Weston Beach Race Set To Reach New Heights
United Kingdom(10/17/06) - Working together
with North Somerset Council, and a host of local organisations
and businesses, RHL Activities Ltd have lined up what
promises to be one of the most fiercely competitive weekend's
of off road motorcycle sport seen anywhere in the world.
Over 1500 entries across five classes will take part in
the annual two day event set on the golden sands of Weston-super-Mare.
In addition to the main race programme the spectacular
American quad freestyle team, who thrilled us all in 2005,
are back to blow our minds. The H Bomb Squad have returned
to the beach where they will attempt the first 360 degree
flip with a quad seen in Europe.
Entries for the 2006 Weston Beach Race have reached
new heights in both quantity and quality. The 24th running
of the traditional end of season bonanza is set for
the ultimate battle when arguably the worlds two best
off road motorcycle racers go head to head around the
3.5 mile track. Ten times world motocross champion,
and 2004 beach race winner, Stefan Everts from Belgium,
will line up against double world enduro champion and
2002 solo and quad class beach race victor David Knight.
With Everts heading for retirement at the end of this
year, and Manxman Knight, who has gone through the entire
2006 world enduro championship unbeaten, this could
be prove to be the only time these two giants of the
sport face each other in genuine competition. But don't
think it's just going to be a two horse race. 2005 winner,
and multi enduro world cham! pion Paul Edmondson from
Lichfield is another that will be out to take top honours.
Add in to the mix the masters of the Le Touquet Beach
Race in Northern France, Jean Claude Mousse and Arnoud
Demeester, and a strong contingent from the USA, it
would take a brave man to wager more than 50p on the
outcome.
Over 70 riders from the region will also take part
in the main solo race. Top British Motocross championship
contender John May from Bristol will probably spearhead
the local attack. Andy Frost, who is also from Bristol,
and Weston-super-Mare's Rob Drinkwater are also both
seeded riders.
The quad class is no less impressive with multi British
champion and Weston victor Paul Winrow heading a field
of over 300 as he looks to continue his recent dominance
of the four wheel fraternity. Newly crowned British
Quad Champion John Mitchell, Jason Macbeth and Willy
Waggott will all have their eyes on the main prize.
All four UK stars will have to keep their throttle cables
stretched to the max if they are to overcome the American
challenge of Pro-ATV riders Dana Creech and 2005 GNCC
Champion John Natalie.
Bristol's Steve Ford and Phillip Difford both campaign
Yamaha machinery, albeit of vastly different power outputs,
in the Q1 quad class, while in the two man Q2 class
Andy Frost attempts to finish both two and four wheel
categories when he shares with James Munden. Minehead's
Steve and Justin Atkins take the more agricultural route
to when they tackle the 3.5 mile course on their Honda's
in the 4 x 4, Q4 class.
In conjunction with the quad race will be the sidecar
motocross class. No less than 50 of these three wheel
machines will attack the hills and dunes with Andrew Seward
and Simon Rogers aiming for top spot after narrowly missing
out on the podium last year. Also keep a look out for
outfit no.130, which has top grand prix solo star Gordon
Crockard giving passenger Kenny Gardner the ride of his
life!
It's a family affair for Weston-super-Mare's
Paul Rutherford and Vickie Harris in the sidecar class.
The father and step daughter finished a highly creditable
26th in 2005 and have their sights set on cracking the
top twenty this time around.
Once again the youth riders also get their chance to
tackle the Weston sand. Keep an eye out for tomorrow's
champions as over 175 young riders, aged from 6 to 14
years old, tackle the Cardiff Volkswagen sponsored 65cc
and 85cc races.
Rian Cooper from Bristol tackles the 85cc big wheel
class, as does Che Hebson from Weston-super-Mare.
Friday
- 20 October 2006
|
9:00 |
Scrutineering commences |
9:00 |
Riders / Marshall’s ‘signing
on’ |
Saturday
- 21 October 2006
|
8:00 - 10:00 |
Scrutineering – (Youth) and Marshall’s
‘signing on’ |
11:00 - 14:00 |
Adult quad and sidecar race |
14;45 - 15:30 |
Youth 65cc race |
16:00 - 17:00 |
‘H Bomb’ freestyle display |
17:00 |
Presentation of Awards |
| Sunday
22 October 2006 |
10:30 - 11:30 |
Youth 85cc race |
11:45 - 12:15 |
‘H Bomb’ freestyle display |
12:30 - 15;30 |
Main Solo Race |
16:15 |
Presentation of Awards |
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