 5th July 2009 CANCELLED
North Riding Enduro Club
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Kielder 2 Day Enduro, NEEC Rounds 4 and 5, 8th and 9th August 2009
Dirtbike Trax
Yorkshire Enduro, NEEC Round 6, 6th September 2009
Yorkshire Enduro Club
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Langdale Enduro 2, NEEC Round 7, 20th September 2009
Ryedale MCC
North Riding Enduro Club Hare and Hound Challenge 2009
There will be 3 rounds in the Challenge series, the first round iin April is the belting Masham event first run last year.
Masham, Hare and Hounds NREC H + H Challenge Round 1, 19th April 2009
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Thorpe, Hare and Hounds NREC H + H Challenge Round 2, 7th June
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Round 3 goes back to the cracking course at Camphill
Camphill, Hare and Hounds NREC H + H Challenge Round 3, 30th August 2009
NEEC Round 7 -Yorkshire Enduro
Yorkshire Enduro – Cropton Forest, near Pickering
Sunday, September 21st 2008
The monsoon summer had left the forest soaked and sloppy, but a few days of bright Indian Summer gave the members of the Yorkshire Enduro Club a dusty as well as muddy job to prepare the course for the Yorkshire Enduro – the final round in the North of England Enduro Championship for 2008.
A challenging 28 mile lap was prepared and judged by many competitors to be “superb”. There were muddy patches and slippy breaks, interspersed with enough fire road to give time for riders to catch their breath before diving back into the trees. This kind of riding is surely more satisfying than repetitive short laps and despite fears that the bogs may not hold up, the course remained viable to the end – even improving in some parts as the slop bottomed out and the sun showed its face. Sportsmen tackled the lap twice, Clubmen 3 times and the Experts and Championship competitors covered the ground 4 times.
The test was particularly challenging with a number of tree stumps becoming exposed – a feature the organisers were unable to deal with this year but which will be considered for next time. Times may have seemed a bit “slack”, but the course could so easily have slowed down had the weather conditions turned even the least bit damp. As it was, Andy Deighton was spotted riding sideways back to the start with a flat tyre and Jim Wright, a Championship rider was a victim of “ice corner” on a very slippery fireroad junction and broke a fair amount of plastic as well as skin on his elbow!
Some bizarre behaviour was spotted among a very few riders who endeavoured to “cut” the course & improve their times.
It was a safe and enjoyable event with minimal injury and as such the YEC can brand it a success BUT the entry list was disappointingly short. There was space for twice as many entries and the organisers feel frustrated by the amount of work put in.
Can anyone reading this report please give us some feedback via the NEEC website and help us plan an even better series of events next year.
Many thanks to all those of you who did enter and support this event, and also to our hosts and neighbours in the forest, the caterers, the Medics and other service providers.
Champ Class 1 Daniel Field 2 David Myers 3 Mark Anderson/Jim Wright
Expert Class 1 Rich Milner 2 Tim Pattinson 3 Mark Raynor
O/40 Class Ian Coburn Clubman Class KJ Whitehead Sportsman Carl Readshaw
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NEEC Rounds 4 and 5, Kielder 2 Day Enduro
NEEC ROUNDS 4 and 5
The North of England Enduro Championship headed north to the Kielder forest, the biggest forestry complex in the uk set in the Northumberland National Park.
The event was run jointly by Dirtbike-Trax and Northern Cross Country Club. This was a new slant on the old classic Kielder enduro , but with a new flavour run over 2 days, on good old fashioned enduro going with times that would test the riders, John Kerwin the Dirtbike–traxs number 1 always believes that time card enduros should be won on the course and in the event of a tie the special test will decide the best man, and this would be proved to be right with the majority incurring course penalties.
The route took in many famous parts of the Kielder forest including Pundershaw, The Bower, Chirden Burn, Bolts Law, all set to test the riders to the maximum .
With a green field start area which provided an excellent camping and parc ferme area the event got under way at 1. 00 pm Saturday afternoon with the championship riders leading the full entry away at minute intervals , Saturdays course was 21 miles around with all classes doing 3 laps except the sportsman who had 2 , in the championship class Daniel Field set the fastest special test of the day , but lost 2 minutes on the going after leaving his time card at the test in his tool pack and having to go back to get it, David Myers and David Wood remained clean on time ,with Myers taking the day 1 win , in the expert class James wood was the first day winner from second placed Julian Harvey who had made the long trip to Kielder from his Suffolk home , Rich Milner the famous Scarborough builder found his old form with a third place in the expert class
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The Clubman class found the going harder with riders loosing time and 8 riders houring out, Karl Greenall took day 1 honours in the clubman E1 class while Darren Cousins the E2 class . the sportsmen found the going hard with a high rate of retirements Mark Bell from Barnoldswick was one of the few sportsman that remained clean on time to take the day 1 win
Day two
The hard working teams from Dirtbike-traxs and NXC had switched in the day 2 course comprising of another 8 miles of new going to add into the first days course making the total distance 29 miles per lap for Sunday , With some overnight rain just enough to dampen the dusty fire roads during the early part of the day before the red hot sun got high in the sky , the first championship riders left the start at 10.00 am with 3 laps and nearly 90 miles to cover , the first lap would take them 75 minutes and they were only just back to the check in time David Myers won the first test in the championship class, but the fastest rider of the day on the test was a blast from the past former champion Wayne Westwood having a rare outing in the expert class , 10 years ago Wayne was the number 1 rider in the North of England Enduro Championship,
As the Championship riders started there third lap David wood on his YZ 250 had problems when his clutch cable snapped leaving him to ride the last lap with no clutch, burying his bike in one of kielder’s famous bog the other 2 remaining championship riders Myers and Field dug him out and rode the entire last lap together all taking the same time penalties at the final check . David Myers took the win from Field with Wood in third
Wayne Westwood easily won the expert class from Julian Harvey with filthy Rich Milner third , clubman E1 was won by Richard Pearson while Andy Longden won E 2, the sportsman class was won by Mathew Ward , David Selkeld once again dominated the over 40 class with another win .
Dirtbike –traxs using there new enduro timing system had the results ready within 30 minutes of the course been closed , quite an achievement considering this was the clubs first venture into time card enduro , the results would have taken a long time to work out manually as nearly every rider that finished on Sunday incurred time penalties John Kerwin the Dirtbike-traxs chief said at the end its been a great weekend for the riders, a bit stressful with the British experts trial running at Carlisle.
A big thanks must go to Jeni Jones who developed the program for the time checks.
Report by John Kerwin
Ryedale Rally, July 5th and 6th
Home & Dry (?) – Ryedale Rally 2008
The Yorkshire Enduro Club members shifted many tons of gravel, built bridges and manoeuvred a landslip to provide a glorious course for the 2008 Ryedale Rally on 5th & 6th July . The two “course marking” days before the event were blessed with blue skies and perfect riding conditions. Good weather encouraged many of the competitors to bring their spectacular motorhomes, caravans and tents to the start/finish during Friday afternoon so by 7pm the weekend event was well underway as friends & fellow competitors were greeted, bottles opened and barbecues lit. A marquee was available for socialising and a convoy of army vehicles had made an encampment ready to provide radio contact and medical support throughout the event.
A full riding list created a buzzing atmosphere by 7.30am on a somewhat dull Saturday morning as bacon butties from the burger van were eaten and machines examined then put into the parc ferme ready for the “off” through the bright red NEEC gazebo.
Around about 8am a weather report spotted on somebody’s B&B TV broke the news that the Met Office has issued a severe weather warning! Sure enough, as the laden trailer trundled off to the fuel stop with its valuable cargo of very expensively filled petrol cans, a fine rain signalled that waterproof riding gear and spare gloves might be a sensible option.
Saturday’s course took riders out through Cropton Forest across purple heathered moorland then down through farmland and into 3 laps of spectacular Langdale forest finishing with a tour of beautiful Wykeham forest then back across the moors – 150 km of the very best of Yorkshire countryside with stunning views of forest, moor and coast. Sadly however global warming in reverse seemed to be happening as the temperature dropped, the wind rose and rain worthy of a January cloudburst beat down onto forest rides which the organisers had yesterday feared may be too dusty!!!! Indeed, an abandoned jetski (!) spotted near a forest gate seemed a far better option that a Sunbeam, a BSA Goldstar or a BMW (especially the one with road tyres which danced merrily across the wet grass of the start field!).
Despite ruts filling to a level of 2 feet or more with muddy water, riders, check minders and marshals continued to battle the elements with great cheer and enthusiasm making particularly good use of the portaloos in the forest – to procure toilet paper and handtowels for goggle cleaning rather than their intended purpose. On a largely injury free day (thank heavens), Big Evan, the Quad riding Medic patrolled the route constantly at high speed, bouncing his towed stretcher along the tracks behind him to the amasement of all who saw his spectacular ridng skill (while worrying a bit about whether any future casualty might drown as the stretcher filled with rainwater en route).
As the riding day began to draw to a close, the clouds dispersed and within 10 minutes, the temperature must have risen 10 degrees. Layers were peeled off, steam now obscured the view, last riders rode home and the marshals prepared for day 2. But this was the calm before the real storm as, just as quickly, day turned black as night, thunder rolled, hail bounced down and lightning terrified or thrilled shocked riders and organisers as it put on a once in a lifetime pyrotechnic display around the panorama of the North Yorkshire Moors. One Marshal was struck temporarily deaf by a bolt which fizzed as it landed in the moor beside him (an hour’s peace and quiet from that particular Marshal may have been appreciated by the Chief Marshal but it was deaf he was struck, not dumb!!!).
It began to look as though the jolly campsite was a relic from Glastonbury and worries about how the big camping rigs would leave the field started to be voiced but when the storm abated, spirits rose and barbecues again tainted the air as tales of the day’s exploits were shared in many gazebos and awnings. Astonishingly, late in the evening, an unidentified rider took his place in the middle of the field, lit 3 flaming torches and proceeded to juggle with fire, eat fire and blow flames worthy of a Welsh dragon – what a cabaret to round off the day!
The fuel van was unfotunately delayed in getting back to the start due to recovery of 4 broken bikes and 3 riders.
Sunday dawned wet and cold but most of the entry turned up in good spirits to begin the second day’s riding which would take the course round three 90 minute laps of Cropton forest. Course designer and Chief Marshal Jeremy Wilson had to make a few last minute changes as potentially enjoyable cuts through trees had changed to slop with overnight and continuing rain. Nevertheless, competitors still showed great enthusiasm as they called in to refuel bikes and well over half the entry persevered through 3 laps to a planned early finish in the afternoon - at which point the heavy rain turned to utter monsoon and provided the last great entertainment of the event: getting out of the field!!!
Having recovered the most serious casualty of the event out of the forest (Geoff Smithers with a broken ankle and now safely home in London) on his Quad – (fortunately the stretcher was not required), the trusty Medic Evan, Marshal Nigel (also with Quad) & our longsuffering farmer landlord Trevor (with tractor) set about hauling everyone safely out onto the forest road where a handful of tired competitors chose to camp for another night to enjoy the forest ambience (midges?) and recover from a testing but hopefully very enjoyable event.
Those who completed the course were elated (if exhausted) – none more so than Fiona Moran who was noted pushing her bike through a long bog while laughing hysterically, Brian Eland and Pat Keenan who repeatedly tried to push each other off their bikes, Bob Room & Noel Fletcher who the YEC believe rode in our 1st event some 32 years ago, John Guard (with his L plate) who had to ride alone after his Pa Steve broke his Triumph on Day 1 and, for the first time in this event, a handful of 2 stroke riders. Rider 66, Richard Hirst was overjoyed to finish as it meant he had earned over £1000 in sponsorship for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance which will be added to the donations collected by Andy Cole our kind neighbour at High Muffles who provided powerwash facilities for the riders each day.
The YEC would like to thank everyone for supporting the event, for their great enthusiasm and cheerfulness in the face of ghastly weather conditions and most of all, for clearing up the site and taking all the rubbish home!
We hope to see you again next year and maybe we will get 3rd time lucky good weather……
If you enjoyed this event why not enter The Yorkshire Enduro in September, this is an enduro version of The Ryedale Rally Day 2.
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Report by SUE LYNES