Christmas Greetings...

Work off the mince pies, join us in a game of Santa Rider! 

Click here to play...

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year

Gary & the team at SCEC

26th February - Pallington Forest...

We've had the green light from the Forestry Commission for our Pallington Forest enduro on the 26th February - Regs will be available shortly. Watch this space!

2011 SCEC Championship Standings

Championship Standings are updated after each event and can be viewed and downloaded from our documents area www.enduro.org.uk/documents.html

Following yesterdays race our 2011 champions are confirmed as follows!!!!

Championship	Nick Life
Experts	Andy Claxton
Expert Vets	Andy Scudamore
Super Vets	Stephen Taylor
Clubman E1	Stephen Mulliner
Clubman E2	Dean Reed
Sportsman	Dave Sawtell
Sportsman Vets	Mark Chadbourne
Novice	Jack Spracklen

Bramblecombe Results...

Nick Life took the win at our final event of the season at Bramblecombe.  The event  was classic SCEC, lush green valleys, woodland climbs, cambers, hills, streams, and red hot racing. The perfect way to end the season. 

Results online now at enduro.org.uk and amazing photos at www.photoboxgallery.com/nickguppy and www.actionsport.co.uk 

Full report to follow.

Bramblecombe Farm Entry Full...

The entry for Bramblecombe Farm Hare and Hounds (27/11) is now full and the entry is closed. Updated (final) riders list will be uploaded later on Saturday 26/11


Please make sure you have the correct tyres, exhaust, background colours and helmets.

Thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you all there!

Bramblecombe Farm Entrants List...

Bramblecombe Farm Entrants list is now online at http://www.enduro.org.uk/events.html

The event is nearly full but if you fancy a ride there are a few places available if you're quick.

Bramblecombe Farm Final Instructions...

Final Instructions are online now at www.enduro.org.uk/events.html

Look forward to seeing you there!

Bramblecombe Farm...

With the recent influx of entries everything is now in place for a really nice event on which to end the season. Final instructions and entrants list will be posted on the club website next week. In the mean time if you haven't entered but are planning to don't forget the entry fee is higher when you leave it till the last minute - enter now and save the cash!!!

Look forward to seeing you there!

Gary and the team

2012 Dates...

Please find below our provisional dates for 2012.  We're planning to run a minimum of 4 events with two new venues and 2 old favourites, plus the possibility of a fifth if the venue works out. We've been asked to keep quiet about the whereabouts of this venue for now, but we can say that back in the nineties we hit the sweet spot so well there we even had mainstream TV turn up! Fingers crossed!!!

The dates for your diary are:

• 26th February
• 18th or 25th March (venue permitting)
• 20th May
• 23rd September
• 25th November

November 27th Hare & Hounds...

Regs for our next event on the 27th November are now available, and it's at one of the best traditional Hare  and Hounds venues in the South - Bramblecombe Farm!

This was to be the venue for this years 'Maze in the Maize' event which so sadly had to be cancelled, but we are absolutely delighted to be able to confirm that the farmer has agreed for us to return there later in the year for a more traditional event.

This is a fabulous traditional Hare and Hounds venue, it features a circuit of around 5 miles made up primarily of rolling grassland, with woodland, farm tracks and a small 'stubble-cross' area guaranteeing something special for everybody!

At SCEC we strive to put on the best events possible for the enthusiastic rider. This means finding the best venues, working together with land owners to put together sustainable but truly exciting and enjoyable circuits, and not ruining everything by taking too many entries.  All we ask in return is that you enter in plenty of time.

Entries are now open and we urge you you to help us by getting yours in as soon as you can.

Enter here!  www.enduro.org.uk/events.html

Results of Tyre Poll...

Thank you to those of you who took the time to complete our recent 'Tyre Poll', the poll is now closed and the results are as follows:

• 67% for Enduro tyres

• 16% for Trials tyres

• 16% no tyre preference

Obviously there are some venues where Trials tyres will still be necessary but we'll use Enduro spec. tyres whenever possible.  Compared with Moto-x tyres Enduro tyres massively reduce the amount of irreparable damage we do to the land, partly with clever design and rubber compounds, but mostly because of their much reduced tread depth.

To pass scrutineering you need only comply with the tread depth - it doesn't need to be highway approved - so if you take a grinder to a worn moto-x tyre, tidy it up and reduce the knob height to 13mm maximum (use an 13mm headed M8 bolt as a gauge) you're good to go.  It's an eco friendly option in more ways than one, and it'll save you a bundle too. We're all in favour of that!

Maze in the Maize (18th September)

Regs for our next event at Bramblecombe Farm on the 18th September are now available.

This fabulous venue features a circuit of around 5 to 6 miles made up primarily of rolling grassland, woodland and farm tracks, with a little added 'maze in the maize' for extra spice -  awesome!

Download regs here...  or Enter on-line here...

Urgent action required – Government’s Forestry Review Panel

From MSA, the Motor Sports Association

The government’s proposed changes to the ownership and management of public forests in England pose a very real danger to UK motor sport – and in particular Stage Rallying (and Enduros!!!!!)

The Independent Panel established earlier this year to look at the forestry issue and make recommendations to government contains only one representative of leisure users – and that is the Ramblers’ Association. Consequently, there is a great danger that the interests of motor sport will not be considered in the panel’s final report; the disastrous impact of this would be to risk motor sport being excluded from both the public forest estate and any of the forests transferred into private ownership.

The panel is currently consulting with the general public to find out ‘What the forests mean to you?’ It is essential that as many people as possible from the motor sport community make their views known to the panel. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES IS SUNDAY 31 JULY 2011.

The panel is asking the following questions:

Q1 – What do forests and woods mean to you? 

Q2 – What is your vision for the future of England’s forests and woods? 

Q3 – What do you feel to be the benefits of forests and woods to: 

a) you personally; 

b) society as a whole; 

c) the natural environment; and 

d) the economy? 

Q4 – We would like to hear about your suggestions of practical solutions and good practice which can be replicated more widely. 

Q5 – What do you see as the priorities and challenges for policy about England’s forests and woods?

In order to submit feedback to this consultation, simply send an email to: forestrypanel@defra.gsi.gov.uk, detailing your name and answering as many of the questions as you wish.

PLEASE RESPOND BEFORE THE END OF THIS WEEKEND

It is essential that as many people as possible emphasise the importance to motor sport of continued access to the public forest estate. If we fail to do this, there is every chance that the requirements of motor sport will simply not be considered by the panel.

A sample response paper can be found on the MSA website with some key issues highlighted that you might like to consider when completing your submission. You do not need to answer all the questions, but please respond in your own words, as this is significantly more impactful than an obviously orchestrated campaign.

Further information about the panel and the consultation process can be found on the defra website.

July 17th...

After considerable debate we have decided to postpone our July 17^th event until a later date.

In these tough economic times it seems insane to have 2 events within a few miles of each other on the same day and as the organisers of the other event failed to respond to our request to look at moving their date it falls on us to do the sensible thing. We hope you agree with our thinking and we'll announce the new date shortly.

Gary and the team

Shillingstone Forest Results...

We're having a small technical issue with the main website, in the mean time today's results are listed below. Well done to everybody who raced or helped - what a fantastic day!

Overall	In Class	Number	Rider	Class	Laps	Elapsed
3 Hour Race
1st	1st	C27	STEVE-HOLCOMBE	Champ	11	03:08:22
2nd	2nd	C8	NICK-LIFE	Champ	11	03:08:41
3rd	3rd	C26	CHRIS-DUSTOW	Champ	11	03:11:45
4th	4th	C28	MATT-HOLCOMBE	Champ	10	03:01:57
5th	5th	C17	ADAM-BLAKE	Champ	10	03:03:39
6th	6th	C14	JERRY-BOX	Champ	10	03:07:42
7th	1st	3	DAVID-BRICK	Twinshock	10	03:09:27
8th	1st	V13	ANDY-SCUDAMORE	Vets	10	03:09:29
9th	2nd	V84	TERRY-BEECHAM	Vets	10	03:10:11
10th	1st	X17	DANNY-ANDREWS	Expert	10	03:10:24
11th	2nd	X2	ANDY-CLAXTON	Expert	10	03:10:41
12th	3rd	X10	CHRIS-HONEYWILL	Expert	10	03:12:18
13th	3rd	V45	DAVE-POTTS	Vets	10	03:12:43
14th	4th	V39	GRAHAM-BURTON	Vets	10	03:13:09
15th	4th	X15	COURTENAY-JAMES	Expert	10	03:13:39
16th	5th	V7	MARCUS-BARNES	Vets	10	03:14:23
17th	5th	X27	DAN-GROOM	Expert	10	03:14:42
18th	6th	X4	MATT-WARD	Expert	10	03:16:06
19th	6th	V27	MARK-LEWIS	Vets	10	03:16:08
20th	7th	C23	MATT-TAYLOR	Champ	10	03:16:39
21st	1st	209	MARK-WOODFINE	ClbmnE2	10	03:17:40
22nd	7th	V26	STEVE-BIRD	Vets	10	03:19:11
23rd	1st	101	STEPHEN-MULLINER	ClbmnE1	9	03:00:22
24th	7th	X6	MATTHEW-GUPPY	Expert	9	03:00:25
25th	8th	V29	MALCOLM-ELLIOTT	Vets	9	03:00:33
26th	9th	V38	JAMES-BROWNING	Vets	9	03:01:09
27th	10th	V33	ROB-RICHARDS	Vets	9	03:01:48
28th	2nd	105	COLIN-WILKINS	ClbmnE1	9	03:02:40
29th	3rd	129	TONY-PRIMMER	ClbmnE1	9	03:03:49
30th	2nd	235	ROBERT-WITHEY	ClbmnE2	9	03:03:49
31st	4th	103	ANDREW-SMITH	ClbmnE1	9	03:04:27
32nd	1st	S2	STEVE-COOK	SuperV	9	03:04:28
33rd	2nd	2	ANDY-ELLIOTT	Twinshock	9	03:04:53
34th	3rd	208	NEIL-DEAKIN	ClbmnE2	9	03:05:05
35th	4th	222	PAUL-O'CONNELL	ClbmnE2	9	03:05:25
36th	5th	133	ROBERT-ELLICK	ClbmnE1	9	03:05:28
37th	5th	232	JED-TRELEAVEN	ClbmnE2	9	03:05:31
38th	6th	263	MARK-GODDARD	ClbmnE2	9	03:05:37
39th	7th	201	JAKE-FORWARD	ClbmnE2	9	03:05:49
40th	2nd	S4	STEPHEN-TAYLOR	SuperV	9	03:06:16
41st	8th	236	CHRIS-HOLLAND	ClbmnE2	9	03:06:58
42nd	11th	V16	TOM-CONNOR	Vets	9	03:07:21
43rd	9th	205	COLIN-PADDY	ClbmnE2	9	03:07:39
44th	12th	V25	CHRISTIAN-STEVENS	Vets	9	03:07:50
45th	13th	V41	NEIL-FRIPP	Vets	9	03:08:00
46th	14th	V12	MARK-YERBURY	Vets	9	03:08:14
47th	6th	109	TRISTAN-ROBINSON	ClbmnE1	9	03:08:22
48th	10th	227	CHRIS-MARSH	ClbmnE2	9	03:08:43
49th	7th	123	STEVE-DAVEY	ClbmnE1	9	03:09:09
50th	11th	202	ROB-SMITH	ClbmnE2	9	03:09:56
51st	8th	102	ADAM-SMITH	ClbmnE1	9	03:10:29
52nd	12th	214	DEAN-REED	ClbmnE2	9	03:10:34
53rd	13th	293	MICHAEL-CLAXTON	ClbmnE2	9	03:11:11
54th	15th	V28	PIP-PERRY	Vets	9	03:12:50
55th	3rd	1	JASON-FRASER	Twinshock	9	03:14:25
56th	14th	230	IAN-HARVEY	ClbmnE2	9	03:14:41
57th	15th	247	JAKE-ZARBO	ClbmnE2	9	03:14:48
58th	3rd	S44	PATRICK-WILLS	SuperV	9	03:16:33
59th	16th	V60	ANDREW-SLOCOMBE	Vets	9	03:16:43
60th	9th	106	RUSS-JACOBS	ClbmnE1	9	03:16:56
61st	10th	108	MIKE-OWEN	ClbmnE1	9	03:19:07
62nd	4th	4	IAN-SPENCE	Twinshock	9	03:20:12
63rd	11th	132	DAVE-TATE	ClbmnE1	9	03:20:20
64th	16th	238	ANDY-JONES	ClbmnE2	9	03:21:25
65th	17th	V37	HEATH-BARRETT	Vets	8	03:00:54
66th	18th	V32	TIM-HORN	Vets	8	03:01:14
67th	4th	S8	MIKE-HILL	SuperV	8	03:04:09
68th	19th	V95	GRAHAM-REID	Vets	8	03:04:21
69th	12th	166	TIM-CLARK	ClbmnE1	8	03:04:46
70th	13th	135	PETER-HINTON	ClbmnE1	8	03:07:20
71st	5th	8	JULIAN-CRIMP	Twinshock	8	03:09:34
72nd	5th	S6	STEVE-QUINCEY	SuperV	8	03:09:55
73rd	17th	239	JOHN-BROWN	ClbmnE2	8	03:10:24
74th	6th	S78	ROY-ANDREWS	SuperV	8	03:13:31
75th	7th	S13	KENNETH-WARD	SuperV	8	03:14:02
76th	14th	131	LIAM-MCDONALD	ClbmnE1	8	03:15:56
77th	15th	118	MATTHEW-SEARE	ClbmnE1	8	03:17:25
78th	6th	6	MARK-MOLINEUX	Twinshock	8	03:18:19
79th	18th	237	RICHARD-COX	ClbmnE2	7	03:03:07
80th	7th	5	MARTIN-MATTHEWS	Twinshock	7	03:06:08
81st	8th	S69	NICK-GUPPY	SuperV	7	03:07:10
82nd	8th	C1	GARY-WRIGHT	Champ	7	03:11:02
83rd	16th	130	RYAN-KNIGHT	ClbmnE1	6	03:04:18
84th	17th	169	TONY-WILDE	ClbmnE1	6	03:22:32
85th	9th	S7	CHRIS-WILES	SuperV	5	03:17:19
2.5 Hour Race
105	1st	510	JACK-SPRACKLEN	Novice	6	02:37:09
114	2nd	516	COBY-EKE	Novice	5	02:36:09
119	3rd	521	KEVIN-HINES	Novice	1	02:31:01
66	1st	401	NIGEL-MARTIN	Spt+40	8	02:48:56
81	2nd	429	GLENN-WOODLAND	Spt+40	7	02:31:32
82	3rd	419	MARK-CHADBOURNE	Spt+40	7	02:31:38
86	4th	442	PAUL-COOKE	Spt+40	7	02:38:00
88	5th	430	JASON-DORS	Spt+40	7	02:39:31
89	6th	428	STEVEN-CURTIS	Spt+40	7	02:43:47
91	7th	436	ADRIAN-HARRIS	Spt+40	7	02:47:40
93	8th	438	NICK-MACY	Spt+40	7	02:49:29
98	9th	433	PAUL-BARTLETT	Spt+40	6	02:30:42
99	10th	462	RICHARD-TURNER	Spt+40	6	02:31:14
101	11th	435	ANDREW-RIPPA	Spt+40	6	02:35:10
102	12th	431	PAUL-MCMORRAN	Spt+40	6	02:35:41
104	13th	402	MARK-BARTER	Spt+40	6	02:36:01
106	14th	414	MARK-MILLER	Spt+40	6	02:46:51
107	15th	432	TONY-MARSHFIELD	Spt+40	6	02:48:40
115	16th	434	ROBERT-SMITH	Spt+40	5	02:36:20
118	17th	424	MARK-TURNER	Spt+40	4	02:31:46
65	1st	316	IAIN-RANDALL	Sptmn	8	02:44:07
83	2nd	333	DAVID-SAWTELL	Sptmn	7	02:31:50
84	3rd	369	GRAHAM-EKE	Sptmn	7	02:35:57
85	4th	306	DEREK-SMITH	Sptmn	7	02:36:57
87	5th	321	STUART-AUGUST	Sptmn	7	02:39:28
90	6th	334	STEVEN-MANN	Sptmn	7	02:46:46
92	7th	312	STUART-WESTCOTT	Sptmn	7	02:49:18
100	8th	332	MARTIN-PERCY	Sptmn	6	02:31:57
103	9th	311	JAMES-COLLINS	Sptmn	6	02:35:54
108	10th	323	THOMAS-BARROW	Sptmn	6	03:01:19
111	11th	320	PETER-COLES	Sptmn	5	02:31:31
112	12th	331	DAVE-HUNT	Sptmn	5	02:32:57
113	13th	330	MARK-COGHLIN	Sptmn	5	02:36:05
116	14th	329	RHYS-WILLIAMS	Sptmn	5	02:39:44
DNFs
		226	PHILIP-GILDER	ClbmnE2	9	02:59:11
		V50	BLANK3	Vets	9	02:59:51
		C3	GARY-MCCOY	Champ	8	02:28:11
		S1	SIMON-DOBINSON	SuperV	8	02:46:57
		203	CRAIG-REDMOND	ClbmnE2	7	02:30:54
		241	STEVE-EVANS	ClbmnE2	7	02:29:46
		112	SAM-WILSON	ClbmnE1	6	02:15:08
		233	STUART-DAVY	ClbmnE2	6	02:09:39
		287	TOM-BUSH	ClbmnE2	5	02:15:45
		X5	KARL-LANGFORD	Expert	5	01:46:37
		437	GARY-TAYLOR	Spt+40	4	01:46:15
		V34	ANDY-BALL	Vets	4	01:22:07
		117	GARY-CLap COTT	ClbmnE1	3	01:33:35
		X45	ANDREW-GORSE	Expert	3	01:09:35
		314	STUART-COOMBE	Sptmn	3	01:38:39
		V3	MICHAEL-BROOKS	Vets	3	01:07:09
		C5	GARY-HOLLAND	Champ	2	00:46:06
		211	PAUL-FORD	ClbmnE2	2	00:47:45
		X23	JEFF-GOSS	Expert	2	00:43:19
		X28	CLIVE-TOWN	Expert	2	00:39:19
		520	KEVIN-EDGELL	Novice	2	00:57:01
		411	DAVE-CAMERON	Spt+40	2	01:19:05
		335	MARTIN-EDGELL	Sptmn	2	00:58:54
		246	BEN-NORMAN	ClbmnE2	1	00:49:34
		X24	JOE-DYKE	Expert	1	00:19:37
		V31	PETE-ARCHER	Vets	1	00:21:31
		171	BLANK4	ClbmnE1	0	00:00:00