This weeks ‘What’s on Weekly’ features more events from around the country. Here is a selection of just a few events taking place.
Motocross
This Saturday the opening round of the Future West ACU British Supercross Championship will be taking place at the Sheffield Arena. The event will be the first of five rounds of the 2011/2012 Supercross Championship. With an exciting line up of Pro riders in both the SX1 and SX2 class there is sure to be plenty of exciting racing all through the evening. British Champion and fan favourite Brad Anderson will be aiming to win his fourth National title of the year, but he will have to beat the like of Stephen Sword, Tom Church, Adam Chatfield, Nicolas Aubin, Neville Bradshaw and Ashley Greedy in the process. Ticket can still be purchased from the Sheffield box office on 0114 256 5656 or you can watch all the races live on www.fwsx.com if you live outside the UK.
On Sunday the Norfolk and Suffolk Junior Motorcycle Club will be Round 9 of their Club Championship at the Great Hockham circuit. The meeting is due to start at 9:30am with practice. With all classes from Autos to Adults there is sure to be plenty of exciting racing all day long. For more information please visit the clubs website www.nsjmcc.co.uk and for riders wishing to enter this meeting should contact Tracey on 07947 657990 or [email protected].
Enduro
Sunday 23rd October sees the 4th round of the EMG/KIA Eastern Centre Solo Championship at Foxborough Quarry, Sible Hedingham organised by the Sudbury Motor Cycle Club. This is a Hare and Hounds event where there is a mass start for competitors instead of the usual four competitors setting off every minute. The event is split into two with the Clubman’s Class starting at 10am and riding for two hours nonstop, while the Championship and Expert Class start at 1pm and ride for 2.5 hours nonstop. Entries are not finalised but there is everything to ride for as in the Championship Class Jamie Roper is on 55 points following him is Chris Hockey 49 points, Julian Harvey 32 points, Sam Toy 24 points. In the Experts Class Kelvin Vant is leading with 44 points with Phil Maltby 42 points, Aaron Edwards 38 points, Phil Roper 33 points and Andy Mason 32 points. The Clubman’s Class is also closely contested with Nicholas Barrett leading on 41 points, followed by Ben Alexander and Luke Hodgkinson on 37 points, Chris Haylock 36 points and Dan Richardson 30 points. This series is hotting up and after the Sudbury Club’s event there are two more rounds in November with the riders best five scores out of six counting, because any of the riders mentioned can win their Class with others lurking in the background.
Slab Common in Bordon, Hampshire will be the site of the 3Hrs Hare and Hound Enduro. The event is being hosted by the Hants Police MCC and will take place on Sunday. Classes are available for Experts, Clubman’s A and B and Sportsman’s. The event is open to all and membership to the XHG Tigers will be available if it is required. For more information about the event visit www.hpmcc.org and phone Dave Ryall on 07710 013827 for an entry to the event.
Trial
The Richmond Motor Club will be hosting the eighty second Scott Trial on October 22. It could be the eighty third depending on when petrol rationing was eased after W.W, Two. Dougie Lampkin broke off world trialling to take the Alfred Scott Memorial Trophy three times. Michael Phillipson, Wayne Braybrook and 2010 winner and British champion James Dabill added their names to the coveted trophy. One name stands above all others, nine times winner Graham Jarvis. Even at thirty five Jarvis is more than capable of making it ten Scott's and all those illustrious names will ride again Saturday. Two hundred and ten will leave Feldom Range to face eighty sections and about the same rugged moorland miles battling with terrain and time. As in the previous years there will be a comprehensive programme listing all competitors, their machines and home towns. Among that list are World Superbike stars Leon Haslam and Leon Camier who both capable off-road riders. Don’t expect them to stop and sign autographs! Price is set at £4.00. Remember, the Richmond Motor Club has donated over the years over £107.000 from the proceeds of the programme and the famed auction which precedes the awards ceremony.
If your club is running an event in the coming weeks and would like to be a part of this feature please contact Richard Blyth on [email protected] with details of your event.