DAVID KNIGHT
Knight dominates round two of the British Enduro Championship

Farioli KTM rider David Knight has claimed two more day wins in the 2010 British Enduro Championship, this time winning the Grampian Motorcycle Club organised Lossiemouth Enduro held in the north of Scotland. Winner of the opening round of the series back in February, Knight claimed a comfortable winning margin on both days finishing close to two minutes ahead of Tom Sagar on day one and just over two minutes ahead on day two. David recorded the fastest time on all of the event’s special tests.

The first rider onto the long, technical and sandy Lossiemouth special tests Knight quickly set about distancing himself from his rivals and in completing the day with no mistakes enjoyed a well-deserved and commanding win. Day two again saw Knight take charge early on. With many riders finding the long, three-lap, second day tiring Knight revelled in the rough, and unforgiving conditions of the special tests to secure his third consecutive day win of the ’10 BEC series.

David’s next event will be the third round of the Enduro World Championship, which takes place in Italy on the 22/23 of May.

David Knight: ‘It’s been a fantastic weekend, but a tough one. Being the first rider onto the tests on day one meant I was just trying to work out where the best line was. Even on the second lap it was hard to push hard going into the turns, but on the third lap both tests were really rough, especially the beach test. The sand was so dry and soft that it was really hard to get into a flowing rhythm. It was a really hard workout. The whole day went well. I didn’t push too hard, I basically pushed as hard as the track would allow. I put in a good time on the first test of day two, and got steadily faster. I made a mistake on the second motocross test, but that was my only mistake really. A second day of three laps was hard work, but for me it was good training for world championship. Everything was spot on throughout both days and I really enjoyed it. I hope the event runs again next year. It would be good if there were a bit more support for the event. It would be a real shame if the event wasn’t on the BEC calendar.’

Metzeler ACU British Enduro Championship, Round 2 day 1
1.     David Knight (KTM Enduro Factory Support Team) 3790.76
2.     Tom Sagar (Suzuki) 3900.0
3.     Daryl Bolter (KTM) 3965.52
4.     Paul Edmondson (Suzuki) 3973.84
5.     Si Wakely (Husqvarna) 4037.32

Metzeler ACU British Enduro Championship, Round 2 day 2
1.     David Knight (KTM Enduro Factory Support Team) 3770.82
2.     Tom Sagar (Suzuki) 3896.72
3.     Paul Edmondson (Suzuki) 3982.37
4.     Daryl Bolter (KTM) 3986.92
5.     Greg Evans (KTM) 4010.22


MIDWEST HUSABERG UK TEAM
With only 2 days rest following the UEM enduro in France last weekend the Midwest Husaberg UK team headed north for the long journey to Lossiemouth in North East Scotland to compete in the rescheduled rounds 2 & 3 of the BEC. Conditions were better this time as the event was cancelled in February due to heavy snow and the riders tackled the long, sandy, demanding tests which became extremely bumpy after nearly 14 hours riding over the weekend.

Championship E2 rider Ollie Moyce improved on his first BEC results to claim 3rd in class on both days and 1st in the under 23 class.

Ollie said: “I had a mixture of fortunes over the weekend. On Saturday I struggled in the beach test getting past slower riders but pushed hard to finish 3rd in class and seventh overall, only a few seconds from 2nd. Whilst on Sunday I was having a better day but a lack of concentration meant that I crashed 3 times in the last Enduro test undoing all that hard work. I then had to give it everything to again finish 7th overall and 3rd in class but this time I was the fastest Under-23 rider. It was a great event and well worth the 12 hour drive. My FE 390 Midwest Husaberg did not miss a beat all weekend and I would like to say thanks to everyone who helped.”

E3 Championship contender Jamie Paget had a difficult first day breaking off his gear lever but improved on day 2 to claim 3rd in class on both days. Arran Poolman Expert E2 rider had a good result on day 1 claiming 3rd in class but on the second lap hit a hidden tree stump and later had an x-ray to confirm 3 broken bones in his foot so couldn’t ride the second day. Tyson Maytom-Jones had a consistent weekend in the Expert E3 class finishing second on both days.

The team’s next event is the British Cross Country Championship on 16th May at Chevenage Farm, Tetbury.


Frontrow GB
Round 2 of the British Enduro Championship proved to be another excellent event, with some initial doubts of expectations with a reduction in the land area open for use.

The weather stayed completely dry for a change and the two special tests at Lossiemouth Forest and orientated around the motocross circuit were a joy to ride. Both completely different, with the deep sand of the forest and more graded option at the motocross circuit.

David Knight on his KTM530 put in a flawless performance on both days, considerably quicker than anyone else followed by Tom Sagar on his Suzuki RMZ450 and Daryl Bolter on the KTM250 on Day 1, and with a further top performance on Day 2, David Knight was followed home again by Tom Sagar on the 450 Suzuki and his team mate Paul Edmondson on the 250 Suzuki.

Stan Watt from Front Row GB had a fair performance on both days, improving considerably on Day 2 compared on Day 1. With the weather remaining good over the weekend and the course staying in good condition there was no serious difficult going where Stan's physical or mental attributes would be needed to close the gap on normally faster riders.

Day 1 saw Stan lose a minute on each tight check and a few mistakes on the special tests pushing him down to 29th and 4th in class.

Some suspension changes after the first lap on Day 2 by Steve Plain, made a huge difference allowing Stan to stay on time with both tight checks on the second lap and improve on the special test times from Day 1, even though, in theory the course should be slower after becoming considerably rougher.

With the improvements on Day 2, Stan felt stronger throughout, lifting his position to 25th remaining 4th in class.

Many riders appeared to find the course more demanding on Day 2, but Stan felt it much easier going, predominantly down to the suspension changes, making all the difference.

A big thanks to John Little who recently turned 72 and the Grampian MCC for such a great event on wonderful land, one of/if not the best on the British Championship calendar. There are rumours that it is unlikely to be back for a while, which would be a huge loss to the sport.