Chris Mort’s campaign to retain his 450 – 1100cc Open title at Tonfanau got off to the perfect start, the Malpas rider taking a clean sweep of victories at the Crewe and South Cheshire Club’s Easter Sunday meet, reports Peter Hughes. The closest anyone could get to the Honda 600 rider was a little under seven seconds, that by fellow Honda rider Mike Norbury who took two seconds and a third. The … [Read more...]
Motorbikes
Welsh Classic Scramblers fill opening event
The opening round of the 2019 Welsh Classic Scrambles Championship was hosted by Teifiside Motor Club on Sunday, writes Gary Jones. The event attracted over 150 riders to the action packed event at Crugmore Farm Penparc, Cardigan, to the delight of spectators that turned out to see the classic bikes of yesteryear. The format of the day was nine classes, each having 3 blocks of … [Read more...]
Perfect conditions for Jack Frost Enduro
The 2019 Welsh Enduro Championship season continued over the weekend with the Jack Frost Enduro organised by the Rhayader MCC, writes Gary Jones. Conditions for the second round of the championship were about perfect at the start venue at the Saintswell MX track near Bwlch y Sarnau Mid Wales and attracted a full entry. The first of the championship riders left the start line at 10am and headed … [Read more...]
New Flying Mile record set at historic Pendine Sands
Record-breaking racer Zef Eisenberg survived a 195mph scare to establish a new Flying Mile at Pendine Sands. Riding a specially made 400bhp supercharged Suzuki Hayabusa (right) that was built and prepared by Eisenberg’s MADMAX Racing Team, he set a two-way average of 182.40mph on Saturday 6 April. In 1927, Sir Malcolm Campbell reached 174.8mph at Pendine, Carms in his iconic aero-engined … [Read more...]
Classic motorbikes racing this weekend
Although it’s now in its 40th successful year, the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club makes its first visit to Castle Combe on 6-7 April with a two-day nostalgia treat as it recreates the classic racing motorcycle scenes of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s. The weekend features plenty of competitive action, including the opening rounds of the 2019 ACU National Championships for Classic and Post Classic … [Read more...]
British All-Terrain Rally Challenge begins in Wales
West Wales provided the opening round of the 2019 British Championship All Terrain Rally Challenge when Dyfed Dirt Bike Club ran the Brechfa Two Day Rally. The club rapidly filled the 120 maximum entry of bikes permitted for the off road event in the Brechfa Forest and the surrounding area in Carmarthenshire, with riders eager to contest one of the many … [Read more...]
Anglesey Circuit begins bikers’ season
The motorcycle race season at Anglesey Circuit begins Sunday when the Wirral 100 Motor Club make their first of their four 2019 visits. The race format for the meeting will follow the club’s well-tested ‘Racing for Sport’ formula, the intention being to give the riders and spectators as much track action as possible in the time available. Each class will have two races and at the end of the … [Read more...]
Enduro season slips into gear
The 2019 Welsh motorcycle enduro season kicked into gear with the Welsh Trail Riding Association organised Snowrun Enduro, and for Mathew Harries from Ciliau Aeron the season has started on a high. Harries (right) is 16 and a member of the Lampeter-based Dyfed Dirt Bike club competing in the clubman class and took outright victory on his ET James KTM 125, beating off far more powerful bikes in … [Read more...]
Pembrey Circuit gears up for bumper events
A bumper package of events will take to Pembrey Circuit this season. Coming off the back of a hugely successful 2018 campaign for the South Wales-based venue which saw a glittering array of events take place and spectators line the bankings each weekend, the British Automobile Racing Club is track is gearing up for more of the same. The new season will kick off in early April with the Drift … [Read more...]
ET James back 2019 Welsh Enduro Championship
Rhayader-based ET James will sponsor the 2019 Welsh Enduro Championship. A competitor must be of proven Welsh birth, either or both parents of proven Welsh birth or have been a continuous resident in Wales for a period of not less than three years prior to the 1 January 2019 to enter the ET James series. This year the WMF Enduro Committee has agreed to allow riders in the Expert class … [Read more...]