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 … [Read more...]
Off-Road
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 … [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 … [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, … [Read more...]
Pendine speed bid in April
Land speed racer and record-setting motorcycle rider Zef Eisenberg and his MADMAX Race Team have got a new car speed target in their sights. On the weekend of 6-7 April 2019, Zef will aim to become the first person to achieve a British land speed record on bike and car within a year. The goal is to hit 200mph and beyond on sand in a crazy 1200hp … [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 … [Read more...]
Monster Jam to hit Cardiff in May
Monster Jam is returning to Principality Stadium, Cardiff on 18 May. The world famous trucks will be back to deliver an unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable experience for the whole family that promises to keep you on the edge of your seats. Tickets are go on general sale from www.monsterjam.co.uk tomorrow. The audience will be amazed as they … [Read more...]
Dyfed dirt riders thrill of youthes
The latest competion organised by the Dyfed Dirt Bike Club was a youth trial incorporating the final round of the Trials Training Wales Youth Championships, writes Gary Jones. A healthy entry of 23 riders left the start line at the fantastic Brynllewelyn Farm venue near Llanllwni to negotiate a lap comprising of 8 sections and with 4 laps on offer the … [Read more...]
Pendine speed weekend of mixed fortunes
Straightliners European and World sand & land speed event on Pendine last weekend saw some unique classic and some of the most powerful street legal motorbikes in the UK in action. Highlights of the two-day sprint event which was affected by wind and rain were: Kevin Nicks, returned with the Fastest Shed aiming to break his world record of … [Read more...]
Circuit of Wales plan on track again
A new attempt to create the Circuit of Wales is underway, writes Robin Roberts. The controversial £433M scheme on mountainside overlooking Ebbw Vale was rejected for Welsh Government assistance in June 2017. The original proposers of the 2013 venture failed to secure the confidence of the Welsh Government which had put £9M into studies to turn over … [Read more...]
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