
Enduroland's tribute to Kev Bull, the Gumbull Moped Race, captured the
pure essence of racing on Friday evening as a rag-tag selection of mopeds
and even more ragged crew of riders took part in this fantastic tribute to
raise money for Macmillan Cancer charity.
Kev, a very well known character in the sport of Enduro, passed away
earlier this year and the race was organised both as a tribute to Kev and a
fund-raiser for Macmillan.
Kev's son Andrew walked the tests at the Tarenig BEC then drove to
compete in this 30 minute race, which proved to be one of the most
entertaining for many a year. Ash Bowden took the win but it didn't really
matter who won, it was a terrific tribute to a great guy and hopefully this
was the first of an annual series of events.
With machines costing as much as a decent pair of Enduro rims, it was
affordable and fun and many minutes had been spent preparing the machines,
which ranged from ancient Honda C90's (held together by the graphics) to
modern day small wheel scooters.
Not a knobbly tyre in sight as the competitors slithered their way around
the Chacombe venue following a day of rain showers, the track didn't need
markers, riders just followed the trail of moped parts left scattered around
the course. Full marks to Andrew Bull and especially the Boam boys, their
diesel injection systems proved to be innovative. Forget electric power,
diesel - its the future! This was a brilliant event, which raised nearly
£500 for a very worthy charity.
Well done Boss Man, when is the next one?

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