British Enduro Championships Rhayader 2018

Описание: Factory GasGas rider Danny McCanney wins Round 8 of the 2018 ACU BEC
Rhayader MCC hosted the 8th and 9th rounds of the 2018 British Enduro Championship at Cwmythig Hill on the August "Bank on rain in Wales" Holiday weekend. Heavy showers drenched the paddock on Friday as the riders prepared for the Evening Prologue but as the 6.30pm start time approached the clouds parted and the course was lit by the rays of the setting sun. Jack Edmondson set the fastest time - leaping over the wet rocks and logs like a salmon swimming up stream Danny McCanney was 2nd and Jamie McCanney was 3rd. Unfortunately Joe Wootton sustained an ankle injury which ended his weekend. E1/2 leader Dan Mundell was a non-starter due to a virus Luke Flack, Brad Williams and Harry Edmondson topped the Expert podium at the presentation in the Marquee before an evening of light music and refreshing cordials. Saturday started with low cloud and showers but brightened up as the day progressed. The first two riders - Danny McCanney and Tom Sagar - were flagged away by the great and the good of Rhayader at 8.31am before going straight into the first test around the Cwmythig Hill complex Danny McCanney laid down a marker with a time of 8 minutes and 45 seconds - seven seconds faster than Jamie McCanney with Jack Edmondson in 3rd. All three test would be familiar to the riders of the Welsh 2 Day with Test 2 and servicing at Saints Well. The course avoided the MX track and instead crossed the valley into the Red Lion for an old school Welsh cross country test in the woods. Once again Danny McCanney cut the trail - 6 seconds ahead of Jack Eddy with Jamie McCanney on his heels. Test 3 was at Home Farm near Abbeycwmhir The green slopes can be treacherous in the wet but the sun and a gentle breeze blowing up the valley had mellowed the grassy banks. Jack Edmondson broke the 3 minute barrier to set the fastest time ahead of Tom Sagar, Danny McCanney, Alex Snow and Jamie McCanney. Unofficially a mysterious marshal on a Sherco set the 4th fastest time - still Fast. The skies cleared as riders returned to Cwmythig where the temperature and the pace were on the rise. Jamie McCanney put in a scorching lap to take back 8 seconds from his brother with Alex Snow tracing his MX routes to finish 3rd. Danny retaliated on the second lap and roared through the Red Lion at Saints Well while Jamie dropped 20 seconds. Jamie was the fastest back at Cwmythig but Danny took the maximum points on Day 1. Jamie McCanney was runner up and Jack Edmondson was 3rd. Alex Snow was 4th, Tom Sagar 5th, James Dent 6th. Fraser Flockhart 7th, Alex Walton 8th, Josh Gotts 9th and Tom Ellwood 10th, Luke Flack won the Expert class by over a minute from runner up Jack Cadwallader with Henry Yardley in 3rd. Harry Edmondson was 4th and Alun Jones was 5th. Lewis Ranger topped the Clubman class ahead of Harry Houghton and James Palmer. Over 40 1st Andrew Edwards, 2nd Russell Millward and 3rd Rudy Austin. Over 50 1st Paul Davies, 2nd Jason Rees and 3rd Julian Oakes. Nieve Holmes won the Women class. Rosie Rowett was runner up and Ellie Cooke was 3rd. Rhayader MCC was a round of the sidecar championship. David Williams and Luke Peters were the best team. On Sunday morning the heavy rain returned. Jamie McCanney was on the road to the GP of Italy happy with his P2 on Day 1 and his return to fitness. The wet conditions had a radical effect on the test times as the seconds were clawed back and flung away. Alex Snow set the fastest time on the first test at Cwmythig - 12 seconds ahead of Jack Edmondson with Danny McCanney in 3rd. Josh Gotts was 4th and James Dent was 5th. On T2 Danny pulled back 20 seconds over Alex and on T3 Alex pulled back 10 seconds from Danny and so on. After 4 tests Alex Snow was the overall winner. Danny McCanney topped up his Championship total with a useful 17 points. Jack Edmondson lost 40 seconds on his 3rd test but he held on to 3rd overall
Photo credit Garry Barnes