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THE K2 RALLY

 

 -17/18TH MAY  k2 rally round of the big bike rally challenge 2013
New date for 2014 the rally moves forward in to may, we go in Wark , pundershaw for a new special. The K2 mileage  this to 65 miles per lap with 2.5 laps per day; we are doubling the specials to 2 per lap , after spending the winter training new timimg crew and using them successfully at the helmsley enduro where the riders enjoyed 2 test per lap,

 The K2 is a real adventure as it weaves through the mighty Kielder forestry complex.      One of the great things about the K2 rally are the hard based forestry trails, there will be no getting stuck no matter what the weather throws at us. The special tests are suitable for big rally bikes, trail bikes and enduro machines no pushing just ride!
For the enduro bikes we have 3 optional enduro loops per lap, there is no requirement to do them but they add a bit of spice!
The campsite based at keilder organic meats farm and is only a short walk to the tourist town of bellingham. Regular competitors will know how good the award winning organic catering is. The campsite will be open from Thursday 15th may.
The tourist town of Bellingham is only a short walk from the campsite offering pubs, a petrol station, and a supermarket don’t forget the organic farm shop at the campsite with a wonderful array of home grown meats.      07557665647
Until may Rally On Boys!

THE RETURN GISBURN

 

THE RETURN

GISBURN 26/27 JULY

 

After many years the long awaited return to one of the best XC venues in the UK is nearly over on the 26/27 July dirtbike-action will bring the venue back to life with a weekend of XC madness.

It’s very easy to use words like iconic but through 2005 to 2009 “Gisburn”  regularly had 500 to 600 riders per weekend  racing around the fast flowing open country side , nothing since has ever come close . We don’t expect to repeat those days but we now have the opportunity to race again at this fantastic venue.  make a weekend of it, there’s a practice session on the Saturday and an extreme enduro , Sunday sees a day of xc racing catering for  riders 8 years old to adult in 3 races  remember the epic Barnes banks by the river , the sticky woodland  hill climb,  the camping , and best of all farmer Barnes will be back in action . With some great trophies to be won through the classes get yourself booked in to this weekend of xc fun. book in early and you get the weekends riding for £80 or simply choose the day you want to ride .

2015 provisional dates

  MARCH 15/16 Helmsley enduro
MARCH 28/29 xc championship Yorkshire
APRIL 25/26 xc championship Yorkshire
MAY 2/3 Helmsley n yorks 2 day enduro
MAY 30/31 xc championship Lincolnshire
JUNE 13/14 world trials championship cumbria
JUNE 20/21 xc championship East yorks
JULY 18/19 xc championship Lancashire
AUGUST 8/9 xc championship Lancashire...
AUGUST 15/16 harwood enduro Northumberland
SEPTEMBER 5/6 xc championship Lancashire
OCTOBER 10/11 xc championship Cumbria
OCTOBER 17/18 Helmsley enduro

Dalton report

 

The Putoline Dalton XC 16^th November

  Paul Bolts to win at Dalton XC

 

Despite the recently poor weather Dirtbike-Action set out a great cross country course at Dalton utilising the existing mx track. Track designer John Kerwin devised 2 enduro loops which allowed the mx track to be used in its entirety. The enduro loops were broken up with a selection of man-made obstacles rock garden, logs, pipes and tyres.  John made the decision to use the 2 race format for the adults  a format he used in the successful Dirtbike-Traxs era.

 Race 1 started 9.30am with the Sportsmen and Novice/beginner classes competing for 2 hours. The Sportsman lead the field away around the mx track with sportsman Mark Smith first back to lap scoring, a lead he held for several laps. Veteran Brett Haley had a poor start but soon got into his stride and moved up to 2^nd place. As the race developed sportsman Matt Redman pushed to the front and at the chequered flag had pulled out a 5 minute winning margin over Mark Smith who both finished on 16 laps, with Brett Haley in third on 15 laps. Rob Little topped the novice/beginner group with Martyn Dawson in second, both riders completed 14 laps. Ryan Johnson filled the final podium place with 13 laps. Only a few of the riders in this race tried the big ash log the majority opting for the detour.

Race 2 Expert, Clubman & O40

With a good line up of expert riders 16 in total, which  included Eurotek KTM rider Paul Bolton, Biff Smith, Zac Sherwin and a handful of local expert mx riders having a go at xc racing on their local track, it was going to be interesting to see if there would be an upset to the form book.  But from the start Eurotek’s Paul Bolton was looking good, initially in second place then taking the lead with Biff Smith and Zac Sherwin not far behind. On lap 6 leader Bolton came in to the pits to fix a puncture, Biff Smith on the Sandiford Honda then took up took lead but on lap 7 Biff snapped off the gear change lever and dropped well back while it was sorted costing him several laps on the leaders. But Bolts with his super smooth riding was soon back in the lead building up a convincing lead on board the Eurotek KTM exc 300 over Zac Sherwin in second and Phil Hancock taking 3^rd place.  Biff Smith put on a hard charge and fought his way back into forth spot. At the chequered flag Bolts was the clear winner from Zak Sherwin and Phil Hancock 3^rd with Biff  4^th

Meanwhile the battle for victory in the 040 class was won by Kyle Deswert 3 minutes ahead of Ross Hall who was minute up on Howard Blundell, all completed 16 laps. In the Clubman class Liam Ward and Mike Pye were very close at the end of the 2 hour race only 35 seconds separating them in favour of Liam Ward, both riders complete 17 and look set for the experts in 2015. That completed a great days xc racing at a new venue.

John said at t

he end “Talking to the riders they enjoyed the Dalton course but they especially liked the 2 race format.  This is something I used years ago and as Dirtbike-Action will be running a major cross country championship next year we will continue with it where possible. We still have at least  2 more xc events  this year Saturday 27 December The Moonshine xc,  a 2 hour race starting at 4pm and The Hangover xc on the 28 December. A big thanks to everybody that helped, roll on 2015 and The Northern XC Championship”

The putoline helmsley enduro

 

Putoline Helmsley Time Card Enduro Weekend

18/19^th  October

Dirtbike-Action are once again pushing the boat out with the Helmsley enduro  round 7 of the Neec  Sunday 19 october.

The weekend starts on Saturday with a vinduro catering for twinshock ,  classic bikes up to 1995 any trail bike  and running alongside this is a fun enduro for sportsmen  novice/beginners riders on modern bike  especialy for riders that want to try Enduro   or just get some time card practice

Sunday is the final round of the NEEC as usual 2 special test are on offer 1 xc test and after the success of last years stubble test  we have massive  stubble test  in a much bigger field located  300 metres from the start,  lots of new going has been included in the event , camping is always welcome using  the best start area of the series. Enter early as the march event was full

WORLD TRIALS CHAMPIONSHIP 13/14 JUNE