Sprint to the finish for BEC at Eelmoor
By TMX Archives on 12th Oct 12
David Knight (KTM) missed the third round of the Metzeler British Solo Enduro Championship due to a dates clash with a World Enduro round and has since been sidelined with an abdominal injury, but the big news is that Knighter is back this weekend, for the final two rounds at the SEEC event at Eelmoor Training Area, Hampshire, looking to add to his tally of four wins - and with the BEC title decided on a riders six best scores (from eight) two more day wins would be enough for Knight to secure his tenth outright title.
Tom Sagar (HM Moto) has the points advantage going into the round but with the discard rule he needs the wins too. Danny McCanney (Gas Gas) returns to the British championship from a stellar performance at the ISDE and no doubt will be looking to establish a new pecking order in British enduro – can he top Knight as well as Sagar?
There'll be plenty of action in the classes as well, as the British ISDE squad returns for the end of season spectacle. Jamie McCanney (Husaberg TE125) will be looking to seal up the E1 Two-stroke crown while Jack Rowland (Husqvarna TE250R) will be looking for E1 four-stroke honours.
Peter Burrell, South Eastern Centre Enduro Combine: "The Combine is excited to be running our rst BEC round. We are nine clubs coming together to run this event, pooling our strengths, and we're looking to stage a worthy season-closer.
"The venue is where the rst British Sprint Enduro Championship round was held earlier this year and we'll be looking to run the full sprint course from the BSEC (only part was used for the BSEC due to ice) as our special test.
We'll also have a 20-mile course that will be all new to competitors. Competitors and spectators will appreciate the concrete paved paddock area and the proximity of the special test to the paddock.
"We are pleased to see nearly all the ISDE Team GB riders entered, it'll be good for the British fans to see them and be able to congratulate them on such a good job in Germany – and we're sure they'll y on our course based on their form in the Six Days. We are also going to be running the event as a proper two-day event with a parc ferme and the associated work period on the Saturday evening (just like in the ISDE) which will bring additional interest to spectators – great news if they've never seen an enduro before – and of course extra tension for the riders!”
The venue is off the A323 between Aldershot and Fleet.
