Albion Motorcycles of Exeter, in conjunction with Fox Racing Europe and CAS Honda,will be holding an open day on Saturday April 12th. 

This will be very rare  oppotunity to meet Top Grand Prix Riders, Billy Mackenzie and American Mike Brown. Both Billy and Mike will be in the store between 1-3pm to sign Autographs and be interviewed.

A free prize draw will also take place, with the winners taking home
signed kit from the pro riders.

WOR STORE

If you havent already seen WOR's latest addition check it out NOW
http://www.worstore.co.uk

WOR Store brings you a selection of off road products including a unique range of WOR Branded items. Over the next few weeks the range will increase so please keep checking back. 

WOR Store will also be working closely with the leading brands who currently support WOR Events to offer riders some very special offers. 

WIN A FREE RACE ENTRY...

All customers of WOR Store will be entered into a monthly draw and the winner will win a WOR Race voucher that will entitle them to a free race entry. The more times you buy the more chance you have of winning a free ride, That can't be bad how often do you get a free ride ? 
 

A Good Day for Husaberg Riders...

Midwest MCC - 2008 Hewitt National at Ston Easton

At the beginning of 2008, the Midwest MCC promised to introduce new venues for their Hewitt National Cross Country championship. So keeping to their word, virgin land at Ston Easton in Somerset was selected for round two of the current series although typically the unpredictable British weather did its very best to ruin proceedings.

Read the - Full Report and Pics By Mike Wood

Preliminary discussions for next years proposed British Enduro 
Championship round held by the Central Wales Auto Club will be taking place at the clubs AGM on 7th May 2008. All club members are invited to attend. The meeting will be held at the RAFA Club in Knighton and will commence at 8:30pm. Any none club members who wish to participate in the efforts to achieve a BEC round will be made to feel very welcome. 

Hope to see you there!!!

Track'n'Trail - Castle Park
Daryl’s Crowned King of the Castle 

Daryl Bolter & Simon Wakely fought hard all day, but there could only be one outright winner...

Full Race Report & Photos, plus yout race report & photos - HERE

Local Enduro Star Ian Musgrove writes...
"It's now less than a month to go to the London Marathon I wondered if you could give me another mention on the news page as I am making another push on the sponsorship front - its for a good cause and every little helps!"

Donations to the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) can be done through Ian Musgrove at the shop - 'Ians Cycle Centre' in Taunton, or online at, www.Justgiving.com/ianmusgrove 

Good luck Ian - I expect all that running training will come in very handy when you're racing your dirtbike this year!

Provisional results from the Easter Saturday H&H at Ashdown Farm, Blewbury HERE. 

Fancy a go?
Get your Regs and entry form for the next event to be held at the same venue - Ashdown Farm, Blewbury - on Saturday 24th May HERE.
Enter early as I had to turn away 30-40 for Saturday's event.

Regards
Richard Chandler
Secretary of the meeting

If you want to know - also get the full results and all the lap times for both the Adult and the Youth race - from HERE

Lois on the Loose - Again

www.tracclub.co.uk are putting on an evening's talk and film show by 
Lois Pryce.Lois is the author of Lois on the Loose, a book about her 
adventure ride from Alaska all the way down to the southern tip of 
South America, some 20,000 miles. All this was done on her own and on 
a used Yamaha Serrow with a whopping 225cc's. Not content with that, 
Lois has also ridden from London down to Cape Town, thats the whole 
length of Africa, and another 10,000 miles. After the talk there will 
be a question and answer session where you could ask the sort of 
questions to get you started on your own adventure. Also Lois will be 
bringing her husband, Austin Vince along, Austin runs Mondo Enduro 
and also the two of them together hold an event every year called 
Mountain Madness, A two-day, no GPS, orienteering event in the 
eastern Pyrenees of Catalunya, Spain and Andorra. So from all of the 
above it should lead to a great evening. 

Tickets are £16 to include pie and peas or just £10 if you want to go 
hungry. There will also be a raffle with off road goodies to win.As 
yet to be sorted we are trying to get BMW or KTM or possible both to 
bring along one of there latest off road machines. Also Adventure 
spec are hopeing to get a stand organised with all the latest in off 
road and adventure apparel. Saturday 26 April is the date, The 
Herriots hotel in Skipton North Yorkshire is the venue. For more 
details check out the web site or contact Anton on 07970 708871 or 
email info@tracclub.co.uk Anyone wishing to contribute prizes for 
the raffle please contact me and we will put a link on our web site. 
Thanks. Anton

1st June 2008 - Thorpe
17th August 2008 - Camphill

Regs are available, with attached 2008 Membership Forms, at 
www.northridingenduro.co.uk/events.html

When you're bored and have nothing better to do, why not have a look at the Welsh Six Day Teams ISDE History.

It's got some pics, write ups, and a record of who rode and the result.
If you know any info missing from the site then please contact the Web 
Master who will appreciate any additional information.

http://www.welshsixdayteams.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/ 

Jeff Edwards

Dunlop D756 
80-21 Front £27.00+, 100-19 Rear £30.00+, 110-19 Rear £31.00+

Bryan Goss Ltd. 01935 472424. jiffyzoom@btinternet.com 

The event will now be split into 2 races: 10.00am to 12.00 is Sportsman Event 1pm to 3.30pm is Open/Expert - Over 40 - Clubman Event. Gates open at 7am signing on from 08.30. Entries now closed for afternoon event although a few spaces are still available in Sportsman Class

The event is signposted from the A580 east lancs road. Leave the M6 at junc 23 heading towards Manchester on the A580. Follow signs to 
Golbourne and Abram. Venue located from Park Lane Abram.

For information call 07847 162525 

Round 5 of the World Enduro Championship19th/20th July 2008 – 
Llanidloes, Wales

Hafren Dirt Bike club are pleased to announce that everything is moving along well with preparation for this years World Enduro Championship round to be held in Llanidloes, Mid Wales in July this year.

With less than 6 months until the event the club have managed to secure some major backing from both inside and outside the motorcycle industry, these include:

BMW Motorrad UK, Marketing Manager Tony Jakeman stated that "we have chosen the WEC GP of Wales as the major public launch for our all new G450X which will be available in the dealers soon after the event, 
it's also going to be the 1st time that the BMW factory team have 
competed in the UK."

EMG Group, Paul Ranson stated that "EMG Motor Group in conjunction 
with LDV Vans of Birmingham are pleased to be able to support the 
Hafren club with their WEC round in July. EMG is always keen to 
support any club taking on the organisation of a WEC or BEC events in 
addition to sponsoring the East Anglian Enduro Championship,

Husky Sport, their supremo Mike Carter enthused that "We are again 
delighted to help the Hafren Dirt Bike club as they are one of the premier organisers of Enduro in this country. Bringing a world round to Wales is a tremendous outlay and achievement for the club and we wish then and all competitors a fantastic weekend. We will be selfish & pray for a Husqvarna win ! "

KTM UK, MD Shaun Sisterton "The Hafren round of the World Enduro 
Championship will be fantastic weekend for British Enduro. It will 
also be an excellent opportunity for us to demonstrate that we can 
put on a great show for the World Enduro audience. KTM UK is 
delighted to be supporting this event and would like to encourage all 
Enduro fans to put the 19th and 20th of July in their diaries".

Other sponsors include, The Awning Company, B&C Express, DEP, Hawk Plant Hire, Honda UK, Putoline, Renthal, Rush Racing, RPA MX, TBM and Wicked Wild Web designs. Without companies such as these putting something back into the sport, events like this wouldn't be possible in the UK, due to the extremely high costs here. The club would like to thank all those who have already committed their support to the 
event, and there are still plenty of opportunities for others who 
wish to come on board

Preparations are well under way, with the course layout confirmed. 
Riders will do 3 x 30 mile laps each day plus an in and out leg from 
the Hafren forest back to the town of Llanidloes morning and evening. 
The course is planned to be challenging, demanding and intense, with 
very little fire road and rest, in order to challenge the Worlds best 
to there limits. It will be loosely based upon a shortened version 
(due to WEC rules) of previous BEC and EEC routes, using the more 
difficult stuff and using much less fire road, it will certainly sort 
the men from the boys!

Three different special tests are planned;

The Husky Sport-Husqvarna MX Test, which will be close to the paddock 
on the edge of the town, this will be mainly on rolling grass fields 
with natural ups and downs creating some great airtime opportunities.

The KTM UK Enduro Test, this will be situated at Glynhafren farm on 
the edge of the Hafren forest where the central service area will 
also be, this will be a mix of steep grassy cambered fields and open 
oak woodland tracks, with some more technical sections.

The BMW Motorrad Xtreme Test, this will be within walking distance of 
the Enduro test at Glynhafren farm to allow spectators maximum 
viewing without having to use their cars. This will start and finish 
in a quarry, and will be a mix of natural obstacles such rocky climbs 
and gullys, and man made stuff like logs, rocks, tyres etc, this will 
be real test of the riders technical skills.

website: http://www.gpwales.com
 

OUCH!!! 
The True Meaning of...SKID MARKS!!! 

Now that just has to hurt.....

Thought: Do you need to be wheelie good to avoid this type of injury ;o)

...at least he won't need a red tail light for a day or two!!!

 
Click HERE to order David Knight - 'Iron Man of Enduro'
 

Download Regs from HERE

ASW 2008 Championship Fixture List:

  GUEST RIDE 
  27th July 2008 - Lurley

More details from the ASW website.

South West Enduro Champs 2008 Dates... 

February 16th H&H Pendennis Club.
February 24th Greymare CVMCC
April 20th Hustyn CVMCC
June 1st Nancemellon CRMC
June 6th Idless PMCC
August 24th St Buryan WCMC
September 14th Wolborough Barton WEMC
October 5th Dunmere CVMCC

...all dates to be confirmed.

Mike Roose - SW Enduro Champs Coordinator 

Backgrounds and Numbers for 2008 Enduros 
Colours as per ACU Handbook are;

• Championship - Red backgrounds front and side panels with White numbers.

• Expert - Green backgrounds front and side panels with White numbers.

• Clubman - Yellow backgrounds front and side panels with Black numbers.

• Sportsman - Black backgrounds front and side panels with White numbers.

200 miles is a long way on a dirtbike on soft sand with thousands of trees and tree roots! Its not easy and some of the guys on the video that look slow are just trying to survive - riding in a soft sandy wood is very tricky. Thats why so many crash doing it. 

Anyway its great fun - Watch Charlie's Natterjack video HERE
Thank you Mr Ellis.

great Video by 'downhillmonkey'
 
Suggestion - turn the sound right down for the first minute, the sound track gradually improves after that. The video work is very good and gets especially good in the seriously wet special test at the end - just a shame about the (lack of) music taste !!!

       Video Link HERE
 

If you're bored with MX, Trials and Enduro, try this
   Watch video clip HERE

Travis Pastrana 
Double backflip's at X-Games 

Click to see awesome backflip video

Michael Jackson GP rider !!!  Click HERE to laugh.

Electric MX stunt bike - Click HERE to watch video 

If you can't get the above link to load up - try this one, its quicker and gives you more choice what to read!!
http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countryside/cl/mpv/