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Tom James wins 2017 Brechfa Rally

After a year’s break from any form of motorsport the Brechfa forest was again the venue for the Dyfed Dirt Bike Club Athlete King sponsored Brechfa Rally which attracted a near full entry of 120 riders.

This year the event moved its start venue to Brynllewelyn Farm on Llanllwni Mountain which gave riders a great paddock with hard standing parking, camping and the use of out buildings for cover which the club made great use of for signing on and a Saturday night BBQ.

Saturday saw the first group of riders away at 10am on the 26 mile lap which they would have to tackle four times. The lap used part of the Llanllwni Mountain before heading into the Trawscoed forest block for a mix of forestry roads and green lane sections. The special test which would determine the overall results of the event started just above the village of Gwernogle. It was approx. 4 miles in length and was a true cross country test including, forestry track, green fields, testing hill climbs and rocky tracks, it would finish up the valley at Brynllewelyn Farm. Once at the farm the riders had an opportunity to refuel and get a bite to eat before they started out on their next lap.
Sunday again saw an early start to the day’s racing and the man that would come out on top was Tom James from Carmarthen winning all six special tests and the rally outright. He had a winning by over two and a half minutes from runner up Robert Quayle from the Isle of Man.
The beginners class would again see a local rider take the class win with Mick Maskelyne from Rhydcymerau taking the win from Rob Williams (Carmarthen) by over four minutes. The organisers would like to thank Brynllewelyn Farm for the use of their venue, NRW for the forest, all the marshals who helped out on an excellent event, and local residents en route.

To date the Dyfed Dirt Bike Club have donated over £32,000 to local and national charities from events held in the local area with this year again seeming to be on course for another great start to the year ahead.