Round 5 of the World Enduro Championship19th/20th July 2008 –
Llanidloes, Wales

Hafren Dirt Bike club are pleased to announce that everything is moving along well with preparation for this years World Enduro Championship round to be held in Llanidloes, Mid Wales in July this year.

With less than 6 months until the event the club have managed to secure some major backing from both inside and outside the motorcycle industry, these include:

BMW Motorrad UK, Marketing Manager Tony Jakeman stated that "we have chosen the WEC GP of Wales as the major public launch for our all new G450X which will be available in the dealers soon after the event, it's also going to be the 1st time that the BMW factory team have competed in the UK."

EMG Group, Paul Ranson stated that "EMG Motor Group in conjunction with LDV Vans of Birmingham are pleased to be able to support the Hafren club with their WEC round in July. EMG is always keen to support any club taking on the organisation of a WEC or BEC events in addition to sponsoring the East Anglian Enduro Championship,

Husky Sport, their supremo Mike Carter enthused that "We are again delighted to help the Hafren Dirt Bike club as they are one of the premier organisers of Enduro in this country. Bringing a world round to Wales is a tremendous outlay and achievement for the club and we wish then and all competitors a fantastic weekend. We will be selfish & pray for a Husqvarna win ! "

KTM UK, MD Shaun Sisterton "The Hafren round of the World Enduro Championship will be fantastic weekend for British Enduro. It will also be an excellent opportunity for us to demonstrate that we can put on a great show for the World Enduro audience. KTM UK is delighted to be supporting this event and would like to encourage all Enduro fans to put the 19th and 20th of July in their diaries".

Other sponsors include, The Awning Company, B&C Express, DEP, Hawk Plant Hire, Honda UK, Putoline, Renthal, Rush Racing, RPA MX, TBM and Wicked Wild Web designs. Without companies such as these putting something back into the sport, events like this wouldn't be possible in the UK, due to the extremely high costs here. The club would like
to thank all those who have already committed their support to the event, and there are still plenty of opportunities for others who wish to come on board

Preparations are well under way, with the course layout confirmed. Riders will do 3 x 30 mile laps each day plus an in and out leg from the Hafren forest back to the town of Llanidloes morning and evening. The course is planned to be challenging, demanding and intense, with very little fire road and rest, in order to challenge the Worlds best to there limits. It will be loosely based upon a shortened version (due to WEC rules) of previous BEC and EEC routes, using the more
difficult stuff and using much less fire road, it will certainly sort the men from the boys!

Three different special tests are planned;

The Husky Sport-Husqvarna MX Test, which will be close to the paddock on the edge of the town, this will be mainly on rolling grass fields with natural ups and downs creating some great airtime opportunities.

The KTM UK Enduro Test, this will be situated at Glynhafren farm on the edge of the Hafren forest where the central service area will also be, this will be a mix of steep grassy cambered fields and open oak woodland tracks, with some more technical sections.

The BMW Motorrad Xtreme Test, this will be within walking distance of the Enduro test at Glynhafren farm to allow spectators maximum viewing without having to use their cars. This will start and finish in a quarry, and will be a mix of natural obstacles such rocky climbs and gullys, and man made stuff like logs, rocks, tyres etc, this will be real test of the riders technical skills.