The lakeside at Llandrindod Wells was the headquarters for the annual International Welsh 2-Day Enduro with the event again receiving the maximum entry of 500 motorcycles plus a reserve list for the ever-popular event in Mid-Wales, writes Gary Jones. With a lap over over 130 miles each day comprising of some nine checkpoints and 3 timed special tests on private land the first of the sidecars … [Read more...]
Off-Road
Dyfed DBC host Sidecar British Enduro
Last weekend saw the latest round of the Welsh Enduro Chamionship as well as the opening round of the Sidecar British Enduro Championship when the Dyfed Dirt Bike Club hosted the Arwyn Rees Caio Enduro,reports Gary Jones. The popular DDBC event again attacted a capicy entry with over 150 riders in a matter of hours from the entry opening for the Caio based event at Cilgawad farm with the kind … [Read more...]
St David’s Trial makes history
History was made at the weekend on Neath MC’s St David’s Trial, writes Roger Gale. It has been a feature of two wheeled motorsport in South Wales since the 1940’s, rising to eminence by 1950 as a ‘National’ round, and the reputation continues. The Trial has changed to suit the modern style of competition, riders and machines. Sundays RT Keedwell second round Trial in the GB … [Read more...]
Welsh Classic Scramblers fill opening event
The opening round of the 2019 Welsh Classic Scrambles Championship was hosted by Teifiside Motor Club on Sunday, writes Gary Jones. The event attracted over 150 riders to the action packed event at Crugmore Farm Penparc, Cardigan, to the delight of spectators that turned out to see the classic bikes of yesteryear. The format of the day was nine classes, each having 3 blocks of … [Read more...]
Perfect conditions for Jack Frost Enduro
The 2019 Welsh Enduro Championship season continued over the weekend with the Jack Frost Enduro organised by the Rhayader MCC, writes Gary Jones. Conditions for the second round of the championship were about perfect at the start venue at the Saintswell MX track near Bwlch y Sarnau Mid Wales and attracted a full entry. The first of the championship riders left the start line at 10am and headed … [Read more...]
New Flying Mile record set at historic Pendine Sands
Record-breaking racer Zef Eisenberg survived a 195mph scare to establish a new Flying Mile at Pendine Sands. Riding a specially made 400bhp supercharged Suzuki Hayabusa (right) that was built and prepared by Eisenberg’s MADMAX Racing Team, he set a two-way average of 182.40mph on Saturday 6 April. In 1927, Sir Malcolm Campbell reached 174.8mph at Pendine, Carms in his iconic aero-engined … [Read more...]
British All-Terrain Rally Challenge begins in Wales
West Wales provided the opening round of the 2019 British Championship All Terrain Rally Challenge when Dyfed Dirt Bike Club ran the Brechfa Two Day Rally. The club rapidly filled the 120 maximum entry of bikes permitted for the off road event in the Brechfa Forest and the surrounding area in Carmarthenshire, with riders eager to contest one of the many … [Read more...]
Enduro season slips into gear
The 2019 Welsh motorcycle enduro season kicked into gear with the Welsh Trail Riding Association organised Snowrun Enduro, and for Mathew Harries from Ciliau Aeron the season has started on a high. Harries (right) is 16 and a member of the Lampeter-based Dyfed Dirt Bike club competing in the clubman class and took outright victory on his ET James KTM 125, beating off far more powerful bikes in … [Read more...]
Pendine speed bid in April
Land speed racer and record-setting motorcycle rider Zef Eisenberg and his MADMAX Race Team have got a new car speed target in their sights. On the weekend of 6-7 April 2019, Zef will aim to become the first person to achieve a British land speed record on bike and car within a year. The goal is to hit 200mph and beyond on sand in a crazy 1200hp specially-built road legal Porsche 911 Turbo … [Read more...]
ET James back 2019 Welsh Enduro Championship
Rhayader-based ET James will sponsor the 2019 Welsh Enduro Championship. A competitor must be of proven Welsh birth, either or both parents of proven Welsh birth or have been a continuous resident in Wales for a period of not less than three years prior to the 1 January 2019 to enter the ET James series. This year the WMF Enduro Committee has agreed to allow riders in the Expert class … [Read more...]
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