Elite class riders Tom Sagar and Greg Evans gear up for a final round showdown as the Husqvarna ACU British Sprint Enduro Championship makes its final stop of ’11 at the Berwyn Leisure Park, Oswestry
John Dickinson asked in his Editorial in TMX on June 10th
In his Article basically about the TT, John made mention of the fact that there still appears to be a degree of misunderstanding by a majority of people, including ACU Members, regarding the ACU and ACU Events Ltd., especially considering the similarity in the names of the companies and the individuals linked to both bodies.
This weeks ‘What’s on Weekly’ features more events from around the country. Here is a selection of just a few events taking place.
On Saturday Manxman David Knight was listed in the Queen’s 2011 Birthday Honours List and has been made a Member of the British Empire. David Knight who is from the Isle of Man has been at the top of both World and British Enduro Championship racing for over ten years now.
Once again the Sunbeam MCC is seeking nominations for one of the UK’s most prestigious awards - THE PINHARD TROHY. This award has been presented since 1950 to the best Under-21 year old sporting motorcyclist competing under ACU or SACU jurisdiction.
This weeks ‘What’s on Weekly’ features more events from around the country. Here is a selection of just a few events taking place.
MotoRescue is a breakdown and recovery service for motorcycle enthusiasts where simply missing a race competition is not an option. In the event that your vehicle breaks down en route to a race event that you are competing in MotoRescue will get your vehicle and your passengers to the event and home again if a repair cannot be carried out whilst you are your race meeting. The scheme was developed by Autohome Assistance, a motor club that celebrated 40 years of service this year, in conjunction with the ACU.
At the weekend Britain’s top Enduro riders headed to Comanesti in Romania for Round 2 of the UEM European Enduro Championship. Following on his win at the opening round Danny McCanney was looking to continue on in fine form in the E2/E3 Junior championship. Greg Evans was also looking to move forward in the E2 Senior Championship from second place.
The third round of the ACU British Cross Country Championship (BXCC) will be at Canada Heights on Sunday 12th June 2011. The event is set to take place over a seven mile lap using the British Motocross Championship track, plus our 17.'5 acre undulating grass field and surrounding woodland and car park fields.
With effect 1st June, the ACU PR Department has taken over the management of the ACU website and will be promoting grassroots sports held under the ACU banner. The PR Department would be very grateful therefore if Clubs and Centres within the ACU could supply any details of upcoming events and activities by email to pr@acu.org.uk that they would like to see published on the ACU website.