29th March Woodhouse
29th March Woodhouse Husqvarna fun Day Dirtbike-traxs staged the first of there Husqvarna practices days at woodhouse farm great Ayton near stokesley north Yorkshire on Sunday 29th march , a massive turn out of over 200 riders came to sample the new track lay out. The practice session started at 10 am and lasted to 4 pm giving 6 hours of enduro XC fun, the first couple of hours were tricky for less experienced riders as the surface was greasy from the previous days heavy rain, but with the warm spring sunshine and light breeze the ground had dried by lunch time giving every one a chance to circulate freely.Dirtbike-traxs aware of the current economic climate provided this practice session for £20 if booked on line through the dirtbike-traxs website before the closing date, this offer will be repeated on the 3rd of May when a second practice session is planned dirtbike-traxs have leased the land and intend further developments on the site.In the meantime dirtbike-traxs are preparing the new Ripror Rigg venue at Helmsley north Yorkshire which is all set to run over Easter weekend 11/12 April where you can experience fast flowing trails wide forest breaks in a Dirtbike-traxs big XC event
GET READY FOR RIPROR RIGG 11/12 APRIL ENTRIES STILL AVAILABLE LETS RACE!!!
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firbanks results posted on the forum
results from the firbank hare scramble are posted on the forum along with pics and comment
greenhow report
Round 4 the National Putoline Hare Scramble championship 20th april Greenhow North Yorkshire Hackett storms to Greenhow win The Dirtbike-traxs crew found themselves at another new venue for the 4 round of the national putoline hare scramble championship, the event which was planned for Settle in North Yorkshire had to be changed at short notice so the dirtbike-traxs team employed one of there spare venues Greenhow in North Yorkshire which comprised of 2 large fells with a steep valley running through the middle providing challenging stream crossings accents and descents and the long climb out of the valley bottom towards lap scoring , once again the hard working dirtbike-traxs team had created another interesting course to test the full entry of 250 riders, At 10.30am the quality expert line up were given the start signal David Myers was away in front taking the RAS sport hole shot award and he led the experts on to the fell for the first time , as the leading pack descended from the fell and in to the quarry section containing the long stream bed, it was Andrew Hackett on the sandiford Honda who had taken up the lead, but was being chased hard by some of the north’s best hare scramblers Lincoln Brewster kb racing gas gas Jason Crosland sandiford Honda, the biffster sandiford Honda David Myers ktm and a host of other top experts , by the time the leading experts had reached the valley of hell David Myers was in the lead with Lincoln Brewster and Hackett chasing hard , through the first 3 laps the lead changed with Brewster and Myers taking turns at the front before Andrew Hackett sandiford Honda picked up the pace to pass the leaders meanwhile the biffster not at his best was hoovering his way through the expert class despite suffering poisoning from a suspicious boiled sausage consumed at a wedding the previous day, Andrew Hackett was now on a mission building up a good lead and reveling in the conditions , but he was going to need the lead on the last lap his bike was overheating and he lost several minutes while he cooled it down enough to get going again limping it back to take a well deserved win not realizing he still had a 7 minutes margin over second placed man the biffester, David Myers finished in a fine third place only a minute a drift of the biffster. The expert race had been a hard fought affair with the lead changing many times and provided a great spectacle for the spectators. In the competitive clubman E1 class the team dirtbike-traxs young guns picked up first and third places with Joe Deakin dbt husqvarna taking the win from Ian Harrison both completing 9 laps with Josh Bendall dbt husqvarna in third, the clubman open class was once again won by Dave Wilson on 10 laps with Karl Greenall second and Simon Douglas third, John Burrow won the 040 class from Rob Butler. The sportsman e1 class was won by Davey Morewood from Thomas Healey. In the sportsman open class Richard Spencer was the winner, the senior A youth riders did very well as a class with nearly all the competitors completing the race such is the quality of the dirtbike-traxs youth scene George Knowles was the winner from Reece morewood with William Hilas in third special mention to Jane Daniels who finish 4th and Becca Dawson 6th.both upholding girl power honour It was a hard day for the novice group and well done to all the riders that completed the race with Chris Pickard claiming the win. Talking to the dirtbike-traxs team at the end it was clear that they were pleased with the way the event ran. the event was challenging with plenty of places to pass just a bit to hard for novice riders in places and fears over a shortage of car parking were wrong it is now clear that we could park double the amount of vehicles and employ a 2 race format giving the sportsman riders an easier course .The next round of this popular championship moves to Lancashire and the famous Gisburn track on the may 3/4th bank holiday weekend entries are open for youth and adult with camping over the full weekend. Check out the website for details www.dirtbike-traxs.com `
Merry Christmas Everyone
Merry Christmas Everyone
Just wishing you all a merry christmas and a big thankyou for your support D.B.T
Deakin GRABS BOWLAND WIN
Deakin grabs Bowland win in another DBT extravaganza.
ROUND 6 NATIONAL PUTOLINE HARE SCRAMBLE CHAMPIONSHIP
Bolton by Bowland Lancashire was the place to be last Sunday if you are into cross country motorcycling racing as dirtbike-traxs staged the 6th round of the national putoline hare scramble championship. Attracting 350 riders to the event with nearly 80 disappointed riders turned away .
The dirtbike-traxs crew had spent the last few weeks altering the course and extending it to give a new feel to this exciting venue with its wide open meadows and pastures, with hills , descents, gullies , farm tracks and small plots of woodland all blending in to provide a fast flowing XC course. The youth and ladies had their own variation on the course which would take the average youth rider around 10 minutes while the adults track averaged around 13 minutes.
The action started on Friday as the masses descended on Ray head farm Bolton by Bowland to set up camp in glorious sunshine, Saturday dawned and the sunshine and blue skies greeted the youth and lady riders as they prepared for the midday start. The dirtbike-traxs CEO john kerwin took charge of the 12 noon start and signalled the excellent entry of youth and lady riders away bang on time to start there 90 minute race , as the senior b riders lead the field away , Scot Altass got out in front, Dan Bewlay took a tumble on the first corner resulting in an early retirement, Luke Flack who also involved in the first corner incident was making rapid progress through the pack and managed to fight his way as far as second place, Scot Altass took the win with a 2 minute 46 second margin from Luke Flack in second, Jon Aldritt claimed his first dirtbike-traxs podium finish by taking third spot .
In the juniors Doltan Shannon took the win from Archie Flack who was having one of his rare outing as he prefers to watch his brother Luke, Dexter Douglas returning after breaking his arm grabbed third place .
The ladies class is growing and once again Jade Gordon took the win, Gina Bewlay was second beating Molly Howe into 3rd by 1 second . The riders and spectators were treated to a quad race which nicely filled the rest of the Saturday afternoon (see separate report)
Sundays race format was different to previous rounds of the championship the dirtbike-traxs crew were forced to run one adult race by the local council , but with the extra long course and its width the dirtbike-traxs crew were able to comfortably accommodate 260 riders on the course.
In brilliant sunshine the massed ranks of riders were set off at 10 am around the Bowland course the expert and over 40s leading the riders away, with some the regular dbt expert riders missing on Erzberg duty the chance was there for one of the young guns to grab some glory, Gary Daniels took the hole shot and pulled a massive lead along with Ben Wootton on the first lap clocking through the transponder station a minute clear of the chasing pack. Joe Deakin had a crash on the first lap dropping down to about 20th position , Gary Daniels and Ben wootton maintained their lead over the chasing pack , then on lap 4 Ben pushed to the front a lead he was to hold until lap 8 when he holed his casing on the rm Suzuki forcing his retirement , meanwhile Martin Sandiford on the new x lite 250 Husqvarna which had been the center of much interest before the start had blasted his way into 2nd spot after a poor start and was chasing Daniels but martin ran out of fuel on lap 9 this let Joe Deakin into second , on lap 10 with victory in his sights Gary Daniels retired when his ktm s rear hub collapsed allowing Joe Deakin to hit the front , Joe then cruised the last 4 laps aware that Craig Reynolds was 2 minutes behind him in second as the flag dropped at the end of the 2.5 hour race Joe Deakin took the experts victory from Craig Reynolds 2nd and Paddy Langan 3rd .
Rob Butler stormed to a fine win in the 040 class a lap clear of 2nd placed Mick Kendal with Anthony Crowe 3rd. Niki Walker won the E1 clubman class from Dom Garnham while Levi Johnson took 1st in the clubman open a lap clear of 2nd placed David Appleyard with Rob Pearce in 3rd . Leading sportsman rider Jeremy Ashby once again won the sports E1 class by 46 seconds from Mark Lakeland while in the sportsman open class first placed David Dudley had a 20 second margin over 2nd placed nick Owen. James Dent won the senior A youth class from Scott Altass 2nd and Matthew North 3rd
Talking to dirtbike-traxs CEO John kerwin at the end he said we were really pleased with today’s event this has been our best event of the year so far, we have worked hard with the local council to provide a safer event, the riders will have seen the road traffic management we have provided on the access roads to the venue, the car parking and camping arrangements were superb. now that the road traffic management has worked successfully we will be able to go to a 2 race format in august this will mean everyone will get a ride it was terrible turning away nearly 80 riders, this level of commitment to the keep sport running is a true testament to dirtbike-traxs professionalism, SEE YOU ALL AT GISBURN ON THE WEEKEND OF THE 11/12 JULY NOTE THE DATE CHANGE
NEW VENUES WE DONT SIT BACK IN THE COMFORT ZONE WE FIND NEW VENUES
Dirtbike-traxs acquire 2 new venues After months of negotiations the dirtbike-traxs team have acquired 2 new virgin venues in the north of England , the first is a block of private forestry which dirtbike-traxs have exclusive rights to use , the forest stands on limestone rock and is exceptionally well drained , providing an excellent venue through winter and spring it has the benefit of good car parking , the forest is 30 minutes east of Harrogate , known to the dirtbike-traxs team as Ripror rigg the forest will be used for the first time on the 22nd of march then further dates 31st may, 29th November, Ripror rigg is an exciting venue as it will give a fresh look to our winter /spring events while providing the riders with a different type of terrain to challenge them , the dedicated dirtbike-traxs team have already started work on this venue in preparation for the first event . The 3 planned events will form a mini forest series with the magnificent Ripror trophy forming part of the awards. The events will be run on a hare scramble formatThe second venue is rolling pasture land in Lancashire which will be used in the summer. More details on this venue soon and the new exciting dirtbike-traxs Enduro park
TERRINGTON NEARLY FULL EXTRA EVENT FOR ADULTS SAT!!
Dirtbike-traxs move forward into spring After completing our winter championship on schedule Dirtbike-traxs move forward into spring offering the riders an amazing array of new venues and a comprehensive event programme. Including the popular national putoline hare scramble championship with its mountain of prizes backed by the leading figures in the off road industry including a cool £1000 from leading off road oil manufacture putoline to the expert winner. As usual the dirtbike-traxs team offer a full selection of classes from youth to adult. Employing a regulated youth structure that delivers a proven race programme from 8 years old through to 16 years of age, with the more competent 14 year old plus riders able to ride in the adult sportsman class its no wonder the dirtbike-traxs youth scene is thriving and the newly formed links to the new youth MPS racing team will continue to ensure we are producing top quality youth riders which will in turn become the future of our sport. With the first of our new venues coming on stream on the weekend of the 14/15 march when all our hard work will come to fruition at the splendiferous bank top farm venue Terrington, at the time of writing we have 250 adult entries and 45 youth; this event will soon be full. 2 weeks later dirtbike-traxs will run the first of there practice days at woodhouse farm stokesley for those wishing to beat the credit crunch a days riding will cost a mere £20 if booked online www.dirtbike-traxs.com before the 20th march. In April we visit Ripror Rigg near Helmsley North Yorkshire for the first time, the mature virgin pine forest offers flowing trails. Wide fire breaks and a massive flat start area, the forest is surprisingly dry, and this forest is a bog free zone!!!. With another practice session at woodhouse over the weekend of the 19th of April were the riders can again enjoy another £20 per day credit crunch busting day on there bikes. In May we visit the iconic Gisburn one of the best hare scramble course’s in the uk, a Mecca for camping and good times, also during the month of May we will turn our attention away from hare scramble events while we under take the organization of the LLOYD GP OF BRITIAN FIM SPEA WORLD TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP at our Nord Vue venue Carlisle. A venue which we missed but sacrificed through our winter series. Get on you bikes and let the good times roll Dirtbike-traxs.
entries open for ellington banks 27 jan all classes
entries are now open for ellington banks ripon on the 27 of jan 2 hour race followed by practice all for £40 or just the practice £25 ll classes
08 registrations are available in the shop
08 registrations are available in the shop
husky march on
MPS Racing Husqvarna ’08 British Enduro Championship – round 1: Muntjac Enduro, 24.2.2008 Husqvarna and Wakely top E2 class at ’08 BEC opener Husky Sport backed MPS Racing Husqvarna team riders Daryl Bolter and Si Wakely got their ’08 British Enduro Championship campaigns underway at the Diss MCC organised Muntjac Enduro on February 24 where both riders performed well at the head of the Championship class. Switching from a 125cc two-stroke to a 250cc four-stroke for ’08 Bolter came agonisingly close to claiming his first ever overall BEC win only to finish fifth at the Diss MCC organised event following a mistake on the third and final test of the day. For Si Wakely the event marked his first in BEC competition mounted on a 450cc four-stroke and following three consistently fast special test performances he placed a deserved second overall as well as topping the Enduro 2 class. Recording the fastest overall times on both the first and second runs through the sandy Muntjac special test Bolter looked to be heading towards his first ever overall BEC win as he took to the start of the third and final test of the day. Close to one second ahead of reigning British champion Tom Sagar on test one, on test two Bolter claimed an even bigger overall winning margin of close to two seconds, but on the decisive third and final test the European Enduro Champion fell and stalled his bike losing valuable time. Unable to start his bike instantly Daryl knew his hopes of winning the event were over and he cruised into the end of the test to claim an eventual fifth place overall result and as runner-up in the Enduro 1 class behind Sagar. Thankfully the opening round of the ’08 BEC series ended on a much more positive note for MPS racing Husqvarna’s Si Wakely. Placing third on both the first and second timed special tests, Wakely held a comfortable lead in the Enduro 2 class going into the third and final test of the day. Placing second in the last test of the event, having at one point momentarily stalled his bike, he finished less than half a second behind eventual event winner Tom Sagar to claim a deserved Enduro 2 class win as well as finishing as the overall runner-up. Rounding off a solid opening round to the ’08 BEC series for the MPS Racing Husqvarna team rider Gavin Houson placed his WR125 at the top of the overall Expert class results where he finished just under one second ahead of Bradley King. Si Wakely: “I had three really good tests and felt I was getting quicker throughout the day. I injured my ankle two weeks before the event and then hit my foot on a tree stump in the first test, which meant I struggled to use the rear brake a little on that test. The rest of the day went really well though. I’m really enjoying riding the 450. Because there was so much traction and the bike has such great power I was able to spend most of the day standing up and riding smooth. I stalled my bike in the last test but I only lost a second or two. All in all it’s been a great event for me. I’m looking forward to round two in Scotland now.” Daryl Bolter: “I can’t explain how disappointed I am. By winning the first two tests and cleaning the going I’d put myself in a strong position to win the event, which would have been my first ever overall BEC win, and then on the last test I made a small mistake, my bike stalled, and that was it. My result went out the window. The first test didn’t go perfectly but I still managed to win that. Then on the second test I again made a few small mistakes and won that. The third and final test started perfectly, I know I was riding faster than on the first two, and then I hit a small hole coming into a corner and fell. It was a stupid little crash but the bike stalled and I couldn’t start it. This year is the first that I’ve raced a four-stroke so I’m not 100 per cent sure how to get the jetting perfect. I think the bike was a little too rich off the bottom and it just wouldn’t start. The bike was great all day but I just couldn’t get it started on that last test
DIRTZBERG EXTREME HARE SCRAMBLE 2 MARCH
dirtzberg is here at last after trying to run the event for the last 2 years an opportunity has arrived and it is the 2nd of march at penrith entries are now open to expert and clubman riders you can gain an entry by e mailing your details to
info@dirtbike-traxs.com or by phoning 07914777534
results for penrith posted on the forum
results for the penrith event are posted on the forum results section
spring 2008
At last spring is on its way the longer nights warmer days , this winter seems to drag on for ever.
All the adult races will now be 2.5 hours , with the adult races starting at 10 am were we can through the summer we will hold practice session on the saturday before the event and if there is enough interest we will run a power trial saturday afternoon . as usual camping is welcome at all dirtbike-traxs events from the friday , some of the venues are set in outstanding countryside perfect for a weekend away
NOISE COMPLAINTS BY A SNEAK
even before we ride at geenhow we have had harrogate council on our backs but what makes the situation worse is who ever reported us is from the motorcycle world, knowing details that had'nt been realeased including providing a phone number that is not advertized any where joe public could get there hands on it ,
BUTTS IT JUST GETS BUTTER
Butts It just gets butter As English wins Round 1 national Putoline winter hare scramble championship The Dirtbike-traxs team were once again at the famous Butts quarry Derbyshire , the track had undergone significant changes from the june event , with the dirtbike-traxs course engineers including a lot more mx track , plus the traditional Butts routes the quarry wall and the rocky woodland climbs all mixed in to give the Butts circuit its own distinct hare scramble flavour that keeps riders coming back . Although the track was wet in places the area managed to avoid any rain over the weekend which was welcome and with the wind and sunny spells the track dried out well during Sundays racing . After the successful conclusion to the national Putoline hare scramble championship last weekend at Driffield, many riders had moved up into new classes The youth and ladies riders got the days racing under way with 9 am start . the race 90 minutes in duration and immediately we could see during the early stages Davey Todd and Scott Altass were going to be the pair to watch in the senior B class with Davey taking the win from Luke Gorse and in third place was Callum Morewood, Scott Altass retired on the last lap with a broken fuel tap after a crash . Jane Daniels proved unstoppable in the ladies class with a clear win from Gina Bewlay second and Jade Gordon third both jade and gina have improved measurably over this year . Michael Gilby was a new name at the top of the junior class with a fine win from Dan Bewlay and Ryan Cheal’ s hard work at the training schools paid off as he claimed 3rd place. During the hours break the course was altered to included all the adult routes, the water splash with its steep climb out would cause many riders trouble as well as providing the spectators with hours of fun. With a full adult entry and a good line up of experts including the return of Gavin Houson mps racing Husqvarna and a number of local mx aces the stage was set for some great racing. at 11.30 am the start signal was given and the experts and 040 were away, expert Adam Smith team Sandiford crashed on the first corner leaving him last after getting going and into his stride his chain snapped forcing an early retirement. meanwhile Gav Houson quickly got into his stride and into the lead, looking smooth and stylish for an hour, then a small crash resulted in the throttle on the 250 4st husky breaking and forcing him to retire. mx rider Craig English on yz 125 took up the lead and screamed the little machine to victory although on the last lap harry Hillas looked certain to catch him, after making up a 4 minute defecit over the last hour and now hot on Craig’s heels and applying maximum pressure Harry crashed , finishing 10 seconds behind to claim the runners up spot . gary daniels finished in third . in the 040 class Mark Houson dominated the class lapping second placed Ian Shannon , Tom Healey in his first outing as a clubman won comfortably from Chris Ball . while Robert Dawson continued his come back with a sportsman class win. Top lady rider Jane Daniels never seems to run out of energy after winning the ladies class in the early morning race won the senior A class to round of a good day for team Daniels This was a great start to the winter championship, it was good to see new names winning and getting podium positions in the different classes. a big thanks to the riders for supporting the event bearing in mind that we only finished the summer series last week, on a slightly different note this was the first time in years that we did not use the transponder system as it is under going updates and the results were late but normal service will be resumed when we go to Ellington Banks Ripon on the 8/9 November.
Round 7 at Gisburn 24/25 July
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GISBURN IS BACK 9/10TH MAY
A RETURN TO THIS FAMOUS VENUE WIDE OPEN GRASSLAND , THE FAMOUS BARNS BANKS , AND MUCH MORE
BURNLEY IS CONFIRMED FOR THE WEEKEND
THE BURNLEY VENUE HAS BEEN DRAFFTED IN FOR THE WEEKEND, CAMPING FROM FRIDAY THE COURSE IS RUNNING ON NEW GROUND AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION
19/20 JUNE BOLTON BY BOWLAND
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8/9 MAY @ GISBURN - LIMITED ENTRIES - VERY POPULAR VENUE -
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KIELDER REPORT
The National Husqvarna 2 day Kielder Enduro 26th/27th July
The Dirtbike-traxs crew headed north to the Kielder forest, the biggest forestry complex in the uk set in the Northumberland National Park to join up with the NXC team, to revive the old Kielder enduro , but with a new flavour run over 2 days, on good old fashioned enduro going with times that would test the riders, John Kerwin the Dirtbike–traxs number 1 always believes that time card enduros should be won on the course and in the event of a tie the special test will decide the best man, and this would be proved to be right with the majority incurring course penalties
The route took in many famous parts of the kielder forest including Pundershaw, The Bower, Chirden Burn, Bolts Law, all set to test the riders to the maximum .
With a green field start area which provided an excellent camping and parc ferme area the event got under way at 1. 00 pm Saturday afternoon with the championship riders leading the full entry away at minute intervals , Saturdays course was 21 miles around with all classes doing 3 laps except the sportsman who had 2 , in the championship class Daniel field set the fastest special test of the day , but lost 2 minutes on the going after leaving his time card at the test in his tool pack and having to go back to get it, David Myers and David Wood remained clean on time ,with Myers taking the day 1 win , in the expert class James wood was the first day winner from second placed Julian Harvey who had made the long trip to kielder from his Suffolk home , rich Milner the famous Scarborough builder found his old form with a third place in the expert class
. The clubman class found the going harder with riders loosing time and 8 riders houring out, Karl Greenall took day 1 honours in the clubman E1 class while Darren Cousins the E2 class . the sportsmen found the going hard with a high rate of retirements Mark Bell from Barnoldswick was one of the few sportsman that remained clean on time to take the day 1 win
Day two
The hard working teams from Dirtbike-traxs and NXC had switched in the day 2 course comprising of another 8 miles of new going to add into the first days course making the total distance 29 miles per lap for Sunday , With some overnight rain just enough to dampen the dusty fire roads during the early part of the day before the red hot sun got high in the sky , the first championship riders left the start at 10.00 am with 3 laps and nearly 90 miles to cover , the first lap would take them 75 minutes and they were only just back to the check in time David Myers won the first test in the championship class, but the fastest rider of the day on the test was a blast from the past former champion Wayne Westwood having a rare outing in the expert class , 10 years ago Wayne was the number 1 rider in the north of England championship,
As the championship riders started there third lap David wood on his yz 250 had problems when his clutch cable snapped leaving him to ride the last lap with no clutch, burying his bike in one of kielder’s famous bog the other 2 remaining championship riders Myers and Field dug him out and rode the entire last lap together all taking the same time penalties at the final check . David Myers took the win from Field with Wood in third
Wayne Westwood easily won the expert class from Julian Harvey with filthy Rich Milner third , clubman E1 was won by Richard Pearson while Andy Longden won E 2, the sportsman class was won by Mathew Ward , David Selkeld once again dominated the over 40 class with another win .
Dirtbike –traxs using there new enduro timing system had the results ready within 30 minutes of the course been closed , quite an achievement considering this was the clubs first venture into time card enduro , the results would have taken a long time to work out manually as nearly every rider that finished on Sunday incurred time penalties John Kerwin the Dirtbike-traxs chief said at the end its been a great weekend for the riders, a bit stressful for me with the British experts trial running at Carlisle , I spent the early part of Saturday on car parking duties before rushing back for the start of the enduro ,a big thanks must go to Jeni Jones who developed the program for the time controls , but its back to normal next week with the National Putoline hare scramble championship at Gisburn Lancashire see you there .
BEC round3
Crychan Enduro, Wales Round 3 Metzeler British Enduro Championship: The Crychan Enduro has the reputation to be one of the hardest and this year lived up to that reputation and was described by many as the hardest ever, the recent Hafren club WEC round was tough but not quite as demanding as round 3 of the BEC series. Weeks of Rain and Torrential Showers over the race days just made the course one hard slog for all those that could master the conditions, many club riders just pulled out, mainly due to be exhausted. Day 1 was a long day with an expected 3 ½ laps and almost 8 hours riding, but due to the course becoming impassable in places, the day was shortened and the club worked hard to cut out some difficult sections. All the championship riders lost minutes on the check controls, but it was Tom of the small KTM 250 Fourstroke that was the quickest only taking 1 minute penalty. Tom also won all three of the cross country tests to easily take the days win despite his bike not running perfectly with a carburation problem due to water or dirt , in these conditions it was just impossible to consider opening the carb to clean it and also because there was so much water about we had to fit a new airfilter at every check point , so Tom just hard to adapt his riding style to accept the small glitch and rode extremely well. Day 2 and the organisers had made big changes to the circuit and the riders just had 2 laps to complete and 2 special tests, there would be no drama’s on this day, no problems with check control times and even the sun made an appearance between showers. Tom once again won both special tests and took another day win. There is still one round remaining in the BEC series but Tom cannot be beaten for the Title, with 4 day wins and a 2nd position he is now the overall 2008 Metzeler British Enduro Champion for the 2nd time. Results Day 1: Tom sagar D3-Racing KTM 250 EXC-F Edward Jones KTM UK 300 EXC Rob Jones Yamaha YZ 125 Day 2: Tom Sagar D3-Racing KTM 250 EXC-F Paul Edmondson Suzuki RM 250 Edward Jones KTM UK 300 EXC
19/20 JUNE BOLTON BY BOWLAND
19/20 JUNE BOLTON BY BOWLAND
19TH JUNE PRACTICE AT BOLTON BY BOWLAND
19TH JUNE PRACTICE AT BOLTON BY BOWLAND
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IRON MAN CHALLENGE SUN 28TH AUG
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Helmsley 14/15TH AUGUST - ROUND 8 NPHS - LIMITED ENTRIES FOR THIS EVENT
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ROUND 7 AT GISBURN 24/25TH JULY
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BUTTS PRACTICE POSTPONED - ANOTHER DATE COMING SOON
We are very sorry but the Butts Quarry Practice this weekend is postponed - we are just in the process of arranging another date - check website for further details.
MEGA WEEKEND ELLINGTON BANKS RIPON
NOVEMBER 8/9
a mega weekend of hare scramble action at ellington banks
saturday training day with husky starts paul bolton si wakely daryl bolter
saturday practice session
saturday youth ladies race
sunday all adults 2.5 hour hare scramble
round 2 NATIONAL PUTOLIN HARE SCRAMBLE CHAMPIONSHIP
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13/14 JUNE BOLTON BY BOWLAND WEEKEND
13/14 JUNE BOLTON BY BOWLAND RETURNING TO THIS POPULAR VENUE , THIS COURSE IS THE LONGEST EVER USING THIS MAJORITY OF THIS FIRST OF LAST YEARS TRACK WERE WE USED THE BIG HAY FIELDS PLUS ALL OF THE FAR SIDE OF THE VALLEY FOR AND AVERAGE RIDER WE EXPECT THE LAP TIME TO BE AROUND 16/17 MINUTES , CAMPING FROM FRIDAY
knight to kawasaki
rumor has it mr knight will soon be mounted on a green machine
KIELDER
K2 ON SCHEDULE 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 fantastic 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 There are not many 2 day time card events in England so now’s your chance to see what we can offer, entries are available at www.dirtbike-traxs.com or phone Jane the entries secretary on 07914777534 for details of this special time card weekend
BURNLEY BOG RACE
ROUND 9 NATIONAL PUTOLINE HARE SCRAMBLE CHAMPIONSHIPTHE BURNLEY BOG RACEWITH GRIM WEATHER UP NORTH GRIMBO WINS THE BOG RACE With the poor weather over the north west of England during the last week compounding the already wet ground, after yet another poor summer the dirtbike-traxs team took the decision to switch venue as the proposed venue of Gisburn was unusable so New Barn farm at Hapton Burnley where the conditions were better for the riders was prepared for the 9th round of the national putoline hare scramble championship,
Saturday saw the youth riders take up the Burnley challenge with an 11 am start considering the conditions with rain sweeping across the Burnley area there was a good turn out of youth and lady riders , Scott Altass was quickly into the lead in the senior B a lead he would maintain taking a comfortable win with Luke Flack 2nd, Michael Gilby 3rd, Harrison Bell 4th, while in the juniors Dexter Douglas was building a lead and took the win Doltan Shannon battled to take second and Ross Johns came in third , the ladies race was won by Gina Bewlay with Jade Gordon second and Molly Howe 3rd . All the youth and lady riders can be proud of completing the Burnley course much feared among the adult riders for some unknown reason .
After the youth race The hard working dirtbike-traxs crew switched the track around ready for the 2 pm quad race using the full Burnley bog course the quad riders were in for a treat . at 2pm starter Sie Jones gave the start signal and the quad race burst into life with the Dirtbike Dawg leading the quads away on the can am renegade , Phil Robobog Robinson briefly moved into lead on his Craigs dr loo ktm but the Dawg was having none of it powering the mighty can am back into the lead as he raced towards heartbreak hill , Matt Holmes Craigs ktm was now in second place and making up ground on the leader over the fast stretches , Matt took the lead just before cow bog , but as he headed in to the first gullies the Dawg was back in the lead and completed the first lap in front . for the next few laps Matt Holmes Craigs ktm kept the pressure on the leader the Dirtbike Dawg but Matt was forced to retire after the 4th lap with mud impacted into his eyes the Dawg went on to lap the entire field and take the sportsman class win from Phil Robobog robinson second and in third place Justin the Daddy Wilson who has found a new passion in quad racing , in the clubman/expert class Billy Hall was the winner with Andy Warren second and Mathew Holmes third big thanks to Robobog and dr loo for supplying the extrabogs!!!
Sunday saw much better weather conditions with 2 or 3 rare glimpses of the sun which was a real treat for the riders and the inhabitants of Burnley and more amazingly no rain , with the riders massed on the start line for the 11am start starter John kerwin gave the go signal and the annual Burnley Bog race was under way , the Biffstar leading the field away to take the RAS sport hole shot award with David Woods close behind , the Biffstar held the lead for most of the first lap but Graham Jarvis or Grimbo as he is better known appeared first at race control with the Biffstar and Dave Woods chasing hard , Joe Deakin was remaining in touch getting used to the new husky 125 , as the leaders approached heartbreak hill David Woods made a mistake and buried his bike he lost nearly half a lap on the leaders before extracting himself, after the 3 lap the series leader the Biffstar’s rear mouse came out and tangled around the wheel but he limped back to repair it keeping himself in the championship by gaining some points for a finish, as the race drew to a close Graham Jarvis secured the win, David Woods was on a mission after his early mistake and took a fine second place . Joe Deakin the midlands youngster on board a husky sport wr 125 finished with the 3rd podium place after being in second for a long spell .
The clubman E1 class was once again dominated by Niki Walker, with Stuart Gordon second and John Calvert 3rd Levi Johnson won the clubman open class by a lap from Richard Spencer second and Mick Thompson third . Rob Butler dished out a fine ride to win the 040 class with Chris Ball in second and Jon Lappin third , the sportsman E1 class was won by James Reeve while the sportsman open class victory went to Elliot Shaw , Shaun Routledge won the novice group Scott Altass won the senior A youth class , well the Burnley bog race was a winner and the venue change proved to be the correct decision as the riders came off the course with smiling faces, tired but most importantly having enjoyed the Burnley challenge . The series moves to the east coast for the next round on the 20th of September were Woodhouse Farm will host the 10th round of the national putoline hare scramble championship .
LICENCES NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2010 JUST £24.00
GET YOUR LICENCE FOR £24.00 FOR 2010 CLICK ON LICENCES ABOVE.
Your Licence will cover you for the 2010 summer and winter series and all True Grit Off Road Events.
IF YOU BUY YOUR LICENCE BY 20TH DECEMBER IT WILL COVER YOU FOR THE BUTTS CHRISTMAS CRACKER EVENT AT BUTTS QUARRY ON THE 28TH DECEMBER 2009.
LICENCES NOW AVAILABLE £24.00 CLOSING DATE TO BUY LICENCES FOR 2010 IS THE 3RD ROUND OF THE SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIP 2010.
LICENCES AVAILABLE JUST £24.00 CLOSING DATE TO REGISTER FOR THE 2010 CHAMPIONSHIP IS NO LATER THAN THE 3RD ROUND OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP. LICENCES WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE AFTER THIS TIME IF REQUIRED BUT CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS WILL NOT BE AWARDED.
NEW Updated Rider Numbers for 2010
Here are the rider numbers for all those who have registered so far.
If you haven't registered yet we will be at Driffiled on Sat and Sun 13/14 Feb 2010 if you want to pay then. If you ring before we can give you a number and have the license ready for you at Driffield.
Your rider number will be available up to the Tuesday before each race, after that, numbers may have been allocated to riders that have pre-booked.
| Race Number | Name | Class |
| 1 | Craig Altass | Expert |
| 2 | Niki Walker | Expert |
| 4 | Lee Simpson | Expert |
| 12 | Harry Hillas | Expert |
| 31 | James Heaney | Clubman E1 |
| 32 | Ryan Patrick | Clubman E1 |
| 33 | Jack Colley | Clubman E1 |
| 34 | Tim Johnson | Clubman E1 |
| 35 | Edward Field | Clubman E1 |
| 36 | Steven Calvert | Clubman E1 |
| 37 | John Calvert | Clubman E1 |
| 38 | Anthony Tempest | Clubman E1 |
| 39 | Craig Parker | Clubman E1 |
| 40 | Rob dawson | Clubman E1 |
| 41 | Gary Botterill | Clubman E1 |
| 42 | William Hillas | Clubman E1 |
| 46 | Jordan Johns | Clubman E1 |
| 55 | James Allison | Clubman E1 |
| 61 | Robert Johnson | Clubman E1 |
| 64 | Mark Sleightholm | Clubman E1 |
| 82 | Chris Cooper | Clubman Open |
| 83 | Ben Howard | Clubman Open |
| 84 | Elliot Shaw | Clubman Open |
| 85 | Andy Williams | Clubman Open |
| 86 | Jason Winter | Clubman Open |
| 87 | Kevin Whitaker | Clubman Open |
| 88 | Sean Gordon | Clubman Open |
| 89 | Will Howe | Clubman Open |
| 90 | Chris Elliott | Clubman Open |
| 94 | Mark Horrobin | Clubman Open |
| 96 | Andy Horrobin | Clubman Open |
| 98 | Richard Graham | Clubman Open |
| 131 | Kurt Luby | Over 40's |
| 132 | Dave Kings | Over 40's |
| 133 | Dave Heap | Over 40's |
| 134 | Nicolas Eke | Over 40's |
| 135 | Gary Meek | Over 40's |
| 136 | Paul Kelstrup | Over 40's |
| 137 | Paul Johnson | Over 40's |
| 138 | Bill Howe | Over 40's |
| 141 | Simon Nutter | Over 40's |
| 143 | Dave Auker | Over 40's |
| 147 | John Lofthouse | Over 40's |
| 181 | Scott Altass | Senior A |
| 182 | Luke Gorse | Senior A |
| 183 | Jack Dempsey | Senior A |
| 191 | Jake Barnard | Senior A |
| 201 | Richard Bentham | Sportsman E1 |
| 202 | Paul Bradley | Sportsman E1 |
| 203 | Stuart Thompson | Sportsman E1 |
| 204 | Anthony Whitehead | Sportsman E1 |
| 205 | Andrew Pullfrey | Sportsman E1 |
| 206 | Chris Perry | Sportsman E1 |
| 207 | James Wardingley | Sportsman E1 |
| 208 | Barry James cox | Sportsman E1 |
| 209 | Andy Trimingham | Sportsman E1 |
| 210 | Jack Midgley | Sportsman E1 |
| 211 | Steve Leaming | Sportsman E1 |
| 212 | Chris Mason | Sportsman E1 |
| 213 | Simon Fletcher | Sportsman E1 |
| 214 | Paul Jefferson | Sportsman E1 |
| 215 | Will Livesey | Sportsman E1 |
| 216 | Jason Wynne | Sportsman E1 |
| 217 | Gary Court | Sportsman E1 |
| 218 | Ed Battye | Sportsman E1 |
| 219 | David Botterill | Sportsman E1 |
| 220 | Neil O'Leary | Sportsman E1 |
| 224 | Jay Wood | Sportsman E1 |
| 236 | Phil Dalgleish | Sportsman E1 |
| 244 | Ian Sigley | Sportsman E1 |
| 261 | Tom Tomlinson | Sportsman Open |
| 262 | Lee Stansfield | Sportsman Open |
| 263 | Ian Heyworth | Sportsman Open |
| 264 | Mark Wardingley | Sportsman Open |
| 265 | Gareth Hawins | Sportsman Open |
| 266 | Philip Wilson | Sportsman Open |
| 267 | Simon Syrett | Sportsman Open |
| 268 | Joe Wheeler | Sportsman Open |
| 269 | David Weaver | Sportsman Open |
| 270 | Ashley Gallagher | Sportsman Open |
| 271 | Damion Lord | Sportsman Open |
| 272 | Jason McGarry | Sportsman Open |
| 273 | George Stanley | Sportsman Open |
| 278 | Patrick Bukley | Sportsman Open |
| 283 | Tony Parkin | Sportsman Open |
| 320 | Mark Barrow | Novice |
| 321 | Mark Buckley | Novice |
| 322 | Mick Woolley | Novice |
| 323 | Paul Sharples | Novice |
| 324 | Rupert Smith | Novice |
| 325 | Darren Skillin | Novice |
| 326 | James Surtees | Novice |
| 327 | Paul Grimmer | Novice |
| 328 | Lee Simpson | Novice |
| 329 | Gary Haxby | Novice |
| 330 | Gary Ellison | Novice |
| 331 | Dan Hunter | Novice |
| 336 | Glynn Clemet | Novice |
Kids
| Race Number | Name | Class |
| 1 | George Newhouse | 9 Senior B |
| 2 | Ross Johns | 9 Senior B |
| 3 | Ryan Gee | 9 Senior B |
| 4 | Daryl Gee | 9 Senior B |
| 5 | Patrick Rosney | 9 Senior B |
| 6 | Dan Suddaby | 9 Senior B |
| 7 | Robbie Wallis | 9 Senior B |
| 8 | Doltan Shannon | 9 Senior B |
| 9 | Dan Lappin | 9 Senior B |
| 10 | Dan Bewley | 9 Senior B |
| 12 | Jamie Dilworth | 9 Senior B |
| 14 | Louis Phillips | 9 Senior B |
| 31 | Helen Lang | 12 Ladies |
| 32 | Gina Bewley | 12 Ladies |
| 40 | Tommy Grimmer | 10 Juniors |
| 41 | Ben Turner | 10 Juniors |
| 77 | Leanne Field | 10 Juniors |
Quads
| Race Number | Name | Class |
| 3 | Matt Alberti | Expert |
| 4 | Andrew Vernon | Expert |
| 6 | Mark Beevers | Expert |
| 11 | Chris Theron | Clubman/Sportsman |
| 12 | John Welford | Clubman/Sportsman |
| 17 | Mark Rickets | Clubman/Sportsman |
| 18 | Paul Ransom | Clubman/Sportsman |
| 25 | Matthew Ambler | Novice |
| 26 | Gary Hodgson | Novice |
| 36 | Paul Taylor | 4x4 |
| 37 | Katie Hodgson | 4x4 |
2010 Putoline National Hare Scramble Championship
The 2010 National Putoline Hare Scramble Championship organised by Dirtbike-Traxs and True Grit Off Road, is about to get underway, starting with the first round at Driffield over the weekend of 13/14 Feb 2010.
The championship consists of 10 rounds of awesome cross country racing at various venues throughout the North of England.
We have another fantastic prize fund consisting of a combination of products from our many sponsors, the main provider being Putoline, along with some great new sponsors for the summer championship. Prizes will be given at the end of the season for the top 3 riders in each class and trophies down to 5th place. We are looking at doing something a bit different this year by giving out a prize to one lucky person on each race day. The idea is to pick a specific time in the race and the person who comes through the lap scoring at that time gets the prize. This will give everyone an equal chance of going home with a little something.
Closing date to register for the Putoline 2010 Championship is no later than the 3rd round of the championship. Licences will still be available after this period but championship points will not be awarded.
Dates and venues for 2010 National Putoline Hare Scramble Championship:
Rd1: 13th/14th Feb - Driffield TGOR
Rd2: 13th/14th March - Butts Quarry, Derbyshire
Rd3: 17th/18th April - Woodhouse, Great Ayton
Rd4: 8th/9th May - Gisburn, Lancs
Rd5: 29th/30th May - Driffield TGOR
Rd6: 19th/20th June - Bolton By Bowland
Rd7: 24th/25th July - Gisburn, Lancs
Rd8: 14th/15th August - Bolton By Bowland
Rd9: 18th/19th Sept - Woodhouse, Great Ayton
Rd10: 2nd/3rd October – Driffield
Rnd 2 National Putoline Hare Scramble BUTTS QUARRY, DERBYSHIRE 13/14 MARCH, BOOK EARLY, LIMITED ENTRIES.
Round 2 National Putline Hare Scramble @ Butts Quarry, Derbyshire on the 13/14 March.
Book via google or Tel:- 07914 777534 for an entry.
LIMITED PLACES SO BOOK EARLY!!!
Thanks
DBT