[ Site Updated 2nd July 2009]
  Scottish Enduros 2009

  Selkirk 2 Day at Yarrowford . Great course with mega hills and fast blasts. Friendly community and bacon rolls !

Hopefully there will be a raffle in aid of the ISDE team on the Saturday night - help the team and buy some tickets. Better still donate something !!

Sam Davison the ISDE Team manager is planning some stuff for the Saturday night - tire changing contest etc - come along and try your hand.

Click here to download regs. 2 events - do one day or both. (Riders Nos will be published on the site in the week before the event - check these links for news and nos. - latest news click here    riders list saturday click here riderslist sunday click here

Dirtbike-traxs with the help of NXC are on schedule for another K2 cracker that’s the kielder 2 day enduro on the 8/9 August, with a 35 mile lap this event is heaven for time card fans, set in the heart of the Northumberland national park the event takes in some famous old rac rally stages such as pundershaw with is winding gravel roads .

Then As the course meanders its way around only using a small part of the massive forest complex the riders will be challenged with loamy breaks, ditch’s, the fore mentioned gravel roads, climbs and descents, oh yes and a famous kielder bog or 2, this is a truly adventurous enduro, Dirtbike-traxs are as flexible as ever offering the chance to rider to ride either 1 day of their choice or both days of this fantast ic time card event. The event also forms part of the north of England enduro championship.

Last year was the first running of this 2 day event and a lot was learnt, this year will see times relaxed for the sportsman clubman and 040 classes, but a brisk schedule for the other classes giving everybody an achievable event. With new going added and some old going dropped the event follows last year’s format of a shorter route on Saturday with the full 35 mile route on Sunday, Saturday will see midday start to allow riders time to travel up on Saturday morning although camping is permitted from Friday

Knight dominates US GNCC Rnd 9

Returning to the US Grand National Cross Country Series for the first time since being crowned champion in 2008 David Knight has also returned to his winning ways by claiming victory at the Snowshoe GNCC, round nine of the ’09 US GNCC series. Competing for the first time since parting company with the BMW Motorrad Motorsport team, and aboard a privately entered Kawasaki, Knight dominated the Snowshoe event having led almost from the start until the finish. Eventually placing close to five minutes ahead of second place rider Paul Whibley, Knight showed that despite recent disappointing results he’s lost none of his speed of hunger for success.   Full press release

 

Best result so far for Neil Chatham ( Photo from Keith Bowen)

 Neil Chatham saw a win in the Expert class slip away in front of his eyes at the Welsh Two Day. As Neil turned out of the forest on the tight check he saw the time he was looking for on the clock and just before he passed the yellow flag the next minute turned over costing him 60 points. All the Experts dropped at least a minute on the check so it was not a disaster with Neil finishing 2^nd Expert overall and 2^nd E1 to overall Expert winner Rheinallt Davis.

 It was great to ride with the Welsh riders including Rheinallt and Tudor Davis, with the Championship guys running the same time schedule I was also riding with Ed and Robert Jones. These guys really know these conditions, especially when the rain arrived and I learned a lot over the two days. My clutch was not working properly which cost me a little time in the special tests although not enough to spoil my first Welsh Two Day. Apart from the clutch glitch my Drysdale Motorcycles Suzuki never missed a beat despite the long road sections.’

 The event started with beautiful weather although with Wales you cannot count on the weather for long and right enough on Friday afternoon it rained with thunder and lightening. Neil arrived just as the rain started at the Rhayader special test and he went straight in to make the most of the conditions before they deteriorated too much. The fear was that he would loose his 2^nd place overall in the Expert class once the Welsh specialists settled into the now very wet and slippery conditions. Neil need not have been concerned as he made it back after two long 8 hour days to post his best result so far.

ISDE Fund Raising - We are supporting our riders going to Poturgal this year. Colin Hume - from the Enduro Committee - has produced a stunning 10 Oz tankard to support the riders. His company Ballantynes of Walkerburn ( www.bofw.co.uk ) is supplying these at cost so we can sell them to raise funds. The price is £20 with all the profits going to the ISDE fund. An excellent gift

Contact Colin on Work - 01896 870697 or see him at Selkirk .

Colin has also supplied an engraved bottle of Glenmorangie which we will be raffling later on.

Trailtech products - established site - great gear for your bike - worth a look. www.trailtechproducts.co.uk

And finally - my apologies for the delay the POINTS STANDINGS for 2009 . All events including the Midge Run. Derek Little leads at the half way stage - but there is a long way to go . Click here Let me know of any errors >

  Metzeler Melville Hare and Hound with Fun Hill Climb 21st June.
Updated results with changes !!

Report on the event Click here And updated with pics of the event click here

ERZBERG Rodeo - won by Taddy Balzusiak  click Taddy Press Release.. Graham Jarvis an awesome second. Gavin Johnston , Neil Flockhart and the boys headed for Austria to compete in the Erzberg Rodeo XV, which would turn out to be one of the toughest courses set yet. With the Temperature up to 29degrees and the boys playing a part in the helicopter rescue of the multi trials world Champion – Dougie Lampkin due to severe heat stroke after an overnight stay in hospital he recovered well. Gavin started on row 8. Neil was on top form, front row start in at 48 out of 500. Gavin’s superior trials skills got him to check 15. Neil got to 13 out of 21. Where time had ran out.

Click here for the Scots lads report - courtesy of Bri Hill (including the rescue of Dougie Lampkin)

Midge Run -Final results - click here.

A Great event with sun for a change and no midges ....

Won by Mark Godfrey followed by Frazer Norrie and Derek Little. A tough tight test for all

A red jacket and a pair of Oakley goggles left behind. Email me if they are yours

And Rab Moir was out with his video camera - great film of "THE HILL". Click here

Report on the event by Campbell Chatham our top reporter. Click here for report and pics.

 

And new for 2009 - a Team Competition - based on the same format as Bob Mullins runs for the ACU.

Rules updated - to allow 3 riders from any class

Enter a team of three riders from any class - events will be backdated to the start of the season if you enter before Glengap. You can even enter 2 teams - £10 a go. All proceeds to the SACU - ISDE fund to help send a team to Portugal.

The SACU , the Enduro Committe and the clubs are contributing to the cost of this years ISDE - but we also need sponsors. If you are interested in helping the team with sponsorship, tires, oil or anything - please give our Team manager an email.