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The Trail and Enduro Club of WA is run solely by dedicated volunteers, many of whom do not even ride themselves. We need your help to continue the success of […]
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The Trail and Enduro Club of WA is run solely by dedicated volunteers, many of whom do not even ride themselves. We need your help to continue the success of […]
On August 13 the club will again run a Cross Country event located in Bowelling (near Darken) and it will be round 5 of the T&E MCC Off-Road Championship.
Major sponsor Mandurah City YAMAHA have provided some great prizes to be raffled to all entered riders!
The Cross Country format will consist of 2 x 90 minute races with a lunch break in between each race. No rego required! Classes will line up and start one minute apart with riders doing as many laps as you can in each race to be the winner!
The trail will be a newly marked loop suitable for all riders with everything from single trail, logs and mud to fast gravel sections.
Camping is available (only toilets provided) with a mud map sent out in Final Instructions.
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Entries are now open for the Busselton 2 Day Enduro on the 4th & 5th of June!
No enduro experience necessary!
Trail class and One Event Rego are available for this event.
Bush camping at the Start/Finish – Toilets provided
Please read the Supplementary Regulations for details of this event.
ENQUIRIES:
Course: Collin Jennings 0429 371 358 email: collin@iinet.net.au
Administration: Lynne Makin 0408 585 475 email: almak@iinet.net.au
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Enduro Rules & Helpful Tips
STARTING PROCEDURE
ON THE COURSE
The course has Time Check points which you pass through and return to during the day. Distances between these are usually from 20 – 50 km so make sure you have enough fuel to cover this distance with ease. You should have sufficient time to complete each section without racing and still have a few minutes to re-fuel, make any minor adjustments and re-fuel your body with drink and food before you check into the Time Check.
SPECIAL TESTS:
SPECIAL TEST PROCEDURE:
A FEW MORE IMPORTANT HINTS
Remember – Re-fuelling MUST be done in the work area between the WHITE FLAGS and YELLOW FLAGS.
Under no circumstances are you allowed to ride backwards up the pit lane at the Time Checks or Final Work area at the end of the day. If you go past your support crew and pit area you must get off your bike and push it back to your spot. Riding backwards on the course is dangerous and can lead to a penalty.
WHO CAN WORK ON THE BIKE?
A general rule is that only the RIDER CAN WORK ON THE BIKE.
However your helpers can put fuel in the bike and do a couple of other things. For a full list of what helpers can do please refer to the Manual of Motorcycle Sport available at http://www.ma.org.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/MOMS/2016_MoMS/2016_MoMS_0803_website.pdf. Particularly Pages 169 & 172, 173.
If you’re not sure DON’T LET YOUR HELPERS TOUCH THE BIKE.
CAN I GO IN TO A TIME CHECK EARLY?
Yes & No
Yes – At the end of the day it is OK to put your bike through the Final Time check early.
No – At all other Time Checks you must check in at your allocated time or face a penalty.
If you get tired during the day or you suffer a minor injury or your bike is playing up, DON’T continue on as this is when people get hurt and lost. Better to be healthy and at safe at a Time Check or Event Headquarters than stuck in the bush or worse still on your way to hospital.
Whenever you finish you must hand in your timecard to the people at the Control as this is the only way we know that you are back safely.
MULTI DAY EVENTS:
RIDING INTO PARC FERMÉ
After the Final Time Check of the day you must push your bike into the Parc Fermé (You are not allowed to ride it to the Parc Fermé)
BIKE PREPARATION:
Please ensure that your handlebars are plugged, that your handlebar levers all have the knobs still on their ends, wheel bearings are in good order and the bike is sound. (We cannot let poorly maintained or dangerous machines compete!). Once passed Bikes and Helmets will be stickered so we know which ones have passed.
AT THE FINISH
At the end of the ride you must ride into the Final Time Check and hand in your card.
If it is a single day event the officials will take the Transponder off your bike.
If you DO NOT FINISH (DNF) you must hand in your transponder before you leave the venue. They are expensive and it will cost you if not returned.
So how do you do well in your class?
The object of an enduro is to complete the sections or loops by being on time at the Time Checks (also called controls), not late and not early ( although its OK to be early on the last one of the day when you have finished and you hand in your card).
For each minute you are late or early you are given 60 second penalty. If you are on time all day you don’t lose any points. There are other time penalties for things like starting your bike before your departure time comes up at the start of the day etc.
In the Special Tests you will be timed to 1/1000th of a second.
The person with the lowest score wins (adding your trail penalties to your special test times) So you can see how important it is to be on time at the various Time Checks and start of day and how important it is to ride the Special Tests without crashing.
You must finish ALL the loops and ALL the tests to feature in the results. Those who decide wisely to finish early without covering all the loops because they or their machine are tired or injured will have their times listed however they cannot feature in the placings as they didn’t complete the event.
STAYING ON TIME
What do you do if you are late or early?
These are only a few of the basic rules.
More information is available at http://trailandenduro.com.au/faq/
To fully understand Enduro you should read the Manual of Motorcycle Sport available at http://www.ma.org.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Documents/MOMS/2016_MoMS/2016_MoMS_0803_website.pdf
If you are unsure of any aspect, please ask one of our officials, if they cannot answer your question they will find someone who can.
The Trail & Enduro Motorcycle Club of WA acknowledges the traditional custodians throughout Western Australia and their continuing connection to the land, waters and community. We pay our respects to all members of the Aboriginal communities and their cultures; and to Elders both past and present.