The Welsh Trail Riders Association (WTRA Ltd)

Crychan 2 Day Enduro

Saturday 11th / Sunday 12th August 2007

Round 3 of the 2007 ACU British Solo Enduro Championship

FINAL INSTRUCTIONS

Your number is:

 

 

 

 

 

Officials:                                                         ACU Permit: ACU18661

ACU Steward:

Malcolm Bates

Clerk of the Course:

Phil Wilkinson (Lic:6236)

Centre Steward:

John Poulsom

Chief Marshall

Brian Fallows

Club Steward:

Chris Lee (Lic:72-5978)

Chief Scrutineer:

Ray Bartlett (Lic:59-092039)

Environmental Officer:

Julian Bishop

Timing and Results:

Keith Davies

Safety Officer:

Julian Bishop

Noise Test:

 

Entries Secretary:

Mandy Bartlett

52 Queen Elizabeth Road

Cirencester

Glos. GL7 1DJ

Tel: 07890 345695

Secretary of Meeting   & Child Protection Officer:

Bob Jeffries

9 Rose Court

Ty Canol, Cwmbran,

Gwent NP44 6JH

Tel: 01633 874610

NUMBERS: Riders are to provide their own numbers which must be a minimum 100mm high. Please leave room for METZELER stickers (190mm x 30mm) which are be enclosed with these final instructions. YOU are responsible for having the correct number backgrounds, they will NOT be provided. It is a condition of the ACU METZELER sponsorship that the stickers provided MUST be used. Your bike must be scrutineered BEFORE you sign-on.

START/FINISH/PARC FERME: The start will be at LLANDOVERY RUGBY CLUB, just off the A40 (T) in Llandovery. The first rider starts at 09:01 a.m. on SATURDAY and at 09:01 a.m. on SUNDAY. The start order will be Championship, Expert, Veteran, Clubman and sub class order E3, E1 and E2

There will be a compulsory Parc Ferme for all motorcycles on both the Friday and Saturday nights. All motorcycles left within the Parc Ferme MUST have a legitimate registration number (registration numbers can be confirmed at Signing on) and MUST be locked by the owner with a minimum of a disc lock. The club strongly advise that all competitors bring their own padlock and chain. (remember to keep the key with you). All motorcycle petrol taps MUST be turned off whilst in the Parc Ferme. Any motorcycle not complying with these requirements will not be covered by the ACU insurance.

The Parc Ferme will be in a locked fenced area and overnight security will be in operation.

CAMPING: Is available at the Rugby Club. A fee of £12 for a caravan / van and £8 for a tent is payable to the Rugby Club and includes the use of the shower block. Please retain your camping permit as receipt of payment. Breakfasts, evening meals and refreshments at the start and finish of each day will be available at the Clubhouse. PLEASE ENSURE THAT DOGS ARE KEPT ON A LEAD AT ALL TIMES.

FIRST AID: Will be provided by the Brecon District St John's Ambulance Brigade. The nearest casualty hospital is at Carmarthen.

MACHINE EXAMINATION/SIGNING ON: Machine examination and signing on will be between 12:00pm and 18:00 on Friday 10th August. In VERY exceptional circumstances and ONLY with the prior agreement of the event Stewards a VERY SMALL number of machines may be scrutineered between 08.00 and 08.30 on Saturday 11th August but they will be subject to 20 penalty points as per ACU regulations.

TYRES: Front and Rear MUST be 'Enduro' type to current F.I.M. specification.

NOISE: Riders are required to have the stroke of the engine clearly and permanently marked on the crankcases, any machine not showing this will NOT be examined. Random noise tests WILL take place during each day of the event. Failure to stop for a noise test will result in immediate exclusion.

REFUELING: Will ONLY allowed at the start/finish area, Refuel 1 (RP1) along a designated section of gravel road at check 1 (CK1) and at Refuel 2 (RP2) situated prior to check 3. (CK3) The route to RP1 & RP2 will be signposted from the start.

SPECIAL TESTS: Given the recent unprecedented rainfall the original tests are no longer suitable as they are too soft and, if used, would generate an unacceptable level of land damage and become unrideable. At the time of production of these final instructions the location and nature of the tests are still to be finalised. Full details will be issued at signing-on. Cross-country tests will be ridden untimed on lap 1 of day 1.

ROUTE: From the start riders will proceed through Llandovery and along the A483 to Cynghordy where the route turns right at a very bad junction on the brow of a hill (BEWARE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC). You will then follow the road towards Tirabad before turning right into the forest and check 1 (CK1). This marks the start of the lap within the Crychan Forest. On completion of your designated number of laps, you will follow the road back to Llandovery, to a pre-finish check, at Llandovery Rugby Club.

PLEASE NOTE: Ride safely and quietly through Llandovery and up to the forest and save your energies for the course. There is no advantage to be gained by riding at unreasonable speeds on the road and to do so puts future events in jeopardy.

NUMBERS OF LAPS AND TESTS: The actual number of laps and specials tests per class per day will depend on the weather conditions on the weekend and will be decided before the start but they are expected to be:

Championship - 4 laps day 1, 4 laps day 2

Expert – 3 laps day 1, 3 laps day 2

Clubman – 2 laps day 1, 2 laps day 2

 

POSITION MARKERS: Could competitors please note that along the route there will be numbers displayed at 1km intervals, these numbers are to help you identify where you are on the course so that if any form of incident occurs you will be able to describe it’s location to marshals, i.e. just after 12 or just before 13 or between 12 and 13 etc.

FINISH: Please make sure that you hand in your timecard at the finish if you retire. The travelling marshals will not thank you if they spend time searching the forest for you when you are warm and safe at the finish.

 

WARNING

MOTOR SPORT IS DANGEROUS AND PERSONS ATTENDING THE MEETING DO SO ENTIRELY AT THEIR OWN RISK.

“It is a condition of admission that all persons having any connection with the promotion and/or organisation and/or conduct of the meeting, including the owners of the land and the drivers and owners of the vehicles, are absolved from all liability arising out of accidents how so ever caused resulting in damage and/or personal injury to spectators or ticket holders”.

Sponsored by Steve Plain Motorcycles & Talon Engineering Ltd

Clerk of the Course:  Phil Wilkinson

Event courtesy of Forest Commission Wales, Llandovery District, Peter Goodyear of UPM Tilhill and Llandovery Rugby Club