Team Gas Gas British Enduro championship

Posted by Ray | 26 February 2009 | Comment

The 1st Round of the 2009 British Championship Enduro took place in Thetford Forest which was fantastically organised by the Diss Club.

This was the first event for the new GGUK Enduro Team managed by Steve Plain.

This ‘one day’ BEC is always a ‘full-on’ day with not only the special tests to worry about. The one check lap always tightens up considerably and the last two laps have to be ridden flat out. In fact only ten riders in the Championship Class stayed on time and all the experts riders lost time.

Photo…Just before the start… Ashley white helmet, Gareth Black helmet and Bradley Gold helmet.

The superb test was unfortunatley only ridden 3 times by the Champ Class and twice by the Experts.

The event was won by Knighter who was under pressure after the first two tests but blitzed the last test to take the win.

No1 GG rider Ashley Wood finished 8th in the E2 Championship Class after crashing in the second test and losing just one minute on the last lap. Ash looked very smooth all day and his EC250 performed very well.

Gareth Hopkins (GGUK) had to retire on the fifth lap after hitting a tree and aggrevated his shoulder injury that happened before Christmas. Lets hope his shoulder recovers in time for the first GBXC in two weeks time.

Bradley King (GGUK) finished 11th in Champ E2 Class with average test times and lost 5 minutes on the final lap.

Luke Meredith (GGUK)had a good day finishing 4th in the Expert E2 Class on his EC200. Luke was looking good in the test but a quick fall spolit his second test. Luke lost 2 minutes on the last lap.
Chay Granby (GGUK) finished 4th in Expert E3 on his EC300.

Its a shame the expert riders didnt have a third and final test like the Championship Class…

Jack Lee (JOHN LEE GAS GAS ) rode his first Enduro and WON the Clubman E3 Class.