The
podium of last weekend's World Enduro Championship in Llanidloes was
the ideal setting for an Optoma Mortgages GB/ACU ISDE team photo.
Pictured (left to right): Andrew Seymour of Optoma Mortgages, Jeremy
Thomas representing his son Jason who is competing the US GNCC
series, Ashley Wood, Edward Jones, Tom Sagar, Jamie Paget, Daryl
Bolter, Simon Wakely, Ollie Moyce, Dylan Jones, Jim Pascoe of Rygor
Commercials, Lee Edmondson, team manager Dusty Martin & Bob
Mullins. The official race shirts are in the design stage so there is
still time to show your support for the team by sponsoring them before they leave to
represent Great Britain in the 83rd ISDE to be held in Serres Greece
during the first week of September. Details
Forthcoming Events The British Experts trial is on Saturday at
Nord Vue near Penrith. Watch Dougie lampkin take on the best of
British - Brown, Dabill, Wigg, Morris - over world class sections.
Starts Saturday 10 am jnc 41 M6. Follow the Castrol arrows.
Other News WEC could return to Mid Wales in 2010 - Details GP of Wales - David Knight takes a training class over the
logs on the Extreme Test - Camera
clip: Gary Clarke Simon Rees
Memorial Hare & Hounds
17th August - Final Instructions Jeremy
McGrath takes to truck racing - Details Motorsport Alliance unveiled at House of Lords reception - Details
World
Enduro Championship Llanidloes
Double podium result for Knight at WEC GP of
Wales
Making the most of the two month break in the US GNCC Series Red
Bull KTM Off Road Race Team rider David Knight made a wildcard
appearance at the fifth round of the ’08 World Enduro Championship
and promptly collected two Enduro 2 class podium finishes aboard his
450cc KTM. Choosing the GP of Wales to make his return to the WEC the
former two-time enduro world champion and current leader of the US
GNCC Series placed as runner-up to former team-mate Juha Salminen on
day one and then finished third behind Frenchman Johnny Aubert and
Salminen on day two. Full report
Forthcoming Events Thursday July 24th Ride-XC practice day / evening
at Abram Motopark, Wigan. 12 noon till 8pm unlimited practice on full
enduro course. £30 Per Event Practice Day. Tel Justin Wilson on
07973 374147 or just turn up and ride. WOR
Events' new venue @ TYNO is looking brilliant for this week's
events. What's on…….. 1. Race exp day Sat 26th July. 10am-4pm
2. Acerbis XC rd 3 Sunday 27th July. 10.30am -1.30pm 3. XC fun day on
Wednesday 30th July. 10am -4pm 4. CF Racing Wednesday evening XC rd
3. 30th July 6.30 2hr Details
Other
News ACU - Congratulations to Hafren DBC - Details The CWAC club have been working hard to secure various pieces
of land for the "Knighton two Day Enduro" we have so far
two special tests and approximately a 50 mile lap using farmers land,
forestry tracks, trails, open hill and newly forest rides. Regs.
Please note the need to send A5 sized SAE with entries. enquiries to
the secretary cwacknighton@yahoo.com AMA Racing announces 2008 AMA Team USA for Motocross of
Nations - Details Greg Hartman injured during motocross exhibition - Details
Other News Mountain Top Enduro There was a mistake with the
entry fee on the original regs which has now been altered. Correct
regs and entry fee can be found at www.admcc.co.uk
along with details of the cash and product prizes. The International Motorcycle & Scooter Show 2008 - Tickets
go on sale - Details Enduro Africa - Fundraising gig at Town Mill, Mansfield on 8th
August - Details Charley Boorman arrives in Sydney - Details Enduro Africa won't be an easy ride for Chris - Details MX - MacKenzie and Simpson head Foxhill charge on
July 27th - Details Road - Oulton Park - Details Trials - Women's Trials Des Nations Team Announced - Details G2F Media welcomes Shaun Simpson - Details Trials - Team JST GG had two winners at the weekends Inter
Centre Team Trial - Ross Danby won the adults & Ben
Morphett won the Youth A. MX - South African GP - Details WEC - GP of France - Preview
Marc
Coma wins the 25th BAJA Aragon
Marc Coma won the Baja Aragon with the Prototype Baja 690 race
bike, a non-standard development on basis of the KTM 690 Enduro,
which was introduced successfully to the market in February 2008. The
Baja Aragon is one of the most traditional and important off-road
events on the Iberian peninsula including the country of Portugal.
Though it was clear that Marc will lead the field during the fast
stages with the extreme powerful 654 cc engine, the less powerful
enduro bikes could compensate their leak of displacement in the
technical ENDURO passages. It turned out differently. Even in the
tight stages Marc could easily keep up and cracked several sector
best times.
Marc: "I was surprised by the incredible good handling in the
technically advanced stages, I was always able to attack despite the
bigger displacement and I couldn't only defend my lead from the speed
stages, but extend it. With this experience and the status we
achieved with the current prototype, as of today I would call the 690
Baja race bike the ideal alternative for the more and more popular
BAJA races".
Results 1. MARC COMA KTM 690 BAJA 9:40:35 2. CYRIL DESPRES
KTM 530 EXC 9:45:35 3. DAVID CASTEU KTM 530 EXC 10:04:55
Expert Gareth Hopkins uses Clear Advantage Visors. Willard, Marsack, Wey,
Davalos, Miller, Weller, Sipes, Copper, were just some of the riders that
used the C.A.V. visor in the mud this past weekend at Unadilla! Look at
some photos on www.racerx.com , www.vitalmx.com
, www.transworld.com , www.frankind.com