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NORTH RIDING ENDURO CLUB

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.

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YEC want your old bike!

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.
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SACU Dates 2010

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

Here are the 2010 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

Adventuromania off road holidays are now offering trail / enduro riding holidays in Scotland.
On a large area of private land with moorland, ditches, steep hills, deep valleys, river crossings and mud.
Two days riding fully inclusive of accomodation and food.
£200 per rider based on a minimum party of four. Tel Stephen on 01368 840728 or e mail sf.palmer@virgin.net

NEW PICTURES NOW ADDED TO ISDE GALLERY...... THANKS TO MARTIN PICHL

We have a new gallery with a few pictures of the ISDE from our european correspondent Bob Alderman.

For ISDE 2009 Gallery CLICK HERE

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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!!

Ryedale MCC

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!!


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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.

Entries are now being taken for this event go to calendar page to download.

Pics and Report by Bob Wilson


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North Riding Enduro held the round of their “Motul / Triple D Hare and Hounds” club championship at Camphill near Ripon in North Yorkshire on 30th August. This fantastic 4.5 mile course is situated in a private estate. As the club only use the event once a year and keep it well maintained, it was in prime condition for all to enjoy.

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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(watch until the end!)

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!

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FOR PICTURES OF 09 KIELDER ENDURO
BY BOB WILSON
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Go to calendar page to download latest modified Ryedale Rally Results.

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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.

REPORT BY DAVE WANLESS
PICS BY BOB WILSON

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An unusual thing happened this Sunday ( 7th June). Sir John Ropner invited 150 members of the North Riding Enduro Club, to ride around his private estate.
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

Results CLICK HERE

For gallery 1 CLICK HERE

For gallery 2 CLICK HERE

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THORPE HARE AND HOUNDS VIDEO

Points totals are now available for all NEEC classes,
Following the first two rounds Graythwaite and Langdale 1



For latest points totals.
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Thanks to Giannina for sweating over a hot keyboard!

Ryedale MCC

UPDATED v2 RESULTS OUT NOW! CLICK HERE
VIDEO OUT NOW!!

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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LANGDALE1 ENDURO VIDEO

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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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GRAYTHWAITE ENDURO VIDEO

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MASHAM HARE and HOUNDS, April 19th 2009,
“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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Picture is event victor Tim Pattinson

Regs out now for NEEC rounds 4 and 5.
Go to calendar page to download regs for this top class timecard event.

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North Riding Enduro Club are sorry to announce that due to logging operations in Stang Forest the Stang Enduro will not take place this year.
The Club are currently exploring possibilities of running this NEEC round in an alternative forest.
As soon as NREC have any news, we will update this newspage.

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REPORT BY MPS RACING

Wakely secures top spot in E2 class at BEC opener

MPS Racing Husqvarna’s Si Wakely has started the defence of his Enduro 2 British Enduro Championship title in the perfect way - topping the competitive E2 class at the opening round of this year’s five-event BEC series, the Muntjac Enduro. Placing a deserved second overall behind Manxman David Knight at the end of a seriously tough day’s competition, Si held the overall lead for much of the day having put in two highly impressive special test performances during laps one and two. Adapting to the slippery conditions that faced the Championship class riders on the first test, Wakely cautiously rode his TE450 to victory, before then placing a close second to visiting WEC regular Rodrig Thain on the second test.

Setting the scene for a thrilling final special test, Si comfortably completed the event’s demanding tight check at the end of the day and was well set to try and claim the outright win. With Knight just over three seconds behind him Si knew that he would need to ride out of his skin to hold onto the lead and finished third, behind Knight and Paul Edmondson having stalled his bike close to the finish of the test. Despite his one small mistake Si placed as the best Enduro 2 class rider in the final end-of-event results, which had been his priority coming into the race, and as a close second overall to Knight as just three seconds separated the two riders. At the end of what was a demanding opening round to the BEC series Si was extremely pleased with his performances.

Making his BEC debut for the MPS Racing Husqvarna team Aston Bird performed well aboard his 250cc four-stoke and finished a creditable sixth overall to start his first full season of BEC competition in style. Aston also placed second in the Enduro 1 class, just 15 seconds behind class winner Daryl Bolter.

MPS Expert class rider, Gavin Houson on his WR125 also had a good weekend, finishing 2nd overall in the Expert class.

Si Wakely: “It’s a little disappointing not to have won considering I lead after the first two tests, but when you’re racing against someone like David Knight winning is always tough. But I’m really, really happy with the way the event went for me. I felt so confident on the bike, I really enjoyed the whole event. The team have put so much work into helping me get ready for the event; it’s just nice to be able to repay them with a good performance. I had to calm myself down a bit early in the first test because it was so slippery. Lap two was much better because there were more lines so I was able to really attack it. I stalled it once on the last test, which cost me a few seconds, but Knighter put in a great time so the end results wouldn’t have changed. It’s been a great start to the season.”

Results – BEC ’09 Rnd 1, overall

1. David Knight (BMW) 874.86; 2. Si Wakely (MPS Racing Husqvarna) 878.06; 3. Tom Sagar (Husaberg) 885.79; 4. Daryl Bolter (KTM) 885.97; 5. Paul Edmondson (Suzuki) 887.39; 6. Aston Bird (MPS Racing

New gallery .....Yorkshire Enduro Club extreme rally recce in the snow and in the dark...
For rally recce gallery CLICK HERE

Preparations for The Ryedale Rally 2009 are now in full swing.

There will be a new start finish area this year which should provide easier access for motorhomes etc.

The course will be quite different to last year but still rideable for the big bikes, with lots of new going, but retaining your favourite bits from last year.

Dont be too late with your entry, last years event was full the later entries failing to get a ride.

Dont worry we have booked some good weather for this years event!!!

Go to calendar page to download regs

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Graythwaite Enduro, NEEC Round 1, 26th April 2009
Barrow and District MCC
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Langdale 1, NEEC Round 2, 10th May 2009
Ryedale MCC
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CLICK HERE TO SEE 2008 EVENT VIDEO

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

The popular North Riding Enduro Club Hare and Hound Challenge series returns for 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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Round 2 iis the ever popular Thorpe event.
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

Yorkshire based MPS Husqvarna have signed Aston Bird for the 2009 season to join Si Wakely and Gavin Houson in their assault on the UK and World Enduro championships.

27 year old Aston is joining the MPS Husqvarna Enduro team to prove that successful MX racers can also become successful Enduro racers, a trend started last year by Antoine Meo with the factory Husqvarna team. Aston joins MPS having secured both the 2008 ACU Eastern Centre MX Championship and the ACU Eastern Centre Enduro Championship so he’s no stranger to the podium.

Aston will be campaigning GBXC, British Enduro Championship and World Enduro Championship rounds alongside teammate and current British E2 Enduro Champion, Si Wakely. Si will again be racing the fuel injected Husqvarna TE450 and hoping to improve on his World Championship results from 2008 whilst retaining the title of British Champion.

The third member of the MPS Husqvarna team is Gavin Houson. 2008 was a difficult year for Gavin, sidelined by injury for most of the season but for 2009 Gavin is back on form, campaigning a WR125 in GBXC and British Enduro, with a selected number of World and European Enduro rounds also being undertaken.

MPS Team Principal, Mick Seward commented ‘We are extremely pleased with the team line up for 2009. Si has proven himself capable of beating multiple world champions on a standard production bike and we are confident Aston can transfer his unquestioned speed from MX to Enduro. MPS Husqvarna is now recognised as a serious team at world level and our 09 rider line up should ensure our results are better than ever.’

Seward continues ‘We’ve already tested the 2009 Husqvarnas and are very impressed with the new bikes. Our experience from 2008 combined with the factory development for 09 and the new Husqvarna ‘Special Parts’ range should ensure we have the best Enduro bike in the paddock at the Muntjac in February.’

For the ‘vet class’ MPS will be supporting Mark Houson on a TE250 and Mick Seward himself will be riding selected events on a TE310.
MPS will be racing in 2009 thanks to the ongoing support of Husky Sport, Motul Oils, Gaerne boots, Nau helmets, Pro Grip, Renthal, SIS Energy Products and The Sign Shop. Further sponsors to be confirmed shortly.

The North of England Enduro Championship, Yorkshire Enduro Club and North Riding Enduro Club Presentation Evening took place on Saturday 22nd November at Northallerton Football Club.
Guests attending were Graham Jarvis and Mick Seward of MPS Racing.
Trophies were awarded by Mark of NTB Racing, sponsors of NEEC.

FOR PICTURES OF PRESENTATION EVENING CLICK HERE

MPS Racing Husqvarna team’s Si Wakely brought his participation in the ’08 World Enduro Championship to a positive end as the TE 450 mounted rider finished both days of the GP of Europe inside the top 10 of the Enduro Junior class. With the final round of the series, staged in Mende, France, a fitting and challenging end to the championship Wakely placed eighth on day one before bettering his position by one position on day two with seventh.

Starting day one with a sixth place result on the opening special test Si continued to perform well throughout the day and on the second lap finished fourth in class on the motocross test. With Husqvarna mounted Frenchman Marc Bourgeois winning the day, Si finished less than two seconds behind seventh placed rider Benoit Fortunato.

With the challenging enduro test catching out more than a few riders during the second day, including day one winner Bourgeois who derailed a chain and dropped from first to fifth, Si put in a solid opening lap before continuing to ride well throughout the day. Performing best on the jump filled extreme test and twice finishing fourth in class, Si improved on his first day result by one pace and finished less than one second behind the sixth placed rider.

At the end of the ’08 World Enduro Championship Si placed sixth in the Enduro Junior World Championship.

Si Wakely: “It’s certainly not been an easy event but it’s been an enjoyable one. I spent some time practicing with Husqvarna factory rider Antoine Meo before the event so I was feeling pretty confident. The motocross test and the extreme test were both good for me, but the enduro test was really tough. It was incredibly slippery. Both days went pretty well and I didn’t have any real problems. I had a couple of slow tests but I also had some really good tests too. It’s been a long, hard season that on the whole has gone well. Finishing sixth in the Enduro Junior World Championship is great.”

2008 World Enduro Championship
Grand Prix of Europe – Day 1

Enduro Junior class
1. Marc Bourgeois (Husqvarna) 54:17.76; 2. Oriol Mena (KTM) 54:32.50; 3. Jeremy Joly (Sherco) 54:51.05; 4. Vanni Cominotto (KTM) 55:02.10; 5. Sebastien Bozzo (Husqvarna) 55:21.83; 6. Romain Boucardey (KTM) 56:00.10; 7. Benoit Fortunato (Husqvarna) 55:10.63; 8. Simon Wakely (MPS Racing Husqvarna) 56:12.12; 9. Mirko Gritti (Beta) 56:26.88; 10. Antoine Basset (Husqvarna) 56:28.37; 11. Lorenzo Santolino (KTM) 56:40.56; 12. Adrien Metge (Husqvarna) 56:44.26; 13. Philip McLaughlin (TM) 57:23.58; 14. Armand Monleon (Yamaha) 57:41.77; 15. Martin Bonnet (Husqvarna) 58:03.12; 16. Guillem Pares (Yamaha) 58:04.69; 17. Vincent Charbonnier (KTM) 58:56.02; 18. Xavier De Soultrait (KTM) 59:32.44; 19. Romain Cadillac (Yamaha) 59:43.27; 20. Johan Molinarie (Husqvarna) 59:51.60

2008 World Enduro Championship
Grand Prix of Europe – Day 2

Enduro Junior class
1. Jeremy Joly (Sherco) 53:59.03; 2. Oriol Mena (KTM) 54:04.21; 3. Vanni Cominotto (KTM) 54:09.42; 4. Mirko Gritti (Beta) 54:29.69; 5. Marc Bourgeois (Husqvarna) 54:33.67; 6. Adrien Metge (Husqvarna) 55:11.81; 7. Simon Wakely (MPS Racing Husqvarna) 55:21.51; 8. Lorenzo Santolino (KTM) 56:27.82; 9. Antoine Basset (Husqvarna) 55:46.55; 10. Benoit Fortunato (Husqvarna) 56:43.07; 11. Sebastien Bozzo (Husqvarna) 56:54.72; 12. Romain Dumontier (Husqvarna) 57:18.24; 13. Vincent Charbonnier (KTM) 57:19.65; 14. Edoardo D’Ambrosio (TM) 57:29.70; 15. Philip McLaughlin (TM) 57:38.13; 16. Romain Cadillac (Yamaha) 57:49.39; 17. Xavier De Soultrait (KTM) 58:23.39; 18. Vaclav Malkus (Husqvarna) 58:24.82; 19. Guillaume Adam (Husqvarna) 58:27.78; 20. Guillem Pares (Yamaha) 58

NREC STATEMENT

"Sincere apologies from everyone at North Riding Enduro Club – the Camphill Hare and Hound has had to be cancelled on 19th October 2008 and will not be re-run in 2008.

ALL ENTRANTS PLEASE CONTACT ADELE TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE SO I KNOW YOU WILL NOT TURN UP TO AN EMPTY FIELD.

Despite hopes that the track and parking area would dry out sufficiently to re-run this event, after having to cancel it back in August – sadly it has not happened.

Since August, the situation has been closely monitored by Pete Wetherall and the Landowner, who, having walked the track this week had to agree that it would be foolish to run the event as over half the track would have to be cut out and long term damage would be caused to the land – which we obviously want to use in the future.

Riders will be refunded for any monies paid for this event. Refunds will be sent out in the weeks following 19th October 2008 if you could please bear with us. Any riders with any concerns please email Adele Willis at nrec@lavabit.com

This now brings a close to the NREC Hare and Hound Challenge for 2008. A copy of the final riders positions is attached. Final standings for the North England Enduro Championship can now be found at www.enduro-neec.org.uk

To end the years Hare and Hound and Enduro Series in the North Of England – please join us all on 22nd November 2008 7pm till late at Northallerton Rugby Union Football Club (Brompton Lodge, Brompton, Northallerton, DL6 2PZ), where the North Riding Enduro Club, Yorkshire Enduro Club and the North England Enduro Championship trophies will be presented for 2008.

There will be a hot and cold buffet (with curry, chilli etc…) and tickets can be obtained from Nigel Hutchinson (tel. 01977 333629) or email nigel@nhutchinson.orangehome.co.uk alternatively please contact Jim Wright (tel. 01765 602803) – Tickets are £10.00 each.

This is a social night for ‘you’ the riders and your loyal support crew who refuel both you and your bikes throughout the year (come rain or shine) and a BIG thank you from us all for supporting the NREC Hare and Hound Series and NEEC Championship in 2008.

Hope to see you there and once again, many thanks for your valued support throughout 2008.

Once again, could I please ask that you confirm receipt of this message.
Kind regards
Adele"

Final Series Results are available to download at the bottom of the CLUB PAGE.
For Details of the presentation night and how to get tickets download the poster at the bottom of the CLUB PAGE.

For the complete list of results, Click Here to go to the POSITIONS PAGE.

CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS
1. Daniel Field
2. David Wood
3. David Myers

EXPERT CLASS
1. James Wood
2. Tim Pattinson
3. Richard Milner

OVER 40
1. Charles Bregazzi
2. Ian Coburn
3. Dave Salkeld

CLUBMAN E1
1. Paul Miller.
2. Dave Cook.
3. Johnathon Hughes

CLUBMAN E2
1. Kevin Whitehead
2. Trevor Dodgson
3. Andy Longden

CLUBMAN E3
1. Adam Stones
2. Russel Taylor
3. Levi Johnson

SPORTSMAN E1
1. Mark Bell
2. Derek Mitchell
3. Raymond Neasham

SPORTSMAN E2
1. Darren Wasley
2. Darren Fowler
3. Michael Glaves

SPORTSMAN E3
1. Paul Outhwaite
2. Bobby Graham
3. Dennis Fath

All the above will recieve awards at the NEEC 2008 Presentation Evening on 22nd November 2008 at NORTHALLERTON RUFC, 7pm till late.
For Details and how to get tickets download the poster at the bottom of the CLUB PAGE.

UPDATED RESULTS VERSION 2 - Changes the sportsman class a bit. For full results go to calendar page CALENDAR PAGE

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

REPORT BY SUE LYNES

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PIC IS OF DANIEL FIELD

Version 2b CORRECTED RESULTS NOW OUT!!!

Apologies to Andy Deighton for his incorrect road penalty in the first provisional results. Also to the other experts who have now shifted down a place. Also Dave Cook capacity corrected.

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Unfortunately due to restrictions caused by forest operations it has not been possible to plot a suitable course for this timecard enduro. So the organisers have had to make the harsh decision of calling the event OFF.

So get your entries in for the last chance to ride in the 2 remaining high quality NEEC timecard events for 2008. Listed Below

Go to articles to see how MPS Husqvarna team went on at the latest WEC Rounds

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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

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“Stang-tastic”

North Riding Enduro Club
The “Husqvarna” North of England Enduro Championship
“Stang Enduro”

David Myers took maximum advantage of a late entry at the “STANG ENDURO” on Sunday 13th July to take outright victory the 3rd round of the “Husqvarna” sponsored North of England Enduro Championships. The event was run at Stang forest near Barnard Castle and the rain affected 17-mile course proved a stern challenge for the 130 strong field. The team at North Riding Enduro did a great job to find a last minute start area (following the regular start field being under water following the heavy rains of Thursday and Friday, and the team of more than 40 marshals worked tirelessly to ensure 83 riders made it to the finish.
The Championship Class completed 4 laps of the course, which included a “special” loop on the upper section of the forest reserved for riders of expert standard and above. And so it was only natural to include this in the “tight time check” where the event was eventually won and lost.

Dave Myers on his KTM300 incurred just 3 minutes of penalties, one better than both David Wood (250 Yamaha) in 2nd and Dan Field (TGOR KTM200) in 3rd who both lost 4 minutes and the advantage they had in the special tests. Dan looked to be having a hard time and tired in the slippery going.

Also with 4 laps of the course to complete, the Expert class was also won on times as well as tests. James Wood steered his 300 KTM to a minutes advantage from Tim Patterson who continues to improve on his 250 KTM at every event. A delighted David Nellis made a welcome return to the Stang and took a very creditable 3rd on his little 125 KTM showing he has lost non of his experience in time card enduros. The Expert Class is growing in depth with many new riders entering this class for 2008. This includes a young Simon Cartwright who put in a good performance spoiled only through his inexperience and he clocked in early, which dropped him down to 9th overall.

The Clubman class was treated to 3 laps of the course and they too had their own tight check. Although shorter in length than the “Expert” check, the best still dropped 5 minutes and it was faster test times that gave Jonathon Hughes (KTM250F) both E1 and overall Clubman honours. Paul Miller (125KTM) confirmed that a big bike is no advantage around the Stang and he took 2nd place in both the E1 and overall standings, from Steve Hunter (250 Yamaha) who was the best in the E2 category. Over 40 winner Ian Coburn (250ktm) was the only other rider on clubman pace to match 5 minutes of penalties helped by his smooth riding style.

In the Sportsman category, times were much more relaxed (and the majority cleaned them with ease). The 2 laps and just one timed special test was right for the tough conditions. There were three father and son combinations riding at the event this year and it was good to see Ian Cartwright on his CRF250 encouraging Simon. Ian Briggs failed to keep up with the pace of son Michael (despite loading his lads ruck sack with about 30 kilos of tools to slow him down. And finally father and som combination Dennis and Daniel Fath fully enjoyed their ride in the sportsman class. The Husqvarna NEEC championships moves on to Kielder forest. See you there

Picture is of David Myers Championship Class Winner.

Report: Tom Banks

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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

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The North Riding Enduro Club’s annual “Thorp Hare and hounds” was run on Sunday 1st June in North Yorkshire. The two race format was kicked off in the morning by the Sportsman event and soon after the start, the rains commenced. The fast and flowing course in this private country parkland, became a much more tough and challenging course as the day progresses, with the fastest lap times being set early on. As the course became more slippery the lighter E1 machinery came to the front of the field and it was Brad Keyworth on his 125 Suzuki who maintained his quick pace through to the end of the morning leg, notching up his 8 laps over 6 minutes ahead of Andrew Brass on his 125 Yamaha, who was just 12 seconds ahead of local rider Gareth Jones’s 125 KTM.

In the Moto Cross class, friends Dave Salkeld and Nik Rowbotham duelled on their 250 KTM’s all morning for top honours and as the rain set in, it was Dave who managed to stretch out his lead and clock up an additional lap over Nick. In fact, Dave’s 9 laps was the most achieved during the event and demonstrated how the (by now) heavy rain caused conditions to become more difficult as the day progressed.

By the time of the afternoon start for the main event, conditions were very slippery in deed. The organisers cut the duration of riding to just 2 ¼ hours which proved the right thing to do as most riders reached the end of their stamina to endure the energy sapping going. It was Lincoln Brewster on his KTM 200 who proved the master of the mud. He demonstrated superior riding ability and fitness to complete his 8 laps 3 ½ minutes ahead of the smooth experienced Mark Houson on his 250 Husky. Young Daniel Field, dug in deep to put his “TGOR” KTM on the Championship podium, finishing third in class with 7 laps.

The well supported expert class proved to be an extremely closely fought contest with the top eight riders all completing 7 laps. Barnsleys Mark Raynor (3rd)on a 250 KTM, try as he might, could not catch the 2nd place 250 Yamaha mounted Craig Reynolds. But it was a very pleased Tim Pattinson who took the top Expert position with a ride which shows just how much he has learned in the short time he has been riding. Tim rode his 250 KTM with a wise head to stay clear of trouble and into the lead as others slid off the track and into retirement.

The Clubman Class probably had the hardest day of all. They set off at the back of the field and had the worst of the wet conditions. This event was by now far from its usual fast and free flowing nature and had become a real test of skill and endurance. Local Lad, Anthony Cooper was well up to the task however and he took his KTM to an overall Clubman win ahead of Guy Corner in second and Daniel Haswell who made it a KTM clean sweep.

The “Performance of the Day” however has to be by KTM mounted Dave Salkeld. Not only did he win th mornings MX event, but he was also the top Clubman in the over 40’s class in the afternoon! That’s some 15 laps, well done Dave.

The club know they are very privileged to be able to run events at Thorp Perrow which boasts one of the finest collections of trees in its gardens which are open to the public daily. Pete will be out with his digger to ensure Thorp’s enduro course is returned to pristine condition for next year. Meantime, NREC move on to the “Stang Enduro” on the 13th July, which is the next round of the North of England Enduro Championships. See you there.

Tom Banks.

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PHEW WHAT A SCORCHER!

With the thermometer nudging 26 degrees, this year's Langdale was a warm day out for all concerned. Sun screen and hydration packs were the essential equipment of the day as 161 starters lined up at the start of an 18-mile figure-of-eight through the forest.
The course wound through the trees with a minimum of fire roads, something for which the riders were extremely grateful as dust was a major factor on the short road sections.

Despite the heat, three weeks of heavy rain prior to the weekend had left a number of interestingly boggy sections under the trees. Some of these were sufficiently wet to worry marshals that they might pose too much of a challenge as they cut up, but in the end little or no alterations were needed. The temperature also claimed relatively few casualties amongst the field.

DNFs were no greater than usual, and the paramedics had only a small number of mild dehydration cases to deal with and no significant injuries. However, a large number of red necks were in evidence at the end of the day. After a hot but enjoyable day, many were looking forward to September's Langdale enduro which uses more of the forest, extending the lap by another 7 miles.
Global warming notwithstanding, lower temperatures might also be welcome.

The winners:
Championship: Michael Irving (6)Expert: David Wilson (21)Over 40: Dave Salkeld (53)Clubman: Jonathan King (121)Sportsman: Nik Rowbottom (208) Special thanks to those riders who obligingly fell off in front of the video camera, particularly Simon Meeson (49) who threw his KTM up a bank in such spectacular fashion.

REPORT BY IAN GOLTON

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Report dirtbike-traxs

The hard working Barrow MCC staged the opening round of the NTB husqvarna sponsored North of England Enduro Championship at the Graythwaite forestry complex near newby bridge Cumbria last weekend 27th april ,
The course renowned for being hard but immensely popular with riders once again lived up to its reputation of providing the ultimate riding challenge, made even harder by the relentless rain in the previous 24 hours the course 16 miles in length was split in to 3 time checks one of which was a fuel check.
The start to the out check would prove the hardest of the day.

At 10.30 am the first of the full entry were off, with the elite championship riders leading the way to time check 1 with 4 laps of the course ahead of them , 11 time checks 3 special test to decided the winner gav houson fresh from his adventures in Italy was setting a brisk pace on the mps racing husky during the early stages, but by lap 3 he had retired with a holed casing despite his best efforts to effect a repair , by lap 4 the championship class would be decimated with retirements, the biffster sandiford Honda crashed on route to the first check.

Vince Harker MPS racing husky crashed on the second lap dislocating and breaking his finger, Danny Field suffered mechanical failure on lap 2 mark Anderson retired on lap 2 this left Andrew Hackett David wood and Michael Irvine to fight it out.
Woods looked visibly quicker through the 2 mile fell side special test and this was proved in the results with David wood taking the win from Andrew Hackett sandiford Honda with Michael Irvine 3rd

In the expert class all the young pretenders to the championship crown where out ridden by the old chap from Batley Mark Houson on his mps racing husky who took a fine win from D3 rider Gavin hazlett, The clubman class which is split into 3 capacity groups saw dirtbike-traxs rider john Bradford win the E2 class and the clubman class overall , Jonathon Hughes won the E1 clubman class while Levi Johnson took top spot in the E3 class, mark bell on his Sandiford Honda finished second in the sportsman E1 class despite having to free his back wheel which became entangled in fencing wire on his last lap while fighting for top spot .

This was a tough opening round to the championship made worse by the heavy rain and all the riders that finished can count themselves as personal winners , the first time check certainly caught out a large amount of riders who found themselves late ,
Great respect must be given to the Barrow club who keep this event going on a small piece of land in forestry terms, always finding new routes and repairing old routes
The championship moves to Langdale in North Yorkshire where the Ryedale club will host the second round of this prestigious time card championship on the 11th of May

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The North Riding Enduro club opened their challenge series in Roomer Wood near Masham.
This was the first time the club has used this spectacular piece of land.
Track Marshall Peter Weatherill and his team designed a technical flowing 5 mile lap which consisted of forestry going with many challenging hill climbs and decents, the technical nature of the going gave riders little or no time for rest and demanded rider concentration for the full 3 hour duration.

Riders were started off in groups of 10 at 60 second intervals from 10:30am onwards, this spread riders around the course from the outset and allowed the track to run free with no hold-ups.

Championship rider Dave Nellis was the first rider to score the first lap followed by Vince Harker on his 250 Husqvarna, Vince retook the lead and was persued by Danny Field and Nellis until Field retired on lap 6 with problems.
Harker was the overall winner on 11 laps with a lead of nearly 3 minutes on Nellis. With riders separated from the start by 60 second gaps it was unclear to them and spectators who was the fastest round the track, in the middle of the field of riders it was Eurotek rider Mark Jackson in the MX class who was setting the fastest lap times towards the end of the race to become MX class winner on 11 laps followed by local rider Howard Rodney on 10 laps and Andrew Hornshaw in third place on 9 laps.

The Expert E1 class was won by Richard Dakin who crossed the finish line only 19 seconds over second place Paul Willis. Expert E2 winner was Tim Pattison on 11 laps who was followed by James Clift who narrowly missed out on a 11th lap.

The Clubmen E1 class was won by Liam Ward who managed to cross the finish line only 5 seconds in front second place rider Daniel Haswell. Clubman E2 winner Simon Cartwright completed 10 laps and was also overall Clubman winner, Colin Chapman was second on 9 laps he was denied a 10th lap by 19 seconds. Clubman E3 winner was Adam Stones on 9 laps. The over 40 class was won by Graham Charlton on a Gas Gas 250 he completed 9 laps, Dave Salkeld was second.
All trophy winners were treated to a well deserved bottle of beer which was donated by local event sponsor Paul Theakston from the Black Sheep Brewery
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NTB Racing, D3 Racing, Graham Charlton Motorcycles and Bikesport sponsor the North Riding Enduro Club Hare and Hounds Challenge series. The North Riding Enduro club would like to thank all riders for supporting this event and hope to see them all at round 2 Thorpe on 1st June; entry form is on the calendar page. Many Thanks to all supporters and helpers from the enduro club who organised a great days riding and special thanks to the landowners who allowed this event to take place.
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Report by Jim Wright

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